In The Future, South Park’s Post-Covid Special Is Great In The Future

The pandemic has aged them

Alexander Razin
3 min readNov 28, 2021
Image by South Park Studios and Paramount

Since 1997, South Park has entertained and enlightened adults with its crass humor. It’s hard to believe Trey Parker and Matt Stone made a cartoon using construction paper work.

Every year, Parker and Stone reimagine South Park by finding new ways to make fun of the world. This layout has kept South Park fresh and funny for 25-years.

With a virus rampaging, the South Park creators found it easier to make specials instead of the accustomed ten-episode seasons.

Last year, South Park had two hour long specials: The Pandemic Special and South ParQ: Vaccination special. This time, South Park would yet again make two more productions, starting with the Post-Covid special, which sees the South Park boys as adults trying to comprehend the mysterious murder of their good friend Kenny.

Adult Stan and Kyle. Photo by South Park Studios.

As adults, the boys haven’t seen each other since they were children. Stan became his dad by drinking alcohol all day and listening to his sentient Alexa lecture him. Kyle is a simple guy who is still holding on to the past. Kenny is a…

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