South Park
The bestSouth Parkepisodes show why the controversial show has been a hit since it debut in 1997.Though seldom talk about as one of the best TV show of all clock time , South Parkhas nonetheless become a consistent evaluation juggernaut . Beloved by fans as one of thegreatest animated TV showsever made , and the bestSouth Parkepisodes have become known by people who do n’t even watch the show . That ’s an impressive effort considering that the show was ignorantly dismissed as a crudely drag sketch filled with stool humor when it first began in the 1990s .
After all these years , the show has kept the gloomy - brow gags but has also proven to have much more to say . And unlike some of its peers , South Park’squality is remarkably logical too . God Almighty Trey Parker and Matt Stone have prove there is no billet or somebody they are afraid to go after . And the expression has seldom changed . The good sequence can be as cryptical and intriguing as they are outrageous , andSouth Park ’s best node whizz appearancesspeak to the show ’s enduring popularity outside fans ' circle . But which are the good South Park episode of all time ?
20“The Losing Edge”
Season 9, Episode 5 (2005)
IMDB Rating:8.8
Some of the most entertaining episodes ofSouth Parkare the ones in which the show put its own unparalleled spin on the tropes of a well - worn musical genre . Such is the case with " The Losing Edge , " which approaches inspiring mutation movies in a uniquelySouth drive . The episode findsthe boy as part of a little league baseball team on their way to the playoff . The trouble is that they all hate encounter baseball game and are seeking to learn how to lose in gild to terminate the time of year .
The subversion of a typical summercater news report seems unsubdivided enough , but it cause for a shady and up-and-coming episode . It is especially funny when the son find oneself their plan made even more hard when they understand the other team are also trying to lose . However , thehighlight of the sequence is Randy Marsh , who has his own journeying , attempting to be the good sports dad of the time of year , booze too much and getting in fights with the other parent .
19"Simpsons Already Did It"
Season 6, Episode 7 (2002)
South Parkhas had an amazing run as an adult animated sitcom , overshadow most other show on the air with its length of service . However , it also has long been sitting in the shadow of the most iconic ofthe long - run animated show , The Simpsons . The episode " Simpsons Already Did It " feels like a way of honoring the classical series that came before as well as a meta way ofSouth Parkwriters airing their thwarting about having to hail up with somethingThe Simpsonshaven’t already done .
The episode sees Butters taking on his villainous image of Professor Chaos as he essay to fare up with a dastardly plan that will show his level of evilness . However , from jam out the sunlight to cutting off the head of the town statue , Butters continue to get word all of his ideas have already been done in episodes ofThe Simpsons .
18"Trapped In The Closet"
Season 9, Episode 12 (2005)
IMDB Rating:9.1
" ensnare in the Closet " is one of the most ill-famed installment ofSouth Parkand a sodding instance of how they are willing to take aim at anyone . The episode finds Stan deemed as the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard , the Godhead of the controversial religion Scientology . This leads to him becoming an compulsion of the church and its high - profile members , especially Tom Cruise who afterwards locks himself in Stan ’s bedroom W.C. and refuse to come out .
While the Cruise joke is simple and even infantile , it becomes uproarious how much the show be given into the gag . However , the real reason the episode is so memorable is because of its takedown of Scientology . Until this point , the faith had been quite secretive in the public eye , butSouth Park’sridicule of its exercise and its instruction everlastingly changed how it is comprehend in pa civilization . The scathing installment even led toSouth Park ’s longtime cast phallus Isaac Hayes , a Scientology member , to leave the office of Chef .
17Cartoon Wars
Season 10, Episodes 3-4 (2006)
IMDB Rating:8.7
While the episode " Sir James Young Simpson Already Did It " shows a considerable amount of fear thatSouth Park ’s God Almighty have forThe Simpsons , that is not the case when it comes to some of the other animated funniness peers . “Cartoon Wars " consume vicious object atFamily Guywith Cartman determined to see the show invalidate as he hates it so much , while Kyle set about to convince the net to keep it on the air and not ban a controversial episode .
Watching this episode , it is tough to deny that theSouth Parkwriters have any tenderness forFamily Guyas they ridicule the series relentlessly with some truly biting jokes . Evenfans ofFamily Guyare likely to find the body fluid in the brutal commentary . However , the episode is deeper than just insult , as it is a canny and complex exam of censorship with the instalment itself being censor in a way that only adds to the message .
16“The Death Of Eric Cartman”
Season 9, Episode 6 (2005)
Eric Cartman has found himself as a rather irreclaimable character onSouth Parkover the class , but this instalment shew just how ineffectual he is when he does prove to deepen . After getting eat up with more of Cartman ’s selfish antics , Kyle and Stan decide that the expert way to deal with him is by pretending he does n’t exist . However , Cartman quickly takes this silent treatment as proof that he has die and is now a shade . require to cross over into the afterlife , he sets out to undo his misbehaviour .
The episode works well as a outstanding hits of Cartman ’s dire action throughout the serial thus far . It also record the astuteness of his obliviousness as even his attempts at redemption are self - centered and without any shadow of compunction . However , the funniest aspect of the show is how Cartman thinks Butters is the only one who can see him and recruits him to help Cartman find peace , ruin Butters ' life in the process .
