History Fridge / SouthPark

* The AIDS episode makes a lot more sense if you view it in the context of other SouthPark episodes (particularly ''Ginger Kids''). In in many of those episodes, Cartman acts insensitively and so Kyle (and sometimes Stan) try to force him to "walk a mile in someone else's shoes", and it always backfires horribly. In this episode, it's reversed: Kyle acts insensitively towards Cartman for having AIDS, so Cartman gives him AIDS to give him some perspective. Cartman not just giving Kyle perspective on AIDS, he's also giving Kyle perspective on trying to teach him lessons! - Unknown Troper

*** And I'll do you one more, after the whole thing is over and [[spoiler: Imaginationland is effectively gone, who recreates the entire world and everyone in it? [[{{God}} Butters...]]]]

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will [[SecondComing return?]] Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, [[FluffyCloudHeaven a world of wonder and joy gated off]] from [[{{Hell}} a world of intense evil]]. How they almost [[OhCrap opened that portal]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt caused the nightmare world to flood into ours,]] and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[HallelujahChorus ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' Unbelievably well done! -Tropers/RockySamson

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will [[SecondComing return?]] Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, [[FluffyCloudHeaven a world of wonder and joy gated off]] from a world of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hell intense evil]]. How they almost [[OhCrap opened that portal]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt caused the nightmare world to flood into ours,]] and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[HallelujahChorus ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' Unbelievably well done! -Tropers/RockySamson

*** If we also take into consideration that Cartman is aware of Kenny's canonical deaths, that would add a whole new layer of extra depth to their rivalry as The Coon & Mysterion, which must say something about Cartman himself. If you think about it, this dynamic makes a lot of sense. Cartman and Kenny heavily reflect the basic traits of the Hero/Villain relationship, especially the concept that each of them is the exact opposite of the other but are still friends. Well played, South Park!! -RockySamson

*** Not necessarily true, all we know is that he woke up in his bed. Doesn't say how he [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything got into bed fully dressed in his parka.]] -RockySamson

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will [[SecondComing return?]] Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, [[FluffyCloudHeaven a world of wonder and joy gated off]] from a world of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hell intense evil]]. How they almost [[OhCrap opened that portal]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt caused the nightmare world to flood into ours,]] and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[HallelujahChorus ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' Unbelievably well done! -RockySamson

*** If we also take into consideration that Cartman is aware of Kenny's canonical deaths, that would add a whole new layer of extra depth to their rivalry as The Coon & Mysterion, which must say something about Cartman himself. If you think about it, this dynamic makes a lot of sense. Cartman and Kenny heavily reflect the basic traits of the Hero/Villain relationship, especially the concept that each of them is the exact opposite of the other but are still friends. Well played, South Park!!

*** Not necessarily true, all we know is that he woke up in his bed. Doesn't say how he [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything got into bed fully dressed in his parka.]]

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will [[SecondComing return?]] Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, [[FluffyCloudHeaven a world of wonder and joy gated off]] from a world of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hell intense evil]]. How they almost [[OhCrap opened that portal]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt caused the nightmare world to flood into ours,]] and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[HallelujahChorus ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' Unbelievably well done!

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will [[SecondComing return?]] Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, [[FluffyCloudHeaven a world of wonder and joy gated off]] from a world of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hell intense evil]]. How they almost [[OhCrap opened that portal]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt caused the nightmare world to flood into ours,]] and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[HallelujahChorus ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' Unbelievably well done, Mr. & Mrs. Stone & Parker.

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will return? Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, a world of wonder and beauty gated off from a world of Hellish nightmare, and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[HallelujahChorus ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' Unbelievably well done, Mr. & Mrs. Stone & Parker.

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will return? Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, a world of wonder and beauty gated off from a world of Hellish nightmare, and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is '''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]]''' [[DontExplainTheJoke Hallelujah to you, too,]] Mr. & Mrs. Stone & Parker.

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will return? Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, a world of wonder and beauty gated off from a world of Hellish nightmare, and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAntyhing '''ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!''' ]] [[DontExplainTheJoke Hallelujah to you, too,]] Mr. & Mrs. Stone & Parker.

