I was a really big fan of South Park when the episodes of Season 4 were completely new and I watched the show on TV until when the last episode of Season 6 was new. Later my interest for the show decreased a little and not due the content of the episodes, basically I just stop watching it with regularity. The last Season I watched was Season 7, I watched it on DVD I think in 2006 and since then I have seen just a bunch of episodes, and just bought another DVD of the show (The Hits Volume One), and I watched most of them during this same year in South Park Studios. Contrary of some South Park fans, I love new episodes as I love old ones, is not like with The Simpsons that for me are more than great but just the old episodes (that make like 11 Seasons!), but for sure is great to watch a 2007 episode that is like an old school South Park episode.
Parker and Stone always mention that for them the "kids being kids" episodes can be extremely funny, The List is an extremely hilarious episode. It is kids being kids so we have Butters explaining to his school fellas that there's a list that the girls made that has in it who is the cutest boy of the school class and who is the ugliest. So there's the curiosity but also kind of the maturity with Kyle who sees this as nothing really important. This time Cartman will not make team with Stan and Kyle to get the list but with Butters, Kenny and other boys. This time Cartman will not have a lot of hilarious moments but the few ones are great, practically most of the first laughs are delivered by Cartman and Butters. Cartman leads the operation to steal the list from the girls and their plan is to kick in the balls the girl who has the list! Of course they fail the first time and also learn that girls do not have balls! So the second chance is the good one and finally Kenny steals the list. Clyde, Token and Stan are the top 3, Kenny is the number 7, Butters the 11 and Francis (who the f*** is Francis?), Cartman and Kyle are the bottom 3. We have a hilarious case with Butters, he was really worry about the list and said that his parents will punish him if he appears in the bottom of it. Is so hilarious because what Butters said was true so he is really happy with his place and even making fun of the ugliest boy of the class, just like Cartman of course and also just like most of the students. So there you have Kyle suffering and hanging no more with his old friends now he has to be with the ones like him! But Stan is also there to help his best friend and with that we have a magnificent conclusion. Is so damn typical and because of that it is so hilarious, is the classic stuff so you watch how the girls really work with their lists and is basically something sacred for them. Then we have another typical situation when a member of this sacred thing realizes that some other partners are being part of some mysterious plan that is breaking the rules. Wendy is the member that will find the truth so she will be in danger, after all even the leader is part of the plan. The ending will bring really special moments. "Oh my God, they killed Kenny" "You bastards", the memorable words could have been hear during this episode however both Stan and Kyle weren't with Kenny in the moment of this death. It ranks among the most memorable Kenny's deaths of all time. But that's not all, the very last scene of this episode is also really classic, you know some things just never change. Also I want to add a moment that for me was very South Park so a moment that I loved. Picture this: Kyle has a "visit" of Abraham Lincoln who take him ride to see how his ugliness is a good thing since he will be someone with a character at the age of 40, Kyle says something like "I can't wait that long" and then he says to Lincoln that take him to his house. So there you watch both inside Lincoln's car!
Finally, read the comment for this episode of user Tommy Nelson, he wrote something that is true: "This episode will be very highly reviewed by fans of South Park who have been watching from the beginning. This episode felt like an older episode of South Park". Of course this is not a causality, basically Trey and Matt made that Stan represented South Park in that mentioned last scene in which Wendy says something like "you have changed in a really awesome way" but like I write some things just never change! Then I am one of those fans who also think that this is classic South Park and who think that The List is just a great episode.
*the following was written on 31 December 2008*
Season 11 = great with many gems! This is my order (of course the #14 is my least favourite): 14. D-Yikes! 13. Lice Capades 12. Night of the Living Homeless 11. The Snuke 10. The List 9. Cartman Sucks 8. Guitar Queer-O 7. With Apologies to Jesse Jackson 6. More Crap 5. Fantastic Easter Special 4. Le Petit Tourette 3. Imaginationland Episode II 2. Imaginationland Episode I 1. Imaginationland Episode III
Parker and Stone always mention that for them the "kids being kids" episodes can be extremely funny, The List is an extremely hilarious episode. It is kids being kids so we have Butters explaining to his school fellas that there's a list that the girls made that has in it who is the cutest boy of the school class and who is the ugliest. So there's the curiosity but also kind of the maturity with Kyle who sees this as nothing really important. This time Cartman will not make team with Stan and Kyle to get the list but with Butters, Kenny and other boys. This time Cartman will not have a lot of hilarious moments but the few ones are great, practically most of the first laughs are delivered by Cartman and Butters. Cartman leads the operation to steal the list from the girls and their plan is to kick in the balls the girl who has the list! Of course they fail the first time and also learn that girls do not have balls! So the second chance is the good one and finally Kenny steals the list. Clyde, Token and Stan are the top 3, Kenny is the number 7, Butters the 11 and Francis (who the f*** is Francis?), Cartman and Kyle are the bottom 3. We have a hilarious case with Butters, he was really worry about the list and said that his parents will punish him if he appears in the bottom of it. Is so hilarious because what Butters said was true so he is really happy with his place and even making fun of the ugliest boy of the class, just like Cartman of course and also just like most of the students. So there you have Kyle suffering and hanging no more with his old friends now he has to be with the ones like him! But Stan is also there to help his best friend and with that we have a magnificent conclusion. Is so damn typical and because of that it is so hilarious, is the classic stuff so you watch how the girls really work with their lists and is basically something sacred for them. Then we have another typical situation when a member of this sacred thing realizes that some other partners are being part of some mysterious plan that is breaking the rules. Wendy is the member that will find the truth so she will be in danger, after all even the leader is part of the plan. The ending will bring really special moments. "Oh my God, they killed Kenny" "You bastards", the memorable words could have been hear during this episode however both Stan and Kyle weren't with Kenny in the moment of this death. It ranks among the most memorable Kenny's deaths of all time. But that's not all, the very last scene of this episode is also really classic, you know some things just never change. Also I want to add a moment that for me was very South Park so a moment that I loved. Picture this: Kyle has a "visit" of Abraham Lincoln who take him ride to see how his ugliness is a good thing since he will be someone with a character at the age of 40, Kyle says something like "I can't wait that long" and then he says to Lincoln that take him to his house. So there you watch both inside Lincoln's car!
Finally, read the comment for this episode of user Tommy Nelson, he wrote something that is true: "This episode will be very highly reviewed by fans of South Park who have been watching from the beginning. This episode felt like an older episode of South Park". Of course this is not a causality, basically Trey and Matt made that Stan represented South Park in that mentioned last scene in which Wendy says something like "you have changed in a really awesome way" but like I write some things just never change! Then I am one of those fans who also think that this is classic South Park and who think that The List is just a great episode.
*the following was written on 31 December 2008*
Season 11 = great with many gems! This is my order (of course the #14 is my least favourite): 14. D-Yikes! 13. Lice Capades 12. Night of the Living Homeless 11. The Snuke 10. The List 9. Cartman Sucks 8. Guitar Queer-O 7. With Apologies to Jesse Jackson 6. More Crap 5. Fantastic Easter Special 4. Le Petit Tourette 3. Imaginationland Episode II 2. Imaginationland Episode I 1. Imaginationland Episode III