Memes / South Park

If you disregard my meme, you're gonna have a bad time.^note If you attribute this meme to a similar meme with a different context, you're gonna have a bad time.

Step 1: Make a Long Runner TV show
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Memes!

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General

• "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" "You bastards!" ^ExplanationA Running Gag for the first five seasons where Kenny would get killed by something out of the blue, causing Stan and Kyle to react thusly.
• "Derp" or "herp derp"; originally used by Trey Parker and Matt Stone to describe lame, lowbrow comedy (as in the Rob Schneider example), but has evolved on the Internet into a more general response to anything extraordinarily stupid or to statements of the obvious.
• Screw you guys, I'm going home.^ExplanationOne of Cartman's early catchphrases
• BUT MOOOOOOOOM ^ExplanationUsually spelled BET MEEEEEEEM OR BIT MIIIIIIIM, after Cartman's odd accent
• Mr. Mackey's "m'kay" tic ("Drugs are bad, m'kay?").
• I'm super! Thanks for asking!^ExplanationBig Gay Al's catch phrase
• "TIM-MAY!"^ExplanationMost of what Timmy says is his own name.
  • Ooh, lib-a-lah!
• WELCOME TO SHITTY WOK ^ExplanationGreeting and catch phrase of Asian Store-Owner Tuong Lu Kim of City Wok. Sometimes used to mock Asian Speekee Engrish.
• They took our jobs!^ExplanationSeason 8's "Goobacks" had this as the rallying cry for those that hated the Future people, as they always undercut the present-day's wages because even a pittance in the present-day would help with their Ridiculous Future Inflation
  • Dey terk yer jerb!^ExplanationAnd each subsequent use of it would devolve further into barely-intelligible gibberish consisting of similar-sounding words
• "I use any pronouns! thank you for asking!"^ExplanationA rather infamous screencap from a TikTok listing how different characters being asked what their pronouns are. The absurdity of seeing Cartman, one of the most bigoted characters on TV, depicted as happily explaining that he'd use any pronouns has amused many and got some thinking as to what Cartman would actually respond with.
  • "he would not fucking say that"^ExplanationA phrase from that same screencap, which tends to get used for any instance of a character in fanon creations saying something very out-of-character, particularly canonically bigoted or villainous characters saying something tolerant.

Season One

• "You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!" ^ExplanationSaid by Mr. Hat in Episode 101 as a Big "NO!" response to Kyle's request to go to the bathroom.
• "No, kitty. That is MAH pot pie."^ExplanationCartman yelling at Mr. Kitty when he begged for some of the pot pie

  • "NO KITTY THAT'S A BAD KITTY!!"

• BEEFCAKE!^ExplanationEpisode 102 "Weight Gain 4000"

Season Two

• "Respect mah authori-tah"^ExplanationEpisode 203: "Chickenlover". Cartman becomes a cop to fill in for Officer Barbrady. The quote has been used a few more times in the show's run, and printed on a lot of Cartman merchandise.
• Phase 1: Collect Underpants, Phase 2: ?, Phase 3: Profit^ExplanationEpisode 217: "Gnomes"; often used to mock poorly thought out plans. The original name for Missing Steps Plan was, in fact, "Step Three: Profit."
• Gay cowboys eating pudding.^ExplanationCartman's dismissal of independent movies from "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls" (and an accurate description of a movie Stan and Wendy watch). Mostly forgotten at the time, but then, seven years later, along came Brokeback Mountain...

Season Three

• I need about tree-fiddy.^ExplanationEpisode 303: The Succubus, where the boys tried to warn chef, but instead met his parents who keep telling about the times they met the Loch Ness Monster who kept on asking for "tree-fiddy" ($3.50). The stories start out pretty standard, but just keep getting weirder (the Loch Ness Monster disguises himself as a girl scout, pretends to be Chef's imaginary friend, and dresses up as an alien probing Chef's parent's anuses)
  Chef's Dad: God dammit Loch Ness Monster, I ain't givin' you no tree-fiddy!
• ...and that makes me a sad panda.^ExplanationEpisode 306, "Sexual Harassment Panda", wherein the eponymous panda attempts to teach the kids about being sexually harrassed.

