♪ I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna have myself a time ♪
♪ Friendly faces everywhere ♪
♪ Humble folks without temptation ♪
♪ Goin' down to South Park, gonna leave my woes behind ♪
♪ Ample parking day or night ♪
♪ People spouting, "Howdy, neighbor!" ♪
♪ Heading on up to South Park, gonna see if I can't unwind ♪
Mrph rmhmhm rm! Mrph rmhmhm rm!
♪ Come on down to South Park and meet some friends of mine ♪
Okay, children. Let's take our seats.
We have a new student joining us today
who has just moved here from Utah.
I want you all to say hi to Gary!
Hello, everybody. It's really great to meet you all.
Gary was state champion in wrestling and in tennis.
He also maintained
a 4.0 grade-point average at his old school
and has been on two national commercials for toothpaste.
I'm really excited to live in this town
and share all kinds of great experiences with you,
my new friends.
Oh, dude, what a little asshole.
Yeah. Screw that kid.
All right, Gary, why don't you take that empty seat,
and we'll get started with the lesson?
Hey. My name's Gary.
Hi! My name's Yura -- Yura Fag.
That's funny. You're cool, man.
Okay, now, who can tell me what year
the first astronauts landed on the moon?
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! 1969.
Very good, Gary.
Wow.
Looks like I don't have a class full of retards anymore,
doesn't it, children?
Dude, that new kid is such a douche.
Yeah. Somebody needs to put him in his place.
He's a pecker face. That's what he is.
Go kick his ass, Stan.
Yeah. Go kick his ass.
Well, maybe he won't fight.
Will he bleed? That's all we care about.
Come on, dude.
Somebody needs to wipe that fucking smirk off his face.
Yeah. Little bitch.
All right. I'm gonna go kick his ass.
Yeah! Go, Stan! Go, Stan!
I got five bucks on the other kid. Who wants it?
Oh, hey, there. You want to kick the ball around with me?
No. I'm...I'm gonna kick your ass.
Excuse me?
I'm gonna kick your ass...bitch.
How come you want to fight me?
Oh, I get it. I'm the new kid.
Yeah. I guess maybe I deserve it.
Huh?
It's really tough being in a totally new place,
but I think all you guys are really cool, so...
I understand if there's initiation rites.
Dude, stop it.
Let him have it, Stan!
Shut up, Butters!
The other kids are watching.
Look, do what you got to do. I won't fight back.
I just hope that maybe afterwards,
we can try to be friends someday.
What are they doing?
They're just standing there, talking.
What happened?
I'm...going over to his house for dinner tonight.
What? How did that happen?
He's...a really nice kid.
You were supposed to kick his ass, not lick his butthole.
You're having dinner with his family?
What kind of family has a kid like that?
Okay. My turn.
Ooh! 5!
One, two, three, four, five.
Oh! "Lost your mortgage -- pay $10,000."
Oh, no!
Hey, it's Gary!
Gary! - Great to see you!
How are you?
Hey, everybody. This is my new friend Stan.
Stan, this is my mom and dad.
Hi, Stan!
It's so nice to meet you!
This is my brother Mark. - Hi!
My sister Jenny. - Hey!
My little brother, Dave. - Hi!
And my baby sister, Amanda.
Hello, Stan!
It's great you could join us for family home evening, Stan.
What's that? - That's when we don't allow any TV
and just entertain each other with music and stories.
Doesn't your family ever do that?
No.
Hey, kids, why don't you grab your instruments
and play a song for Stan?
All right! Let's do it! - Yeah! All right!
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, I love my family ♪
♪ My family is the best ♪
♪ If we ever have to face a challenge ♪
♪ Our family! - ♪ Can pass the test ♪
Oh, boy, who is the best mom in the world?
Yay! - All right, Mom!
All right! Go, Dave!
- Yes! - Whoo-hoo!
Where be your gibes now, your gambols, your songs...
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
That's a great story, Sarah!
All right, kids.
