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The ninth season of South Park began airing on March 9, 2005. The ninth season concluded after 14 episodes on December 7, 2005.[3] This season is home to two of the show's most controversial episodes (both involving religion): "Trapped in the Closet" (where Stan Marsh is named the reincarnation of Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard) and "Bloody Mary" (where Randy believes his drinking problem is a disease and worships a Virgin Mary statue that bleeds from its anus).
All episodes from this season were originally aired in Standard Definition with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. But when the episodes air as reruns on Comedy Central, they all air in Widescreen HD. This is the first season in which this happens (Seasons 10-12 were aired in similar fashion). Some scenes from these episodes are true 16:9 shots, others are cropped to 16:9 from their 4:3 counterparts.
