"South Park" Help, My Teenager Hates Me! (TV Episode 2022) Poster

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8/10
Can't please everyone... is what I hope Trey and Matt say every week.
iggles3611 March 2022
First, it was 'the voices'. Then, the fab 4 are absent. Now, the boys are back and what, not enough Butters??? Most of SP episodes don't always have all the ingredients, except ep. 200. Which you'll never see again unless you're old enough to still have DVDs.

Face it, South Park isn't always a laugh riot, but it's usually entertaining, and most times pretty relevant to the topic the shows about. Parents with teenagers will appreciate this episode. Teens, will hate it, 'cause that's what teens do, Bruh.
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8/10
Great episode!!!
alexgnairn10 March 2022
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I would say this episode is the best of the season not only dose it have the four main boys dealing with a problem it also has there dad's and uncle jumbo all working together Great Episodes !!!
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7/10
Best of the season
mjb30108611 March 2022
This felt like an old school episode and is by far the best of the season but still not great. Hopefully they do more self contained episodes like this going forward.
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10/10
Bruh
djw-2070910 March 2022
One of my favorite episodes of the season. Matt and Trey truly are visionaries and will be at the top of their game until that dreaded day comes that they finally hang it up. South Park truly gives me life.
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10/10
That's more like it
beavisintheflesh10 March 2022
I was laughing start to finish. Loved the kids basically being mini-dads to the teenagers and lot of great jokes and gags this time too, like the bathroom/lotion, the ending was hilarious and kinda wholesome too. Great episode.
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7/10
I liked how it was more slice of life
ericstevenson10 March 2022
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This was a pretty good episode, even if it was kind of boring. This episode features the boys playing the game Airsoft, which is paintball with pellets. I've never heard of this before. There's too few of them, so they need to have teenagers to help them out. Unfortunately, these teenagers have been described as monstrous. The best part is easily the end.

It turns out the kid's dads (and Jimbo) decide to help them to take out the teenagers. It's an interesting commentary on teenagers in general. The best joke was easily the last one. It was kind of boring at first, but did get better. I admit the "bruh" gag was quite funny. It just takes too long to get to the good stuff. ***
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8/10
Bruh... but also heartwarming.
crazelord15 March 2022
I chuckled up every time they said "Bruh", don't know why but the inflection of the perfomance just got me (I think it's actually a sound clip from a meme but I may be wrong).

And I think it's indicative of this being an episode that simultaneously ridicules teenagers while actually trying to understand them. Usually when shows like this poke fun at the current youth it's very basic or out of touch.

Like "omg look at what teens are doing now, isn't that so weird fellow adults?? Kids are really stupid these days". But Matt and Trey simultaneously seem to get teenagers while showing how grating and exhausting they can be. The entirety of the "Bruh" joke summizes the latter aspect.

It also comes across sympathetic to teenagers and what they go through. It makes a lot of jokes about how they act so dramatic and despondent but genuinely feels like it comes from a place of how hard it is for parents trying to understand their kids but also the emotional turmoil that being an adolescent is.

Also the premise is classic south park. Just utterly ridiculous and hyperbolic. While having an even deeper message about the perils of raising teenagers. So many comedic and emotional layers, with a heartwarming ending.
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6/10
A return to form! Wait... is that a good thing?
ireagan201012 March 2022
This feels like the South Park I had in High School. Yes, because it's a single self contained episode dealing with one issue in a cartoonish over the top way, but more-so because it feels like it was written in 2010-2014 and shelved for almost a decade. Maybe I'm the one who is out of touch, but Airsoft, to my knowledge, was big about 10 years ago. Has it had a resurgence? I don't know but it still feels like an incredibly dated reference. The episode as a whole, however, isn't just about the weirdness of Airsoft. It's mainly about how annoying Teenagers are. Which, while accurate, also seems strange and almost off putting. And, surprisingly, their portrayal of Teenagers seemed incredibly dated as well, aside from the one relatively recent word "Bruh" being used often.

Just... just a lot of incredibly weird things in this episode that ultimately felt like a bunch of the writers' children are finally Teens and they're using the show to vent their frustration.

On the technical, more nitpicky side, the voice acting seemed off. The main cast were on point, all of them being voiced either by Parker or Stone, but the Teenagers sounded like they were in a can. Almost like they recored the lines in an inferior booth then compressed the files to send them to editing. Almost like the Zuckerberg bit they did but clearly not intentional. That, and other weird details in the animation solidified my feeling that the episode seemed lost in time. Namely Randy's attire returning to his original Blue Shirt w/ Pens in the pocket look. And not his Farmer look he's had for a while.

Before anyone jumps in, yes I know that it's not possible that this episode was written a decade ago. They may not do this anymore but I do know that during that time period and for a long time since they wrote and animated each episode in a weeks time. But I hope I'm not alone in my feeling that this episode feels like it's out of place temporally.

In general, I feel that so much care, focus, and attention was poured into Post Covid 1&2 that the regular season this season has suffered. By no means are these episodes Bad by regular TV standards, but by the standards set by South Park-especially in recent years-they've all been lacking. While I respect a return to form mentality, South Park has always been a show about moving forward and innovating... and farts.
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10/10
Throwback
camerongrant-7738413 March 2022
This episode reminds me of the early days of South Park. Just the boys having adventures without any politics (Not that the political stuff isn't funny too). It was absolutely hilarious the whole way through and will be an episodes I remember for a while.
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6/10
Better than other episodes this season
Eric148911 March 2022
The "ripped from the headlines" episodes are garbage so this is better, but they're just grinding the same joke into the ground over and over. I really hope they go back to just telling stories but the last few seasons have been like they're just not trying anymore.
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8/10
Bruh! Kenny is back!
Laqshayaroraofficial10 March 2022
Funny teenagers (Bruh), boys in action and finally kenny is back. A cool one time watch episode but Unfortunately butters was missing! Really want to watch an episode focusing on cartman!
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3/10
meh
kalmoud12 March 2022
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I guess we have to lower our expectations right now, Best episode in this season but still nothing comparing to 24th season episodes. Having kenny is nice but still not enough tbh.
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10/10
One of the best in the entire series.
sawyoutoday10 March 2022
With a season as mediocre as this, this was one that completely shocked me. This season had 0 to little focus on it's 4 main characters, but this episode changed that. All 4 boys had their time to shine, and the plot about them dealing with teenagers was gold! Reminded me of classic South Park. Amazing episode and felt like Trey and Matt brought their A game, hope the boys are back for good!!!
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10/10
Southpark is back!
jamiemc-1363910 March 2022
Ignore the haters. This is by far the best episode I've watched in forever. Just go watch it and you'll feel like your watching southpark in the 90's again.
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10/10
Teens suck
yourmyboyduke11 March 2022
Potential to be a top 10 episode of all time. This episode is satire on how much teens can suck which was depicted perfectly. And on top of that this was a dope ass airsoft episode. Jokes were on point. Satire on point. End was perfect. When i see any ratings for this episode under a 7 i know you dont actually watch and understand south park.
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10/10
My son
klevitt-6804714 March 2022
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This is overly accurate. Right off the bat the way Kyle is asking his dad for the airsoft kind is exactly how my son would ask me for something he desperately wants. And then when Kyle's teenager enters the house I am reminded of how my son is now. He is only 12 years old but already 16 years old in his mind. Everything he says and does is exactly how that teenager is. Yes scary how accurate it is. Matt Stone or Trey Parker must have experience with their children being teenagers.
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8/10
It's cool, but honestly this doesn't really do the common South Park episode vibe for me
manesschmidt23 March 2022
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It could still use some more focus, like the boys are way more nice, patient and cooperative than it is usual in the series. Feels to me like the creators suddenly lost some of their memory of how the main characters act normally. Like, the friendship and the "happy end" confuses me and makes me wonder, if i really watch that TV show, which not too long ago was one of the most insulting shows, one that didn't mince any words if it was mean enough and delivered a message. If it wasn't for that one "masturbation scene", this could easily be an Episode with a 12+ age restriction. But still, i liked the Episode for what it was, like it was something different for them in a while. I love how hilarious the Teenagers are being portrayed and it was definitely one of the best Episodes in this season so far, I just really don't know if that is a new direction the creators want to go in.
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4/10
Snoozefest
cholmes932010 March 2022
This will probably go down as one of the most boring episodes and, so far, seasons. Still only episode 2 is worth watching and memorable, and yet they still haven't done anything with its cliffhanger.