Now how about we do some Scripture readings --
from the Book of Mormon?!
All right! - Yeah!
Whoo-hoo! - Ow!
The Book of Mormon? What's that?
You know, the book that Joseph Smith found.
Who's Joseph Smith?
Only the most important person in the world.
- You never heard of him? - No!
Tell us the story of Joseph Smith again, Dad.
Tell us! - Tell us!
Yeah, Dad. - All right.
All right, you rascals. Gather 'round.
Joseph Smith lived in a little American town
in the early 1800s.
♪ Dee da da dee da dum ♪
♪ Joseph Smith was called a prophet ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ He started the Mormon religion ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
There goes that kooky Joseph Smith.
You know, he claims he spoke with God and Jesus.
Well, how do you know he didn't?
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ Joseph Smith was called a prophet ♪
Hey, Joseph.
I told my wife that you spoke with God and Jesus,
and she didn't believe it.
Well, it's true -- I did.
Where?
I was out in the woods, praying.
I was asking God if I should be a Protestant
or a Catholic or what,
and suddenly, God and Jesus appeared before me.
And they said I should start my own church
because none of the others had it right.
And that's exactly how it happened.
You see? You believe it now?
Well, yeah. Sure. Why would he make that up?
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ Many people believed Joseph ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ And that night he saw an angel ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
And please bless Mother and Father.
And please keep our bellies full of yum-yums
and luscious goodies.
Aah!
Oh, my gosh!
I am Moroni. I am a Native American.
A Native American? But your skin is white.
Yes. Long ago, all Native Americans were white.
We all came to America from Jerusalem,
and while we were here, we were visited by Christ.
Jesus lived here in America?
Yes.
Eventually my people were all killed
by the other tribe of Israel.
And as punishment, God turned their skin red.
These are the Native Americans you know today.
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
There is an ancient book buried near here,
written on gold plates, that account my people's lives.
Also buried with the book
are two seer stones -- the Urim and Thummim --
which will allow you to translate the writings.
Find it and fulfill your destiny.
Wow!
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ Joseph Smith was called a prophet ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
And we all know what happened then, don't we?
Yeah! - Yeah! I know!
What happened then?
Ooh, the Rice Krispie squares are done.
Rice Krispie squares! - All right!
Yay! - Rice Krispie squares!
Hey, gang, let's wrap some more of them up in plastic wrap
and hand them out to the poor!
Awesome! - I can't wait!
You coming, Stan?
No. I was supposed to be home at 8:00.
Aw! That's too bad!
Well, it was really nice meeting you, Stan.
Bye, Stan! - See ya!
Great to meet you! - Bye!
Told you he'd say that, didn't I?
Yep. Yep, yep, yep.
Hello?
Oh. Hi, Stan.
Hey, Dad, how come you never told me about Joseph Smith?
Who?
Shut up, turd! We're watching "Friends"!
The guy who spoke to God and Jesus.
Well, Stan, God and Jesus don't actually speak to people.
That's not what the Harrisons said.
Who are the Harrisons?
The new people that moved in down the street.
Mr. Harrison said Joseph Smith spoke to God and Jesus
and they told him none of the religions were right.
Oh, did he, now?
What are they, religious kooks?
They're not kooks. They're cool.
How come we never have a night where we don't watch any TV
and we just do stuff together and eat and drink?
We have that, Stan. It's called Friday-night kegger.
But that's just you and your friends.
I said shut up, turd!
Mr. Harrison said that I need to be following
heavenly father's plan, and I don't even know what that is.
All right. That does it!
Where are you going?
I'm gonna go have a talk with this Mr. Harrison.
If he thinks he can fill my son's head
with wacko religious crap, he's wrong!
Randy, don't cause trouble.
Let me handle this, Sharon.
You got to put these cult people in their place
or else they never stop.
I'm gonna go kick this Mr. Harrison's ass.
This Mr. Harrison is -- is a white guy, right?
Yeah. - Yeah.
