Kenny stopped dying. Why?
In later episodes of South Park, Kenny stopped dying. Why did South Park stop killing Kenny? Just Wondering.
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Quite simply, the creators grew tired of killing him off every episode.
While it was initially fun thinking up new ways for him to die, after several seasons Parker and Stone found it to be incredibly mundane. Coupled with the rising popularity of a newer character, Butters Stotch, the creators were growing very tired of Kenny and thus decided to kill Kenny permanently in season five.
The intention was to keep him dead, but they decided to bring him back at the end of season six, and further decided to not kill him off every episode.
More recently they've hinted that Kenny is immortal because his parents attended several Cthulhu-like cult meetings years earlier.
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Why did Kenny stop dying in every episode?
The muffled-voiced, parka-wearing kid of the group died in every episode until his "permanent" death in season five. While the character has reappeared since and still dies occasionally, the joke is no longer a staple of every episode. The reason why is quite simple -- the show's creators got sick of killing Kenny.Why can Kenny come back to life?
In the 'Coon and Friends' trilogy, a parody of superhero film franchises, it was confirmed that Kenny's immortality is a result of his parents formerly attending Cthulhu cult meetings: every time he dies, his mother rebirths him and he quickly grows back to the same age.When did Kenny stop dying?
However, despite the gag's prevalence, it hasn't always been a permanent feature. For instance, in season 5, episode 13 "Kenny Dies," Kenny's death is made to be permanent until his return in the season 6 finale "Red Sleigh Down." Subsequent episodes have continued to kill and revive Kenny, albeit more sporadically.Does Kenny come back after dying?
Kenny died in almost all the episodes until the writers killed him off permanently in the fifth season, in "Kenny Dies", but he returned at the end of the next season's finale, "Red Sleigh Down", remarking that he has "just been over there" (pointing off-screen).South Park: Kenny/Mysterion Can't Die
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