When re watching the first two seasons, I can’t believe how tame Cartman is. His hatred for Kyle and his prejudice doesn’t seem anywhere near as prevalent.
@@mariszn9623 Exactly lol. In the era of Streaming Services we live in, anyone who jumps into the series has all the tools they need to experience the entire thing.
@@mariszn9623 he's not acting like no one has seen the early episodes he's just saying that there was a time capsule and a relevancy to the early humor. Nothing like that had been on TV yet
@@seanbeard7558 I agree that experiencing the early seasons on a weakly basis was alot more impactful than If I had just watched it all at once. And I don't like the seasons between 10 and 20 at all. This is such hard core early 2000s mastalgia.
@@Robbie_Haruna yes but when you watch something new and then go back to the older versions it'll seem off and clunky, when we first watched this we had nothing to compare it to. That's why people now say that the early seasons are the worst they don't appeal to the interests or the media around then.
Matt and Trey always say they hate season 2, but never really go into detail, but I didn't know about the fact they weren't so involved with that season, makes a lot of sense
i'm not entirely sure, please don't quote me on this, but i think they do share the same dislike for the first season they do the second. i would definitely disagree, but i seem to remember Matt Stone and/or Trey Parker grouping seasons 1 and 2 together in terms of quality
@@Top10Dylan In the Season 3 commentaries, Trey and Matt did imply Season 1 wasn't exactly great, saying Season 3 is when the show became good to them, but they focused on 2 being a poor effort overall. I will give Season 2 credit for being the first piece of media I went into with low expectations, thanks to their commentaries, but watching both Seasons 1 & 2 the difference in quality is noticeable. Season 1 was filled with a sense of imagination and creativity, and there's the novelty of watching what started it all. Season 2 just came off as boring and uninspired, almost like the name is the only recognisable trait. There weren't even that many episodes that were as bold or as genuinely piss-taking as the Terrence & Phillip premiere, which is the kind of content South Park strives at. Normally you'd expect a second season to be an improvement, that was true for The Simpsons and American Dad, but that really isn't the case here. It's not a complete dumpster fire though, the few good episodes it has like the T&P premiere and Gnomes are really good and up there as some of the show's best. As a whole though, still the weakest link in an otherwise great show.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Personally, I love season 2. It's probably my 7th favorite season. I think it has a lot of classic, great episodes. And the Mexican staring frog of southern sri lanka is by far one of the funniest episodes in the whole series.
When Trey and Matt set out years ago to create South Park Season 2 they cared only about one thing - making a great cup of coffee. Sure they may take a little longer to brew it and may not call it fancy names but I guess they just care a little more. That's why South Park season 2 is still home brew from the finest beans we can muster; like an old sweater that keeps getting warmer with age. Yes, season two is a simpler season for a simpler, America.
@@JambiStambi yes, Trey Parker says that he is embarrassed by everything that came before season four and season two is one of the worst seasons ever of South Park.
@@123theprodigy5 I don't know how he can say that considering how popular those seasons were back in the day, and how they basically made both him and Matt Stone a butt tonne of money. I know that creators tend to be their own worst critic and probably cringe at some of the jokes they put out back when they were younger (I think they were in their mid twenties when the show first debuted) but if people didn't like those earlier seasons then the show wouldn't be what it is today. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I honestly feel like the older seasons have a charm that just can't be replicated these days. I also feel like the jokes, themes and references to current events are just not as funny in the later episodes, and are mostly just kind of depressing.
People known for having a beard look really bizarre when they’re shaved. I remember when my dad shaved his beard, and I still get nightmares about that. Lol.
Personally, I really liked this season. I mean, I haven’t seen it in years, but back when I was first really really into South Park, I thought it was great, certainly better than Season 1. It probably isn’t the best season by any means, but it brought something special to the series.
while i'll have to disagree on this season being better than the first, i will say i really like this season as well. i kinda view season 2 as the show's awkward adolescence if that makes sense
@@JambiStambi I always viewed it as being just kind of a more polished version of the first. Like, they knew what they were doing, and this is where they mastered the classic era formula. I personally have always lumped the first three seasons together as being their own thing, and then in Season 4 and 5 it really started evolving into the show people think of when they hear the name South Park. By Season 6, it had really ‘gotten there, that’s where the golden era officially began. Still, I remember thinking that Season 2 was pretty much the best “early season”. It had alot of great episodes. If anything, the awkward adolescence would be seasons 4 and 5, but those were still good and probably better than any early stuff. Season 4 is one of my favorites personally.
I’ve always especially liked season 2 because it seems the episodes revolve more around things happening within the town of South Park. It gives me more hometown vibes and I love it for that.
i can see what you mean, but the first three seasons all give me those vibes personally and i think seasons 1 & 3 are better on basically all fronts aside from animation
I agree that season 2 is all over the place in many aspects, but in terms of musical humor it's probably the best. Runaway Come Home, Bizarro Cartman's "Best Friends" song, Chocolate Salty Balls, Simultaneous, Conjoined Twin Song, three different versions of Stinky Britches, and my personal favorite: banjo version of Ride of the Valkyries played during the Vietnam scene in Mexican Staring Frog of Sri Lanka. I cannot bring myself to dislike this season with such strong and hilarious soundtrack.
season 2 (imo) is the most iconic early South Park especially due to the catchphrases thingy you mentioned.. majority of times this show got sampled back in the early to mid 2000s it was almost always from season 2 and it had some really memorable stuff going on (imo) and who could forget Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls?
I've been rewatching the series over the last month or so and it really says something about quality when the worst season of a show is still this good.
