South Park's History of Serialization

South Park and serialization. A subject that has been a bit of a debate in the fandom over the past 7 or 8 years. Is it ruining the show? Or has it breathed new life into it? I don’t think there’s a definitive answer, BUT, while many people attribute serialization to the most current era of South Park, the reality is that… they were dabbling in serialized elements for YEARS before embracing it more thoroughly. Arguably dating back to season 1! So I thought it might be fun to take a look back and explore the entire history of serialization in South Park, and talk a little bit about whether its changed the show for the better or worse.
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[@Johnny2Cellos]

While I was uploading this I realized I missed a GREAT example of early serialization and I feel so dumb for forgetting about it. The Bigger Longer & Uncut follow up where Saddam returns to hell, can't believe I missed it! Mybad!

[@noahpers0n]

just imagine this comment is about the video cause im still watching the pre ad

[@alterego6075]

"Aww come on, guy!" Lol

[@WhosAlx]

Oh no! Now you'll have to make a whole other episode of equal length where you can dive into how it set the pace for future serialized episodes that I'll absolutely enjoy!

[@leephillips4402]

Well the Saddam Husein arc started with Not Without My Anus and ended with A Ladder to Heaven.

[@tiablue9106]

@@leephillips4402 technically it ended in "it's christmas in canada"

[@Double.Think.]

I'd argue that Mint Berry Crunch is the most cereal-ized element of the show

[@rockeater27]

You *YOU*

[@splatoon2v-gamestreams729]

Of course! He's got the power of super cereal!

[@avalonplemel8933]

Ba dumb tss

[@blairylame]

best comment🏆

[@Dahlia-h5i]

or al gore!

[@MoodKapProductions]

My favorite reference to continuity was in Terrace and Philip Behind the Blow where Cartman threatens to feed Philip his parents with Stan saying "he'll do it." This episode comes right after the Scott Tennorman one

[@bruhdon4748]

Yeah I like those small moments of continuity, like when stan and Kyle start getting tired of “oh my god they killed kenny” bit

[@tiablue9106]

cartman also threatens to make ms. choksondik eat her parents later that season lol

[@Bloomser]

South Park has a lot of subtle continuity that’s often overlooked, it makes the show more rewarding to watch chronologically and it’s really an underrated aspect of the show. Great vid as usual!

[@igotburgersonmymindd]

OMG BRO I WATCH UR VIDEOS 💀

[@urhooked]

Oh my god blooms

[@shmabbywabby]

i just binged all your south park videos! they were so good

[@Anthroid9]

The continuity is not subtle, it’s quite obvious but because people watched the show one episode a week, they wouldn’t always pick up on it

[@coreyhawkins9471]

WHAT THE HELL IS SERIALIZATION!?!?!?!

[@privatecaboose256]

One of my favorite pieces of South Park serialization is character death. To my memory, once a character dies, they are dead (besides Kenny, which they explained away).

[@smelkus]

Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas died in Free Hat and returned in The China Problem Osama Bin Laden died in Osama Bin Laden has farty pants and came back in Its a jersey thing

[@privatecaboose256]

@@smelkus True. I was thinking of characters like Pip, Miss Choksondik, Jack Tenorman, and Clyde's mom. All who were perma killed. Thank you for pointing out character revivals I missed.

[@bruhdon4748]

@@privatecaboose256 not to mention chef, although they did bring him back once & in the video game but that was more to take the piss out of the voice actor

[@toastedt140]

@Bruhdon Kind of sad how he ended up being treated by Matt and Trey when he had a stroke and his entourage forced him out of south park.

[@bruhdon4748]

@@toastedt140 I mean he was a weirdo Scientologist, he was practically bullied into leaving by them, anyone who says anything negative about Scientology has to be shunned. He was fine with making fun of Christianity, Islam, buddhism etc but soon as it came to Scientology he threw a fit and left

[@SteamTeamRedubUK]

One of the best things about the serialization of South Park would be how Mr. Garrison was one of the few characters who had a story that carried from season to season, creating a subtle sense of continuity on a show that was still technically a floating timeline with status quo resets. Matt and Trey even made reference to it during their season one commentaries. A lot of characters on the show never had a defined arc, but Mr. Garrison definitely had development as the series played out.

