I wish Matt Stone and Trey Parker could make more episodes focusing on Stuart Mccormick and Carol Mccormick's children I want more Kenny and Karen episodes
@@dynamicender the part on the dlc where Mysterion says to Karen "Oh well uh I'll have a talk with him I'll make sure he spends more time with you I promise" oh my gosh he's so caring to her I love him
I remember when the coon and friends episodes came out and when he started yelling at his friends to "fucking remember" legit got me crying. Dying over and over feeling every bit of pain that come with each death and no one remembering it really made me think differently about his character, any episodes where he acts as Mysterion gives use a bigger insight to his character.
You gotta admit though, using his death to return to south park when they were transferred to Cthulhu's world was very cool. Also "Ow! that fucking hurts!!" after a heroic monotone badass speech is so darkly funny😅
Poor Kenny definitely has the worst life out of the main boys (counting Butters). No, his mom isn't as scary as Sheila, his father isn't a pot head like Randy, and both his parents don't ground him as much as Butters. However, Kenny still has to deal with an alcoholic father, a (sometimes) verbally abusive mother, and an uncaring older brother, all while being the best big brother he can to Karen. No wonder Kenny wanted to be a Japanese princess in Stick of Truth and he took on the alter ego of Mysterion in The Coon!
You're forgetting 2 things about kennys parents. Here are they :) Stuart mccornmick, kennys dad is 42 while kennys mom carol is 26 and their oldest child is 13 meaning that stuart got carol pregnant when she was 12.
My parents were like Kenny’s while my foster parent was like Butters’ family. As a teen I think I would have been better off with Kenny’s family than with a family that would ground me for reading advanced math books.
"If I'm not your worst nightmare, I aspire to be." Finally a video on Mysterion. Much appreciated and looking forward to the deep dive on Kenny McCormick.
The Starvin' Marvin episode really hits you in the face with the hypocrisy and vanity of a lot of 'charity'. It shows how in the West, the media parades the typical 'starving Africans' on TV to encourage you to donate, but completely ignore those who are needy on our own doorstep i.e. Kenny's family. Characters make jokes at Kenny's expense for the whole episode and his family ends up with nothing but a can of green beans. Stuart saying, "God damn it", when they say grace hammers this home. It also shows how many celebrities' and governments' efforts to 'help' are all self-serving, as shown by Sally Struthers eating all the donated food.
That's 90% of all charities and government programs. Cash cows for the administration of the charities. Oh the executive makes 3.4 million a year with bonuses for a non-profit? Yup.
@@cult_of_odin Compare that to Akon, who has actually brought electricity to 600 million people across Africa. No pity party commercials asking for donations and getting nothing done.
He says goddamnit as a joke. He says grace. Then kennys mom asks if they have a can opener. Then he says goddamnit. I dont rhink it has anything to do with the grace or actually damming god for their poverty.
I think Pip had the saddest life of all the kids because both of his biological parents died, his sister physically abused him, he was genuinely hated by everyone in school (not just a casual punching bag like Butters), and died without coming back like Kenny does.
The BFF necklace was from another episode. The one where Kenny is braindead and people are debating whether or not to pull the plug on him. Cartman finds out that Kenny left him in his will to get his PSP. So he plants the necklace to get the doctors to believe him that Kenny told him that he wanted the plug pulled if he was ever on life support
You know what's possibly more horrifying than the origin of Kenny's power. The fact that if Kenny's parents hadn't gone to the cult meeting, he would've probably been killed for real long ago, since Trey and Matt like to kill him off. And he would've stayed dead. Kind of like how Eren Jäger would've died in his first battle if his dad hadn't turned him into a Titan.
15:38 You didn't even explain how the arc wrapped up. Kenny's soul ends up in a roast, which is lost and eventually eaten by Rob Schneider, who gets pocessed by Kenny just like Cartman was. This leads to a series of shenanigans ultimately resulting in Rob dying after being impaled on a flagpole, thus meaning Kenny technically suffered an unnatural death, thus allowing him to come back.
*I had the "pleasure" of doing the math for those who may not of got it on the first go, or if they were confused...* Stuart (K's Dad): 42 Carol (K's Mom): 26 Kevin (K's Bro): 12 or 13 Kenneth (Kenny): 9 Karen (K's Sis): 6 Stuart's Age at Kevin's Birth ------> 42 - 13 = *29* or 42 - 12 = *30* Carol's Age at Kevin's Birth -------> 26 - 13 = *13* or 26 - 12 = *14* Stuart's Age at Kenny's Birth ------> 42 - 9 = *33* Carol's Age at Kenny's Birth -------> 26 - 9 = *17* Stuart's Age at Karen's Birth ------> 42 - 6 = *36* Carol's Age at Karen's Birth -------> 26 - 6 = *20* *Edit: Thank you so much for hearting this, Kitty Monk! Keep up the good work!*
@@13th.moon. Kevin, yes, I agree that he was the product of statutory r*pe. However, for Kenney.. It depends. We really don't know if Carol loved Stuart at the time, or if he really did groom her from a young age. The age of consent is between 16-18yrs old, so we'll never really know for sure. We can only make assumptions & accusations, according to the information we're given... Like the fact that we know that both Stuart & Carol were with the cult for some time, when Kenney was born. Meaning, they might have joined early on in their relationship-- perhaps even before Kevin was born, or a little after his birth.