Season Four

• Where was I gonna go, Detroit?^ExplanationEpisode 410: "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" Saddam Hussein rhetorically asks where he'd wind up after Satan killed him. For added Genius Bonus, the real Saddam received a key to the city of Detroit.
• Stan Dancing^ExplanationEpisode 416, "The Wacky Molestation Adventure". Stan's parents are arrested after Stan accused them of molesting him. As they are taken away, he begins dancing with joy (Shelly is about to punch him, only for Stan to point to her and the cops take her away as well, with him resuming his dance). A sped-up version of Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" is dubbed over the original audio, which had Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" playing instead.

Season Five

• And if you think any of these aren't funny, then you need to get the sand out of your vagina.^ExplanationEpisode 502, "It Hits the Fan". Cartman thinks Kyle's being too uptight about people saying the word "shit" after hearing it on the TV show "Cop Drama". Often used to mock people being uppity about something.
• Oh the tears of unfathomable sadness!^ExplanationEpisode 504: "Scott Tenorman Must Die". After the ninth-grader Scott Tenorman humiliated Cartman while cheating him out of his money, Cartman exacted revenge by tricking Scott into eating his parents who had been murdered and mixed into the chili, then licking his tears. Often used as a reaction image when a disliked person is upset about something.
• Don't forget to bring a towel.^ExplanationEpisode 508, "Towelie". Catch phrases of the eponymous talking and talking towel.
  • "Wanna get high?"

Season Six

• You're gonna have a bad time.^ExplanationEpisode 602, "Asspen", said by the ski instructor in regards to incorrect ways of skiing. Spun off into an Advice meme where if one thinks something outrageous/wrong, "you're gonna have a bad time".
  • The meme has since been referenced in Undertale, in which the player can attempt a Genocide run but will cause a key character to warn that the player is "gonna have a bad time" if they continue to kill everyone.
• Simpsons did it! ^ExplanationEpisode 607, "Simpsons Already Did It", when Butters-as-Professor-Chaos is constantly reminded that his schemes to rain misery upon the people of South Park sound very similar to old episodes of The Simpsons. Often quoted whenever The Simpsons turns out to have done a plot thought to be original.
• RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!^ExplanationEpisode 611: "Child Abduction is Not Funny", where the town's citizens formed a frenzied crowd in front of the mayor's office in regards of what to do about the child abduction panic. Used as a synonym for ranting and raving.
• Derp de derp (de teetily tum)! ^ExplanationEpisode 615: "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", from a parody trailer of a Rob Schneider film, which consists of almost nothing but variations of the word "derp". Any joke at Rob Schneider's expense is bound to reference it at some point.

Season Seven

• Craaaaaaaaaaab people, craaaaaaaaaaab people, taste like crab, talk like people...^ExplanationEpisode 708, "South Park is Gay". The marching chant of the Crab People, who disguised themselves as the cast of Queer Eye For The Straight Guy in order to make all of the males in South Park "metrosexual".

Season Eight

• "Let's Fighting Love"^ExplanationEpisode 801: "Good Times with Weapons", a parody of Engrish anime theme songs

Season Nine

• Oh, I'm sorry! I thought this was America! ^ExplanationEpisode 905, "The Losing Edge". Randy says this every time he gets kicked out of Stan's little league games for starting fights in the stands. Quoted, ironically or otherwise, whenever a fan is upset about something unfair.
• I didn't hear no bell. ^ExplanationRandy says this after getting the crap beaten out of him by Bat-Dad in "The Losing Edge." Even though it's a reference to Rocky V, the Randy version of the quote has become a meme.
• "Gingervitis"/"Gingers have no souls"^ExplanationEpisode 911 "Ginger Kids". The mocking of gingers as soulless become a common joke to the point that South Park caught flak due to the attempted development of a "Kick a Ginger Day."
• This is what (X) actually believe. ^ExplanationEpisode 912, "Trapped in the Closet". Used as part of a Take That! when explaining the tenets of the Church, most of which are indeed accurate. Later reused in Episode 1001: "The Return of Chef", replacing the Church with the more lawyer-friendly "Super Adventure Club".

