Who is the Worst Mom in South Park? (South Park Video Essay) (30K Subscriber Special/300K Special)

[@misscheif]

I wanna say something in favor of Kenny's mom: Despite her toxic marriage and poverty, she always makes sure her kids have what little food they got on the table; she traveled with Kenny for those singing lessons he wanted to support his dream on a nothing budget; she is always seen grieving whenever Kenny died; always trying to make the best out of her mom-friend relationships; overall never intentionally sets out to hurt her kids. I think the worst thing she does is staying in that toxic relationship as that could be seen as psychological neglect having her kids witness their drunk fighting (and I call it toxic relationship cause I think it is mutually abusive on every level; emotional, financial, physical, and psychological)

[@RangoAnimations]

I feel so bad for Carol. She had Kevin at 13 making her a victim. Another reason to hate Stuart

[@nashanator5000]

agreed

[@vicenteabalosdominguez5257]

@@RangoAnimations what the actual fuck. That is so wrong

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

Considering she’s 13 years older than Kevin, it’s possible Steward groomed and manipulated her

[@liffiladCcrilngo]

​@@RangoAnimations Stuart funni tho

[@robby7499]

Definitely Butter's mom. She even tried drowning him that one time. Liane Cartman was a close second. She coddled her son and treated him more like a friend because she wanted companionship which was why she completely undid his development in "Tsst." While Cartman himself is to blame for his behavior, Liane (and the other boys to an extent) also contributed to making Cartman such a monster. But I am proud of her for starting to put her foot down and refusing to give into Cartman after he screwed them out of their house because he forced her to quit her job. Sheila...a Karen before the concept was a meme. Annoying, but at the least, she was well-intentioned.

[@Marblesoda821]

Honestly Liane's just a shit mother in general, Hell Cartman even *detested* her treatment of him at the beginning of the series in the forms of denying some of the shitty food she gave him, and hated how she babied him. Later in the series by the time she's actually *trying* to put her foot down it's too late, with how she treated him, and how Kyle and Stan treated him, he was fucked. Case in point how Kyle and Stan verbally harassed the second fattest kid in South Park so much that by the middle of the episode he was sounding EXACTLY like Cartman, and that when Cartman returned the boy legit just broke down and hugging Cartman and thanking him for coming back. But yeah, Butters' mom is just absolute shit, at LEAST Liane tried to become a better mother even if it was too late, Butters' mom straight up just trying to kill her son, her and Butters' father just ground him for absolutely no reason.

[@laughingmask3118]

Pet Cemetery

[@ShellySwirl]

Don't parents act overprotective tho..? I wouldn't put Liane as the second worst because that's definitely not as bad or as close to being as bad at Butter's parents.. I honestly would've put Sheila as a close second. She irritates me I'm sorry ucyyxtx.. Edit: Actually scratch that.., Sheila probably isn't a close second..

[@finncrowe5497]

It is hard for me to say that Liane Cartman is the worst mom in SP because individually speaking, she's a fairly decent person; however, in terms of whose mom caused the biggest damage to their own children, or in Cartman's case, society as a whole, she's definitely the worst.

[@kanchomerocks12]

Sheila literally started a war with Canada. She's FAR worse than Liane.

[@EXERedux]

Butter's parents are literally the definition of "All children deserve parents,but not all parents deserve kids" Edit: Their faces would be the picture on the cover

[@EXERedux]

Edit: 100 likes!? HOLY-

[@blueizumi]

@@EXERedux I'm going to be honest, if Butters was a real person I wouldn't be surprised if he'd end up snapping and killing his parents once he became a teenager or adult. The post-COVID episode where his future is being in a mental institution is also the other route I would not be surprised for the poor kid to end up in with such terrible excuses for parents.

[@pvzgamer6029]

@@blueizumi butters becomes obsessed with NFTS, a fate worse that death

[@blueizumi]

@@pvzgamer6029 😔

[@EXERedux]

Another Edit: 700?! I- *humbly accept s because it's true*

[@laughingmask3118]

Sharon Marsh isn't just the best mom she's the best wife. She's 100% of the Marsh family's stability.

[@forgottenanimator4474]

The worst part is the fact is that Randy kills the family's stability,i mean,when Sharon was scared that Stan would die in a school shooting, he made that actual fear be treated like it is her period,which doesn't help her when she tries to get help

[@dustinvance243]

@@forgottenanimator4474 yeah, but that episode was a commentary on school shootings. She's the straightman reacting to how everyone's become desensitized to them since there were so many at the time. And comparing it to her period is technically a hopeful message if you squint at it because it implies that they'll slow down or stop at some point.

[@rentacop7038]

Actually tokens parents are the best they Actually have a healthy relationship and token is a sane child

[@YujiUedaFan]

Sharon Marsh once went insane from Stan's fish constantly killing people, while assuming it was Stan doing it all along. At the end of the episode, Randy found a police officer trapped in the basement. It was the only time when Randy was the stable one.

