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The Best Episodes of South Park Season 3

Every episode of South Park Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of South Park Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    South Park Season 3 Episode 1 - Rainforest Shmainforest
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    #1 - Rainforest Shmainforest

    S3:E1

    Mr. Mackey punishes the boys by forcing them to join the "Getting Gay With Kids" choir. The choir is going to Costa Rica to help save the rainforest. While on a tour of the rainforest the choir group gets lost when a snake kills their guide. They soon discover the evils of the rainforest, which changes the choir group's message.

    Directors:Trey Parker, Eric Stough
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone

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  2. South Park Season 3 Episode 2 - Spontaneous Combustion
    8.2/10(51 votes)

    #2 - Spontaneous Combustion

    S3:E2

    Kenny spontaneously combusts. The mayor asks Randy Marsh to find a solution. The boys try to help Kyle's dad to get an erection. One way they think they can help is by performing the Stations of the Cross at church crucifying Cartman and waiting three days for his res-erection. Randy Marsh figures out the reason everyone is combusting is because they are withholding their farts.

    Director:Matt Stone
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone, David A. Goodman

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  3. South Park Season 3 Episode 3 - The Succubus
    7.7/10(51 votes)

    #3 - The Succubus

    S3:E3

    Kyle and Stan try to rescue Chef from the clutches of the Succubus that he is going to marry. Meanwhile, Cartman deals with his eye problems and the optometrist he doesn't like. Chef's Mama and Papa appear for the first time.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  4. South Park Season 3 Episode 4 - Jakovasaurs
    6.4/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Jakovasaurs

    S3:E4

    The boys discover a live prehistoric Jakovasaur while camping on Stark's Pond. The government and the citizens of South Park are interested in trying to help keep this endangered species alive, until they all realize how annoying the Jakovasaurs really are. The only one who really enjoys them is Cartman. The boys try distracting him while the town tries to send the Jakovasaurs to France.

    Director:Matt Stone
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone, David A. Goodman

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  5. South Park Season 3 Episode 5 - Tweek vs. Craig
    7.8/10(47 votes)

    #5 - Tweek vs. Craig

    S3:E5

    The boys take Shop class and try to set-up a fight between Tweek and Craig. Kenny is delighted in safely taking the Home Economics course. When the big fight arrives, the combatants don't know what to do; so Jimbo and Ned teach Tweek boxing and Cartman has Craig instructed in the art of Sumo. Shop teacher Mr. Adler has a recurring dream about a woman that he was never able to say goodbye to.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  6. South Park Season 3 Episode 6 - Sexual Harassment Panda
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    #6 - Sexual Harassment Panda

    S3:E6

    Sexual Harassment Panda visits Mr. Garrison's class. Cartman sues Stan for sexual harassment and Kyle's dad is getting rich. The boys go in search of "Sexual Harassment Panda" to stop the insanity. They find him at "The Island of Misfit Mascots Commune" and convince him to change his cause. He becomes Petey, the "don't sue people" Panda.

    Director:Eric Stough
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  7. South Park Season 3 Episode 7 - Cat Orgy
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    #7 - Cat Orgy

    S3:E7

    Shelly Marsh is babysitting Cartman. Shelly invites her boyfriend over and he in turn invites his band. Cartman has to prove that Shelly has violated the rules. Meanwhile, the Cartman's cat is in heat, searches for a good time and invites all the cats in the neighborhood back to the empty Cartman house for an orgy.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  8. South Park Season 3 Episode 8 - Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #8 - Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub

    S3:E8

    Stan's parents bring him to Mr. Mackey's party, but he gets sent down to the basement to be with the lame kids. Kyle and Stan's fathers experiment with their homosexual tendencies. The ATF is convinced that the meteor shower party is actually a gathering of a religious cult that is going to commit suicide when the meteor shower arrives. Stan tries to save himself and the party from the ATF.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone, David A. Goodman

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  9. South Park Season 3 Episode 9 - Jewbilee
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Jewbilee