Season Ten

• "You think that's bad? Remember the time I..."^ExplanationEpisode 1003: "Cartoon Wars Part I". South Park's parody of Family Guy involves this catchphrase leading up to one of the manatee gags, where the manatees craft jokes from random balls they pick up in a tank. Lines like this has been used to mock the show in question as well as the reliance on cutaway gags.
• ManBearPig is very real and he most certainly exists... I'm sereal, you guys! I'm super sereal!^ExplanationEpisode 1006, "ManBearPig". Al Gore is dead serious about the existence of Manbearpig, an analog for global warming. Since then, various animallike creatures, mostly in creepy/found-footage style videos, have been jokingly nicknamed "ManBearPig".
• Butters predicted Hello Kitty Island Adventure^ExplanationFollowing the official announcement of the new Hello Kitty Island Adventure game, leading to fans said about Butters has predicted the game after 17 years.
• "Gentlemen, this could very well lead to the end of the world... of Warcraft". ^ExplanationEpisode 1008 "Make Love Not Warcraft". When Blizzard Entertainment realizes people will stop playing because a griefer is killing everyones' character.
• "Niiiiiice!"^ExplanationEpisode 1010, "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy". The police officers say this about Ike (a preschooler!) when it's learned that he's been involved in a Teacher/Student Romance.
• "Well damn ni—" ^ExplanationEpisode 1011, "Hell on Earth 2006". Butters' panicked reaction to Biggie Smalls holding him at gunpoint demanding he escort him to Satan's birthday party, which has spawned a variety of edits splicing the quote into other Butters scenes around March of 2023.

Season Eleven

• After Episode 1113: "Guitar Queer-O", any Guitar Hero vid on Youtube that shows someone getting to one million points will be invariably showered with comments saying "YOU ARE FAGS!".
• "I would be sooooooooooo happy!"^ExplanationEpisode 1108 Le Petit Tourette. Craig voices his jealousy of Cartman by repeatedly stating "If I could say [insert expletive here] to/in [insert person/location here], I would be soooo happy.

Season Twelve

• "FUCK YOU, JIMMY BUFFETT! YOU FUCKING SUCK!" ^ExplanationEpisode 1201, "Tonsil Trouble". Cartman hates Jimmy Buffett, who shows up at his AIDS benefit instead of Elton John.
• "I'm not your friend, buddy!" "I'm not your buddy, guy!" "He's not your guy, friend!" "I'm! not! your! friend! buddy!" "We're not your buddies, guy!" "IIIII'M! NOOOOOT! YOOOOOUUURRR! GUUUUUUY! FRIIIIIEND!" ^ExplanationEpisode 1204, "Canada on Strike!". Very common for South Park fans to refer to each other as friend/buddy/guy and spiral into quoting the meme at each other.
• Randy blowing his load to hardcore porn, covering the room in semen in Episode 1206, "Over Logging", is a popular reaction image.

Season Thirteen

• Aaaaaaaaaand it's gone!^ExplanationEpisode 1303, "Margaritaville". A banker says this after everyone in the bank starts losing their money. It can easily translate itself to many situations where something quickly vanishes.
• So I heard you like fish sticks... What are you, a gay fish?!^ExplanationAs anyone who was in elementary or middle school at the time the episode came out can tell you, the titular joke from Episode 1305: "Fishsticks" made its rounds in real life just like it did in-universe.
  • Kanye West is not a gay fish! ^ExplanationKanye West is portrayed as not getting the joke, and mistaking it for a personal accusation that he's a gay fish.

