South Park

I like South Park. It’s one of the few things I make an effort to watch on air. That list is probably comprised of South Park and football.

Kevin recently decided he’d like to get more into the show. But a sprawling episode list over 200 items long can be pretty daunting. As a starting point, I narrowed down a list for him of 40 of my favorites, which I figured I ought to share with you guys in blogopedia as well. They’re in chronological order, with “S01,” “S03” etc. as bookmarks to help you navigate.

[Suppose it’s worth pointing out, by the way, that South Park uses a lot of very crass humor and isn’t intended for children or the office. But you probably already knew that.]

  1. S01: Cartman gets an anal probe
  2. S03: Sexual Harassment Panda
  3. Chinpokomon
  4. Starvin Mavin in Space
  5. World Wide Recorder Concert
  6. S04: 4th Grade
  7. S05: It Hits the Fan
  8. Scott Tenorman Must Die
  9. How to Eat with Your Butt
  10. Butters’ Very Own Episode
  11. S06: Jared Has Aides
  12. Simpsons Did It
  13. Bebe’s Boobs Destroy Society
  14. A Ladder to Heaven
  15. The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers
  16. S07: Krazy Kripples
  17. S08: Good Times With Weapons
  18. Up the Down Steroid
  19. Awesom-O
  20. Douche and Turd
  21. Quest for Ratings
  22. Woodland Critter Christmas
  23. S09: Mr. Garrison’s Fancy New Vagina
  24. The Losing Edge
  25. S10: Smug Alert
  26. ManBearPig
  27. Make Love, Not Warcraft
  28. Go God Go
  29. Go God Go XII
  30. Stanley’s Cup
  31. S11: Guitar Queer-O
  32. S12: Over Logging
  33. S13: The Coon
  34. Fishsticks
  35. Butters’ Bottom Bitch
  36. W.T.F.
  37. S14: Medicinal Fried Chicken
  38. You have 0 Friends
  39. Insheeption
  40. Crème Fraiche

All episodes (except 201, which isn’t on the list but otherwise would be) are available for free streaming at www.southparkstudios.com , and I think Netflix has ’em, too.

Of course, the most important questions: Did I miss any vital episodes? Did I blow it and mention a few crappy ones? Which ones are the best five? Etc.

Netflix

What with all the social networking going around on the internet these days…

1) I want to recommend a movie to my parents. Why doesn’t Netflix have a “recommend” button?

2) Why haven’t I been given the option to “friend” my parents (or anyone else) on Netflix in the first place?

3) Netflix seems to have a solid algorithm for recommending new movies for me based on my viewing history. Given (2), why can’t I view my parents’ recommendations? Or better, a list of suggestions for movies we’d both like?