It looks like Kenny is gone

[Alaskanbullworm]

On the season 6 premiere of South Park they mentioned that Kenny is dead and they just have to deal with it. It looks like Butters is the new Kenny. Did anyone else watch this?

[BLACKHEART]

I forgot all about it till now, is there a replay still?

[Alaskanbullworm]

Yes, I think maybe one late tonight, but definately one on Sunday.

[BLACKHEART]

I'll try to remember on Sunday. Did Butters get killed?

[Alaskanbullworm]

No, but he almost did with a liposuction incident. Just wait until you see when Cartman stays at Butters house to make sure Butters parents won't worry about him not being home.

[RogueMartian]

I'm usually a big fan of south park, but I hope this episode isn't typical of the new season. Kenny is cool, I don't want him to be removed from the series. But I'll deal with it, because I was more upset that this episode was gross and not funny at all. Parker and Stone need to move on if this is the best that they can do.

[Do-Do]

I don't think Kenny will be coming back after the episode where he died from that disease. I think South Park was a whole lot better before the "4th Grade Years"

[Web Head]

I like Butters and all, but South Park was always about these four kids. If you take out Kenny the show loses something. Maybe they were just running out of ways for him to die, but I think writing Kenny out like that is very uncreative.

If they were going to ditch Kenny, they should have done it right after the movie. Would've let him go out on a high note.

[Sandro]

If you think about it, it's sort of ironic. Kenny died every episode and yet this one time he didn't come back. It's sad but ironic. Without Kenny, the show does seem a little empty. Kenny will be missed for sure.

[The Dork Knight]

A few months back I posted about Matt and Trey killing Kenny off. Funny, no one belived me. South Park is officialy dead....

- Foley Is Good

[Chibi Kageboshi]

their damn stupid. why would they kill off their most populare character?

[Joe Tully]

Wait and see... southparkstudios.com still isn't saying anything definitive. The FAQ there still doesn't say either YES or NO, which is a big hint...

[The Mad Hatter]

Personally, I wouldn't really mind it if Kenny stayed permanently dead. Why? Because they really never did much with his character, honestly. Since he couldn't be understood, he couldn't be fleshed out nearly as much as the other kids. True, he got major redemption in the South Park movie, but most of the rest of the time he was simply a prop and a tool for all those violent death gags. And at the end, it seemed like Matt and Trey even got sick of killing him... the "Oh my God, they Killed Kenny" phrase went away, and his killings became more and more nonchalantly written off. So if Matt and Trey want to move on, I say let them. Last night's episode was reasonably good, so I'll see where this leads.

Then again, I thought the infamous "Not Without My Anus" episode (which was run the day we thought we'd discover the identity of Cartman's father) was kinda funny, so what do I know?

[James]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
Personally, I wouldn't really mind it if Kenny stayed permanently dead. Why? Because they really never did much with his character, honestly.

I agree. while intially a novelty, now simply expected - just as we know the end credits will roll, Kenny must die.

Over in the UK, they have just shown "Scott Tenorman Must Die" (ep. #5.1) and it was the funniest South Park episodes I've seen. Very impressed with a show which never really hits the spot with me. I was on the floor with that one - and Kenny, he barely appeared -accept to die, of course.

This doesn't bother me at all. I think it's worth moving on - but will the fans do the same.

[KingKoopa]

I think that Kenny was just being ressuructed because he died of unnatural causes. Now that he died of a more natural cause, he's gone for good. That would kinda suck, but its OK, I guess.

[RockItShipper]

As much as I like Kenny... Killing off a main character for good does take nerve. As did the Cartman's dad stunt of theirs. That's one thing I love about the show... and the Butters episode did get me interested in the character, but I still like Kenny, Tweek the caffeined kid and the kid who flicks ppl off.

That said, there's the FAQ evasiveness on the SP website mentioned above... and we haven't seen Kenny show up as a ghost as far as I know- a zombie, yes.

BTW, look at this pic of the kids:
www.twics.com/~tylertoo/speyesofachild.jpg

[Chris Sanders MSX]

I like Butters and all, but South Park was always about these four kids. If you take out Kenny the show loses something. Maybe they were just running out of ways for him to die, but I think writing Kenny out like that is very uncreative.

The show loses what ? Mumbles ? A senseless death ? Kenny was never that important, and for the most part just said disgusting things.. while the others played off him by saying 'Yeah" or "That's sick Kenny". You may say South Park is dead but I really enoyed last nights episode, it was hillarious to me.

I didn't miss Kenny for a second and Butter's was and is a good character. If he were to die and never return, I'm sure I'd miss him seeing as how he seems to actually have a point. Anyone that says that Kenny's removal from the show was a bad idea obviously didn't see what his inital point was.

Even in the FIRST set of promos it goes This is a story about 4...(Kenny gets killed by falling ice)..ahem 3 kids from a sleepy mountain town...etc. etc. (I know you remember it.) Kennys point has always been to die..and it's sort of run it's course. I'm sure he'll return but it was by no means a bad idea to write him out.

And all your whinning won't help as Matt and Trey have shown you...with that whole wait 7 weeks for cartman's dad thing only to show a Terrance and philip movie instead..That they enjoy pissing the fans off and don't care.

