South Park (1997– )

Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

Creators:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh (230 episodes, 1997-2012)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski (230 episodes, 1997-2012)
Mona Marshall	...	Sheila Broflovski (148 episodes, 2000-2012)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (134 episodes, 1997-2005)
April Stewart	...	Sharon Marsh (113 episodes, 2004-2012)

Storyline

South Park is an animated series featuring four foul-mouthed 4th graders, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman. The show is set in the Colorado town of South Park where weird things keep happening, whether its being abducted by aliens or avoiding Kyle's little brother Ike. The show is based on the short film by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, "The Spirit of Christmas".

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Plot Keywords:

parent | colorado | south park colorado | boy | social commentary | 

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Taglines:

Four boys. One f**ked up town.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

HBO (Hungary) Official South Park Webpage

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Miasteczko South Park

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comedy Central, Braniff, Comedy Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is a compilation of all the ways Kenny is killed, sorted from 1997 to 2010. For more details, please visit each individual episodes' FAQ page. Season 1 1: Alien ship laser, heard of cows, police car, rats take his corpse. 2: Shot by Mr. Garrison, impaled through head on flag pole. 3: Lava, shot my Ned, rats take his corpse. 4: Arms and head pulled off at football game, rats take his corpse. 5: Stan's evil clone knocks him into the microwave. 6: Kenny kill Death in his dream. Later Death kills Kenny, rats take his corpse. 7: Dies multiple times, Mir Space Station lands on him, turned into a zombie, gets chain sawed in half, angel statue land on him, airplane crashes on him. 8: Wild turkey plucks out his eye. 9: For Christmas Kenny doesn't die. 10: Turned into duckbilled platypus, shot by Jimbo, rats take his corpse. 11: Scimitar through head. 12: Hanged on tetherball rope. 13: Dragged by a go cart, hit by train. Season 2 1: April Fools joke episode which does not include the main characters. 2: Electrocuted by the hospital's emergency generator, rats freeze to him. 3: A Christmas tree falls on him. 4: Falls into grave, headstone falls on him. 5: Gets hit with dodge ball. 6: Pulled him apart on "Jesus and Pals," rats take his corpse. 7: Dies twice, monster eats him, in a flashback The Fonz hits him with his bike. 8: Dies twice, blown up by M-80, crushed by giant snake firework. 9: Run over by a crowd. 10: Chicken pox. 11: Head explodes, rats take his corpse. 12: Trampled in mosh pit, rats take his corpse. 13: Thrown off a bull. 14: Ozzy Osbourne bites his head off. 15: Evil goldfish eats him. 16: Police shoot him. 17: Mining cart falls on him. 18: Pulled under an escalator. Season 3 1: Struck by lightening, comes back to life when girlfriend performs CPR. 2: Spontaneous combustion. 3: Killed by succubus. 4: Killed by bear while dressed as deer. 5: Circular saw, box of rusty nails. SP: B, L and U: Lights his fart and catches on fire, heart replaced with baked potato. 6: Gets pulled into a giant fan while holding a magnet. 7: Not in this episode. 8: Not in this episode. 9: Cracks his head open on conch shell. 10: Snow-speeders from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back shoot him while he is wearing an ED-209 costume from RoboCop. 11: video game induced seizure, rats explode out of his body. 12: phonics monkey. 13: Laminated. 14: Shot by National Guard flare gun. 15: A chandelier falls on him. 16: Tampon in butt. 17: The Brown Noise. 4 1: Thrown in river with cement shoes. 2: Sledding accident. 3: Frying pan to the head. 4: Shot by Romanian Police. 5: In dream, killed by new born brother. Run over by Ambulance. 6: Piano falls on him. 7: Eats antacids tablets and explodes. 8: Crushed under elevator. 9: Run over by a tour bus. 10: Still dead from previous episode. 11: Dragged to death. 12: Attacked by the Trapper Keeper. 13: Stage light falls on him. 14: not in this episode. 15: Arrested for prostitution. Kenny look-a-like dies in bus driver's uterus. 16: Sacrificed at Carousel. 17: Run over by car. Season 5 1: Pukes to death. 2: Taken by Eagle. 3: Participates in mass suicide. 4: Dies laughing. 5: Arms and Legs chopped off throughout the episode. 6: Faulty roller coaster. 7: Boomerang in the face. 8: Falls into vat of molten lead. 9: Shot by military plane. 10: Run over by motorcycle. 11: Shot by airport security. 12: Already dead. 13: Terminal illness kills Kenny for real. Season 6 12: Cartman drinks Kenny's ashes. 15: Kenny's spirit is exorcised out of Cartman and into a pot roast. Pot roast get eaten by Rob Schneider. Rob/Kenny is impaled through head on flag pole. 16: Shows up mysteriously at the end of the episode with no explanation. Season 7 15: Laser blows him up. Season 8 6: Michael Jackson throws him into the ceiling. Season 9 3: Shot to death. 4: Run over by a truck, and then, after being resurrected to a vegetable-like state, dies in a hospital. Season 11 14: Gunshot in the back of the head. Season 13 1: Dies from syphilis. 10: Explodes with a fireworks rocket. 14: Drowns in pee. Season 14 Episode 1: Kenny is strangled with a belt around his neck while wearing a Batman costume.

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Goofs

Exactly who is related to who in the Marsh family is never consistent. Early episodes imply that Jimbo and Marvin (Stan's grandfather) are on Sharon's side of the family, whereas more recent ones imply they are on Randy's side. Being on Sharon's side makes sense for Jimbo, as he has a different last name. However, Marvin's last name is, indeed, confirmed to be Marsh. Matt Stone revealed in an interview that Jimbo Kerns is Randy's half-brother.

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Quotes

Timmy: GOBBLES.

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Crazy Credits

The tune used for the Braniff logo at the end of the credits is the opening song from Trey Parker and Matt Stone's first film, "Alfred Packer: The Musical" (aka Cannibal: The Musical). Titled "Shpadoinkle Day". "The Sky is blue, and all the leaves are green. The Suns as warm as a baked potato. I think I know exactly what I mean, when I say its a Shpadoinkle day!"

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Connections

Featured in RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture: Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads (2009)

User Reviews

Extremely offensive, and beneath it lies huge laughs...

Matt and Trey need to be commended for this series. It takes shots at EVERYTHING, and it does it in really questionable taste. But that's why I love it. Because, beneath the crude language and vulgar humor, South Park contains one of most biting satires in existence. This show is hilarious, constantly taking current events, such as Stem Cell Research, or fads, like the infamous Poke'mon craze, and spinning their own view on them. Thank you, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Thank you.

BOTTOM LINE: One show I try to never miss on Wednesdays. This series gives me something to look for.