South Park 

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

Creators:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Brian Graden

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes

Top Rated TV #64 | Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 wins & 81 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / ... 297 episodes, 1997-2018
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / ... 297 episodes, 1997-2018
Mona Marshall	...	Sheila Broflovski / ... 200 episodes, 2000-2018
April Stewart	...	Sharon Marsh / ... 178 episodes, 2004-2018
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef 136 episodes, 1997-2006

Storyline

The curious, adventure-seeking, fourth grade group of 10 year old boys, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny, all join in in buffoonish adventures that sometimes evolve nothing. Sometimes something that was simple at the start, turns out to get out of control. Everything is odd in the small mountain town, South Park, and the boys always find something to do with it.

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Plot Keywords:

elementary school | colorado | religious humor | social satire | censorship | 

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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:

Official South Park Webpage Official South Park Webpage

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

South Park

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comedy Central, Braniff, Comedy Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (season 12-) Dolby Stereo (seasons 1-11)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode 200 and 201 was banned in Sri Lanka for showing Buddha sniffing Cocaine.

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Goofs

In early seasons, whenever the children enter the cafeteria and Chef greets them with the "Hello there children!" line, notice his name on his apron is spelled in lowercase 'chef', but the next scene when he is speaking with the children, and the focus is on him behind the servery, notice his name is spelled in uppercase 'CHEF'.

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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

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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Alternate Versions

All airings of "The Passion Of The Jew" after its first showing have a few changes in the scene where Stan and Kenny visit Mel Gibson:

• Gunshots are heard when Kenny and Stan steal $18 from Mel Gibson's wallet.
• More bouncy Noises are put in when Mel Gibson is bouncing around.
• Mel Gibson's sung line "And good evening friends" is done much differently, including Mel running outside (rathing than bouncing), he does a spin and sings his line, and walks off screen, instead of runs.
• One bounce noise is added in when Mel Gibson jumps in front of the jewish people.

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Connections

Featured in 50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006)

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Soundtracks

South Park (theme song)
Music by Primus
Lyrics by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Performed by Les Claypool, Trey Parker and Matt Stone

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.