‘South Park’ Skewers Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy In ‘Panderverse’ Special

South Park: Joining the Panderverse drops on Paramount+ today and in this clip, Cartman realizes his greatest nightmare where he’s replaced by a “diverse woman.”

“It wasn’t just me, they were taking all my favorite people and replacing them with diverse women complaining about the patriarchy,” says a stirred Cartman to his mother.

But co-creator Trey Parker and Matt Stone dig further:

“Will you check under the bed and make sure there are no Disney executives under there?” says Cartman.

“I’m scared Mom! Will you please just look and make sure Kathleen Kennedy isn’t under my bed!” he pleads.

“Kathleen Kennedy is not under your bed” responds Cartman’s mom.

“I’ve told you there’s no such thing as Disney executives who replace everyone you love with diverse women who complain about the patriarchy. Now be a big boy,” she adds.

In South Park: Joining the Panderverse, the adults, too, are also wrestling with their own life decisions as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down. Why is Kennedy a target? Cartman blames her for “why the Disney movies all suck now.” In the special, Kennedy and Disney CEO Bob Iger reveal that they’ve been using a devise known as “the Pander Stone”, a piece of AI that makes the same movie over and over again, appealing to the masses. Kennedy use of the Pander Stone in the episode fractures the multiverse with Cartman and Kennedy sent to the wrong universe.

The special is part of several exclusive Paramount+ South Park events including South Park: Post Covid, South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid, South Park the Streaming Wars and South Park The Streaming Wars Part I.

In 2022, South Park the series celebrated the 25^th anniversary of its August 13, 1997 debut on Comedy Central. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short “The Spirit of Christmas,” and from there were launched into television history. Co-creators Parker and Stone are EPs, along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are producers. Christopher Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios.