Deaths That Could’ve Been Avoided

Summary

• South Park features gruesome deaths from some characters like Pip due to shock value and poor decisions.
• Remember Chef’s violent death? Isaac Hayes’ Scientology dispute led Trey and Matt to write off the character.
• Kenny constantly dies in convoluted ways, showcasing Trey and Matt’s creativity, adding humor to South Park.

South Park is one of the most popular adult animated shows around that fans can’t get enough of. Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s comedic genius shines in this amazing title that is full of questionable humor and hilarious premises.

Given how brutal this show can be, it’s easy to see why South Park is full of its fair share of gruesome deaths. Some of these killings are for pure shock value and could’ve been avoided had events unfolded differently.

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Phillip “Pip” Pirrup

Tried To Talk Mecha-Streisand Down, Only To Be Stomped

• Occurs In: 201 (Season 14, Episode 6)

201 is one of the most controversial South Park episodes that was censored after Comedy Central relented to complaints and threats about the depiction of Muhammad. The episode also features the return of Mecha-Streisand, the kaiju version of a celebrity Trey and Matt love to rip on time and time again.

When this monster descends upon the town of South Park, young Pip tries to talk it down only to be squished in no time. Had he prioritized his survival instead, fans could’ve enjoyed more episodes that poked fun at British culture.

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Diane Choksondik

The Combination Of Sea People And Intimate Relations With Mr. Mackey Led To Her Demise

• Occurs In: The Simpsons Already Did It (Season 6, Episode 7)

One of the most iconic teachers in the show who was as over-the-top as they come, Diane Choksondik had an iron grip on her students and managed to teach the rowdy class despite other teachers failing in this goal.

She enters a relationship with Mr. Garrison, only to fall victim to the shenanigans of the boys who accidentally made her ingest the Sea People. During a round of love-making, the adverse reaction was too much for Diane to handle, and she ended up choking to death.

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Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman

Had Their Son Not Tried To Mess With Cartman, They Wouldn’t Have Died

• Occurs In: Scott Tenorman Must Die (Season 5, Episode 4)

One of the greatest South Park episodes of all time, Scott Tenorman Must Die introduced Cartman’s psychopathic side. It was an important episode that established how crossing Cartman was the wrong move for anyone to make, since Scott would’ve avoided these tragedies had he just been more cordial with this character.

After being terrorized and fooled by Scott Tenorman over and over again, Cartman hatches the ultimate revenge plan. He gets Scott’s parents killed, adding them into a bowl of chili that Cartman feeds to his nemesis before explaining his elaborate plan and drinking Scott’s tears as he mourns the loss of his parents.

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Jerome “Chef” McElroy

Differences Between The Showrunners And Isaac Hayes Led To The Character Being Written Off

• Occurs In: The Return of Chef (Season 10, Episode 1)

South Park mocked Scientology in a brilliant episode that didn’t sit right with the voice actor of Chef, Isaac Hayes. It’s a shame they couldn’t settle their differences since this beloved character would’ve been a focal point of the show to this day.

Instead, Trey and Matt decided to write Chef off in the most violent manner possible, leading to one of the most comically gruesome deaths in the entire series. The way that Stan and Kyle talk about these characters reflects the real-life conflict that preceded this event, with the creators taking potshots at Scientology once again.

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Gordon Stoltski

Mistaken For A 40-Year-Old Truck Driver And Murdered

• Occurs In: Dances with Smurfs (Season 13, Episode 13)

A ginger student who made regular announcements on the P.A., Gordon Stoltski met his end in a hilarious yet brutal manner after he was mistaken to be a forty-year-old truck driver who’d slept with someone’s wife.

The incensed husband broke into the school and terrorized Gordon for a long time before blowing his brains out. While this death was avoidable had this misunderstanding been cleared, it did pave the way for Cartman to take over the morning announcements instead.

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Betsy Donovan

Died After Clyde Forgot To Put The Toilet Seat Down

• Occurs In: Reverse Cowgirl (Season 16, Episode 1)

One of the funniest episodes that pokes fun at the TSA focuses on Clyde and his relationship with his mom. The latter is incensed that Clyde never puts the seat down, which eventually leads to a hilarious demise.

She sits on the toilet and gets stuck as the flush pulls out her insides in one of South Park‘s most shocking and funniest moments. If Clyde had been more careful, his mother would’ve been alive to see another day and scream at Clyde for some other trivial reason.

2

Jason White

A Speeding Police Car Spelled The End For This Child

• Occurs In: Season Finale (Season 23, Episode 6)

A member of the White family who barely got any screen time, Jason was just playing a regular game of football with his buddies. After the ball lands on the street, Jason heads over to grab it only to be run over by a police car.

It’s a shocking moment that could’ve been avoided had the child just looked both ways. To make things worse, his funeral was barely attended by anyone, causing his father to go on a tirade about how no one cares about the Whites when they get killed.

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Kenny McCormick

A Bunch Of His Deaths Were Convoluted And Could’ve Been Avoided

• Occurs In: Numerous episodes

Kenny is a member of the group who keeps on dying in every episode, even if his friends forget about his demise not long after. This turns into a superpower of sorts that he exploits as Mysterion.

This running gag encouraged Trey and Matt to experiment and kill this character in the most brutal manner possible, some of which ended up being deadly coincidences that were too good to be true. At least half of Kenny’s deaths could’ve been avoided had he just been luckier.