Free Hat

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"Free Hat" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 88th overall episode of the series, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on July 10, 2002. The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker, and was originally rated TV-MA in the United States; it was re-rated TV-14 in 2020. In the episode, the boys are angered at alterations made to films prior to their re-release, which they perceive as resultantly inferior. In response, they resolve to prevent any further changes to the films by apprehending their directors, while also catering to a group demanding the release of a convicted child murderer after they misconstrue a notice written on their club's sign. Much of the plot of "Free Hat" parodies Raiders of the Lost Ark. The episode satirizes digital alterations made to films such as the original Star Wars trilogy and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the latter of which was reissued four months prior to the episode...

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