Talk:The Passion of the Jew

message: Was this film received well by the regular viewers? It says that a DVD of the episode was released because it was “so popular”. Was it because it was well received or did the South Park Co release it as further propaganda/slander?
Personal note: I was onboard with the entire episode until the Mel Gibson appearance. From then on the episode became feeble and plain stupid... more so than most episodes.
-M.G  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 (talk) 06:17, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reception

message: The illustrative screenshot used in this article is hosted at the Commons:, but it's against Commons policy. It has been removed and will soon be deleted. The uploader is welcome to upload the file locally on en.wp, if fair use is justifiable. Thanks for your understanding. —UED77 06:04, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Screenshot 

message: because of Gibson's recent arrest?  How do you know it is because of it?  It may be better to say, "This episode was re-aired 9 August, 2006 following Gibson's recent arrest."  It also aired on the 13th of the same month. --Kalmia 03:38, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It aired just today. Please stop being so tabloid about it. Its like callin Mel Gibson a wise and knowing person. --85.164.221.69 (talk) 00:01, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "This episode was re-aired 9 August, 2006 because of Gibson's recent arrest." 

message: I think it should be mentioned that Mel Gibsons charicter in Breavheart also says Qapla at the end of his big speech(the one where they can take there homes but not there freedom) befor the first main battle against edward the longshanks.BLaCk 00:49, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Qapla 

message: I removed the goof stating that Gibson couldn't get out of the torturing table because the whole scene was full of similar cartoonish goofs (parodying Daffy Duck).
"When the show Kyle trying to conveince the Jewish community to apologize for Jesus' death, they are in rows, but in Synagogues they sit in a circle to represent all of them to be equal."
I'm not sure this is necessarily a goof. As far as I know, Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews have different practices for gathering in synagogues, one of which is a forming circle and the other sitting in rows.
A real goof, by the way, is the spelling of the guy who wrote this part of the article ("the show" for "they show", "conveince", etc.).... 200.213.42.15 20:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The only blatant inaccuracy is your understanding of movie ratings. Minors can be admitted to R-rated movies if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Furthermore, some minor piece of useless trivia on a TV show is not something that I would consider needs to be followed up "quickly" on. It's not that big of an emergency.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.113.3 (talk) 20:45, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really a goof? 

message: The long list of instances of violence in Mel Gibson's movies should not be here.  At best, the comment from the DVD commentary should appear as a brief note under Miscellaneous.  The entry on the episode should not contain facts that a writer puts in as support for Parker and Stone's views on Mel Gibson.  That goes beyond the scope of the entry -- it's not from or about the episode.  The Wikipedia entry itself should not itself be argumentative.  In any case, such a long list is just disproportionate.  If Parker and Stone mention it in the commentary, it's fine to make a brief mention of it here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.180.60.139 (talk) 08:32, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Instances of violence in Mel Gibson's movies 

message: In my opinion, the car driven by Mel Gibson is more like the "Jeepers Creepers" movie.
Including the horns and him ramming the bus makes it quite similar to the chase scene in "Jeepers Creepers"
No, because it refers to Mel Gibson. Does Mel Gibson play in Jeepers Creepers? The whole episode is an attack on Mel Gibson and his propaganda movies (mad max wasnt propaganda but the patriot and the passion sure are)
I'd like to add this line to the "Pop culture references" section:
* Mel Gibson yells "Give me back my money" which is a reference to his line "Give me back my son" in Ransom--H0mi 20:22, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The tanker is a close replica of the one seen in the road warrior, complete with spiked turrets. The only difference I saw was that this one was actually filled with oil, not sand. - Redmess (talk) 23:39, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Road warrior or Jeepers Creepers 

message: Is his name really Priest Maxi, or was it changed for this particular ep?
His Name is Priest Maxi. --87.161.232.147 17:42, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Father Maxi? 

message: Isnt this a bit far fetched? - Redmess (talk) 23:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. It is very puzzling. Lots42 (talk) 12:30, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Heat of the moment reference

message: What does the blue face painting refer to? - Redmess (talk) 23:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The warpaint used in Gibson's film Braveheart. Hoof Hearted (talk) 19:32, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Face painting

message: This article needs to be heavily edited for grammar and clarity. I'd do it myself but I've not seen the episode in question.
\\68.163.147.29 (talk) 01:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Grammar