I’m loving this dive into South Park you’re doing man, keep it up!! You provide an amazingly in depth analysis and hearing all the things Matt and Trey got up to inbetween too
"Chef Aid", "Spookyfish", "Gnomes", "Prehistoric Ice Man", These four episodes are amongst my favourites, Season 2 is very much a mixed bag but it's still decent...
i pulled an all nighter watching all of season 2 and i agree it feels kinda off?? it felt like a fever dream idk if it's bc of sleep deprivation or if it really was that fucking weird but either way it was kinda enjoyable
I remember going through South Park forms way back. I would fight with people that claimed no one knew more than them about the show. I even took quizzes on how much I knew. Questions like "According to Cartman's mom there are alot of what in Africa" Seeing the comments, there are still ultimate fans that need to prove themselves.
i love the first song in the background, slow country is such an underrated gorillaz song. also, i really like these season commentaries. keep up the good work! :]
I recently watched the first few seasons of South Park, and as much as I like that part of the show, the constant catchphrases REALLY started to annoy me this time lol. I just can’t believe that repetitive catchphrases were once considered funny
Think in general 98-99 era was pretty much biggest point of South Park for Chef. Mainly of here how you described for how many episodes there were, but just the fact of how even the character had an entire album, video game and mockumentary just based around the character. Not to mention for the camoes inside BL&U movie and soundtrack (plus Isaac Haye's re-recording of his song "Good Love.) Then with season 3 he has his own songs on the "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" album and episode.
Chef was arguably a main character in the first 3 seasons. he appeared so often and had so many spotlights that he might as well have been the show's OG Randy Marsh to the extent that he was the show's go-to adult character
@@JambiStambi Does remind me as well really only other appearances where Ned did anything that time was on the Chef Aid album as well. Though this was just only singing Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love." Guess they wanted try to fit more of the show's characters and as before the song even starts Chef describes him "as the handicap of South Park." Honestly if the album came out today would've been Jimmy or Timmy doing anything, since it's clear that they have lot more to show off.
Season 2 is legit one of my favourite seasons. I love the episodes humour and writing, and it's a worthy follow up to S1 IMO. It's also where we got introduced to Tweek, and many of the show's most iconic quotes come from, such as the underpants gnomes, Bebes crush on Kyle, Respect My Authoritah!, Chefs Chocolate Salty Balls and Drugs are bad Mmmkay. I'd take this over S20 as at least 2 the episodes can stand on their own, and can be enjoyed in their own right. I don't get the hate for S2. I love it.
while i disagree that season 2 is a great season of the show, i'd also definitely have to disagree with anyone who hates it. while i'd personally call it my least favorite season, it still has lots of memorable and funny little moments even if on the whole it feels underdeveloped. maybe it doesn't help that it's sandwiched between seasons 1 & 3, which are both great. the fact that South Park's most forgettable season in my eyes still isn't bad should speak volumes to the care everyone involved in show obviously has for it and the quality of the show in general
i can definitely see why, i'd consider it the second weakest myself. i just prefer it over season 2 because it's more memorable overall. not to mention i respect them for their serialized ambition, even if it was a failed experiment that led to a mess of a season
Johnnie Something For me, 20 is only more memorable for the wrong reasons. Cartman being sensitive was painfully unfunny, and overall damaged his character. Butters being more sexist was also character damaging, it felt like they forgot what made Butters and Cartman funny Gerald who was once a likeable father is now seen as a complete scumbag, like Brian Griffin in the later seasons of Family Guy. 20 was also affected by an overreliance on politics, and the Member Berries subplot was painfully unfunny and got old fast. 2 is funnier, better written and has a far more rewatch value than 20. It also has aged better, as even now, 20 is so crammed full of 2016 references it dates quickly, and won't stand the test of time like the earlier eps. As a South Park fan all my life, I can safely say I never hated any season prior to 20, and it's the one season I will never revisit.
I agree that the characterization isn't great here. However, I thought the plots and humor were an improvement over Season 1. It feels like the series started getting a little more satirical here, with things like Harbuck's Coffee and the Chewbacca defense. We got great gags like the alternate universe Cartman, Mr. Mackey teaching about drugs, Chef's simultaneous loving song, and Ms. Crabtree as a comedian.The humor just felt more consistent here. Maybe it's not the best season but it's the first season I'd generally call good (Season 1 is kind of meh for me, sorry!)
It's weird. This season contains some of my favorite episodes, like Chickenpox, Cartmans Mom, SpookyFish, Gnomes, and Chicken lover, and also many decent episodes like Ikes wee wee, chef's chocolate salty balls, Clubhouses, Chef aid, and Cow days. Heck, I enjoyed NWMA was fun. But it is weighed down a lot with quite a few mediocre ones like Summer Sucks, City on the Edge of forever, and others. It's a strange season with some classics, and other not classics.
I first heard of South Park back in highschool when I heard some kids talking about it. They were singing the "Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo" song, and I had no idea what that even was! They told me about the show (which I once embarrassingly called "West Side" before I ever saw it... I just remembered the title having a direction in it!) It just sounded like the dumbest, most immature thing ever! Then for the first time I saw an advert for it on TV. It was the clip where Cartman (who I originally thought was called "Carmen" for some reason... man was I bad with the names in this show) asks his mother where he came from, and she tells him it's when "a man puts his Hoo Hoo Dilly in a woman's Cha Cha!" I actually remember being stunned by the crappy, cutout animation; THIS was what everyone was going nuts for? But I gave it a chance, and I've loved it ever since! I live in the UK, and I think the first season had been on for a while and they were showing reruns to get people hyped for the upcoming second season. The first episode I ever saw was "Mecha-Streisand" and the next one I saw was the "Cartman's Mom" episode, so not only did I end up missing the majority of the first episodes and had to watch those by buying them on video (yeah, remember those) I also had to wait for a while for the second season. When it finally debuted they actually didn't show the Terrance & Phillip April Fools episode and just showed the follow up to Cartman's Mom; I didn't even know about that episode and the "controversy" that it caused until much later! So despite the second season's flaws, this was the season where I really started getting into South Park, so I've always had a bit of a soft spot for it. I mean it had Cartman dressed as a cop, riding around on a tricycle, and shouting "RESPECT MY AUTHORIT-AHH" and beating people with a knight stick; who doesn't love that?
