South Park - 25 Years On

  Season 2 Episode 6 – The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka South Park gets caught up in the TV ratings war of the century! Original Airdate 10 th June 1998 Synopsis Jimbo and Ned are convinced the Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka is real, and their TV show soars in the ratings, while rival show Jesus and Pals is struggling. And there’s a bit about the Vietnam War too, involving roller coasters and log rides. Kenny's Death Ripped in two during the Jerry Springer-esque riot at Jesus and Pals. My Thoughts Back Then As I’ve mentioned earlier, Jimbo and Ned were early favourite South Park characters of mine when I first watched these in late 2004, at age 13. This episode, being like a spiritual sequel to Season 1’s Volcano in some ways, was another early favourite of mine, and one I rewatched when I got Season 2 on DVD the following April, not long after I turned 14. I knew what the Vietnam War was too when I first saw this, and at the time strong...

  Season 2 Episode 1 – Not Without My Anus Terrance and Phillip need to save Canada from… Saddam Hussein? Original Airdate 1 st April 1998 Featured Music O Canada (national anthem of Canada) Character Debuts Saddam Hussein Ugly Bob Scott The Dick Synopsis We go to Canada for the first episode of Season 2, where all is not well, and it’s up to Canada’s two gassiest residents to save their nation. Kenny's Death None, as he isn't in this episode. My Thoughts Back Then Obviously watching this on a video tape, rented in late 2004 at age 13, I knew it was originally an April Fool’s joke, so I wasn’t upset about being screwed over. I knew who Saddam Hussein was at the time, and was NOT a fan of him, I was a supporter of the Iraq War at the time as well (at least as much as a 13-year old boy can make sense of politics and world events ) I also said “Iran, Iraq, same thing” as a joke for a few months afterwards. My Thoughts Now Our show beings with a (...