South Park
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 10 animated series by recommenders
Sharp satirical animated comedy that people still recommend for its topical, transgressive episodes. Common caveat: recent seasons seem less funny and original to some.
Sharp satirical animated comedy that people still recommend for its topical, transgressive episodes. Common caveat: recent seasons seem less funny and original to some.
32 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 22
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 69%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 22 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Topical, sharp satire on current events
“they covered this pretty well recently with Randy Marsh going on a sycophant bender”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “What OpenAI did when ChatGPT users lost touch with reality” “If you wanna see satire done right, there are some good South Park episodes.”
Comment from 20 Apr 2026 in “At long last, InfoWars is ours” “South Park really nailed it with that”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now” - Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Trump awarded FIFA peace prize”
- Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America”
Strange, transgressive, very funny animation
“the great thing about South park is how strange and transgressive it was”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s” “one of the funniest animated series ever”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “An SVG is all you need” Specific episodes still worth watching
“it's worth watching more recent seasons, at least from the first trump presidency”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “I think they have a lot of good material to work with going into this next season”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “the South Park episode was good therapy for her”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “How did Windows 95 get permission to put the Weezer video Buddy Holly on the CD?” - Comment from 5 Aug 2026 in “Three Six Mafia – Data about "6/6/6 dating" (2024)”
- Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: What do you watch during lunch or dinner, if you're by yourself?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Recent seasons unfunny or dated
“This isn't to say it's a bad show. It's just older”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “the new stuff I've seen has been unserious and unfunny”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “They stopped being funny and original 10+ years ago”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” Streaming subscription costs too much
“If I want to watch South Park it’s a 15$ a month subscription just for that.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?” “If I want to watch South Park it's a 15$ a month subscription just for that”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?” “If I want to watch South Park it's a 15$ a month subscription just for that.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?” - Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?”
Lost interest after years of watching
“I watched South Park for almost 20 years, but stopped about a decade ago.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “South Park is just background noise now. I don't enjoy it nor feels worth watching outside of the USA.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “South Park creators rename show 'South America'” Politically one-sided or cynical influence
“Much of the culture war crap that helped justify Tea Party and proto-alt right commentary started out from 2000s and early 2010s South Park.”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “They really set the table for conservative populists to feast.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America” “both sides are equally bad, everyone and everything sucks”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South America”
Other animated series people recommend
The four most recommended other animated series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | 24 | 4 | 86% | 7 | — | Approved |
| South ParkThis page | 22 | 10 | 69% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Simpsons | 14 | 15 | 48% | 8 | — | — |
| Arcane | 13 | 1 | 93% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Neural Viz | 10 | 2 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 34 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If I want to watch South Park it's a 15$ a month subscription just for that”
“If I want to watch South Park it’s a 15$ a month subscription just for that.”
“If I want to watch South Park it's a 15$ a month subscription just for that.”
“it’s a 15$ a month subscription just for that”
“they're going with the "South America" gimmick”
“South Park is just background noise now. I don't enjoy it nor feels worth watching outside of the USA.”
“This isn't to say it's a bad show. It's just older”
“Much of the culture war crap that helped justify Tea Party and proto-alt right commentary started out from 2000s and early 2010s South Park.”
“honestly, they still got it”
“They stopped being funny and original 10+ years ago”
“I think they have a lot of good material to work with going into this next season”
“Shame. I wonder if they got "talked to."”
“the cruel libertarian streak that has been at the basis of the show since inception is still ever present”
“which I don't find as enjoyable”
“puts it pretty well I think”
“I watched South Park for almost 20 years, but stopped about a decade ago.”
“South park gets pretty close to the same.”
“If anything, it's the inoculation.”
“the new stuff I've seen has been unserious and unfunny”
“it's worth watching more recent seasons, at least from the first trump presidency”
“They really set the table for conservative populists to feast.”
“both sides are equally bad, everyone and everything sucks”
“South Park also had a great episode about it.”
“Man those are hitting the spot right now.”
“I like Eric Cartman's version of this”
“If you wanna see satire done right, there are some good South Park episodes.”
“All scripted media just seems so predictable now, I'm like Stan in that one South Park episode”
“the South Park episode was good therapy for her”
“the great thing about South park is how strange and transgressive it was”
“one of the funniest animated series ever”
“South Park really nailed it with that”
“They’ve been absurdly topical.”
“they covered this pretty well recently with Randy Marsh going on a sycophant bender”
“they sure rid these people of any legitimacy they might have”
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