: The special parodies several 2020 issues including:
: Cartman’s extreme measures to avoid returning to "the new normal" and stay in quarantine. Watching the Special South Park - Pandemic Special
: Randy discovers that a wild night out in China (seen in the previous season's episode " Band in China ") may have actually started the global pandemic. He spends the episode trying to hide his role in the outbreak while profiting from it via a "Pandemic Special" sale at his marijuana business, Tegridy Farms. : The special parodies several 2020 issues including:
: President Garrison (the show's version of Donald Trump) refuses to find a cure because the pandemic is killing "the right people". : President Garrison (the show's version of Donald
"The Pandemic Special" is part of a larger narrative arc covering the COVID era. While it stands alone, it is best viewed as the first chapter in a series of specials: (S24E1) South ParQ Vaccination Special (S24E2) South Park: Post COVID (Paramount+ Special)
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