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will return? Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, a world of wonder and beauty gated off from a world of Hellish nightmare, and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAntyhing '''ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!''']] [[DontExplainTheJoke Hallelujah to you, too,]] Mr. & Mrs. Stone & Parker.

** What if Imaginary Jesus isn't actually based on the Jesus who once existed, but the Jesus people believe will return? Now consider the fact that the scientists have been creating a portal that opens up a doorway into Imaginationland, a world of wonder and beauty gated off from a world of Hellish nightmare, and while I'm on a roll, how about the fact that Imaginationland's entrance song is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAntyhing '''ONE WORD REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH VARYING EMPHASIS!!]] [[DontExplainTheJoke Hallelujah to you, too,]] Mr. & Mrs. Stone & Parker.

*** Not necessarily true, all we know is that he woke up in his bed. Doesn't say how he [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything? got into bed fully dressed in his parka.]]

* The episode "''Mysterion Rises''" reveals that Kenny not only remembers having died before, he had ''experienced'' all those deaths first-hand. Now, remember the ways he dies in early season: decapitated, burned alive, literally torn apart - the 9-year old kid had '''felt all that''' and somehow manage to retain his sanity. And the worst part? His friends never remember him dieing, even though they saw it or in some cases ''have killed him themselves''. It is simply terrifying to think what the poor kid must feel.

*** Makes every episode of South park HarsherInHindsight though.
** Think ''that's'' bad? It gets worse. Kenny is reborn through a [[spoiler:spontaneous childbirth through his mother whenever he dies, and his parents take the soon-to-be-completely-sentient Kenny to his bed, with a new parka.]] Alright. That's fine. But what happens after [[spoiler:she]] ''dies?'' Will Kenny still be reborn when she's buried six-feet-under? [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel And if that happens forever-]][[AndIMustScream Oh god.]]
*** Umm... the same episode being discussed shows Kenny waking up in his bed after he dies. So that bit of Fridge has been [[RetCon Retconned]] away. I mean, yes, there was the one episode that ends with Kenny getting born, but.

*** It's a good thing that SouthPark's inhabitants [[NotAllowedToGrowUp do not age, really]].

* The ending of Red Sleigh Down, where Santa brings Christmas to Iraq, a predominantly Muslim country. Because nothing says happiness like forcing your religious holidays on other cultures. By bombing them with it, no less.
* After Chef was reconstructed into Darth Chef, everyone expected his return. But he never came back. What does that mean? The rebuilt remains of Chef, our beloved Chef, is still with the Super Adventure Club raping little boys.
* In "Fat Camp", Kenny proves that he is not above prostitution for ''very'' low prices. Consider that he always seems to have enough money to keep up with toy, electronic and clothing fashions. Consider that he is immortal. Consider the existence of snuff films. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Yeah.]]
* ''SouthPark'': The episode "Mysterion Rises" reveals that Kenny not only remembers having died before, he had ''experienced'' all those deaths first-hand. Now, remember the ways he dies in early season: decapitated, burned alive, literally torn apart, electrocuted, crushed - the 9-year old kid had '''felt all that''' and somehow manage to retain his sanity. And the worst part? His friends never remember him dying, even though they saw it or in some cases ''have killed him themselves''. It is simply terrifying to think what the poor kid must feel.
** How is this ''Fridge'' Horror? Kenny very clearly elaborated on everything just mentioned onscreen.
** Think ''that's'' bad? It gets worse. Kenny is reborn through a [[spoiler: spontaneous childbirth through his mother whenever he dies, and his parents take the soon-to-be-completely-sentient Kenny to his bed, with a new parka.]] Alright. That's fine. But what happens after [[spoiler: she]] ''dies?'' Will Kenny still be reborn when she's buried six-feet-under? [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel And if that happens forever-]][[AndIMustScream Oh god.]]
*** Umm... the same episode being discussed shows Kenny waking up in his bed after he dies. So that bit of Fridge has been {{retcon}}ned away. I mean, yes, there was the one episode that ends with Kenny getting born, but.
*** Another episode showed him just appearing out of nowhere. All Stan says about this is [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight "Oh, hey Kenny."]]
*** It's a good thing that ''SouthPark'''s inhabitants [[NotAllowedToGrowUp do not age, really]].
**** Why not? They've progressed from third grade to fourth grade.
*** As brilliant as that episode was, now this troper will never be able to hear the words "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" "You bastards!" the same way again, as the beloved running gag has been twisted into something much darker...

