South Park: Kenny Dies Reaction (Season 5 Episode 13)

[@Jay-wy3xu]

I knew the Kyle/Cartman hug would blow your mind! 😆 Great reaction, as always!

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Thanks Jay!

[@mayarbuzik7075]

someone once pointed out that it looks like theyre making out and ill never look at this scene the same 🥲

[@P4ggie]

@@mayarbuzik7075 oh no.

[@TheAbominableDrFaustus]

This is a brilliantly written episode.

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Most def! They sold me on Cartmans business so well and when Kenny's sickness gets mentioned it was like a punch to the gut.

[@zinzhieaziz]

​@@DisfunktionalTV hey bro you should watch season 7 episode 14 it is my favorite episodes i highly recommend it 👍

[@macdaddy1376]

Please this the most mid episode

[@bentleysworld691]

@@DisfunktionalTV next episode you should watch is season 15 episode 5 city sushi it’s really crazy

[@stephenpatterson8056]

@@DisfunktionalTV Imagine having watched this live on TV not even knowing the episode title

[@luisrosario3781]

Yup, I'm in tears. I was living vicariously through Stan that whole time. That's a hell of a grief, and Stan's denial of Kenny's inevitable fate left me a sobbing mess.

[@ZakJordan98]

Playing Kenny's death completely straight is one of the cleverest things Matt and Trey have ever done

[@shukuchishikeishuu9540]

It's really interesting that you're watching this episode after watching the superhero trilogy. Since it was revealed in that trilogy that everyone's memories get wiped upon Kenny's death, the cast's reactions in this episode make a lot more sense. What's more, I think that *this* is the death that got Kenny to realize that nobody remembers the times he gets killed. Because a little more than a season ago, Kenny was ranting to Stan about how nobody seems to care when he dies, so there clearly had to be something between that episode and the Mysterion episodes that got Kenny to figure out the truth. And him being gone for an entire year after seeing everyone grieving over him, only to show up with barely any reaction? That's probably where it clicked for him.

[@eggsbenedict9095]

well cartman remembers as shown in cartman land and a couple other instances but this is very true

[@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758]

@@eggsbenedict9095 i hope its canon that cartman is the only person who remembers (besides timmy, who gave that kenny parka to jimmy) but he is just such an asshole and a bad friend he doesnt do anything about it

[@shukuchishikeishuu9540]

​Cartman's a strange case. We do know he remembers (likely because of having Kenny's eyes as a result of a transplant, and later getting possessed by his soul), but it's entirely possible that he--like us, the viewers--just accepted his frequent deaths as "something that happens." As in, he may not be aware that other people flat-out don't remember, and that he's just following everyone else's lead by not making a big deal out of it. While this time was different in the sense that it took MUCH longer for Kenny to actually die (over a period of multiple days, as opposed to between milliseconds and several minutes), I do think that this episode shows how (in a very twisted way) Cartman does care for Kenny. If it was about selling the fetuses from the start, there wouldn't be any reason for Cartman to tell Kenny that he's his best friend, and that he plans to find a cure for his illness. My guess is that either his *original* goal was to save Kenny and later got sidetracked upon finding out how stem cells worked, or he only changed to his "Shakey's Pizza" plan after Kenny died and would no longer have any need for them.​

[@eggsbenedict9095]

@@shukuchishikeishuu9540my interpretation of it was that cartman thought Kenny would come back so he used the stem cells for Shakey's instead of Kenny. Kenny and cartman are very clearly best friends and Cartman's lack of ever caring for Kenny's well being kind of shows to me that Cartman knows

[@eggsbenedict9095]

@@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 Well Cartman is definitely an asshole hes much less of one to Kenny we have seen them being nice to each other multiple times as they are best friends. Cartman is an asshole but Kenny and his mother seem to be the only people he can actually be nice to.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

Rewatching this definitely made me cry. Stan being angry at his friend for leaving is a legitimate part of grieving, and Cartman having real emotion and being sad for someone else, and Kyle seeing that and giving him a hug to comfort him was soo wholesome. That definitely made me cry. But the thing is, I know Kenny will come back, I know it is not a permenant loss, I have seen all South Park Episodes, it is just written so well and so out of character for Cartman, and so realisitic for Stan, it hits hard.

