"South Park" (1997) TV series 1997-????

Creators:

Trey Parker
Matt Stone

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Four boys. One f**ked up town.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Parent | Colorado | South Park Colorado | Racist | Famous Line

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 42)

Trey Parker	...	Eric Cartman / ... (184 episodes, 1997-2009)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / ... (183 episodes, 1997-2009)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (136 episodes, 1997-2005)
Mona Marshall	...	Sheila Broflovski / ... (92 episodes, 2000-2009)

Runtime:

30 min | Finland:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18A (DVD rating) (season 3) | Japan:R | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 (2006) (TV rating) (self applied) | Finland:K-3 (1999) (DVD) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:(Banned) | Chile:18 | Canada:18+ (tv rating) | Canada:14A (DVD rating) (seasons 1, 2, 4 - 12) | UK:18 (two episodes) | USA:TV-14 (syndicated episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | France:U (DVD rating) | Italy:VM18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Brazil:18 (some episodes) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:MG6 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:(Banned) | UK:15

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

Butters' supervillain alter-ego, Professor Chaos, is based on Marvel Comics villain Dr. Doom.

Goofs:

Continuity: Clyde's last name was Goodman in early seasons, but the more recent seasons changed it to Harris. In early merchandise and the season eight episode quest for ratings he was called Clyde Donovan. Also, Jimmy's last name has been both Vollmer or Swanson.

Quotes:

Butters: Will I eventually get to South Park if I follow this road?
Hick Gas Station Mechanic: Dat road leads to Conifer. You want ta go to South Park you gotta go down dat road.
[scary road, lighting, ominous music]
Hick Gas Station Mechanic: Course I ain't never seen anyone go up that road. Six years ago a group of campers went out dere and got lost, had to eat each other to stay alive. Used to be da way to da O'Reilly house, he butchered over 50 children and kept der bodies in his cellar. But you should find an old bridge 'bout half way up. Dat bridge is cursed, ya know. Dey built it with the bones of 200 Chinese laborers who were massacred in '34. Ya, a lot of history on dat road.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Knocked Up (2007)

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.