i love kenny so damn much. i grew up a poor kid myself so i always empathized with him as far as that aspect of his character. and he's just a lovely, sweet kid despite his vulgar sense of humor and bad luck. not to mention the fact that he's so determined to keep his sister safe as mysterion, the scenes between the two of them made me cry a little the first time it's interesting how the characters in such a goofy show can be so multifaceted. south park is a really one-of-a-kind show in that regard and it's what keeps me coming back even if i haven't enjoyed the later seasons as much as the old ones. i just care so much about these weird-ass kids, man
Though I agree with the essay, the biggest problem I have with this video essay, Carol (I think that’s her name) is super supportive of Kenny helping him save up for singing lessons, going to Europe and even agreeing to stay there with him, and always grieving his death! She does care but I feel like this video painted her as someone much worse as if she doesn’t really care about Kenny. Even thou she does, yes she is verbally abusive, we have to remember they’re struggling and it doesn’t help to be in a terrible environment, being with an abusive alcoholic, and always constantly losing your son and always giving birth.
Yeah! That’s pretty much the biggest problem I have with this video essay, Carol (I think that’s her name) is super supportive of Kenny helping him save up for singing lessons, going to Europe and even agreeing to stay there with him, and always grieving his death! She does care but I feel like this video painted her as someone much worse
If the theory of Stuart being a groomer is true (big IF on that one), it would also explain a shit ton of how she parents. That doesn't resolve her of all sins, but it does help explain her thought process with parenting
As a guy who lost a close friend when he was 10 ‘Kenny dies’ was one of my favourite episodes and by far the most realistic and most emotional episode of the entire series- especially relating to Stan at the time
Well the parents outright said that “they should’ve never joined that cult” meaning Kenny might be half eldritch horror or demon or some supernatural thing
Cartman seems to know Kenny dies a lot, partly because of lesser empathy, also his memory and taste for sick humor and schadenfraude, and because he doesn't like him (initially) That I guess, would cancel out any protective erasure of memory the other kids, seem to get?
Its more likely that Cartman remembers because he has Kenny’s eyes or he drank Kenny’s ashes. I wouldn’t call the kids memory loss of Kenny’s death protective erasure because Kenny seems resentful that his friends forget he dies.
@@moondivine2288 it's protecting the other kids by erasing their constant grief, not protecting Kenny. Being around death on a daily basis isn't great for kids you know.
@@the_last_ballad but this is South Park, and depending on the episode the kids either act their age and sometimes act selfish. Or more mature than the adults. Or sometimes some uncomfortable adult things happen to the kids. Idk if I should say it. When Kenny dies Kyle and Stan’s only reaction is their quotes, “oh my god they killed Kenny……you bastards.” If my memory serves me right I think someone called them out on it. I think most people forgetting he dies is part of the curse. Cartman remembering is either because of his eye’s being donated by a dead Kenny once or because he drank Kenny’s ashes.
My least favorite part of Kenny’s family is that Kevin has little to no character development and I think that that’s a waste of his character he’s just kind of there and doesn’t have a deeper function as a character
God, I'd pay so much money for a spinoff game focusing mostly on the relationships between Kenny and Karen/Mysterion and Karen (even though they're the same person). Even if it was way shorter than the other two games I'd still love to see it. There's so much potential there
Commenting before I see the video. Yes he does, this poor boy has loving siblings and he has such deep love for his sister. Terrible things always happen to him without him deserving it or him taking sacrifices because he’s used to going without. I absolutely despise his abusive parents.
His father Stewart reminds me of my father who was also called Stewart. He wore a hat like that and was an alcoholic too. He was actually intelligent though, he just wasn’t interested in school and more interested in fixing cars, could’ve been a brilliant engineer if he worked harder in school (his mother was a scientist who experimented on pigs’ brains)
When Kenny comes back to life, he should relocate. Fa’sho. He’s the low key cool kid everyone knew in jr high that disappeared but not because he dies, yet because he saw what surrounded him & hauled ass. That’s why I loved the storyline they made for him in the Covid installments.
