This Episode Of South Park Was A Total GAME Changer

South Park has gone down in history as one of the most popular animated sitcoms of all time. After 24 Seasons and counting, many South Park fans have their own view on the Perfect Episode. Even the shows creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have different episodes which they believe brought South Park to the next level. We dive into what exactly makes this episode of South Park perfect and why it has such a lasting impression on the series as a whole.
#southpark #worldofwarcraft #nerdstalgic
Written by Chris Teregis
Edited by David Sadvari

[@LaneyStudios5]

I swear that moment when Randy's character gets killed and he's groaning in pain in real life is one of the best South Park moments of all time, Randy is probably in my top 10 characters from any TV show I've ever watched

[@dennis2003bengel]

I would love and hate to have Randy as my dad

[@AlaskaBoyAlex]

Randy is far and away the greatest character on the show imo

[@brianthomason5022]

Did ya know that Cartman is supposed to be a child version of Archie Bunker

[@nayvay9579]

Fax Randy is the best

[@gooeyking]

@@nayvay9579 then why doesnt he have a solo episode like pip? Because he is the second best character lol

[@HomeofLawboy]

"What do you mean? Now we can finally play the game" is one of those lines that makes me laugh just by remembering it

[@Kowzorz]

I love it because it mirrors the experience so well too. You spend literal workweeks leveling up your character and when you finally get to the maximum level allowed, you're told "this is when the real game begins".

[@owlbusdumbledork9966]

My friends who I play WoW with and I reference this episode frequently. Like whenever we get done with whatever we're doing in-game, and someone asks, "what do y'all want to do?" What do you mean? Now we can finally play the game.

[@alxexp]

@@owlbusdumbledork9966 sounds pretty fucking annoying

[@whichDude]

This was the earliest episode I can think of with Randy acting like he does in future episodes. How he gets super into whatever the kids are into and will act both violently and foolishly to succeed in his goals.

[@velvet373]

The losing edge is a season before, where Randy is into fighting at Stan's baseball game.. a great Randy episode

[@crunchydoritos5343]

@@velvet373 I thought this was Merika

[@MIK33EY]

Guitar Hero - just brilliant

[@jessejive117]

@@MIK33EY queer-o*

[@jeremiahjohnson450]

@@velvet373 i didn't hear no bell!

[@TheChrisHype]

Randy’s sad little “…I am not an r-tard.” will never not make me laugh.

[@G_____]

Was just laughing at that hard

[@shame2189]

Like no cap, Randy's got the best one liners in the entire show. Even better than Jimmy's.

[@consonantsandvowels1]

Darn. You made me like a comment containing a double negative. Fair play

[@jessejive117]

@@shame2189 dang it’s cringie to read someone actually saying no cap lol I only hear girls on tik tok clips saying that trying to be cool.

[@jessejive117]

@@consonantsandvowels1 wow you must be so intelligent and educated.

[@BiohazardEXTREME]

This episode of South Park was shown to us in Storytelling class in college to illustrate an example of story structure. It really is superb.

[@jclod610]

if anyone knows story structure, its mel gibson

[@kindauncool]

And to think- Trey Parker wanted to kill himself over this episode.

[@arinc9]

@@kindauncool What?

[@twiggy1253]

@@kindauncool ?

[@JazmineFyne]

That is so dope!

[@raindog3075]

the butters line is "i like hello kitty island adventure a lot more than this dumb..."

[@AlaskaBoyAlex]

i thought i was this stuff? huh

[@johnchedsey1306]

I may have told other GTA Online players in chat to go play Hello Kitty Island Adventure a few times...

[@MarkMoughamian]

I'd argue that Scott Tenorman Must Die was the game changer for South Park as it created the Cartman we know, love, and despise for the rest of the series. It also shaped their story arc writing for the rest of the series and focused less on subplots and more on the main plot in episodes. Make Love, Not Warcraft is an incredible episode, but without Scott Tenorman Must Die I don't see it happening.

[@robby7499]

Yeah. Eric was a mildly annoying racist, but that episode transformed him into a purely evil sociopath.

