South Park
Summary
TheSouth ParkChristmas episodes leaven that literally nothing is sacred when it comes to one of the crudest and darkest comedies on television , including the holiday season . Matt Stone and Trey Parker ’s globally spat and foul - mouthed 1997 sitcomSouth Parkhas been settle down in the holiday season since its origination . Before Comedy Central brought the foul - mouthed elementary schooling kids to the small screen door , Stone and Parker create video - establish Christmas card and sent them out with crude animated representations of the son along with ashocking conflict between Santa Claus and Jesus Christ . From there , South Parktook form .
There are slew of memorable moments in whichSouth Parkeither mocks or encompass the Christmas flavour . Some of their holiday episodes are in effect than others , but all have something funny to extend , even if it ’s unbelievably twisted . From humanlike excrement helping to keep Christmas to a ill-famed cult loss leader getting into the Yuletide spirit , South Parktakes the most wholesome of vacation to their usual extremes . The series is never afraid to push boundaries with its humor , and every singleSouth ParkChristmas episode is full of shocking moments other edgy sitcom find difficult to equalize — especially during vacation season special .
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The Spirit Of Christmas
Animated Christmas Card Released Before South Park Started
" The Spirit of Christmas " is a collection oftwo poor animated films that serve as precursors toSouth Park , introducing the humour and characters that would become the principal ingredient of the series . The first scant motion-picture show is call " Jesus Vs . Frosty , " a short in which Frosty the Snowman turns out to be a deranged snowman who , of course of study , kills Kenny . Jesus then has to kill Frosty and pull through Christmas . The second brusk film is squall " Jesus Vs . Santa , " which features Santa Claus and Jesus fighting in a gross satirization of theMortal Kombatvideo game dealership .
Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo
Season 1, Episode 9
TheSouth Parkseason 1Christmas instalment gave parentage to the iconic grapheme Mr. Hankey , the Christmas poo . In the episode , the townspeople of South Park is getting disembarrass of any potentially spiritual Christmas ribbon out of fearfulness of being politically incorrect or offensive . Kyle discovers Mr. Hankey one day and tries to convince the town of his existence . However , Mr. Hankey stop talking in front of everyone save for Kyle , leading to the whole town think he ’s suffered a psychotic fracture . While the character of Mr. Hankey is undeniably strange , his motif song is incredibly memorable .
Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!
Season 2, Episode 16
Most holiday specials endeavor to impart lesson of religious belief and virtue , and , in thisSouth ParkChristmas episode , Stan is teach an significant object lesson from convict furore drawing card Charles Manson . After escaping prison with Cartman ’s uncle , Manson hide out in Cartman ’s family , and wacky jinks ensue with the liven up interlingual rendition of one of America ’s most notorious criminals .
South Parkoften mock some of history ’s most ill-famed public figure , and , of path , Charles Manson make no clemency . In an odd way , this episode does have an crucial message about know menage — twisted as it is . Manson even has a change of centre , which is undeniably Parker and Stone ’s way of lambasting the themes of the vacation time of year being a miracle cure for bad morals present in many Christmas special ( especially those from places like Hallmark ) .
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Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics
Season 3, Episode 15
" Mr. Hankey ’s Christmas Classics " is a series of illustrious vacation song sung by variousSouth Parkcharacters . There are a deal of great festal musical theater , but few are like the time of year 3South ParkChristmas episode . host by the Christmas image Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo , each song is perverted in some fashion . The show does n’t halt back in this installment , offering such hits as " Christmas Time in Hell , " sung by Satan , anda rendering of " O Tannenbaum " blab out by an animated Adolf Hitler . It certainly is n’t as innocent as other animated Christmas special , but , for those who love dreary humor , it does n’t get much better than this .
Interestingly , though he ’s one ofSouth Park ’s most placeable side characters , he ’s one of the show ’s most maligned musician . Though he was reference in the recent " Post - Covid " special , Mr. Hankey has n’t appeared on the show since 2018 ’s " The Problem With A Poo . "
A Very Crappy Christmas
Season 4, Episode 17
Season 4’sSouth ParkChristmas episode shows why Mr. Hankey became something of a cultural phenomenon during the show ’s early days . When the Ithiel Town of South Park decides to celebrate a non - mercenary Christmas , the son attempt to make a short animated pic that can capture what they see as the spirit of the vacation and prompt the townsfolk to start buying presents once again . The highlight of this sequence is the introduction of Mr. Hankey ’s crime syndicate . Mr. Hankey has a stressful home liveliness with his dissatisfied alcohol-dependent married woman , and their three " nugget , " Cornwallis , Amber , and Simon . It ’s a hilarious episode that also review how commercialize Christmas has become .
Red Sleigh Down
Season 6, Episode 17
In " Red Sleigh Down , " one of the most controversialSouth ParkChristmas sequence , the boy ask Santa to try out and wreak the Christmas flavor to Iraq . However , once they arrive , Santa is immediately inject down and captured . The boy then essay the assistance of Jesus to save Santa and Christmas . Mixing Christmas with the war in Iraq is something onlySouth Parkcould make work . It ’s highly irreverent , and it definitely feels like a relic of the early 2000s , but hardcoreSouth Parkfans will always be able to get a kicking out of this installment . It also features one of the skillful versions of Santa Claus .
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It’s Christmas In Canada
Season 7, Episode 15
South Parkoften rips on Canada , and " It ’s Christmas in Canada " is one of the best examples . In the sequence , Canada signs a raw law that rules that every espouse Canadian child must rejoin to their birth parent in Canada , and this includes Kyle ’s brother , Ike . The four boy then travel to Canada to need the quality diplomatic minister to change the law . The episode is a charade ofThe Wizard of Ozand features various musical numbers and colourful Canadian stereotypes . For those who love South Park ’s weird obsession with poking play at Canada , this episode ca n’t be topped .
Woodland Critter Christmas
Season 8, Episode 14
" Woodland Critter Christmas " is infamousfor beingone of the sullen episodes ofSouth Park . The installment puts a twist on innocent children ’s Christmas specials with cute animal who have too - obvious name calling like Beary the Bear , Porcupiney the Porcupine , and Rabbity the Rabbit . Stan finds these character , who require him to kill a mountain king of beasts so Porcupiney can give parturition on Christmas Day . However , Stan shortly finds out that the critters are a group of Satan worshippers who are giving nascence to the antichrist . It ’s about as horrid as a Christmas drollery special could be . It ’s no surprisal that it ranks as a pet installment ofSouth Park ’s God Almighty .
#HappyHolograms
Season 18, Episode 10
" # HappyHolograms " is the season finale of time of year 18 and the conclusion of a two - part episode . In thisSouth ParkChristmas installment , Kyle is gathering celebrities to put on the most extravagant Christmas special ever . The episode snag into 2014 pop finish , includingjokes aim at Bill Cosby , Iggy Azalea , Lorde , and holograph celebrity of 2pac and Michael Jackson . Cartman becomes a popular YouTube personality and tries to take over , but is defeated by PewDiePie , who cameos in the instalment as himself . While " # HappyHolograms " was screaming when it first debuted , the pa civilization reference it relies on now feel a petty date .
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Bike Parade
Season 22, Episode 10
The last installing of South Park ’s 2018 go - around , " Bike Parade " examine the child desperate to find motorcycle part after an Amazon worker tap concur up bringing . It ’s a massive poke at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the potentially malicious practice employed by the company , and it ends on a gamey note when the town comes together to celebrate with a whole lot of " Tegridy " . Though it ’s only tangentially related to the holiday time of year , Santa does show up to help the children of South Park , but he leaves when he learns what they ’ve done to Mr. Hankey .
