On the top of Jonas Brothers mania in 2009, South Park took purpose on the pop trio within the episode The Ring the place they’re viciously overwhelmed and threatened by a psychotic Mickey Mouse after refusing to put on their purity rings. “You must put on the purity rings as a result of that’s how we will promote intercourse to little women,” Mickey explains to them. “If we make the posters with little women reaching to your junk, it’s a must to put on the purity rings or else Disney Firm appears dangerous.”
The brothers stated nothing in regards to the episode on the time, however in a brand new interview on Josh Scherer’s Legendary Kitchen’s Final Meals podcast (through Entertainment Weekly), Joe Jonas revealed that he loved the episode even when his brothers didn’t.
“I feel I used to be the one brother that beloved it,” he stated. “I assumed it was hilarious, as a result of I watched South Park, and I used to be like, ‘That is so humorous, I do know what they’re doing, they make enjoyable of everybody!’ “To be made enjoyable of by a comic book is normally an indication that they offer a shit, and so they care, and it’s humorous. They actually went for us.”
Within the episode, Joe takes the brunt of the beating from Mickey Mouse after telling him they refuse to maintain taking part in exhibits in the event that they’re not allowed to take away the rings. “You don’t fuckin’ speak to me like that,” Mickey screams, after knocking him to the bottom and bloodying his face. “You little piece of shit! Get the fuck up! Now, do we now have an issue? Alright, now go on the market and make me some godamn cash! ”
“I imply, what an honor to get my ass kicked by Mickey,” Joe stated on the podcast. “I feel it’s certainly one of my favourite episodes. And in a while, now, we simply giggle. We love that. I feel it’s so nice. Undoubtedly a claim-to-fame for me.”
Sixteen years later, each South Park and the Jonas Brothers are going sturdy. The twenty seventh season of the animated Comedy Central present begins on July 9. The Jo Bros, in the meantime, are kicking off a nationwide tour August 10 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They’ll be joined by the All American Rejects and Boys Like Ladies. Simply don’t count on to see their notorious purity rings. Regardless of the threats from Mickey Mouse, they took them off a few dozen years in the past.
From Rolling Stone US.