7.9/105,914 votes#1 - Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/13/1997
While the boys are waiting for the school bus, Cartman explains the odd nightmare he had the previous night involving alien visitors abducting him from his bed. Meanwhile Kyle and Stan try to convince Cartman that the dream was in fact a reality.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
7.5/104,697 votes#2 - Volcano
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/20/1997
The boys get together with Stan's Uncle Jimbo and Jimbo's war-buddy Ned for a hunting trip in the nearby mountains. After Cartman's mom makes sure her "little" boy is safe and sound (much to Cartman's dismay) the group heads off for adventure. As they drive away from the town, Jimbo explains the "finer" points of hunting.
Director: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
7.6/104,533 votes#3 - Weight Gain 4000
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/27/1997
Mr. Garrison starts the day off with a special announcement; one of South Park's own has won a national essay contest. Everyone is shocked to learn that the winner is Cartman, who doesn't even remember what he wrote about.
Director: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
7.6/104,332 votes#4 - Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/1997
Stan's got a new dog named Sparky. Stan proclaims his pet to be the toughest dog on the mountain. Though while Stan thinks his dog is ready for fighting, Sparky proceeds to hump Sylvester like a little bitch. The other boys taunt Stan about his gay dog and Sparky runs away to find someone who will love him for who he is.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
7.4/104,063 votes#5 - An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/10/1997
Stan notices a new addition in their bus stop crew, an elephant standing alongside Kyle. At school, class lessons for the day involve genetic engineering (conveniently enough). Kyle questions the possibility of a genetically engineered elephant made smaller by design. The boys have to beat the rough kids in their genetics experiment, and will try anything to do it.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Dan Sterling, Trey Parker
8.0/104,187 votes#6 - Death
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/17/1997
"Happy Birthday" to Stan's Grandpa Marsh who just turned 102. How does the wizened Mr. Marsh feel about his birthday? He sums it up in five words; "I wish I were dead" and proceeds trying to end his life enlisting Stan to do it for him. However, Stan is aware of a very important thing if he kills his grandfather, he'd be in trouble, and if he's in trouble he can't watch Terrance and Phillip.
Director: Matt Stone
Writer: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
8.3/104,321 votes#7 - Pinkeye
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1997
The first Halloween episode starts off with the failure of the Mir Space Station, which crashes right on Kenny. An ambulance comes and takes his body off to the morgue. The boys start to brag about their Halloween costumes. At the morgue, a freak accident involving a bottle of Worcestershire sauce occurs, and next thing you know Kenny is a member of the undead. Kenny breaks free and wanders off into the night.
Director: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Philip Stark, Trey Parker
8.1/104,215 votes#8 - Starvin' Marvin
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1997
The four boys are at Cartman's house watching the "Terrance & Philip Thanksgiving Special" on television. During a break from the show, a Sally Struthers commercial convinces the boys that the prospect of a free "Taiko" sport watch with a five-dollar donation is irresistible. Typical greedy American youth. So Stan dials in, using his mother's credit card number and makes their donation.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.1/104,173 votes#9 - Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/1997
South Park Elementary is on stage rehearsing for the schools play. Kyle begins to sing a song about Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. Of course, no one has any idea what the heck he's singing about. Kyle explains that Mr. Hankey comes every year to all the good boys and girls who have a lot of fiber in their diet. Everyone thinks he's insane and he gets sent to a mental institute.
Director: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Writer: Trey Parker
7.8/103,843 votes#10 - Damien
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/1998
Eric is handing out invitations to his birthday party at school. Mr. Garrison informs them all that there is a new student joining the class. Announcing to all that he is Damien, the son of Satan. Even as Damien demonstrates his demonic powers the children are more loathsome than impressed.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
7.9/103,831 votes#11 - Tom's Rhinoplasty
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/11/1998
Mr. Garrison deserts the class for a visit to Tom's Rhinoplasty. All the boys compete for the attention of their beautiful substitute teacher Ms. Ellen.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker, Andrew Borakove
7.5/103,859 votes#12 - Mecha-Streisand
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/18/1998
The boys meet up with Barbara Streisand who wants to take over the world with Kyle's discovery at an archaeological dig. Leonard Maltin, Sydney Potier, and Robert Smith come to the rescue to defeat Babs and her terrible destruction.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Matt Stone, Philip Stark, Trey Parker
8.6/104,472 votes#13 - Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/1998
Cartman needs to find out who his father is but his mom is no help. Learning that his father could be one of the many people that his mom had "relations" with during an annual party called "The Drunken Barn Dance", he finds that there's more to his mother than he thought.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: David A. Goodman, Trey Parker
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Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:Comedy Central
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" is the best rated episode of "South Park" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 5914 votes. Directed by Trey Parker and written by Matt Stone, Trey Parker, it aired on 8/13/1997. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Volcano".