Vacation programming turns up the quantity on the feel-good issue within the films and reveals we love. They break us out of our mundane routines and transport us to a contented vacation realm stuffed with romance and corny storytelling.
One collection that constantly delivers on humor, sarcasm, and over-the-top storylines is South Park. It’s not a present that decides to take it straightforward for the vacation season ⏤ quite the opposite, it tends to kick issues up a notch, particularly in regard to its Thanksgiving particular. However why drop the sarcasm and raunchy humor when you may merely throw a bow on it and make it festive for the Yuletide season?
So, in the event you’re on the lookout for some off-kilter humor to get you thru the vacation season, listed here are the 9 Christmas episodes South Park has given us through the years, in chronological order in your viewing pleasure.
“Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo” (season 1, episode 9)
When Kyle is solid as Saint Joseph in a play, his mom isn’t excited concerning the function on condition that their household is Jewish and the play is Nativity-themed. The Mayor of South Park quickly decides that the vacation season have to be celebrated with out something that might offend anybody. Kyle rapidly thinks he’s discovered an answer to the issue: Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. Nevertheless, nobody else appears to be on board with celebrating a bit of feces, and so they actually don’t imagine that one has come to life.
Kyle spends the episode attempting to persuade these round him that Mr. Hankey is actual; nonetheless, it seems to everybody else that Kyle is slowly dropping his thoughts, throwing and inserting feces in unnatural locations. Will anybody imagine Kyle by the tip of the episode, or will he start to query what’s occurring round him? You’ll have to look at this hilarious episode to search out out.
“Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson” (season 2, episode 16)
Within the subsequent Christmas installment of South Park, followers had been comfortable to understand that Mr. Hankey was now a staple of the vacation. On this episode, Stan is forbidden to go to Cartman’s grandmother for the vacations, as his household needs for him to spend Christmas with them. An argument ensues and Stan is distributed to his room, however in fact he doesn’t plan on staying there. As a substitute, Stan breaks out to fulfill up together with his pals and head to Nebraska to go to Cartman’s kinfolk.
Upon their arrival, they meet Cartman’s uncle by way of a video chat from a jail the place he introduces them to his pal and fellow inmate Charlie Manson. Inside hours, Manson and Cartman’s uncle have managed to flee the jail and break into the house the boys are staying at. At first, this looks as if enjoyable for the boys as Manson agrees to do issues with them that Cartman’s different kinfolk is not going to. Nevertheless, it quickly turns into apparent that he’s not precisely a stand-up man.
“Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics” (season 3, episode 15)
This episode was a variety-style Christmas occasion hosted by none apart from Mr. Hankey himself. Mr. Hankey invited viewers into his distinctive residence to introduce shorts and songs not like our normal Christmas carols. Whereas the episode is filled with laughs and moments that may make you a bit queasy, it’s additionally an episode with sentimental worth. A montage of characters seems on display throughout a Christmas tune that viewers are aware of. The characters had been all voiced by Mary Kay Bergman, who handed away earlier than the episode was crafted. The tune honors her in a really South Park means.
In fact, there’s additionally a second the place Devil himself joins in to rejoice Christmas, with a number of notorious names spending eternity in damnation. It wouldn’t be a Christmas with out that, proper?
“A Very Crappy Christmas” (season 4, episode 17)
If the title of this one didn’t instantly give it away, this episode additionally brings Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo, to the forefront of the vacation. Nevertheless, it takes some investigating to search out him. Mr. Hankey doesn’t present up for Hanukkah, and Kyle is straight away involved. He gathers up the boys and so they go into the sewers to search out him. They uncover that Mr. Hankey is having some household troubles and that every part isn’t holly and jolly for him this season.
It’s as much as Kyle, Cartman, Stan, and Kenny to save lots of Christmas, alongside Mr. Hankey’s children, and collectively they attempt to recruit everybody doable to assist them on their mission. They try to deliver the spirit again to the vacation season with carols and cartoons. Will they succeed with their try, or will Christmas be canceled throughout South Park this yr?
“Pink Sleigh Down” (season 6, episode 17)
When Cartman has Kyle’s cousin take a tally of his good and unhealthy deeds, he realizes that he may not be making it onto Santa’s good record this yr. To redeem himself and get his coveted toy for the vacations, he goes to Iraq to unfold cheer to these he feels want it most.