Honestly even without them saying they hate season 2 it's genuinely my most hated season even though my absolute favorite episode ever is on that season the Terrance and Philip episode if you've never actually watched the April fools episode you are really missing out because it is genuinely the best episode. " Why do you think Scott hates us?" " I think hes homophobic." " We're not gay Phillip" " We're not?" 💀💀💀 Best joke in the entire series to this day
What really threw me off was Kyle or Stan laughing at Kenny being poor. I had started with later seasons, so it was really weird to see that considering it was Cartman's schtick.
I give Season 2 the same name of sophomore slump. Honesty Chef did save the season for me, as well as Stan who also managed to stay more consistent than Kyle or Cartman and his focus episodes this season while not prominent as Season 1 where pretty much he was the main character where always pretty good. I also noticed there was a lot of focus on the parents this season too.
I feel like season 2 did what it could to follow up on the first season and does an okay job. Definitely subpar for early south park standards but still good in a vacuum. Like the rest of the first 3 seasons of south park, what it lacks in humour it makes up for with charm
i agree with this, mostly. however i still find that seasons one and three have a more consistent level of humor. season 2 shaped the show a lot, and with that came growing pains
Not gonna lie I never noticed a difference with season two since I always pretty much lumped seasons one through three as the same material. But hearing that Matt and Trey didn’t work on this season, that was serious news to me, makes me wanna rewatch it just to see how different things were.
even in 1998 ratings of South Park were dwindling and it took the theatrical movie to propel the show back into the popularity it was facing during season 1. perhaps some people only claim to dislike this season because of Matt and Trey's stated opinions on it, but i can safely say i feel the way i do about season 2 for my own reasons. it's also worth noting Matt and Trey have previously likened season 2 to season 1, expressing distaste for them both equally, which is something i'd definitely disagree with as i feel the first season is a strong season all things considered
I remember South Park first ever coming out back in 1997. Have been a fan since day one. Season 2, I know has it's issues but I still enjoy it because of the nostalgia I get from it, I remember I had a big bulk of the episodes taped off S4C (welsh version of Channel 4 in the UK) and would rewatch them to death. My favourite episodes in the series are... Cartman's Mom is a dirty ****, Spookyfish, Roger Ebert Should Lay off the Fatty Foods and Chef Aid. I will admit it is the season I go back least to. I think South Park really comes into itself in the 3rd series.But I still love S1 and much of S2.
I don’t like Kyle in this season. He’s usually such a grounded and kind character, and seeing him act bratty is kind of jarring sometimes (even if he is a kid and that’s how they act lol). Also I love Cartman’s “I love you guys.” It’s wholesome.
As much as Matt and Trey may not have had a lot of Hands-On with this season there certainly is a lot of their humor throughout it and a lot of their early jokes from sketches they did Pre South Park. The pacing of this season is very fast. The episode 'Chef Aid' seems like it's trying to cram in as much as possible. I was 10 years old when this season was airing so I definitely have a bias Nostalgia for it and due to these episodes being released on VHS I've seen them more time than any. I understand why it's not as good but this is still my favorite era of South Park
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I'm rewatching it all on Prime, up to 7 so far.. season 2-4 seemed like the best, and 2 was my personal favourite, maybe 3 was better... best episode so far has been Red Badge of Gayness.
I get the points you bring up as to why some might not love season 2. But imo it was full of many silly and insane moments just like any good SP season. One of my favorite episodes is Chickenpox. The idea of something so simple such as the boys getting chickenpox and then the boys getting their parents infected with herpes is hilarious fun. And as you mention, Chef, who of course knows the right prostitute to lead the boys along lol. The Tweek episode was hilarious as well. It was a playful season that allowed us to see more of the dynamics of the boys as well as their parents and other classmates. I dunno, seeing the boys get chickenpox is funnier to me than Randy working a weed farm for 2 tired seasons...
It has some really strong highs, with Terrence & Phillip: Not Without My Anus being one of my favourite episodes in general. Aside from that, Gnomes and a few funny bits in several other episodes, I'm not a fan.
@@idk-gg6dd Understandable. Nostalgia is a powerful feeling, and a very important one in deciding our favourites. I say this because I used to be the manipulative and insincere type of bringing people down with the "blinded by nostalgia" argument. I since gave that up, and prefer to be a more understanding person which is important in my journey of becoming a critic. In the end, Season 2 introduced you to South Park, and that makes me happy. :)
I honestly love this season, it's never felt off to me through my time watching it. The first 3 seasons are the first 3 I saw so I have a lot of nostalgia for them.
totally agree with what you said about cartman. i recently just finished season 2 again and i kept thinking to myself "why are they so mean to cartman?" im glad you also picked up him saying "i love you guys" because every time he said it i actually felt BAD for him, and you're not supposed to empathize with cartman!
full respect to your opinion, but i completely disagree. I felt this season was one of their best. So many incredible episodes, memorable moments, and maybe it was the first season where episodes started to click with me but i just can't hate this season. Regardless, you're entitled to your opinion and thats totally cool lol
it's not mispronounced, even Gerald called them Broslovskis. that was their original last name, then Matt and Trey changed their minds for whatever reason.. 🤷
@@JambiStambi Yes I remember seeing that, I had just chalked it up to him being dumb and saying his name wrong because everyone else does. It makes more sense that it's just them changing the name though.