I'm gonna go kick his ass!
Goddamn religious kooks.
Tell my son what to believe, will you?
We'll see how you like my fist in your ass.
Hello!
Yeah. Are you Mr. Harrison?
I sure am. The -- The name's Gary.
Well, look, my kid was just over at your house and he, uh --
Oh, you're Stan's dad!
It's so nice to finally meet you!
Karen! Mr. Marsh is here!
Uh, look, I just want to tell you that --
Oh, Mr. Marsh! What a treat!
It's so nice to meet you!
Well, thanks. Uh...
Karen just finished baking
the most amazing Rice Krispie squares.
With chocolate frosting.
Come on out of the cold. You got to try one.
Or six.
I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to have you over.
I hear you're a geologist. That is so amazing.
Look, uh, I actually came over because I'm a little concerned
about some of the things you told my son.
Uh-huh. - Uh-huh.
You know, about...God and stuff.
Oh.
Oh, boy. Y-You think we were trying to convert him.
Well, I --
Oh, Mr. Marsh, I am so sorry.
We just moved here from Utah,
and we're so used to everyone being Mormon that we --
we forget not everyone wants to hear about it.
Oh, boy. You must be furious.
Well...no. No. I just --
You just heard your son talking about religious ideals
that aren't your own, and you said,
"Who the heck do these people think they are?"
I-I'm really, truly sorry, Mr. Marsh.
It won't happen again.
You can...call me Randy.
Randy, the last thing we want is for people to think
we're pushing our religion.
We know there are a lot of beliefs out there,
and ours just works for us.
To each his own, right?
Yeah.
Yeah!
You know, to be honest, I've never known any Mormons.
I don't even know what you people believe.
Who was this Joseph Smith guy?
Why did he believe that Native Americans
were actually white people from Jerusalem?
Well, because he found ancient books they had written
on gold plates --
right where the angel Moroni said they would be.
I found them! I found them!
You're not gonna believe it, everybody!
I found them!
Found what?
Another New Testament of Jesus Christ.
What?
Last night, a Native American angel told me
where I could find another testament of Jesus Christ,
so I went out to the woods.
I dug around all morning where the angel had told me to look.
Hmm. Maybe there isn't anything out here.
Wait a tick. What's this?
Wow.
Inside the stone box, I found the magical seer stones.
Under that, I found four gold plates
written in strange writing.
This must be the gospel that Jesus told the Nephites.
Well, they were the most amazing things I had ever gazed upon.
Well, s-so where are they?
Where are what?
The gold plates and the seer stones. Where are they?
Oh.
Oh. Well, I was not allowed to take them.
You see, after I found the plates,
the angel Moroni appeared to me again
and said that I am not allowed to show the plates
or the seer stones to anybody, because first I must translate
what's written on the plates into English
so you can all read it.
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
Wow! - That's amazing!
♪ He found the stones and golden plates ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ Even though nobody else ever saw them ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
I have some laundry to do.
I've got to do like your father did.
So, how'd it go, Clubber Lang?
You kick Mr. Harrison's ass?
Not exactly.
We're, uh, having their family over for dinner tomorrow night.
See? That's what happened to me!
Sharon, did you know this guy Joseph Smith
found a new testament to the Bible buried here in America?
What are you talking about?
Well, it's just that the Harrisons
are really nice people,
and you should see how loving and together their family is.
I-I think there's something to that religion.
That's what they made me think, too.
All right. That does it.
From now on, our family is Mormon!
Hey, Stan, how was your date last night with the new kid?
Shut up, dude. They're a nice family.
Gary is actually really smart and talented.
Aww, you guys, I think Stan's in love.
Yeah, did you make out with him, too?
What's the big deal? Can't I have other friends?
You guys should give Gary a chance.
Hey, Stan.
Oh, here's Stan's little girlfriend now.
Hey, guys.
Stan, I remember you said last night you'd lost your wallet,
so I made you a new one.
I carved a picture of John Elway into the leather on the front.