message: Quite a bit of uncited material in this article, it's all below, feel free to cite it and return it to the appropriate part of the article;
Censorship
* The scene where Mel Gibson spreads feces on the wall and the ending where Gibson defecates on Cartman (after Kyle says that he's relieved that Mel Gibson was crazy and not taken that seriously) are cut in the syndicated version of this episode.
* The explicit use of the swastika or "Hakenkreuz" as a Nazi symbol has been censored out in parts of Europe, because the symbol is illegal in some European countries (particularly Germany and Austria, where showing Nazi symbolism is illegal unless it's put into historical context). It also has been censored the second time it was broadcast on Comedy Central, in American, Canadian, and Australian syndication, and in the version available on iTunes, showing instead a red flag with a white circle in the middle without the swastika.
Pop culture references
* Mel Gibson's behavior through much of the episode is a parody of Daffy Duck, specifically in a scene where Gibson parodies the cartoon Yankee Doodle Daffy, in which Porky Pig is trying to escape through multiple doors only to be blocked by Daffy in a different costume each time. Stan even refers to his behavior as "freaking daffy", at which point Gibson says "You know, this means war!", a favorite saying of Daffy Duck.
* When Stan and Kenny leave to get their money back from Mel Gibson, Stan says that they had done the same thing after seeing BASEketball, which starred South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
* Gibson is heard saying "Gimme back my money", which is a reference to an often-used quote from the 1996 movie Ransom where Mel Gibson's character is heard screaming "Gimme back my son!" into a phone.
* As Kyle's nightmare progresses the montage "speeds up", with the different Jesus and his crucifixion related scenes having less and less duration. He wakes up screaming after a split second "appearance" of Alan Alda.
* Mel Gibson shouts the Klingon battle cry "Q'apla!" several times as he chases Stan and Kenny. The same cry was also used by George Clooney and other actors of the Film Actors Guild in Team America, which was also written, produced and directed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
* The truck that Mel Gibson is driving in when chasing after Stan and Kenny is modeled after the vehicle he drove in The Road Warrior.
* When Mel Gibson is chasing Stan and Kenny through his house, he stops in front of a mirror and says "Two days ago I saw a rig that could haul that tanker. If you want to get out of here, talk to me", a line from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. When the boys later find his wallet, he is heard to yell "Freedom!" off-screen while looking for them - a reference to Braveheart, along with the war paint on his face.
* The dream scene is partly based on Christ carrying the Cross by Hieronymus Bosch.
Miscellaneous
* This episode proved so popular that it was released on DVD long before the Season 8 box set. It came out on August 31, 2004, on a DVD including the episodes Christian Rock Hard and Red Hot Catholic Love. This was to coincide with the release of The Passion of the Christ on DVD.  
* This episode was re-broadcast August 9, 2006, following Gibson's recent arrest.
* In spite of the episode's popularity, Trey Parker and Matt Stone noted on its DVD commentary that this was not one of their favorite episodes, saying that it would have been much better had they more time to work on it.
* The "Looney Toon" Mel Gibson character re-appeared for a major cameo role in the first part of the Season 11 "Imaginationland" episodes.
* The gun Mel Gibson pulls on the boys changes from a black gun to a revovlver.
Alastairward (talk) 14:05, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncited material 

message: Shouldn't we mention that the scene where they are in Mel Gibson's mansion is an obvious parody of Yankee Doodle Daffy? It's on the Yankke Doodle Daffy page but I think we should also put it in this page.Gobberpooper (talk) 22:08, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Cite for that? Alastairward (talk) 23:00, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

text: Do we really need to? It's quite an obvious reference. My 6 year old sister noticed it immediately when she peeked over my shoulder. Anybody who's seen that Daffy episode would recognize it in the episode right away. But I'll see if I can find any official material to cite. Gobberpooper (talk) 06:35, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: We definitely need to find a source for this. It's such an obvious parody, yet there doesn't seem to anything verifiable on the Internet. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 15:52, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Would it then not strike you that perhaps it's not so obvious and in fact may not be anything of the sort? Alternatively, it may be just so trivial that nobody else bothered commenting on it, and in such a case, neither should we. WikiuserNI (talk) 16:26, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Parody

message: Since there does seem to be debate over what Cartman is saying, unless someone can get an official source or the ep script telling us what it is, we shouldn't specify the exact phrases. The Clawed One (talk) 23:29, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  German 

message: * Gross, Max. "‘The Passion of the Christ’ Fuels Antisemitism — on ‘South Park’". The Forward. April 9, 2004. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.
* Heffernan, Virginia. "What? Morals in 'South Park'?". The New York Times. April 28, 2004. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.
* Sienkiewicz, Matt; Marx, Nick. "Beyond a Cutout World: Ethnic Humor and Discursive Integration in South Park". Journal of Film and Video. July 1, 2009.
* Profancik, Eric. "South Park: The Passion Of The Jew". DVD Verdict. September 13, 2004. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
* Ross, Dalton. "DVD Review – South Park: The Passion of the Jew". Entertainment Weekly. August 30, 2004. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
* Fickett, Travis. "South Park at the Movies". IGN. February 25, 2009. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
* Fickett, Travis. "South Park: Top 10 Celebrity Parodies". IGN. January 31, 2008. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
* Fickett, Travis. "South Park: 10 Great Moments in Diversity". IGN. December 11, 2008. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
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—indopug (talk) 03:47, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources