Season 7, Episode 11: “Casa Bonita”Ĭartman kidnaps Butters after getting denied an invitation to Kyle’s birthday party at the titular restaurant. “It is easily the best of all the Christmas episodes from South Park, being incredibly twisted and gory but hilarious at the same time,” a fan writes. Stan inadvertently helps a group of adorable woodland creatures bring about the antichrist after killing a mountain lion in an effort to protect the critters. Season 8, Episode 14: “Woodland Critter Christmas” An IMDb reviewer calls this episode one of the greatest South Park installments, adding, “It has a plot which involves kids just being kids, it has plenty of hilarious moments, it spoofs modern culture (in this case, people caring more about sex than violence), and quite a bit of action.” 9. The boys’ scheme to get ninja weapons from a fair goes horrifically awry when Butters gets a throwing star to the eye. Season 8, Episode 1: “Good Times with Weapons” South Park 25th Anniversary Concert, Saturday, August 13, 10/9c, Comedy Central 10. With the momentous anniversary upon us, scroll down to see IMDb voters’ picks for South Park’s 10 best episodes, all of which have ratings higher than 9/10 on the site.
Last year, MTV Entertainment Studios renewed the show through 2027, and come this August 13, Comedy Central will air the South Park 25th Anniversary Concert. Twenty-five years, more than 300 episodes, and countless controversies later, South Park is still going strong. August 13, 1997, is a day that will live on in infamy for the Parents Television Council and other conservative-minded groups: That’s the day that South Park premiered on Comedy Central, introducing viewers to a gang of foul-mouthed elementary school students.