A South Park-Scientology Anniversary

The episode "Trapped in the Closet" debuted ten years ago today.

Today, with an HBO documentary over here and a Leah Remini tell-all over there, it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t so long ago that exposés aimed at the Church of Scientology were few and far between.

One such trailblazing bit of work was the South Park episode “Trapped in the Closet,” which premiered ten years ago on this date. Front and center in the episode was the Church’s (still) most famous celebrity adherent, Tom Cruise.

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