0:46 - 1.13 Alongside those, this was when a game publisher by the name of Acclaim got their hands on the license and began development of the first South Park game which came out on Nintendo 64. It is true that Trey and Matt weren't heavily involved in the production of the N64 game, alongside the two following games, but they did apply their voices for the characters nonetheless. However small it was though, it can be piled alongside those other examples regarding Trey and Matt's lesser involvement in South Park during this time.
I think seasons 1 and 2 are fine, they just pale in comparison to 3-19. My favorite this season is Chickenlover. I could literally sing SWINGSET SWINGSET UP AND DOWN I GO in Barbrady’s voice all day. 😂 Meanwhile Conjoined Fetus Lady is one of my least favorite episodes of the show as a whole.
I, personally, wish they would've kept Cartman's "I love you guys :)" catchphrase. Just for the irony, especially after all the crazy shit he does in seasons to come lol. It makes it a little bit harder to hate him.
lmao i'd definitely concur, i consider it the lowest point in the whole series, myself. although i gotta say, i'd throw in a couple more mentions for good season 2 episodes. both those you mentioned are good, and Not Without My Anus, Ike's Wee Wee, Gnomes and Spookyfish are the few others i'd call the winners of the year
that was never my intention. i do consider it one of the worst, but i mean.. it's just the worst season of my favorite show, y'know. still like it despite its' weirdness
Honestly I loved the inconsistent Cartman of the old days. Where he could be an asshole an entire episode, and dropping an, "I love you guys" in the next episode. For me that kind of inconsistency made him a more enjoyable character. Like yeah he's a dick, but he's also a kid that wants to have fun and do kid things with the people he calls his friends(at least they were all still like that at the time), dropping such other random gems like "Snow igloos kick ass!"
i don't think he was that inconsistent in the early seasons so much as he went through extreme mood swings. season 2 is a weird case where his entire personality feels off at certain points throughout and they simply don't do a great job at demonstrating why everyone hates Cartman. PS "snow igloos kick ass" might be the best line of season 4
the only two South Park episodes that come to mind that i don't care for are Cow Days and Make Love, Not Warcraft. as for Family Guy, i like everything from the first 3 seasons. beyond that, the Road To episodes are all decent enough from what i remember (it's been a while since i've seen any post season 3 episodes)
I like a good handful of season 2. Its just kinda bloated cause its the longest season and has some boring episodes. Some highlights would be: mexican staring frog, clubhouse, and spooky fish just to name a few. And yeah, cow days sucked
i see what you mean, it certainly is probably one of, if not the most Randy heavy season, but i don't really see that as a bad thing. Randy's a consistently funny character to me
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When re watching the first two seasons, I can’t believe how tame Cartman is. His hatred for Kyle and his prejudice doesn’t seem anywhere near as prevalent.
Fr. Been rewatching them and even tho Cartman was still an asshole, he was more of a whiny little brat instead of a calculated sociopath
Too many new fans (post season 10) will never understand how magical the early seasons are.
why act like no one is able to watch older episodes?
@@mariszn9623 Exactly lol.
In the era of Streaming Services we live in, anyone who jumps into the series has all the tools they need to experience the entire thing.
@@mariszn9623 he's not acting like no one has seen the early episodes he's just saying that there was a time capsule and a relevancy to the early humor. Nothing like that had been on TV yet
@@seanbeard7558 I agree that experiencing the early seasons on a weakly basis was alot more impactful than If I had just watched it all at once. And I don't like the seasons between 10 and 20 at all. This is such hard core early 2000s mastalgia.
@@Robbie_Haruna yes but when you watch something new and then go back to the older versions it'll seem off and clunky, when we first watched this we had nothing to compare it to.
That's why people now say that the early seasons are the worst they don't appeal to the interests or the media around then.
Matt and Trey always say they hate season 2, but never really go into detail, but I didn't know about the fact they weren't so involved with that season, makes a lot of sense
They said that it was made when they and the writers were still learning how to write a show like this. It's in the Season 3 commentary.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 but why do they hate season 2 and not 1?
i'm not entirely sure, please don't quote me on this, but i think they do share the same dislike for the first season they do the second. i would definitely disagree, but i seem to remember Matt Stone and/or Trey Parker grouping seasons 1 and 2 together in terms of quality
@@Top10Dylan
In the Season 3 commentaries, Trey and Matt did imply Season 1 wasn't exactly great, saying Season 3 is when the show became good to them, but they focused on 2 being a poor effort overall.
I will give Season 2 credit for being the first piece of media I went into with low expectations, thanks to their commentaries, but watching both Seasons 1 & 2 the difference in quality is noticeable. Season 1 was filled with a sense of imagination and creativity, and there's the novelty of watching what started it all. Season 2 just came off as boring and uninspired, almost like the name is the only recognisable trait. There weren't even that many episodes that were as bold or as genuinely piss-taking as the Terrence & Phillip premiere, which is the kind of content South Park strives at. Normally you'd expect a second season to be an improvement, that was true for The Simpsons and American Dad, but that really isn't the case here. It's not a complete dumpster fire though, the few good episodes it has like the T&P premiere and Gnomes are really good and up there as some of the show's best. As a whole though, still the weakest link in an otherwise great show.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Personally, I love season 2. It's probably my 7th favorite season. I think it has a lot of classic, great episodes. And the Mexican staring frog of southern sri lanka is by far one of the funniest episodes in the whole series.
When Trey and Matt set out years ago to create South Park Season 2 they cared only about one thing - making a great cup of coffee. Sure they may take a little longer to brew it and may not call it fancy names but I guess they just care a little more. That's why South Park season 2 is still home brew from the finest beans we can muster; like an old sweater that keeps getting warmer with age. Yes, season two is a simpler season for a simpler, America.
yess, but i also like the other seasons for not having the same bland raw-sewage taste season 2 has
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@@JambiStambi yes, Trey Parker says that he is embarrassed by everything that came before season four and season two is one of the worst seasons ever of South Park.
