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South Park: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe (1997)
My favorite episode ever, and the one that started at all.
Cartman Gets an Anal Probe rocks paper cut outs for animation because Matt and Trey didn't have money at the time, but at the time it fit the show perfectly. This episode is INCREDIBLY raunchy, among the most raunchy South Park episodes ever, and the jokes are even more funny when they are delivered by these silly paper cutouts. Kyle has a 20 second curse-word rampage, Cartman (obviously, no spoiler here) gets an anal probe, we are introduced to a large portion of the initial South Park cast including Chef, David Caruso's career is mocked, and hilarity ensues with every scene. I don't want to give anything away, so please, if you haven't seen South Park or haven't seen this episode, you OWE it to yourself. At this point South Park wasn't tackling current events at all really, so the humor is random and funny as hell. Don't kick the baby!
South Park: Weight Gain 4000 (1997)
One of many classics from season 1
I'm going to try to review this without any spoilers... The brand of humor Matt and Trey deploy in the earlier episodes differs slightly from the newer seasons, but it is for the better. Season 1 looks like it was animated with cardboard cutouts, and it probably was, though I'm only certain the first episode was. Anyways, this episode has two plot lines, one for Cartman and one for Mr. Garrison, and the viewer gets a very in-depth view of Garrison's quirks and secrets, etc, and Cartman's insecurities. Weight Gain spawned one of South Park's most popular catch phrases, later seen on t-shirts across America, and is overall laugh out loud funny. Dialogue is stripped compare to the newer seasons but the jokes hit home just as well. Stan and Wendy's relationship is also particularly well done in the earlier seasons, and this episode isn't an exception. After watching so much South Park over the past few years, it's funny that you can distinguish these South Park kids as 3rd graders and their latter renditions as 4th graders. These children are just as profane but much more innocent at the same time. They have yet to spend 15 seasons causing mayhem. To conclude, watch this episode, and all of season 1 while you're at it. It is easily one of the best, though nobody could objectively call it the best. In general, South Park's first 6 seasons have stood the test of time very well, and everything since has been hit or miss. Peace.