Wow. You made this?
Aw, look at them. Aren't they so cute together?
Hey, my family's on their way
over to the fire station to donate blood.
You want to come along?
Uh, I don't think so, Gary. I have to, uh --
Here comes my family now!
Hey, guys! - Hey, guys!
Look! We painted our faces!
I'm a lion.
I'm an alien.
Hey! Just what the heck am I supposed to be?
My God.
You gonna come with us to the fire station, Stan?
Uh, no. I've got a lot to do.
Well, Gary, you want to just hang out with your friend Stan?
Oh, well, I'd like to, but...
Oh, man, I would miss you guys so much.
We'd miss you, too, Gary.
Oh, we'll all see each other tonight
when we go to Stan's house for dinner.
Stay and play with your friends, Gary.
Yeah! Have a good time, boys.
Let's go!
Our faces are painted!
Wow.
So, what do you guys want to do?
Uh, that's cool. We're gonna leave you two lovebirds alone.
The three of us have to go put in
some volunteer work at the homeless shelter.
Oh, cool! I'm gonna do that tomorrow.
Jesus Christ.
So, hey, I heard your dad came over last night,
and he and my dad talked about Joseph Smith.
That's great!
Yeah. I had a question about that Joseph Smith guy.
Sure.
What happened after he found the golden plates buried in the ground?
Well, he kept them hidden from everyone like he was told,
and then he translated what was written on the plates
into the Book of Mormon.
Yeah, but how?
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
What's this all about, Mr. Smith?
Mr. Harris, can you keep a secret?
Well, sure, I can.
I have in my possession
an ancient book written on gold plates
that tells of Jesus Christ's second coming --
here, in America!
In America? Really?
That sounds kind of...
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
It's true!
And I'm going to translate the plates
and publish it into a book for the whole world to read.
Now, I-I know you have a lot of money, Mr. Harris,
and I'm just gonna need a little bit
to pay for the publishing costs.
Mm, I don't know.
How do you expect to translate it?
With these.
Rocks?
They're not rocks.
They're seer stones given to me by an angel.
With them, God allows me
to translate the plates into English.
Watch. You take this quill and paper and write down what I say.
Sit here.
I have the golden plates here in this hat.
I need to have them somewhere dark
so I can read the spiritual light.
R-Really?
When I put the seer stones into the hat,
the ancient letters light up and change to English,
which I can then read to you.
Wow!
Ooh! I'm seeing the light!
O-Okay. Write this down.
And so it...was...
that...Christ appeared before the...
Nephites.
♪ And that's how the Book of Mormon was written ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ Dum da dum dum dum-dum-dum dum da dum dum dum-dum-dum ♪
♪ Dum dum dum-dum-dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum ♪
One, two, three, four.
"Pay $1,000 property tax."
Isn't this great, you guys? Our first family home evening.
I want to watch TV.
We're not watching TV!
We're Mormons now, and we're having family home evening!
Dad, did you know that Joseph Smith guy
read the Book of Mormon out of a hat?
And? Your turn, Sharon.
It's just that the Book of Mormon
says a lot of strange stuff,
like that Adam and Eve lived in Jackson County, Missouri.
Yes?
But school taught me
that the first man and woman lived in Africa.
You can't believe everything school tells you, Stan.
Your turn, Shelly.
Ooh! That must be the Harrisons!
Hey, we're here! - Hey, everybody!
Wow! What a great house!
You must be Mrs. Marsh! It's so nice to meet you!
And you must be Stan's sister.
Oh, I think your brother's the greatest.
My brother is a stupid turd.
Hey, Stan! - Hey, Gary.
Well, come on in and sit down, everybody.
You're here just in time.
My son was having a little problem with our new religion.
Dad.
Oh, really?
Well, that's just because he hasn't heard the best part
about the Joseph Smith story --
the one that proves he was for real.
Ooh. What's that?
Well, you remember Martin Harris, the rich man
who wrote down what Joseph Smith read out of the hat?
