I have been wondering this for quite some time.

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46 replies on “Is This the Best South Park Episode Ever?”

  1. The Scott Tenorman episode? Several of my friends do. It’s up there IMO. I have a hard time picking a single favorite South Park episode, though. A lot of them are fairly entertaining.

  7. Yes, yes, yes, dear god yes. It may be the best half hour of tv ever aired, frankly. I was just watching south park last night for the first time in months and found myself thinking “God, do I have the Scott Tenorman episode saved anywhere? No other one gets close to it.” The pacing, the plot points, the fabulous execution at the end (no pun intended), it’s all absolutely amazing.

  11. as a total radiohead junkie, i will say that’s the only south park episode i’ve ever seen. glad to hear it’s a good one!

  14. My vote’s for ‘Fat Butt and Pancake Head’. Cartman at his weirdest and most petty. And the ending. The sweet, twisty ending. “Ha ha ha ha ha ha. I got you kinda.”

    But the Tenorman chili was mind-blowing at the time.

  15. Easily in the top three. I always laugh aloud when Cartman is trying to buy the movie ticket, asking “And how much is that in pubes?”

  16. 1. The Return of Chef
    2. Trapped in the Closet (Scientology episode)
    3. Chili con Carnival
    4. You’ve Been Served ( Butters kills a bunch of people)

  18. Anything that starts off with pubic hair and ends up with a Titus Andronicus reference is pure genius.

    The first time I saw this episode I remember laying on the floor, tears streaming down my face, unable to move I was laughing so hard.

    Besides what other people have mentioned a couple of other greats are “Starvin’ Marvin in Space” and “Ladder to Heaven”.

  21. That actual episode is 501 – Scott Tenorman Must Die. That website also only works in the US for what it is worth.

    Margaritaville (1303) is awesome in its allegory, but almost all of season 13 has been amazing so far. I didn’t care for Eat, Pray and Queef though. I just don’t think Terrance and Phillip are that funny.

  22. That was one of my favorites for a long time. I usually don’t give points for “holy shit not that funny but am I really seeing this?” ones, but there’s a special place in history for the “Imaginationland” episodes.

  25. It’s certainly near the top, but I think the St. Peter Rabbit episode where Stan kills Jesus and Woodland Critter Christmas with mountain lion cubs attempting to perform an abortion on a porcupine to prevent the birth of the anti-Christ are strong competitors as well.

  26. So, everyone DOES know this is just a rip-off of the finale of Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus”, no?

    And personally, I think the J Lo episode probably hit the peak for funny/gross.

  29. @26 When you borrow from Shakespeare, it’s a literary reference, not a “rip-off”. It is assumed the audience gets it. That’s what makes West Side Story, Ten Things I Hate About You, and Scott Tenorman Must Die *good
    *.

    Also Strange Brew, the Bob and Doug MacKenzie movie.

  31. For me it was Starvin’ Marvin and the aliens “MARKLAR!” I think that’s because I grew up with a religious background though. When told that “you’ll all burn in hell!” and the alien responds with “that’s nice, thanks for stopping by” I thought I was going to crack a rib from laughing so hard.

    All the religous themed ones really get me though – Scientology, Mormons, Catholics… all fantastic.

  34. If this episode is a ripoff of Titus Andronicus, then Titus Andronicus is a ripoff of Ovid’s Metamophoses (Philomela and Procne).

  35. the michael jackson one was outstanding, as was the terry schiavo one. kenny in a “persistent vegetative state” and everyone else in this huge battle over whether to keep him alive or not?

    those two are my favorites of the ones i’ve seen, but there are many, many more that i haven’t seen.

  36. For me, it wasn’t just the Titus Andronicus plot that made this stand out, it was the fact that Cartman was lapping up the tears. THAT doesn’t happen anywhere in Shakespeare.

  37. Yup! Seconded only by the Xmas Blood Orgy special!

    I also enjoy the Imagination Land two parter. That one was like watching my 1980s toy-box come to life!

  38. @35 That is an especially amusing cop-out because early in the show’s history (before 9-11) there was an episode about the all the deities getting along just dandy as the “Super Friends”. Muhammad, Jesus, Krishna, Buddha. All for our amusement. To make this hypocrisy even more glaring, I wish Matt and Trey had included a reference to this ep in the South Park ep. Oh well.

  45. Hello?? What about the episode where Cartman takes a picture of Butters’ penis in his mouth while Butters is passed out on cough syrup?!?! The scene where Cartman explains to his mom how the photo came to be is probably the best South Park moment EVER.

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