South Park parodies Facebook

This week's episode of South Park – which aired last night in the US – has been hailed as one of the funniest in years. In a plot that satirises how Facebook can take over people's lives, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman decide to join the social networking site. Stan says he doesn't "want to be like a third grader who has been on Facebook six months and has zero friends", so his friends set up a profile for him, which turns into a massive success. Stan refuses to "friend" Kyle, which results in Stan being sucked into Facebook in a parody of sci-fi move Tron. Meanwhile, Cartman tries to find friends for Kyle on ChatRoulette. For much of the episode, the kids go round begging people to "please add me as your Facebook friend" – as if they aren't the same as friends in the real world. You can watch a clip above; the episode airs in the UK on Friday night on Comedy Central .