[@SeyaDiakite7]

Kyle is a warrior. He stood by keenly t’il the very end and heard his last word.

[@env0x]

they were really gonna kill off kenny for good when this episode first came out. they did most of the whole next season without kenny in the show and they said they were done with him because they couldn't think of any more material to write for him. then out of nowhere they brought him back and were like "yea we changed our minds, kenny is back" LOL.

[@lulotshepe8325]

Kenny has died so many times, but this was the most emotional. I started crying more than I expected. R.I.P Kenny😢😢

[@justjasz5572]

Yeah 😭😭

[@Mikethetike-w4l]

He comes back

[@Mikethetike-w4l]

He was gone for only 2 seasons

[@Official_RetroMania]

When I first saw this episode I found it funny because we all know Kenny comes back. So I found they reaction more funny than they usually: they B-Tards line but I didn't expected Matt and Trey to actually go with it and leave Kenny dead, at least not for a whole season...

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Damn , so hes gone for the rest of this season?

[@Official_RetroMania]

@@DisfunktionalTV That or the next episode after that was the season final. He was gone for the whole next season so season 6 not 5.

[@freyzerb.castro9124]

@@DisfunktionalTV yeah I think he doesn't appear in season 6 either. If you remember in Simpsons Already Did It (the episode with the sea monkeys) they were hanging out with Tweek, that's because he was Kenny's replacement. I think in that same episode they were hanging out with someone else at the beggining but they kicked him because he wasn't a good replacement although I'm not sure if that was in that episode

[@Official_RetroMania]

​@@freyzerb.castro9124 If I remember correctly Kenny comes back in end of season 6 the Christmas season final special after Jesus dies...

[@Keiyon95]

​@@DisfunktionalTV Their endgame was to get Butters into the main spotlight on top of them running out of ways to kill Kenny; they were even going to originally kill Kyle off because he was too similar to Stan but they realized as best friends Stan and Kyle have a lot in common so they went with Kenny

[@MrAkilleus]

This episode really shows how smart the guys behind South Park are. Using Kenny (who always dies) to bring up a serious subject is genius and so is the decision to play all the hospital scenes completely straight with no jokes undermining it. Really smart writing.

[@alexvaughan1013]

And they do it again in Best Friends Forever. At least Kenny comes back after that episode.

[@amyfreiermuht5714]

Kenny is the GLUE to that group

[@FimbongBass]

I remember when this episode was first airing, how big of a deal it was, people at the time werent sure if kenny actually died for real this time or not, really interesting era

[@Kyle_The_Cuber]

South Park is often underrated for how well they can write emotional episodes, Getting Older is another one

[@andrewcuevas1958]

The only South Park episode to actually make me cry 😭

[@chuckguy3383]

After this episode Kenny was in fact gone for a while.

[@erickthomas325]

This was the second to last season of season 5 and Butter’s Very Own Episode is the last…. Then yes Kenny remains dead for the entire season 6. It was that time and when the other kids in the school really had a lot of their character’s truly start to develope. Particularly Butter’s.

[@MrSam2497]

14:28 really hurts when Kenny gets his hopes up for Stan to show up

[@EE_Tech]

Every episode I always want cartman to have a moment where he’s descent and then he always ruins it lmao😂

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Lmaooo his true colors always come out

[@1C3CR34M]

@@DisfunktionalTVhonestly I think Kenny died before he was able to get the cure, so he just saw his pile of stem cells and went “well, Kenny’s dead, time to own a shakies”

[@xoKnight]

@@1C3CR34Mtrue Cartman wasn’t going to be able to save Kenny anyways he died too quick

[@Pfischful]

Its worth mentioning that in early south park, kenny died in every episode, supposedly the creators got tired of figuring out ways to kill him so they killed kenny permanently in this episode. After this, kenny wasnt in the show until the last episode of season 6 where they decided to bring him back but without the huge focus on his death.

