The sixth season of South Park, an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on March 6, 2002.

Initially, South Park was going to continue beyond season 6 with Kenny remaining deceased indefinitely.

After several years of needing to devise a number of unique ways of repeatedly killing off the character each episode, Trey Parker and Matt Stone planned to make Kenny's absence permanent.

Despite season 6 being well-liked among fans, a small group of viewers protested Kenny's permanent death and even threatened to boycott Comedy Central, the network airing South Park.

In response to this backlash, Trey Parker and Matt Stone reversed the decision, acknowledging that South Park wouldn't be the same without Kenny.