[@smelkus]

The only other character that has gone through as many changes as Mr Garrison is Randy Marsh

[@traviswhitfield8045]

I think that why the show has aged so well. It’s based on thoughts and what’s going on with world. Unlike certain shows like Family guy, the Simpsons and loud house, South Park known what time to hit thier burns.

[@TrippVomit666]

Mooomoooo moo moo...moo moo

[@MrAltoalex123]

Doesn't make the show better

[@bruhdon4748]

@@smelkus now if we’re talking sex changes..

[@terencemcfadden7466]

I love how mr garrison has a noticeable story arc over the first few seasons if you watch it in order. The kids stuff was self contained but mr garrisons was always like the continuity character, so many status quo shake ups either revolved around or involved him somehow. 1 he replaces mr hat with mr twig. 2 comes out as gay 3 becomes a mountain man 4 teaches kindergarten And the rest you mentioned in the video

[@krystofcisar469]

Best part is mr. Garrison becoming ´´Trump´´ :D

[@bruhdon4748]

Oh my god I forgot he become a mountain man 😂

[@bruhdon4748]

@@krystofcisar469 god I hated garrison as trump, was so over played and just not funny.

[@ChippyGaming]

I’m so glad they leaned into serialisation, S19+ have felt like such a different energy and it’s kept the show really fresh light serialisation is definitely the way to go, I haven’t rewatched S20 since it aired but it got pretty derailed towards the end

[@ubad69]

hi chippys couch

[@hihello3372]

Dude i love your terraria stuff, never expected to see you in a south park video lol

[@fortymcmeme3846]

holy shit its the terraria man

[@Bem_flanc]

I loved when the boys started freaking out over people starting to remember things from last week at the beginning of season 19.

[@StrayChoom]

Couch man is here

[@Pikminiman]

I'm just glad that Matt & Trey refuse to let the show go stale. Maybe some experiments don't land, but experimentation is necessary.

[@ronaldeliascorderocalles]

It would be better to talk about serialization by making a multi-part video

[@Johnny2Cellos]

lmao wow what a missed opp

[@gracekim25]

Eh 😂

[@jsb7778]

S19, as well as S25+Streaming Wars have had my favorite serialized aspects to date. I love it when they can still mostly be standalone, but still connected, it feels rewarding to watch. I also love the status quo shifts, primarily from those seasons; they're fun & keep the show fresh, and it feels as if this world is changing as it grows, which I love.

[@ghostsurfer23]

I always watched South Park hella out of order growing up, because I always just caught whatever episodes I could on cable. Their serialized and proto-serialized stuff was always some of my favorite batches of episodes. I think ebbing and flowing with serialization is the right move; have recurring plot elements serve as a basis for new and interesting story ideas. IE the hotdog house.

[@yggdrasil2]

Funnily enough the show was actually a lot more focused on serialization from the very beginning, with Garrison getting fired for his involvement in NAMBLA the previous episode and Cartman counting his previously failed get-rich-quick schemes.

[@justdirt]

I was a teenager during season 20. I was the core demo, and I was so invested in it. As the season went on, it really did fizzle out. I loved when South Park had serialized narratives even if they were short or small threads. It's why I love the games so much. Both of them are filled with references and nods to past episodes. Both have longer narratives and show with time that Matt and Trey could write very engaging and funny longer form narratives. Stan's relationship with Wendy, Kenny's family issues, Jimmy being a stand-up comic, and the Goth kids and their relationship with other characters are all small status quo changes that happen throughout the seasons. It's small, but those small things made episodes that came back to them that much better. I hope they write this kind of small, more character focused serialization Weird comparison ik, but I think My Little Pony: Friendship is magic did this kind of serialization amazingly well. Status quo changes happened at the beginning and end of seasons, but characters still learned lessons and grew.

[@carlS523]

This is great, considering the announcement of season 26! Good timing!

[@Khemtime]

I’m not a fan of the serialization. A couple multi-episode stories here and there was fine but having it span an entire season takes away from the fun spontaneous nature the show used to have. I get that it has been a hallmark of Park to be able to pump out episode covering current events in near real time but my favorite episodes are the ones that allow me to take a break from those things. Watching the boys trying to send an orca to the moon, Cartman wanting to go to Casa Bonita, or sending Butters to a girls sleepover to capture a fortune telling device is much better entertainment and makes for more laughs than basically watching the news portrayed by South Park characters. The social commentary is not subtle enough to be funny anymore and having it in every episode is too much for me. I more or less gave up on SP after season 20

[@highfivers5062]

From what I've heard, the ImaginationLand trilogy was originally planned to be a second theatrical movie.

[@tiablue9106]

it was, trey & matt were surprised comedy central let them do a 3-parter

[@youngbrazy1113]

a south park banger on my birthday? we eating good this year! Keep up the good work Johnny!

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Happy birthday!

[@youngbrazy1113]

@@Johnny2Cellos appreciate it man means a lot from one of my favorite content creators! Any ideas on when the next CTC video will be?

[@TGo-n-Roscoe]

Great episode, I've always loved the serialization of the show...I know some don't, but it's so much fun to see what new roads they take to tell a relevant story.

[@azraphon]

You missed Tweek & Craig! The most wholesome serialisation!

[@jamesflowers1295]

I really love how Lorde just rolled with it, even made a track for them to use for funsies

[@dylanmurphy9389]

That’s sick

[@bruhdon4748]

I thought it was SIA that did the music for the lorde music in the show?

[@interstellartravel]

@@bruhdon4748 It was Sia.

[@portugal5698]

Lmfaooo. Well this comnent backfired!

[@bruhdon4748]

@@portugal5698 why?

[@andrews8567]

One of my favorite and one of the earliest multipart episode stories is do the handicapped go to hell and its follow up episode entitled probably. I dont think it was mentioned in the video which is why i mentioned it but great vid as usual.

[@fryingraijin]

Thanks man. I was just rewatching some random episodes of SP^^

[@SerpentineGraphicsOfficial]

Perfect timing with the recent announcement of season 26.

[@thewhitewolf58]

Serialization is great for most shows but it doesnt belong in a show that is relies on pop culture for its plots.

[@gracekim25]

Debatable 😅

[@mattchu4273]

I’ve been watching South Park consistently since 2009 and this video just cued me into some South Park lore I never even knew. Woah. Good vid

[@qayssarjrd5399]

Tbh that was something I never liked about South Park. I think South Park was way better when the interconnected episodes were not more than three episodes. Nowadays I avoid watching South Park because I haven’t watched the previous stuff and feel just confused. What made the show so great for me was that I could just binge through the episodes and always being at the beginning of a story and not in the middle where I’m forced to watch the episodes in order for me to keep up with the story

[@NARUTOthe6THh0kage]

gotta watch Family guy for the sitcom type stuff my dude

[@qayssarjrd5399]

@@NARUTOthe6THh0kage are you sayin South Park can be replaced by family guy?

[@NARUTOthe6THh0kage]

@@qayssarjrd5399 Isn't family guy older than south park?

[@qayssarjrd5399]

@@NARUTOthe6THh0kage so what? That doesn’t change anything about what my initial comment was about and the response to your comment. Who cares if family guy is older or not. South Park is in my opinion the superior show and I liked better without season long stories and subplots

[@smelkus]

Another example of early serialization is season 2 Mr Garrison giving up Mr Hat for Mr Twig

[@RanterInShades]

The thing about the newer serialized episodes is that I respect them more than I like them.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Ya know... I feel this

[@ExoticChaotic]

I’m gonna be honest, I’ve seen just about every episode of South Park 3-4 times at least. And never knew or noticed the “meteor shower trilogy” being the same night. In my head I didn’t know which episode belonged to which season, and viewed them all as stand alone. lol

[@onepunchman4444]

200/201 are hands down the greatest south park episodes of all time. It was like a time capsule and a perfect summary of all of South Park. It was really like a true South Park movie.

[@JSXSProductions]

Man, I forgot how 200/201 basically expanded on the plots of some of my most favorite episodes ever.

[@ryancj1542]

Serialization was cool but the newest season was a breath of fresh air as well.

[@HeavyMetalGamingHD]

a breath, that suddenly stopped after 6 episodes. then nothing happened for a while. And now south park seems to be in a bit of a limbo again. I haven read any news about a new season or a new special for quite a while.

[@jesuscampos6980]

I have enjoyed the episodes that follow somewhat of a story throughout the episodes i just hate when they don't finish it that is my biggest problem. At first i did not like it seeing Stan's family move to a farm away from the main cast, but i have enjoyed the whole tegridy farm episodes i think they are hilarious.

[@imp8684]

I think what I liked about the serialization is how even more off the wall South Park gets with its storylines in this format such as imagination land, the ads, Covid etc. even if it had a few missteps I also like that you extent it to the early seasons and how they added continuity to the series before going full season story arcs in the modern episodes, almost as if they were stepping stones. nice vid!

[@PhilospherDjPsychologist24]

originally I thought the grouping was Stan and Kyle, and then it was Cartman and Kenny, but I think actually it is Stan and Cartman and Kyle and Kenny butters and cartman couldn't be a pair because both of them need some one to support them, and neither can supply that for each other

[@pch3611]

I only just started South Park this week and I when I randomly stumbled on season 20 and I can't lie it is the season what sold me on the show.

[@compatriot852]

The reason why past serialization worked is because it was often kept to a couple of episodes or very subtle. Modern serialization just drags jokes out and it gets really boring in a lot of cases.

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

Sounds like subjective preference forced to function like objective criticism. Pretentious and boring rubbish as usual.

[@atreestump]

South Park lost me after Coon and Friends. I just loved it so much. Was hoping they'd continue with that story at some point in the future

[@smelkus]

It would e good if one of the specials focused on Coon and friends and maybe they could expand Kennys lore such as by explaning why peoples memory of seeing him die gets erased when he ressurects

[@thomasmiller2986]

For a guy like me that’s been watching South Park religiously since I was six or seven, 99ish. I love it either way, they’re both different but they’re both good. Old old episodes are ridiculously silly, which is great. But I like all the new changes/serialization. I love to hate PC Prince

[@katieholland4244]

I like light serialization but if they abandoned the idea i dont think id be upset about it

[@tylerkochman1007]

Randy actually being Lorde seems to have also not been the plan originally. It looks like they originally had Randy lying about having an in with her so he had to impersonate her. A throwaway joke. But some reporter didn’t get it and published an article all angry at South Park for portraying Lorde as a man. So they decided to mock that with the following episode, which has a reporter sleuthing South Park to find out the truth about Lorde, with Randy being Lorde. The rest is history.

[@jayflash9051]

I’m super serial

[@CityScapesYT]

Apart from great videos I always love the music you use! What’s the song playing at 05:30? And please make a feature lengths song with your outro :D It’s so good!

[@tiablue9106]

Rewatching South Park it’s kinda crazy how they mess up continuity with things like character’s names and ages and etc but also recall some kinda little things. There’s stuff with saddam hussein, various character deaths, and other references from the movie and such of course-kinda surprised u didn’t bring up the Mr. Twig stuff in season 2-but also here are just some neat lil things I noticed going back to some old eps: -in “fat camp”, Cartman directly references how he smuggled stuff into prison by shoving them up his ass in “cartman’s silly hate crime” -in “trapper keeper”, Cartman says he can’t have friends over the age of 30 as he got screwed over on that once, referencing “Cartman joins NAMBLA”. In this ep Mr. Garrison also mentions how his relationship with his dad is better now, a reference to “worldwide recorder concert” -in “super best friends”, Cartman says he doesn’t wanna die bc he hasn’t even gotten his pubes yet. Next ep he buys pubes from Scott tenorman -of course the Scott tenorman ep ends up tying into a lot of things/gets referenced more than I remembered, but also in this ep Cartman tells a story abt his grandma dying in an attempt to get his money back from Scott. This might not have been a total lie as in “cartmanland” 2 eps later, cartman’s grandma dies. -as many ppl noticed, cartman's devotion to mel gibson/the passion of the christ was brought up in "good times with weapons" and "up the down steroid" before "passion of the jew" finally centered on it -similarly, "tonsil trouble" is basically based on jokes from "cartman joins NAMBLA", "casa bonita", "red man's greed" and "woodland critter christmas" where cartman expressed desire for kyle to get AIDS (which ends up being referenced in "post covid") -in “merry Christmas, Charlie Manson”, Kyle brings up the film festival from “chef’s chocolate salty balls” influencing mr. Hankey’s popularity. If u pay attention, there are more lines referencing other events than u might think All that aside, I guess I most prefer the continuity how it’s done in like seasons 18, 21 & 25 where there’s definite elements that carry from one ep to the next, possibly leading to a more continuity-heavy string of 2-3 episodes near the end of the season