[@MarkMoughamian]

@@robby7499 Agreed. It was also the first episode I remember watching thinking "Holy shit, I can't believe they went there." South Park has done as good of it not better holy shit moments since then (Scientology, Muhammad, etc), but without the critical acclaim from fans and critics I don't think they would have ever pushed as far or as hard as they have. They were crass, vulgar, and non-PC before STMD, but that episode opened the doors to basically do whatever they want and know they would for the most part not face severe backlash (that is until the whole Muhammad debacle).

[@TheRighteousDawn]

Just saying, you guys need to check out South Park Post Covid if you haven't yet, Cartman is something else in that

[@poeterritory]

That's the one I would have picked. While Make Love Not Warcraft was a decent episode, I'd argue that it wasn't a game changer along the lines of Scott Tenorman Must Die. (Nor as clever or as funny.)

[@tylerhitchcock6763]

Scott Tuckerman is definitely the Magnum Opus, but being that might not mean it’s the best piece of work. I think Make Love not Warcraft has it edged out in that it is everything South Park does right at its best and was huge in pop culture on it’s release.

[@CamHennings]

This was the episode that made me fall in love with South Park. Even after all these years, I think it's still my favorite, despite having not played WoW in years. It blew my mind as to just how spot-on they got with both how the game felt and what it was like trying to explain to others who don't play. It was probably one of the first times I felt seen as a viewer.

[@SRosenberg203]

Same. The reason I love that episode so much is because I played WoW, and they were just so 100% accurate about virtually every aspect of the game, even down to the big "battle" taking place in the Arathi Highlands, which is where all the massive PvP battles would take place before the Honor System and Battlegrounds were added to the game. Massive random battles against the Alliance in that zone was some of the most fun I ever had playing WoW.

[@jerrellmao5637]

First south park episode I ever watched

[@kindauncool]

And to think- Trey Parker wanted to kill himself over this episode.

[@Earthboundmike]

You guys are remembering wow entirely wrong. I dunno how you manage that. The episode was, it had all sorts of references. But 100% accurate to virtually every aspect of the game? Are you fucking serious? We'll kill boars til we hit 60? Sword of a thousand truths which was tradeable? The guy killing not pvp flagged people? Arathi highlands? Are, what? Do you mean crossroads, and hillsbrad foothills? Human archer? OH GOD HE SUMMONED SCORPIONS! I can go on. It's a great episode. Loved it then. Still find it amusing. Accurate? FUCK NO.

[@Onikage55]

My favorite Easter Egg is that Ike is in a full Netherwind Set. Just an amazing and hilarious joke that a 3 yearold is the only one clearing 40 man raids lol

[@dz0n117]

It was my favorite episode for a long time then I watched "Butters bottom bitch", there are no words to describe how good that one is

[@Xeonort]

KEYSHAWWWWWN!

[@SubjectDelta20]

"All these b**ch's are out here kissin' fella's, and they haven't figured out they could be making some serious f**kin' money!" - Butters

[@armadillolover99]

“When Hitler rose to power there were a lot of people who ‘just stopped playing’. You know who those people were? The French. Are you French, Clyde?” “No” “Voulez vous couché avec moi, Clyde?” “Alright alright, I’ll do it” One of the best exchanges in the show’s history

[@kyrasoze516]

It's been years and years since I've seen the episode, but I still heard that perfectly as I read it. That, or Randy "taking up the sword" compete for my favorite part.

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

"In all of history" fixed it for yeah

[@genetret]

- Would you like to sleep with me, Clyde? - Alright alright, I'll do it!

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

For me it's The Losing Edge. Perfect balance of adult nonsense (Randy fighting at the baseball games) and typical childhood tropes flipped on their head (the kids trying to lose at baseball)

[@patrickbang3037]

when randy sings "im the best... arooound" while fighting BAD DAD i lose my shit everytime WHAT WHAT I THOUGHT THIS WAS ´MERICA

[@Mr-Opium]

Same man. Losing edge is my favorite episode of all time.

[@johnrubino8937]

I saw an interview with Trey Parker one time and he said he was initially embarrassed by this episode. He was apprehensive about sending it down the line to be aired. I have to say that this episode is one of my favorites. It's hard to pick one favorite but any list I can think of this one is in the top 3. "Good Times with Weapons" was another episode where they used another animation style with their own to create a masterpiece.

[@johnchedsey1306]

Good Times With Weapons might be my "perfect South Park episode". Literally fell out of my chair laughing when I first saw it.

