Actually, I don't believe he died every episode, just most of the episodes. And you know, killing a character every episode has actually been done many other times prior to South Park. For instance, there used to be a stand-up show on Fox called The Edge in which the cast got killed in every episode. Also, in the old Aeon Flux episodes Aeon Flux got killed in every episode. Hmmm...I'm thinking of making a thread about characters that are killed in every episode.
Oliver Beene was actually pretty bad. But, the actor who played Oliver is talented. They should give him another show. What's he up to now, anyway?