7 South Park characters who deserve their own movie
With 14 South Park films on the horizon, we dreamed up feature-length adventures for characters who have broken out or are on the verge
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On August 5, MTV Entertainment Studios announced that, despite the COVID-related delays that affected the most recent season, South Park isn’t going anywhere. In fact, this latest agreement ensures that co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone get at least five more seasons on Comedy Central, in addition to 14(!) movies set to premiere on Paramount+.
As staggering as that number sounds, it’s not like cable’s longest-running scripted series (and the longest-running animated series outside of The Simpsons) hasn’t been gradually expanding its universe ever since “Cartman Gets An Anal Probe” debuted 24 years ago. While Parker and Stone initially focused on the elementary school-age foursome of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, they’ve since lived up to the show’s title by exploring every nook and cranny of the town itself, including its supporting characters. As early as season five, Butters was getting his very own episode, and Stan’s father Randy—once a vaguely incompetent side character—has now become a fan favorite thanks to his series of increasingly bizarre (and morally reprehensible) life decisions. At this point, he plays as big a part in the show as the boys do. There have been storylines centered on clergymen, educators, sentient grapes—the list goes on.
So when it comes to narrowing down which characters (or, in some cases, sets of characters) might be at the center of one of the 14 upcoming films, there’s no shortage of colorful personalities to choose from. And because pretty much anyone from the show could work, we gave ourselves some additional criteria. As much as we’d love to see (and will in all likelihood get) a movie revolving around a character like Randy, he’s been the focal point of numerous episodes, as well as one of two specials that Parker and Stone created during the pandemic in lieu of a traditional season. Simply put, when you add up all of their screen time and storylines, many characters from South Park have more or less already gotten their own movie. We also tried to stick with people (and creatures) who could easily fit into already-existing cinematic templates.
Who would you put at the center of a South Park movie? Let us know in the comments. (Or we could just all settle for a Rob Schneider vehicle.)
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Counting down to before Laserface gets here and posts another repetitive anti South Park rant.
Say his name three times…
What’s it like having someone live rent free in your head?
Shouldn’t take that long, as I’m sure he just c&p’s it.
He might be a while, as he’s out riding his Harley.
It’s the same thing every time. “I didn’t care for my interpretation of six episodes – out of almost 300. I will now scold you for liking it.”Ignoring it will be the only remedy. The attention validates him.
No, we need to call him out personally and relentlessly so that moderators can take heed.
100% this
Does he like to point out how only white idiots could like such a racist and transphobic show?
Hey idk if you guys know this or not but Laserface doesn’t like this show. Let’s all politely sit and listen as he copy and pasted the same exact thing he always does and makes points that you’d swear were being made by a child who doesn’t understand context on any level. And when he’s done let’s all applaud him for what a brave smart good person he is.
I don’t know if you guys know this or not but Laserface doesn’t like this show. Let’s wait for him to copy and paste the same points that you’d swear were being written by a small child because of how he doesn’t seem to understand context. And when he’s done let’s give him a standing ovation for bravery and being a good, moral person. Thank you Laserface – we’re all super interested in what you have to say.
laserface, he really just lives for those sweet kinja stars in his little black and white world.
It’s a little weird, right? I’m not sure if he’s actually legitimately triggered by the mere mention of the show, or if he’s got a weird addiction to the dopamine kick he gets when he sees those sweet sweet kinja stars. Either way, it’s kind of irritating to see just a cut and pasted rant every fucking article. Like, just don’t watch the show. It’s that easy.
And he admitted that he hasn’t seen an episode of the show in a decade, after the “Ass Burgers” (2011) episode I think he said recently. And yet, in 2021, there he is front and center in the comments on every single South Park-related article on this site. What a fulfilling life he must lead.
I think he’s just a loser who has found a way to get attention and relishes it.
I’m not sure he understands cartoon characters aren’t real people and don’t necessarily have to behave like real people. I really, truly, believe he is incapable of it.
A random anonymous internet commenter got under your skin so bad you created a whole account to mock them? This is 10x more insufferable than anything Laserface could possibly post.
Nah
I would love to see a Wendy Testaburger focused movie
Wendy works so well as a foil to Cartman and as a well-meaning liberal. And as “anti-liberal” as the show is she usually outwits him
God, the episode of her breaking down in tears as she photoshops her own picture was just heartwrenching. You dont expect that kind of thing out of libertarian duderos like Parker and Stone.