[@NDGumballOc]

The fact that young children are really dying at a early age, makes the episode even sadder

[@LeesReviews69]

I now officially live my life one DisfunktionalTV episode at a time

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Haha I appreciate you fam

[@chrxs61632]

Don’t want to pay for HBO max this’ll do 😂

[@frozenfresh6406]

Me too

[@uasakura]

I actually have tears whenever i watched this, my best friend passed with a heart condition, the feeling of helplessness hits me hard. I understand Stan, i didnt wanna see y friend in bed n in tubes. N i didnt really know what i could say..... its such a well written episode

[@Rainec777]

If you liked this one, Season 9, Episode 4, Best Friends Forever, has some similar beats. Kenny being hospitalized while Cartman tries to capitalize on it.

[@Crusader316]

Is that the one where he wants the PSP?

[@Rainec777]

@@Crusader316 Yes

[@Miles_Life-l3v]

The fact when the make a wish people came in Kenny said, "Stan?!"

[@benramirez5238]

The music score for the serious scenes was written full of emotion. When listening to the score it brings a tear to my eyes

[@blaketindle4703]

Lol Kenny’s dad wearing a black Scotch hat at his son’s funeral! 😂

[@G_Blues]

I cried for a fictional character A FICTIONAL CHARACTER That’s how much he means to the show man… it’s just ain’t the same without Kenny 😭

[@QMagix1]

Same I feel so.. weak

[@gonzo6489]

Jimmy Carr has a great joke, "The Make a Wish Foundation should really be called the "No, Make Another Wish Foundation.""

[@FlaminV]

So what’s interesting is that this was the episode where Matt and Trey killed Kenny permanently (at least until “red sleigh down” where they brought him back to life. They killed him permanently because they were getting tired of thinking of ways to kill him. That’s also why he stopped dying every episode when he returned

[@jaded6530]

Kenny was meant to die here, as in never come back, but he came back a season later because they seemingly were a bit lost since every other episode was "the boys build a ladder to see him" or "cartman channels him"

[@ViewerOnline101]

This was supposed to be the episode where Kenny died permanently. This is why they had Butters and then later Tweek replace him for several episodes until they decided to bring him back.

[@MXG100]

Kenny actually missed the entire season six but he was still remembered. oh, and one time he was in Cartman’s body

[@retired4365]

Is this the only time Kenny didn't brutally die? Good one though. 😂

[@Matt_the_rebellion]

South Park does comedy and drama equally well

[@SayKyleNotCow]

Gotta do season 11. The entire season, nothing but bangers 👌👌👌

[@kimberlybellard6972]

That hug between Cartman & Kyle makes me emotional every time I see it. I can’t imagine my best friend dying & me not being able to do anything about it 😢😢💔💔💔

[@maritoguionyo]

Someone said that cartman cared about curing Kenny until he died, then he decided to do the other thing

[@lifewhims4155]

The fact no one is requesting Fantastic Easter Special is a straight travesty

[@LesgoSaquon]

Yk it's serious when Cartman isn't joking or laughing or saying anything racist This hits me right in the feels bc one of my friends had a seizure in first grade and almost died

[@traviseller8160]

South Park is on a level no show has replicated yet.

[@BluStarGalaxy]

I always assumed that the truck driver died and Cartman took the stuff and left. He would do that.

[@XPTanush]

@DisfunktionalTV This episode was actually the end of Kenny Dying Every Episode in the Earlier Seasons

[@SeyaDiakite7]

That’s why they had replacements for Kenny during season 6 with butters and Tweek before bringing him back in season 6 finale in the very end

[@_WeDontKnow_]

"unless i missed it, but i highly doubt it" i agree lmfaoo you're super observant while watching these shows

[@Danplays3000]

How come they're all emotional of kenny dying of a disease, when hes died in the most brutal ways possible

[@alexvaughan1013]

Shout-outs to Cartman for knowing what Kyle would say, and giving him comebacks! It's like Lelouch recording messages knowing what people will say. And then he pops in and pops a cap in your head!