[@Introvertsan]

@@FearsomeSalvation it changed his entire personality he did heinous things since he continues spiralling with tegridy such as transforming into Karen, boning animals releasing the pandemic, etc

[@tayloredwards4968]

Personally I think it's butter's mom. She clearly does not care about her child. She's always grounding him for the most stupidest of things. And she tried to kill him. 😡

[@animezilla4486]

Yeah I agree butter's mom definitely is the worst mother in South Park she belongs in prison

[@erichendricks1906]

His parents in general don't care for him

[@DRANKWORLD]

cartmans mom is also wild trash

[@ashy_inking1476]

Poor Butters

[@soulresonance4073]

Don’t forget how they almost sold him😯

[@Cure_Hana]

One thing I’m surprised you didn’t bring up about Tweek’s parents is how in Stick of Truth, it’s revealed that Richard actually laces most of his coffee with crystal meth so his customers get addicted, and that he likely uses his son as a lab rat to test it. While it’s not outright said if Helen knows about this, she already seems fully complicit in Tweek’s gaslighting and is always the one to pour him coffee regardless of whether he even asked for it or not.

[@kyleellis1825]

If we can find 5 decent parents in south park, I'll eat my vegetables tonight.

[@PixieMeat_444]

@@kyleellis1825 have you eaten your vegetables yet?

[@kyleellis1825]

@@PixieMeat_444 No but I traded mine for my neighbors and at least we both ate some.

[@PixieMeat_444]

@@kyleellis1825 eat your vegetables Kyle

[@kyleellis1825]

@@PixieMeat_444 Not until Southpark has 5 decent parents.

[@samanthacarpenter3336]

I feel SO BAD for poor Butters. He got the worst mom, and dad. Even Randy loves his kids a 100x more. Butters was ignored while being beaten, pleading for his life, while his parents were reading on the other side of the door. He’s constantly grounded for things he didn’t do, because his parents refuse to listen to him. His parents are always saying “not now Butters,” so they also don’t want to hear him during the everyday too. Committed an attempt murder on Butters, and lied to cover it up. THEY SOLD THEIR SON, and the only reason the deal went through was because, Butters ran away after pleading with his parents not to sell him to Paris Hilton. THEY ARE THE WORST!!!

[@Thecyanpult]

Randy does and he let his wife and daughter die

[@gh02tdu2t]

stephen also physically abuses him with the belt, i think its in one of the games

[@Shrekrules471]

Butters should have a Mom like Cartman’s, and Cartman should have a Dad like Butters’.

[@LunaP1]

Does everyone remember that time when all the parents were so paranoid that their kids would get kidnapped? So much so that they exiled them to protect them from their own parents while their was a wall around the town to prevent that happening (this was because a news anchorman kept saying their kids were in danger every time they found a solution). What made it funnier - or worse, depending on how you see it - a Mongolian army showed up to invade, only to then temporarily adopt the kids who would eventually help the Mongol army win.

[@KittyMonk]

That’s one of my favorite episodes! I was gonna use it for an eventual Tweek or Randy video.

[@LunaP1]

@@KittyMonk yeah, especially Randy. He was very stupid in that episode with his poor Mongolian translation. He even thought the kids forgot how to speak English just because the Mongolian army took them in.😆

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@KittyMonk ok, so frankly I would consider the Story of Job in no way inspiring, Kyle had a great point, and the fact that Job got more kids does not matter, his first were murdered. Anything that murders children is pure evil, and this is not even the first or last time God murders Children in the Bible...

[@kyleellis1825]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Things that isnpire fear are still inspriring.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@kyleellis1825 I wouldnt follow someone who rules through fear.

[@amyadams9970]

Kyle's mom is nowhere on the same level as bad as Butter's mother. Shelia is annoying buts that's probably her worst trait and the series is calming down on that so she isnt a big issue for me like when I was a kid. In fact, there are times when I do agree with her. Butters's mother on the other hand, is the worst! The mental and physical abuse of that child is hard to watch sometimes, especially when you have similar traumas. The same can be said for his father as well. Side note, I also like Sharon Marsh, feel like she should get more love in future episodes.

[@mochicaca123]

Yea, the mother makes the child go to a mental hospital where he gets something shoved up his ass and he shakes

[@stickydoodle8198]

Butter’s mom was gonna murder him, sell him for money, and eventually even abandoned him…Her own CHILD. Shiela being a Karen is infinitesimal in comparison.

[@Thejigholeman]

Shiela is a karen, but she loves her kids to death, and would kill to protect them.

[@RT-qd8yl]

Yeah but he deserved it though. She was just doing what we'd all do.

