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South Park: Season 4

17 episodes Premiered Apr 5, 2000 Updated Sep 23, 2026

South Park Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 17 episodes. The series revolves around four boys and their adventures in and around the titular Colorado town. The animated comedy series is created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, following the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional community.

Previously on South Park

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • The series revolves around four boys named Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick.
  • The boys experience misadventures and adventures in and around the titular Colorado town.
  • The show is an American animated comedy series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
  • The overarching saga is set in a quiet and dysfunctional town.

Season overview

South Park Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 17 episodes. The series revolves around four boys and their adventures in and around the titular Colorado town. The animated comedy series is created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, following the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional community.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (14): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000

Apr 5, 2000

The tooth fairy has visited Cartman, leaving him two dollars. He rushes to the bus stop to share his news with the others. He then unveils his latest plan. If all they all combined

S4·E2 Core

Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000

Apr 12, 2000

The kids have just won a sledding race. Token says that the only reason they won is because of Eric's fat ass. The girls challenge the boys to a sledding race down Phil Collins Hil

S4·E3 Core

Timmy 2000

Apr 19, 2000

There's something wrong with new student Timmy. About the only thing Timmy can do is say his name. Ignorant of the fact that Timmy is "retarded", he is "diagnosed" with ADD, which

S4·E4 Core

Quintuplets 2000

Apr 26, 2000

The boys discover 8-year-old contorting quintuplets from Romania. Cartman decides to stage his own performance. The quintuplets and their grandmother defect from Romania and wind u

S4·E5 Core

Cartman Joins NAMBLA

Jun 21, 2000

Cartman decides to seek the friendship of older men. Using the Internet, he makes a connection with men who love to hang out with little boys. An organization called NAMBLA (North

S4·E6 Core

Cherokee Hair Tampons

Jun 28, 2000

Kyle needs a kidney transplant and Cartman is a perfect donor. Cartman has a $10 million price for his kidney. The other boys go to Cartman's house with the plan to take one of his

S4·E7 Core

Chef Goes Nanners

Jul 5, 2000

Chef is declaring that South Park's flag is racist. Stan & Kyle head up the team championing the current flag, while Wendy and Cartman head up the side for a new flag. Wendy ends u

S4·E8 Core

Something You Can Do with Your Finger

Jul 12, 2000

"Fingerbang" is the latest boy band starring the four boys. Randy Marsh is against Stan's participation in any boy band for dark reasons. The boys land a gig at the local mall when

S4·E9 Core

Do the Handicapped Go to Hell? (1)

Jul 19, 2000

The boys attend church and the priest puts the fear of hell in them. They must go to Sunday school and learn that they must confess their sins. The boys are worried about Timmy, af

S4·E10 Core

Probably (2)

Jul 26, 2000

Cartman preaches and the children begin plans to build a church. Satan spends the night with Saddam. Kenny wasn't killed in the previous episode, but the bus that ran him over stop

S4·E11 Core

Fourth Grade

Nov 8, 2000

The kids have to face the 4th grade, and they're not too happy about it. Cartman cooks up a scheme to go back in time to return to the 3rd grade where things were fun and easy. Two

S4·E12 Core

Trapper Keeper

Nov 15, 2000

Cartman has a new Trapper Keeper (that blows Kyle's out of the water) After he's done bragging, a stranger tells him that it will soon take over the world if they don't destroy it

S4·E13 Core

Helen Keller! The Musical

Nov 22, 2000

The boys are doing their version of the Helen Keller Story and plan to beat the kindergartners show. Timmy stars as Helen Keller and gets a new friend to play with! Fireworks, foun

S4·E14 Core

Pip

Nov 29, 2000

This is the story of Pip's origin. Pip gets a job at the Havesham Estate where he meets Estella. She only spurns his optimism with insults. When Pip is offered the opportunity to b

S4·E15 Core

Fat Camp

Dec 6, 2000

Mrs. Cartman holds an intervention for her son's eating problem and is sending him to fat camp. Cartman returns from camp, 40 lbs. lighter. Cartman is selling candy to the fat kids

S4·E16 Mytharc

The Wacky Molestation Adventure

Dec 13, 2000

The "Raging Pussies" concert is on! Kyle calls the police and say his parents have been "molestering" him. Soon all the children are calling in on all the adults in South Park. Unt

S4·E17 Mytharc

A Very Crappy Christmas

Dec 20, 2000

Kyle and Ike anxiously await Mr. Hankey. When he doesn't show, Kyle calls the others for a late night emergency meeting. They find Mr. Hankey living with his alcoholic wife and the