South Park (season 6)

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South Park
Season 6
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No. of episodes17
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Original network Comedy Central
Original releaseMarch 6 (2002-03-06) –
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)
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The sixth season of South Park , an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on March 6, 2002. The sixth season concluded after 17 episodes on December 11, 2002. [1] The sixth season is the first and only season of South Park to not feature Kenny McCormick as a main character, as his sole appearance in the season is extremely brief in the final moments of the season finale.

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Production

Rise of Butters as a main character

Kenny had previously been written off in the fifth season of South Park, though not completely, as he was mentioned a few times in this season. Instead, Butters primarily fills in his position as the fourth member of "the boys" in the sixth season. The rise of Butters as a main character in this season would lay the groundwork for the eventual use and development of Butters' character in future seasons of South Park.

Kenny's permanent death, subsequent cameos, and resurrection

Contrary to Kenny's return at the end of the season, Season 6 was not originally intended to be the only season where Kenny would stay dead following "Kenny Dies". Initially, South Park was going to continue beyond Season 6 with Kenny remaining deceased indefinitely. After several years of needing to devise a number of unique ways of repeatedly killing off the character each episode, Trey Parker and Matt Stone planned to make Kenny's absence permanent. Despite Season 6 being well-liked among fans, a small group of viewers protested Kenny's permanent demise and even threatened to boycott Comedy Central, the network airing South Park. In response to this backlash, Trey Parker and Matt Stone reversed the decision, acknowledging that South Park wouldn't be the same without Kenny. Consequently, 2002 stands as the only year in the franchise's history without Kenny, making Season 6 the sole season where he was mostly absent.

However, Kenny was not entirely written out of the show following "Kenny Dies". He was mentioned multiple times throughout Season 6 and made a few brief appearances as well. He briefly cameoed in the episode "Free Hat" and appeared in flashbacks from "A Ladder to Heaven" to "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", where he appeared as a ghost possessing Cartman's body. Kenny ultimately returned in the final episode of the season.

Voice cast

Main cast

Guest cast

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [2] Prod.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
801"Jared Has Aides" Trey Parker Trey ParkerMarch 6, 2002 (2002-03-06)6023.30 [3]
Weight loss advocate Jared Fogle incurs the wrath of the town after he announces that he lost weight because he has aides (misinterpreted as AIDS). Meanwhile, the boys use Butters as their spokesman for a Chinese restaurant, as Butters is on punishment and has Cartman covering for him.
812"Asspen"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 13, 2002 (2002-03-13)6032.60 [4]
The boys and their parents vacation in Aspen. Stan is dragged into a skiing competition with a plot straight out of a rom-com, while their parents are imprisoned at a timeshare seminar.
823"Freak Strike"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 20, 2002 (2002-03-20)6013.15 [5]
The boys disguise Butters as a victim of a birth defect so they can win a prize on The Maury Povich Show , but when the freaks go on strike, Cartman disguises himself as an out of control teenage girl in order to get on Maury.
834"Fun with Veal"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 27, 2002 (2002-03-27)6052.78 [6]
The boys try to save baby cows destined to become veal from torture and slaughter.
845"The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerApril 3, 2002 (2002-04-03)6042.78 [7]
The boys have to sit through Fightin' Round the World, a boring TV show starring Russell Crowe, to see a trailer for the new Terrance and Phillip movie, but risk missing it when Shelley sends the boys out to buy her tampons and the boys try to find another TV to watch the trailer.
856"Professor Chaos"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerApril 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)6062.43 [8]
Part one of two. The boys try to find a replacement for Butters by holding a contest. Meanwhile, Butters becomes a supervillain after being fired from the group.
867"Simpsons Already Did It"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerJune 26, 2002 (2002-06-26)6071.94 [9]
Conclusion. Butters discovers that all of his plots for destroying the world have been done before on the animated sitcom The Simpsons . Meanwhile, Cartman creates a miniature society of sea people in his aquarium.
878"Red Hot Catholic Love"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerJuly 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)6081.49 [10]
Following the Catholic Church molestation scandals, Father Maxi tries to bring about reform, the South Park parents convert to atheism, and Cartman wins a bet with Kyle that he can defecate from his mouth.
889"Free Hat"Toni NugnesTrey ParkerJuly 10, 2002 (2002-07-10)6092.80 [11]
The kids form a club to try to stop Steven Spielberg and George Lucas from editing their classic films, but the townspeople mistake it as a call to free a child murderer named Hat McCullough from prison.
8910"Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerJuly 17, 2002 (2002-07-17)6102.53 [12]
The boys in class start acting weird when Bebe begins to develop breasts, while Wendy Testaburger gets implants so the boys will notice her.
9011"Child Abduction Is Not Funny"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerJuly 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)6112.01 [13]
The parents hire Tuong Lu Kim to build a wall around the city to protect the children from kidnappers, but end up letting their kids go after learning that parents are more likely to abduct their own children than total strangers.
9112"A Ladder to Heaven"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)6122.65 [14]

The boys build a ladder to heaven to talk to Kenny about a candy coupon. Meanwhile, Cartman accidentally drinks Kenny’s ashes and becomes possessed with his spirit.

Note: This was the first time Trey Parker provided the voice of Kenny McCormick, as he was possessing Cartman's body after he drank his ashes.
9213"The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)6132.80 [15]
The boys go on a quest to return a tape with "evil powers" to the video store before the sixth graders steal it from them. Meanwhile, the parents try to find their kids to explain the context of the porno film they have in their possession.
9314"The Death Camp of Tolerance"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)6142.23 [16]
Mr. Garrison tries to get fired for discrimination by performing inappropriate acts in class with his new teaching assistant Mr. Slave so he can file a lawsuit against the school, but the school administration instead sends the students to a "tolerance camp" to learn how to deal with people of different walks of life.
9415"The Biggest Douche in the Universe"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)6151.71 [17]
Chef’s parents try to exorcise Kenny’s spirit from Cartman. Meanwhile, Stan calls out John Edward for providing false hope to people whose loved ones have died.
9516"My Future Self 'n' Me"Trey Parker & Eric Stough Trey ParkerDecember 4, 2002 (2002-12-04)6162.95 [18]
Stan meets a man who claims to be Stan in the future after a life of abusing drugs and alcohol. Meanwhile, Cartman starts a "revenge business".
9617"Red Sleigh Down"
Trey ParkerTrey ParkerDecember 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)6171.98 [19]
In this parody of Black Hawk Down and Three Kings, Cartman tries to bring Christmas to the downtrodden in Iraq to get on Santa’s "nice" list. Also, Kenny returns after being "permanently" killed in Season 5, due to fan demand.

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