Theory about Kenny

Well, in one of the responses to my script "The Other Side", someone (I forget the name now and I'm too lazy to check) said that each episode is basically a reset, so Kenny shouldn't know about death. This got me thinking. Why _wouldn't_ he know about death? Let's look at a few things...

1. In "Death", after the kids take temporary shelter in Stan's room, you can see Kenny trembling almost violently. None of the other boys are reacting this way. Therefore, Kenny must be more frightened than they are. Extend this logic and it means that Kenny is more afraid of death than the others. Why would this be if he didn't remember his own constant deaths?

2. In the Christmas special, he screams "WOO-HOO-HOO!" at the end, happy to have survived. Why would he be so happy if he didn't know about his deaths?

3. In "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut", I doubt he would have sacrificed himself that willingly if he didn't know that he would come back.

4. Death's kind of unforgettable. If I died and came back later like Kenny did, that's something I wouldn't be forgetting until February 30...

That's my two cents, anyway.

Alyssa

You go Alyssa! I always believed Kenny knows hes gonna die, Mr. Hankey is solid proof

Kenny knows he is gonna die. It's his lot in life. But it's a cartoon, so he knows he will be back. But he does try to avoid death. I love how the others are not really as shocked or surprised by his death as they are pissed off that he was killed. Freddy

On 2 May 1998 11:13:01 -0700, "Alyssa" delightedly squealed:

It could just be that Kenny has a better concept of his own mortality than the others. Kenny is certainly the most knowledgeable of all the boys and maybe it was that he realized that they were all about to die <or so he thought> before the others did.

Or it could just be that he didn't want to die, plain and simple.

He could be happy because it was Christmas. Or because he had just gotten a brand new bike. He could have just been cheering for Mr. Hanky. Not that any of those are very likely, but they all _could_ happen.

It could be that Kenny knew that many others would live if he died. That kinda makes him into a Christ figure, doesn't it?

Maybe it's not really him. I think the theory of multiple Kennys has been put forth before, so I won't go over it again. Or it could be that all the episodes take place in different dimensions, where everything is the same as it is here _except_ Kenny is still alive. Until the end of the episode, that is.

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That could be possible, I concede.

That could be too. But I still think it's because he knows about his deaths and is afraid he's going to die again.

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Well, why would he wait until he looked up and saw "THE END" on the screen? And after the other boys were wondering what was incomplete? I say he was just happy that he lived.

Kenny as Christ. Scary thought.

Anyway, I agree that yes, he probably did know that his death would let a lot of people live. But I also agree with my mom who said, "And he seemed so resigned to it, like 'ohh, here we go again'".

Kenny

I've seen theories like this, and in all honesty I think they're absurd. (Yes, more absurd than this show!) Unless they cloned him a million times and his spirit just goes from body to body, I can't agree with the multiple Kenny theory. And the thing about different dimensions...that just hurts my head.

Anyway, I figure that's mooted now. Refer to his return in "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut".

Alyssa

Alyssa wrote in article ...

I can imagine a similar reaction from Stan & Kyle some time in Season 2...

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STAN: (absolutely listless) Oh my God. They killed Kenny. KYLE: (yawning) You bastards.

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Hey, the white "angel" snowsuit in the Mr. Hankey special cracked me up...

MjT

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Same here, but..._Christ_?

Alyssa

Alyssa wrote in article

I guess not. After all, South Park already has a perfectly viable incarnation of Christ. :) Who may or may not be directly involved with Kenny's mysterious "resurrection" between episodes...

MjT

<cracks up> Ok, my version:

Stan: (German accent) Oh my got! Dey keeled Kennhey! Kyle: (same accent) Yoo bahstard! Stan: Trey and Matt are really reaching it. Kyle: I know.

In article , [email] (GUMPELS) writes:

The Dungeons & Dragons version:

"Oh dude, that medusa killed Kenny! "Hey what's this in her robes... a potion that turns stone to flesh!"

"Oh dude, that troll just killed Kenny! "Check this fire brand (tm) sword out dude and this scroll with resurrection on it"

Etc.

ROTFLMAO! I play fantasy RPG games all the time and love them..hehe, new contest: how many variations of "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" can you come up with?

Hee hee:

"Oh my gosh! Mayor McCheese Killed Kenny! You hamburger!"

"Oh my gosh! The Count killed Kenny! You Batter!"

"Oh...Kenny...killed...b*st*rds!"

Yeah, and Volkswagen Beetles are family cars.

Sorry, Kenny fan that shares Alyssa's theory. Plus I just wanted to say
something witty.
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I don't understand this has to anylized so much. Each South Park episode has absolutely nothing to do with each other. Kenny comes back in every episode and its not that he really is coming back, it is just that he was always there. He doesn't know he is going to die, and Trey(Parker) and Matt (Stone) only want to make the show funny. At the end of the Christmas episode, Kenny is happy that he didn't die...so what!? Its only added to be funny and get you to think..."Hey! Kenny didn't die!"