[@TheDreamteam25]

Season 14 episode 5 thanks Johnny going home right after work and watching that episode now

[@josiahcombellick8559]

I really hope they continue with like not the ongoing full story’s but do like what they did last season like with small changes that end up happening but stay the same and end up being a bigger part in the movie like you said I really found it neat that the season sent up not many things in my opinion but I think it was perfect to end it all with basically a 2 hour movie making up like what 6 episodes almost making it a 12 episode season but you only had to wait for 3 episodes a piece but they just had the smaller changes they made become a bigger part in the second half of the season but I think it worked perfectly tbh

[@alterego6075]

That's one of the best parts when it somes to South Park, and what may be to come...the anticipation lol I'm rewatching the collection again, I just hit season 16. I've been a hardcore fan since we all watched the very first episode in my buddies basement. We were at opening night of Bigger, Longer Uncut. I've seen em all lol more than once. And they've yet to let me down.

[@jayward8237]

Fantastic video! Love the in depth look & thoughtful commentary.

[@mathieuleader8601]

A missed opportunity for the President Garrison's story arc would be seeing how the Garrison Family would react to Garrison being president

[@Bobbies1]

I can't believe they had morbius in South park

[@AxelWedstar411]

Go God Go is my favourite multi-part episode and one of my favourite episodes of the show in general. I can't say I'm surprised it doesn't see much discussion online because it's a prty straightforward plot that doesn't rly reveal anything about the characters, but it and Make Love Not Warcraft are the highlights of the otherwise kinda mid season 10 for me.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

I really like Go God Go! But I think season 10 has a handful of bangers. Chef Returns, Cartoon Wars, ManBearPig, Make Love Not Warcraft, Go God Go and Stanley's Cup are all great imo

[@dannyfromtheville3613]

Main reason why I still watch South Park is bc of the writing. They went from wacky one-offs to more intricate storytelling 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jipgroenhart5755]

I love the little hints so you are mindblown when you find out later in the season. Like that lelsie keeps talking to much and pc principle shutting here up. And later finding out she ie an ad and thus the reason why she talks so much. I thought that was great

[@smelkus]

I don't mind Tegridy farm if it's used like it was in Japanese toilet as it wasn't the main focus of the episode just a plot device used to explain how Randy could afford to buy a Japanese toilet

[@Drebin2293]

A lot of people don't mind some carryovers. It's the degree that I have an issue with.

[@MeetWagon22]

call me stupid but when i read "history of serialization" i genuinely thought it was going to be about Al Gore and him being 'super serial' ..... imma go take an IQ test real quick

[@NicoAnimation]

Fun video Johnny! Don't mean to correct you, but the reveal of Cartman's father took much longer than 1 week. I WAS THERE, YOU LITTLE WHIPPERSNAPPERS! After the cliffhanger, viewers had to wait 5 weeks for the April 1st reveal, which of course turned out to be the Terrance and Phillip prank, then an additional 3 weeks after that for the actual sequel episode reveal. I remember the wait being agonizing!

[@phunkyzilla]

Serialization as a heavy theme in South Park has ruined it starting with when they assumed Hillary would win needing them to rewrite a whole season and even drop the member berries plot line

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Please do an updated version of this video!