@@123theprodigy5 I don't know how he can say that considering how popular those seasons were back in the day, and how they basically made both him and Matt Stone a butt tonne of money. I know that creators tend to be their own worst critic and probably cringe at some of the jokes they put out back when they were younger (I think they were in their mid twenties when the show first debuted) but if people didn't like those earlier seasons then the show wouldn't be what it is today.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I honestly feel like the older seasons have a charm that just can't be replicated these days. I also feel like the jokes, themes and references to current events are just not as funny in the later episodes, and are mostly just kind of depressing.
Hold on a minute, is that a clean shaven Chef at 3:18 ?
God thats cursed
it's an actor portraying Chef for America's Most Wanted 💀 clean-shaven chef does sound horrifying tho
@@JambiStambi thank god lmao, I'd forgotten tbh despite watching season 2 recently. Probably tells you about the quality of it
People known for having a beard look really bizarre when they’re shaved. I remember when my dad shaved his beard, and I still get nightmares about that. Lol.
Personally, I really liked this season. I mean, I haven’t seen it in years, but back when I was first really really into South Park, I thought it was great, certainly better than Season 1. It probably isn’t the best season by any means, but it brought something special to the series.
while i'll have to disagree on this season being better than the first, i will say i really like this season as well. i kinda view season 2 as the show's awkward adolescence if that makes sense
@@JambiStambi I always viewed it as being just kind of a more polished version of the first. Like, they knew what they were doing, and this is where they mastered the classic era formula. I personally have always lumped the first three seasons together as being their own thing, and then in Season 4 and 5 it really started evolving into the show people think of when they hear the name South Park. By Season 6, it had really ‘gotten there, that’s where the golden era officially began. Still, I remember thinking that Season 2 was pretty much the best “early season”. It had alot of great episodes. If anything, the awkward adolescence would be seasons 4 and 5, but those were still good and probably better than any early stuff. Season 4 is one of my favorites personally.
Season 2 is weaker then most, but it sort of has this charming feeling too it just because of how basic the stories and animation are
You need to make Season 3 retrospective I'm enjoying this man.
I don’t care what you say, Roy was the best side character ever!
Viva La Roy!
Every time I cut firewood I think of Roy.
"when are you going to let me in?? when are you going to let me LOVE you??? now, get your ass down here!"
He was literally my step dad, his name was joe even had a three letter name
chores... do chores
To be honest I never knew season 2 wasn’t written by Matt and Trey
I’ve always especially liked season 2 because it seems the episodes revolve more around things happening within the town of South Park. It gives me more hometown vibes and I love it for that.
i can see what you mean, but the first three seasons all give me those vibes personally and i think seasons 1 & 3 are better on basically all fronts aside from animation
Merry Christmas Charlie Manson is one of my favorite episodes in the entire show lol.
I agree that season 2 is all over the place in many aspects, but in terms of musical humor it's probably the best. Runaway Come Home, Bizarro Cartman's "Best Friends" song, Chocolate Salty Balls, Simultaneous, Conjoined Twin Song, three different versions of Stinky Britches, and my personal favorite: banjo version of Ride of the Valkyries played during the Vietnam scene in Mexican Staring Frog of Sri Lanka. I cannot bring myself to dislike this season with such strong and hilarious soundtrack.
God, this title for season 2 is so fitting for it... genius.
At least we got Respect my authoritah
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season 2 (imo) is the most iconic early South Park especially due to the catchphrases thingy you mentioned.. majority of times this show got sampled back in the early to mid 2000s it was almost always from season 2 and it had some really memorable stuff going on (imo)
and who could forget Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls?
Wow, season 2 is tied for my favorite season with season 3. Gotta say I didn't know Matt and Trey were less involved
I wish we could see a prequel episode to spookyfish and perhaps a sequel episode to the mirror universe
Maybe we can see the other evil versions like Butters,Kenny or maybe Wendy
Season 2 was always that one season that stuck out to me as less fun or interesting, but I couldn't figure out why until now
Mr Garrison was like, the only character that stayed kinda consistent in this season.
I did feel they'd roast cartman for no reason in season 2 allot of times good insight please do one for every season
I've been rewatching the series over the last month or so and it really says something about quality when the worst season of a show is still this good.
my thoughts exactly
I’m loving this dive into South Park you’re doing man, keep it up!! You provide an amazingly in depth analysis and hearing all the things Matt and Trey got up to inbetween too
"Chef Aid", "Spookyfish", "Gnomes", "Prehistoric Ice Man", These four episodes are amongst my favourites, Season 2 is very much a mixed bag but it's still decent...
Keep these up! My favorite episode was the one where they go to the PLanet-Arium
i pulled an all nighter watching all of season 2 and i agree it feels kinda off?? it felt like a fever dream idk if it's bc of sleep deprivation or if it really was that fucking weird but either way it was kinda enjoyable
I remember going through South Park forms way back. I would fight with people that claimed no one knew more than them about the show. I even took quizzes on how much I knew. Questions like "According to Cartman's mom there are alot of what in Africa" Seeing the comments, there are still ultimate fans that need to prove themselves.
i love the first song in the background, slow country is such an underrated gorillaz song. also, i really like these season commentaries. keep up the good work! :]
A fellow Tweak fan? Ok I already love this man!!
I was looking at season 1-2 the other day and I noticed that they were calling Kyles family the Broslowski’s and I thought I was just high.