!!FridgeLogic:
* The ''SouthPark'' episode ''Butt Out'' appears at first to be a strange {{Aesop}}: cigarette companies aren't that bad, while the anti-smoking lobby is full of arrogant, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[JerkAss jerks]] who are ready to go to any lengths to make people believe in the evils of smoking. It wasn't until recently that this Troper realized that the makers of the show were just reversing the classic cartoon cliché of "Evil Cigarette Companies trying to hide the truth about Tobacco and brainwash people into buying cigarettes". It's this kind of clever metahumor that makes Matt Stone and Trey Parker the comedic geniuses they are, in this Troper's opinion. - lonewolf23k
** What's more, it's parodying SouthPark itself. Kyle constantly points out the show's format, and the StrawmanPolitical gets taken to its logical extreme on both sides. For a show whose main message is that people should stop taking everything so darn seriously, it's utterly fitting. - HughMan
*** "If you ask me, your show has become so preachy and full of morals that you have forgotten how to be funny!". This and another similar quote appear in Cartoon Wars Part II, yet a lot of people still complain about how Stone and Parker can't make fun of themselves while making fun of Family Guy.
* The writers of the SouthPark Imaginationland Trilogy weren't trying to be offensive by putting Jesus in along with the Council of Nine (nine of the world's most revered imaginary characters), they were subtly pointing religions like Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and the like don't believe in Jesus.
** In Judaism, Jesus is emphatically not the Messiah or the son of God, but is regarded by at least some segments of the community as a respected teacher and holy man.
** The above troper is half right. Hinduists, Buddhists, and Jews do accept Jesus' existence, but not that he is the messiah. As a result, many of his qualities are presumed by them to be imaginary. This means that they ''imagined'' that was the case, hence, why he was in Imaginationland
** For me, the fridge brilliance kicked in the moment I realized that Jesus would've fit in Imagination land one way or another, because Imaginary Jesus is based on a modern highly-fictionalised stereotype of how people think of Jesus rather than a real human being Jesus would've been. 'Just because it's imaginary doesn't mean it's not real' indeed, Trey & Matt.
*** ...which also explains why Imaginary Jesus doesn't recognise the boys who he's met several other times through the series, if only in passing.
* If Kenny hates dieing and being reborn so much, why the hell does he ''shoot himself in the head'' at the end of the Mysterion saga instead of just going home and going to sleep?
** FridgeBrilliance: Because he's also rather apathetic and lazy in some episodes so he does it just to not have to walk all the way home. Or, more logically, he could be upset/angry that not only did his friends forget his super power but remember and continue to talk about Bradley's, so he does it just to scare them.
!!FridgeBrilliance:
* SouthPark again. The AIDS episode makes a lot more sense if you view it in the context of other SouthPark episodes (particularly ''Ginger Kids''). In in many of those episodes, Cartman acts insensitively and so Kyle (and sometimes Stan) try to force him to "walk a mile in someone else's shoes", and it always backfires horribly. In this episode, it's reversed: Kyle acts insensitively towards Cartman for having AIDS, so Cartman gives him AIDS to give him some perspective. Cartman not just giving Kyle perspective on AIDS, he's also giving Kyle perspective on trying to teach him lessons! - Unknown Troper

!!FridgeHorror:

* In "Fat Camp", Kenny proves that he is not above prostitution for ''very'' low prices. Consider that he always seems to have enough money to keep up with toy, electronic and clothing fashions. Consider that he is immortal. Considering all the existence of snuff films. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Yeah.]]

* After Chef was reconstructed into Darth Chef, everyone expected his return. But he never came back. What does that mean? The rebuilt remains of Chef, our beloved Chef, is still with the Super Adventure Club raping little boys.