[@wait...what...]

@@johnchedsey1306 Same! All time favorite of mine, 2nd is Randy's Creme Fraiche.

[@ohnobro1424]

Did he say why he was embarrassed?

[@user-gl1ls1jx3h]

@@ohnobro1424 sometimes artists hate the work they make. They only have a week to make each episode and by the end of this one Trey just didn't think it was funny. He was so concerned he begged their producer not to air it because he thought it would destroy the legacy of South Park. Apparently hating the episode is something that happens almost every week but once they get some distance from it they like it again. This is why they have the one episode a week schedule even though that's unheard of in any other animation studios; because if they spend more than a week they'll keep adjusting things and never be fully satisfied with it, to the point of making it worse (that and also for the ability to stay very up to date on news/trends/memes)

[@ohnobro1424]

@@user-gl1ls1jx3h I understand why. I’m the same way with shit I make. I was just asking if he gave a reason.

[@TenOfZero1]

You know, I cannot say what the best episode is. But I agree that is top 10 for sure.

[@chscelebrity8325]

Casa Bonita is another piece of perfection.

[@TenOfZero1]

@@chscelebrity8325 yes it is !

[@SouthernGothicYT]

When south park changes the animation style, you know it's going to be good. This episode and the Heavy Metal episode are some of my all time favorites

[@siege824s8]

I loved the Goth kid episode Edgar Allen Poe was basically ghost Randy

[@thabignickdigga2603]

There was definitely a anime style episode and this guy said this was the only time they changed the animation style

[@joshngarcia]

The Heavy Metal episode was the TITS 😂

[@lively5474]

Major Boobage

[@racquelhill8840]

OMG Major Boobage is one of my favorites!!! When Stan says "What titties?” after Kenny comes out of his fantasy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DapperDill]

Cutting to Randy going “urraghghhh” in Best Buy was one of the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

[@OdderMoniker]

I would argue that “Good times with weapons” was a better episode and ACTUALLY changed the game. Warcraft was good, but it was not a game changer. When butters gets ninja starred in the eye, I was genuinely shocked. And it’s hard to be shocked by South Park, since the precedent is what it is.

[@BackyardPvP]

Nah he got it right Warcraft is the best episode South Park had

[@davidg5506]

That was the episode I thought of when I saw the title

[@isaacvidrine1433]

but you werent shocked when cartman fed scott tenorman's dead parents to him? lol

[@ohnobro1424]

For me my favorite episode is “The Mystery of the Urinal Deuce.” It pokes fun at the thriller trope and conspiracy theorists with two separate mystery plot lines. The main one involving Stan and Kyle trying to figure out what caused 9/11, and a comic relief one involving Mr. Mackey trying to figure out which student took a crap in a urinal. At the end, both plots were cleverly brought together when Stan revealed that he took the crap in the urinal to draw attention away from the 9/11 mystery, covering it up. The episode also spawned some great memes, such as the Mr Mackey moments and the Hardley Boys. Even as someone who hates the thriller genre, I have always loved this episode. It made me die from laughing at times while still keeping me engaged in what was going on.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

"OH YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?"

[@ohnobro1424]

@@drunkenmmamaster419 I read this in his voice lol

[@Weshopwizard]

It gave me a raging clue.

[@robertdullnig3625]

"All About Mormons" was the first one I saw that really impressed me since they were able to tackle the issue in such detail.

[@supersaiyansalamence]

The Lord of the Rings episode didn’t spawn Stick of Truth, the Black Friday trilogy did.

[@AdviceFromAHipoCrite]

This was the first episode i ever saw in my life. I was probably 8, and i saw it on my sisters ipod when no one was home. The feeling i had while watching is indescribable but ill never forget it, and i would love to feel that again someday.

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

South Park, always having the pulse on society. Their last special might actually be predicting what will happen with covid. Geniuses.

[@japhethyang6559]

looking back, its crazy that they got Mickey Mouse in the show

[@Nerdstalgic]

True!

[@goiabexp]

I mean it is a parody of him, so it's legal

[@davidogundipe808]

South Park always find new ways to be creative and that's why it's loved.

[@jtsmooooove01233]

The 2 part episodes of “You’re Getting Old” and “Ass Burgers” is the best of the show. Gives a true insight on life where stuff gets shitty as you get older, and so many more themes

[@Rigby350]

Yeah, but the shitting sound was so fucking annoying (which is what they wanted I guess) but it was still annoying as fuck

[@Diadras]

Man, everytime I see even images of that South Park episode I get this major nostalgia rush. I started playing because of that episode and it was just as good as the episode itself to play. I have so many memories from that time. Classic and Classic TBC was fun. But it will never be as good as that nostalgic feeling lol

[@stoney5137]

If anyone reading this has never played the South Park game "The Stick of Truth", you owe it to yourself to play it. It is a really good Obsidian RPG game set in an almost perfect recreation of the South Park map.

[@mayalandsberg1044]

^^^^it's seriously a love letter to the fans everyone needs to experience, so many hilarious details

[@siege824s8]

The fracture but whole was great also

[@Gusbus1138]

its crazy that Trey Parker has said that this episode stressed him out the most because he was so worried no one would like it.

[@hebrewsky]

There's a lot of episodes I love for different reasons but I'm not sure this one can crack my top 5. "You have 0 friends" is a brilliant ahead of it's time episode that basically predicts how powerful social media will become with great social commentary. "Best friends forever" combines the release of the PSP with the issues of the Terri Schiavo case in an impossibly hilarious and sometimes touching way. I have a huge soft spot for the guitar queer-o episode as well since I got hella caught up in the guitar hero / rockband wave back in the day. Regardless Make Love not Warcraft is definitely an iconic episode that got a lot of people into the show and I respect the decision.

[@jacobpourchot6294]

I love this episode. As a gamer I love that the satire is still accurate today. You will have a hard time finding a gamer of my age that doesn't know about this episode. I vaguely referenced it yesterday while playing Halo and everyone burst into references and laughs. Easily my favorite episode.

[@LegitCactus]

I cannot tell you how glad I am that this was the episode this video was talking about. I for sure thought it would be another since you almost never see this episode being talked about in video essays on south park. But this has always been my favorite episode of the show of all time. I even bought it on the apple store on my old gen 2 iPod back when the episode first came out and this video perfectly explained what was so great about it. Thank you

[@natalyamartirosyan]

are u for real? this is episode is often claimed to be "the best of SP" it's annoying

[@QueDubs]

This is the episode that made me fall in love with South Park & WoW. I remember installing WoW & playing the trial for TBC. I had no idea wtf I was doing & I wanted the game to be just like how it was presented in the show. The game has changed so much since then.

[@Kreiger19]

This episode was and is, without doubt, my favorite episode of this show, and one of my top favorite episodes of any TV series of all time. As someone who started playing World of Warcraft in Vanilla as a child, it connected with me in a special way.

[@adelaidedark74]

The reason Randy has become more of a main character in the newer seasons is exactly because supply/demand. We as viewers showed them we absolutely love Randy Marsh!! And they did us no wrong and gave us more

[@aarondunn6759]

I would say the precursor to 'Make Love, Not Warcraft' was South Park S08E01 Good Times with Weapons where it does pretty much everything stated in this video years but for the anime industry and years prior.

[@robertdullnig3625]

And with less fat shaming.

[@TheCrispAlien]

This was my first new episode. I got into South Park mid-season, so I watched the entire series then like many waited for the new episode. I didn't know the newest episode at the time was going to be my favorite episode of the series.

[@martyswild]

South Park truly is the greatest show on television. What other show has truly gotten better over the course of 20+ seasons?

[@Milos596]

You call this better? Since show got serialized it was ruined! South Park sucks now. PC era is death of South Park.

[@Kiralmao]

@@Milos596 I don't see how it's worse

[@justinruck3334]

@@Milos596 I don’t see how you can fuck a pangolin and start covid and still be PC but alright. We all agree og South Park is best but don’t be a Debbie Downer. Shits still funny because they take whats going on in real life and apply it to their shows

[@Chaoitcme]

I still watch South Park but the last few seasons are not as good as the episodes back in the Make Love Not Warcraft era.

[@Kiralmao]

@@Chaoitcme i used to think that the new seasons were good but watching the new episodes in s25 and the post covid episode,,yeah im seeing how it sucks

[@chancemitchell4147]

What I love about this show is the fact… Someone can think this is the worst episode and they would be entitled to that opinion. And vice versa. It’s too many awesome episodes in this show to count.

