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The Best Episodes of South Park Season 8

Every episode of South Park Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of South Park Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    South Park Season 8 Episode 1 - Good Times with Weapons
    8.8/10(6505 votes)

    #1 - Good Times with Weapons

    S8:E1

    South Park takes on the look of Japanese Anime. The boys are transformed into Japanese Warriors after they buy martial arts weapons at a local flea market. Their sworn enemy, Professor Chaos, confronts them and a highly stylized battle ensues.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  2. South Park Season 8 Episode 2 - Up the Down Steroid
    8.3/10(4156 votes)

    #2 - Up the Down Steroid

    S8:E2

    Jimmy is in training for an upcoming sporting event and he’s determined to win at any cost. Cartman feels he can easily take first place against Jimmy. He just has to convince the qualifying committee he’s handicapped.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  3. South Park Season 8 Episode 3 - The Passion of the Jew
    8.5/10(4626 votes)

    #3 - The Passion of the Jew

    S8:E3

    Kyle finally sees “The Passion” and is forced to admit Cartman has been right all along. Meanwhile many of the film’s hardcore fans band together under Cartman’s leadership to carry out it’s message.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  4. South Park Season 8 Episode 4 - You Got F'd in the A
    8.2/10(3698 votes)

    #4 - You Got F'd in the A

    S8:E4

    It’s up to Stan to put a team of South Park’s best dancers together to compete against a rival troupe from Orange County. While Butters has won awards for his dancing, he refuses to help Stan out, as he hasn’t been able to dance since the tragic death of eight audience members at his last competition.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  5. South Park Season 8 Episode 5 - AWESOM-O
    8.7/10(6493 votes)

    #5 - AWESOM-O

    S8:E5

    Cartman dresses up like a robot, calls himself AWESOM-O, and moves in with Butters. His plan is to learn all of Butter’s innermost secrets and then use them against him. While Butters is thrilled to have found a new best friend, the Army believes AWESOM-O is some new secret weapon, and Hollywood is after the phony robot to develop their next big blockbuster.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  6. South Park Season 8 Episode 6 - The Jeffersons
    8.3/10(4342 votes)

    #6 - The Jeffersons

    S8:E6

    All the children of South Park are attracted to Mr. Jefferson, his son and their home filled with games, toys and animals. Cartman goes out of his way to get Mr. Jefferson to love him while the local police force resent him for being black and wealthy and decide to bring him down.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  7. South Park Season 8 Episode 7 - Goobacks
    8.2/10(4041 votes)

    #7 - Goobacks

    S8:E7

    Humans from the year 4035 are arriving in droves in South Park! Everything gets a little too crowded when people from the future arrive through a recently discovered time portal. When the boys try to earn some extra money, the time immigrants, who are willing to do the same work for next to nothing, take their jobs.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  8. South Park Season 8 Episode 8 - Douche and Turd
    8.1/10(3817 votes)

    #8 - Douche and Turd

    S8:E8

    When PETA demonstrates against the use of a cow as South Park Elementary’s mascot, the student body is forced to choose a new one. As the election approaches, Kyle tries to convince everyone that his candidate, a giant douche, is better than Cartman’s nominee, a turd sandwich.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  9. South Park Season 8 Episode 9 - Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes
    8.3/10(3950 votes)

    #9 - Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes

    S8:E9

    The streets of South Park are like a ghost-town when a giant Wall-Mart lures all the townspeople to the new store with its incredible bargains. Cartman becomes a boy possessed by the power of Wall-Mart and its low, low prices. In order to save their town, Stan and Kyle have to find a way to destroy the ever-expanding superstore while keeping Cartman from stabbing them in the back.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  10. South Park Season 8 Episode 10 - Pre-School
    8.2/10(3780 votes)

    #10 - Pre-School

    S8:E10

    For five long years, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman and Butters have kept a secret about a horrible incident that happened back in pre-school. Now, the kid who took the fall for the group, Trent Boyett, is getting out of juvie and his first order of business is revenge.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  11. South Park Season 8 Episode 11 - Quest for Ratings
    8.1/10(3529 votes)

    #11 - Quest for Ratings

    S8:E11

    The boys of South Park produce their own morning news show on the school’s closed-circuit television station and are immediately caught up in the intense competition for ratings.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  12. South Park Season 8 Episode 12 - Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
    8.1/10(3967 votes)

    #12 - Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset

    S8:E12

    All the fourth grade girls idolize a rich, famous and spoiled socialite. They even have her brand new toy set that comes complete with video camera, night vision filter, play money and losable cell phone. In an effort to impress their idol, the girls pursue the boys to make their own videos.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  13. South Park Season 8 Episode 13 - Cartman's Incredible Gift
    8.3/10(3899 votes)

    #13 - Cartman's Incredible Gift

    S8:E13

    After sustaining a severe head injury, Cartman appears to have the power to see into the future. South Park detectives are quick to enlist his help in cracking unsolved murder cases and Cartman is more than willing to help, for a price. In the meantime, a group of licensed psychics cry foul when Cartman refuses to join their ranks.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writers:Dani Michaeli, Trey Parker

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  14. South Park Season 8 Episode 14 - Woodland Critter Christmas
    8.7/10(6174 votes)

    #14 - Woodland Critter Christmas

    S8:E14

    Stan is approached by the forest critters and asked to help them build a manger in anticipation of the birth of their Lord and Savior. Stan complies, only to find out that they serve a very different Lord.

    Director:Trey Parker
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Good Times with Weapons" is the best rated episode of "South Park" season 8. It scored 8.8/10 based on 6505 votes. Directed by Trey Parker and written by Trey Parker, it aired on 3/17/2004. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Up the Down Steroid".