Washington got the full 'South Park' treatment. (South Park Studios)
Matt Stone and Trey Parker of South Park rarely pull punches and they certainly didn't during Wednesday's premiere focusing on the Redskins nickname and the NFL's recent struggles with managing domestic violence.
The gist of the episode -- watch it in full right here; some portions may be NSFW -- centered on the Redskins recent loss of their trademarked name, with Cartman and crew creating a company that does nothing but take money on Kickstarter. (This felt like a joke centered around the dude who raised a bajillion dollars for making potato salad. Or maybe they're just mocking Kickstarter itself.)
But what made the episode so impressive was their ability to adjust on the fly (as they usually do). Stone and Parker "benched" Robert Griffin III -- originally shown in the promos with Dan Snyder and Jay Gruden -- for Kirk Cousins just like in real life.
Between promoting and airing tonight's episode, South Park benched RG3 for Kirk Cousins: http://t.co/eLBCEanigj pic.twitter.com/jqxt9lGBW7
— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 25, 2014Additionally, it sure sounded like they changed the episode to include actual sound from Roger Goodell's infamous press conference last Friday when they mocked Goodell for being a bit robotic.
Or just a full-blown robot for the owners. At one point on Wednesday night the hashtag "GoodellBot" was trending on Twitter.
Not content to just go after the Redskins for their name, South Park also attacked the NFL's recent issues with domestic violence, including a very specific reference to an elevator.
I mean, yeah, they went there. pic.twitter.com/SJK1ld0ya1
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) September 25, 2014Again, the whole episode is worth watching.
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