‘South Park’ Fans Old Enough to Remember When It Premiered Don’t Get the Show’s Latest Reference

As we’ve already mentioned, tonight’s South Park episode will be all about Cartman becoming “possessed.” But while that description certainly sounds spooky, a new teaser trailer for the episode just revealed that the story will primarily focus on a meme. 

Yes, “Twisted Christian” will find the students of South Park Elementary embracing the “6-7” meme, apparently sparking fears that they have joined “some kind of cult involving the numbers six and seven.”

As anyone who has interacted with a child in the past six months may have heard, the “6-7” meme is a TikTok trend that seemingly originated with a lyric from Skrilla’s “Doot Doot (6 7)” and an online clip of two kids watching a basketball game.

It’s since taken on a life of its own, inspiring countless imitations, usually involving copying that one kid’s “juggling” hand gesture. And it’s become a major annoyance for parents and teachers, some of whom have had to straight up ban the phrase “6-7” (or six seven) from classrooms. 

“I’ve been teaching for 20 years, and I’ve dealt with all sorts of slang — nothing has driven me crazier than this one,” one sixth grade Michigan teacher told the press. 

She even took to TikTok herself to warn that anyone who says “6-7” in class will have to write a “67 word essay about what the word ‘6-7’ means,” adding that “after five times, if you’re still saying ‘6-7’ in this classroom, your essay is going to bop up to 670 words.”

Since both Trey Parker and Matt Stone have young kids, it’s not too surprising that they’re keenly aware of the viral trend/possible cult. But South Park has been on the air since way back in 1997, and some fans who were alive when the show first premiered seemed to be genuinely confused by the reference.

After South Park’s Instagram account changed the profile picture to Cartman pulling the “6-7” pose, fans on Reddit discussed the show’s apparent commentary on modern brainrot, but a number of people needed to be filled in. “Can we get a quick explanation for people over the age of 30?” one user questioned. Another asked for more info for “people under 30 but over 12.” 

“As a 35 year old who just heard about it, I feel old,” someone else shared. 

“How does this pic relate to (the meme)?” a bewildered fan asked. “I don’t see any 6s or 7s in the photo.”

Of course, viewers over 30 shouldn’t worry about getting all of the show’s jokes since they’ll soon just be seeing piles of shit instead of South Park characters anyways.