[@TheGuardianofAzarath]

This was actually supposed to be the actual final death of Kenny (they basically ran out of ideas for killing him, so decided to make this one, a straight, plain and non-brutal death, his final one), since he didn't appear throughout all of season 6, they only brought him back because of fan backlash if i reemmber correctly. Then after they brought him back at the end of season 6/start of season 7, they decided to develop the Mysterion character arc which basically made Kenny immortal.

[@absolute1936]

Star Platinum: 17:18

[@moshkikotal]

He comes back at the end of the last episode of that season.

[@blaketindle4703]

They ROASTED the hell out of Madonna!!! 🤣

[@ayaka_tyan]

I highly recommend watching the episodes: S17: Ep 7, 8, 9.

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Thanks!

[@alexvaughan1013]

BURAKKU FURAIDAY!!

[@Jackd-lz2hn]

When I saw this the first time. I was sure sex was Kenny's last wish😂

[@TheShadowassassin27]

Kenny died so many times to the point it wouldn't be a big deal but this episode was pretty emotional 😢

[@brad1039]

If my friend died and his last words were him asking where I was and I ask what his last words are then my friend better lie to me

[@fieryphoenix586]

I think this episode was Matt and Trey showing that South Park can be more than just potty humor and children swearing.

[@wfyreguir]

This is the most emotional video I have ever seen in my life

[@Bonbonbon739]

They made this episode because they were originally going to kill Kenny off and replace him with butters, but the fans wanted kenny back.

[@officialbrdillin]

The window in Cartman's room is an animation error. That would be seeing through the hallway, not the outside.

[@MoistCrumpet]

The mood of this episode is completely different from the rest of the episodes. I think thats a big part of why this episode is so emotional. Even though Kenny before this always came back to life after dying, this time it feels different. More serious. Stan running out of the hospital because he can’t handle seeing Kenny like that, and Cartman and Kyle hugging and crying together also got to me. Even though I know Matt and Trey end up bringing Kenny back after this, its still such a sad episode.

[@_BLACKSTAR_]

Whenever you hear the pianos and violins, you KNOW they want you to feel sad.

[@bryanthernandez9769]

For any information Kenny Actually does in this episode until the end of the season where he comes back like nothing ever happened Creek or butter will be the new Kenny after this episode because the kid will find a replacement and Cartman 🤣 oh wow he likes Nesquick

[@Jackd-lz2hn]

Ladder to heaven. Next. For sure. It throws shame on Alan Jackson. Where were you when the world stop turning 😂

[@almasbaibolov1446]

2:15 When you live on countryside in early 2000’s with limited access to Internet, putting cow’s sh1t on fire was (maybe still is, somewhere) pretty common form of entertainment for kids.

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Lol thats funny af

[@almasbaibolov1446]

@@DisfunktionalTV You can tell I did the same when I visited relatives who lived in village. BTW, what South Park showed is little inaccurate. Fresh cow poo doesn’t ignite on fire so easy, it too moist. You have to wait at least 10 minutes. Then it will burn like firewood.

[@Stomich18]

I’m assuming someone has said this already but in this episode or somewhere around this episode, Matt and Trey originally were going to kill off Kyle permanently because they thought he was too similar to stan, but for whatever reason they decided to go back on that plan

[@513hook513]

They realized that Stan and Kyle weren't that similar as the years went on and Kyle was the major protagonist to Eric

[@hackaboom]

your progression of emotion is pretty wild. also I must say youre right just too much of the time....then again your distrust of cartman is very well founded

[@boogabuga7657]

now do all of season 6, one of the best seasons ever.

[@PRINCESSSKENNYY]

“Kenny can’t die…Kenny can’t die!” …subtle foreshadowing??