Yeah they constantly shaft Kenny in early seasons and new seasons where he’s just a background character or a gag. But the few Kenny episodes are awesome, Mysterion episodes are easily my favorite, along with the episodes with him and Karen
even though Kenny died in every episode and that was his main role in the early seasons, he did more than just die, he was used to say really vulgar lines under his hoodie to went over the censors and plus Kenny had more than a few subplots in the earlier seasons such as Quintuplets 2000 (the one where he becomes a opera singer in Romania), Cartman Joins Nambla, (the one where he tried to stop his parents, Rainforest Shamainforest, (the one where he gets a girlfriend, Tweek vs Craig, (the one where he went to home EC class because he was afraid of shop class), Jewbilee, Fat Camp, Pinkeye, How to eat with your butt, Chickenpox, Volcano, and Kenny Dies.
I always felt the Kenny represents the way society treats poor people. Society doesn't care what the poor have to say so Kenny's voice is muffled. Society doesn't care how many poor people die unless a group can use it to profit or virtue signal from it. And society doesn't care what poor people have say
Great video, and I like when you did your impression of Kenny concerning his wish in the movie. That was Mike Judge who voiced Kenny saying the words goodbye you guys when he’s unhooded. He sounded almost like Stan.
My favorite Kenny deaths were when they wrap you up in the ridiculous plot line and then last moment kill Kenny. The Chinpokomon episode was one of these.
I love Kenny cause no matter how hard life is even if he looses it/dies. he'll wake up the next day and do it over again just enjoying whatever he get a chance to do whether it getting high, playing games, getting a parklot quickie. He just gonna to take it in strides.With all that said Mysterion really shows what he capable of when he speaks up and I really hope we get him without the hood in the future making him really shine as a main character which we did in a newer season where he owns a restaurant such a good character and shows not everyone in south park is a " T# sandwich"
Me too! I think he mostly lives in the moment, just taking everything one day at a time, focuses on enjoying life and helping people, and at least tries to have a positive outlook on stuff, and then he uses Mysterion to cope with his pain so it doesn’t seep into his regular life. Otherwise he would’ve gone completely insane years ago. Plus he just seems so genuinely happy when he’s doing stuff like dancing to Peruvian music or roleplaying a princess that his cheerfulness cant just be a coverup.
@@bemasaberwyn55 that would make sense. I think cartman remembers Kenny’s deaths in episodes preceding the one where he drank him though. Like in the episode with the roller coaster. That’s definitely before season 6. Wonder if they’ll ever address it anymore or if they’re gonna keep it the way it is :d
Can we just appreciate that Matt Stone and Trey Parker like fully understood that children were the primary watchers of their show. I got my mom to buy me the movie like 2 years after it came out in a locked case at Walmart next to the "the lord of the rings"
Kenny has it really hard: his parents aren’t worth a damn, he used to get die endlessly left and right, he gets taken advantage of, especially by Cartman and his living situation is bleak. Kenny, his brother and his little sister Karen deserve so much better and more. :(
Kenny has join my list of cartoon characters who deserve the right to be a anime protag along lincoln loud, spike the dragon, timmy turner, ko, and Danny phantom
One of the five main characters? Do we universally recognize Butters now? Cause you could make a very strong argument that South Park becoming great and Butters becoming a recurring character happened at the exact same time.
If you think about it Kenny just about wiped himself out of existence. Because it's been shown that upon dying Kenny will sometimes be reborn into the same family. His mom was essentially pregnant with one of his back ups.
y’all ever noticed how blonde boys are always so genuinely nice but the most fucked up shit happens to them ? think about it : kenny, butters, tweek, pip, they all went through so much shit yet none of them are mean, none of them deserve what happened to them :((
Ayeee we're the same age lol it is awesome to see so in depth content about a show i grew up watching. I enjoy you're videos and appreciate the amount of time and effort you put into them. Im excited to see what the channel holds for the future
You're lucky. Chicken Pox SUCKED!!! My mom took me and my siblings to a friends house when his sister caught it and I spent the next couple weeks itching. They always say "Don't scratch or pick the spots" but do you think that's easy for a child? No. It's not. It feels like hell. It's like if you got mosquito bites on every single corner of your body and each of them can be popped like a zit while still itching like hell. I only learned a few years ago that a vaccine exists for it now and I am so jealous of your generation for that.
I was like the last pox party generation before the vaccine came out. Hopefully it actually prevents you from getting the virus stuck in your body so that you get shingles as an elderly adult.
I was born in 2001 and was given chicken pox when I was like 10 I remeber it itching a lot but I also remeber being so happy getting time off school so didn't mind it really 😅
I just tapped on the first recommended Southpark video on my home page, I did not expect a furry in a monk outfit to tell me about Kenny's tragic immortal life
On the topic of charackters not being used anymore , one of my favourites sherrif Barbrady which I havent seen in years. I liked his charackter arc of eventually learning to read in the end.
23:10 isn't that the irony all of what you look forward to for Thanksgiving dinner and all Kenny's Family gets is a can of Greenbeans that must have SUCKED
Kenny is really the best of the four kids. I must be attracted to miserable souls cause also Butters and to a much lesser extent Cartman are the ones I care about.
