South Park - Season 1 ⚡

Season 1 succeeded because it didn't care about your feelings. It made fun of the left, the right, the rich, the poor, the disabled, the able-bodied, Christians, Jews, Atheists, and even the network airing it. It was the first show to truly weaponize "equal opportunity offense" as an art form.

And it’s perfect.

The pilot is a fever dream. Alien abduction, a satellite dish stuck in Cartman’s rectum, and a terrifyingly catchy song about mountain lions. It introduces the "chef" (the legendary Isaac Hayes) explaining the birds and the bees via funk music. It is low-budget, weird, and instantly addictive. South Park - Season 1

The boys get a starving Ethiopian kid via a mis-sent mail order. It’s the most politically incorrect thing you can imagine, yet it somehow manages to raise awareness about world hunger while making you laugh at Sally Struthers eating a whole turkey. Season 1 succeeded because it didn't care about

The introduction of Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. Wait—no. That’s later. This episode is the one where they introduce Scuzzlebutt (Patrick Duffy as a leg). It’s pure absurdist survival horror comedy. And it’s perfect

This episode satirized celebrity culture, Oprah, and infomercials. Mr. Garrison (voice: Trey Parker) falls in love with a gun. Kathie Lee Gifford gets assassinated (off-screen). It set the tone: No celebrity is safe.