This episode the boys befriend teenagers while trying out airsoft. This turns into the teens constantly reaching out to them, only to be dumb, lazy, annoying teenagers. Prompting the boys to eventually start behaving like parents. But the boys need them for their new obsession, airsoft.

The teens are mildly amusing before they actually become annoying like they're supposed to be mostly because this one note joke is a crutch for the episode. Doesn't really feel like the Boys had a whole lot to do during this episode and there was nothing shocking or exciting. Cartman keeps trying to make us feel bad for him tho haha. The payoff ending is decently funny. There's no political commentary or current event being made fun of (a nice change).
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10/10
South park is the best!
saxenakrishna11 March 2022
Bruhhhhhh it was a 10/10! I agree some of the episodes in this season were not the best and they had there moments but bruhhhhhh haven't laughed this hard in a while!
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10/10
This episode is for parents of teenage boys
copeaset24 March 2022
My new favorite episode. As a parent of a 16 year old boy (as of this writing) the messaging resonated big time. I mean, "bruh, I'm not a five star chef!!" Is right out of my son's playbook. The best part was watching with my son and how defensive he got when watching. Priceless. I'm so happy the writers/creators are raising kids the same age as mine. Storylines resonate big time. My wife (who is not a fan) watched this episode and laughed her ass off and now constantly hammers our son with "bruh" responses to his utter dismay. Thanks for the ammo to use!
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10/10
Best episode of the season !
martinsmarkss11 March 2022
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Best episode of this season ! Tough still no where near as good as good old pre season 20 episodes ! I tought that Airsfot guns were outdated ! And finnaly Tegridy weed joke worked 1.
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10/10
TEENS DO INDEED SUCK...
brooksrob16 October 2022
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South Park always has their finger on the pulse...This a great representation of how annoying teens are now. I imagine Trey, and the other guy have teens by now... And, parts of Colorado where these rich families live, are filled with annoying teens... They are slow witted, lazy, self absorbed, and, did I mention annoying.

Poor carman living in his hotdog, with his poor mom, he's even poorer than Kenny now...So basically, I'm just writing words, despite the point being made, essentially in one sentence. But, I really really loved this episode..Hilarions like most of the rest of the south park stuff...
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10/10
Best of the season
zaneporterfield13 March 2022
Anyone that lives with a teenager will love this episode, bruh. Great stand alone episode. As the title says this is my favorite this season, and my favorite in a long time, possible top 10 episode.
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4/10
This season is not going well...
coffetweekharbucks10 March 2022
Hate to say this because South Park is like my favorite show of all time, but this episode was not one of the best. Kind of like in City People, they take a situation which isnt even that funny in the first place and they sink in to the point that it becomes annoying.. The final act is very good though. The thing is, they tease us an episode with "Kids being kids"and here we have litteraly kids being adults...
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8/10
It's funny but it's a bit off
FlaggyFlaggy18 March 2022
I don't have much to say about this one? It was good (ok for south park standards well at least season 4 - 19) It had some funny moments only thing I didn't like was that Cartman and Kyle didn't act right to me personally in the first half of the episode but it got fixed by the end. Fun episode Still worried abt this season tho ):
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