South Park: 10 Best Episodes For Fans of Kyle

Among the zany, colorful cast that comprises South Park, there’s perhaps no character more wholesome and likable than Kyle Broflovski. This charming, ushanka-wearing kid often serves as the moral center, as well as the counterpart to the foul-mouthed and mean-spirited Cartman. While he has his juvenile moments too, Kyle’s typically one of the more mature and thoughtful characters.

As he tends to be a target of the show’s crazy happenings – including bigotry from Cartman – one can’t help but sympathize with him.

Still, Kyle proves to be a grounded and strong person through it all, taking things in stride and usually remaining in good spirits.

Amidst the wackiness, chaos, and violence that often hits this small mountain town, Kyle tends to be the one to look at the big picture and explain what he learned from the experience.

With that said, let’s take a look at 10 of the very best episodes focused on this lovable SP character.

10 Ike’s Wee Wee

One endearing trait to Kyle is the love and support he has for his adopted Canadian brother Ike – occasional baby-kicking aside. One of the best examples of this comes in an early episode that’s both wholesome and a bit lude, “Ike’s Wee Wee.” In it, Ike is set to be circumcised as part of a Jewish ceremony known as a Bris.

But considering Kyle and Ike are quite young and naive, they misinterpret this “snipping” as being a complete phallic removal. Though there are some typically silly bouts, there are also moments of sentimentality, as Kyle tries to protect his brother from his supposed wee wee-cutting.

9 The Entity

You’ve got to hand it to Kyle – he’s usually both considerate and patient. This is even the case when it comes to his weird cousin, who embarrasses him at every turn, and gets favoritism from his own mother. Kyle, anticipating a harsh razzing from his immature friend, ends up bribing Cartman to lay off him; a feat that doesn’t come easy.

To add to the silliness, Kyle and company keep attempting to be rid of his cousin, but, through sheer dumb luck, he keeps finding his way back to them.

8 Margaritaville

The episode “Margaritaville” is hilarious for all sorts of reasons; not the least of which is the Biblical-themed social commentary centered around America’s “Great Recession.”

The town of South Park falls into the depths as a result of the economic woes, reducing the place to squalor and turning people to tribalistic peasants seeking someone to lead the way.

Basically, the economy is treated as a vengeful deity who must be appeased – and it’s left to Kyle to lift them out of this darkness, in true Biblical fashion. Kyle’s answer to this? Absolve his people of their crippling debt by taking on loans in a Christ-like sacrificial move.

7 Chinpokomon

Kyle is often likable, but also relatable; a trait that the funny Pokémon spoof known as “Chinpokomon” reinforces. Like many young kids, Kyle simply wants to fit in, but finds it difficult when the notion of what’s “cool” seems to be shifting every week. Throughout the episode, Kyle’s always a step behind, as the rest of the gang has become swept up by the cultural sensation that is Chinpokomon.

This desperation escalates to a particularly crazy climax that sees Kyle nearly bombing Pearl Harbor – before taking a turn to a heartfelt, moralistic conclusion.

6 It’s A Jersey Thing

Even fourteen seasons into South Park, viewers find out quite a bit more about Kyle’s background by way of  the wacky, action-packed episode, “It’s A Jersey Thing.” Containing a blatant spoof of The Jersey Shore cast, the town of South Park sees the rise in aggressive, eccentric Jerseyites settling into their town. This leads to a backlash, which only makes Kyle all the more disheartened as it’s revealed that he actually originates from Jersey.

This amusing character study of Kyle mushrooms into a hilarious and insane ending involving full-on warfare against the Jersey crowd – featuring a most unlikely ally.

5 Guitar Queer-O

“Guitar Queer-O” is both a nod to the music game sensation Guitar Hero and an amusing spoof of various tropes involving “Behind the Music” band stories. Kyle and Stan quickly realize they make a great Guitar Hero team, raking in tons of points. This causes them to get caught up in a whirlwind of success, which threatens to fracture their friendship.

It eventually sees a scorned Kyle hit rock-bottom, playing to just a few people at a bowling alley, before the two ex-bandmates reunite for their epic million-point run in the game.

4 Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo

This episode, which is both juvenile and heartfelt, remains a SP classic despite dating back all the way to the ’90s. Ever since Mr. Hankey emerged from Kyle’s toilet, he’s become an iconic character in the series – and really in cartoon history as a whole.

The episode’s whimsical, feel-good nature is only enhanced when poor Kyle’s seemingly crazy claim of a talking piece of poo is finally validated at the end. This is all at once a fun Christmas-themed episode, a commentary on censorship, and a great Kyle-centric romp.

3 Le Petit Tourette

Given Cartman’s tendency to cause trouble and Kyle’s desire to do good, the two are at odds with each other quite a bit. Along with classics like the epic Cartoon Wars, this one is another great example of the ongoing feud between these polar-opposite kids. And as is usually the case, the result is a plot that’s both fun and absurd.

While Cartman attempts to exploit Tourettes Syndrome in order to blurt out whatever he wants, Kyle naturally tries to stop him. Because of Cartman’s reprehensible manipulation though, it’s Kyle that’s seen to be doing harm by “marginalizing” this condition, while Cartman is believed by the naive townspeople. This leads to a thrilling and hilarious televised showdown featuring Chris Hansen.

2 Miss Teacher Bangs A Boy

Even for SP standards, this episode is pretty wild. It blends some lude topical humor with a Dog the Bounty Hunter parody, whilst centering it around a Kyle and Ike narrative that makes “Ike’s Wee Wee” look tame by comparison. There’s much to laugh at in this one – from Cartman’s comical impression of Dog, to the epic final scene, to the teacher’s odd sexual obsession with a toddler.

There are plenty of yuks stemming from the witty Kyle and elsewhere, to be sure. Yet, there’s also a surprising amount of sentimentality and even a tinge of morality as he gives Ike brotherly advice related to love and relationships.

1 The Passion Of The Jew

One really can’t help but feel for Kyle here, as Cartman goes full-blown bigotted after being apparently “influenced” watching The Passion of the Christ. The town’s personification of innocence gets caught up in a whirlwind of madness and tribalism as anti-Semitism rises in the town. This eventually leads to a feces-smearing Mel Gibson demanding to be tortured Braveheart-style.

At its core, this episode is namely an emotional tale for Kyle. Yet, it also tosses in plenty of clever social commentary and juvenile humor – rounding out one of the funniest, most memorable romps of the entire series.

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Stephen Lagioia
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Stephen is an avid Nintendo, Indie, and retro gamer who dabbles in Xbox on occasion, mainly in the form of binge sessions of Overwatch. He’s a history buff, an aspiring writer of short fiction, and a devout metalhead who enjoys poorly drumming along to Black Sabbath on his cheap drum set. When his beloved Chicago Cubs or Bulls are not playing, he typically likes to watch random documentaries or campy horror films.

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