I recently watched the first few seasons of South Park, and as much as I like that part of the show, the constant catchphrases REALLY started to annoy me this time lol. I just can’t believe that repetitive catchphrases were once considered funny
i love the balance they have now, where the few times they do use their catchphrases, it always feels like a nice nostalgic callback
Think in general 98-99 era was pretty much biggest point of South Park for Chef. Mainly of here how you described for how many episodes there were, but just the fact of how even the character had an entire album, video game and mockumentary just based around the character. Not to mention for the camoes inside BL&U movie and soundtrack (plus Isaac Haye's re-recording of his song "Good Love.) Then with season 3 he has his own songs on the "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" album and episode.
Chef was arguably a main character in the first 3 seasons. he appeared so often and had so many spotlights that he might as well have been the show's OG Randy Marsh to the extent that he was the show's go-to adult character
@@JambiStambi Does remind me as well really only other appearances where Ned did anything that time was on the Chef Aid album as well. Though this was just only singing Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love." Guess they wanted try to fit more of the show's characters and as before the song even starts Chef describes him "as the handicap of South Park." Honestly if the album came out today would've been Jimmy or Timmy doing anything, since it's clear that they have lot more to show off.
Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.
Love to hear about South Park from someone else who has a long history of being a fan for it
one of the most underrated channels out there
I love your voice impressions. They sound like the actual characters and make me chuckle.
Season 2 is legit one of my favourite seasons. I love the episodes humour and writing, and it's a worthy follow up to S1 IMO. It's also where we got introduced to Tweek, and many of the show's most iconic quotes come from, such as the underpants gnomes, Bebes crush on Kyle, Respect My Authoritah!, Chefs Chocolate Salty Balls and Drugs are bad Mmmkay. I'd take this over S20 as at least 2 the episodes can stand on their own, and can be enjoyed in their own right. I don't get the hate for S2. I love it.
while i disagree that season 2 is a great season of the show, i'd also definitely have to disagree with anyone who hates it. while i'd personally call it my least favorite season, it still has lots of memorable and funny little moments even if on the whole it feels underdeveloped. maybe it doesn't help that it's sandwiched between seasons 1 & 3, which are both great. the fact that South Park's most forgettable season in my eyes still isn't bad should speak volumes to the care everyone involved in show obviously has for it and the quality of the show in general
@@JambiStambi 2 id take over 20 anyday. 20 to me was the weakest season of the show.
i can definitely see why, i'd consider it the second weakest myself. i just prefer it over season 2 because it's more memorable overall. not to mention i respect them for their serialized ambition, even if it was a failed experiment that led to a mess of a season
Johnnie Something For me, 20 is only more memorable for the wrong reasons. Cartman being sensitive was painfully unfunny, and overall damaged his character. Butters being more sexist was also character damaging, it felt like they forgot what made Butters and Cartman funny Gerald who was once a likeable father is now seen as a complete scumbag, like Brian Griffin in the later seasons of Family Guy. 20 was also affected by an overreliance on politics, and the Member Berries subplot was painfully unfunny and got old fast.
2 is funnier, better written and has a far more rewatch value than 20. It also has aged better, as even now, 20 is so crammed full of 2016 references it dates quickly, and won't stand the test of time like the earlier eps. As a South Park fan all my life, I can safely say I never hated any season prior to 20, and it's the one season I will never revisit.
I agree that the characterization isn't great here. However, I thought the plots and humor were an improvement over Season 1. It feels like the series started getting a little more satirical here, with things like Harbuck's Coffee and the Chewbacca defense. We got great gags like the alternate universe Cartman, Mr. Mackey teaching about drugs, Chef's simultaneous loving song, and Ms. Crabtree as a comedian.The humor just felt more consistent here. Maybe it's not the best season but it's the first season I'd generally call good (Season 1 is kind of meh for me, sorry!)
I think you get this but I love Spookyfish, very funny episode.
For some reason i just love people talking about stuff i already know (for the most part). Cool video
Likewise.
It's weird. This season contains some of my favorite episodes, like Chickenpox, Cartmans Mom, SpookyFish, Gnomes, and Chicken lover, and also many decent episodes like Ikes wee wee, chef's chocolate salty balls, Clubhouses, Chef aid, and Cow days. Heck, I enjoyed NWMA was fun. But it is weighed down a lot with quite a few mediocre ones like Summer Sucks, City on the Edge of forever, and others. It's a strange season with some classics, and other not classics.
Dude your quality in content has spiked. Keep it up, your videos continue to entertain and inspire!
Just found your channel and love you breaking down the seasons. Hope you do more seasons!
all the seasons, eventually
Ngl I love seasons 1-3. Theyre simpler and very different from the other seasons…but I love them what can I say
You dead ass deserve more subs man.
I first heard of South Park back in highschool when I heard some kids talking about it. They were singing the "Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo" song, and I had no idea what that even was! They told me about the show (which I once embarrassingly called "West Side" before I ever saw it... I just remembered the title having a direction in it!) It just sounded like the dumbest, most immature thing ever!
Then for the first time I saw an advert for it on TV. It was the clip where Cartman (who I originally thought was called "Carmen" for some reason... man was I bad with the names in this show) asks his mother where he came from, and she tells him it's when "a man puts his Hoo Hoo Dilly in a woman's Cha Cha!" I actually remember being stunned by the crappy, cutout animation; THIS was what everyone was going nuts for?
But I gave it a chance, and I've loved it ever since! I live in the UK, and I think the first season had been on for a while and they were showing reruns to get people hyped for the upcoming second season. The first episode I ever saw was "Mecha-Streisand" and the next one I saw was the "Cartman's Mom" episode, so not only did I end up missing the majority of the first episodes and had to watch those by buying them on video (yeah, remember those) I also had to wait for a while for the second season. When it finally debuted they actually didn't show the Terrance & Phillip April Fools episode and just showed the follow up to Cartman's Mom; I didn't even know about that episode and the "controversy" that it caused until much later!