How can you not miss Kenny? He literally dies for our laughs. But in all seriousness, I see what you mean. It was interesting to see how the boys dealt with grief. But I just wish we got more to see more of guys together in Post Covid Specials, but at the same time, the intro was just perfect.
*Press "F" Everytime Time You Feel Sorry For Kenny Each Time He Keeps Dying*
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Kenny looking after his sister as Mysterion was genuinely one of my favorite moments from the show. That's great character growth.
The immortal guardian. The hero who never can die
I ❤ Mysterion he is such a caring person to his sister called Karen
I wish Matt Stone and Trey Parker could make more episodes focusing on Stuart Mccormick and Carol Mccormick's children I want more Kenny and Karen episodes
They even touched on this relationship in south park the fractured but whole in the dusk till casa Bonita DLC where it's the driving plot
@@dynamicender the part on the dlc where Mysterion says to Karen "Oh well uh I'll have a talk with him I'll make sure he spends more time with you I promise" oh my gosh he's so caring to her I love him
I remember when the coon and friends episodes came out and when he started yelling at his friends to "fucking remember" legit got me crying. Dying over and over feeling every bit of pain that come with each death and no one remembering it really made me think differently about his character, any episodes where he acts as Mysterion gives use a bigger insight to his character.
All just to make fun of the viewer for growing emotionally attached to their characters lol
@@FumblsTheSniper yep gotta love that from matt and trey tho
ngl that part was cool asf to me since he comes back
You gotta admit though, using his death to return to south park when they were transferred to Cthulhu's world was very cool.
Also "Ow! that fucking hurts!!" after a heroic monotone badass speech is so darkly funny😅
@@evanmak7837 But funny and sad
Poor Kenny definitely has the worst life out of the main boys (counting Butters).
No, his mom isn't as scary as Sheila, his father isn't a pot head like Randy, and both his parents don't ground him as much as Butters. However, Kenny still has to deal with an alcoholic father, a (sometimes) verbally abusive mother, and an uncaring older brother, all while being the best big brother he can to Karen.
No wonder Kenny wanted to be a Japanese princess in Stick of Truth and he took on the alter ego of Mysterion in The Coon!
You're forgetting 2 things about kennys parents. Here are they :)
Stuart mccornmick, kennys dad is 42 while kennys mom carol is 26 and their oldest child is 13 meaning that stuart got carol pregnant when she was 12.
@@youtubestudiosucks978 pretty sure thats a fan theory
@@iheartgyatt how dare you call what i made myself a theory. I even looked on the wiki before i mentioned it. You're rude
My parents were like Kenny’s while my foster parent was like Butters’ family. As a teen I think I would have been better off with Kenny’s family than with a family that would ground me for reading advanced math books.
Not even just in stick of truth, in the game thrones parody episodes too.
"If I'm not your worst nightmare, I aspire to be." Finally a video on Mysterion. Much appreciated and looking forward to the deep dive on Kenny McCormick.
All that suffering is why he’s one of the best people in town.
Heh 69.
Yeah tbh when I was a kid I only ever remembered Kenny, and I would try to count the episodes when he didn't die
They say those that suffer would not wish it their experience upon their worst enemy
@@dandywaysoflivingI would wish my suffering to my enemies they did it to me 🤷♀️
The Starvin' Marvin episode really hits you in the face with the hypocrisy and vanity of a lot of 'charity'. It shows how in the West, the media parades the typical 'starving Africans' on TV to encourage you to donate, but completely ignore those who are needy on our own doorstep i.e. Kenny's family. Characters make jokes at Kenny's expense for the whole episode and his family ends up with nothing but a can of green beans. Stuart saying, "God damn it", when they say grace hammers this home.
It also shows how many celebrities' and governments' efforts to 'help' are all self-serving, as shown by Sally Struthers eating all the donated food.
Very well said!
That's 90% of all charities and government programs. Cash cows for the administration of the charities. Oh the executive makes 3.4 million a year with bonuses for a non-profit? Yup.
@@cult_of_odin Compare that to Akon, who has actually brought electricity to 600 million people across Africa. No pity party commercials asking for donations and getting nothing done.
@@felsiccanis Thanks duck!
He says goddamnit as a joke. He says grace. Then kennys mom asks if they have a can opener. Then he says goddamnit. I dont rhink it has anything to do with the grace or actually damming god for their poverty.
I think Pip had the saddest life of all the kids because both of his biological parents died, his sister physically abused him, he was genuinely hated by everyone in school (not just a casual punching bag like Butters), and died without coming back like Kenny does.
And then everyone didn't even mention pip ever in the show
I felt so bad for pip
Pip was crushed to death by MechaStreisand in the banned episode 201
I forgot about Pip
@@_hihi_0.0 yeah because they killed him in a banned episode. Mant people watched in the town INCLUDING THE KIDS and noone cared
The BFF necklace was from another episode. The one where Kenny is braindead and people are debating whether or not to pull the plug on him. Cartman finds out that Kenny left him in his will to get his PSP. So he plants the necklace to get the doctors to believe him that Kenny told him that he wanted the plug pulled if he was ever on life support
Urog must use his power of invisibility to sneak by. The doctors will never know he was there.
