So! Here’s the thing, I’m Brazilian. Most of the references about the US government and American celebrities go straight over my head and I find myself skipping bits of a lot of episodes that are mostly focused on those. I DO intend on watching the whole show from beginning to end at some point, I’m just really excited about the characters right now so I’m enjoying the ones where they’re just being stupid little things.
Episodes like The List, Guitar Queer-O, Clubhouses, Make Love, Not Warcraft and etc. Recommendations of ones focused on Wendy and the other kids are also appreciated!
Fun Times with Weapons, Pandemic 1 & 2, the Magic Bush, basically any episode with Craig for some reason. I also love the episodes centered around the goth kids like Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers, but I worry that a lot of the jokes wouldn’t land with people who aren’t involved with the goth scene.
Toilet Paper (S7), Pee (S13), Breast Cancer Show Ever (S12), Lice Capades (S11), Cartmanland (S5), Red Sleigh Down (S6), The Losing Streak (S9), Tsst (S10), Broadway Bro Down (S15) just to name some
Every episode is political
Awesome-O is one of my favorites. Cartman tricks Butters into thinking he’s a robot.
Pretty much anything season 18 and before is they boys shenanigans. There’s a few random political episodes throughout the entirety of the show… but they weren’t super common before trump
Marjorine is my “go-to”. Just the kids mistaking a girls’game for a supernatural power. And then somehow getting a NASA level containment facility.
Dikinbaus
Gotta watch Krazy kripples
The first Towelie episode is pretty funny because the whole episode they are trying to wrap the boys into some larger plot and they literally do not care.
Earth Cancelled is another just original plot episode.
The first 5 seasons or so are almost completely like that and those are my favorite, honestly. There is some nostalgia mixed in for me because I grew up with the show but you should absolutely try the early seasons for that type of vibe. There will be a decent amount of religious jabbing and social commentary but not relentless political commentary like modern seasons.
A lot of the old episodes have period-specific pop culture references that definitely won’t be as funny for you, unfortunately, but based on your description I would strongly recommend episodes like:
- S2E17 - “Gnomes”
- S3E4 - “Jakovasaurs”
- S5E6 - “Cartmanland”
Jakovasaurs was a funny episode and I’m sick of pretending it isn’t
Fat butt n Pancake head, Major Boobage, Cock Magic, Magic Bush, City Sushi, Bass To Mouth, Broadway Bro Down, Elementary School Musical, Terrance n Phillip Movie Trailer, Terrance n Phillip Behind the Blow, Canada on Strike, Freemium isn’t Free, Butterballs, Butters Bottom Bitch
Let’s Fighting Love
I am American and agree non-political eps are better
The first 12 seasons
Cartmanland.