I like almost all of the episodes I've seen -- some of those were groaners, and they pretty obviously wanted us to groan.
They'll make a pun so bad you didn't even think of it. They'll run out every cliche in the book, mock themselves while they do it, and then make an episode about doing it. They'll stretch out the most foul ideas and explore every nook and cranny until they get you to finally laugh. They'll sink to the gutter in .5s when you least expect it. Over the years they've gotten very good at covering up their set-ups, and bits of sleight-of-hand, so it can still be "out of nowhere" even when you know it's coming.
Though it started out as two guys doing silly voices to the construction-paper version of Flash, and is now two guys doing silly voices to the Flash version of construction-paper... it has always oozed craftsmanship and intent. But yes, if you give creative people money and editorial control, they'll eventually just fuck with you for the sake of it, and boy do those two like fucking with people (the first few shots of Team America caused an exec to scream "they fucked us again!")
What I find very interesting, when talking to people who don't like it, or once did and stopped, is that you can sometimes pinpoint when and where they gave up, just from the description of what the show "became" in their eyes. The same is true for people who defend it: you can usually tell what stretch was the peak of their viewing. The show changes, so much, while Matt and Trey's indistinguishable voice (love it or hate it) runs through it all.
That's my favorite bit about it -- rather than slowly shift, or cycle through old bit characters with nothing new to say? Different stretches, seasons, and episodes can operate in completely different modes, and they've established a great toolbox (and quite the sandbox) along the way. They just fuck around with what amuses them, and mercilessly fuck with what displeases them, and this either amuses or displeases you.
At its best, it's given me some of the best (media-related) laughs in my life. At its worst, it's still better than most of the lazy joke dispenaries and pompous bullshit floating around there, as long as you don't expect it to suddenly not be South Park. I was pleased when I heard about those first quest drafts getting rejected -- I don't want to play through a prolonged video game joke. I want South Park, carefully, precisely adorned with each and every bit of mad bullshit they've come up with over the years.
It's about time you conceded defeat. It's rare that someone can actually make something look worse by defending it, if I thought any of the people responding had even a sliver of sense I'd leave here believing that SP was a biased right wing program designed not to be entertaining, but as a try hard attempt to court controversy akin to, yes, you guessed it: FAMILY GUY.(But I don't, so I'll still get the game.)
Please tell me why it is that I came here then;
. I can understand not liking it when you're young because you don't get the jokes(Although by 15 your probably should.), when I was a kid I only understand 2/3rds
retarded:wut is clitoris?) of the humor but still found it generally funny. As did all of my friends, was definitely my childhood show, as I got older most people I knew, along with myself no longer watched/cared about the show, don't take it an insult, it's just my personal experience. In all honesty I did kind of overplay my dislike of the show, it's not something I watch but it's not something I hate.(Last episode I watched was one about memes, it was terribly unfunny and misinformed, 
but the fact that I bought it all reflects that I still think it can be funny...).