[@hazatheonly]

Love your videos bud

[@swagwolfgang]

I’ve been a south park fan for 20 years because im 24 and my parents for some fucking reason let me watch south park at that age and i honestly love that they started doing serialization

[@rllycldg_3633]

I love that, despite being episodic, south park has always had a sense of continuity

[@Theownerwhohatesthem_123]

Season 22 is my favourite season of South Park

[@MrJACKBaird]

another big example of continuity in south park is stan and wendy breaking up in the episode Raisins and didn't get back together until The List several seasons later

[@delgrengo2135]

When talking multi part episodes you missed "Do handicap people go to hell?" And then the following episode "Probably"

[@Johnny2Cellos]

yes see pinned tweet

[@AaronMondesir]

Chef coming back this season. Mark my words

[@TheYuccaPlant]

I don't think i would still be watching south park if it wasn't for the serialization. Family guy, american dad, i watched these just as much as south park back in the day but south park is the only one that made me keep watching or wanted to watch from start to finish at some point.

[@ojdidit94]

Season 19 was one of the greatest seasons of any tv show I’ve ever watched.

[@mathieuleader8601]

fun fact Muhammed appeared uncensored on Stan's lunchbox in the pandemic special

[@rentheseer190]

Now there’s a sentence. “Equal rights means equal fights”

[@mythcat1273]

I feel like people have been saying this since women got the right to vote, idk how you haven't heard it yet

[@ampleparkingTV]

Wonderful timing, I needed my fix!

[@Cheesymomo]

I think a mix of both is ideal.

[@drewbarton196]

Are we gonna ignore the fact that in the world of South Park the first president and vice president of LGBTQ representation are Mr. Garrison and Caitlyn Jenner?

[@CartoonTriper]

still frustrated they didn't resolve the Memberberries thing

[@smelkus]

Another episode 200 and 202 follows up is Butt out since Rob Reiner plays a major role in the episodes you forget to mention Butt out when you listed the episodes that 200 and 291 follow up from

[@evo2542]

South Park: I am Super Cereal right now

[@dustinjones1346]

I think chefs death was the beginning of the end of south park. There's a completely different energy and humor to the early seasons with him, and the seasons since without him. He was a pretty consistent piece and one of my favorite characters

[@Johnny2Cellos]

I do miss Chef but I actually think their best era was mostly right after they killed him off. Seasons 8-15 is my favorite stretch

[@dustinjones1346]

@Johnny 2 Cellos different strokes for different folks. That's when you saw the serialization get embraced though. Like coon and friends, Wendy, call backs etc. I don't recall exactly when garrison transitioned but I believe it was after. Before chef died they were much more episodic and he was the guy that helped the kids through their messes pretty consistantly. I think they turned more to serialization to fill the void of his impact. Almost like they lost a key ingredient to the recipe and had to make something different with the rest of the ingredients

[@Dhips.]

Some single episodes in season 20 are fun, but overall I don't enjoy it as much as stand alone episodes. I like call backs and 2-3 parters just fine, but by the end of season 20 I was just happy it was over.

[@quiiquee]

The post covid specials were some of my favorite things that ever happened in South Park.

[@HeavyMetalGamingHD]

those specials had some absolutely insane jokes and writing. I absolutely died, when butters came out as a NFT scammer.

[@kaneprenter9011]

I think suttle serilization would be ok as the show is based on eposides being singullar, and if its too serialized then takes away from that, so maybe background stuff carries on

[@josephwest124]

"The Meteor Shower Trilogy" had more in common with a "crossover" done on ABC a couple of years earlier when FOUR of ABC's shows ("Ellen," "Grace Under Fire," "The Drew Carey Show" and "Coach") aired as part of the "Viva Las Vegas Night." On all four shows, the episodes all featured the cast members in Las Vegas and characters from each of the shows made appearances on at least one of the other shows--mostly as part of each individual show's main story line. I wouldn't consider the "South Park" "event" to be a serialized story--they just happened to have some elements in common but you didn't really see those common points in each episode. Mrs Cartman was "off-screen" for most of "Cat Orgy" aside from the opening where she's leaving the house and the end where she comes home and passes out on the couch. During "Jewbilee," we never see the Broflovskis after they drop off the boys at the scout camp. And during "Two Guys," the only kids we see are Stan and the Melvins (Pip, Butters and Dougie) until the very end (and, really, this episode SHOULD have aired after "Jewbilee" since Kyle *somehow* comes back from camp (his parents are still at the Meteor Shower Party when he gets back from camp).