[@bigboi3604]

I mean they definitely would just be objectively incorrect saying it's the worst

[@LaurenceUnderground83]

@@bigboi3604 I don’t think it’s the worst, but I would never say it’s the best. Far from it

[@CliffCardi]

I kept this episode recorded for over three years on my DVR until I had to move. Ever since I started watching South Park back in 2008, it’s been my favorite episode.

[@Jackson87RandomClips]

I'll be forever grateful that I grew up from the age of 10 with this in my life. I remeber my friend telling me about this show and when I was at Blockbuster with my mom later that week I actually found it in the "for sale" section and showed her the tape and asked if we could buy it. It was a VHS of the first 2 episodes 2 epispdes and I got it! I remeber laughing so hard while watching it and I wanted to share my laughter with someone but I knew my parents' wouldn't be a fan of the language and would possibly not allow me to watch it until I was older. So, I decided to take it and show my Grandpa because he had already introduced me to all of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and George Carlin's stand up. I figured he'd love it and, just as I thought, while we were watching it he had the same reaction I did! It was amazing! That is until he asked my mom and dad if they knew what it was about. Which wound up with my parents prohibiting it for a year and a half. I had to wait until I was in middle school. Oh well. I regret nothing and am happy my grandpa and I got to share that laughter together. R.I.P. Grandpa ✌️

[@aesop2733]

I love the part in TFBW when you find out Randy is the one keying Sharon's car

[@andruism7]

This was a fantastic episode, I still remember it coming out while I played WoW. Alas, how far Blizzard has fallen in recent times :(

[@siege824s8]

Blizzard was poisoned by Activison

[@andruism7]

@@siege824s8 But was it? Most of the problem people were around before the Activision merger... Activision ruined a lot of things about Blizzard, but not the things that are actually killing the company.

[@jjeaze]

I will never get tired of this show. Long live South Park!

[@magzdilluh]

sometime in the year 1996, one of my buddies said "hey you gotta see this cartoon, it's the funniest goddamn thing I ever seen" and proceeded to show me Santa Vs. Jesus, so I'm not surprised by their success, LOL

[@NarwahlGaming]

25 seasons... Man, I remember the build up commercials to the first episode. Narrator: "Are you excited for South Park?" Stan: "Yeah! What channel is going to be on?" Narrator: "Comedy Central!" Stan: "...oh."

[@davidkaminsky2828]

for anyone that played wow, this episode will always have a special place in their hearts

[@wwe682]

I always go back to the warcraft episode it was just so well done

[@TheAngryRedBird]

Apparently there's even a reference to this episode inside Hearthstone now, with a boar card that when it dies enough times, you get the sword of a thousand truths

[@ferventwoe8856]

That's beautiful

[@AtotheZ7]

Didn't South Park do a poll for a month long to find out the most fan favorite episode and this one won? They did it Final Four style.

[@rogerfurlong1535]

Fans of this episode should check out the show Mythic Quest.

[@jonathanaliff6121]

I showed this episode to my girlfriend's 15 year old son. He went to his room to play WoW. I didn't see him again for 6 months.

[@heather2701]

Oh hell yes, this show was my childhood! 💛

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

??? Childhood ???

[@heather2701]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 ?

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Yeah it was a huge part of my childhood, and teen hood, and still one of my favourite shows of all time now I'm 22.

[@chrismorgan4632]

This was actually the first episode of South Park that I ever watched back in 4th grade and I’ve been hooked on it ever since and I’m in my 20s now

[@profoundpronoun4712]

Awesome work man!

[@OreoCremePie]

My personal favorite is "Tegridy Farms" the introduction the the Randy we see today. I thought this video would of chose "You're Getting old" and "Ass Burgers" being the the part 2. That little 2 part episodes is just one of the best, but "Make Love, Not Warcraft" is a straight classic and I cannot be mad about it being chosen.

[@unknown509]

I still remember where I was sitting when the first ad for it appeared on Comedy Central. My brothers and I were really exited because we had been into WOW for like two weeks. I remember when the episode aired and my cousins came over, we watched this episodes first airing with some Rockstar and Papa Murphy’s pizza. This episode helped us convince our cousins to play WOW. I miss the times.

