ring south park ring thirteenth season premiere american animated television series south_park overall episode series aired comedy central united_states march episode kenny new girlfriend encouraged wear purity rings secretly marketing tactic disney sell sex young girls episode written directed series founder rated united_states south_park episode premiere high definition parker stone familiar wrote ring inspired recent release concert experience argued open season episode episode focusing economic recession eventually decided needed time craft script ring portrays disney corporation ruse family friendly morals disguise primary motive profit particularly portrayal foul physically violent company president episode received generally positive reviews according nielsen_media_research seen million viewers week broadcast publicist specifically forbade reporters asking band episode said watch honor included ring released dvd blu ray rest thirteenth season march plot boys kenny girlfriend fifth hears rumor gave male student friday parking lot stan kyle hoping spare kenny feelings decide warn kenny reaction excitement happiness kenny invites friday school point confesses rumor true noticing delight explains reason aroused watching perform consequently kenny hoping takes concert center friends disgusted intent claims bacteria ridden place planet mouth american woman concert girls invited backstage think want sex instead convince girls wear purity rings pledge tell friends start wearing way roll reference songs girlfriend kenny reluctantly begins wearing purity ring kenny dull result spend time friends revealed forced wear promote purity rings boss foul verbally violently beats complain rings music projecting wrong message explains rings allow sell sexual young girls giving false appearance innocence purity concerned friend stan kyle attempt confront televised appearance denver boys secret agents hired sabotage televised appearance takes prisoner boys regain consciousness backstage concert red rocks eventually threatens refusing believe working company true intentions time insulting fans christians kyle turns microphone raises curtain broadcasting concert national television audience crowd turns leave stage enraged enormous size begins fire destroying denver kenny remove purity rings suggests friday immediately cuts kenny funeral audience learns contracted receiving girlfriend died production ring written directed series founder broadcast march united_states aired days later satellite united_kingdom episode south_park thirteenth season episode broadcast high definition parker stone argued start season episode economic recession planning time stone argued focus economy biggest news item time parker felt needed time craft script funny season opener stone ultimately agreed later admitted right decision episode economy entitled shown later season march days episode premiered script half finished animation complete keeping practice creators parker finish episodes minute stone said practice don live kind harness energy kind need work like right going air minutes brothers characters voiced parker stone parker providing voices kevin nick stone voicing joe switched characters lines parker provides voice ring parker stone inspired episode concert experience film released previous month unfamiliar band spent large time watching concert clips online found enjoyable parker said comedy central employees told took young daughter concert film girl said parker thought story hilarious worked exact line episode theme reviewers commentators described ring parody songs songs parodied include episode portrays disney corporation ruse family friendly morals disguise primary motive profit reviewers articles said point illustrated use cartoon symbol disney image foul powerful violent character specifically episode targets disney marketing tactic band members purity rings script suggests sell sex young girls simultaneously ethical standards parents taking advantage fearful desire protect daughters said parker stone said watching footage found embracing purity rings particularly fascinating especially simultaneously stirring sexual feelings young girls episode illustrates greed corporate culture portraying religion profit secretly mocking particularly cruel tone christian ignorance decades know christians believe talking dead guy ring ends tongue cheek message engaging oral sex depicting kenny death sexually transmitted disease final moments episode asked stone believed purity rings lame portrayed ring said don know didn high school lame cultural references parodied ring play prominent role episode plot television column written ring broadcast washington_post suggested parker stone thirteenth season debut means improving ratings executives insisted fans fit south_park demographic males ages scenes shoot foam faces female fans inspired actual scenes concert experience said viewers found unusual believed writers cartoon character prominently featured episode says things physically assaults people follows sentences character trademark high pitched laugh context comes like nervous grey anatomy mocked ring kenny characters wear purity rings develop strong affinity boring incidentally actors actresses connected disney appeared disney produced grey anatomy broadcast disney owned network characters frequently watch movies popular online dvd rental service company referenced episode semi parodies song got ring parodies needs sex drugs cook meal sit watch friday real life american restaurant chain referenced times place gave boyfriend pepper appears repeatedly south park elementary philadelphia_inquirer said product placement thought type turn south_park seen reception original american broadcast ring watched million viewers according nielsen_media_research making second watched comedy central production week comedy central larry cable guy seen million viewers ring march episodes daily received wide media coverage ongoing feud daily host guest episode thirteenth season premiere received generally positive reviews entertainment_weekly writer ken_tucker gave episode positive review showing approval kenny saying south_park ultimately come religion sexual freedom lots big laughs bargain matt great 13th season start said ring better twelfth season episodes said episode demonstrated cartoon best focuses kids driven white hot moral fury particularly applauded disney satire said shock humor sharp satire ign gave episode score squad called ring highlight season gave episode grade said tended heavy handed moral near end said particularly liked reactions young girls concert kenny enthusiastic response girlfriend line jimmy character guys found girlfriend raging want tell list television moments week guide listed number seven line dialogue ring spoken ring says sex isn called wedding ring bunch said episode funny smart commentary inherent marketing rebellious art form infused sexuality children business sexually active blogger mtv said episode hilarious said south_park writers actually appeared end disney christianity ended getting far severe alan_sepinwall television writer star-ledger said thought character effective satirical device corporate greed said particularly impressed overall episode targets disney company sell sex little girls easy hit contrast criticized episode elements named episode worst cable content week according news report publicist specifically forbade reporters asking band members south_park episode told band seen episode open fun focused tour album didn time reflected episode came didn think funny honest probably actually living real time harder come live life young person going said years later purity rings longer funny actually watched episode times home release ring thirteen episodes south_park thirteenth season released disc dvd set disc blu ray set united_states march sets included brief audio commentaries parker stone episode collection deleted scenes special mini feature inside xbox scenes tour south park studios discussed process host major nelson
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