The Season 26 premiere of “South Park” ignited social media with reactions to Trey Parker and Matt Stone making fun of Kanye West and his antisemitic conspiracies. On Twitter, @LSMark_ said, “The episode was pretty good, but the highlight was the end where they give Matt Stone all the credit.” @Nick_Frangops couldn’t believe the two animators used themselves to cement the episode-long bit, finding it absolutely hilarious that they gave Stone all of the credit. While the joke may have gone over the heads of casual viewers, devoted “South Park” fans understood the reference, and @desulttory___ hopes that everyone caught on to what the creatives meant by the simple change in titles.
The reactions on Reddit were more of the same, with “South Park” fans expressing their love for Parker and Stone’s comedic style. U/Average_Ant_Games and u/trapphd put it plainly, with the former saying, “LMAO at the credit joke! ‘Created by Matt Stone.'” U/moremysterious admitted that the credits made them laugh more than the entire episode, writing, “The funniest joke was the end credits, legit got me good.” U/redzmangrief pointed out how funny the joke was in context with the episode, saying, “Trey Parker being listed as ‘Assistant to Mr. Stone’ in the credits is funny considering.” The user then took it upon themselves to educate others that didn’t understand the reference, pointing out that Stone is Jewish and that listing Parker as his assistant plays up the conspiracy theme.