[@slxdeprod]

So glad this was the episode they chose to discuss this time. Such a classic episode

[@catandogclone7880]

In my opinion there is no best episode of South Park, I can name over 50 episodes off the top of my head that are great.

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Yeah I love the whole series.

[@superwhiteboy619]

I still remember when grade school's (middle and high, not a whole lot of little kids watching south park in the late 90s and early 2000s) in my area would immediately suspend students for wearing any south park attire. Even if it wasn't inappropriate

[@parkerfoley1335]

It’s crazy cuz one of the creators did not want to publish this episode because they thought it was so bad that it would ruin the image of South Park. He was even suicidal over it, but his team convinced him to let it be released and it turned out to be one of the most loved South Park episodes of all time

[@Mojoric]

I remember watching this episode when it first aired with Orgrimmar chat. Was so much fun to watch it all together.

[@Tauramehtar]

Nerdstalgic and South Park. I can't argue with that at all.

[@kylehill6018]

I’ve watched 2 videos now and I’m hooked. Your analysis and explanations for these concepts is incredible.

[@patrickbang3037]

the ending is perfect comedy lmao when after grinding for weeks cartman says "now they can finally play the game" its so fucking true you never get done in WoW

[@joshuamathews1147]

I remember having just this one episode on repeat for literal weeks at a time while playing WarFrame, drinking energy drinks, pulling all nighters. Hands down one of if not the best South Park episode of all time, absolute geniuses

[@user-fr2fm3ri3w]

No lifer

[@Dramastag_Theater]

They do better story structure in 20 mins than high budget movies do today

[@DragonSword227]

My favorite South Park episode is Guitar Queer-O, which is pretty much the sister episode to Make Love, Not Warcraft.

[@jaealxndr]

This and when they got weapons and turned into threw the shrunken in butters eye are my favorites

[@Xeonort]

Good Times With Weapons. I remember watching that episode when it aired a week after my 15th birthday, and spent all day laughing about it with the boys.

[@jaealxndr]

@@Xeonort yeah couldn’t think of the title and didn’t wanna google it lmao

[@lokiinepe]

I watched only around like 15 episode of this show, and I watched this one yesterday. Very few times in my life I had so much fun and entertaining while watching a show. Masterpiece episode 😂

[@senister14]

My favorite is little crime stoppers, just everyone taking the boys serious and all the destruction makes me lmfao.

[@AdLamb]

I couldn’t agree more. There’s so many quotes that I love, I don’t know where to begin. I even have Paul Stanley’s ‘live to win’ on my playlist.

[@venkatesh3700]

bro, I love your videos, and also I like transition with overlays(like leaves in Gravity Falls essay, paper effect in Phineas And Ferb) and so many other things. can you tell me where can I find them for improving my projects😀

[@joshewert13]

I still remember hearing about this episode while all my friends and I were in our first year of vanilla wow. We were in grade 12, and all got together for the episode. One of the best, even tho they thought themselves it was gonna be their worst. The end scene certainly made is reconsider how much time we put it after school, as we didn’t want to end up like the 4.

[@morganmedrano920]

Fun Fact: In the "Make Love not Warcraft" episode of South Park, the song "Live to Win" is actually written/preformed by Paul Stanley(KISS) and as far as I can find. Was the first time the song was played to the public.

[@Kyler-.-]

Being a huge WoW nerd myself, this episode was fantastic. They should try another episode like this focusing on a popular game.

[@jc_tellez]

Did you coined the terms Game (creation of comedic patterns centers around unusual behaviour) and Mapping (process of exploring an idea through a completely different scenario)?

[@christopherteregis9151]

The concept of game is actually a philosophy taught in improv schools, and the primary focus of the sketch comedy/improv training at the Upright Citizen's Brigade theater in Los Angeles and New York. There are a cadre of different approaches to game, and mapping is just one of them.

[@nxet2669]

We can’t agree which season/episode was the best but we can all agree the season where mr. garrison was running for president was the worst, it had some good ep but still the worst

[@bassicallyandre]

I've only seen like 10 episodes of South Park in my whole life and this is by far my favorite episode. This one and the Guitar Hero episode.

[@michaellowe3665]

You had me at violently pooping into bowls.

