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All Of South Park's Multi-Part Episodes, Ranked by Fans

Ann Casano

Updated May 2, 2024 13 items

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Vote up the best multi-part episodes of South Park; vote down the episodes that were just so-so.

Over the years, South Park has developed a reputation for taking sharp, satirical jabs at contemporary culture and world politics. The show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have a history of writing South Park stories that take more than a mere half hour to tell. The best South Park multi-part episodes opt to take a more in-depth look at a particular storyline, one that can provide both a detailed critique of a particular topic and additional insight into a character's backstory. While all of the episodes below have their charm, which multi-parters truly stand out? Here, you can help decide.

There is very little, if anything, that's off limits for Trey Parker and Matt Stone and some of the below mutli-part episodes really dive deep into complex issues. The Black Friday Trilogy takes a hard hit at the rampant capitalism associated with the holiday season via an on-point Game of Thrones parody. The Imaginationland saga, a fan favorite, looks into the power fear can play in decision making and how dangerous that can be on a global scale. However, not every multi-parter tackles heavy-handed subjects. Some, like the duology tracing Cartman's paternity, explore a character's backstory. Others, like the Meteor Shower Trilogy of Season 3, are more or less just strange to be strange (but the results are still hilarious).

Below, browse this list of South Park multi-part episodes and be sure to vote up the highest quality multi-parters. For more South Park content, vote on the best religious episodes here.

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281 VOTES
Black Friday Trilogy
Episodes:
"Black Friday" (Season 17, Episode 7)
"A Song of Ass and Fire" (Season 17, Episode 8)
"T*tties and Dragons" (Season 17, Episode 9)

The kids of South Park attract the attention of actual tech CEOs as they squabble over Xbox versus Playstation while playing Game of Thrones. Meanwhile, Randy becomes a mall security guard during Black Friday sales and Butters visits George R.R. Martin to err some grievances.

281 votes
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271 VOTES
Imaginationland Trilogy
Episodes:
"Imaginationland" (Season 11, Episode 10)
"Imaginationland, Episode II" (Season 11, Episode 11)
"Imaginationland, Episode III" (Season 11, Episode 12)

The compilation focuses on the idea of good versus evil as the boys break into Imaginationland, where Butters inadvertently gets left behind. After a terrorist attack, the government gets involved, leading to a convoluted showdown dominated by both benevolent and terrifying fictional beings. As a bonus for avid fans, the episode added a throwback to Season 8's Christmas special by tossing Cartman's Satanic woodland critters into the mix.

271 votes
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228 VOTES
The Coon Trilogy
Episodes:
"Coon 2: Hindsight" (Season 14, Episode 11)
"Mysterion Rises" (Season 14, Episode 12)
"Coon vs. Coon & Friends" (Season 14, Episode 13)

A complicated saga drawn out over three episodes, the Coon Trilogy shows Cartman facing off against the other boys' superhero personas after he teams up with Cthulu. Fans also get some glimpses into Kenny's backstory and Parker and Stone take some jabs at the oil company BP for their mishandling of oil spills.

228 votes
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149 VOTES
Episode 200 Duology
Episodes:
"200" (Season 14, Episode 5)
"201" (Season 14, Episode 6)

Led by Tom Cruise, 200 celebrities file a class action lawsuit against South Park because of all the times they have been ridiculed/slandered by the the town's residents. Cruise will drop the lawsuit if the town can arrange for him to meet the Prophet Muhammad. Meanwhile, the mystery of Cartman's father is once again explored.

149 votes
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159 VOTES
Cartoon Wars Duology
Episodes:
"Cartoon Wars Part I" (Season 10, Episode 3)
"Cartoon Wars Part II" (Season 10, Episode 4)

The boys aim to get an episode of Family Guy pulled from the air because it plans to show an image of Muhammad. The entire town thinks that they will become victims of a terrorist attack if the image is shown on television and opt to bury their heads in the sand as a defense.

