To me, especially in later seasons, the SP team has been doing more that cracking jokes at things. They have been pointing out the flaws of society and etc. For example, the britney spears episode (E1202).

^^ yeh i agree but i think it's for both really =D

i think its for both now but its more for laughs.

primarily for laughs but it's funny because it's true

I'm sorry but if you can't see the meaning behind each episode, then you're either too young or too stupid to understand it properly.

It does both.

josh, just because people enjoy the comedy of it more than the serious issues doesn't make them stupid!
as the program has so brilliantly pointed out there are many flaws in this world and tv programs like south park are our escape away from them or a way to release by laughing at them, people needing that does not make them stupid
and if your too young to understand the issues, your too young to even be watching southpark at all

i agree w/ amazondebs but theres still serious lessons 2 b learned from SP and yes SUM people disagree cuz they dont understand the point BUT that DOESN'T make them stupid>>>> just inoccent;) ;)

lol

my example was in that ep where they sacrificed britney spearss 4 the harvest

Sure it's got f*cking hilarious pointless stuff, but it's got f*cking hilarious important stuff too. Again, with the Britney Spears episode, it had an important message. There are also some really great references too. For example, in the Britney Spears episode, there were direct references to "the Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. But then there's the awesome random stuff like Butters dressed up as a squirrel.

There's a lesson to be learned, but it's always funny!