Maybe Jesus is Kennys' real father, which would explain his resurrections :-)

Voyager394 wrote:

Kirk wrote in article ...

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That would be funny...oh yes, that would be very funny...hehe, I can see it now:

Jesus: Darn it, son, why do I have to resurrect you every week? It's getting annoying. Kenny: Mmppmphmm (Blame Trey and Matt) Jesus: Whatever. Just try not to get killed again for a couple days, okay? Kenny: Mmphm (Okay) <walks away, promptly gets hit by a car> Jesus: Not again!

Alyssa ('Lyssie')

My Theories About Kenny:

1. He knows he dies. I mean, c'mon, people. The 'oh no's, the 'woo hoo hoo' on Xmas, and death, as Alyssa put it, is not something you forget easily.

2. Kenny has no idea what he sounds like, nor what he looks like. It'd just be funny. True? Prob'ly not. But humorous to think about. Would probably make a nice episode, Kenny trying to find the answers, except it would be too damn serious.

3.It's the hood's fault. I wrote a short story about this once, under a different SN, and got it on a website. When he came into origin, he had to be cursed with the hood, which gave him no face, no voice, and death every Wed. & Sat., otherwise he'd take over..um..something. I haven't figured that one out yet.

My sick, twisted mind..

-GUMPELS

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<giggles at the thought> Well, maybe just not knowing what he looks like...that'd be funny, since he's the one that should know...

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<sits straight up> Hey, I think I read that! Written under LdyMinstrl, right? That was a funny story...

Alyssa

Yup, that was me. Glad you liked it. :)

On 27 May 1998 03:01:08 GMT, [email] (GUMPELS) wrote:

Think about this:

Kenny has a Scottish last name Kenny dies and comes back to life all the time Kenny has never been beheaded

Kenny is an immortal. Kenneth of Clan McCormick. Chris Lambert will probably be in an episode eventually and guide him in the art of sword fighting and such.

Makes sense... Trey and Matt are from my generation of Star Wars fans and Godzilla fans... I'd highly suspect that they are Highlander fans as well.

(And just for the record, I hate the TV show and I hate Part 2 and 3 of the movies. I'm a fan of the first movie and nothing else!)

------ "I'd like to clear this up before we bring out Carrot Top. I'm not `down' with Carrot Top. I don't `have his back', and under no circumstances will I `Give him his props.'" - Craig Kilborn, The Daily Show

"What is fun? Why is it colored pink? And where does it go when Jesse Helms comes around?" - Author unknown

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication.The device is inherently of no value to us." --Western Union internal memo, 1876.

On Wed, 27 May 1998 11:10:49 -0400, Mr Bean wrote:

AW, FUCKCAKES! I hate it when I'm wrong.

Uh... uhh... he wasn't TRULY decapitated! There were still some pieces of vein and sinew holding his head to his body! Yeah! That's it!

Amen to that. Friend of mine told me he was going to the theatre to see the third when it came out. I TRIED to tell him how much it would suck, but NOOOOOOO. No one listens until its too late. If you don't have pro-wrestlers in a Highlander movie, it's gonna be a crappy movie.

Wonder how much they paid him to do it... Who can put a price on self-respect?

------ "I'd like to clear this up before we bring out Carrot Top. I'm not `down' with Carrot Top. I don't `have his back', and under no circumstances will I `Give him his props.'" - Craig Kilborn, The Daily Show

"What is fun? Why is it colored pink? And where does it go when Jesse Helms comes around?" - Author unknown

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication.The device is inherently of no value to us." --Western Union internal memo, 1876.

dude the rats carried the head off the feild and over yonder. them man was toast

I wonder what a Cave Kenny would have been like?

Chris Baile wrote:

well i dont think it was a matter of money for sean i think he signed a contract that said he would apear in a sequel if there was one

Chris Baile wrote:

Mmmmmmmm fuckcakes. (drooooooool) Yashar, .

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Never beheaded?!?! I guess you haven't seen every ep.

In article , [email] (Chris Baile) writes:

Well, he has been actually, in "Big Gay Al".

Jeremy B

"Unlike most of you, I am not a nut."- Homer Simpson

KrytenToo wrote in message ...

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Also in Soxmas.... -Dave

In article , [email] says...

And in 101 too... When Kyle or Stan takes his head and says: "He's dead, Cartman."

uXs

On 15 May 1998 23:56:22 GMT, [email] (Voyager394) pulled this to the stupid fart on the roof.

You know what? Here's Phantasy Star Kenny Killing...

Stan: OH MY GOD! THEY FLATLINED KENNY! Kyle: Don't worry dude. I know the Technique! REVER! <poor Kenneth is brought back, but Cartman sits on him> <repeat joke as many times as you like>

Have Fun!

Riko

<eeeeevil grin> But I hate Fantasy Star, the only one I can play without dying 10 seconds after I start is #4... <starts cursing at her computer which thinks that since her mouse is in a certain position the text should automatically start typing in the same space>