Yeah, that was a really heartfelt and sad ending to an episode. That and the one where Craig comforts a freaked-out Tweek with some actual counseling skills surprised me in how touching they were.
That Angelina Jolie gag killed me back in the day. Why did they go at her like that?
A few of their targets seem a bit too mean spirited, like JLo and Sarah Jessica Parker. But props to them for being ahead of the curve on Britney
How about a where are they now movie about Scott Tenerman?
He should have been the 1st choice. That episode is legendary.
I thought about Tenorman, but I felt like they already fully revisited his saga in “201” and the arcade game. But you’re right, “Scott Tenorman Must Die” might be the GOAT South Park ep for me.
What even is modern South Park now?
It’s a cartoon.
Butters.
Just so we can get the Butters theme song again.
Definitely Rob SchneiderYates and Nathan/Mimsy basically have already had their own episodes, but they never fail to entertain. Garrison is another one that never gets oldRandy though, I’m glad he wasn’t on this list. I’m just done with the Tegridy stuff
Ooh- SeaMan!
Mitch Connor: The Origin Story. What put this conman on his taco-flavored path to pop music, diva behavior, romance and betrayal? Find out in a theater near you!I would also like to see Looney Tunes-esque shorts with Nathan and Mimsy. Hmmm, what classical piece can they put their slapstick shenanigans to?
In before lacerface comes in to blame South Park for the things conservatives do
I want an Uncle Jimbo and Ned Vietnam War movie.A Butters-centered movie would be cool of course. Someone mentioned Wendy, I would totally be down for that too.
Hahaha, just The Deerhunter with Jimbo and Ned in place of DeNiro and Walken.
I haven’t watched many episodes of the newest seasons, but I feel like Jimbo and Ned and fallen off completely in the past decade or so. They only really show up as background characters and I don’t think either has taken part in the A-Plot of an episode since the early days.
Yeah, that was really more wishful thinking on my part, as I’d never expect them to give Jimbo and Ned much screen time ever again, unfortunately. I’ve seen all of the newest seasons, and you’re right, they barely exist in the South Park universe anymore.
Yeah I’d like to know other kinds of cool water rides they had in Vietnam.
Maybe a deep dive into Heather Swanson’s story.
Token, Sharon, and Wendy all deserve to be the central gocus of a South Park movie.Also, obviously, PC Principal.Maybe the Membaberries.
I’m going to have to go with Lemmiwinks. He is destined for more adventures.
Chef’s Mom and Dad.
Towelie origin story that goes really bigand the whole time he has no idea what’s going on
Bill Cosby, Afghanistan alter-egos of the four kids, PC Principal, Saddam Hussein and Satan, Kip Drordy…
I would love to see them do a full-length Christmas movie, especially if they can somehow incorporate the Woodland Critters into the story.
For the hell no category I’d say the lice shouldn’t be revisited, everything around them was pretty meh for me.
Nathan I feel gets a ton of screen time that he would maybe play a villain in a movie, much like how Butter’s Professor Chaos built a Facebook misinformation empire. I think Nathan is better suited for the evil role and not the main role.
Kanye is, eh. It was pretty damn funny when they revisited the gay fish and had him talk about his hobbit love. Sure not seeing a full length movie from him but I’m also not super creative 😀
I do not think that Sheila’s character needs to be seen as a non-militant person, it fits her stereotypical role so well that I cannot imagine her being nice. Like the season where she “caught” SkankHunt42 and absolutely lost her shit over and over, ridiculous gold.
That being said it’s 15 movies and I for sure want to see Ned and Jimbo’s past fleshed out a little more like others have said. But what ever they deliver I know I’ll enjoy every second of it!
C’mon now. How could you leave out Token?
Every time I see mentions of Sheila’s character, a little Cartman voice in the back of my head starts singing, “Welllllllllll…”
It’s wild how many people here let Laserface live in their heads rent free. Goddamn y’all.
Could we all just admit that this show is transphobic, homophobic, racist, ableist and like, just not funny?I can’t believe people hold onto the sacred cow of South Park since it is aging like milk and was debatably fairly bad in the first place.
This list really shows why Matt and Trey are getting paid so well to make 14 movies, and why AV Club journalists should stick to writing reviews of movies and not ideas for them .
I still can’t wrap my head around 14 new South Park movies, that’s like an old season’s worth of just movies lol. I’m sure we will be in store for some strange ones with that many on the table. Wouldn’t be shocked to see some sort of Coon and Friends multiverse story at this point with where super hero movies are at now.