[@DannyConeHeadOnceLer]

The selling and murdering part is definitely a giveaway

[@facecampingbubba4656]

TBH most of the mom’s are pretty bad (except Sharon and Strong Woman). Sheila may be a psycho but she’s at least gotten better as the show went on. It’s honestly between Liane Cartman and Linda Stotch. Liane may have created a literal monster but like Sheila she’s improved. Linda allows her husband to abuse Butters and takes part in it and even tried to kill Butters. That’s why I’ll give the edge to Linda

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Liane had at least episodes where she said no to Cartman like Humancentipad or the recent one where she works as a real estate agent (also the first half of the Nanny episode till Cesar goes). Linda is passive at best and a killer at worst and giving too much is just as bad as giving too little (except for punishment)

[@user-zs9ux1ru8u]

What do you think about Linda Black or Lauren Tucker?

[@rentacop7038]

@@user-zs9ux1ru8u friggin Jimmy's parents are horrible they see him as a punishment from god for making fun of handicap people instead of loving him for who he is and not a burden smh

[@YujiUedaFan]

​@@rentacop7038 Nathan's parents are worse because they pretended not to understand him when he said he didn't want to go to camp the next year.

[@rentacop7038]

@@YujiUedaFan oh yeah!

[@gmaxaurastorm]

The episode where butters has a girlfriend is actually one of Stephen and Linda's best episodes, because after butters learns the truth, they actually try to comfort him to some extent rather than simply grounding him

[@kyleellis1825]

That showed Stephen and Linda care (in some twisted way) but Butters should still be taken somewhere better to live. Wish Butters chose to go tay with Kyle when Cartmen repored him as an illegal. Butters saying those conditions are better than his home life would make the govment deal with the abuse.

[@justmazen3168]

i thought u were talking about the paris hilton episode and i got confused 💀

[@thatonecabridog]

@@lizisinconsistentlynamedgo3826 No one ever said that

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

GREAT KITTY MONK VIDEO.

[@spectrademonica]

The way you first described Tweek's parents made me realize my parents were just like that... Yikes.... LOL

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

i hope you didn´t work at your family´s tobacco and tobacco acessory shop

[@cloudykid7278]

Same. Also thank goodness their jobs weren't drug related

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Sheila really feels like a jewish helicopter mom that gets overemotional about her childs well being (wich also leads to alot of shielding) and takes criticism to how she raises her kids (including religion) as a personal insult. I rather have someone who cares too much then someone who doesn´t care at all like butters mom

[@christinalittleton3771]

Yeah, and either Matt or Trey (I'm not sure which) mentioned that they grew up in a Jewish household, so they created Sheila as a reference for their mother at the time.

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@christinalittleton3771 That does explain a lot. And also the fact that she gets episodes like the Jersey one where she’s got the potential to be a decent parent who just blows up at stupid things. Then again, Kyle used to kick his little brother through windows so I could see that would make her irate.

[@Deen_Ahmed]

TBF on shila that "pagan" term is really racist so I'm not serprised she taken it to the point she did

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@Deen_Ahmed Yeah. That was a cruel thing for Garrisson to say.

[@NostalgicGamerRickOShay]

Too bad Kyle's mom never learned the truth about her husband. I so wanted him to get his just deserts.

[@vojislavS8652]

1. Linda Stoch 2. Lian Cartman 3. Shela Broflovski (but she gets better after the movie) 4. Clyde's mom (the one who died on a toilet in that one episode)

[@TygR3]

Ikr? I feel like after a certain time you should just expect the seat to be up. That said I always close the lid as well, especially since I've left the seat up on myself only to fall in later when I was drunk, lol

[@Parasolhyena]

Wait what did clyde's mum do again? Just the toilet seat speech when she knew she was going to die. Honestly in a universe where what happened could happen, what Clyde did would be like running towards his mother with a knife everyday.

[@Mr.wednesdayallfather]

I just want to say this people are saying that she was not technically a bad mother she brought on the apocalypse because she was pissed off that her kids were watching something they shouldn't for God's sake we got to call the spade a spade here people yes she's gotten better but she almost ended the flipping world

[@dustinvance243]

Give Lian some credit, she's standing up to Cartman now. Losing their house and living in a hotdog was apparently the last straw and now she's not putting up with his shit anymore. Granted complete apathy isn't really better, but Cartman is an asshole that desrves it.

[@rentacop7038]

No its linda lian jimmys mom tweeks mom kennys mom clydes mom and shela

[@topcat59]

Honestly Kyle‘s mother has gotten better over the newer seasons where she no longer does anything stupid but her husband though he does something really stupid in the newer season of South Park.🐱

[@bigmacsama]

I call that piss-poor writing for the sake of comedy

[@naomistarlight6178]

@@bigmacsama later seasons of the show suck out loud, no need to pretend anything different

[@bigmacsama]

@@naomistarlight6178 who said anything about pretending?

[@strawbby8572]

@@naomistarlight6178 i find the tegredy farm plot really funny but yea tbh the newer seasons fell off

[@andrewmcloughlin330]

Okay but to be honest kyles dad didn’t expect it to go that far with the trolling bit he wanted to have a bit of fun

[@dionettaeon]

Remember when Butter's mom grounded him because he "kept making a face"? Also Butter's grandma could be contender, if her treatment of him is any indication of how she raised his dad.