Yup. Constantine parody along with the Terry Schiavo thing in the news at the time.
You know what's possibly more horrifying than the origin of Kenny's power. The fact that if Kenny's parents hadn't gone to the cult meeting, he would've probably been killed for real long ago, since Trey and Matt like to kill him off. And he would've stayed dead. Kind of like how Eren Jäger would've died in his first battle if his dad hadn't turned him into a Titan.
What cult meeting?
@@BlundergirlGalaxina it's revealed in season 14 Kenny's parents used to attend cult meetings worshipping Cthulu for the free beer
Kenny was originally going to die for good in season 4
Thanks for reminding me. PS cool name
The Eren thing is a bit arguable given the whole reveal at the end, but basically yeah.
Kenny is actually my favorite character in the entire series
My too
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Mine three
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Kenny is probably the nicest one of the group
Even butters said it in the episode when they went to Hawaii
he definitely is. cartman definitely isn’t, and while stan and kyle aren’t necessarily rude, they have their moments.
@@pixigirldustdidn't they bully cartman
@@pixigirlduststan and kyle arent that nice either
I don't think Kenny should be ignored.
He's a interesting character and should be shown more love.
15:38 You didn't even explain how the arc wrapped up.
Kenny's soul ends up in a roast, which is lost and eventually eaten by Rob Schneider, who gets pocessed by Kenny just like Cartman was. This leads to a series of shenanigans ultimately resulting in Rob dying after being impaled on a flagpole, thus meaning Kenny technically suffered an unnatural death, thus allowing him to come back.
I just assumed he died then Kenny's soul went into the body of a random kud
I always feel sorry for Kenny for when he keeps getting killed
It’s worse that 99% of the time the boys don’t care
Hey, it’s OK Pal, his future is good and his life is so much better
*I had the "pleasure" of doing the math for those who may not of got it on the first go, or if they were confused...*
Stuart (K's Dad): 42
Carol (K's Mom): 26
Kevin (K's Bro): 12 or 13
Kenneth (Kenny): 9
Karen (K's Sis): 6
Stuart's Age at Kevin's Birth ------> 42 - 13 = *29* or 42 - 12 = *30*
Carol's Age at Kevin's Birth -------> 26 - 13 = *13* or 26 - 12 = *14*
Stuart's Age at Kenny's Birth ------> 42 - 9 = *33*
Carol's Age at Kenny's Birth -------> 26 - 9 = *17*
Stuart's Age at Karen's Birth ------> 42 - 6 = *36*
Carol's Age at Karen's Birth -------> 26 - 6 = *20*
*Edit: Thank you so much for hearting this, Kitty Monk! Keep up the good work!*
That’s so awful, kenny and Kevin are a product of statutory rape, if not just straight up rape, I didn’t know I could feel any worse for Kenny
@@13th.moon. Kevin, yes, I agree that he was the product of statutory r*pe. However, for Kenney.. It depends. We really don't know if Carol loved Stuart at the time, or if he really did groom her from a young age. The age of consent is between 16-18yrs old, so we'll never really know for sure. We can only make assumptions & accusations, according to the information we're given... Like the fact that we know that both Stuart & Carol were with the cult for some time, when Kenney was born. Meaning, they might have joined early on in their relationship-- perhaps even before Kevin was born, or a little after his birth.
D:
Nah when Kevin was born, Carol was less than half of Stuart's age..
@@sandy.sunflower I know this? I'm confused about your comment.
I want Matt Stone and Trey Parker to make more Kenny McCormick themed episodes where Kenny is being nice to his sister
Did you know that in the special episodes you can see Karen wearing a necklace with the green question mark logo from mysterios costume:)
@@Lisztomania222 That is so cool dude :)
And butters too him butters going on adventures
I'm glad the future episode showed Kenny being a self-made millionaire who invented time travel while Cartman becomes a homeless alcoholic
i love kenny so damn much. i grew up a poor kid myself so i always empathized with him as far as that aspect of his character. and he's just a lovely, sweet kid despite his vulgar sense of humor and bad luck. not to mention the fact that he's so determined to keep his sister safe as mysterion, the scenes between the two of them made me cry a little the first time
it's interesting how the characters in such a goofy show can be so multifaceted. south park is a really one-of-a-kind show in that regard and it's what keeps me coming back even if i haven't enjoyed the later seasons as much as the old ones. i just care so much about these weird-ass kids, man
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I hate how hard I laugh every time I hear that girl scream “COME ON BENNY” while giving Kenny cpr
Though I agree with the essay, the biggest problem I have with this video essay, Carol (I think that’s her name) is super supportive of Kenny helping him save up for singing lessons, going to Europe and even agreeing to stay there with him, and always grieving his death! She does care but I feel like this video painted her as someone much worse as if she doesn’t really care about Kenny. Even thou she does, yes she is verbally abusive, we have to remember they’re struggling and it doesn’t help to be in a terrible environment, being with an abusive alcoholic, and always constantly losing your son and always giving birth.
