South Park
WhileSouth Parkviewers might think an era before Butters was one of the show ’s heroes , few sports fan can call back when Pip was a major player in the series . South Parkhas been through legion clear-cut incarnations over the years . Every season ofSouth Parkis filled with raunchy drollery and black social satire , but seasons 1—3 were more focussed on gross - out humor and sheer jar economic value rather than topical political commentary . In direct contrast , South Parkseason 4 get down focusing on literal - world events as the show became more pointedly satiric and less crass and surreal .
These shifts continued into later season asSouth Parkmade Randy a major independent character from around season 14 onwards and experimented with serialized stories from season 18 onwards . Finally , South Parkseason 26 ’s short runsaw the show mostly give up serialise plot but maintain Randy as a lead quality , while the show ’s characteristic - length special pore less on social satire and have a little more of the random humor seen in early season . However , one former - season staple thatSouth Parkhas never brought back is Pip . Pip played a pretty major role inSouth Park ’s first three season , but he was replaced by Butters and written out soon after .
Pip Was South Park’s Original Punching Bag Before Butters
An English kid with a distinctly old - fashioned appearance , Pip was aSouth Parksupporting star who was ( sort of ) part of the central gang but primarily acted as their ancillary punching purse . WhileSouth Parkkilled Kennyin every sequence of the show ’s early seasons , Kenny was still a major grapheme who played a main role in the show ’s central friend group . In contrast , Pip exist almost solely to be picked on by Cartman , Kyle , Stan , and Kenny . This meant that he was effectively supernumerary once Butters was introduced since , although Pip was a little unenlightened , he did n’t partake Butters ’ sweet , absurd optimism .
Why South Park Replaced Pip With Butters
South Parktightened its nidus in season 4 , resulting in what remain some of the show ’s best reviews ever . South Parkco - creator Trey Parker admitted eld by and by that he hated everything pre - time of year 4 nowadays and wished he could delete this era ofSouth Parkfrom existence . Part ofSouth Park ’s time of year 4 redevelopment included drop Pip , who was speedily becoming supernumerary as the show ’s plot grew tight and more concise . WhileSouth Park ’s Mr. Garrisonand Lianne Cartman also saw their roles trim around this sentence , they last out part of the independent cast . Unfortunately , unlike most reference ( other than Chef ) , Pip was n’t so golden .
What define Pip ’s circumstances in stone wasSouth Parkseason 4 , episode 14 , “ Pip , ” an ambitious repeat ofGreat Expectationsthat did n’t feature any ofSouth Park ’s veritable cast phallus , “ Pip ” took months to bring on and an undue amount of sweat to animate . However , “ Pip ” was bluffly hated by the rooter fundament upon release and still frequently appears in online lists ofSouth Park ’s worst instalment . The consensus among viewers seemed to be that Pip was n’t an engaging persona unless he was playing a affirm role in theSouth Parkcast , and even that was a push . Thus , South Park ’s solo “ Pip ” episodeeffectively shoot down the character .
What Happened To South Park’s Pip
South Park killed off Pip a few seasons after he break seem on a regular basis in the series . Unlike Kenny , however , Pip never returned from the dead . He was crushed to death by Mecha - Streisand back inSouth Parkseason 14 , episode 6 , “ 201 . ” One of fewSouth Parkepisodes to be banned from pelt services and censored on tv set , “ 201 ” sawSouth Parkreveal the identicalness of Carman ’s Fatherhood in a Byzantine plot that involve angry celebrities bullying the titular town into producing the Prophet Muhammad . Pip has n’t been regard in the 13 years since thisSouth Parkepisode aired , and there are no plans to animate him .
Pip ’s gruesomeSouth Parkend was a fitting fate for the part , as he was crushed by a relic fromSouth Park ’s in the beginning , sillier episodes . While some ofSouth Park ’s old traditionshold a spot in the hearts of many long - time lover , the show ’s sentience of humor has changed and get on since its first four seasons . The premise of Pip , a foreign exchange student with a foreign emphasis that the heroes bully and eject , would n’t get much gasoline mileage in a contemporary instalment ofSouth Parkthanks to the show ’s focus on political satire . As a issue , it makes sense thatSouth Parklaid this fictional character to gruesome , cartoony residual .