[@UnluckySuperstition]

Butters parents have always screamed to me "dysfunctional abusive 1950's family dynamic", like if Butters just happened not to be a part of the family (thus no longer a lightning rod), Steven would just beat the shit outta Linda instead because he'd have no one else to control.

[@sheepishbaton0399]

💀💀💀

[@Bavariandude123]

That would be a fun episode

[@naomistarlight6178]

Idk for me Sheila is not that bad of a mom honestly, she was at her peak of bad parenting in the movie and then learned her lesson, but her intentions were the best throughout the whole thing. I think it's a tossup for me between Liane Cartman and Linda Stotch. Linda Stotch is just terrible for misunderstanding her son and thinking he was evil or a demon when he was totally normal. It seems that Butters' parents set high expectations for him and made him too inhibited to be one of the cool kids at school, so basically he's a social outcast only because he's the product of uptight parenting. But there's Kenny's mom who's in a cult and sees no harm in continually Cthuluing a new Kenny into existence whenever the old one dies, and is generally indifferent and uses drugs to escape her life instead of fixing or coping with it. But the worst mom is I think Liane Cartman. She's an extreme doormat and enabler, who never changes based on an Aesop (whereas I think Sheila Broflovski does learn and change more). She sees her son with rose-colored glasses even though he's basically literally Hitler. Talk about living in denial! (But also talk about how Tweak's parents basically made him what he is by giving him ridiculous amounts of caffeine?)

[@andrewmcloughlin330]

oh also the coffee is full of meth actually

[@naomistarlight6178]

@@andrewmcloughlin330 yeah not exactly parents of the year

[@andrewmcloughlin330]

@@naomistarlight6178 yeah i mean i know butters parents are bad but come on their giving their child drugs

[@mysticalkeyblade759]

@@andrewmcloughlin330 yeah that was shown in the game

[@andrewmcloughlin330]

@@mysticalkeyblade759 i mean would it really be that bad to think that happens for real in the show?

[@RomulusTheWild6693]

Linda stoch say what you will about the others, but they didn't try to drown their kid and then lie about it

[@rentacop7038]

She had butters graped too

[@bakedbaker9882]

@@rentacop7038 By her own relatives no less!

[@rentacop7038]

@@bakedbaker9882 her relatives and at the hospital

[@mariesalguero9795]

Tweek's parents made him into a meth (tweak) addict! Many people seem to not know this, but this would put them out there with Stan's and Butter's as the worst ones imo.

[@tyf.5111]

This is only confirmed in the video games, not the show itself, which is why a lot of people may not be aware. But I agree, Tweek's parents are awful for drugging and manipulating their child.

[@Mr.wednesdayallfather]

Notice how Sheila brolowski created the concept of angry birds before angry birds was a thing

[@kasuraga]

The funny thing is I remember being very young (elementary school age) and my dad saying "You can watch this show as long as you don't start talking like them" and I REALLY wanted to watch south park, so I didn't dare swear around my dad haha

[@bakedbaker9882]

Your dad sounds based

[@jtszabo1691]

Sheila is a Karen, but she does mean well and gets better as the show goes on. She’s one of the better moms by comparison in post movie seasons

[@cadejust6777]

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[@AntoineTurnerXYZ]

Definitely Butter’s mom, I hate after everything butters went through he ended up in a psych hospital as a nft seller…WTF, WHY COULDN’T HE BE A TRUE VILLAIN AFTER ALL HIS TROUBLES?!

[@alfredhinton8792]

Kyle's mom started WW3 against Canada trying to genocide them all and almost started the apocalypse, all because Kyle saw a movie. It couldn't be Kyle's fault because that would reflect badly on her.

[@YujiUedaFan]

And then Kyle finished the war by actually nuking Canada and killing Terence and Phillip. People need to pay more attention to how similar Kyle is to Sheila and Stan is to Randy.

[@alfredhinton8792]

@@YujiUedaFan with garrison pushing the button. And they forgot about it next episode. And did T&P die? I know they got old

[@samaravasiloff6381]

It was unintentional, actually Mr. Garrison who did it, and Terrence and Philip are still alive.

[@YujiUedaFan]

@@alfredhinton8792 You see them flying through the air in the explosion, so it's presumed.

[@samaravasiloff6381]

Well last time I checked, in August 2022, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson received a telegram from Terrrence and Philip to perform with Matt and Trey at the South Park Concert. Also, in December 2021, Ike lives in Canada and still comes to visit Kyle in the US and still is close with Kyle.

