List of South Park episodes: best episodes

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The series "South Park" captivated the American audience from the first episodes. Despite harsh criticism from many public figures, he became even more popular among people of different generations.

History of Creation

The story of the animated film begins in 1992. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, students at the University of Colorado, create their first Jesus vs. Frosty. It featured prototypes of today's popular guys from "South Park".

After watching the film by Fox in 1995, Brian Greden commissioned Parker and Stone to make a second film. He planned to send it to his friends for Christmas. The new creation contained scenes of hand-to-hand combat between Jesus and Santa Claus. This episode of the film quickly gained popularity. It was distributed via the Internet and on video media.

The list of episodes of "South Park" is updated by about 10 episodes every year.

The cartoon caused a wave of protests among believers, which greatly fueled interest in this show. In 1999, Parker and Stone filmed the feature film Big, Long, and Uncut. One month afterits US premiere, the actress who voiced all the female roles in it committed suicide.

South Park Season 1

The first season of the series was produced from 1997 to 1998. It included 13 episodes about 4 3rd grade students from Colorado.

First episodes:

1. "Cartman and the anal probe". In this episode, Cartman is attacked by aliens, Kyle saves his little brother, and Stan mends a relationship with Wendy.
2. "Weight gain 4000". Cartman wins the prize for winning the national essay contest, and he begins to gain weight with the help of a special tool.
3. "Volcano". The children, along with Uncle Stan Jimbo, go hunting and encounter an awakened volcano that threatens to destroy the entire South Park.
4. "Big Al". Stan finds out that his dog Sparky is blue and tries to fix it throughout the episode.
5. "The elephant loves the pig." Stan suffers humiliation from his older sister, and Kyle gets an elephant. Children, trying to cross him with Cartman's pig, turn to Professor Alphonse Mephesto.

When asked how many episodes there are in South Park, there is a definite answer - 267 for September 2015 (19 seasons).

Best episodes

According to the opinion of Internet users who evaluated the viewed episodes, a rating of the best episodes of the animated film was compiled. The leader among them was the series "Scott Tenorman Must Die". Storytells about the terrible revenge of Cartman, who wants to teach his offender Scott a lesson. A high school student sold his pubic hair to him and didn't want to return the money.

Also in the list of episodes of "South Park", recognized as the best, includes the following episodes:

1. "Make love, not Warcraft." In the series, the viewer sees how the boys are addicted to the popular game World of Warcraft. They "pump" their characters without going outside and forgetting about basic hygiene.
2. "The return of the fellowship of the ring to the two towers." The plot of the series is a parody of The Lord of the Rings.
3. "Imprisoned in virtuality". Butters begins to question whether he is in the real world. By causing a commotion at home and throughout the city, he raises a panic.
4. "Sponsored Content". Jimmy writes a word in the school newspaper that doesn't fit with the principal's worldview.
5. "CHIC-O". Cartman dresses up as a robot and then learns Butters' terrible secret.
6. "Stuck in the closet". The series exposes the pseudoscience of Scientology.
7. "Good times with guns". 3rd graders take out real weapons and start playing ninja.

The series "South Park", the 1st season of which immediately gained popularity, every year pleases the audience with original stories.

Series highlights

The series is positioned by the creators as a cartoon for adults and makes fun of the main problems of American culture. It also tracesblack humor and ridicule of many core beliefs. The show also covers a large number of world events.

From the 8th to the 16th season, the series was released according to a certain scheme - half in the spring and half in the fall. Trey and Matt are hinting that the list of episodes of "South Park" will be replenished for more than one year.

Awards

The best animated series in 1997 "South Park" won popularity not only at home, but throughout the world. He has been nominated for various awards many times. Only the creators of the series received the prestigious "Emmy" 4 times:

• In 2005 for Best Friends Forever.
• The 2007 episode "Make Love Not Warcraft" won the award.
• 2008 Emmy Award for 3 episodes of Imaginationland.
• In 2009 - for the episode "Margaritaville".

The list of "South Park" episodes, which have received various prizes and awards, will be updated. Fans of the series and its creators hope so.

In 2006, South Park lost to Family Guy for Best Animated Show. For the most politically incorrect program, the creators of the series received a Peabody award for journalists.

The peculiar style of animation and specific humor are the main features that the animated series "South Park" has. Each episode contains a lot of deep meanings.