This Is The Exact Moment South Park Jumped The Shark – Looper

Another terrible facet of the Tegridy Farms plot is that it has mired Sharon (April Stewart), Shelly and Stan Marsh out in the country, an act that hasn’t inspired many interesting plotlines for them. Aside from the events of the “South Park: Post-Covid” set of films (which have been stricken from the show’s canon thanks to Stan righting what went wrong), the other Marshes have basically been doing the same thing over the past three seasons. Stan and Shelly hate their new home, complain about having to do “weed chores,” and express their annoyance or embarrassment over Randy’s behavior. Sharon hates Randy’s foolishness with their money, his refusal to do basic household chores, and threatens to stop doing his “weed work.” In the end, they stay miserably stuck where they were.

Shelly and Stan’s minor rebellions have only resulted in temporary chaos. And poor Sharon hasn’t had an interesting plotline since her temporary divorce from Randy during Season 15’s “You’re Getting Old.” They all deserve something better.

Even worse, Tegridy sopping up most of the show’s plot juice has caused logistical problems elsewhere on the show. With Stan out in the country (but still attending the same school), we’ve had fewer episodes about all four boys. This has resulted in more episodes centered around their classroom lives or their conflicts with their parents. Kyle Broflovski (Matt Stone) and Kenny McCormick (also Stone) have barely been extent on the program during the show’s past three seasons, with plum storylines going to Stan, Eric Cartman (Trey Parker), Tolkien and Butters Stotch (Stone again). Moving Stan back to South Park and away from Tegridy can only help the show reintegrate the boys to one another and the show at large.