Yeah.
See, after he was done, he took some of the pages
of what would become the Book of Mormon home.
♪ Martin went home to his wife ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ And showed her pages from the Book of Mormon ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
A-And so Joseph Smith put his head into a hat
a-and read to me what the golden plates said.
I wrote it all down, and we're gonna publish it into a book.
Martin, how do you know he isn't just making stuff up
and pretending he's translating off golden plates?
♪ Lucy Harris, smart, smart, smart ♪
♪ Smart, smart, smart, smart, smart ♪
Why would he make it up?
♪ Martin Harris, dum da dum ♪
All right. Here. I'm gonna hide these pages.
If Joseph Smith really is translating
off of golden plates, he'll be able to do it again.
But if Joseph Smith is making it all up,
the new translations will be different from these.
Okay. Fine.
I bet he'll have no problem.
♪ Lucy Harris, smart, smart, smart ♪
♪ Martin Harris, dum ♪
♪ So Martin went on back to Smith's ♪
♪ Said the pages had gone away ♪
♪ Smith got mad and told Martin he needed to go pray ♪
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
Look, I'm sorry about losing the pages we worked on, Joe,
but I'm ready to write it all down again
if you'd translate from the plates.
I would love to, Martin, except...I just had a vision.
And the Lord said he is very angry with me
for letting you take those pages.
He is?
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum ♪
Yes.
He is so mad that he will never let me translate
from the plate of Lehi again.
He said we must now translate from the plate of Nephi.
So it will be the same basic story
but written a little differently.
Wow!
If God got angry with you,
then you must be telling the truth!
♪ Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum ♪
All right, Martin. Let's get to work.
And that's how it happened.
Yeah! - All right!
Wait.
Mormons actually know this story,
and they still believe Joseph Smith was a prophet?
Well, sure! The story proves it, doesn't it?
No, it proves he did make it all up.
Are you blind?
Well, Stan, it's all a matter of faith.
No. It's a matter of logic.
If you're gonna say things that have been proven wrong,
like that the first man and woman lived in Missouri
and that Native Americans came from Jerusalem,
then you'd better have something to back it up.
All you've got are a bunch of stories about some asswipe
who read plates nobody ever saw out of a hat
and couldn't do it again when the translations were hidden!
Hey, Stan. Don't denounce our religion.
I don't want to be Mormon, Dad!
Me neither.
That's totally cool, guys.
You can believe whatever you want!
Yeah! It's great you have your own beliefs!
Yeah! - All right!
Yay for the Marshes!
Oh, stop it! That's another thing!
Why do you have to be so freakin' nice all the time?
It isn't normal!
You just weasel people into your way of thinking
by acting like the happiest family in the world
and being so nice to everyone
that you just blindside dumb people like my dad!
Yeah!
Well, kids...
who's up for a water-balloon fight?!
Yeah! - Awesome!
All right! - Can't wait!
Water-balloon fight!
Oh, hey, Stan. Where's your best buddy, Gary?
I'm not hanging around that kid anymore.
Oh, no. You guys broke up?
You guys were right, okay? The new kid's a douche.
Now I just got to find a way to keep him away from me.
Hey, Stan. - Oh, brother.
Uh-oh! The jilted lover returns.
I just wanted to let you know you don't have to worry
about me trying to be your friend anymore.
I don't?
Look, maybe us Mormons do believe in crazy stories
that make absolutely no sense.
And maybe Joseph Smith did make it all up.
But I have a great life and a great family,
and I have the Book of Mormon to thank for that.
The truth is, I don't care if Joseph Smith made it all up,
because what the church teaches now
is loving your family, being nice, and helping people.
And even though people in this town might think that's stupid,
I still choose to believe in it.
All I ever did was try to be your friend, Stan.
But you're so high and mighty, you couldn't
look past my religion and just be my friend back.
You got a lot of growing up to do, buddy.
Suck my balls.
Damn. That kid is cool, huh?