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 (149 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 | explosion | 

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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

In the late 1990s, a mother in Canada filed a complaint against this series with the CRTC (Canada's equivalent of the FCC). She stated that her young son, named Kenny, was being traumatized by the death of the character Kenny in each episode, this trauma being made worse by classmates teasing him about it. She requested the CRTC pressure Parker and Stone to change Kenny's name to something else. Her request was thrown out.

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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

Satan: Saddam. But... I killed you.
Saddam Hussein: Well where was I supposed to go, Detroit?

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, actress Henstridge, Natasha is referred to as "The Chick from Species" in the episode where she voices a lesbian substitute teacher.

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Connections

Referenced in Drawn Together: A Tale of Two Cows (2006)
Live Action Cow destroys South Park killing its residents except for Kenny.

User Reviews

Wake up! South Park rules!

I don't know why this show is getting such negative reviews. A lot of people (adults mainly) keep assuming South Park is nothing more than wall to wall curse words and gross out jokes. Far from it. Sure, they swear and there is an occasional gross out jokes, but the show is also filled with quality and classic humor. The plots are genius. So what if it's offensive. Big deal! For some reason, people assume that cartoons are just for little babies, and some people appear to have difficulty accepting the fact that times have changed and animation is not just for kids anymore. Face it, we are living in an age of shows like South Park. Can't deal with it? Then that's just too bad.