 " Pinkeye " has been described as one of the classic episodes of South Park . In " Doug Pratt 's DVD @-@ Video Guide " , Pratt , a DVD reviewer and Rolling Stone contributor , calls " Pinkeye " his favorite episode of the first season of South Park : " We like it primarily because the subject – a horror satire – seems ideally suited for the show 's irreverent attitude . " Eric Mink of the New York Daily News complimented the episode , which he felt illustrated many of the outrageous and shocking elements that had made South Park so popular . He said the episode was particularly notable for its graphic violence : " Most sitcoms would have a problem doing an episode in which one regular character slices another regular character in half with a chainsaw . Not South Park . " Mike Higgins of The Independent said this episode helped " cement ( Eric Cartman 's ) position as one of the great , obnoxious characters of the Nineties " , particularly through his Adolf Hitler Halloween costume . 