[hello_lola]

First of all, I just have to say that, no matter what happens, I just never get tired of this show. That being said, although I don't agree with the idea of Kenny being the most popular character, his absence does leave a void. Not that Butters isn't completely adorable, because he has been one of my favorites since his introduction to the series. In any case, I'm not holding my breath, because Matt and Trey always do the exact opposite of whatever public opinion dictates. Also, I just gotta say, playing that Subway music every time Jared came walking down the street was complete comic genius.

[Scythemantis]

I loved kenny, mostly because he reminded me of a jawa. (Ok, i`m odd) ...for some reason I always like characters that you can`t see or don`t talk. They have a charming personality by having none readily apparent, I guess :P

The episode where kenny died though was great. Some of you might be missing the 'big" joke here... a LOT of series have a sappy, contraversial episode where a major character is forever killed off... usually to "jump the shark". The episode was a brilliant mockery of this, since kenny ALWAYS dies. So I thought it was the perfect exit for him... even the title, "kenny dies" is so tragically ironic... of COURSE he does. But this time, everyone cared! The quote "kenny cant die....kenny cant die!!!" sums the joke up pretty well...

Anyway, yeah, butters is hilarious. Personally though, I think kenny was a bit more unique than stan and kyle... the same exact character except one is jewish! I`dve kept one to be the "normal" character... then we`de have a poor kid having to put up with kenny, butters and cartman. The insanity!

[DR. BELCH]

I thought Timmy was supposed to replace Kenny...? Then again, I guess that's what the Butters special was all about, sort of bridging the gap....

For a unique voice, though, you can't beat Ned Gorblansky. His takes on "Kumbaya" and "Loving You"...and then the ending of the Jakkovasaur ep, "Boy, Ned, that new voice box sucks!" "[in perfectly clear, understandable voice] I know. I'm still looking for my old one."

It was explained in one ep, though, hoiw Kenny is resurrected--Mrs. McCormick gives birth to a new baby every nine months and just christens her new son "Kenny". That--plus the whole gag where his father is bleeding from the nose, vomiting, and suffering a hellacious case of the Hershey squirts simultaneously--had me in stitches....

[BLACKHEART]

Kenny dying was a staple of the show. I doubt some group got to them and made them stop killing the child. Maybe they are building up his return for South Park II

[RockItShipper]

Last I heard, M&T were so burnt out from the SP movie that they're not inclined to do another one.

[DR. BELCH]

I finally saw this one. It was no "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants", but it had some golden moments--Cartman getting Butters in trouble with his parents by doing a pitch-perfect imitation of him on the phone was a highlight, as well as the lisping Chinaman's pronounciation of "City Wok" . The new standard joke may be dreaming up new ways to goad, exploit, and nearly kill Butters, while invoking the sacred name of Kenny. "My name is not Not- Kenny!" The whole misunderstanding storyline was oddly reminiscent of Three's Company--"Ohh! A-I-D-E-S!"--I half expected to see John Ritter with a flapping photograph head wander through the story.
"He's still looking good...." They found every concievable way to remix that Subway song, didn't they?
Oh, and Cartman's last line while watching the carnage at Butters' got a good laugh out of me--almost as good as Garrison's last line in the ep with Token. Though I suspected Stone and Parker were running out of ideas to kill Kenny when the boys were seen just dragging his corpse about on a sled inexplicably.
I just hope the radical new direction of season six coupled with the That's My Bush fiasco doesn't do in the Stone-Parker empire.... :rolleyes:

[Karkull]

I don't buy it. They've done extended stunts like this before--remember when Mr. Hat was replaced by Mr. Twig? This will probably come up again later in the season.

I hope they bring Kenny back. I really like his character and wish that they'd do more non-death related things to him.

[Scythemantis]

Butters does fit in pretty well...but i`d like to still see kenny around...I think they should have at least kept him in the opening! (His angel or ghost could have popped up briefly to sing his usual part! Not TIMMY!!!)

[Naraht]

eh, season 2 started the downhill trend, and that's about hen I stopped watching.

[hello_lola]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
I finally saw this one. It was no "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants", but it had some golden moments--Cartman getting Butters in trouble with his parents by doing a pitch-perfect imitation of him on the phone was a highlight, as well as the lisping Chinaman's pronounciation of "City Wok" . The new standard joke may be dreaming up new ways to goad, exploit, and nearly kill Butters, while invoking the sacred name of Kenny. "My name is not Not- Kenny!" The whole misunderstanding storyline was oddly reminiscent of Three's Company--"Ohh! A-I-D-E-S!"--I half expected to see John Ritter with a flapping photograph head wander through the story.
"He's still looking good...." They found every concievable way to remix that Subway song, didn't they?
Oh, and Cartman's last line while watching the carnage at Butters' got a good laugh out of me--almost as good as Garrison's last line in the ep with Token. Though I suspected Stone and Parker were running out of ideas to kill Kenny when the boys were seen just dragging his corpse about on a sled inexplicably.
I just hope the radical new direction of season six coupled with the That's My Bush fiasco doesn't do in the Stone-Parker empire.... :rolleyes:

"That's My Bush" was not a fiasco, it was just misunderstood. If you want a fiasco, think "BASEketball" ;) .