Eric Cartman, left, and an animated version of golfer Tiger
Woods are shown in a scene from the 14th season premiere of
the animated series, "South Park,". (AP Photo/Comedy
Central/South Park Studios)
Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of "South Park" are
ready to take on Tiger Woods.
Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven
that no subject is sacred to them. So for the opening of its
14th season on Wednesday, the troubled golfer encounters
Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their animated Colorado
town.
"It's such an important issue in America right now - the sex
addiction outbreak," Matt Stone, who makes the series with
partner Trey Parker, said. "We're all really concerned about
him and hope he gets better."
Sex addiction, the intersection of powerful men and willing
women, late-night phone calls to the police and bad public
relations gave them so much fodder they could have made an
entire Tiger-centric season, Stone said.
Since the Peabody Award-winning show's first episode in 1997,
Parker and Stone haven't worried about lines between good
taste and bad if they can get a laugh. They mocked the Church
of Scientology to the point of annoying Tom Cruise, and
depicted Jesus Christ defecating on President Bush and the
American flag.
"There's a delicacy in talking about (Woods) that we don't
have to worry about," Stone said.
He wouldn't give many details about the episode, in part
because he and Parker were still writing it on Friday. Stone
said he was fascinated and disgusted by Woods' public
apology, so it's likely that will be worked in.
"South Park" is airing its 200th episode next month.
"We can't even believe we're still here doing this," he said.
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