    S3:E9

    Kyle invites Kenny to join him at Jewbilee, a Boy Scout-like gathering for Jewish kids. His parents are going to attend Mr. Mackey's party. At camp, Ike is sent to join the little group called "Squirts." Kyle and Kenny, join the scouts, where they concentrate on soap sculptures. This art is key to the Jewish elders celebration of Moses however, Moses identifies Kenny as not being Jewish and Kenny is banished from the camp.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  10. South Park Season 3 Episode 10 - Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery

    S3:E10

    Korn comes to South Park for a Halloween gig and learns of the boys problems with the 5th graders at South Park Elementary. Korn agrees to help the boys get revenge on the mean 5th graders all in a spooky Scooby Doo rip off!

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  11. South Park Season 3 Episode 11 - Chinpokomon
    8.3/10(48 votes)

    #11 - Chinpokomon

    S3:E11

    The kids of South Park discover Chinpokomon, Japan's #1 cool toy to own! Wanting to avoid being losers, they persuade their parents to buy them the toys only to discover that the Chinpokomon are designed to brainwash them into bombing Pearl Harbor. The parents band together to stop Japan and save America!

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  12. South Park Season 3 Episode 12 - Hooked on Monkey Fonics
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #12 - Hooked on Monkey Fonics

    S3:E12

    Mrs. Cartman is about to give Eric a present. Of course Eric is hoping it will be some kind of toy, but it ends up being Hooked On Monkey Phonics to help him win the big South Park Annual Spelling Bee. Kyle finds Rebecca Cutswald to be quite intriguing and tries to woo her with his charm and teach her how to love and learn in public school.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone, David A. Goodman

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  13. South Park Season 3 Episode 13 - Starvin' Marvin in Space
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #13 - Starvin' Marvin in Space

    S3:E13

    Starvin' Marvin finds an alien ship and begins searching out a new home for his people. The government interrogates the boys to find out about Marvin and direct them to Sally Struthers. Marvin stops in South Park to pick up the boys and take them to the planet Marklar. The Marklarians are willing to let the Ethiopians relocate to their world and the Christian channel does all they can to stop them.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kyle McCulloch

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  14. South Park Season 3 Episode 14 - The Red Badge of Gayness
    8.0/10(46 votes)

    #14 - The Red Badge of Gayness

    S3:E14

    South Park's Civil War reenactment, sponsored by "Jagerminz S'More Flavored Schnapps," gets out of hand. Cartman persuades the drunken lot to defeat the northerners so that he can win a bet with Kyle and Stan that will make them his slaves for one month.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  15. South Park Season 3 Episode 15 - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
    7.3/10(48 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics

    S3:E15

    Mr. Hankey introduces 10 musical segments highlighting songs the on the CD "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics." The boys and all of the other South Park characters sing their own songs for the Holidays and realize that Christmas is all about the presents.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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  16. South Park Season 3 Episode 16 - Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #16 - Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus

    S3:E16

    Cartman is convinced he is going through puberty since he started bleeding out of his ass. Dr. Mephisto gives Stan some hormones and he takes the entire bottle. Stan gets facial hair, boobs and his voice starts changing. People are waiting outside of Jesus' home to see what kind of miracle he offers which ends up involving a comeback performance of a very old Rod Stewart and eventually an appearance by God.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writers:Trey Parker, Matt Stone

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  17. South Park Season 3 Episode 17 - World Wide Recorder Concert
    8.1/10(45 votes)

    #17 - World Wide Recorder Concert

    S3:E17

    The children of South Park are practicing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" for the "4 Million Child Blow," sponsored by Yoko Ono. Mr. Garrison doesn't want to go because his father still lives there. At the concert Stan and Kyle try to figure out a way to "out cool" the kids from New York. Cartman tries to find "the brown noise" and is successful. Stan and Kyle plan against the kids from New York but their scheme goes much too far.

    Director:Trey Parker
    Writer:Trey Parker

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Rainforest Shmainforest" is the best rated episode of "South Park" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Trey Parker, Eric Stough and written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, it aired on 4/7/1999. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Spontaneous Combustion".