While fighting over the remote one lazy Sunday evening in the quads, my friend and I got into a heated debate over which show was better - South Park or Family Guy. Having been a devoted fan of Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman for years now, I picked South Park hands down. While I can attest to that fact that both shows provide quality entertainment, I believe South Park's humor/storylines are better crafted than Family Guy's. In each episode, South Park typically presents a humorous take on certain societal issues or trends (Britney Spears, hippies, hybrid cars). While these may be racist or offensive at times, at least it builds up to a good story. South Park took direct aim at Family Guy's plotline (or lack thereof) in its "Cartoon Wars" episodes, which aired during Season 10. Basically, the boys ended up on a mission to the Family Guy headquarters, only to discover that Family Guy's (lame) plotline was dictated by manatees. Every time an episode needed to be written, the whales randomly combined three "idea balls" in their tank - the name of a person, a verb, or a pop culture reference. This parody really could not have captured the essence of Family Guy any better - random run-on jokes. South Park will ultimately always be one of my favorite shows, although Stewie is a pretty amusing character.
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