South Park (season 2)

South Park (season 2)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	Comedy Central
Original release	April 1, 1998 – January 20, 1999
Season chronology

Season two of South Park, an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on April 1, 1998. The second season concluded after 18 episodes on January 20, 1999; it remains the longest season of South Park to date.^[1] While most of the episodes were directed by series creator Trey Parker, Season 2 includes two episodes directed by Eric Stough.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [1]	Prod. code
14	1	"Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"	Trey Parker	Trisha Nixon & Trey Parker	April 1, 1998	201
Terrance and Phillip travel to Iran to rescue Terrance's daughter, Sally, who is being held prisoner by Iranian police. A complex chain of events involving a female pop vocalist, a middle eastern dictator and chemical warfare leads to a hostile takeover of Canada. Terrance and Phillip attempt to save Sally and their home country.
15	2	"Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut"	Trey Parker	David Goodman & Trey Parker	April 22, 1998	202
Just as Mephesto is about to reveal the identity of Eric Cartman's father, the genetic engineer is shot by a mysterious gunman who goes on the run. Cartman attempts to resume his quest to find his real father, but his identity is never revealed. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny have trouble at home.
16	3	"Ike's Wee Wee"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker	May 20, 1998	204
After a mishap in the classroom during his lesson on the evils of drugs and alcohol, the school counselor, Mr. Mackey, is fired. Meanwhile, it's time for Ike's bris and, when Kyle and the boys find out what it means to be circumcised, they try to save Ike from his fate. In the process, they discover a strange truth behind Ike's origins.
17	4	"Chickenlover"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker, Matt Stone & David Goodman	May 27, 1998[2]	203
A series of heinous crimes involving chickens leads to a startling revelation— Officer Barbrady cannot read. When Barbrady resigns and chaos ensues, the mayor orders Barbrady to go back to school, and he promotes the boys to deputies to assist him. Meanwhile, Cartman brings his own brand of law to the streets of South Park.
18	5	"Conjoined Fetus Lady"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker, Matt Stone & David Goodman	June 3, 1998	205
With Pip as their star player, the South Park dodgeball team is off to the championships. Back in town, the local citizens declare a "Conjoined Twin Myslexia Awareness Week" in a misguided attempt to help the school nurse deal with a strange medical disorder.
19	6	"The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & Matt Stone	June 10, 1998	206
The boys get back at Jimbo and Ned for telling a false story about being in the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, a producer tries to re-invent Jesus and Pals to save it from low ratings.
20	7	"City on the Edge of Forever" "Flashbacks"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & Nancy M. Pimental	June 17, 1998	207
In this clip show episode, Ms. Crabtree becomes a famous stand-up comedian while the South Park kids reminisce on all their adventures while they are stuck on a bus on the edge of a cliff.
21	8	"Summer Sucks"	Trey Parker	Nancy M. Pimental & Trey Parker	June 24, 1998	208
The town bans fireworks after a North Park kid gets injured and must come up with an alternative for their Fourth of July celebration. Meanwhile, Mr. Garrison loses Mr. Hat to Brett Favre, and Cartman struggles with swimming lessons in a pool full of urinating first graders.
22	9	"Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker, Matt Stone & Nancy M. Pimental	August 19, 1998	209
A film festival from Los Angeles comes to South Park and corrupts it with their lack of culture. Meanwhile, Kyle tries to save Mr. Hankey from dying, and Chef tries to cash in on the festival by selling his suggestively named treats, "Chocolate Salty Balls."
23	10	"Chickenpox"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker, Matt Stone & Trisha Nixon	August 26, 1998	210
The boys' mothers force their children to hang out with Kenny so they can get chickenpox. Meanwhile, Kyle's mom tries to patch up the long-broken relationship between her husband and Kenny's dad.
24	11	"Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & David Goodman	September 2, 1998	211
The town is brainwashed by the curator of a planetarium. Meanwhile, Cartman auditions for a new Cheesy Poofs commercial.
25	12	"Clubhouses"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & Nancy M. Pimental	September 23, 1998	212
The boys create a clubhouse so they can get girls to play "Truth or Dare". Meanwhile, Stan's parents divorce.
26	13	"Cow Days"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & David Goodman	September 30, 1998	213
An interracial couple wins a vacation to South Park on a game show. They arrive when the town is celebrating the 45th Annual Cow Days festival. The boys try to win Terrence and Phillip dolls, and for part of their plan Kyle enters Cartman in a bull riding contest.
27	14	"Chef Aid"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & Matt Stone	October 7, 1998	214
When Chef is sued for pointing out that Alanis Morissette's new song is actually a song he wrote years ago, the boys hire Chef's famous musician friends to raise money. Meanwhile, Mr. Garrison suspects Mr. Hat of several attempts on Mr. Twig's life.
28	15	"Spookyfish"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker	October 28, 1998	215
Beings from a parallel universe come to South Park, including such creatures as a nice version of Eric Cartman and a killer goldfish.
29	16	"Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!"	Eric Stough	Trey Parker & Nancy M. Pimental	December 9, 1998	216
Stan runs away to visit Cartman's relatives in Nebraska. Meanwhile, Cartman's uncle and Charles Manson break out of prison and kidnap the kids. Eventually, Manson learns the true meaning of Christmas.
30	17	"Gnomes"	Trey Parker	Pam Brady, Trey Parker & Matt Stone	December 16, 1998	217
The boys are forced to write a current events paper to save Mr. Garrison's job. Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny are grouped together with Tweek, a jittery child who suggests that the presentation be on the "Underpants Gnomes"— tiny men who sneak into his house and steal his underwear. Meanwhile, a local cafe, ran by Tweek's parents', is being threatened by a big-time corporate coffee shop.
31	18	"Prehistoric Ice Man"	Eric Stough	Trey Parker & Nancy M. Pimental	January 20, 1999	218
Together, Stan and Kyle discover a man who has been trapped in ice since 1996, but they argue when they assign him different names. Meanwhile, the "ice man" tries to reconnect with his wife and kids.

DVD Release

• Region 1 - June 3, 2003^[3]
• Region 2 - October 22, 2007^[4]
• Region 4 - October 4, 2007^[5]

References

1. "South Park Episodes – South Park Full Episode Guides from Season 2 on COMEDY CENTRAL". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
2. "It's Back To School For Officer Barbrady In The New Episode Of 'South Park' Titled 'Chickenlover,' May 27 At 10:00 P.M. ET/PT" (Press release). Comedy Central. May 26, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2004. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
3. "Season 2 (Region 1)". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
4. "Season 1 (Region 2)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
5. "Season 1 (Region 4)". JB Hi-Fi Online. Retrieved 2009-03-14.

External links

• South Park Studios – official website with streaming video of full episodes.
• The Comedy Network – full episodes for Canada