South park characters that should make a comeback:
Officer Barbrady. I'm not the only one that preferred barbrady over Yates.
Classi: she needs more episodes and character development. She was such a fun addition to fractured but whole.
Principal Victoria: I miss her. Far better than PC principal, who I'm surprised stayed in the show so long.
Mayor Mcdaniels: she's around, just not in many episodes lately. She also needs more character development.
Big Gay Al and Mr Slave: I haven't seen them in any recent episodes lately so it would be nice to see them again.
Ned and Jimbo: Ned is fine physically since manbearpig attacked him and he is seen along side Jimbo in Snow Day.
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Tegridy Farms Filler Guide - Season 23
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This time, while I guide you through the canon of it all, I might include some other notes since I feel like it.
S23E1 Mexican Joker is CANON
So the first episode doesn't really set up the season (S22E4 had the honours), however it gets a follow-up episode that ties everything together, called Season Finale, and there is also the fact that Kyle and Eric go to camp, and because of it, they are absent during most of the next episode. Also Towelie got added to the theme song, which is wacky. He's a main character now.
S23E2 Band in China is CANON
Episode 2 of the show Tegridy Farms turned out to be the most popular one, and that may very well be, because it's about censorship vs artistic integrity, which is the one topic creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are most passionate about. The reason it is canon, is the fact that there's a plot about Randy trying to do business with China, and that plot point is heavily featured in the next season, as his ventures with Mickey Mouse might bite him in the butt later. Stan and his board game addiction is further seen in his new room.
S23E3 Shots!!! is CANON
While Randy and Towelie might have an arc that is the continuation of the last episode, but the conflict itself is only apparent in this one, and while it fleshes out both Towelie and Liane, ultimately the very special 3th episode of the show Tegridy Farms is just overshadowed by other episodes' content.
That is where I first left it, and called it a filler. However by nature of the show, as I found ways for the other episodes to all be canon, and this episode does get referenced in minor ways, the intent clearly was every event being tied together by Season Finale. So I decided by finding my better judgement to conclude that Tegridy Farms as a story arc is actually all canon, even if this one is a breather episode. It builds upon the previous episode and even a serialized show is allowed to have an episode that is not as significant as the others, but adds to the experience both in atmosphere and character building.
S23E4 Let Them Eat Goo is CANON
There's a new trio in town! Eric, Butters and Scott are now seen regularly together, which I find to be a neat and sensible team-up. The reason why this episode is canon, though, are the dead cows.
S23E5 Tegridy Farms Halloween Special is CANON
Randy poisoning many people is the main reason why he will be sentenced in the Season Finale, so the penultimate episode of Tegridy Farms, which by the way has the cows return in zombie form as well as Winnie the Pooh, earns its role as canon material.
S23E6 Season Finale is CANON
President Garrison finally has another major role in the story, and we have bookends from the season premiere in the form of Mexican Joker appearing. Jason White dies, and his parents adopt Alejandro and another child as well, the latter stays with the family.
S23E7 Board Girls is CANON
Ultimately, PC Babies seems to be another serialized show, just like Tegridy Farms. We learn some backstory, that Heather was Strong Woman's ex, and Stan's love for board games are expended upon, Eric, Butters and Scott are seen as a trio still, I considered putting this as a lore episode, but this batch of episodes follow the logic of characters developing in some way or another, so it makes sense for me to count it as canon, especially since all the PC babies episodes got to be. For these characters and their arcs this episode is important.
Also, I'd like to get political here, so feel free to skip it if you get offended by the topic. We have to ponder about including people in sports who may have different hormones than their opponents. I think we should all ask ourselves: What is the point of separate gender divisions in the first place? If you think you know the reason, you might as well know how we should determine who gets to compete in which division. While the trans person in this episode was a fraud, and that was the root of the problem, biology IS considered to be the reason why women compete without men, so by that logic, women with more similar biology to men shouldn't compete with the women who don't. However if you consider the reason for separation to be something only done for appearances, the strongest should win, as is the nature of sports anyway. (can you tell I'm really not into the whole 'fight each other for fame and money' thing?)
S23E8 Turd Burglars is FILLER
Well, okay, while I love One for the Ladies as an idea, the episode in execution is basically just another classic type boys episode, and while that is not a problem at all, the call-backs for this episode are basically just a shot of the One for the Ladies logo, but since the episode has other fake show-within-a-show content like this that have no previous reference, I think this one is truly a filler.
S23E9 Basic Cable is CANON
While in the last few seasons we had the finale to tie the season together, I feel like for this faux spin-off season, this is the episode that does the honors. Also Scott was built up as a regular character anyway, for him to finally have his spotlight. But the main reason that makes this episode canon, is of course, Sophie Gray, who moved to town and is seemingly here to stay. Only time will tell how important she is going to be after this, but right now, I can't just consider her to be a one-off quite yet.
S23E10 Christmas Snow is...
All right, this is the biggest question mark for me, because one hand it is a filler episode, that doesn't really get a mention again. Except one of its main motifs does. South Park, the television series is an expansion of two internet short, the second of which is called Jesus vs. Santa, so the very DNA of the show is based on these mythical characters, and while the episode is a rare modern townfolk-based episode, in which the children curiously stay in the background, in the next season Stan makes it very clear that his childhood adventures can be summarized by adventuring with Jesus and Santa. So this is clearly one of the roots of the show, and is deep in its heart. Still, since basically you have all necessary information in Red Sleigh Down, I won't get sentimental over this, and actually consider this as the filler it is.
SPOILER-FREE聽RUNDOWN
S23E1 Mexican Joker is CANON
S23E2 Band in China is CANON
S23E3 Shots!!! is CANON
S23E4 Let Them Eat Goo is CANON
S23E5 Tegridy Farms Halloween Special is CANON
S23E6 Season Finale is CANON
S23E7 Board Girls is CANON
S23E8 Turd Burglars is FILLER
S23E9 Basic Cable is CANON
S23E10 Christmas Snow is FILLER
CANON聽counter:
S1: 9 out of 13聽聽
S2: 3 out of 18聽聽
S3: 6 out of 18聽聽
S4: 10 out of 17聽聽
S5: 8 out of 14聽聽
S6: 11 out of 17聽
S7: 6 out of 15聽
S8: 4 out of 14聽
S9: 8 out of 14聽
S10: 4 out of 14聽
S11: 4 out of 14聽
S12: 8 out of 14聽
S13: 3 out of 14聽
S14: 7 out of 14聽
S15: 6 out of 14聽
S16: 2 out of 14聽
S17: 4 out of 10 + a highly lore based game聽
S18: 8 out of 10聽
S19: 9 out of 10聽
S20: 10 out of 10
S21: 7 out of 10 + a highly lore based game + 2 DLCs
S22: 9 out of 10
S23: 8 out of 10
Overall: 154 out of 308
Personal notes: Happy to announce that no matter what happens next, at this point I can say that I cut the episode count by half by omitting fillers. Even if it's nonsense, I pride myself in creating a nearly accurate take on filler lists with this ironic thing.
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