8. A Ladder to Heaven (Season 6, Episode 12)
Heaven is a state of mind, like this place, right now, and maybe we can work towards making it a reality here, on Earth. Amen. Before he died for good, Kenny was the last person with the boys’ ticket to candy heaven, so now they have to build a ladder to heaven to get it back.
“A ladder to heaven. We build it, climb up, and get our winning ticket back from that asshole Kenny.” -Kyle
“That’s fucking stupid.” -Mr. Garrison
Using a simple plot while mining character arcs and running jokes from previous seasons, A Ladder to Heaven sees South Park reaching for the sky, making the best episode from the best season in its history (Season 7 is probably a close second).
“I don’t know. It’s like my brain just keeps… Jacking off.” -Cartman
“Right. Your idea of heaven is getting five dollars off your matzah ball soup at Barney’s Beanery by lying about a hair in it.” -Cartman
“[…] if Saddam Hussein were an eight year old boy, and my penis were the United States […]” -Random Perv