35:24 I'd felt like that may be the sweetest moment in South Park when Kenny gave his sister Karen a Baby Doll
You mean 35:08
Kenny’s mom is a caring mom. She helped him in his singing lessons and she is seen grieving at Kenny’s funeral
She even wanted to stay in Romania just to support his dream of being an opera singer
Yeah! That’s pretty much the biggest problem I have with this video essay, Carol (I think that’s her name) is super supportive of Kenny helping him save up for singing lessons, going to Europe and even agreeing to stay there with him, and always grieving his death! She does care but I feel like this video painted her as someone much worse
If the theory of Stuart being a groomer is true (big IF on that one), it would also explain a shit ton of how she parents. That doesn't resolve her of all sins, but it does help explain her thought process with parenting
Man I wish Kenny got more focus. Feels like a miracle whenever he just gets any screentime
Cartman and Butters do have miserable lives but tbh I'd rather be them than Kenny. He remembers each death. That trauma must be immense.
How does cartman have a miserable life
He has an enabler instead of a real mother, who reinforces all his awful behavior and actions.
@Sss-lt1it
As a guy who lost a close friend when he was 10 ‘Kenny dies’ was one of my favourite episodes and by far the most realistic and most emotional episode of the entire series- especially relating to Stan at the time
Kenny, Kevin, and Karen take the first letter of their names and put it together. Matt and Trey knew what they were doing lmao 💀
Kenny's parents were also in a Cult. Maybe not THAT specific cult, but a cult nonetheless. They DEFINITELY knew what they were doing.
When you take kyle’s first letter and combine it with his brother Ike it makes an antisemetic slur
Maybe Stuart is a closet racist??
@@elokin300 huh? Kike? What-
Ki?
Kenny despite having a rough life growing up, is the most level headed and nicest characters
I feel the most unsettling implication is that Kenny himself might not be human and he might not be aware of it
Well the parents outright said that “they should’ve never joined that cult” meaning Kenny might be half eldritch horror or demon or some supernatural thing
@@theorangeoof926 i love this theory because im just in love with Horror-ish Monsters
@@theorangeoof926 Its probably how he avoids going to Hell so often before the movie it seems
Cartman seems to know Kenny dies a lot, partly because of lesser empathy, also his memory and taste for sick humor and schadenfraude, and because he doesn't like him (initially)
That I guess, would cancel out any protective erasure of memory the other kids, seem to get?
Its more likely that Cartman remembers because he has Kenny’s eyes or he drank Kenny’s ashes. I wouldn’t call the kids memory loss of Kenny’s death protective erasure because Kenny seems resentful that his friends forget he dies.
@@moondivine2288 it's protecting the other kids by erasing their constant grief, not protecting Kenny.
Being around death on a daily basis isn't great for kids you know.
@@the_last_ballad but this is South Park, and depending on the episode the kids either act their age and sometimes act selfish. Or more mature than the adults. Or sometimes some uncomfortable adult things happen to the kids. Idk if I should say it. When Kenny dies Kyle and Stan’s only reaction is their quotes, “oh my god they killed Kenny……you bastards.” If my memory serves me right I think someone called them out on it. I think most people forgetting he dies is part of the curse. Cartman remembering is either because of his eye’s being donated by a dead Kenny once or because he drank Kenny’s ashes.
My least favorite part of Kenny’s family is that Kevin has little to no character development and I think that that’s a waste of his character he’s just kind of there and doesn’t have a deeper function as a character
Mysterion/Kenny also completely carry The Fractured But Whole, they’re awesome, honestly the only character I care about in South Park
God, I'd pay so much money for a spinoff game focusing mostly on the relationships between Kenny and Karen/Mysterion and Karen (even though they're the same person). Even if it was way shorter than the other two games I'd still love to see it. There's so much potential there
@@break_the_galaxy Karen isn’t Mysterion…
Oh I took what you said the wrong way
38:56 as much as I'd remembered the Pandemic Special and the Vaccine Specials of South Park I'd felt BAD for Kenny through out of all of it
They should’ve made Kenny die from the vaccine trial or something.
Cartman genuinely crying over Kenny dying is actually so hard to watch 😭😭
You’re messing with the wrong immortal fourth grader
Commenting before I see the video. Yes he does, this poor boy has loving siblings and he has such deep love for his sister. Terrible things always happen to him without him deserving it or him taking sacrifices because he’s used to going without. I absolutely despise his abusive parents.
