my favorite TV shows

One of my favorite TV shows is South Park. On the most basic level of the literacy ladder it is seen as a comedic cartoon that revolves around the lives of four 4th graders. Some of the things they say are immature, degrading, or even racist. People who watch the show for just these reasons don't have a strong understanding for what the show is actually about. On the next level we see that it is definitely low budget but receives strong ratings. The show has been on TV for many seasons despite their profanity. On the highest level you start to understand that each episode has a deeper meaning than the events displayed. Most of the characters in South Park are supposed to represent the American population as a whole, as naive. The people of South Park are not media literate. But the four main characters are and they understand politics, religion, and many other common themes of the show. You also see that even though there is political and religious satire they don't do it to be malicious, they do it to test the media boundaries.