It’s inSouth Park’s DNA to be controversial.

That’s part of its genius.

No one is safe.

Most Controversial South Park Episodes, Ranked

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Show-runnersTrey ParkerandMatt Stonetake a sort of impish delight in ruffling feathers and smashing taboos.

The series has been on air since 1997 and has produced over 320 episodes.

Still,its exploration of AIDS in the modern day is both insightfully pointed and darkly comical.

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Cartman experiences nightmares in which African Americans are likened to a plague that is spreading.

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a turd sitting on an armchari with a christmas tree and presents behind in South Park

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The Super Best Friends arrive on the scene in ‘South Park’

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Kyle looks angrily at Cartman in the episode Tonsil Trouble of Season 12, Episode 1 in South Park.

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Cartman stands in the school hall with an angered Tokein in front of all their classmates in ‘South Park’ Season 17, Episode 3 “World War Zimmermann” (2013).

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The kids of South Park stand in a line alongside Big Gay Al as they are presented on stage by a speaker in ‘South Park’ Season 5, Episode 2 “Cripple Fight” (2001).

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A shocked Scott Tenorman pulls his mother’s finger from the chili Cartman has served him.

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