His father Stewart reminds me of my father who was also called Stewart. He wore a hat like that and was an alcoholic too. He was actually intelligent though, he just wasn’t interested in school and more interested in fixing cars, could’ve been a brilliant engineer if he worked harder in school (his mother was a scientist who experimented on pigs’ brains)
When Kenny comes back to life, he should relocate. Fa’sho. He’s the low key cool kid everyone knew in jr high that disappeared but not because he dies, yet because he saw what surrounded him & hauled ass. That’s why I loved the storyline they made for him in the Covid installments.
Yeah they constantly shaft Kenny in early seasons and new seasons where he’s just a background character or a gag. But the few Kenny episodes are awesome, Mysterion episodes are easily my favorite, along with the episodes with him and Karen
even though Kenny died in every episode and that was his main role in the early seasons, he did more than just die, he was used to say really vulgar lines under his hoodie to went over the censors and plus Kenny had more than a few subplots in the earlier seasons such as Quintuplets 2000 (the one where he becomes a opera singer in Romania), Cartman Joins Nambla, (the one where he tried to stop his parents, Rainforest Shamainforest, (the one where he gets a girlfriend, Tweek vs Craig, (the one where he went to home EC class because he was afraid of shop class), Jewbilee, Fat Camp, Pinkeye, How to eat with your butt, Chickenpox, Volcano, and Kenny Dies.
If Gerald came from a rich family he must’ve been pretty stupid to end up in a community college.
At least Kenny becomes a millionaire scientist surrounded by hot women!
I always felt the Kenny represents the way society treats poor people.
Society doesn't care what the poor have to say so Kenny's voice is muffled.
Society doesn't care how many poor people die unless a group can use it to profit or virtue signal from it.
And society doesn't care what poor people have say
Great video, and I like when you did your impression of Kenny concerning his wish in the movie. That was Mike Judge who voiced Kenny saying the words goodbye you guys when he’s unhooded. He sounded almost like Stan.
My favorite Kenny deaths were when they wrap you up in the ridiculous plot line and then last moment kill Kenny. The Chinpokomon episode was one of these.
I love Kenny cause no matter how hard life is even if he looses it/dies. he'll wake up the next day and do it over again just enjoying whatever he get a chance to do whether it getting high, playing games, getting a parklot quickie. He just gonna to take it in strides.With all that said Mysterion really shows what he capable of when he speaks up and I really hope we get him without the hood in the future making him really shine as a main character which we did in a newer season where he owns a restaurant such a good character and shows not everyone in south park is a " T# sandwich"
To me he really shines when butters and him go to hawaii jaja thats a great haha episode
Me too! I think he mostly lives in the moment, just taking everything one day at a time, focuses on enjoying life and helping people, and at least tries to have a positive outlook on stuff, and then he uses Mysterion to cope with his pain so it doesn’t seep into his regular life. Otherwise he would’ve gone completely insane years ago. Plus he just seems so genuinely happy when he’s doing stuff like dancing to Peruvian music or roleplaying a princess that his cheerfulness cant just be a coverup.
What I love so much about Kenny, and kind of relate to, is that he is the silent friend standing nearby watching
The spontaneous combustion moment always makes me lose it
Kenny is the heart and soul of the show the Covid specials proved it
16:54 I just love how Kenny starts dancing happily 😭😭
Only cartman knows and remembers that Kenny keeps dying but he just doesn’t give a shit :D
There is a theory because Cartman was a vessel for Kenny's soul for a while that is why Cartman retains a memory of Kenny dying
@@bemasaberwyn55 that would make sense. I think cartman remembers Kenny’s deaths in episodes preceding the one where he drank him though. Like in the episode with the roller coaster. That’s definitely before season 6. Wonder if they’ll ever address it anymore or if they’re gonna keep it the way it is :d
I want to know so bad how the Real Life Kenny feels about being an on going gag joke in south Park 🤔😂
Cartman in-love with Kyle???
We need a video on this one lmao 💀
22:54 the fact that he tipped over and fell just made me laugh a tad bit with some tears lol
LOVE that someone made a video on him! He’s my original favourite and is still one of my favourites
Nahhh when Kyle told Stan the last thing Kenny said was “where’s Stan?” That made me wanna cry
Bro Kenny has always been my fav!! Wish they would involve him more😢
I also feel sad for Kevin. He gets less dialogue and less screen time.
Can we just appreciate that Matt Stone and Trey Parker like fully understood that children were the primary watchers of their show. I got my mom to buy me the movie like 2 years after it came out in a locked case at Walmart next to the "the lord of the rings"
Kenny has it really hard: his parents aren’t worth a damn, he used to get die endlessly left and right, he gets taken advantage of, especially by Cartman and his living situation is bleak. Kenny, his brother and his little sister Karen deserve so much better and more. :(
“You just kept on being poor” is crazy
We all love him because he’s the best friend of all of them
That theme park death has to be the funniest and most brutal lol
Cartman: "Kenny dies all of the time!"
Everybody: "how does he know 🤨"
I'd imagine Kenny asking for funeral strippers.