Season Fourteen

• Randy carrying his giant swollen testicles in Episode 1403, "Medicinal Fried Chicken" is used in response to bold decisions (usually in sports) paying off.
• Two seperate memes on Episode 1411: "Coon 2: Hindight":
  • "We're deeply sorry. We're sorry. Sorry."^ExplanationBP CEO Tony Hayward making a series of apologies coupled with wholesome pictures in reaction to backlash towards drilling operations causing an oil leak and waking up the Old Ones, in reference to the then-recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This meme has been used in context of individuals or companies that make apologies that come across as deeply insincere.
  • Captain Hindsight^ExplanationA superhero who comes to a scene of a catastrophe and only says what would have been done to avert it. It eventually caught on, with an imageboard meme inspired by it much like the ski instructor above.

Season Sixteen

• "Alright, I just need to check inside your aaashole"^ExplanationSaid by one of the Toilet Safety Administration workers when she does Exactly What It Says on the Tin in order to ensure security to anyone using the toilet, be it public or private.
  • "All right, do you mind if I touch your balls, sir?"
    • "What? Yes I'd mind! Do you mind if I touch your fucking balls?"
• "Oooh, long Johnson! Oooooh, looong John—*get hit by train*^ExplanationEpisode 1603, "Faith Hilling", where the episode spoofs the act of memeing
• Jackin' it in San Diego!^ExplanationEpisode 1605, "Butterballs". A Running Gag turns into Gainax Ending and an ear worm

Season Seventeen

• Boo! Wendy! Boo! ^ExplanationEpisode 1702, "Informative Murder Porn", where Cartman keeps booing Wendy for no reason. Sometimes used by Wendy's detractors to mock her.
• KISS MAH FAT VAGINA! ^ExplanationSaid by a morbidly obese, rascal-riding redneck lady, voiced by Trey Parker doing the manliest voice he can.

Season Eighteen

• "Washington Redskins. Go fuck yourself."^ExplanationFrom Episode 1801, "Go Fund Yourself", where Cartman named his kickstarter company "The Washington Redskins". This meme became more popular in July 2020 during the Washington NFL franchise's team name situation as a reference to owner Dan Snyder's notorious refusal to change the name prior to big-name partners threatening to terminate their sponsorship with the team.
• I am Lorde, ya ya ya! ^ExplanationEpisode 1803, "The Cissy", which carries the theme of Randy Marsh's being the pop star Lorde. Lorde herself admitted it was Actually Pretty Funny.

Season Nineteen

• "Stunning and brave."^ExplanationThe title of, and a frequently recurring phrase in, the Season 19 premiere, which heavily satirizes those who vocally support social justice causes merely to make themselves look good, without genuinely believing in them. Used mockingly whenever a major brand or media franchise makes an obvious attempt to pander to the SJW crowd seemingly for no other reason than to make more money. Unfortunately, it was also hijacked by trans-exclusionary radical feminists to use as a beating stick against trans people, edging it into being a Discredited Meme.
• You PC, bro?^ExplanationEpisode 1901, "Stunning and Brave", where the parents met at a college bar that somehow popped up in South Park, and a few of the waiting staff approached the parents when they presume trouble over the mention of Caitlyn Jenner before noticing each other and asking about their own affiliations, even going as far as forming a PC fraternity.
• Buckle up, buckaroos!^ExplanationEpisode 1902, "Where My Country Gone?", with a Running Gag involving Caitlyn Jenner giving people a ride and immediately running people over, in reference to the vehicular manslaughter prior to her coming out as transgender. The quote has been used in contexts where something is going to be a doozy.
• Enjoy your Boogers and Cum!^ExplanationEpisode 1904, "You're Not Yelping", the restaurant owners ultimate and awesome revenge on self-important Yelpers.

Season Twenty

• "Member _____?" "Oh, I member!"^ExplanationEpisode 2001, "Member Berries", with aforementioned berries saying them. Typically something nostalgic, though towards the end of the episode, not all are positive.
• Skankhunt42 has now become the username of several Twitter users.
• "I am in a PC pretzel here."^ExplanationEpisode 2004, "Wieners Out", when PC Principal explains to the girls that he can't take sides during the conflict between the boys and girls because reprimanding the boys for exposing their genitalia in response to the girls' protest would also not be politically correct
• Kyle is jelly, often combined with the preexisting memes of “Pacify Her” or “It's Over, Isn't It?” ^ExplanationA Call-Back to the episode "The Hobbit", Kyle seems to be jealous of Cartman and Heidi's relationship, and he misses Cartman; the former song is about a girl whose lover moved on with another in her absence and she can't get over it, and the latter is about Pearl expressing her unrequited love for Rose and how she was upset when she ultimately chose Greg.]].

