# This spotty South Park viewer seeks status of Kenny? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473 "2005-11-10T21:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/1 "2005-11-10T21:26:36Z")
Is he back? Wasn’t he killed off for good, then “replaced” in the circle of friends by Butters, then Tweek (sp?)? If so, why am I seeing him again? Or am I just catching old episodes I’ve never seen before. Is there a South Park historian in the house? ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/2 "2005-11-10T21:28:45Z")
This spotty South Park viewer should also learn to proof his thread titles for misplaced question marks. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/3 "2005-11-10T21:31:58Z")
They killed him, those bastards! :mad: Serious answer: Kenny has popped up in a few eps this season. I can’t remember if he’s been getting killed in all of them but I think he’s been killed in a couple of them. I think he got killed by the gingers last night. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/4 "2005-11-10T21:40:40Z")
He came back ina Christmas episode a few years back. Santa is sent to Iraq by Cartman, Jesus and the boys go to rescue him. Jesus is killed. When the boys get back, there’s Kenny. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/5 "2005-11-10T21:44:42Z")
‘Hey, Kenny. Where’ve you been?’ (muffled) ‘Over there.’ ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/6 "2005-11-10T21:52:59Z")
I’m also a spotty South park viewer (I only recently re-subscribed to cable, but I’ve picked up the DVD collections), and here’s my understanding based on the eps that I’ve caught. 1. In early seasons, Kenny would die every episode (with some special exceptions like one of the Christmans episodes) only to come back good as new the next one. 2. Matt and Trey apparently got tired of the gag, and in the last “real” episode of Season 5 (not counting “Butters very own episode”) Kenny died permanently. 3. During season 6 the other three kids filled Kenny’s postion with various other little boys (Butters and Tweak were the main ones, but there may have been others). A common statement I remember towards Butters was “Kenny would’ve done it”. 3.5) Somewhere in here, Kenny’s ghost possesed Cartman (since Cartman drank Kenny’s ashes, thinking it was chocolate milk mix). Chef’s parents excorcise Kenny’s spirit, where (since they lacked the requisite “sacrifice child” to put Kenny’s soul into) Kenny ended up inside a pot roast. The roast was then lost at the Denver Airport baggage claim, and eaten by Rob Schneider. That appears to have spanned a few different episodes, though. 1. In the season 6 Christmas episode “Red Sleigh Down”, Kenny shows up at the end with no real comment other than “Hey, Kenny.” 2. Since then, I’m not aware of any return to the “They killed Kenny!” schtick. Kenny did die (twice) in the “Best Friends Forever” parody of the Teri Schavo case, but he really would’ve been the best character for the job. I used [this ep guide](http://epguides.com/SouthPark/) to try to supplement my memory. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/7 "2005-11-10T21:54:21Z")
Kenny was killed off for most of a season and then his spirit was put into Cartman when Cartman drank Kenny’s ashes thinking they were chocolate milk mix. So, Kenny was in Cartman for about half a season. Kenny’s spirit was eventually reincorporated into a new body and now Trey and Matt don’t kill Kenny any more. And Red Sleigh Down is a great episode. ---
**Author:** ![spiralscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@spiralscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiralscratch)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/8 "2005-11-11T05:42:56Z")
> [@sciguy](#): > > 1. Since then, I’m not aware of any return to the “They killed Kenny!” schtick. Kenny did die (twice) in the “Best Friends Forever” parody of the Teri Schavo case, but he really would’ve been the best character for the job. He also died again in the Michael Jackson episode from a season or two back. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/9 "2005-11-11T06:01:25Z")
> [@spiralscratch](#): > > He also died again in the Michael Jackson episode from a season or two back. He also died in the “Wing” episode last season. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/10 "2005-11-11T06:04:14Z")
> [@sciguy](#): > > 3.5) Somewhere in here, Kenny’s ghost possesed Cartman (since Cartman drank Kenny’s ashes, thinking it was chocolate milk mix). Chef’s parents excorcise Kenny’s spirit, where (since they lacked the requisite “sacrifice child” to put Kenny’s soul into) Kenny ended up inside a pot roast. The roast was then lost at the Denver Airport baggage claim, and eaten by Rob Schneider. That appears to have spanned a few different episodes, though. First, he was an animal. Then he was a woman. Now Rob Schneider is…Kenny! And he’s about to find out that being 8 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Rated PG-13. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/11 "2005-11-11T06:04:26Z")
When I first read the thread title, I thought you were saying you had acne. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/12 "2005-11-11T06:08:29Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > When I first read the thread title, I thought you were saying you had acne. :smack: I’d think that Ginger-vitis would be the more logical conclusion. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/13 "2005-11-11T14:15:25Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > First, he was an animal. Then he was a woman. Now Rob Schneider is…Kenny! And he’s about to find out that being 8 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. > > Rated PG-13. No no, first, Ron Schneider was…a stapler! Then, Rob Scheinder was…a carrot! And finally, Rob Schneider was…derp te derp, twerpitty derp. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/14 "2005-11-11T16:04:24Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > No no, first, Ron Schneider was…a stapler! Then, Rob Scheinder was…a carrot! And finally, Rob Schneider was…derp te derp, twerpitty derp. Not subtle, but funny. Like the “biggest douche of the universe” award 😛 ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/15 "2005-11-11T18:28:44Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > No no, first, Ron Schneider was…a stapler! Then, Rob Scheinder was…a carrot! And finally, Rob Schneider was…derp te derp, twerpitty derp. Rob Schneider derp de derp. Derp de derpity derpy derp. Until one day, the derpa derpa derpaderp. Derp de derp da teedily dumb! From the creators of “Der” and “Tum Ta Tittaly Tum Ta Too”, Rob Schneider is “Da Derp Dee Derp Da Teetley Derpee Derpee Dumb”! Rated PG-13 ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/16 "2005-11-11T18:53:39Z")
I think **sciguy** basically got it all. When Kenny was gone for an entire season, and suddenly just wandered onto the screen, it was probably one of the funniest moments in South Park history. While we’re at it, which season are we in now? Because the one where Butters goes to the girls’ slumber party in disguise to get the fortune-teller is listed on several online guides as “909,” that is, season 9, episode 9. But it’s the first new episode since about a year ago, so my understanding was that it would be 1001 (season 10, episode 1). Furthermore, the commercials all refer to the “new season of South Park” and I hardly think that this season could be called “new” if it includes the 8 episodes from last fall (starting with Mr. Garrison’s sex change operation). What’s the deal? ---
**Author:** ![spiralscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@spiralscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiralscratch)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-spotty-south-park-viewer-seeks-status-of-kenny/330473/17 "2005-11-12T00:11:28Z")
> [@TJdude825](#): > > While we’re at it, which season are we in now? Because the one where Butters goes to the girls’ slumber party in disguise to get the fortune-teller is listed on several online guides as “909,” that is, season 9, episode 9. But it’s the first new episode since about a year ago, so my understanding was that it would be 1001 (season 10, episode 1). Furthermore, the commercials all refer to the “new season of South Park” and I hardly think that this season could be called “new” if it includes the 8 episodes from last fall (starting with Mr. Garrison’s sex change operation). > > What’s the deal? South Park typically does 16-episode seasons, with half debuting in March/April and the remainder October/November.