159 votes
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143 VOTES
Meteor Shower Trilogy
Episodes:
"Cat Orgy" (Season 3, Episode 7)
"Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub" (Season 3, Episode 8)
"Jewbilee" (Season 3, Episode 9)

These episodes all take place on the same night - that of an epic meteor shower - with each episode showing a different adventure. Cartman squares off against a tyrannical babysitter, while Kyle and Kenny battle it out at Jew Scouts. Stan is stuck at Mr. Mackey's meteor shower party, where all the adults of South Park get really drunk and where Randy has a confusing encounter in a hot tub that makes him question his sexuality.

143 votes
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151 VOTES
Pandemic Duology
Episodes:
"Pandemic" (Season 12, Episode 10)
"Pandemic 2: The Startling" (Season 12, Episode 11)

The boys start their own Peruvian flute band in an attempt to make money, but they get arrested because there are already too many Peruvian flute bands running amok. Meanwhile, Randy gets carried away with his video camera and starts to film everyone and everything. The crew becomes stranded in the Andes and must save South Park from giant guinea pigs.

151 votes
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156 VOTES
Go God Go Duology
Episodes:
"Go God Go" (Season 10, Episode 12)
"Go God Go XII" (Season 10, Episode 13)

Cartman can't wait until the new Nintendo Wii hits the shelves, so he opts to freeze himself. However, he wakes up 500 years in the future and ends up at the center of a squabble between competing atheist sects in a religion-free world. Meanwhile, Principal Victoria forces Ms. Garrison to teach evolution in class alongside Richard Dawkins.

156 votes
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137 VOTES
You're Getting Old Duology
Episodes:
"You're Getting Old" (Season 15, Episode 7)
"Ass Burgers" (Season 15, Episode 8)

Stan turns 10 and is diagnosed as a "cynical assh*le" after everything suddenly seems crappy to him. His crew then abandons him because he's a major bummer. Meanwhile, Randy gets caught up in the Tween Wave music fad, which results in his divorce from Sharon. Cartman tries to give himself Asperger's (which he thinks is called "Ass Burgers") by stuffing hamburgers down his pants.

137 votes
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145 VOTES
Ad Trilogy
Episodes:
"Sponsored Content" (Season 19, Episode 8)
"Truth and Advertising" (Season 19, Episode 9)
"PC Principal Final Justice" (Season 19, Episode 10)

"The Ad Trilogy" episodes combine to close out Season 19 of the animated series. The advertising industry gives birth to an actual person, a student named Leslie, who controls nearly everything and every person with her consumer-geared popup ads and target marketing. Meanwhile, the town goes totally gun crazy and uses arms to try to solve every single problem.

145 votes

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124 VOTES
Do the Handicapped Go to Hell Duology
Episodes:
"Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" (Season 4, Episode 9)
"Probably" (Season 4, Episode 10)

After hearing a sermon from Father Maxi, the boys become scared that they are going to hell and become super religious, ultimately resulting in Cartman attempting to start his own church. Also, a tumultuous love triangle develops between Saddam Hussein, Satan, and a man named Chris.

124 votes
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123 VOTES
Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut Duology
Episodes:
"Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" (Season 1, Episode 13)
"Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" (Season 2, Episode 2)

This two-parter took place over the course of two seasons. Parker and Stone were supposed to reveal Cartman's father's identity during the second season opener, but opted to prank viewers with a Terrance and Phillip-themed episode. They eventually delivered with the next episode, revealing Cartman's mother was intersex, making her Cartman's father.

However, the mystery was actually revisited over a decade later in the 200 duology. Here, the show reveals that Cartman's dad is Jack Tenorman, whom he already killed and fed to his half-brother Scott.

123 votes
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105 VOTES
HappyHolograms Duology
Episodes:
"#REHASH" (Season 18, Episode 9)
"#HappyHolograms" (Season 18, Episode 10)

South Park takes aim at young kids rampant hashtagging. Kyle organizes a celebrity-filled Holiday Spectacular. Meanwhile, holograms of dead celebrities become all the rage.

105 votes