[@wheeler116]

or as Al Gore would say: Cerealization

[@clawguy4933]

What about S4E9 “Do the Handicap Go to Hell?” and S4E10 “Probably”? These were some of the best ones for serialization

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Yeah I mentioned these in my pinned comment bc they also follow up the movie! I’m stupid for forgetting em

[@smelkus]

I've noticed another possible bit of south Park serialization outside of South Park in Team America Spotswood says have you ever seen a man eat his own head I don't know if this is to suggest Team America is in the same fictional universe as South Park and Spotswood was in the crowd when David Blaine ate his own head in Super best friends

[@deoyx]

That moment when you realize you read the title wrong....

[@ippolit4262]

False about not knowing the way Kenny experiences being reborn..we already glimpse into Kenny's experience of rebirth during NAMBLA..

[@G_____]

Miss Choksondiks dying was also serial

[@Bruchpilot7L]

I think it's really nice when you're just casually watching a show to not have to watch the episodes in the correct order to be able to understand what's going on. And if you have some time you can watch a 2-parter or a 3-parter. To me season 19 and season 20 are just 10-parters and not very good ones at that. They discussed many themes that scare me personally. Change, modernety, PC-ness, politics. While being very important topics, I think the way they were handled was not South Park enouth. It was too straight forward i think. Being so directly confronted with these topics made me feel kind of uneasy while watching, which I've never felt when watching older episodes, even though many of the things discussed there are still very much present topics to this day, simply because the way South Park tackled these issues was different back then. Aside from that I think those two seasons were just boring. It's not like I hate serialisation though. South Park had many very good multi-part episodes and episodes that were otherwise connected. I just wish it would continue to be a kind of rare occasion instead of... well seasons 19-24. (although season 24 along with it's special were pretty good) It would be kinda cool if they could pull off what "avatar the last airbender" did, with there being a liniar story but you can still watch the episodes in whatever order. I do see the difficulty in this though. Also I think it might take away from that South Park feeling. The feeling of the show is, in a way, related to it's episodicness, but its not defined by that. A perfect example herefore would be the Coon vs Coon and Friends trilogy. There is a continuous storyline over the course of 3 episodes and in addition it even connects to and older episode. Still it has the perfect South Park feeling to it. Overall I can say that it's not serialisation in and of itself that's bad, it's just the way they pull it off and with the creators' always-being-up-to-date and one-week-per-episode mentality I think this simply isn't going to work out. But I'm sure Matt and Trey have noticed that themselves after season 20 thankfully.

[@SGTwizardfist]

I think it was better when they only did serialized episodes occasionally, I think the humor of south park works better when its contained to one episode. plus I wish they would go back to more episodes where it focused on the boys just doing stupid stuff

[@MisterRagdoll]

I don't have a problem with episodes not being straight up random, I just don't like how they keep it linear. I enjoyed how they could just pick a joke and go for it. Now they need to keep it making sense on story.

[@rizum.]

anyone notices that his voice syncs with mitch conner? 5:45

[@onlineamiga]

The earlier singular episodes have far more re-watchability than the latest stuff which is part of a longer serial. That is something i think they lose out on by the seralized stuff.

[@Nikkerman]

Either way it's insane that the show started 3 decades ago and is still good and finding new ways to be good

[@comedylyfe2113]

What town would be the hardest to survive in? Springfield Quahog South park

[@felixleidig8307]

i wish tegridy farms would stop it killed the fun for me

[@hughmann6391]

Damn, really early for once! Excited for the quality content.

[@JHTRealEstateSA]

I genuinely love everything South Park. I can count on one hand the number of episodes I'll skip in the entire series.

[@ITzKidKoz]

Don’t remember if you said this but Token not being Token was a few good decades of misleading lol

[@SKUNK_FPS_Clips]

I love South Park, it’s unparalleled by other shows in the medium.