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Parents Guide to South Park (1997)

Is South Park appropriate for kids? Age rating, content warnings and Family Score below.

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South Park

1997 · TV Show

TV-MA

Content Ratings

Language5/5
Violence3/5
Sexual Content4/5
Substances3/5
Scary/Intense2/5
1
Family Score
Suggested Age

16+

Parent Verdict

Maximum profanity, explicit sexual storylines, Kenny's gruesome deaths, and satire that targets every religion, group, and taboo on purpose. The construction-paper look fools kids into thinking it is for them; it never was. Strictly 16-17 and up.

What Families Say

Our AI Rating

1/10

Ages 16+

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About This Rating

Our family-friendliness rating for South Park is based on analysis across five key categories: Language, Violence, Sexual Content, Substances, and Scary/Intense scenes. Each category is rated from 0 (none) to 5 (extreme).

The Family Score of 1/10 provides an overall assessment of how suitable this tv show is for family viewing. We recommend this content for ages 16+.