With nearly 250 episodes under its belt, South Park is one of the most successful and long-running animated comedies of all time (second only to The Simpsons). Since its debut on Comedy Central in 1997, the series has delivered a wide range of unique stories, all of them courtesy of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators. More recently, though, Matt and Trey have been hard at work on South Park: The Stick of Truth, their new video game title due out March 4th.
To celebrate the game's long-awaited release, we've compiled a Top 10 Episodes of South Park list, looking at the entire series so far, up through Season 17.
Narrowing the list down to just 10 episodes was a tough process, and of course there are still some classics that didn't make the cut. Other episodes that almost made the list include "Good Times with Weapons," "Super Best Friends," "Asspen" and any one of this season's Black Friday episodes. But, as awesome as those episodes were (and still are), the following 10 are what we consider to be the best of the best. As always, though, we'd love to hear your favorites in the comments below!
The Top 25 South Park Characters
Now, without any further ado, we present to you IGN's Top 10 Episodes of South Park (and, if it wasn't obvious already, some SPOILERS follow)...
"Cut the crap, Mouse."
South Park has had a longstanding tradition of doubling up on current events to tell its stories, but few have meshed more perfectly than Matt and Trey's fusion of the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election and Disney's Star Wars buyout. From a wealth of Star Wars and Disney references (like Mickey Mouse piloting Slave I!) to sharp (and timely) political satire, "Obama Wins!" stands out as one of the show's smartest and most spectacular episodes to come out in the last several years.
"Best Friends Forever"
"This is even bigger than the final battle in the Lord of the Rings movie!"
As far as Kenny-centric episodes go, "Best Friends Forever" is easily one of the most memorable, if only because Kenny literally orchestrates the most epic battle of all time. (I mean, we don't actually get to see it, but still.) Aside from depicting an all-out war between Heaven and Hell, this episode is also notable for its brilliant nonpartisan commentary on euthanasia -- that is, as Kenny put it, "If I should ever be in a vegetative state and kept on life support, please... for the love of God, don't ever show me in that condition on national television."
"Cancelled"
"My God... We're famous!"
South Park's Season 7 premiere could very well be called a masterstroke in meta storytelling. Using the pilot as a jumping-off point, the episode goes from being a weird case of deja vu to an unlikely and wacky space adventure, as the boys discover that Earth -- all of Earth -- is actually an intergalactic reality TV show made for the entertainment of aliens. Not only that, but they convince a supreme alien being to take the form of a taco that poops ice cream, which by itself should be enough of a reason for this episode to make the Top 10.
"Casa Bonita"
"More sopapillas, please!"
"Casa Bonita" is, perhaps, the best Cartman/Butters episode to date. "AWESOM-O" and "Super Fun Time" were also great, but "Casa Bonita" is especially noteworthy for Cartman's elaborate execution of tricking Butters into thinking he's the sole survivor of a meteoric holocaust. The sheer lengths to which Cartman goes to join Kyle's Casa Bonita birthday party are truly staggering... and incredibly entertaining.
"Kill the Wise One!"
Using Buck Rogers as a vehicle for exploring militant atheism, "Go God Go" and its direct followup "Go God Go XII" chronicle the most ridiculous and exciting journey to a video game console release the world has ever seen. While the story is primarily driven by Cartman's unending search for a Nintendo Wii, it's really the episodes' examination of war, religion, politics and prank phone calls that make this one a winner -- not to mention the addition of K-10, bark bark.
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