Top 10 South Park Episodes of All Time

Thought I'd do a bit of random blogging today. Andrew and I have been discussing this topic for a while so I thought I'd throw in my two cents. South Park, which has just begun its 14th season on television, has certainly had its share of laughs and controversy over the years. It has evolved quite a bit since it's inception (watch Eric Cartman in any first season episode and compare his presentation with that of any current version of himself). And unlike The Simpsons, who waited 18 years before making a feature film, South Park took advantage of the series' early popularity and produced a feature film between seasons one and two (A side note - my friend Matt and I never got a chance to see the movie in the theaters so we were quite happy when his mom managed to rent a copy for us after its VHS release. We were forewarned by the video store clerk that they attempted to play the movie on the video store monitors only for them to have to turn it off less than five minutes in due to the movie's vulgarity. Needless to say we were certainly entertained).

Now, three episodes into season 14, I will attempt to compile a list of my ten favorite South Park episodes. I'll include a few runner-ups since it is nearly impossible to squeeze this list into 10 episodes. Also, multi-part episodes will be listed as a single episode.


1-Towelie - Towelie may very well the best "worst character ever." A talking Towel who goes around giving advise on proper towel use and proper towel safety, but who also likes to get really high. The episode begins with Cartman finding Stan's mom's used tampon in a garbage can. In order to distract them from their finding, Stan's mom buys them an Okama Game Sphere, the hot new video game system on the market. After returning from school one day, they find their Game Sphere missing, with a ransom note in its place, stating that they must turn in Towelie (who they had met a few days prior) in order to get their Game Sphere back. What ensues is a soap opera of a story in which they manage to get their Game Sphere back (with a little help from Towelie, of course) and more importantly, Towelie gets high. I think its fair to say that when we take a shower, we won't forget to bring a towel.

2-The Jeffersons - A former college roommate of mine advised me of how disturbed he was after watching this episode, thus leaving me intrigued. After watching it, I had to agree, yet I found hysterically entertaining as well. The portrayal of Michael "Jefferson" Jackson is frightening, yet outrageous. Can't get enough of Mr. Jefferson in his Peter Pan costume, yet I also can't rid myself of the image of him kissing Cartman. 'Nough said.
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24 Recap: You Down With EMP?

Now that was a lot better, wasn’t it? Sure there are plot holes bigger than New York City potholes and a sideplot dangerously close to Worst.Sideplot.Ever. status. But we finally have some action and some intrigue and something to look forward to as the season progresses. My hope coming into this episode is that 24 would find a way to salvage their last (my hope anyways, despite reports to the contrary) season with a furious finish. Well, while it’s certainly not great, we’re seeing glimmers that at least we’ll end this show on a bang. But before we get that far ahead of ourselves, we had a bang of our own this episode: welcome back EMP!

Getting the [Electromagnetic] Pulse

24 is not the first to use the EMP. Ocean’s 11 did it with Don Cheadle. And in 24’s 4th season, with Habib Marwan as a threat, and Jack and Paul Raines (Audrey’s ex) hot on their trail, a corporation (McLennen-Forster) set off an EMP to destroy all their own files*. So while I was surprised to see it again, I wasn’t shocked. And this time, the EMP was actually used by terrorists instead of some corporate execs trying to avoid a slap on the wrist.

*Side Note: Then the corporation took the impending blackout as a chance to send a private militia after Jack and Paul which resulted in Jack having his one nice moment with Islamic people in the first 6 seasons of the show (when he had to take over their ammunition shop to cover from the militia). It also resulted in Paul getting shot and Audrey ridiculously switching allegiances from Jack to Paul even though Paul had been stalking her life since the separation (and refusing to give in to a divorce) and Jack and her had fallen deeply in love—and Jack had just risked his life by going solo against a base full of terrorists and blown them all up to save Audrey and her father. Audrey, you are an ungrateful bitch.

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Canadians love "No, You're a Towel"

While stuck in some brutal Memorial Day traffic this afternoon, I snapped this picture on the Hutchinson Parkway in New York. Some might conclude that this young couple from Ontario wanted to proclaim their love of South Park for all drivers to see. I disagree. It's quite obvious that our readership has finally blossomed north of the border. Thanks for the shoutout, Canada.



Click on the photo to enlarge and read the license plate.

Islanders Fans Are Gay Fish

Do you know who else loves fish sticks besides Kanye West? Islander fans!

Let me just go to Wikipedia to explain: Fans of the New York Rangers of the NHL often taunt their rival team and fans, the New York Islanders because in the mid 1990s, the Islanders briefly changed their uniform from their traditional logo to a more new-age logo that featured a fisherman that many thought resembled the one on the box of Gorton's fish sticks.

I don't see how any more proof is needed (BTW, if you haven't seen Kanye's Gay Fish Video or Kanye's response to the Gay Fish Video, well, check them out!) . I still chant "Fish Sticks!" when the Islanders play the Broadway Blueshirts play the Islanders. The Islanders just got the first pick in the NHL draft but who wants to play for a team of gay fish? The Islander's history book (who knows if this book was ever even printed, but just go with it) was called "Fish Sticks". And do you know what happened to those guys who came up with the Fish Stick idea? They were crooks. Now they'll be someone's Gay Fish in jail. Don't drop the soap!

Kanye Responds To South Park

Well I guess Kanye West has some time between being gay with the fish to write some thoughts on his blog. The best one, by far is the third one because the manager at the Cheesecake Factory actually BROUGHT KANYE WEST A PLATE OF FISH STICKS (amazing!). Here are his blog posts/thoughts below:

Thought 1:

SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF "I TOLD YOU SO!!!" IT'S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU'RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE'S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. AS LONG AS PEOPLE THINK I ACT LIKE A BITCH THIS TYPE OF SHIT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I'M SURE THE WRITERS AT SOUTH PARK ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO!! I'M SURE THERE'S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS... THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S ME!

Thought 2:

THE SOUTH PARK EPISODE DID NOT MAKE ME HAVE THIS EGO EPIPHANY! I ACTUALLY ONLY WATCHED A PIECE OF THE EPISODE WHICH WAS FUNNY. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MYSELF FOR A WHILE NOW, WHICH IS HARD TO DO IN THE PUBLIC EYE. I JUST USED THIS AS A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS WHERE MY HEAD IS AT.

Thought 3 (this one is the best):

SOUTH PARK pt. 3 I WAS AT CHEESECAKE FACTORY YESTERDAY AND THE MANAGER BROUGHT ME A PLATE OF FISH STICKS... (in a sarcastic tone) uuuuuuum, GREAT! : /

Amazing!

An Entire Army Of Jew Robots

How did I not watch this episode of South Park until now? Amazing. The Kanye West stuff was amazing. I always knew he was a gay fish. So obvious. Although I wasn't a huge fan of the Queef Sisters episode, the show keeps on churning out great stuff.