15The Coon Vs. Coon And Friends
Season 14, Episode 13 (2010)
IMDB Rating:8.4
South Parkhas proved that it ’s at its best when it leans into mockery , and few spoof moments in the show are as comic when it crap play of the superhero genre with Eric Cartman ’s alter - ego The Coon . Season 14 ’s " The Coon vs. Coon and Friends"is the 2nd one-half of a two - parter , the first being " Mysterion Rises " . While the first one-half of the double bill is screaming in its own right , it ’s the 2nd that truly stands out as one of the bestSouth Parkepisodes .
This episode ofSouth Parkis also noteworthy for finally explaining why Kenny dies over and over without anyone think of
In " Mysterion Rises " , Cartman is recoil out of Coon and Friends , the superhero squad he start , by the rest of the bunch . Never one to take slights lightly , " The Coon vs. Coon and Friends " see Cartman seek retaliation in the best way he can cerebrate of — by befriendingthe dark god Cthulhuand using the Lovecraft ogre to banish Stan , Kyle , Kenny , and the rest to an eldritch hellscape . This episode ofSouth Parkis also notable for finally explain why Kenny dies over and over without anyone remembering , and social satire is also present thanks to Cthulhu being wake by BP during an vegetable oil spill .
14Go God Go
Season 10, Episode 12 (2006)
IMDB Rating:8.6
release right smart back in 2006 in season 10 , " Go God Go " is yet another one of the bestSouth Parkepisodes to have a story focused on Cartman . " Go God Go " and its review , " Go God Go XII " , were released at the superlative of the popularity of the Nintendo Wii . Cartman decides that he ca n’t wait for the remain few weeks before the console release , so he hatches a plan — to have butter freeze him in the snow and then unthaw him out on the release particular date .
Of course , the architectural plan does n’t work . Or , more accurately , it work too well . Cartman finally awakens chiliad of eld in the future and then spends his metre going on an epical quest to find a make Nintendo Wii . Along the way , he stop up altering reality multiple clip using a phone that can prank - call the yesteryear , leading to the outset of a war between various cabal of Atheism ( one of which is an conglomerate of sentient otter ) .
13Imaginationland
Season 11, Episode 10 (2007)
IMDB Rating:9
Season 11 ’s " Imaginationland " features more character from other properties than any other installment of the show , and easy stands as one of the bestSouth Parkepisodes both because of the sheer amount of well - known face and because of the orotund game . In a nutshell , " Imaginationland " sees Kyle , Stan , Kenny , and Butters flown to the land of Imagination , which is populated by every fabricated character ever conceive . However , while there , Imaginationland is assault by terrorists .
There ’s also a uproarious side - plot wherein Cartman travel across the country and gets the courts involved to ensure Kyle makes good on an incredibly lewd stakes .
The episode , which is also a two - parter , then get altogether ludicrous . As well as featuring an appearance from the Woodland Critters ( diabolical woodland animate being dreamed up by Cartman in a previous episode),“Imaginationland " has some ofthe in effect butter momentsin the entirety ofSouth Park . There ’s also a hilarious side plot wherein Cartman travels across the country and gets the courts involved to ensure Kyle make unspoiled on an incredibly lascivious bet .
12Best Friends Forever
Season 9, Episode 4 (2005)
IMDB Rating:8.5
Another sequence that showcases how skillful Matt Stone and Trey Parker are at following the cultural zeitgeist is season 9 ’s " Best Friends Forever " , which features a hilarious plot that somehow mixes the scriptural war between Heaven and Hell with the Sony PSP.“Best Friends constantly " is one of the bestSouth Parkepisodes to boast the show ’s take on Satan , though it also has quite a little of definitive Cartman moments .
In " Best Friends Forever " , Kenny has a PSP , much to the green-eyed monster of Cartman , and is one of the best players in the world at the fictional gameHeaven vs. Hell . When Kenny dies , he arrives in Heaven and learns that the game and the PSP were created by God to detect the good nominee to direct the armies of Heaven against the force of Hell . Meanwhile , back on Earth , Kenny is on life - musical accompaniment . Wanting to inherit the PSP after Kenny dies , Cartman then examine his bestto convince the doctors and Kenny ’s parents to switch off the machine keeping him alive .
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11You Have 0 Friends
Season 14, Episode 4 (2010)
South Parkhas been on airwave since the 1990s , and so was around to capture the dawn of social media , particularly Facebook . Back when Facebook was still a recent phenomenon , one of the bestSouth Parkepisodes lease shots at order ’s sudden obsession with like , nudges , and start as many friend requests as possible — while also parodyingTron . In " You Have 0 Friends " , Kyle , Cartman , and Kenny make Stan a Facebook profile against his wish . When Stan seek to erase his visibility he ’s instead sucked into his calculator , awaken up in a virtualTron - same reality .
see Randy urgently trying to get Stan to accept his friend request on Facebook is absolutely hilarious
While the premise of this episode is uproarious in its own right and features some great second of satire at the disbursal of Facebook and social media in general , " You Have 0 Friends " also features someincredibly amusing Randy Marsh moments . Seeing Randy desperately attempt to get Stan to accept his supporter request on Facebook is absolutely uproarious , and the intact episode stands as one of the best inSouth Park’sdecades - long ravel .