• Due to the fact that Craig brought a knife to help the other boys destroy Cartman's electronics ^Note and the other boys bring more sensible weapons, such as hammers or axes which would be largely ineffective for its intended purpose, it's become a meme to half-jokingly theorize that Craig thought that the plan was to actually murder Cartman.

Season Twenty-One

• "Heidi deserves better!"^ExplanationCartman behaving like a complete jerk towards Heidi, along with Heidi trying to understand where Eric's anger is coming from and make the relationship work has made Heidi a major woobie for the fandom.
• I WOKE UP IN A NEW BUGATTI^ExplanationDuring 2023, numerous edits popped up depicting Gary Borkovec's death in "Put It Down" being backed by Ace Hood's "Bugatti" of all things. These became very popular and spread mostly over TikTok mostly because of how horribly hilarious how this edit fits in with the shows normal doses of Black Comedy.

Season Twenty-Three

• China could use some Tegridy.^ExplanationEpisode 2302, "Band in China". Comes from Randy Marsh trying to sell his marijuana crop to China. This line has also seen use outside of the show in reference to events around the release of the episode, what with the Hong Kong protests and the capitulation of certain companies after members within them express pro-HK sentiments.
  • "Now it just so happens..."^ExplanationRandy uses this phrase throughout the season as he tries to persuade potential customers for Tegridy products.

The Pandemic Special

• Chin Diapers.^ExplanationThis is the term used by Stephen to refer to people that don't wear their masks propertly (as in, they usually wear it down around their chin or only covering their mouth instead of covering both their mouth and nose). It then becomes the correct term for the masks later on in the episode and people who used to wear them propertly now start using it as a "chin diaper", including Stephen himself, and vice-versa. Fans quickly started refering masks to as chin diapers.

Season Twenty-Five

• How is "Token" spelled?^ExplanationEpisode 2502, "The Big Fix" provides a shocking revelation. Token's name is actually spelled Tolkien. As in J. R. R. Tolkien. Somehow Stan was the only person who didn't know this. Mere hours after the episode premiered, the subtitles on all previous episodes with Tolkien would receive the proper spelling... except for when Stan says his name.

Season Twenty-Six

• "Kyle runs Hollywood."^ExplanationEpisode 2601, "Cupid Ye" has Cartman spreading rumors around the school that Kyle is in charge of Hollywood, as a clearly anti-semetic viewpoint. This frustrates Kyle to the point that he nearly has a falling out with Stan and Tolkien.
  • "Let the Jew run it! Let the Jew run it!"^ExplanationThe episode ends with Kyle giving a speech to persuade people not to keep pushing the stereotype that the Jews are in charge of Hollywood. Unfortunately, the crowd completely misses the point and demand that Kyle should be running Hollywood.
• "I want my DickinBaus!"^ExplanationEpisode 2605, "DickinBaus Hot Dogs". After Cartman converts his hot dog house into a hot dog restaurant, he's finally feeling validated about the living situation. However, the money Butters made from his investment and work labor allowed Cartman and his mom to move back to his old house. Cartman's completely devastated and spouts this ad-nauseam till the credits begin.

The Movie

• "Fucking Windows 98!"^ExplanationFrom the movie where Saddam Hussein possesses the computer used by the U.S. Military for their invasion of Canada, causing the general to exclaim the quote. Has been used as a common soundbyte, even long after Windows 98 is out of service.

Other Media

• "Come Sail Away" from the Chef Aid album.^ExplanationBased on a gag from Episode 202 "Cartman's Mom Is Still A Dirty Slut". The album version went all the way and had Cartman sing the entire song with full musical backing. For a time in the late '90s it was probably the most oft-spoken meme of the show (before memes as a concept really took off).

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