[@6TomCruz6]

Yeah this was the last episode with Kenny until the end of the next season Christmas episode that whole season they replaced Kenny with Butters then Tweek

[@Gachalifewinnieplayz262]

*i ain’t crying over kids in comedy show at all*

[@Brown-b4p]

19:25 southparkkennysfuneral

[@cherrrybombbbs]

You should react to Lice Capades next

[@jman0022]

Ngl the scene they break the news to Kyle and Stan brought a tear to my eye

[@DisfunktionalTV]

The energy def shifted there

[@mar420.74]

Same i've seen this episode a couple times now but the first time i cried, a couple times

[@StrawHatAura]

bro the fact that this episode is making me cry as I'm watching this goes to show how deep of a show South Park can be when it wants to be

[@ImRiickJamesBiish]

Another good one about Kenny dying as well as cartman doing what cartman does is this one right here Best Friends Forever S9 E4

[@Laxhoop]

When this episode came out, the value of the stem cells in fetuses was one of the major arguments for why abortion could be good. And then a few years later, researchers realized that stem cells actually exist in all humans, and can be easily harvested and multiplied.

[@zachzitzow8306]

"You're breaking my balls" that's what l have to say about today's gas prices

[@masubg]

Nobady can convince me that South Park is not the most genius comedy ever

[@DanielRichards644]

This episode was meant to be the death of Kenny permanently, Kenny Doesn't come back till the final scene of the final episode of the next season.

[@bobapjok4241]

Didnt catch the "Brian's Song" ireference in Cartmans speech before

[@PigBoop]

Finally bro more south park! I been fiendin for days! Love this episode man, I always get emotional when Kyle and Cartman hug lol 😂 It’s crazy cause obviously you know Kenny comes back but he’s gone for a while after this. A good one to follow this one up with would be S6 A Ladder To Heaven, hella funny but it does skip quite a few episodes.

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Days?!? What you mean bro. I posted one yesterday lol

[@PigBoop]

@@DisfunktionalTV ok you’re right but I guess I meant before that one lol my bad 🤣 still felt like forever

[@franciscoalmaguer3507]

17:36 we’ll actually 36

[@AC-il6bg]

Awesome episode but the fact that Kenny comes back either way is just wow. I truly thought he was for real gone with the music and sadness 🤣 Worst part about this episode is that I actually believed Cartman cared about Kenny and wanted to save him, I was Kyle at that moment lmao

[@JasmineAmberSandbrook1923]

Yo this bit is so sad ----> 19:23

[@ashlynn1732]

i just watched this episode and then went on youtube and saw that you uploaded a reaction to it! lol!

[@DisfunktionalTV]

LOL thats nuts!

[@savannahshoop4701]

My poor kenny dies for a while :((

[@DisfunktionalTV]

Sad day for sure!

[@rickypedia999]

An episode you have to follow up with is Ladder to Heaven, season 6 episode 22

[@AlexOrozco-wb3jk]

He deserves better he never did anything wrong and his parents probably feed him bad food

[@fernidadjames3188]

such a good episode.. hits different when you lose family or loved ones

[@Jwoodill2112]

Yeah it definitely does.

[@AlexisStreams]

You may hate cartman's tactics but Boy knows how to make money and he knows how to achieve his goals even if we hate em

[@RustinChole]

Wow. I’d entirely forgotten about this brilliant episode

[@jacobvozzo2934]

Now the “heaven vs hell” episode would be good to follow this one

[@edithguzman5314]

There is a fact that they were supposed to kill off Kyle, but they have to go with Kenny because they were running out of ideas

[@Gegag3digedagedag0]

if you're looking for a sad episode you should watch "you're getting old" saddest south park episode

[@LittleDebbieLatterSaints]

This kenny contains content from LDS Family, who has blocked it on copyright grounds

[@xxDrain]

The dramatic treatment of Kenny dying is supposed to be funny, not actually make you feel something :D It's funny because it's a complete reversal of him constantly dying without anyone caring. Playing it up like this is contrast comedy.

[@bryanthernandez9769]

You should watch the COVID Special

[@timmysv1992]

Season 6 that comes after this is really good, the story kinda follows through in some ways during that season so its a real nice to watch through completely =)

[@joels5150]

Cartman doing the Brian’s Song speech in front of Congress…

[@pimo24]

Great reaction !! You should do a reaction to season 15 episode 6 City sushi.

[@SeanEazymolestkids]

he would deff love that episode since its a butter's episode

[@boredXsomethingXIDK]

You gotta check out *A Ladder to Heaven* _Season 6, Episode 12._