The Best (Western) Cartoons

[Geno]

South Park is one of the most ever-changing adult cartoons seeing as the creators don't care much about consistency. It started off as simple potty humor before reaching into the realms of politics, current events, celebrity scandals, and everything in between. In terms of quality, it's varied in recent seasons (and yes, as you said, Season 13 was pretty weak for the most part), though there was a high point some years back with Seasons 4, 5, and 6. The show is very direct and very sharp with its satire, sometimes coming off as irreverent with its heavy use of profanity and toilet humor. It's also noted for being very over-the-top, though not quite to the extent of Family Guy. At least, South Park tries to keep its humor tied to a storyline while Family Guy tends to rely on cutaways to execute most of its jokes. Still, South Park's storylines are often very... out there. They give it this "epic but silly" feel oftentimes, like in one of those episodes where we learn some kind of secret of the universe and then the answer ends up being something completely ridiculous like "Crab People" or "manatees" or "St. Peter was a rabbit."

Whatever the case, I enjoy South Park in all its rudeness and common sense. It's often noted for being one of the most conservative comedies on television, though it tends to be politically moderate on most issues. On environmental issues, especially, it tends to take jabs at the left, but on issues of sensitivity and censorship in the media, it's in no way a conservatives' show. It's really just a show for someone with a sense of humor who doesn't take himself or herself too seriously.