In later episodes of South Park, Kenny stopped dying. Why did South Park stop killing Kenny? Just Wondering.
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10Because it got old. – Catija Dec 11 '15 at 16:53
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5...you bastard! – sanpaco Dec 11 '15 at 17:04
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3ugh... spoilers much? – mike3996 Dec 11 '15 at 18:10
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3@progo was that sarcastic? – Hellreaver Dec 11 '15 at 18:50
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@Hellreaver: Why would it be sarcastic? This entire post, including its title, is a giant spoiler. – Lightness Races in Orbit Dec 11 '15 at 22:45
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@LightnessRacesinOrbit Maybe so, but the show isn't exactly story-oriented – Hellreaver Dec 11 '15 at 22:55
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@Hellreaver: So? – Lightness Races in Orbit Dec 11 '15 at 23:17
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@Hellreaver: it's a joke :) usually people spoil by telling that someone's going to die – mike3996 Dec 12 '15 at 10:01
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@progo ah, okay. I can see the humor in it. – Hellreaver Dec 12 '15 at 13:29
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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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7So the secret to immortality is to attend Cthulhu-like cult meetings? Good to know. I'll go add that to Lifehacks. – BrettFromLA Dec 11 '15 at 19:11
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2@BrettFromLA Well, Kenny's parents were the ones who attended the Cthulhu meetings, and every time Kenny dies, Carol McCormick gives birth to a Kenny clone that grows up overnight. So for the people who actually attended the Cthulhu meetings, the result isn't so rosy. – Waxen Dec 11 '15 at 21:32
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@Waxen Oh. So I need to get my parents to attend. Got it. Thanks for the tip! – BrettFromLA Dec 11 '15 at 22:32
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1Well, that's not even really immortality... Kenny's immortality would cease when his mom died... – nhgrif Dec 12 '15 at 00:59