[@shamgod815]

This isn’t the normal Nerdstalgic voice, idk if I’m a few videos late on noticing but I immediately noticed on this one.

[@Theonu]

I remember watching this episode and how much I enjoyed it… great vid!

[@japanfour292]

The boar farming montage is one of the best moments in television history.

[@mojolotz]

"I've never been able to say this before but... I love you, son" Is just amazing considering the show's been going for so long.

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

this was actually my very first South Park Episode i ever watched, i must have been about 13 years old i think, and it solidified itself as one of the funniest cartoons i've ever seen

[@JustsomeSteve]

And South Park is going strong right now. Can't wait for part 2 of "Post Covid".

[@MariaIsabellaZNN]

"This might well be the end of the world........... ........ of Warcraft!" The delivery is just so perfect.

[@pretentiousn3rd]

Fun fact this is the first episode of South Park I ever watched so I'm glad you picked this one to talk about

[@theaccountable]

Watched this episode in the 7th grade and as someone that watched it before and continues to do so today, you can feel how the show changed after this episode. Seasons 8,9,10,11 changed that series into what it is today. It took 4 seasons but by God those 4 were back to back classics where some have a few episodes I can skip on

[@manic221]

I’d say “you’re getting old” is one of south parks smartest episodes

[@karlisozols5986]

this was literally the first South Park episode i watched and i become hooked on it... But yea, i woudn't call this their best episode... You cannot pick one of all...

[@ArtamisBot]

This video was f*cking amazing 💚 exactly what I love about your channel. Only one thing, your thumbnail looks like a _Wisecrack_ video... I thought I was clicking on a _Wisecrack_ video but was pleasantly surprised to find a _Nerdstalgic_ video.

[@androstar555]

my guy you are making up terms on the spot here. I've worked in Film & TV for nearly a decade and have never heard "the first weird thing". You mean the inciting incident?! Lol...

[@bigboi3604]

A lot of this video seems like someone who's got a regular understanding of video analysis but is acting like they are much smarter than they are

[@bobdobalina838]

My favorite part, when you see cartman's warcraft character running into frame Looking all tough, then you hear his squeaky voice saying "guys! I just took the biggest crap! classic.

[@Metal_Vistas]

My wife and I have a habit of yelling, "MOM! BATHROOM!" to each other when we've got to go in a hurry.

[@MrAdamloring1985]

When my fiends and I would do a raid and start getting into combat, we used to yell,” Clyde. Hit ‘em with your crossbow! Clyde! Clyde! Guys we lost Clyde!”

[@LucasCristofolini7]

It’s crazy how this episode kind of created the idea for the south park games which I love so fucking much

[@dukebox86]

::lowers bass to zero on speakers to about 20%:: there, now I can listen to this

[@1984Phalanx]

Randy in the computer store pretending to die because his character got stabbed was too funny.

[@Dark17B]

Havent watched south park in like 4 seasons after I cut cable :/ Its always been pure to what it originally became, South Park understandably relates too "Everyone" given there true to life nature. What a great reminder to binge what ive missed

[@siege824s8]

Well if u got hbo max or paramount plus u can catch up

[@Dark17B]

@@siege824s8 started watching it again with the boys in a group stream. Its been great

[@fishmilk__]

I wish I could go back and discover this episode again

[@BRRICKHEAD]

loved ur analysis but what piqued my interest the most were ur use of terms like "game" and "mapping," which i recognize as concepts i've intuited over the years as a writer but have never heard named as they are in this video. do you have a reference for these tools/ideas, i'd love to read more about them! great work!

[@christopherteregis9151]

Hey! I wrote this episode and can totally help you out. If you are interested in these concepts, I'd recommend picking up a copy of The Upright Citizen's Brigade Comedy Manual. It goes in depth into the concept of game, and how it operates. Cheers!

[@BRRICKHEAD]

@@christopherteregis9151 thanks bro! when i was in college my best friend did some improv classes with upright citizens brigade. he was familiar with game when i brought it up lol, gonna see if i can cop his manual

[@BRRICKHEAD]

@@christopherteregis9151 thanks bro! when i was in college my best friend did some improv classes with upright citizens brigade. he was familiar with game when i brought it up lol, gonna see if i can cop his manual