History Recap / SouthParkS9E4BestFriendsForever

Kenny is the first to get a UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and soon becomes obsessed with it. He later dies via car accident; however, this is the will of god. Despite not being a Mormon he's brought up there to be their Keanu Reeves and help them beat Hell, since they're heavily outnumbered. Unfortunately, a doctor manages to resurrect Kenny in a vegetative state. The rest of the plot, a parody of the Terri Schiavo controversy, revolves around Cartman campaigning to have Kenny taken off life support, so he can get Kenny's PSP. Kyle and Stan try to keep Kenny from being killed by putting him on national news. Angels and demons try to influence whether Kenny lives or dies, since Kenny is an incredibly awesome strategist.

!! Tropes Are:

* TheChosenOne: In this episode, Kenny's death was deliberately planned by Heaven so that he could be the one to lead its armies. He's basically "[[Franchise/TheMatrix like Keanu Reeves.]]"

* ParodyProductPlacement: The UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable plays a central role in this episode.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Thanks to the quick turnaround in creating an episode, the show was able to tackle the hottest issue in the United States before it ended. The episode aired on March 30, 2005. Teri Schiavo died March 31, 2005. The UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable was released in North America less than a week earlier, March 24, 2005.

* Irony: Kenny, of all people, is the first in town to get a PSP.

* Irony: Kenny, [[HomelessHero of all people,]] is the first in town to get a PSP.

* [[Irony Irony]]: Kenny, [[HomelessHero of all people,]] is the first in town to get a PP.

* [[Irony]]: Kenny, [[HomelessHero of all people,]] is the first in town to get a PP.

* Irony: Kenny, [[HomelessHero of all people,]] is the first in town to get a PP.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: Kyle concedes that Cartman's side is right, for the wrong reasons, but also says that their side is wrong for the right reasons.

* TheLegionsOfHell: Thanks to God's selective nature of keeping only Mormons in heaven, they greatly outnumber heaven's forces.

* DeathByIrony: In this episode, [[TheyKilledKennyAgain Kenny dies]] getting run over by an Ice-Cream Truck without looking both ways, having been too engrossed in his game to exercise caution. In turn, the guy driving the truck playing the same game to notice.

* FightUnscene: The epic battle between Heaven and Hell is described in real time by an angel who notes it is ten times bigger than the final battle in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings.''

* ProductPlacement: The UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable plays a central role in this episode.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Thanks to the quick turnaround in creating an episode, the show was able to tackle the hottest issue in the United States before it ended. The episode aired on March 30, 2005. Teri Schiavo died March 31, 2005. The UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable was released in North America less than a week earlier, March 24, 2005. Even though the two main plotlines make the episode an UnintentionalPeriodPiece, it won ''South Park'' its first Emmy for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)." It is also one of the most well remembered and popular episode of the show.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Cartman wants to end Kenny's suffering and let his soul rest in peace... just so he can have his PSP.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Heaven's army defeats Hell's offscreen outnumbered ''a million to one''.

* ThereIsAnother: As Kenny's soul goes back to his body, the angels are deciding how to stop Satan's army now. Angel Uriel brings up this trope by name, along with reporting that a Japanese boy made it to level fifty-nine. Angel Michael lambasts him, saying that Japanese people don't have souls, with other angels agreeing.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The Doctor was able to recessitate Kenny after being dead for a full-day using a defibrillator.

** Every time Michael is shown strategizing on the marker board, he perioidically takes a long whiff of the marker, possibly because it's the closest thing to [[GRatedDrug something even remotely intoxicating in Heaven.]]

* TheChosenOne: In this episode, Kenny's death was deliberately planned by Heaven so that he could be the one to lead its armies.

* DeathByIrony: In this episode, [[TheyKilledKennyAgain Kenny dies]] getting run over by an Ice-Cream Truck without looking both ways, having been to engrossed in his game to exercise caution. In turn, the guy driving the truck playing the same game to notice.

Kenny is the first to get a UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and soon becomes obsessed with it. He later dies via car accident; however, this is the will of god. Despite not being a Mormon he's brought up there to be their Keanu Reeves and help them beat Hell, since they're heavily outnumbered. Unfortunately, a doctor manages to resurrect Kenny in a vegetable like state. The rest of the plot, a parody of the Terri Schiavo controversy, revolves around Cartman campaigning to have Kenny taken off life support, so he can get Kenny's PSP. Kyle and Stan try to keep Kenny from being killed by putting him on national news. Angels and demons try to influence whether Kenny lives or dies, since Kenny is an incredibly awesome strategist.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Thanks to the quick turnaround in creating an episode, the show was able to tackle the hottest issue in the United States before it ended. The episode aired on March 30, 2005. Teri Schiavo died March 31, 2005. The UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable was released in North America less than a week earlier, March 24, 2005. Even though the two main plotlines make the episode an UnintentionalPeriodPiece, it won ''South Park'' it's first Emmy for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)." It is also one of the most well remembered and popular episode of the show.