South Park: Season 5
South Park Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 14 episodes. The series revolves around four boys, specifically Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, and their misadventures in and around the quiet, dysfunctional, and titular Colorado town. The American animated comedy series, which is created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, follows the irreverent grade-schoolers as they navigate th
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series revolves around four main boys named Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick.
- The adventures take place in and around the titular Colorado town of South Park.
- The program is an American animated comedy series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
- The series is broadcast on Comedy Central and has established a multi-season run.
Season overview
South Park Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 14 episodes. The series revolves around four boys, specifically Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, and their misadventures in and around the quiet, dysfunctional, and titular Colorado town. The American animated comedy series, which is created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, follows the irreverent grade-schoolers as they navigate their everyday lives within the town. The season unfolds as part of the broader television run broadcast on Comedy Central, maintaining the established comedic and animated format of the show created by Parker and Stone. Throughout this fifteen-episode or fourteen-episode block of episodes, the four boys remain central to the narrative focus as they experience the various events and situations that occur in their fictional Colorado environment, upholding the long-running dynamic of the program that began following its premiere on August 13, 1997.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
It Hits the Fan
Jun 20, 2001
The you-know-what hits the fan 162 times when the citizens of South Park hear the word "Sh*t" on the popular show, "Cop Drama." Boffo ratings have the executives at HBC plotting fu
Cripple Fight
Jun 27, 2001
Big Gay Al returns to South Park, only to be thrown out as Scoutmaster to the boys for being gay. The boys rally to his defense, with the help of the new "handi-capable" kid, Jimmy
Super Best Friends
Jul 4, 2001
Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny discover David Blaine, magician and Cult Leader. Stan finds out early that the Blainiacs are not as nice as they thought. Stan has to convince Kyle, K
Scott Tenorman Must Die
Jul 11, 2001
Cartman goes medieval on Scott Tenorman's ass when ginger-haired Scott tricks our supple hero into buying his pubic hair for $16.12. Radiohead guest stars and plays a role in Cartm
Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow
Jul 18, 2001
In the grand tradition of Wham UK, flatulant Canadian superstars, Terrance and Phillip, have broken up over creative differences. The clock is ticking as the boys struggle to reuni
Cartmanland
Jul 25, 2001
Cartman inherits one million dollars from his grandmother, fulfilling his lifelong dream of owning his own amusement park, Cartmanland! A hemorrhoid erupts in Kyle's ass when he le
Proper Condom Use
Aug 1, 2001
Thanks to Stan's "handy" work, the children of South Park must endure sex education from the unlikely duo of Mr. Mackey and Ms. Choksondik. While the two adults take their lessons
Towelie
Aug 8, 2001
The boys get a new video game system and their plans for the next 38 hours is to play it! Untill they discover Towelie, a government secret, genetically engineered towel that gets
Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants
Nov 7, 2001
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the United States, the boys find themselves accidentally sent to Afghanistan, where they encounter their Afghani counterparts and try to unde
How to Eat with Your Butt
Nov 14, 2001
Cartman has finally gone too far when a prank involving Kenny's sweet cheeks results in him blowing a "funny fuse." After a photo of Kenny's better side finds it's way onto the sid
The Entity
Nov 21, 2001
Kyle’s cousin comes to town and after Kyle sees how stereotypically Jewish his cousin Kyle is, he worries about how Cartman is going to react when he meets him. Meanwhile, Mr. Garr
Here Comes the Neighborhood
Nov 28, 2001
Feeling like an outcast for being the only rich kid in town, Token succeeds in attracting several other wealthy people to South Park. Meanwhile, the townspeople, fearing that their
Kenny Dies
Dec 5, 2001
In a very special episode of South Park, Cartman fights for Kenny's life when he speaks before Congress in favor of stem cell research. Meanwhile, Stan has trouble dealing with his
Butters' Very Own Episode
Dec 12, 2001
Butters finds out what his father has been up to late at night and when his mother hears, she overreacts by trying to kill her son and then herself back at home. After returning ho