Thanks for making a video on one of my favorite characters, ever. Great work
After Butters, Kenny is my favorite South Park character.
And a very close second at that.
Kenny has join my list of cartoon characters who deserve the right to be a anime protag along lincoln loud, spike the dragon, timmy turner, ko, and Danny phantom
Feel free to add others
I want to know how this list came into existence, and why? Oh, also why did you choose all those characters
@@masked_undead539 I’m a fan of anime and a lot of those characters are underdogs that fit the classic shouan anime hero archtype
@@agsdragon5475 Oh Okay
“When you’re so poor even death spends literally no time making sure you stay dead” is the usual vibe I get from his gags
A well financed healthy family is what we all wanted.
Unfortunately Kenny's family is the family that too many of us got.
This is.
Actually fucking amazing.
I didn't expect this to be this good.
I'll be back to this channel count on it.
One of the five main characters? Do we universally recognize Butters now? Cause you could make a very strong argument that South Park becoming great and Butters becoming a recurring character happened at the exact same time.
If you think about it Kenny just about wiped himself out of existence. Because it's been shown that upon dying Kenny will sometimes be reborn into the same family. His mom was essentially pregnant with one of his back ups.
*in Mr Slave voice* oh Jesus Christ
Kennys life is like playing the souls games
The fact that kenny dies every episode is already sad enough now with your deep dive its even more sadder
y’all ever noticed how blonde boys are always so genuinely nice but the most fucked up shit happens to them ?
think about it :
kenny, butters, tweek, pip, they all went through so much shit yet none of them are mean,
none of them deserve what happened to them :((
Holy SHIT
But in all of that suffering, Kenny has built character from it and become a real badass. It’s why he is my favorite of the “glory boys”.
I love Kenny's voice sounded really cute!
Ayeee we're the same age lol it is awesome to see so in depth content about a show i grew up watching. I enjoy you're videos and appreciate the amount of time and effort you put into them. Im excited to see what the channel holds for the future
While we got an explanation for why he keeps regenerating, we never got an explanation as to why no one ever remembers him dying.
Gerald and Stuart's fishing trip is just Matt Stone talking to himself!
One small detail I would have loved in the future specials is if they had brought back the duck taped to a microwave in Doctor Kennys time machine.
After all these years you think theyd not have as many creative deaths for Kenny
You're lucky. Chicken Pox SUCKED!!! My mom took me and my siblings to a friends house when his sister caught it and I spent the next couple weeks itching. They always say "Don't scratch or pick the spots" but do you think that's easy for a child? No. It's not. It feels like hell. It's like if you got mosquito bites on every single corner of your body and each of them can be popped like a zit while still itching like hell. I only learned a few years ago that a vaccine exists for it now and I am so jealous of your generation for that.
I was like the last pox party generation before the vaccine came out. Hopefully it actually prevents you from getting the virus stuck in your body so that you get shingles as an elderly adult.
I was born in 2001 and was given chicken pox when I was like 10
I remeber it itching a lot but I also remeber being so happy getting time off school so didn't mind it really 😅
21:53 I can relate to that episode because back in middle school and high school I liked my teachers a lot more then my peers.
I just tapped on the first recommended Southpark video on my home page, I did not expect a furry in a monk outfit to tell me about Kenny's tragic immortal life
Kenny is my favorite character, if he cries, I cry.
Then I recommend you to not watch the start of the episode "The Death of Eric Cartman"
On the topic of charackters not being used anymore , one of my favourites sherrif Barbrady which I havent seen in years. I liked his charackter arc of eventually learning to read in the end.
When she said "Possibly in love with" I laughed 😅
If someone's already done this I don't care it's a hard knock life for Kenny
23:10 isn't that the irony all of what you look forward to for Thanksgiving dinner and all Kenny's Family gets is a can of Greenbeans that must have SUCKED
Kenny is really the best of the four kids.
I must be attracted to miserable souls cause also Butters and to a much lesser extent Cartman are the ones I care about.
Way past cool! I can’t to see ya do the next one!
Imagine Kenny and Butters hanging out as best friends.
The official site actually lists Butters as one of his best friends! Along with Stan Kyle & Cartman
Am i the only one who saw someone dressed up as the cuddle team leader?
36:02 and yet I'd wondered at that point why Kenny and his siblings at a caring Foster home with caring parents
Not gonna lie, it was heartbreaking to see Kenny get sad when the boys tell him he can’t trick-or-treat with them.
I love in the intro while Stan is crying Kenny says, " SCREW YOU STAN, IM GOING HOME"
0:4 Kenny saying "Screw you guys I'm going home" is so funny 😂
Cheers on 40K btw! Can’t wait!!
Thank you for bot saying first
How can you not miss Kenny? He literally dies for our laughs.
But in all seriousness, I see what you mean. It was interesting to see how the boys dealt with grief.
But I just wish we got more to see more of guys together in Post Covid Specials, but at the same time, the intro was just perfect.