Season nine of the American

United States

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 animated

Cartoon series

A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same characters and a basic theme...

 television series South Park

South Park

South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...

began airing on March 9, 2005. This season is home to two of the show's most controversial episodes (both involving religion): "Trapped in the Closet" (where Stan Marsh

Stan Marsh

Stanley Randall "Stan" Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman...

 is named the reincarnation of Scientology

Scientology

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's founder L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...

) and "Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary (South Park)

"Bloody Mary" is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on December 7, 2005. In the episode, Randy drives drunk and loses his driver's license. He then forced to go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, where he...

" (where Stan's father Randy believes his drinking problem is a disease and worships a Virgin Mary statue that bleeds from its anus

Anus

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). "Ginger Kids

Ginger Kids

"Ginger Kids" is the 136th episode of Comedy Central's series South Park. It originally aired on November 9, 2005. The episode caused a controversy after its ironic premise was misunderstood by people who acted violently against gingers...

" was also very controversial because it prompted a fake holiday called "Kick a ginger day".

The ninth season concluded after 14 episodes on December 7, 2005.

Episodes

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Production

All episodes from this season were originally aired in Standard Definition with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio, However, when the episodes air as reruns on Comedy Central, they all air in Widescreen HD. This is the first season in which this happens (Seasons 10-12 were aired in similar fashion). Some scenes from these episodes are true 16:9 shots, others are cropped to 16:9 from their 4:3 counterparts.

External links

• South Park Studios - official website with streaming video of full episodes.
• The Comedy Network - full episodes for Canada