8.3/103,444 votes#1 - It Hits the Fan
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2001
The you-know-what hits the fan 162 times when the citizens of South Park hear the word "Sh*t" on the popular show, "Cop Drama." Boffo ratings have the executives at HBC plotting further use of the curse word, as the nation is struck by a mysterious plague that unleashes the ancient Knights of Standards and Practices. Only Chef and the boys can save South Park, and the world!
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.3/103,378 votes#2 - Cripple Fight
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/27/2001
Big Gay Al returns to South Park, only to be thrown out as Scoutmaster to the boys for being gay. The boys rally to his defense, with the help of the new "handi-capable" kid, Jimmy. But there's only room for one crippled kid in South Park, so Timmy and Jimmy throw off the gloves, as well as the crutches and wheelchair, in an all out slugfest to end all slugfests.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.2/102,924 votes#3 - Super Best Friends
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/4/2001
Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny discover David Blaine, magician and Cult Leader. Stan finds out early that the Blainiacs are not as nice as they thought. Stan has to convince Kyle, Kenny and Cartman that they've been brainwashed... but will he get to them in time? Jesus has a few tricks up his sleeve! Super Best Friends to the rescue!
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
9.6/1010,998 votes#4 - Scott Tenorman Must Die
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2001
Cartman goes medieval on Scott Tenorman's ass when ginger-haired Scott tricks our supple hero into buying his pubic hair for $16.12. Radiohead guest stars and plays a role in Cartman's elaborate scheme at getting sweet revenge on his unsuspecting foe.
Director: Eric Stough
Writer: Trey Parker
7.0/102,889 votes#5 - Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2001
In the grand tradition of Wham UK, flatulant Canadian superstars, Terrance and Phillip, have broken up over creative differences. The clock is ticking as the boys struggle to reunite the fartastic duo, and recruit them in time for South Park's Earth Day festivities.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.9/104,401 votes#6 - Cartmanland
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/25/2001
Cartman inherits one million dollars from his grandmother, fulfilling his lifelong dream of owning his own amusement park, Cartmanland! A hemorrhoid erupts in Kyle's ass when he learns of Cartman's undeserved fortune, making him question the very existence of God, and whether there's a reason to stay alive in a world where someone like Cartman is happy.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.6/103,489 votes#7 - Proper Condom Use
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/1/2001
Thanks to Stan's "handy" work, the children of South Park must endure sex education from the unlikely duo of Mr. Mackey and Ms. Choksondik. While the two adults take their lessons to heart, the children are left frightened, mis-informed, and armed for battle against the opposite sex. Much hilarity ensues.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.3/103,585 votes#8 - Towelie
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/8/2001
The boys get a new video game system and their plans for the next 38 hours is to play it! Untill they discover Towelie, a government secret, genetically engineered towel that gets his special powers from gettin' high. When the government steals Stan's new Game Sphere the boys will stop at nothing to get it back. Losing precious gaming time they find Towelie and begin the struggle of the century.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
7.8/103,359 votes#9 - Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2001
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the United States, the boys find themselves accidentally sent to Afghanistan, where they encounter their Afghani counterparts and try to understand why they hate Americans. While they are there they also take on the Taliban and Cartman pits his fat ass against Bin Laden himself.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.0/103,186 votes#10 - How to Eat with Your Butt
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2001
Cartman has finally gone too far when a prank involving Kenny's sweet cheeks results in him blowing a "funny fuse." After a photo of Kenny's better side finds it's way onto the side of a milk carton, an unusual couple arrives in South Park to claim their missing child. Much ass kissing ensues.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.2/103,151 votes#11 - The Entity
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2001
Kyle’s cousin comes to town and after Kyle sees how stereotypically Jewish his cousin Kyle is, he worries about how Cartman is going to react when he meets him. Meanwhile, Mr. Garrison invents an alternative form of transportation that requires the rider to use more than just their hands and legs to control it.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
8.0/103,031 votes#12 - Here Comes the Neighborhood
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2001
Feeling like an outcast for being the only rich kid in town, Token succeeds in attracting several other wealthy people to South Park. Meanwhile, the townspeople, fearing that their little hamlet is rapidly going up the drain, attempt to run the new residents out of town by any means necessary.
Director: Eric Stough
Writer: Trey Parker
8.8/104,305 votes#13 - Kenny Dies
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2001
In a very special episode of South Park, Cartman fights for Kenny's life when he speaks before Congress in favor of stem cell research. Meanwhile, Stan has trouble dealing with his friend's impending demise.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Trey Parker
9.0/104,758 votes#14 - Butters' Very Own Episode
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/2001
Butters finds out what his father has been up to late at night and when his mother hears, she overreacts by trying to kill her son and then herself back at home. After returning home and forgiving her husband, she realizes what she has done to her son and they spin a story to the media to cover their tracks. Meanwhile, Butters obsesses with returning home so that he can join his parents for an anniversary dinner at Bennigan’s.
Director: Eric Stough
Writer: Trey Parker
The Best Episodes of South Park Season 5
Every episode of South Park Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of South Park Season 5!
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:Comedy Central
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"It Hits the Fan" is the best rated episode of "South Park" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3444 votes. Directed by Trey Parker and written by Trey Parker, it aired on 6/20/2001. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Cripple Fight".