[@lordwoody8352]

At least Kyles Mom actually cares for her kids, Butters Mom doesn’t give a shit about Butters, only when he fakes his death

[@roobzsecondchannel1858]

Linda is definitely the worst but Tweek’s mom is a close second Remember, his parents give him meth and excessive amounts of caffeine because they think it helps adhd, and in the games basically only use him as a taste tester. While his mom isn’t as bad as his dad she still enables him

[@nightfuryman1209]

30:31 it’s always so Satisfying to see butters somewhat get revenge on his abusive family

[@bunnychu15]

I'd definitely say Linda Stotch is the worst out of the South Park moms due to attempted drowning, constant grounding, selling him to Paris Hilton as her pet, and even attempting to revive Butters from the dead when she thought he offed himself (when really it was a pig because Cartman wanted Butters to pretend to be Marjorine.) Liane eventually learns not to spoil Cartman too much and at least tries to be a good parent later. Carol may yell at Kenny a lot, but she shows genuine concern for him during his many deaths. Sharon may be somewhat paranoid when it comes to Stan's safety, but for the most part she's very loving. The only time Butters' mom was a good parent to him was when she got high in part two of the Post-Pandemic special...and that says a LOT! To sum it all up, most of the South Park moms are right up there with Gabriel Agreste (from Miraculous Ladybug), the Turners (from Fairly OddParents), the Blythes (from The Owl House), the Diamonds (from Steven Universe), and Shao Tucker (from Fullmetal Alchemist) when it comes to bad parents and horrible families in general.

[@JustSomeDude42]

I was about to comment about the fma one that none of the parents would go that far… and then I remembered this is south park and they totally would for varying circumstances. And ironically, I feel like this would actually make a good metric for measuring shity parenting, “would this south park parent fuse their dog and their child for their job/fame?” And while most of the moms are no (Sharon, Sheila, Twerp’s mom probably, Kenny’s mom) there are definitely moms who would for x terrible reason (Linda, Cartman’s mom under the right circumstances which are probably Cartman wanting to become a dog man for super powers or whatever other dumb reason); while basically all of the dads totally would just to fit in.

[@bunnychu15]

@@JustSomeDude42 Yeah, you're probably right. Most of the moms would say no, but Linda would just let Stephen sell Butters to Dr. Mephesto to fuse with whatever animal he was experimenting on to "benefit the family." Liane I could see allowing Cartman to fuse himself with Mr. Kitty because he thinks it will give him superpowers (like you said). The other boys would think it's cool, but their moms would say no. And yes, all the dads would attempt it...except Randy who would fuse himself with Sparky. Cue faceoff between CartKitty and RandOg. :p

[@rentacop7038]

You forgot how linda allows butters to het graped in the episode of him having split multiple personality disorders and the fact that they didn't care enough to look into her sisters husband molestling butters multiple times

[@monkweirdo]

I think the Conjoined Fetus Lady episode is extremely important in modern society as well It shows that the coping mechanism for the irregular phenomenon in society is not only harmful in children making fun of the disabled, but also the adults "helping them", this of course came out many times in South Park, most recently in the case of the "Token really is Tolkien" episode Or The Intouchables movie, where the paralized person prefers a caretaker, who often forgets his disabilities because he treats hime more like an actual person than others around him The truth is, everyone wishes to be treated as normal people and movements attracting too much attention can be harmful too, as the saying goes: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"

[@TheJetJONES]

South Park's WORST mom: LINDA STOTCH! - She doesn't really care for Butters - even not, when Butter's Grandma bullied Butters - She hardly stands up for Butters - She (and Steven) grounds Butters for no reason - She (and Steven) also physically assaulted Butters - She even tried to KILL Butters (Not even Steven, Butter's dad, tried this) Sheila Brofslovski KINDA cares for Kyle and Ike - on her own way 😅

[@mysticmongrel1289]

The quick sum is this: Shiela cares but goes overboard often Lynda, however, is a monster & enables the objectively worse father Butters has

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

36:01 proves my point again Why Butter's Parents are just the WORST Parents in South Park

[@ilikechocolate2518]

Definitely butter's mom, every other mom is capable of showing the bare minimum of love for their child

[@geckoo9190]

Butters is one of the best characters, so naive, everything that happens to him is so messed up.

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

1:01 that's pretty BAD when the Foster parents in South Park are WORSE then the actual Parents of South Park

[@pmays3646]

I wouldn't call Shelia a bad mom sure she's overbearing but you can tell she genuinely loves her children and will go up to bat for them when it matters most. She's just a pain in the ass to everyone else.

[@thegreatmarondraith8741]

Technically Kenny's death in the movie is George Clooney's fault as that doctor is voiced by him 😂

[@thegamebusters5413]

Don't forget Mrs. Tweek giving Tweak Crack Coffee for probably their entire life

[@anniebunny722]

“Kids are like Funko Pops.” I relate to that so much.

[@micahwilliams1449]

Butter's parents are outright abusive.

[@dustingaethje1332]

Many parents in SP are abusive, but Linda is straight up batshit insane

[@brandonscott5544]

Butter are parents the worst

[@kikuhondaceleste4822]

Is butters Linda's affair baby and that's why he's treated so crazy it would make a lot of sense as to why he gets so much hatred from her and her husband.

