South Park Season 1 Episode 6 Death
- TV14
- September 17, 1997
- 22 min
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9.2 (5,533)
In South Park season 1 episode 6, titled "Death", the town is shaken when the Grim Reaper himself comes to visit. The episode begins with a school assembly where the children are given a lecture about death by a counselor. The subject of death terrifies the kids, and they become paranoid, convinced that they could die anytime.
Meanwhile, in a retirement home, Grandpa Marsh is receiving visitors from the Grim Reaper. The two are old friends, and the Reaper has come to take Grandpa back with him. However, Grandpa is not yet ready to die, so he makes a deal with the Reaper that he can stay if he can trick someone else into thinking they had died. Grandpa is successful in his trick, and the Reaper leaves him alone for the time being.
The rest of the town starts noticing strange occurrences, such as the sudden disappearance of Kenny and the untimely death of a local pet. As the kids struggle with their fear of dying, they begin to suspect that the Grim Reaper is coming after them. When they confront the town's priest about their concerns, he becomes convinced that the Reaper is indeed after them and that they should all take shelter in the church.
Grandpa Marsh, however, is on a mission to carry out his deal with the Reaper. As the kids hide out in the church, Grandpa sneaks around, trying to find his next victim to convince that they are dead. In a series of comical encounters, he tries to trick everyone from the pizza deliveryman to the neighborhood kids.
While the town is in chaos, Stan, Kyle, and Cartman come up with a plan to defeat the Grim Reaper. They decide to stage their own death using a dummy made out of paper mache. Their hope is that the Reaper will fall for their trick and leave town, taking his death curse with him.
In the end, their plan works, and the Reaper is convinced that the dummy is the dead body of Kyle. He takes the dummy and leaves South Park, leaving the town to return to normal. The kids are relieved that they no longer have to worry about death and are determined to live their lives to the fullest.
"Death" is a classic episode of South Park that both parodies and satirizes the fear of death. With its usual blend of humor and social commentary, the episode pokes fun at everything from death anxiety to retirement homes. It also contains some memorable lines that have become iconic among South Park fans, such as Cartman's famous quip, "I'm not fat, I'm just big-boned." Ultimately, "Death" is a funny and thought-provoking episode that tackles a serious topic with irreverence and wit.