20. The Red Badge of Gayness (Season 3, Episode 14) When a bunch of drunken hicks from the mid-west raid the serene everyday town of Topeka, Kansas (looking more like Topeka 100 years ago), South Park comes into its own not in terms of seriousness, but narrative scale and structure, helped along with a flurry […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 20 – The Red Badge of Gayness"19. Le Petit Tourette (Season 11, Episode 08) Cartman loses all restraint and is at wits end praying for a miracle before he’s bailed out by his old pal. A big excuse to revel in as many permutations of swear words as possible, the storytelling and the conclusion to the narrative of this episode was, much like the […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 19 – Le Petit Tourette"18. Asspen (Season 6, Episode 02) You’ve been Hitler’d. When South Park parodies the 80s they’re in top form, probably because creators Parker and Stone grew up in that decade, and this episode is quintessential. All the major points are spot on and work coherently together: the tone of the theme song, the insane characters […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 18 – Asspen"17. Cartmanland (Season 05, Episode 06) There’s plenty to do at Cartmanland and you can’t come. Such a delightful premise, carefully ground out to its logical conclusion: a Cartmanic catastrophe. “Job gets all his children killed, and Michael Bay gets to keep making movies. There isn’t a god.” -Kyle
Read more "Best of South Park – 17 – Cartmanland"16. Mystery of the Urinal Deuce (Season 10, Episode 09) The Hardly Boys “skits” are some of the best in South Park history, and for that alone this episode deserves top status. Mackey’s turd jokes are a welcome supplement (mkay). “Are you saying one fourth of Americans are retards?” -Cartman “At least one fourth” -Stan […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 16 – Mystery of the Urinal Deuce"15. The Losing Edge (Season 9, Episode 05) Who knew a simple formula of {Rocky + baseball movie} would equate to such a great episode? Randy, the greatest (drunk), saves the day, leading to the unbridled joy of kids playing ball like never before. The storytelling here is top notch, nothing flashy, yet it’s effective […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 15 – The Losing Edge"14. The Biggest Douche in the Universe (Season 6, Episode 15) South Park would not be what it is without Trey Parker’s gibberish speak, arguably taking its most hilarious form here with the Rob Schneider inset triplet. When a giant green head sings the concluding theme music, the god of comedy opens a portal to […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 14 – The Biggest Douche in the Universe"13. You’re Getting Old, Ass Burgers (Season 15, Episodes 07 + 08) At close to 15 years running, it was no real surprise when the end of the first run of season 15 brought seemingly crushing observations on ageing, depression, and the horror of repetition in a world where almost everything trending is either a […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 13 – You’re Getting Old + Ass Burgers"12. HumancentiPad (Season 15, Episode 01) This episode hits the nail on the head of consumerism in the tech world in that way South Park has of unwittingly becoming social satire. HumancentiPad is one of the last truly great South Park episodes, and it trolled moron iPad users without them even realizing. This last fact […]
Read more "Best of South Park – 12 – HumancentiPad"11. I’m a Little Bit Country (Season 07, Episode 04) Cartman goes into the past, shows off his great singing voice, and learns the greatest “secret” of the free world. His methods in this episode are a mix of Homer and Bart Simpson, yet they work in the end and help him save the day. […]
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