[@markhester6556]

He's probably a child they didn't intend to have. That's how I always thought of him and why they treat him with literal resentment. OR he's a child that saved their marriage kinda like myself with my parents 😂

[@crazybagel9979]

Linda was the obvious choice here followed by Liane but she’s been fighting back from Eric more in later seasons and Sheila like you said was the original Karen but has gotten calmer over the years. But the real question is outside of the main characters mom’s who is the worst supporting characters mom? My money’s on Mrs. Tweak (how has she been around so long and not have a first name?!)

[@dustinvance243]

Probably Bebe's mom. She was only ever in one episode and it was only to tell her daughter that it's ok to coast by on her looks.

[@YujiUedaFan]

@@dustinvance243 I'm pretty sure that Bebe's mum has special needs and she wasn't tested due to her looks.

[@bakedbaker9882]

@@YujiUedaFan Could also be due to her pretending to be "normal" or general incompetence of South Park's doctors. It's surprisingly hard to get a proper diagnosis for mental issues if you're a female. Ik from experience

[@YujiUedaFan]

@@bakedbaker9882 Yeah, me too. :/

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

29:46 half the time of the Butters episodes of South Park I'd just feel sorry for him he seems to be one of the nicest characters on the show and yet he gets grounded at the end of the episodes boy that must have SUCK

[@drayiskewl]

The fact butters is still relatively normal is actually astonishing

[@troperhghar9898]

One is a busy body in everyone else's life the other tried to kill her son

[@ColossalRay]

Im dying at your catman impression. Didnt even know thats what it was supposed to be until you said 😂

[@cadejust6777]

7. kzbin.info/www/bejne/inWvfoisftB-hrNl0

[@bunnyartz6]

Yeah the moms suck in South Park(besides strong women)and Linda is the worst mom for never do anything about her son abuse and left him in the pandemic

[@gavinpage9950]

Sharon is chill too

[@TecTitan]

I sort of guessed it would have been Butter's mother. I did initially want to argue that his father just so bad she's driven to mental states where she mistreats butters, like when she literally tries to kill him. But she also NEVER stands up for him. She either fully approves the way he's grounded or at least is allowing of it

[@damonlongstreet8630]

Butters parents scream the people that only want kids for the control/someone to scream at.

[@nickchavez720]

Kyles mom isn't that bad. She has her flaws but she at least wants what she thinks is best for her kids and tries to make sure they grow to be good people. She just gets overly emotional and goes over board at times. Better to have some one care and try, though it may be imperfect, than to never care or try at all.

[@Al1c33_3]

I think shela is 100% a good mom. She tries to teach her son good morals and keep everything appropriate for him and tries her best to raise a good child You can notice Kyle trying really hard to always stay positive and things like that and you can kind of blame that on shela since she raised him Kyle shows to be a good kid and Shela tries hard to be a good mom and both of those coincide to shela being a good mom. Thanks you for listening to my TED talk

[@Al1c33_3]

It’s just that since its an adult show so it makes things worse than they are

[@miaou6747]

I agree the Stotchs are the worst parents. Though imo one of the worst things Gerald and Sheila did was when they told Kyle that if he did a LONG/seemingly impossible list of chores, he'd be able to go to a concert. Yet when he successfully pulled it off, they still didn't let him go :/ ugh that made me so mad.

[@brandonscott5544]

butter had worst parent @

[@frankielovejoy9928]

Before I watch the video, I'd say Butter's mom. Kyle's mom is at least usually under the delusion of doing something productive in an attempt to protect her children and others. She is trying to help, albeit in her own Karen ways. Butter's mom. Not so much.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I would love to see a prequel special with Sheila as a Wild Child and what her mum Cleo was like

[@gallantgamer4728]

Kyle‘s mother is the Epitome me of the saying you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain in a figurative Sense

[@mentirosa8709]

Kitty showing herself IRL is so iconic!

[@jamescasson9483]

Kenny's mom...is not so great. Linda probably still ranks the worst though.

[@Introvertsan]

Its between Cartman's mother and Butter's mother but Butter's mother takes the cake due to her being complicit in abusing him and allowing her husband to followed closely by Cartman's because she refuses to discipline him except for the recent season and an earlier season where she changed her mind and went back to spoiling him but it seemed to work out in the special because Cartman turned out to be a pretty good adult where Butters grew up to be a scammer in a mental ward. Sheila has always been a great mother and is one of the best mothers in the series.

[@bakedbaker9882]

Asides from that one episode where Sheila, when her son suffered from kidney failure, opted to use holistic medicine instead of bringing him to a hospital due to her own fears. Reminds me a bit of my own father..

[@kevinsmoon3257]

Its amazing that butters is such a sweet and cute kid despite his family being the way they are

[@zinzolin14]

No doubt Butter's mom is the worst, trying to kill her son over her husband's infidelity just screams delusional.

[@luiscortazar6291]

Cartman's mom is the worst. She's an enabler, She treats herself like a victim to illicit sympathy and feign responsibility. She also only cares about looking like a good mom, in front of others rather than being one.

