Dead Kids (South Park)

"Dead Kids"
South Park episode
Episode no.Season 22
Episode 1
Directed byTrey Parker
Written byTrey Parker
Featured music"(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" by Andy Williams
Production code2201
Original air dateSeptember 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)
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"Dead Kids" is the first episode in the twenty-second season of the American animated television series South Park. It is the 288th episode of the series overall, and first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on September 26, 2018.[1]

The episode addresses the phenomenon of school shootings in the United States,[2] and parodies the cultural significance of the 2018 superhero film Black Panther.[3]

  1. ^ "South Park Season 22 Premiere Promo Clip". South Park Studios, YouTube. September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Diaz, Johnny (September 26, 2018). "'South Park' takes on school shootings in 22nd season debut titled 'Dead Kids'". Sun-Sentinel.
  3. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (September 26, 2018). "'South Park' Season Premiere 'Dead Kids' Is a Big Middle Finger at Apathy Over School Shootings". TheWrap. Retrieved October 19, 2018.