So despite the second season's flaws, this was the season where I really started getting into South Park, so I've always had a bit of a soft spot for it. I mean it had Cartman dressed as a cop, riding around on a tricycle, and shouting "RESPECT MY AUTHORIT-AHH" and beating people with a knight stick; who doesn't love that?
This is my favorite season of this series
Honestly even without them saying they hate season 2 it's genuinely my most hated season even though my absolute favorite episode ever is on that season the Terrance and Philip episode if you've never actually watched the April fools episode you are really missing out because it is genuinely the best episode. " Why do you think Scott hates us?" " I think hes homophobic." " We're not gay Phillip" " We're not?" 💀💀💀 Best joke in the entire series to this day
season 2 is such a mixed bag. the lows are kinda low but the highs are high. and Not Without My Anus is my favorite episode of the early years as well
This was the season of chef.
fair argument. absolutely loving the content. and holy shit, already at 4 thousand! your 1 thousand subscriber video is 3 videos away from this one.
really enjoying these south park vids!
What really threw me off was Kyle or Stan laughing at Kenny being poor. I had started with later seasons, so it was really weird to see that considering it was Cartman's schtick.
I loved prehistoric man
I honesly really like S2 because of Chef Aid and not Without My Anus
I give Season 2 the same name of sophomore slump. Honesty Chef did save the season for me, as well as Stan who also managed to stay more consistent than Kyle or Cartman and his focus episodes this season while not prominent as Season 1 where pretty much he was the main character where always pretty good. I also noticed there was a lot of focus on the parents this season too.
I feel like season 2 did what it could to follow up on the first season and does an okay job. Definitely subpar for early south park standards but still good in a vacuum. Like the rest of the first 3 seasons of south park, what it lacks in humour it makes up for with charm
i agree with this, mostly. however i still find that seasons one and three have a more consistent level of humor. season 2 shaped the show a lot, and with that came growing pains
Not gonna lie I never noticed a difference with season two since I always pretty much lumped seasons one through three as the same material.
But hearing that Matt and Trey didn’t work on this season, that was serious news to me, makes me wanna rewatch it just to see how different things were.
Season 2 is one of the best seasons. Its only zoomers crapping on it years later because matt and trey said they dont like it years later
even in 1998 ratings of South Park were dwindling and it took the theatrical movie to propel the show back into the popularity it was facing during season 1.
perhaps some people only claim to dislike this season because of Matt and Trey's stated opinions on it, but i can safely say i feel the way i do about season 2 for my own reasons. it's also worth noting Matt and Trey have previously likened season 2 to season 1, expressing distaste for them both equally, which is something i'd definitely disagree with as i feel the first season is a strong season all things considered
I remember South Park first ever coming out back in 1997. Have been a fan since day one. Season 2, I know has it's issues but I still enjoy it because of the nostalgia I get from it, I remember I had a big bulk of the episodes taped off S4C (welsh version of Channel 4 in the UK) and would rewatch them to death.
My favourite episodes in the series are... Cartman's Mom is a dirty ****, Spookyfish, Roger Ebert Should Lay off the Fatty Foods and Chef Aid. I will admit it is the season I go back least to. I think South Park really comes into itself in the 3rd series.But I still love S1 and much of S2.
I don’t like Kyle in this season. He’s usually such a grounded and kind character, and seeing him act bratty is kind of jarring sometimes (even if he is a kid and that’s how they act lol). Also I love Cartman’s “I love you guys.” It’s wholesome.
As much as Matt and Trey may not have had a lot of Hands-On with this season there certainly is a lot of their humor throughout it and a lot of their early jokes from sketches they did Pre South Park. The pacing of this season is very fast. The episode 'Chef Aid' seems like it's trying to cram in as much as possible. I was 10 years old when this season was airing so I definitely have a bias Nostalgia for it and due to these episodes being released on VHS I've seen them more time than any. I understand why it's not as good but this is still my favorite era of South Park
Even if this video was poorly and terribly made, even though it was amazing and greatly made, I would still be forced to like this video because it only had 419 likes
These videos are amazing.
Great video man! I feel like your criticism is always valid. WOuld love to see a South Park Tier List done by you!
I watched ur other South Park videos and didn’t realize they were from the same channel but they were all good and this one randomly got recommended in my home page. I can tell u put effort into researching ur videos so u got my sub. I think if u keep making vids like these but of other shows you’d get hella poppin on UA-cam 💯
I'm rewatching it all on Prime, up to 7 so far.. season 2-4 seemed like the best, and 2 was my personal favourite, maybe 3 was better... best episode so far has been Red Badge of Gayness.
I get the points you bring up as to why some might not love season 2. But imo it was full of many silly and insane moments just like any good SP season. One of my favorite episodes is Chickenpox. The idea of something so simple such as the boys getting chickenpox and then the boys getting their parents infected with herpes is hilarious fun. And as you mention, Chef, who of course knows the right prostitute to lead the boys along lol. The Tweek episode was hilarious as well. It was a playful season that allowed us to see more of the dynamics of the boys as well as their parents and other classmates. I dunno, seeing the boys get chickenpox is funnier to me than Randy working a weed farm for 2 tired seasons...
Season 2 is probably the best in my opinion just because it had some of my fav episodes
It has some really strong highs, with Terrence & Phillip: Not Without My Anus being one of my favourite episodes in general. Aside from that, Gnomes and a few funny bits in several other episodes, I'm not a fan.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 I think I like it so much is because it was the first season I ever saw
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Understandable. Nostalgia is a powerful feeling, and a very important one in deciding our favourites. I say this because I used to be the manipulative and insincere type of bringing people down with the "blinded by nostalgia" argument. I since gave that up, and prefer to be a more understanding person which is important in my journey of becoming a critic. In the end, Season 2 introduced you to South Park, and that makes me happy. :)
Love your South Park content dude. Enjoy the neglectable amount of algorithm - boosting my subscription and likes will give you!