[@ilikechocolate2518]

Nah

[@CrungleTheGoober]

What? She cares for her son a lot and if it wasn’t for her, we wouldn’t have the psycho lovable 8 year old!

[@darealsavage3472]

She created a monster

[@Thecyanpult]

Disagree

[@shukuchishikeishuu9540]

I do also think that Carol tends to be overlooked in the bad mom department. Not only is she incredibly neglectful, and frequently physically abuses her spouse, but she also attended the cult meetings that led to her youngest son getting cursed with immortality. Meaning that Kenny's 100+ deaths can partially be attributed to Carol just wanting the free beer provided at the meetings.

[@ianhawke2203]

Nah, the worst moms are the ones described in the Clubhouses episode, so bad that they made their teenage daughters run away.

[@jaivonpyatt6905]

Sure the future was avoided but that doesn't change the fact that Steve & Linda would potentially do that anyway regardless. Poor Butters, he just can't seem to catch a break 😢😔😞😪😕😫 All & all Sheila & Linda are without a single doubt the worst mothers in South Park however as far as I can tell Linda & Steve are the worst parents and I hate them but Linda was the only person who I infuriated me in pure Unbridled Fury of pure rage who I despised the most in South Park and I really really hate her, to Infinity!!!

[@botmexicanpatriot]

i do believe that Sheila is not neccesarely a bad mother but a very conservative one in the aspect of parenting, asides from that she does love her family to the extent of letting her Jerseysona free in order to save them. Liane is mostly a very liberal one but in a very bad way, cause she's too permisive of Cartman's atitude throughout the series. And Butter's mom... she honestly had no actual redeeming qualities, even when you think she loves him is more of a very condecending way.

[@individual7046]

In co text of worse mother in a vacuum(only being concern about the childs well being) it goes to Butter Mom, but when talking about worse mother in South park and her effects on the town that award goes to Kyle's mom for starting a WAR.

[@babybunnigutz3297]

The weirdest thing about the episode where butters mom tried to drown him was I think that was a real murder case

[@carmel9583]

25:10 I agree since Matt & Trey satirizes current events in everyone of their episodes, and even motivated me to work on a Political Science Major because of the hypocrisy that the Satirization shows

[@bubblegum1366]

I mean, only one out of the four was found to not be guilty. They gave that statement shortly after a suspect confessed to the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, but he was later found to have not even been in the state that night, he just had a weird obsession with her.

[@BronyNumber4096]

And they BETTER not be talking about Simpson, or they've forfeited their right to be called sapient life forms. Simpson did everything but leave his business card at the scene of the crime. Vincent Bugliosi said he had "never seen a case where guilt is more obvious." And yet, because of a race-baiting lawyer and a BLATANTLY tainted jury pool, instead of rotting away on Death Row trying to avoid being the guy who has to pick up the soap, as what *SHOULD* have happened to him, Simpson is, at this very moment, on a golf course deciding whether he should use his 7 iron or his wedge on this next shot. O.J. Simpson _could_ be used as a case study for the abolishment of the Double Jeopardy Law. Albeit that can't _actually_ be allowed to happen. Double Jeopardy is still a vital part of the American Judicial System, even though it can lead to miscarriages of justice like the Simpson Case.

[@burgerkingexpress7847]

Nathan’s parents never make it on the lists of terrible South Park parents

[@jethiliusavalar6449]

Here's one nice thing I can say about both of them. I like Sheila's accent. Linda is *excellent* at screaming :)

[@spencerallison3196]

See now, Eric and Kyle's mom's are at least funny. Butter's mom is just mean.

[@sirdogmen]

That “kids are like Funko pops” line got me so bad.

[@cryxallyne]

y'all forgetting how Tweek's mom laces his coffee with meth and forces him to do all the work at the coffee shop 😭

[@cryxallyne]

but yeah Butters's mom is the worst

[@harleigh6580]

Sheila: All you Canadians are the same! Ike: • • • _______

[@TBoneTony]

Sheela is often seen as the worst mother mostly because she takes things to the extreme. (an example of Moral Panics) However I do believe that Kenny has a mother who doesn't even care about him at all until he dies then she cries over him while not caring about him while being alive. Cartman's mother loves her son, however she fails to discipline his behavior. Stan's mother is all over the place from behaving like Sheela but a lesser version of her to being a wife who doesn't know how crazy her husband is.

[@IBonePokemon4Fun]

I always thought Clyde's mom was the worst cuz she always downed him up to the point where he forgot to put the seat down, then after that his mom still blamed him and put all guilt on his shoulders, no wonder he flips the bird to everyone lol

[@soulresonance4073]

Kenny’s mom. Like how many times has Kenny died, and their family still haven’t moved away from South Park lol

[@mesiagamer5217]

How could they. And I do mean this literally.

[@soulresonance4073]

@@mesiagamer5217 I get it they are poor and can’t afford to move. But If my child died and came back to life because of shit goin on in South Park, I’d leave. That’s just my thought process.