Again at South Park, Jimmy takes on the dignity of singing and lighting the Christmas tree, however that isn’t a straightforward activity as he struggles together with his speech, a continued theme all through the episode. Cartman and the remainder of the boys, alongside Mr. Hankey’s particular prepare, attempt to attain Santa to inform him concerning the children who want a vacation in Iraq, however issues quickly go awry.
“It’s Christmas in Canada” (season 7, episode 15)
The Broflovski household is shocked when Ike’s delivery mother and father enterprise to South Park to take their son again to Canada. Heartbroken, they flip to the residents of South Park, who instantly collect collectively to assist them get Ike again. This implies no cash for Christmas presents this yr, and the boys are satisfied that there’s no vacation with out items.
As Kyle’s household suffers with out Ike, the boys understand that they’ve obtained to get him again, and so they journey to Canada to see what they’ll do. Selfishly, in addition they hope that this may be certain that they get items for Christmas. What occurs subsequent is greater than even South Park followers may have imagined, and between assembly Canadians combating their set of latest legal guidelines to Saddam Hussein, there’s so much to unpack on this episode.
“Woodland Critter Christmas” (season 8, episode 14)
It’s as much as Stan to assist woodland creatures this Christmas as they anxiously anticipate the arrival of their savior, which looks as if a no hurt no foul, proper? That is South Park we’re speaking about, so clearly there’s a bit of extra to the story than that. The creatures summon Stan first to assist them place a star upon their tree, then they discover their means into his room at night time and persuade him to assist them construct a manger for the newborn to be born.
What occurs subsequent results in Stan killing an harmless animal and turning into chargeable for the cubs. Round this time, he discovers that the candy woodland creatures aren’t so candy in spite of everything. They’re Satanists, and their savior is the Antichrist. So, , that complicates issues.
“#HappyHolograms” (season 18, episode 10)
“#HappyHolograms” is sort of the Christmas particular, and it’s fueled by Ike calling Kyle a grandpa. Plainly the boys of South Park are out of contact with what’s widespread and “in” nowadays. The episode touches on every part from varied trending matters on social media to real-life points that had been the speak of each social and information media on the time, together with the demise of Michael Brown and the allegations towards Invoice Cosby.
This episode covers so much, from holograms and betrayal to miscommunication and a lack of expertise between generations. Nonetheless, the boys study an necessary lesson when all is alleged and performed.
“Bike Parade” (season 22, episode 10)
In an episode that hits a bit of near residence, Amazon achievement facilities are having bother across the holidays and somebody should discover a totally different technique of transportation for the items to be delivered. Ex-mall staff are quickly discovered to be working on the Amazon middle and the boys of South Park are comfortable, as this implies they’ll partake of their bike parade and hopefully win first prize. Kenny quickly joins forces with these on strike towards the commercialism of the vacations in solidarity together with his father, who was initially upset that Kenny didn’t perceive what was at stake.
Along with his pals angered about his lack of concern concerning the bike parade, will Kenny be part of forces with the boys once more or get up for what he believes in? What occurs subsequent is a sophisticated story that leads the city away from the vacation spirit altogether. Will they discover their means again to what Christmas really means, or are they too far gone? You already know what you need to do to search out out.
“Christmas Snow” (season 23, episode 10)
In spite of everything these years and a big handful of Christmas episodes, you’d assume South Park would have fallen off the wagon and didn’t craft a extremely entertaining episode throughout the joyous season. And but, “Christmas Snow” is an ideal illustration of comedy combined with Christmas, and it in truth appears like an episode that occurs a lot earlier within the present. Merely put, it feels forward of its time when it comes to high quality.
A collection of drunk driving accidents and mishaps leads to alcohol being banned till the vacation season is over. Consequently, people flip to Randy’s “Christmas Snow” (which is actually simply cocaine) to assist them get by the vacations. It’s refreshingly humorous and ever-entertaining to the purpose the place it simply can’t be disregarded.
To hitch in on the festive enjoyable and hold the laughs rolling this vacation season, episodes of South Park will be streamed on the Comedy Central web site, Prime Video, Max, and YouTube TV.