3. The word âshitâ is said 162 separate times in one episode
Over the years since the dawn of television, censors have been easing up. Words we couldnât have dreamed of hearing on TV years ago are now spoken freely on nearly every television program. I guess after a certain amount of time, some words arenât as offensive as they used to be.
When it comes to the infamous S-word, mentioning it on air was once a complete no-no. By season 5 of South Park, though, it was becoming more acceptable to use in certain contexts. You canât use it as a noun when referring to excrement. But if youâre using it to express disappointment, thereâs no need to censor it.
South Park satirized this in a way only they can. When a TV show utters the word, everyone in South Park begins using it freely. It turns out to be a legitimately cursed word, and it even summons an evil dragon. Apparently everyone was saying it a bit too much.
All in all, the word âshitâ is spoken 162 separate times. If youâre counting times the written word itself is shown, that brings the number up to 200. Censors opened the door for TV shows to get away with using that word, and South Park ran with it to set the record.