[@mesiagamer5217]

@@soulresonance4073 fair enough

[@CrungleTheGoober]

He’s immortal and I don’t think moving would change him dying 💀

[@soulresonance4073]

@@CrungleTheGoober Wrong. Kenny’s parents joined a cult in South Park, and that cult gave Kenny the power of Immortality. So again Kenny is Dying and coming back to life because of stuff happening in South Park. ☠️

[@booleah6357]

Both of butters parents are crazy psychopaths who would absolutely kill butters or ditch him if it weren't for society frowning on it. Sometimes that doesn't even stop her.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Definitely Linda Stotch. She and her hudband clearly don't care about Butters, and nearly got him killed on a few occasions. Liane is a mixed bag. She coddled Cartman too much, and has a very promiscuous history, but she has started to put her foot down when it comes to her son's crap. Sheila is very annoying and was the main villain of the movie in my opinion, but she got better over time and clearly loves her kids. Sharon is probably the best of the bunch, since she loves her kids, hasn't started a war or anything, etc.

[@ianskiver6246]

kitty you absolute gosh darn hecking nerd. 20/10 opening. i couldnt have done it better tbh :D congrazzles!!!!

[@Flower_Mom]

l haven't watched South Park in a decade or more but one of the reasons I stopped watching is that Butters was my favorite character and the way his parents treated him got to a point where I couldn't even enjoy the show anymore. I actually wrote a self-indulgent fanfic after I stopped watching where Butters' parents along with Cartman died in some accident, Cartman's mom ended up adopting Butters, and after working through the pain of their losses together they became the happiest and most loving family in town.

[@TheChosen1inc]

Easily butters mom, not even close

[@TheForhekset]

Cartman has the worst mother, my argument Cartman the worst child. She just spoils him, and has created a monster.

[@CrungleTheGoober]

And I’m glad she did make that monster. She is the reason that evil hilarious 8 year old exists.

[@nadinerusso0808]

i’m born and raised in NYC for 30 years and this youtube video about the moms of south park is the first thing to inform me i’ve been pronouncing “newark” wrong my whole life. 17:35

[@PercydeRoloFangirl]

Can you do an analysis on Shelly Marsh bc she's a very deep and misunderstood character.

[@ace_pro_gamer1]

Edward gets character development in the new book from his pov it was actually awesome

[@yo_gabygabba]

Butters mom by far is worse then Sheila. Yes Sheila can be very annoying but she’s honestly just a VERY exaggerated version of everyone’s mom. She stands up for her children and has strong morals. Yes she has flaws but you can see that she loves her sons even Ike. Butters mom on the other hand literally tried to kill her son after finding out Stephen/ Chris was closeted and let’s him do whatever he wants to Butters. Is Sheila perfect? No, but she usually has good intentions and remember, Sheila didn’t just protest against Canada for no reason she did it to protect children even though at the end she did it very poorly

[@cashelfitzgibbons6476]

Should have mentioned the time Butters kept getting grounded for "making a face", that bit was gold.

[@johnnymcgeez5647]

That scene with Butters where he is being "tested" by a butt plug made me strop breathing from laughing so hard... Those guys are on a genius level when it comes to comedy!

[@KTChamberlain]

Linda was also guilty of ignoring Butters' cries for help when Trent Boyett got out of juvenile hall and exacted revenge on him, which had him sent him to the hospital. True she did feel guilty about that, but that guilt was hollow at best. And she was also guilty, albeit indirectly, of Butters seeing the naughtiest porno at the time in the episode where they parodied Lord of the Rings. Now to be fair, she and her husband were unaware of the mix-up in the tapes, due to Randy and Sharon's oversight, but she is guilty of not bothering to at least glance at the VHS tape before handing it to Butters. I suppose that's what can happen when negligence is tinged with naivete as in the case of Linda Stotch.

[@silverstream4048]

This video would’ve been helpful to a lot of parents in 2017.

[@Oskir_Schlickarsson]

I feel like 5is isn’t really a hard question… I mean Linda literally tried to murder Butters, she omce beat him up and she even left him grounded for 25 years

[@johnhart8856]

Trey Parker mentioned in the season 1 commentary that at his school they'd have all the kids sing their Christmas songs up on stage and later have the one Jewish girl come on stage by herself to sing a Chanukah (not sure if I spelled that correctly, but I'm sure it starts with a ch) song in an effort to make her feel special and include, but all it ended up doing was making her feel more singled out and alienated from the rest of the kids

[@laylamorris2008]

Linda and Stephen kinda remind me of bloberta and clay puppington

[@Newbie_neil]

The hilarity of Treys voice as Steven makes him one of the best characters

[@Bowl-0f-Soup]

“Oh course butters is a main character so he doesn’t die” Kenny rolling in his grave rn

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

8:14 and it took me years later to LOVE the South Park Movie Bigger Longer and Uncut for it's songs moral and the moment when Kenny said his GoodBye to Kyle Cartman and Stan when went back to Hell But ended up in Heaven twords the end of the movie