I honestly love this season, it's never felt off to me through my time watching it.
The first 3 seasons are the first 3 I saw so I have a lot of nostalgia for them.
totally agree with what you said about cartman. i recently just finished season 2 again and i kept thinking to myself "why are they so mean to cartman?" im glad you also picked up him saying "i love you guys" because every time he said it i actually felt BAD for him, and you're not supposed to empathize with cartman!
full respect to your opinion, but i completely disagree. I felt this season was one of their best. So many incredible episodes, memorable moments, and maybe it was the first season where episodes started to click with me but i just can't hate this season. Regardless, you're entitled to your opinion and thats totally cool lol
After a shitty day this video is exactly what I need
This was the season I started watching I was only 7 at a friends house, so nostalgic
awesome video! Keep up the great content!
I'm exited for season 14 retrospective!
Underpants Gnomes......
Imagine if you make one of these videos about every season of South Park. That'd be insane, hahahha. Unless?...
Looks like I'm the six viewer it's a good video good job man good job
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Nope I'm the 20th
I’ve enjoyed South Park from day one. Little to no wrong has ever been done in my eyes. Lol
need all the season retrospectives plz :)
When rewatching old South Park episodes and hearing Kyles last name I assumed I had forgotten a running joke where they mispronounced his last name
it's not mispronounced, even Gerald called them Broslovskis. that was their original last name, then Matt and Trey changed their minds for whatever reason.. 🤷
@@JambiStambi Yes I remember seeing that, I had just chalked it up to him being dumb and saying his name wrong because everyone else does. It makes more sense that it's just them changing the name though.
Your the best! Nice video dude.
they should include more tweek, imo.
0:46 - 1.13
Alongside those, this was when a game publisher by the name of Acclaim got their hands on the license and began development of the first South Park game which came out on Nintendo 64. It is true that Trey and Matt weren't heavily involved in the production of the N64 game, alongside the two following games, but they did apply their voices for the characters nonetheless. However small it was though, it can be piled alongside those other examples regarding Trey and Matt's lesser involvement in South Park during this time.
I think seasons 1 and 2 are fine, they just pale in comparison to 3-19. My favorite this season is Chickenlover. I could literally sing SWINGSET SWINGSET UP AND DOWN I GO in Barbrady’s voice all day. 😂 Meanwhile Conjoined Fetus Lady is one of my least favorite episodes of the show as a whole.
I actually really liked season 2. I think it’s a very entertaining episode. It kept my attention the most out of the first 3 seasons.
The Broslovski thing used to bug tf outta me..And Butters dads name too but not as much
CHRIS STOTCH bugs me the hell out.. i constantly get triggered watching my favorite episode of the show
Remember when Jimmy’s last name was Swanson? Or Token’s being Williams I think. Or Craig’s hair color and style changing?
Ikr. I love South Park to bits but their continuity is awful lmao.
I, personally, wish they would've kept Cartman's "I love you guys :)" catchphrase. Just for the irony, especially after all the crazy shit he does in seasons to come lol. It makes it a little bit harder to hate him.
I am marathoning south park right now and season 2 is pretty bad.
I love these episodes:
Conjoined fetus lady.
Clubhouses.
lmao i'd definitely concur, i consider it the lowest point in the whole series, myself. although i gotta say, i'd throw in a couple more mentions for good season 2 episodes. both those you mentioned are good, and Not Without My Anus, Ike's Wee Wee, Gnomes and Spookyfish are the few others i'd call the winners of the year
I definitely thought you were dissing season 2 in the previous episode. This season has some great episodes. But yes there are clunkers too.
that was never my intention. i do consider it one of the worst, but i mean.. it's just the worst season of my favorite show, y'know. still like it despite its' weirdness
@@JambiStambi You SUCK! Season 2 is one of the best seasons SO RESPECT MY FUCKIN' AUTHORITAH,GODAMMIT!
Honestly I loved the inconsistent Cartman of the old days. Where he could be an asshole an entire episode, and dropping an, "I love you guys" in the next episode. For me that kind of inconsistency made him a more enjoyable character. Like yeah he's a dick, but he's also a kid that wants to have fun and do kid things with the people he calls his friends(at least they were all still like that at the time), dropping such other random gems like "Snow igloos kick ass!"
i don't think he was that inconsistent in the early seasons so much as he went through extreme mood swings. season 2 is a weird case where his entire personality feels off at certain points throughout and they simply don't do a great job at demonstrating why everyone hates Cartman. PS "snow igloos kick ass" might be the best line of season 4
What are Family Guy episodes that you actually like? And what are some South Park episodes you didn’t like? Those would be interesting videos !
the only two South Park episodes that come to mind that i don't care for are Cow Days and Make Love, Not Warcraft. as for Family Guy, i like everything from the first 3 seasons. beyond that, the Road To episodes are all decent enough from what i remember (it's been a while since i've seen any post season 3 episodes)
This may be controversial af, but season 2 has imo 7 great episodes, while both seasons 1 and 3 only have 4 each.
Was watching the video and the music in the beginning reminded me of Tony hawk pro skater 4
How dare you express an opinion that doesn't totally allign with my own!
JK, great video
Don't think there is one episode where I could say I don't like it , love all south park episodes
I like a good handful of season 2. Its just kinda bloated cause its the longest season and has some boring episodes. Some highlights would be: mexican staring frog, clubhouse, and spooky fish just to name a few. And yeah, cow days sucked
agreed
Watch season 23 you’ll be loving season 2
season 23 is pretty good actually. far better than season 2
Season 23 is just Randy that’s all
i see what you mean, it certainly is probably one of, if not the most Randy heavy season, but i don't really see that as a bad thing. Randy's a consistently funny character to me