'South Park' Skewers Alcohol Ads with Commercial Parody

"South Park" takes on many topics in the zeitgeist on their show, and their breakneck production pace (they will sometimes put shows together in just one week to cover topics in a timely manner) seems to be a point of pride.

But it was a lampooning of an age-old television tradtition that got "South Park" the most online play today as everyone seems to be talking about their parody of alcohol commercials.

The video, which was a live-action segment on the normally animated show, featured Trey Parker's voice over the standard images you see in ads for booze: women, cars, drinking, more women, more drinking, more attractive people, more drinking, and maybe another car.

Then, of course, the 30 seconds of bacchanalia is followed by the solemn but usually rushed message to "drink responsibly."

When you think about it, it's amazing that "South Park," or for that matter any other comedy show, has taken this long to parody this practice. Perhaps it's simply been so ingrained in our culture that we barely notice anymore how absolutely ridiculous it is.

"South Park" has taken a number of institutions to task so far this season, including the Washington Redskins, gluten-free products, tech start-ups and free-to-play apps.

Check out the parody below: