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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa198.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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For the location, see\nSouth Park (Location)\n.\nSouth Park\nis an American animated sitcom, created by\nTrey Parker\nand\nMatt Stone\n. It is broadcast on\nComedy Central\nin the U.S. and on various channels in other countries. The series began in August 1997 and is currently in its\ntwenty-seventh season\nwith a total of\n327 episodes\n,\none feature film\n,\ntwo\nspecials\n,\ntwo\nmade-for-tv movies\nand\n7 shorts\n, as of March 23, 2026. The series has also won five Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.\nFor the first 22 seasons, the series revolved mainly around\nfour young schoolboys\n;\nStan Marsh\n,\nKyle Broflovski\n,\nEric Cartman\n, and\nKenny McCormick\nand their exploits in the fictional town of South Park located in Colorado, but also featured a number of other characters. In Season 23,\nRandy Marsh\ntook the role as the series main character in lieu of the four boys, and the series now sometimes revolves around his exploits at the\nTegridy Farms\n, while also having the boys storylines. The show has also caused a number of controversies regarding its content, as well as the parodies of people and events it portrays.\nIn the very first \"Spirit of Christmas\" re-dubbed as entitled \"Jesus vs. Frosty\" or \"The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty\", the animation started out with the characters having no visible sclerae in their eyes and just having black rings on their faces with black, squiggly, uneven dots for pupils until the next \"The Spirit of Christmas\" re-mastered as \"Jesus vs. Santa\" or \"The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa\", the eye style has been upgraded to larger white sclerae for eyes with rounder-and-more-oval-shaped, larger, black pupils.\nSouth Park\nis the second longest-running sitcom in North America, following right behind\nThe Simpsons\n.\n1\nHistory\n2\nCharacters\n2.1\nMain Characters\n2.1.1\nStan Marsh\n2.1.2\nKyle Broflovski\n2.1.3\nEric Cartman\n2.1.4\nKenny McCormick\n2.2\nFamily Members\n2.3\nTownsfolk\n2.4\nSchool Students\n2.5\nSchool Faculty\n2.6\nOccasional Characters\n2.7\nMinor Characters\n3\nEpisodes\n4\nControversies\n4.1\nScientology\n4.2\nChristianity\n4.3\nJesus Christ\n4.4\nVirgin Mary\n4.5\n\"200\" and \"201\"\n5\nAnimation\n6\nMusic\n6.1\nTheme Song\n7\nOpening Sequence\n8\nAwards\n9\nSee Also\n10\nReferences\nHistory\nThe series' roots go as far back as the early 1990s when Trey Parker and Matt Stone were college students. In 1992, Parker and Stone created a short video called\nJesus vs. Frosty\n. In 1995, Brian Graden, an executive of FOX, saw the film and commissioned Parker and Stone to make another. The next short video called\nThe Spirit of Christmas\nresembles the animation style of the latter series and the characters resemble their latter selves. The video became increasingly popular, and the creators went into talks with FOX for a possible television series revolving around four children as main protagonists. After FOX decided to pass on the series, the duo went to Comedy Central, who commissioned only 6 episodes for the\nfirst season\n, and it debuted on August 13, 1997. After the show proved itself to be a huge success, Comedy Central ordered 7 additional episodes, which Parker and Stone had to quickly produce.\nThe first season relied on shock-value, with rather weird and unusual plot lines such as\nthe breeding of elephants and pigs\nand\na giant mechanized version of Barbra Streisand\n. As the series progressed, the episodes tended to revolve mostly around the characters up until\nSeason Seven\n. In this season there was a noticeable increase in satirical episodes, which remain the most popular to this day. However, in about\nSeason Fifteen\n, there are mostly character-based episodes again. The series began to parody celebrities, such as\nMichael Jackson\n,\nParis Hilton\n, and\nAl Gore\n. It also parodied real-life events such as\nhomosexual marriages\n,\nglobal warming\n, and the\nuse of the N-word\n. The creators also tend to parody (or pay homage to) television shows and films. The parodies also allow the creators to voice their opinions through episodes. The quick production on the show allows the program to respond quickly to current events, such as\nthe capture of Saddam Hussein\n. The parodies, of course, start controversies; in particular the episode \"\nTrapped in the Closet\n\" which mocked Scientology.\nIn September 2007, Parker and Stone signed a contract for three more seasons (beyond the current contract's expiration, which ran up to the end of 2008), which took the show up to 2011 with fifteen seasons and a total of 223 episodes at least.\nIn a news report on\nThe New York Times\nwebsite, a worker at Viacom stated that the show would continue to 2013.\nThe creators announced in the\nSouth Park\nwebsite that\nSouth Park\nwould continue up to its 20th season in 2016.\nThe creators later announced that the series would be running until the twenty-third season.\nOn September 12, 2019, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will extend the series by three seasons and 30 episodes.\n[\n1\n]\nOn August 5, 2021, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a $900 million deal that would extend the series through\nSeason Thirty\nat the end of 2027. This deal also includes an agreement for Matt and Trey to produce 14 original\nSouth Park\nmovies that would go on\nParamount Plus\n.\n[\n2\n]\nCharacters\nMain Characters\nThe main characters on the show consist of four 10-year-old (previously 8 and 9) young boys; Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.\nStan Marsh\nStan as he appeared in\nJesus vs. Frosty\n.\nStan is the straight man of the group. He is often caring and thoughtful and arguably the most 'normal' or 'average' of the group. He is generally well-meaning but is very unimpressed and embarrassed by the way the adults of the town (like his father) react to situations. However, the only unique trait Stan possesses is the fact that every time a girl he loves, particularly\nWendy\n, talks to him, he vomits uncontrollably. But for some reason, he doesn't do that very often because he is used to her talking to him all the time but every time they try to kiss Stan always vomits on Wendy. (As the love-plot with Wendy and the focus on the four boys faded away, so did Stan's vomiting problem.)\nKyle Broflovski\nKyle in the original Christmas short.\nKyle is the smartest, has generally high moral standards, and is one of the only Jews in town, which causes him to be constantly mocked by Cartman, much to his frustration. He is compassionate and is at times easily angered, especially by Cartman. He and Stan are best friends and trade places as the main series protagonist.\nEric Cartman\nThe Original Cartman from\nJesus vs. Frosty\nwhere he was portrayed as \"Kenny\".\nEric (often referred to by just his surname Cartman) is the short-tempered, self-centered, manipulative child who is spoiled at home. He is evil, deceitful, scheming, impatient, and intolerant of most races and groups of people he doesn't belong to  (Good examples would be Jewish people and hippies). He insults almost everybody in one way or another and, most of the time, lacks any sort of decency and emotion. Even though he hates Kyle, he always interacts with him and constantly talks to or thinks about him. He always calls others \"assholes\" and tells them to \"suck his balls\" more than anybody in South Park. For some reason, no matter how many times the others say that they hate him or that he is not their friend, nothing ever gets through his thick skull, nor is he kicked out of the four friends' circle for long. He's considered as the most revolved character on television. Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated\n(at Comic-Con in 2013)\nthat they would never go out of inspiration for Cartman (\"We have to make ourselves find stories that evolve around other characters.\")\nKenny McCormick\nThe Original Kenny from\nJesus vs. Frosty\nwhere he was nameless.\nKenny is the mainly silent character from the series, most recently because he always wears an orange parka that covers his mouth, which makes his speech muffled and difficult to understand. Kenny is most famous for the fact that he dies in almost every episode in the first five seasons and for some reason always comes back for the next episode like nothing ever happened. In\nSeason Fourteen\n's Coon Trilogy, it is explained that Kenny is immortal and when he appears to die, he always wakes up in his bed and no one else seems to know that he died the day before. Kenny is the most knowledgeable of the four boys when it comes to sexuality and sex. He enjoys pornography, girls, and toilet humor. When he died in the episode \"\nKenny Dies\n\", he was absent from 'South Park' (physically) for the next season, but returns in the final episode of\nSeason Six\n, explaining that he was 'just over there'.\nFamily Members\nMain article:\nFamilies\nThe families of main characters (and some of the other children) are also often featured as well. Each main character's family is somewhat unique to one another, from Kyle's stereotypical Jewish parents to Cartman's hermaphroditic\nmother\n, but these examples are among many. It is also worth noting that Stan's father Randy is featured more prominently in recent episodes, and one could arguably even consider him the main character.\nTownsfolk\nMany of the various\ntownsfolk\nare considered prominent characters. Townsfolk such as\nMayor McDaniels\n,\nOfficer Barbrady\n, and\nPriest Maxi\nhave been in the show since the start. There's also a number of minor townsfolk that appear as background characters or one-off characters.\nSchool Students\nThe majority of the cast is made up of the classmates of the main characters. These include characters such as Wendy Testaburger, the love interest of Stan Marsh;\nTweek Tweak\n, a paranoid, hyperactive young coffee addict,\nBebe Stevens\n, Wendy's best friend, and the popular wheelchair-bound\nTimmy\nand crutch-bound\nJimmy Valmer\n. Some classmates such as\nCraig\n,\nClyde\n, and\nTolkien\nwere originally background characters but have gained quite an amount of attention in later seasons.\nSchool Faculty\nThe staff at\nSouth Park Elementary\nhave also gained a lot of attention such as the controversial\nHerbert Garrison\n(Janet, from \"\nMr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina\n\" to \"\nEek, A Penis!\n\"). Some staff has been only in the show for one episode, but many have remained prominent since Season One.\nOccasional Characters\nThe show also has a number of characters who remain recurring, but do not appear often. These tend to be biblical characters, such as\nJesus\n,\nSatan\n, and\nGod\n. Even\nSaddam Hussein\nis a character, but some are completely original, such as\nTowelie\n, the talking towel, and the\nCanadian\ncomic duo,\nTerrance and Phillip\n.\nMinor Characters\nMain article:\nList of Minor Characters\nMinor characters appear throughout nearly every episode. These are usually one-offs, but some appear again or are mentioned at a later point.\nEpisodes\nMain article:\nList of Episodes\nControversies\nThe show has caused a number of controversies, not just in America.\nAustralia\ncomplained after the show depicted\nSteve Irwin\nafter he had recently died at Satan's Halloween party with a stingray hanging out of his chest in the episode \"\nHell on Earth 2006\n\". The show responded to this by mocking the death in the episode \"\nStanley's Cup\n\".\nScientology\nThe most well-known controversy is the one from the\nSeason Nine\nepisode, \"\nTrapped in the Closet\n\". This episode mocks Scientology, claiming it to be a huge scam (because it charges its followers money to join). It also lampoons\nTom Cruise\n, who demanded the episode be banned. The episode, which aired in 2005, led to the Church of Scientology putting pressure on voice actor\nIsaac Hayes\n, who voiced\nChef\nand was a Scientologist. In January 2006, Hayes expressed his thoughts on the episode in an interview with\nThe AV Club\n:\nWell, I talked to Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker] about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, 'Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that [expletive], you know?' But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses and understand what we do. [Laughs.]\n[\n3\n]\nHayes suffered from a stroke on January 17, 2006, and quit the series by March 13, 2006.\n[\n4\n]\nMatt Stone stated that he and Trey Parker \"never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin.\"\n[\n4\n]\nParker and Stone killed off Chef in the Season Ten premiere \"\nThe Return of Chef\n\", which aired on March 22, 2006. Tom Cruise and\nJohn Travolta\nappear in \"Trapped in the Closet\" as Scientologists as they are in real life. They are portrayed as somewhat dimwitted or cowards. According to Comedy Central,\nSouth Park\nwas not trying to mock these two celebrities' beliefs.\nChristianity\nMost characters in South Park are of Roman Catholic faith. There are very few characters who aren't Catholic, for example, Kyle Broflovski is an ethnic Jew and member of the Jewish faith. Catholicism and Protestantism have been made fun of commonly in South Park. Inside Eric Cartman's house, there is a crucifix on the wall that looks too depressing, rather than how it looks in reality. The show has mocked Catholic priests over the Sexual abuse scandal.\nJesus Christ\nJesus appears sometimes as the main character. In one episode, he\nnearly loses a fight to Satan\nand in another, he is\nkilled by Kyle Broflovski\n. This is a very controversial event, however, some Christians say that the show is \"just trying to be funny,\" as others say it is gruesome.\nVirgin Mary\nThe final episode in\nSeason Nine\nwas particularly controversial. After the \"\nTrapped in the Closet\n\" episode, the Season Nine finale \"\nBloody Mary\n\" the Virgin Mary bleeds from her butt. They also said she sucked lots of dick in the song \"\nThe Most Offensive Song Ever\n\".\n\"200\" and \"201\"\nIn the episode \"\n200\n\", they built up the fact that the next episode would feature\nMuhammad\n, the prophet of the Muslim faith. A New York-Revolution Muslim site warned Trey and Matt that many Muslims might want to kill them. The second part, \"\n201\n\", was heavily censored by Comedy Central, including the final speech by Kyle Broflovski about free speech, ironically.\nAnimation\nAn example of a different type of animation used.\nSouth Park\nwas originally made out of construction paper, inspired by the animations of\nTerry Gilliam\n's animations for\nMonty Python's Flying Circus\n. This style was applied to the animated shorts as well as \"\nCartman Gets an Anal Probe\n\" (though rewriting of this episode caused some scenes to be made using the technology of the rest of the series). Later episodes have been made on computers. The characters are made in CorelDRAW and animated using Maya. Some episodes feature pre-packaged explosions, live-action video, and lighting effects. The show is heavily criticized for its animation, but the quick way of making episodes allows a quick production time, with some episodes being made in as little as three days.\nSome episodes feature completely different animation. The episode \"\nMake Love, Not Warcraft\n\" was made in machinima to represent the boys playing\nWorld of Warcraft\n. The episode \"\nGood Times with Weapons\n\" also uses anime. \"\nMajor Boobage\n\" also uses different animation.\nMusic\nMany actual pieces of music are featured in the show, yet a lot of songs are original and written by Trey Parker. Trey and Matt also have their own band, called\nDVDA\nwhich has had a few of its songs featured in episodes.\nTheme Song\nMain article:\nSouth Park Theme\nThe show's theme music was originally composed by\nPrimus\n, but throughout the series' run the music has been replaced. The original theme ran up until \"\nFourth Grade\n\" in which a new and much quicker piece replaced it. This theme lasted until the start of Season Six when it was replaced with a much more country sounding theme. This was the longest-running theme, but it was finally replaced in \"\nMake Love, Not Warcraft\n\" with the current theme. This theme features the first few notes of the original and replaces the rest of the music with the track \"Whamola\" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.\nThe lyrics have remained almost the same since the start (with the exceptions of Kenny's lines). Kenny's lines are usually rather rude and vulgar but are muffled by his parka. When he was \"killed-off\" during Season Six, Timmy replaced him, singing only his name over and over with another of his catchphrases \"Livin' a lie!\" added in.\nOpening Sequence\nMain article:\nSouth Park Title Sequence\nA still from the Season Ten opening sequence.\nThe opening sequences tend to differ over the seasons as well. The first one just showed the boys' heads falling out of the sky along with the scenery as it fell into place. The boys were then shown going to school on their bus surrounded by replays of previous events (such as\nMecha-Streisand\nrising up behind town hall). In \"\nFourth Grade\n\", a new opening was used with the new theme music. This one showed the beginning of the first one, but as everything forms into place, it explodes. The rest of the opening shows 3D animations of the boys and clips from previous episodes with tag lines such as \"More explosions\". From Season Six up until\nSeason Eleven\na simpler opening is used. This one features the boys being made out of construction paper (as they were originally) singing their lines while clips of episodes from the previous half-season are used. This opening remained despite the change of theme tune in \"\nMake Love, Not Warcraft\n\".\nStarting from\nSeason Twelve\n, a brand new opening was introduced. This time, the music was more rock- style and upbeat, which was the new tune starting from \"\nMake Love, Not Warcraft\n\". The boys instead said their lines while appearing on different sides of the screen. This continued until the end of\nSeason Thirteen\n. The boys then sang their lyrics using old clips.\nSeason Seventeen\nfeatured a brand new intro, a 3D version of the original opening sequence.\nAwards\nThe show has so far won five Emmy Awards, a Peabody award, and a CableACE Award. Other awards include an MTV Movie Award. The show was also nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Award for \"Best Animated Show\" but lost to\nFamily Guy\n.\nSee Also\nCast and Crew\nInternational Versions of South Park\nReferences\n↑\nSOUTH PARK RENEWED THROUGH HISTORIC 26TH SEASON\n. southpark.cc.com.\n↑\nMTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expensive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027\n. Comedy Central (August 5, 2021).\n↑\nFriedman, Roger (March 20, 2006). \"\nChef's Quitting Controversy\n\".\nFox News\n. Archived from\nthe original\non April 15, 2006.\n↑\nJump up to:\n4.0\n4.1\n\"Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'\"\n. March 13, 2006.\nSan Francisco Gate\n. Associated Press. 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[2\\.1.3 Eric Cartman](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Eric_Cartman)\n    - [2\\.1.4 Kenny McCormick](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Kenny_McCormick)\n  - [2\\.2 Family Members](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Family_Members)\n  - [2\\.3 Townsfolk](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Townsfolk)\n  - [2\\.4 School Students](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#School_Students)\n  - [2\\.5 School Faculty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#School_Faculty)\n  - [2\\.6 Occasional Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Occasional_Characters)\n  - [2\\.7 Minor Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Minor_Characters)\n- [3 Episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Episodes)\n- [4 Controversies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Controversies)\n  - [4\\.1 Scientology](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Scientology)\n  - 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For the location, see [South Park (Location)](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_\$Location\$ \"South Park (Location)\").*\n\n***South Park*** is an American animated sitcom, created by [Trey Parker](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trey_Parker \"Trey Parker\") and [Matt Stone](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Matt_Stone \"Matt Stone\"). It is broadcast on [Comedy Central](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Comedy_Central \"Comedy Central\") in the U.S. and on various channels in other countries. The series began in August 1997 and is currently in its [twenty-seventh season](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Twenty-Seven \"Season Twenty-Seven\") with a total of [327 episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Episodes \"List of Episodes\"), [one feature film](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_%26_Uncut \"South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut\"), [two](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Pandemic_Special \"The Pandemic Special\") [specials](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_ParQ_Vaccination_Special \"South ParQ Vaccination Special\"), [two](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park:_Post_Covid \"South Park: Post Covid\") [made-for-tv movies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park:_Post_Covid:_The_Return_of_Covid \"South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid\") and [7 shorts](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Shorts \"List of Shorts\"), as of March 23, 2026. The series has also won five Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.\n\nFor the first 22 seasons, the series revolved mainly around [four young schoolboys](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Boys \"The Boys\"); [Stan Marsh](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stan_Marsh \"Stan Marsh\"), [Kyle Broflovski](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kyle_Broflovski \"Kyle Broflovski\"), [Eric Cartman](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Eric_Cartman \"Eric Cartman\"), and [Kenny McCormick](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kenny_McCormick \"Kenny McCormick\") and their exploits in the fictional town of South Park located in Colorado, but also featured a number of other characters. In Season 23, [Randy Marsh](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Randy_Marsh \"Randy Marsh\") took the role as the series main character in lieu of the four boys, and the series now sometimes revolves around his exploits at the [Tegridy Farms](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tegridy_Farms_\$Location\$ \"Tegridy Farms (Location)\"), while also having the boys storylines. The show has also caused a number of controversies regarding its content, as well as the parodies of people and events it portrays.\n\nIn the very first \"Spirit of Christmas\" re-dubbed as entitled \"Jesus vs. Frosty\" or \"The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty\", the animation started out with the characters having no visible sclerae in their eyes and just having black rings on their faces with black, squiggly, uneven dots for pupils until the next \"The Spirit of Christmas\" re-mastered as \"Jesus vs. Santa\" or \"The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa\", the eye style has been upgraded to larger white sclerae for eyes with rounder-and-more-oval-shaped, larger, black pupils.\n\n*South Park* is the second longest-running sitcom in North America, following right behind *[The Simpsons](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Simpsons \"The Simpsons\")*.\n\n## Contents\n- [1 History](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#History)\n- [2 Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Characters)\n  - [2\\.1 Main Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Main_Characters)\n    - [2\\.1.1 Stan Marsh](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Stan_Marsh)\n    - [2\\.1.2 Kyle Broflovski](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Kyle_Broflovski)\n    - [2\\.1.3 Eric Cartman](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Eric_Cartman)\n    - [2\\.1.4 Kenny McCormick](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Kenny_McCormick)\n  - [2\\.2 Family Members](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Family_Members)\n  - [2\\.3 Townsfolk](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Townsfolk)\n  - [2\\.4 School Students](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#School_Students)\n  - [2\\.5 School Faculty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#School_Faculty)\n  - [2\\.6 Occasional Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Occasional_Characters)\n  - [2\\.7 Minor Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Minor_Characters)\n- [3 Episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Episodes)\n- [4 Controversies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Controversies)\n  - [4\\.1 Scientology](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Scientology)\n  - [4\\.2 Christianity](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Christianity)\n  - [4\\.3 Jesus Christ](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Jesus_Christ)\n  - [4\\.4 Virgin Mary](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Virgin_Mary)\n  - [4\\.5 \"200\" and \"201\"](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#\"200\"_and_\"201\")\n- [5 Animation](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Animation)\n- [6 Music](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Music)\n  - [6\\.1 Theme Song](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Theme_Song)\n- [7 Opening Sequence](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Opening_Sequence)\n- [8 Awards](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Awards)\n- [9 See Also](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#See_Also)\n- [10 References](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#References)\n## History\nThe series' roots go as far back as the early 1990s when Trey Parker and Matt Stone were college students. In 1992, Parker and Stone created a short video called *[Jesus vs. Frosty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Spirit_of_Christmas#Jesus_vs._Frosty \"The Spirit of Christmas\")*. In 1995, Brian Graden, an executive of FOX, saw the film and commissioned Parker and Stone to make another. The next short video called *[The Spirit of Christmas](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Spirit_of_Christmas \"The Spirit of Christmas\")* resembles the animation style of the latter series and the characters resemble their latter selves. The video became increasingly popular, and the creators went into talks with FOX for a possible television series revolving around four children as main protagonists. After FOX decided to pass on the series, the duo went to Comedy Central, who commissioned only 6 episodes for the [first season](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_One \"Season One\"), and it debuted on August 13, 1997. After the show proved itself to be a huge success, Comedy Central ordered 7 additional episodes, which Parker and Stone had to quickly produce.\n\nThe first season relied on shock-value, with rather weird and unusual plot lines such as [the breeding of elephants and pigs](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/An_Elephant_Makes_Love_to_a_Pig \"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig\") and [a giant mechanized version of Barbra Streisand](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mecha-Streisand \"Mecha-Streisand\"). As the series progressed, the episodes tended to revolve mostly around the characters up until [Season Seven](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Seven \"Season Seven\"). In this season there was a noticeable increase in satirical episodes, which remain the most popular to this day. However, in about [Season Fifteen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Fifteen \"Season Fifteen\"), there are mostly character-based episodes again. The series began to parody celebrities, such as [Michael Jackson](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Jeffersons \"The Jeffersons\"), [Paris Hilton](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stupid_Spoiled_W****_Video_Playset \"Stupid Spoiled W**** Video Playset\"), and [Al Gore](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/ManBearPig \"ManBearPig\"). It also parodied real-life events such as [homosexual marriages](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Follow_That_Egg! \"Follow That Egg!\"), [global warming](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Smug_Alert! \"Smug Alert!\"), and the [use of the N-word](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/With_Apologies_to_Jesse_Jackson \"With Apologies to Jesse Jackson\"). The creators also tend to parody (or pay homage to) television shows and films. The parodies also allow the creators to voice their opinions through episodes. The quick production on the show allows the program to respond quickly to current events, such as [the capture of Saddam Hussein](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/It%27s_Christmas_in_Canada \"It's Christmas in Canada\"). The parodies, of course, start controversies; in particular the episode \"[Trapped in the Closet](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trapped_in_the_Closet \"Trapped in the Closet\")\" which mocked Scientology.\n\nIn September 2007, Parker and Stone signed a contract for three more seasons (beyond the current contract's expiration, which ran up to the end of 2008), which took the show up to 2011 with fifteen seasons and a total of 223 episodes at least.\n\nIn a news report on *The New York Times* website, a worker at Viacom stated that the show would continue to 2013.\n\nThe creators announced in the *South Park* website that *South Park* would continue up to its 20th season in 2016.\n\nThe creators later announced that the series would be running until the twenty-third season.\n\nOn September 12, 2019, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will extend the series by three seasons and 30 episodes.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-1)\n\nOn August 5, 2021, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a \\$900 million deal that would extend the series through [Season Thirty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Thirty \"Season Thirty\") at the end of 2027. This deal also includes an agreement for Matt and Trey to produce 14 original *South Park* movies that would go on [Paramount Plus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Paramount_Plus \"Paramount Plus\").[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-2)\n\n## [Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Portal:Characters \"Portal:Characters\")\n### Main Characters\nThe main characters on the show consist of four 10-year-old (previously 8 and 9) young boys; Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.\n\n#### Stan Marsh\n[![Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/0b\/OriginalStan.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206134106)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/0b\/OriginalStan.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206134106)\n\nStan as he appeared in **Jesus vs. Frosty**.\n\nStan is the straight man of the group. He is often caring and thoughtful and arguably the most 'normal' or 'average' of the group. He is generally well-meaning but is very unimpressed and embarrassed by the way the adults of the town (like his father) react to situations. However, the only unique trait Stan possesses is the fact that every time a girl he loves, particularly [Wendy](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Wendy_Testaburger \"Wendy Testaburger\"), talks to him, he vomits uncontrollably. But for some reason, he doesn't do that very often because he is used to her talking to him all the time but every time they try to kiss Stan always vomits on Wendy. (As the love-plot with Wendy and the focus on the four boys faded away, so did Stan's vomiting problem.)\n\n#### Kyle Broflovski\n[![Kyle in the original Christmas short.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/5\/5f\/KyleOriginal.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206134241)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/5\/5f\/KyleOriginal.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206134241)\n\nKyle in the original Christmas short.\n\nKyle is the smartest, has generally high moral standards, and is one of the only Jews in town, which causes him to be constantly mocked by Cartman, much to his frustration. He is compassionate and is at times easily angered, especially by Cartman. He and Stan are best friends and trade places as the main series protagonist.\n\n#### Eric Cartman\n[![The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as \"Kenny\".](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/OriginalCartman.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206134734)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/OriginalCartman.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206134734)\n\nThe Original Cartman from **Jesus vs. Frosty** where he was portrayed as \"Kenny\".\n\nEric (often referred to by just his surname Cartman) is the short-tempered, self-centered, manipulative child who is spoiled at home. He is evil, deceitful, scheming, impatient, and intolerant of most races and groups of people he doesn't belong to (Good examples would be Jewish people and hippies). He insults almost everybody in one way or another and, most of the time, lacks any sort of decency and emotion. Even though he hates Kyle, he always interacts with him and constantly talks to or thinks about him. He always calls others \"assholes\" and tells them to \"suck his balls\" more than anybody in South Park. For some reason, no matter how many times the others say that they hate him or that he is not their friend, nothing ever gets through his thick skull, nor is he kicked out of the four friends' circle for long. He's considered as the most revolved character on television. Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated [(at Comic-Con in 2013)](https:\/\/youtu.be\/PHKrU-DSMCY) that they would never go out of inspiration for Cartman (\"We have to make ourselves find stories that evolve around other characters.\")\n\n#### Kenny McCormick\n[![The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/Original_Kenny.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206135749)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/Original_Kenny.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206135749)\n\n[![The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/Original_Kenny.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206135749)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/Original_Kenny.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206135749)\n\nThe Original Kenny from **Jesus vs. Frosty** where he was nameless.\n\nKenny is the mainly silent character from the series, most recently because he always wears an orange parka that covers his mouth, which makes his speech muffled and difficult to understand. Kenny is most famous for the fact that he dies in almost every episode in the first five seasons and for some reason always comes back for the next episode like nothing ever happened. In [Season Fourteen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Fourteen \"Season Fourteen\")'s Coon Trilogy, it is explained that Kenny is immortal and when he appears to die, he always wakes up in his bed and no one else seems to know that he died the day before. Kenny is the most knowledgeable of the four boys when it comes to sexuality and sex. He enjoys pornography, girls, and toilet humor. When he died in the episode \"[Kenny Dies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kenny_Dies \"Kenny Dies\")\", he was absent from 'South Park' (physically) for the next season, but returns in the final episode of [Season Six](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Six \"Season Six\"), explaining that he was 'just over there'.\n\n### Family Members\n*Main article: [Families](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Portal:Characters\/Families \"Portal:Characters\/Families\")*\n\nThe families of main characters (and some of the other children) are also often featured as well. Each main character's family is somewhat unique to one another, from Kyle's stereotypical Jewish parents to Cartman's hermaphroditic [mother](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Liane_Cartman \"Liane Cartman\"), but these examples are among many. It is also worth noting that Stan's father Randy is featured more prominently in recent episodes, and one could arguably even consider him the main character.\n\n### Townsfolk\nMany of the various [townsfolk](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Townsfolk \"Townsfolk\") are considered prominent characters. Townsfolk such as [Mayor McDaniels](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mayor_McDaniels \"Mayor McDaniels\"), [Officer Barbrady](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Officer_Barbrady \"Officer Barbrady\"), and [Priest Maxi](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Priest_Maxi \"Priest Maxi\") have been in the show since the start. There's also a number of minor townsfolk that appear as background characters or one-off characters.\n\n### School Students\nThe majority of the cast is made up of the classmates of the main characters. These include characters such as Wendy Testaburger, the love interest of Stan Marsh; [Tweek Tweak](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tweek_Tweak \"Tweek Tweak\"), a paranoid, hyperactive young coffee addict, [Bebe Stevens](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bebe_Stevens \"Bebe Stevens\"), Wendy's best friend, and the popular wheelchair-bound [Timmy](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Timmy \"Timmy\") and crutch-bound [Jimmy Valmer](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jimmy_Valmer \"Jimmy Valmer\"). Some classmates such as [Craig](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Craig_Tucker \"Craig Tucker\"), [Clyde](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Clyde_Donovan \"Clyde Donovan\"), and [Tolkien](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tolkien_Black \"Tolkien Black\") were originally background characters but have gained quite an amount of attention in later seasons.\n\n### School Faculty\nThe staff at [South Park Elementary](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_Elementary \"South Park Elementary\") have also gained a lot of attention such as the controversial [Herbert Garrison](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Herbert_Garrison \"Herbert Garrison\") (Janet, from \"[Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mr._Garrison%27s_Fancy_New_Vagina \"Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina\")\" to \"[Eek, A Penis\\!](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Eek,_A_Penis! \"Eek, A Penis!\")\"). Some staff has been only in the show for one episode, but many have remained prominent since Season One.\n\n### Occasional Characters\nThe show also has a number of characters who remain recurring, but do not appear often. These tend to be biblical characters, such as [Jesus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jesus \"Jesus\"), [Satan](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Satan \"Satan\"), and [God](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/God \"God\"). Even [Saddam Hussein](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein \"Saddam Hussein\") is a character, but some are completely original, such as [Towelie](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Towelie_\$Character\$ \"Towelie (Character)\"), the talking towel, and the [Canadian](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Canada \"Canada\") comic duo, [Terrance and Phillip](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Terrance_and_Phillip \"Terrance and Phillip\").\n\n### Minor Characters\n*Main article: [List of Minor Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Minor_Characters \"List of Minor Characters\")*\n\nMinor characters appear throughout nearly every episode. These are usually one-offs, but some appear again or are mentioned at a later point.\n\n## Episodes\n*Main article: [List of Episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Episodes \"List of Episodes\")*\n\n## Controversies\nThe show has caused a number of controversies, not just in America. [Australia](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Australia \"Australia\") complained after the show depicted [Steve Irwin](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Steve_Irwin \"Steve Irwin\") after he had recently died at Satan's Halloween party with a stingray hanging out of his chest in the episode \"[Hell on Earth 2006](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Hell_on_Earth_2006 \"Hell on Earth 2006\")\". The show responded to this by mocking the death in the episode \"[Stanley's Cup](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stanley%27s_Cup \"Stanley's Cup\")\".\n\n### Scientology\nThe most well-known controversy is the one from the [Season Nine](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Nine \"Season Nine\") episode, \"[Trapped in the Closet](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trapped_in_the_Closet \"Trapped in the Closet\")\". This episode mocks Scientology, claiming it to be a huge scam (because it charges its followers money to join). It also lampoons [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\"), who demanded the episode be banned. The episode, which aired in 2005, led to the Church of Scientology putting pressure on voice actor [Isaac Hayes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Isaac_Hayes \"Isaac Hayes\"), who voiced [Chef](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Chef \"Chef\") and was a Scientologist. In January 2006, Hayes expressed his thoughts on the episode in an interview with *The AV Club*:\n\n> Well, I talked to Matt \\[Stone\\] and Trey \\[Parker\\] about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, 'Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that \\[expletive\\], you know?' But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses and understand what we do. \\[Laughs.\\][\\[3\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-Friedman-3)\n\nHayes suffered from a stroke on January 17, 2006, and quit the series by March 13, 2006.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Matt Stone stated that he and Trey Parker \"never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin.\"[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Parker and Stone killed off Chef in the Season Ten premiere \"[The Return of Chef](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Return_of_Chef \"The Return of Chef\")\", which aired on March 22, 2006. Tom Cruise and [John Travolta](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/John_Travolta \"John Travolta\") appear in \"Trapped in the Closet\" as Scientologists as they are in real life. They are portrayed as somewhat dimwitted or cowards. According to Comedy Central, *South Park* was not trying to mock these two celebrities' beliefs.\n\n### Christianity\nMost characters in South Park are of Roman Catholic faith. There are very few characters who aren't Catholic, for example, Kyle Broflovski is an ethnic Jew and member of the Jewish faith. Catholicism and Protestantism have been made fun of commonly in South Park. Inside Eric Cartman's house, there is a crucifix on the wall that looks too depressing, rather than how it looks in reality. The show has mocked Catholic priests over the Sexual abuse scandal.\n\n### Jesus Christ\nJesus appears sometimes as the main character. In one episode, he [nearly loses a fight to Satan](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Damien \"Damien\") and in another, he is [killed by Kyle Broflovski](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fantastic_Easter_Special \"Fantastic Easter Special\"). This is a very controversial event, however, some Christians say that the show is \"just trying to be funny,\" as others say it is gruesome.\n\n### Virgin Mary\nThe final episode in [Season Nine](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Nine \"Season Nine\") was particularly controversial. After the \"[Trapped in the Closet](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trapped_in_the_Closet \"Trapped in the Closet\")\" episode, the Season Nine finale \"[Bloody Mary](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bloody_Mary \"Bloody Mary\")\" the Virgin Mary bleeds from her butt. They also said she sucked lots of dick in the song \"[The Most Offensive Song Ever](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Most_Offensive_Song_Ever \"The Most Offensive Song Ever\")\".\n\n### \"200\" and \"201\"\nIn the episode \"[200](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/200 \"200\")\", they built up the fact that the next episode would feature [Muhammad](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Muhammad \"Muhammad\"), the prophet of the Muslim faith. A New York-Revolution Muslim site warned Trey and Matt that many Muslims might want to kill them. The second part, \"[201](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/201 \"201\")\", was heavily censored by Comedy Central, including the final speech by Kyle Broflovski about free speech, ironically.\n\n## Animation\n[![An example of a different type of animation used.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/4\/4e\/1008mlnw.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20061016233906)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/4\/4e\/1008mlnw.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20061016233906)\n\n[![An example of a different type of animation used.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/4\/4e\/1008mlnw.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20061016233906)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/4\/4e\/1008mlnw.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20061016233906)\n\nAn example of a different type of animation used.\n\n*South Park* was originally made out of construction paper, inspired by the animations of [Terry Gilliam](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Terry_Gilliam \"Terry Gilliam\")'s animations for *[Monty Python's Flying Circus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Monty_Python \"Monty Python\")*. This style was applied to the animated shorts as well as \"[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe \"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe\")\" (though rewriting of this episode caused some scenes to be made using the technology of the rest of the series). Later episodes have been made on computers. The characters are made in CorelDRAW and animated using Maya. Some episodes feature pre-packaged explosions, live-action video, and lighting effects. The show is heavily criticized for its animation, but the quick way of making episodes allows a quick production time, with some episodes being made in as little as three days.\n\nSome episodes feature completely different animation. The episode \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\" was made in machinima to represent the boys playing *World of Warcraft*. The episode \"[Good Times with Weapons](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Good_Times_with_Weapons \"Good Times with Weapons\")\" also uses anime. \"[Major Boobage](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Major_Boobage \"Major Boobage\")\" also uses different animation.\n\n## Music\nMany actual pieces of music are featured in the show, yet a lot of songs are original and written by Trey Parker. Trey and Matt also have their own band, called [DVDA](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/DVDA \"DVDA\") which has had a few of its songs featured in episodes.\n\n### Theme Song\n*Main article: [South Park Theme](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_Theme \"South Park Theme\")*\n\nThe show's theme music was originally composed by [Primus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Primus \"Primus\"), but throughout the series' run the music has been replaced. The original theme ran up until \"[Fourth Grade](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fourth_Grade \"Fourth Grade\")\" in which a new and much quicker piece replaced it. This theme lasted until the start of Season Six when it was replaced with a much more country sounding theme. This was the longest-running theme, but it was finally replaced in \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\" with the current theme. This theme features the first few notes of the original and replaces the rest of the music with the track \"Whamola\" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.\n\nThe lyrics have remained almost the same since the start (with the exceptions of Kenny's lines). Kenny's lines are usually rather rude and vulgar but are muffled by his parka. When he was \"killed-off\" during Season Six, Timmy replaced him, singing only his name over and over with another of his catchphrases \"Livin' a lie!\" added in.\n\n## Opening Sequence\n*Main article: [South Park Title Sequence](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_Title_Sequence \"South Park Title Sequence\")*\n\n[![A still from the Season Ten opening sequence.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/a\/a5\/Intro1.JPG\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20071014113936)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/a\/a5\/Intro1.JPG\/revision\/latest?cb=20071014113936)\n\n[![A still from the Season Ten opening sequence.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/a\/a5\/Intro1.JPG\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20071014113936)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/a\/a5\/Intro1.JPG\/revision\/latest?cb=20071014113936)\n\nA still from the Season Ten opening sequence.\n\nThe opening sequences tend to differ over the seasons as well. The first one just showed the boys' heads falling out of the sky along with the scenery as it fell into place. The boys were then shown going to school on their bus surrounded by replays of previous events (such as [Mecha-Streisand](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mecha-Streisand \"Mecha-Streisand\") rising up behind town hall). In \"[Fourth Grade](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fourth_Grade \"Fourth Grade\")\", a new opening was used with the new theme music. This one showed the beginning of the first one, but as everything forms into place, it explodes. The rest of the opening shows 3D animations of the boys and clips from previous episodes with tag lines such as \"More explosions\". From Season Six up until [Season Eleven](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Eleven \"Season Eleven\") a simpler opening is used. This one features the boys being made out of construction paper (as they were originally) singing their lines while clips of episodes from the previous half-season are used. This opening remained despite the change of theme tune in \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\".\n\nStarting from [Season Twelve](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Twelve \"Season Twelve\"), a brand new opening was introduced. This time, the music was more rock- style and upbeat, which was the new tune starting from \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\". The boys instead said their lines while appearing on different sides of the screen. This continued until the end of [Season Thirteen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Thirteen \"Season Thirteen\"). The boys then sang their lyrics using old clips. [Season Seventeen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Seventeen \"Season Seventeen\") featured a brand new intro, a 3D version of the original opening sequence.\n\n## Awards\nThe show has so far won five Emmy Awards, a Peabody award, and a CableACE Award. Other awards include an MTV Movie Award. The show was also nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Award for \"Best Animated Show\" but lost to *[Family Guy](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Family_Guy \"Family Guy\")*.\n\n## See Also\n- [Cast and Crew](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cast_and_Crew \"Cast and Crew\")\n- [International Versions of South Park](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/International_Versions_of_South_Park \"International Versions of South Park\")\n## References\n1. [↑](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-1 \"Jump up\")  [SOUTH PARK RENEWED THROUGH HISTORIC 26TH SEASON](https:\/\/southpark.cc.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/12\/south-park-renewed-through-historic-26th-season). southpark.cc.com.\n2. [↑](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-2 \"Jump up\")  [MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expensive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027](https:\/\/press.cc.com\/press-release\/2021\/08\/05\/press-mtv-entertainment-studios-inks-new-and-expansive-deal-with-creators-trey-parker-and-matt-stone). Comedy Central (August 5, 2021).\n3. [↑](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-Friedman_3-0 \"Jump up\") Friedman, Roger (March 20, 2006). \"[Chef's Quitting Controversy](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060415145801\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,188463,00.html)\". *Fox News*. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,188463,00.html) on April 15, 2006.\n4. ↑ [Jump up to: 4\\.0](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-0) [4\\.1](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-1) [\"Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'\"](https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/entertainment\/tv\/article\/isaac-hayes-quits-south-park-1198284.php). March 13, 2006. *San Francisco Gate*. Associated Press. 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For the location, see [South Park (Location)](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_\$Location\$ \"South Park (Location)\").*\n\n***South Park*** is an American animated sitcom, created by [Trey Parker](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trey_Parker \"Trey Parker\") and [Matt Stone](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Matt_Stone \"Matt Stone\"). It is broadcast on [Comedy Central](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Comedy_Central \"Comedy Central\") in the U.S. and on various channels in other countries. The series began in August 1997 and is currently in its [twenty-seventh season](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Twenty-Seven \"Season Twenty-Seven\") with a total of [327 episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Episodes \"List of Episodes\"), [one feature film](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_%26_Uncut \"South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut\"), [two](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Pandemic_Special \"The Pandemic Special\") [specials](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_ParQ_Vaccination_Special \"South ParQ Vaccination Special\"), [two](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park:_Post_Covid \"South Park: Post Covid\") [made-for-tv movies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park:_Post_Covid:_The_Return_of_Covid \"South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid\") and [7 shorts](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Shorts \"List of Shorts\"), as of March 23, 2026. The series has also won five Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.\n\nFor the first 22 seasons, the series revolved mainly around [four young schoolboys](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Boys \"The Boys\"); [Stan Marsh](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stan_Marsh \"Stan Marsh\"), [Kyle Broflovski](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kyle_Broflovski \"Kyle Broflovski\"), [Eric Cartman](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Eric_Cartman \"Eric Cartman\"), and [Kenny McCormick](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kenny_McCormick \"Kenny McCormick\") and their exploits in the fictional town of South Park located in Colorado, but also featured a number of other characters. In Season 23, [Randy Marsh](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Randy_Marsh \"Randy Marsh\") took the role as the series main character in lieu of the four boys, and the series now sometimes revolves around his exploits at the [Tegridy Farms](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tegridy_Farms_\$Location\$ \"Tegridy Farms (Location)\"), while also having the boys storylines. The show has also caused a number of controversies regarding its content, as well as the parodies of people and events it portrays.\n\nIn the very first \"Spirit of Christmas\" re-dubbed as entitled \"Jesus vs. Frosty\" or \"The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty\", the animation started out with the characters having no visible sclerae in their eyes and just having black rings on their faces with black, squiggly, uneven dots for pupils until the next \"The Spirit of Christmas\" re-mastered as \"Jesus vs. Santa\" or \"The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa\", the eye style has been upgraded to larger white sclerae for eyes with rounder-and-more-oval-shaped, larger, black pupils.\n\n*South Park* is the second longest-running sitcom in North America, following right behind *[The Simpsons](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Simpsons \"The Simpsons\")*.\n\n- [1 History](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#History)\n- [2 Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Characters)\n  - [2\\.1 Main Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Main_Characters)\n    - [2\\.1.1 Stan Marsh](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Stan_Marsh)\n    - [2\\.1.2 Kyle Broflovski](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Kyle_Broflovski)\n    - [2\\.1.3 Eric Cartman](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Eric_Cartman)\n    - [2\\.1.4 Kenny McCormick](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Kenny_McCormick)\n  - [2\\.2 Family Members](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Family_Members)\n  - [2\\.3 Townsfolk](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Townsfolk)\n  - [2\\.4 School Students](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#School_Students)\n  - [2\\.5 School Faculty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#School_Faculty)\n  - [2\\.6 Occasional Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Occasional_Characters)\n  - [2\\.7 Minor Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Minor_Characters)\n- [3 Episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Episodes)\n- [4 Controversies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Controversies)\n  - [4\\.1 Scientology](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Scientology)\n  - [4\\.2 Christianity](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Christianity)\n  - [4\\.3 Jesus Christ](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Jesus_Christ)\n  - [4\\.4 Virgin Mary](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Virgin_Mary)\n  - [4\\.5 \"200\" and \"201\"](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#\"200\"_and_\"201\")\n- [5 Animation](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Animation)\n- [6 Music](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Music)\n  - [6\\.1 Theme Song](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Theme_Song)\n- [7 Opening Sequence](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Opening_Sequence)\n- [8 Awards](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#Awards)\n- [9 See Also](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#See_Also)\n- [10 References](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#References)\n## History\nThe series' roots go as far back as the early 1990s when Trey Parker and Matt Stone were college students. In 1992, Parker and Stone created a short video called *[Jesus vs. Frosty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Spirit_of_Christmas#Jesus_vs._Frosty \"The Spirit of Christmas\")*. In 1995, Brian Graden, an executive of FOX, saw the film and commissioned Parker and Stone to make another. The next short video called *[The Spirit of Christmas](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Spirit_of_Christmas \"The Spirit of Christmas\")* resembles the animation style of the latter series and the characters resemble their latter selves. The video became increasingly popular, and the creators went into talks with FOX for a possible television series revolving around four children as main protagonists. After FOX decided to pass on the series, the duo went to Comedy Central, who commissioned only 6 episodes for the [first season](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_One \"Season One\"), and it debuted on August 13, 1997. After the show proved itself to be a huge success, Comedy Central ordered 7 additional episodes, which Parker and Stone had to quickly produce.\n\nThe first season relied on shock-value, with rather weird and unusual plot lines such as [the breeding of elephants and pigs](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/An_Elephant_Makes_Love_to_a_Pig \"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig\") and [a giant mechanized version of Barbra Streisand](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mecha-Streisand \"Mecha-Streisand\"). As the series progressed, the episodes tended to revolve mostly around the characters up until [Season Seven](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Seven \"Season Seven\"). In this season there was a noticeable increase in satirical episodes, which remain the most popular to this day. However, in about [Season Fifteen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Fifteen \"Season Fifteen\"), there are mostly character-based episodes again. The series began to parody celebrities, such as [Michael Jackson](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Jeffersons \"The Jeffersons\"), [Paris Hilton](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stupid_Spoiled_W****_Video_Playset \"Stupid Spoiled W**** Video Playset\"), and [Al Gore](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/ManBearPig \"ManBearPig\"). It also parodied real-life events such as [homosexual marriages](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Follow_That_Egg! \"Follow That Egg!\"), [global warming](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Smug_Alert! \"Smug Alert!\"), and the [use of the N-word](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/With_Apologies_to_Jesse_Jackson \"With Apologies to Jesse Jackson\"). The creators also tend to parody (or pay homage to) television shows and films. The parodies also allow the creators to voice their opinions through episodes. The quick production on the show allows the program to respond quickly to current events, such as [the capture of Saddam Hussein](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/It%27s_Christmas_in_Canada \"It's Christmas in Canada\"). The parodies, of course, start controversies; in particular the episode \"[Trapped in the Closet](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trapped_in_the_Closet \"Trapped in the Closet\")\" which mocked Scientology.\n\nIn September 2007, Parker and Stone signed a contract for three more seasons (beyond the current contract's expiration, which ran up to the end of 2008), which took the show up to 2011 with fifteen seasons and a total of 223 episodes at least.\n\nIn a news report on *The New York Times* website, a worker at Viacom stated that the show would continue to 2013.\n\nThe creators announced in the *South Park* website that *South Park* would continue up to its 20th season in 2016.\n\nThe creators later announced that the series would be running until the twenty-third season.\n\nOn September 12, 2019, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will extend the series by three seasons and 30 episodes.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-1)\n\nOn August 5, 2021, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a \\$900 million deal that would extend the series through [Season Thirty](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Thirty \"Season Thirty\") at the end of 2027. This deal also includes an agreement for Matt and Trey to produce 14 original *South Park* movies that would go on [Paramount Plus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Paramount_Plus \"Paramount Plus\").[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-2)\n\n## [Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Portal:Characters \"Portal:Characters\")\n### Main Characters\nThe main characters on the show consist of four 10-year-old (previously 8 and 9) young boys; Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.\n\n#### Stan Marsh\n[![Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/0b\/OriginalStan.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206134106)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/0b\/OriginalStan.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206134106)\n\nStan as he appeared in **Jesus vs. Frosty**.\n\nStan is the straight man of the group. He is often caring and thoughtful and arguably the most 'normal' or 'average' of the group. He is generally well-meaning but is very unimpressed and embarrassed by the way the adults of the town (like his father) react to situations. However, the only unique trait Stan possesses is the fact that every time a girl he loves, particularly [Wendy](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Wendy_Testaburger \"Wendy Testaburger\"), talks to him, he vomits uncontrollably. But for some reason, he doesn't do that very often because he is used to her talking to him all the time but every time they try to kiss Stan always vomits on Wendy. (As the love-plot with Wendy and the focus on the four boys faded away, so did Stan's vomiting problem.)\n\n#### Kyle Broflovski\n[![Kyle in the original Christmas short.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/5\/5f\/KyleOriginal.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206134241)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/5\/5f\/KyleOriginal.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206134241)\n\nKyle in the original Christmas short.\n\nKyle is the smartest, has generally high moral standards, and is one of the only Jews in town, which causes him to be constantly mocked by Cartman, much to his frustration. He is compassionate and is at times easily angered, especially by Cartman. He and Stan are best friends and trade places as the main series protagonist.\n\n#### Eric Cartman\n[![The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as \"Kenny\".](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/OriginalCartman.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206134734)](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/OriginalCartman.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20231206134734)\n\nThe Original Cartman from **Jesus vs. Frosty** where he was portrayed as \"Kenny\".\n\nEric (often referred to by just his surname Cartman) is the short-tempered, self-centered, manipulative child who is spoiled at home. He is evil, deceitful, scheming, impatient, and intolerant of most races and groups of people he doesn't belong to (Good examples would be Jewish people and hippies). He insults almost everybody in one way or another and, most of the time, lacks any sort of decency and emotion. Even though he hates Kyle, he always interacts with him and constantly talks to or thinks about him. He always calls others \"assholes\" and tells them to \"suck his balls\" more than anybody in South Park. For some reason, no matter how many times the others say that they hate him or that he is not their friend, nothing ever gets through his thick skull, nor is he kicked out of the four friends' circle for long. He's considered as the most revolved character on television. Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated [(at Comic-Con in 2013)](https:\/\/youtu.be\/PHKrU-DSMCY) that they would never go out of inspiration for Cartman (\"We have to make ourselves find stories that evolve around other characters.\")\n\n#### Kenny McCormick\n![The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/0\/08\/Original_Kenny.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20231206135749)\n\nThe Original Kenny from **Jesus vs. Frosty** where he was nameless.\n\nKenny is the mainly silent character from the series, most recently because he always wears an orange parka that covers his mouth, which makes his speech muffled and difficult to understand. Kenny is most famous for the fact that he dies in almost every episode in the first five seasons and for some reason always comes back for the next episode like nothing ever happened. In [Season Fourteen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Fourteen \"Season Fourteen\")'s Coon Trilogy, it is explained that Kenny is immortal and when he appears to die, he always wakes up in his bed and no one else seems to know that he died the day before. Kenny is the most knowledgeable of the four boys when it comes to sexuality and sex. He enjoys pornography, girls, and toilet humor. When he died in the episode \"[Kenny Dies](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kenny_Dies \"Kenny Dies\")\", he was absent from 'South Park' (physically) for the next season, but returns in the final episode of [Season Six](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Six \"Season Six\"), explaining that he was 'just over there'.\n\n### Family Members\n*Main article: [Families](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Portal:Characters\/Families \"Portal:Characters\/Families\")*\n\nThe families of main characters (and some of the other children) are also often featured as well. Each main character's family is somewhat unique to one another, from Kyle's stereotypical Jewish parents to Cartman's hermaphroditic [mother](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Liane_Cartman \"Liane Cartman\"), but these examples are among many. It is also worth noting that Stan's father Randy is featured more prominently in recent episodes, and one could arguably even consider him the main character.\n\n### Townsfolk\nMany of the various [townsfolk](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Townsfolk \"Townsfolk\") are considered prominent characters. Townsfolk such as [Mayor McDaniels](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mayor_McDaniels \"Mayor McDaniels\"), [Officer Barbrady](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Officer_Barbrady \"Officer Barbrady\"), and [Priest Maxi](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Priest_Maxi \"Priest Maxi\") have been in the show since the start. There's also a number of minor townsfolk that appear as background characters or one-off characters.\n\n### School Students\nThe majority of the cast is made up of the classmates of the main characters. These include characters such as Wendy Testaburger, the love interest of Stan Marsh; [Tweek Tweak](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tweek_Tweak \"Tweek Tweak\"), a paranoid, hyperactive young coffee addict, [Bebe Stevens](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bebe_Stevens \"Bebe Stevens\"), Wendy's best friend, and the popular wheelchair-bound [Timmy](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Timmy \"Timmy\") and crutch-bound [Jimmy Valmer](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jimmy_Valmer \"Jimmy Valmer\"). Some classmates such as [Craig](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Craig_Tucker \"Craig Tucker\"), [Clyde](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Clyde_Donovan \"Clyde Donovan\"), and [Tolkien](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tolkien_Black \"Tolkien Black\") were originally background characters but have gained quite an amount of attention in later seasons.\n\n### School Faculty\nThe staff at [South Park Elementary](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_Elementary \"South Park Elementary\") have also gained a lot of attention such as the controversial [Herbert Garrison](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Herbert_Garrison \"Herbert Garrison\") (Janet, from \"[Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mr._Garrison%27s_Fancy_New_Vagina \"Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina\")\" to \"[Eek, A Penis\\!](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Eek,_A_Penis! \"Eek, A Penis!\")\"). Some staff has been only in the show for one episode, but many have remained prominent since Season One.\n\n### Occasional Characters\nThe show also has a number of characters who remain recurring, but do not appear often. These tend to be biblical characters, such as [Jesus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jesus \"Jesus\"), [Satan](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Satan \"Satan\"), and [God](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/God \"God\"). Even [Saddam Hussein](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein \"Saddam Hussein\") is a character, but some are completely original, such as [Towelie](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Towelie_\$Character\$ \"Towelie (Character)\"), the talking towel, and the [Canadian](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Canada \"Canada\") comic duo, [Terrance and Phillip](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Terrance_and_Phillip \"Terrance and Phillip\").\n\n### Minor Characters\n*Main article: [List of Minor Characters](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Minor_Characters \"List of Minor Characters\")*\n\nMinor characters appear throughout nearly every episode. These are usually one-offs, but some appear again or are mentioned at a later point.\n\n## Episodes\n*Main article: [List of Episodes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/List_of_Episodes \"List of Episodes\")*\n\n## Controversies\nThe show has caused a number of controversies, not just in America. [Australia](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Australia \"Australia\") complained after the show depicted [Steve Irwin](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Steve_Irwin \"Steve Irwin\") after he had recently died at Satan's Halloween party with a stingray hanging out of his chest in the episode \"[Hell on Earth 2006](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Hell_on_Earth_2006 \"Hell on Earth 2006\")\". The show responded to this by mocking the death in the episode \"[Stanley's Cup](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stanley%27s_Cup \"Stanley's Cup\")\".\n\n### Scientology\nThe most well-known controversy is the one from the [Season Nine](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Nine \"Season Nine\") episode, \"[Trapped in the Closet](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trapped_in_the_Closet \"Trapped in the Closet\")\". This episode mocks Scientology, claiming it to be a huge scam (because it charges its followers money to join). It also lampoons [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\"), who demanded the episode be banned. The episode, which aired in 2005, led to the Church of Scientology putting pressure on voice actor [Isaac Hayes](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Isaac_Hayes \"Isaac Hayes\"), who voiced [Chef](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Chef \"Chef\") and was a Scientologist. In January 2006, Hayes expressed his thoughts on the episode in an interview with *The AV Club*:\n\n> Well, I talked to Matt \\[Stone\\] and Trey \\[Parker\\] about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, 'Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that \\[expletive\\], you know?' But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses and understand what we do. \\[Laughs.\\][\\[3\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-Friedman-3)\n\nHayes suffered from a stroke on January 17, 2006, and quit the series by March 13, 2006.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Matt Stone stated that he and Trey Parker \"never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin.\"[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Parker and Stone killed off Chef in the Season Ten premiere \"[The Return of Chef](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Return_of_Chef \"The Return of Chef\")\", which aired on March 22, 2006. Tom Cruise and [John Travolta](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/John_Travolta \"John Travolta\") appear in \"Trapped in the Closet\" as Scientologists as they are in real life. They are portrayed as somewhat dimwitted or cowards. According to Comedy Central, *South Park* was not trying to mock these two celebrities' beliefs.\n\n### Christianity\nMost characters in South Park are of Roman Catholic faith. There are very few characters who aren't Catholic, for example, Kyle Broflovski is an ethnic Jew and member of the Jewish faith. Catholicism and Protestantism have been made fun of commonly in South Park. Inside Eric Cartman's house, there is a crucifix on the wall that looks too depressing, rather than how it looks in reality. The show has mocked Catholic priests over the Sexual abuse scandal.\n\n### Jesus Christ\nJesus appears sometimes as the main character. In one episode, he [nearly loses a fight to Satan](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Damien \"Damien\") and in another, he is [killed by Kyle Broflovski](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fantastic_Easter_Special \"Fantastic Easter Special\"). This is a very controversial event, however, some Christians say that the show is \"just trying to be funny,\" as others say it is gruesome.\n\n### Virgin Mary\nThe final episode in [Season Nine](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Nine \"Season Nine\") was particularly controversial. After the \"[Trapped in the Closet](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Trapped_in_the_Closet \"Trapped in the Closet\")\" episode, the Season Nine finale \"[Bloody Mary](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bloody_Mary \"Bloody Mary\")\" the Virgin Mary bleeds from her butt. They also said she sucked lots of dick in the song \"[The Most Offensive Song Ever](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Most_Offensive_Song_Ever \"The Most Offensive Song Ever\")\".\n\n### \"200\" and \"201\"\nIn the episode \"[200](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/200 \"200\")\", they built up the fact that the next episode would feature [Muhammad](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Muhammad \"Muhammad\"), the prophet of the Muslim faith. A New York-Revolution Muslim site warned Trey and Matt that many Muslims might want to kill them. The second part, \"[201](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/201 \"201\")\", was heavily censored by Comedy Central, including the final speech by Kyle Broflovski about free speech, ironically.\n\n## Animation\n![An example of a different type of animation used.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/4\/4e\/1008mlnw.jpg\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20061016233906)\n\nAn example of a different type of animation used.\n\n*South Park* was originally made out of construction paper, inspired by the animations of [Terry Gilliam](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Terry_Gilliam \"Terry Gilliam\")'s animations for *[Monty Python's Flying Circus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Monty_Python \"Monty Python\")*. This style was applied to the animated shorts as well as \"[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe \"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe\")\" (though rewriting of this episode caused some scenes to be made using the technology of the rest of the series). Later episodes have been made on computers. The characters are made in CorelDRAW and animated using Maya. Some episodes feature pre-packaged explosions, live-action video, and lighting effects. The show is heavily criticized for its animation, but the quick way of making episodes allows a quick production time, with some episodes being made in as little as three days.\n\nSome episodes feature completely different animation. The episode \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\" was made in machinima to represent the boys playing *World of Warcraft*. The episode \"[Good Times with Weapons](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Good_Times_with_Weapons \"Good Times with Weapons\")\" also uses anime. \"[Major Boobage](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Major_Boobage \"Major Boobage\")\" also uses different animation.\n\n## Music\nMany actual pieces of music are featured in the show, yet a lot of songs are original and written by Trey Parker. Trey and Matt also have their own band, called [DVDA](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/DVDA \"DVDA\") which has had a few of its songs featured in episodes.\n\n### Theme Song\n*Main article: [South Park Theme](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_Theme \"South Park Theme\")*\n\nThe show's theme music was originally composed by [Primus](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Primus \"Primus\"), but throughout the series' run the music has been replaced. The original theme ran up until \"[Fourth Grade](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fourth_Grade \"Fourth Grade\")\" in which a new and much quicker piece replaced it. This theme lasted until the start of Season Six when it was replaced with a much more country sounding theme. This was the longest-running theme, but it was finally replaced in \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\" with the current theme. This theme features the first few notes of the original and replaces the rest of the music with the track \"Whamola\" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.\n\nThe lyrics have remained almost the same since the start (with the exceptions of Kenny's lines). Kenny's lines are usually rather rude and vulgar but are muffled by his parka. When he was \"killed-off\" during Season Six, Timmy replaced him, singing only his name over and over with another of his catchphrases \"Livin' a lie!\" added in.\n\n## Opening Sequence\n*Main article: [South Park Title Sequence](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park_Title_Sequence \"South Park Title Sequence\")*\n\n![A still from the Season Ten opening sequence.](https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/southpark\/images\/a\/a5\/Intro1.JPG\/revision\/latest\/scale-to-width-down\/180?cb=20071014113936)\n\nA still from the Season Ten opening sequence.\n\nThe opening sequences tend to differ over the seasons as well. The first one just showed the boys' heads falling out of the sky along with the scenery as it fell into place. The boys were then shown going to school on their bus surrounded by replays of previous events (such as [Mecha-Streisand](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mecha-Streisand \"Mecha-Streisand\") rising up behind town hall). In \"[Fourth Grade](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fourth_Grade \"Fourth Grade\")\", a new opening was used with the new theme music. This one showed the beginning of the first one, but as everything forms into place, it explodes. The rest of the opening shows 3D animations of the boys and clips from previous episodes with tag lines such as \"More explosions\". From Season Six up until [Season Eleven](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Eleven \"Season Eleven\") a simpler opening is used. This one features the boys being made out of construction paper (as they were originally) singing their lines while clips of episodes from the previous half-season are used. This opening remained despite the change of theme tune in \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\".\n\nStarting from [Season Twelve](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Twelve \"Season Twelve\"), a brand new opening was introduced. This time, the music was more rock- style and upbeat, which was the new tune starting from \"[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft \"Make Love, Not Warcraft\")\". The boys instead said their lines while appearing on different sides of the screen. This continued until the end of [Season Thirteen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Thirteen \"Season Thirteen\"). The boys then sang their lyrics using old clips. [Season Seventeen](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Season_Seventeen \"Season Seventeen\") featured a brand new intro, a 3D version of the original opening sequence.\n\n## Awards\nThe show has so far won five Emmy Awards, a Peabody award, and a CableACE Award. Other awards include an MTV Movie Award. The show was also nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Award for \"Best Animated Show\" but lost to *[Family Guy](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Family_Guy \"Family Guy\")*.\n\n## See Also\n- [Cast and Crew](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cast_and_Crew \"Cast and Crew\")\n- [International Versions of South Park](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/International_Versions_of_South_Park \"International Versions of South Park\")\n## References\n1. [↑](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-1 \"Jump up\")  [SOUTH PARK RENEWED THROUGH HISTORIC 26TH SEASON](https:\/\/southpark.cc.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/12\/south-park-renewed-through-historic-26th-season). southpark.cc.com.\n2. [↑](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-2 \"Jump up\")  [MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expensive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027](https:\/\/press.cc.com\/press-release\/2021\/08\/05\/press-mtv-entertainment-studios-inks-new-and-expansive-deal-with-creators-trey-parker-and-matt-stone). Comedy Central (August 5, 2021).\n3. [↑](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-Friedman_3-0 \"Jump up\") Friedman, Roger (March 20, 2006). \"[Chef's Quitting Controversy](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060415145801\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,188463,00.html)\". *Fox News*. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,188463,00.html) on April 15, 2006.\n4. ↑ [Jump up to: 4\\.0](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-0) [4\\.1](https:\/\/southpark.fandom.com\/wiki\/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-1) [\"Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'\"](https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/entertainment\/tv\/article\/isaac-hayes-quits-south-park-1198284.php). March 13, 2006. *San Francisco Gate*. Associated Press. New York.","meta_canonical":null}

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South Park is an American animated sitcom, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone . It is broadcast on Comedy Central in the U.S. and on various channels in other countries. The series began in August 1997 and is currently in its twenty-seventh season with a total of 327 episodes , one feature film , two specials , two made-for-tv movies and 7 shorts , as of March 23, 2026. The series has also won five Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards. For the first 22 seasons, the series revolved mainly around four young schoolboys ; Stan Marsh , Kyle Broflovski , Eric Cartman , and Kenny McCormick and their exploits in the fictional town of South Park located in Colorado, but also featured a number of other characters. In Season 23, Randy Marsh took the role as the series main character in lieu of the four boys, and the series now sometimes revolves around his exploits at the Tegridy Farms , while also having the boys storylines. The show has also caused a number of controversies regarding its content, as well as the parodies of people and events it portrays. In the very first "Spirit of Christmas" re-dubbed as entitled "Jesus vs. Frosty" or "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty", the animation started out with the characters having no visible sclerae in their eyes and just having black rings on their faces with black, squiggly, uneven dots for pupils until the next "The Spirit of Christmas" re-mastered as "Jesus vs. Santa" or "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa", the eye style has been upgraded to larger white sclerae for eyes with rounder-and-more-oval-shaped, larger, black pupils. South Park is the second longest-running sitcom in North America, following right behind The Simpsons . 1 History 2 Characters 2.1 Main Characters 2.1.1 Stan Marsh 2.1.2 Kyle Broflovski 2.1.3 Eric Cartman 2.1.4 Kenny McCormick 2.2 Family Members 2.3 Townsfolk 2.4 School Students 2.5 School Faculty 2.6 Occasional Characters 2.7 Minor Characters 3 Episodes 4 Controversies 4.1 Scientology 4.2 Christianity 4.3 Jesus Christ 4.4 Virgin Mary 4.5 "200" and "201" 5 Animation 6 Music 6.1 Theme Song 7 Opening Sequence 8 Awards 9 See Also 10 References History The series' roots go as far back as the early 1990s when Trey Parker and Matt Stone were college students. In 1992, Parker and Stone created a short video called Jesus vs. Frosty . In 1995, Brian Graden, an executive of FOX, saw the film and commissioned Parker and Stone to make another. The next short video called The Spirit of Christmas resembles the animation style of the latter series and the characters resemble their latter selves. The video became increasingly popular, and the creators went into talks with FOX for a possible television series revolving around four children as main protagonists. After FOX decided to pass on the series, the duo went to Comedy Central, who commissioned only 6 episodes for the first season , and it debuted on August 13, 1997. After the show proved itself to be a huge success, Comedy Central ordered 7 additional episodes, which Parker and Stone had to quickly produce. The first season relied on shock-value, with rather weird and unusual plot lines such as the breeding of elephants and pigs and a giant mechanized version of Barbra Streisand . As the series progressed, the episodes tended to revolve mostly around the characters up until Season Seven . In this season there was a noticeable increase in satirical episodes, which remain the most popular to this day. However, in about Season Fifteen , there are mostly character-based episodes again. The series began to parody celebrities, such as Michael Jackson , Paris Hilton , and Al Gore . It also parodied real-life events such as homosexual marriages , global warming , and the use of the N-word . The creators also tend to parody (or pay homage to) television shows and films. The parodies also allow the creators to voice their opinions through episodes. The quick production on the show allows the program to respond quickly to current events, such as the capture of Saddam Hussein . The parodies, of course, start controversies; in particular the episode " Trapped in the Closet " which mocked Scientology. In September 2007, Parker and Stone signed a contract for three more seasons (beyond the current contract's expiration, which ran up to the end of 2008), which took the show up to 2011 with fifteen seasons and a total of 223 episodes at least. In a news report on The New York Times website, a worker at Viacom stated that the show would continue to 2013. The creators announced in the South Park website that South Park would continue up to its 20th season in 2016. The creators later announced that the series would be running until the twenty-third season. On September 12, 2019, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will extend the series by three seasons and 30 episodes. [ 1 ] On August 5, 2021, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a $900 million deal that would extend the series through Season Thirty at the end of 2027. This deal also includes an agreement for Matt and Trey to produce 14 original South Park movies that would go on Paramount Plus . [ 2 ] Characters Main Characters The main characters on the show consist of four 10-year-old (previously 8 and 9) young boys; Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. Stan Marsh Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty . Stan is the straight man of the group. He is often caring and thoughtful and arguably the most 'normal' or 'average' of the group. He is generally well-meaning but is very unimpressed and embarrassed by the way the adults of the town (like his father) react to situations. However, the only unique trait Stan possesses is the fact that every time a girl he loves, particularly Wendy , talks to him, he vomits uncontrollably. But for some reason, he doesn't do that very often because he is used to her talking to him all the time but every time they try to kiss Stan always vomits on Wendy. (As the love-plot with Wendy and the focus on the four boys faded away, so did Stan's vomiting problem.) Kyle Broflovski Kyle in the original Christmas short. Kyle is the smartest, has generally high moral standards, and is one of the only Jews in town, which causes him to be constantly mocked by Cartman, much to his frustration. He is compassionate and is at times easily angered, especially by Cartman. He and Stan are best friends and trade places as the main series protagonist. Eric Cartman The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as "Kenny". Eric (often referred to by just his surname Cartman) is the short-tempered, self-centered, manipulative child who is spoiled at home. He is evil, deceitful, scheming, impatient, and intolerant of most races and groups of people he doesn't belong to (Good examples would be Jewish people and hippies). He insults almost everybody in one way or another and, most of the time, lacks any sort of decency and emotion. Even though he hates Kyle, he always interacts with him and constantly talks to or thinks about him. He always calls others "assholes" and tells them to "suck his balls" more than anybody in South Park. For some reason, no matter how many times the others say that they hate him or that he is not their friend, nothing ever gets through his thick skull, nor is he kicked out of the four friends' circle for long. He's considered as the most revolved character on television. Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated (at Comic-Con in 2013) that they would never go out of inspiration for Cartman ("We have to make ourselves find stories that evolve around other characters.") Kenny McCormick The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless. Kenny is the mainly silent character from the series, most recently because he always wears an orange parka that covers his mouth, which makes his speech muffled and difficult to understand. Kenny is most famous for the fact that he dies in almost every episode in the first five seasons and for some reason always comes back for the next episode like nothing ever happened. In Season Fourteen 's Coon Trilogy, it is explained that Kenny is immortal and when he appears to die, he always wakes up in his bed and no one else seems to know that he died the day before. Kenny is the most knowledgeable of the four boys when it comes to sexuality and sex. He enjoys pornography, girls, and toilet humor. When he died in the episode " Kenny Dies ", he was absent from 'South Park' (physically) for the next season, but returns in the final episode of Season Six , explaining that he was 'just over there'. Family Members Main article: Families The families of main characters (and some of the other children) are also often featured as well. Each main character's family is somewhat unique to one another, from Kyle's stereotypical Jewish parents to Cartman's hermaphroditic mother , but these examples are among many. It is also worth noting that Stan's father Randy is featured more prominently in recent episodes, and one could arguably even consider him the main character. Townsfolk Many of the various townsfolk are considered prominent characters. Townsfolk such as Mayor McDaniels , Officer Barbrady , and Priest Maxi have been in the show since the start. There's also a number of minor townsfolk that appear as background characters or one-off characters. School Students The majority of the cast is made up of the classmates of the main characters. These include characters such as Wendy Testaburger, the love interest of Stan Marsh; Tweek Tweak , a paranoid, hyperactive young coffee addict, Bebe Stevens , Wendy's best friend, and the popular wheelchair-bound Timmy and crutch-bound Jimmy Valmer . Some classmates such as Craig , Clyde , and Tolkien were originally background characters but have gained quite an amount of attention in later seasons. School Faculty The staff at South Park Elementary have also gained a lot of attention such as the controversial Herbert Garrison (Janet, from " Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina " to " Eek, A Penis! "). Some staff has been only in the show for one episode, but many have remained prominent since Season One. Occasional Characters The show also has a number of characters who remain recurring, but do not appear often. These tend to be biblical characters, such as Jesus , Satan , and God . Even Saddam Hussein is a character, but some are completely original, such as Towelie , the talking towel, and the Canadian comic duo, Terrance and Phillip . Minor Characters Main article: List of Minor Characters Minor characters appear throughout nearly every episode. These are usually one-offs, but some appear again or are mentioned at a later point. Episodes Main article: List of Episodes Controversies The show has caused a number of controversies, not just in America. Australia complained after the show depicted Steve Irwin after he had recently died at Satan's Halloween party with a stingray hanging out of his chest in the episode " Hell on Earth 2006 ". The show responded to this by mocking the death in the episode " Stanley's Cup ". Scientology The most well-known controversy is the one from the Season Nine episode, " Trapped in the Closet ". This episode mocks Scientology, claiming it to be a huge scam (because it charges its followers money to join). It also lampoons Tom Cruise , who demanded the episode be banned. The episode, which aired in 2005, led to the Church of Scientology putting pressure on voice actor Isaac Hayes , who voiced Chef and was a Scientologist. In January 2006, Hayes expressed his thoughts on the episode in an interview with The AV Club : Well, I talked to Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker] about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, 'Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that [expletive], you know?' But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses and understand what we do. [Laughs.] [ 3 ] Hayes suffered from a stroke on January 17, 2006, and quit the series by March 13, 2006. [ 4 ] Matt Stone stated that he and Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin." [ 4 ] Parker and Stone killed off Chef in the Season Ten premiere " The Return of Chef ", which aired on March 22, 2006. Tom Cruise and John Travolta appear in "Trapped in the Closet" as Scientologists as they are in real life. They are portrayed as somewhat dimwitted or cowards. According to Comedy Central, South Park was not trying to mock these two celebrities' beliefs. Christianity Most characters in South Park are of Roman Catholic faith. There are very few characters who aren't Catholic, for example, Kyle Broflovski is an ethnic Jew and member of the Jewish faith. Catholicism and Protestantism have been made fun of commonly in South Park. Inside Eric Cartman's house, there is a crucifix on the wall that looks too depressing, rather than how it looks in reality. The show has mocked Catholic priests over the Sexual abuse scandal. Jesus Christ Jesus appears sometimes as the main character. In one episode, he nearly loses a fight to Satan and in another, he is killed by Kyle Broflovski . This is a very controversial event, however, some Christians say that the show is "just trying to be funny," as others say it is gruesome. Virgin Mary The final episode in Season Nine was particularly controversial. After the " Trapped in the Closet " episode, the Season Nine finale " Bloody Mary " the Virgin Mary bleeds from her butt. They also said she sucked lots of dick in the song " The Most Offensive Song Ever ". "200" and "201" In the episode " 200 ", they built up the fact that the next episode would feature Muhammad , the prophet of the Muslim faith. A New York-Revolution Muslim site warned Trey and Matt that many Muslims might want to kill them. The second part, " 201 ", was heavily censored by Comedy Central, including the final speech by Kyle Broflovski about free speech, ironically. Animation An example of a different type of animation used. South Park was originally made out of construction paper, inspired by the animations of Terry Gilliam 's animations for Monty Python's Flying Circus . This style was applied to the animated shorts as well as " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe " (though rewriting of this episode caused some scenes to be made using the technology of the rest of the series). Later episodes have been made on computers. The characters are made in CorelDRAW and animated using Maya. Some episodes feature pre-packaged explosions, live-action video, and lighting effects. The show is heavily criticized for its animation, but the quick way of making episodes allows a quick production time, with some episodes being made in as little as three days. Some episodes feature completely different animation. The episode " Make Love, Not Warcraft " was made in machinima to represent the boys playing World of Warcraft . The episode " Good Times with Weapons " also uses anime. " Major Boobage " also uses different animation. Music Many actual pieces of music are featured in the show, yet a lot of songs are original and written by Trey Parker. Trey and Matt also have their own band, called DVDA which has had a few of its songs featured in episodes. Theme Song Main article: South Park Theme The show's theme music was originally composed by Primus , but throughout the series' run the music has been replaced. The original theme ran up until " Fourth Grade " in which a new and much quicker piece replaced it. This theme lasted until the start of Season Six when it was replaced with a much more country sounding theme. This was the longest-running theme, but it was finally replaced in " Make Love, Not Warcraft " with the current theme. This theme features the first few notes of the original and replaces the rest of the music with the track "Whamola" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. The lyrics have remained almost the same since the start (with the exceptions of Kenny's lines). Kenny's lines are usually rather rude and vulgar but are muffled by his parka. When he was "killed-off" during Season Six, Timmy replaced him, singing only his name over and over with another of his catchphrases "Livin' a lie!" added in. Opening Sequence Main article: South Park Title Sequence A still from the Season Ten opening sequence. The opening sequences tend to differ over the seasons as well. The first one just showed the boys' heads falling out of the sky along with the scenery as it fell into place. The boys were then shown going to school on their bus surrounded by replays of previous events (such as Mecha-Streisand rising up behind town hall). In " Fourth Grade ", a new opening was used with the new theme music. This one showed the beginning of the first one, but as everything forms into place, it explodes. The rest of the opening shows 3D animations of the boys and clips from previous episodes with tag lines such as "More explosions". From Season Six up until Season Eleven a simpler opening is used. This one features the boys being made out of construction paper (as they were originally) singing their lines while clips of episodes from the previous half-season are used. This opening remained despite the change of theme tune in " Make Love, Not Warcraft ". Starting from Season Twelve , a brand new opening was introduced. This time, the music was more rock- style and upbeat, which was the new tune starting from " Make Love, Not Warcraft ". The boys instead said their lines while appearing on different sides of the screen. This continued until the end of Season Thirteen . The boys then sang their lyrics using old clips. Season Seventeen featured a brand new intro, a 3D version of the original opening sequence. Awards The show has so far won five Emmy Awards, a Peabody award, and a CableACE Award. Other awards include an MTV Movie Award. The show was also nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Award for "Best Animated Show" but lost to Family Guy . See Also Cast and Crew International Versions of South Park References ↑ SOUTH PARK RENEWED THROUGH HISTORIC 26TH SEASON . southpark.cc.com. ↑ MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expensive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027 . Comedy Central (August 5, 2021). ↑ Friedman, Roger (March 20, 2006). " Chef's Quitting Controversy ". Fox News . Archived from the original on April 15, 2006. ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 "Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'" . March 13, 2006. San Francisco Gate . Associated Press. New York.
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For the location, see [South Park (Location)](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_$Location$ "South Park (Location)"). *South Park* is an American animated sitcom, created by [Trey Parker](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trey_Parker "Trey Parker") and [Matt Stone](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Matt_Stone "Matt Stone"). It is broadcast on [Comedy Central](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Comedy_Central "Comedy Central") in the U.S. and on various channels in other countries. The series began in August 1997 and is currently in its [twenty-seventh season](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Twenty-Seven "Season Twenty-Seven") with a total of [327 episodes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes "List of Episodes"), [one feature film](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_%26_Uncut "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"), [two](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Pandemic_Special "The Pandemic Special") [specials](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_ParQ_Vaccination_Special "South ParQ Vaccination Special"), [two](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park:_Post_Covid "South Park: Post Covid") [made-for-tv movies](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park:_Post_Covid:_The_Return_of_Covid "South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid") and [7 shorts](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Shorts "List of Shorts"), as of March 23, 2026. The series has also won five Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards. For the first 22 seasons, the series revolved mainly around [four young schoolboys](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Boys "The Boys"); [Stan Marsh](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Stan_Marsh "Stan Marsh"), [Kyle Broflovski](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Kyle_Broflovski "Kyle Broflovski"), [Eric Cartman](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Eric_Cartman "Eric Cartman"), and [Kenny McCormick](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Kenny_McCormick "Kenny McCormick") and their exploits in the fictional town of South Park located in Colorado, but also featured a number of other characters. In Season 23, [Randy Marsh](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Randy_Marsh "Randy Marsh") took the role as the series main character in lieu of the four boys, and the series now sometimes revolves around his exploits at the [Tegridy Farms](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tegridy_Farms_$Location$ "Tegridy Farms (Location)"), while also having the boys storylines. The show has also caused a number of controversies regarding its content, as well as the parodies of people and events it portrays. In the very first "Spirit of Christmas" re-dubbed as entitled "Jesus vs. Frosty" or "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty", the animation started out with the characters having no visible sclerae in their eyes and just having black rings on their faces with black, squiggly, uneven dots for pupils until the next "The Spirit of Christmas" re-mastered as "Jesus vs. Santa" or "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa", the eye style has been upgraded to larger white sclerae for eyes with rounder-and-more-oval-shaped, larger, black pupils. South Park is the second longest-running sitcom in North America, following right behind [The Simpsons](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons"). ## Contents - [1 History](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#History) - [2 Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Characters) - [2\.1 Main Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Main_Characters) - [2\.1.1 Stan Marsh](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Stan_Marsh) - [2\.1.2 Kyle Broflovski](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Kyle_Broflovski) - [2\.1.3 Eric Cartman](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Eric_Cartman) - [2\.1.4 Kenny McCormick](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Kenny_McCormick) - [2\.2 Family Members](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Family_Members) - [2\.3 Townsfolk](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Townsfolk) - [2\.4 School Students](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#School_Students) - [2\.5 School Faculty](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#School_Faculty) - [2\.6 Occasional Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Occasional_Characters) - [2\.7 Minor Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Minor_Characters) - [3 Episodes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Episodes) - [4 Controversies](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Controversies) - [4\.1 Scientology](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Scientology) - [4\.2 Christianity](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Christianity) - [4\.3 Jesus Christ](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Jesus_Christ) - [4\.4 Virgin Mary](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Virgin_Mary) - [4\.5 "200" and "201"](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#"200"_and_"201") - [5 Animation](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Animation) - [6 Music](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Music) - [6\.1 Theme Song](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Theme_Song) - [7 Opening Sequence](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Opening_Sequence) - [8 Awards](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Awards) - [9 See Also](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#See_Also) - [10 References](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#References) ## History The series' roots go as far back as the early 1990s when Trey Parker and Matt Stone were college students. In 1992, Parker and Stone created a short video called [Jesus vs. Frosty](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas#Jesus_vs._Frosty "The Spirit of Christmas"). In 1995, Brian Graden, an executive of FOX, saw the film and commissioned Parker and Stone to make another. The next short video called [The Spirit of Christmas](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas "The Spirit of Christmas") resembles the animation style of the latter series and the characters resemble their latter selves. The video became increasingly popular, and the creators went into talks with FOX for a possible television series revolving around four children as main protagonists. After FOX decided to pass on the series, the duo went to Comedy Central, who commissioned only 6 episodes for the [first season](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_One "Season One"), and it debuted on August 13, 1997. After the show proved itself to be a huge success, Comedy Central ordered 7 additional episodes, which Parker and Stone had to quickly produce. The first season relied on shock-value, with rather weird and unusual plot lines such as [the breeding of elephants and pigs](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/An_Elephant_Makes_Love_to_a_Pig "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig") and [a giant mechanized version of Barbra Streisand](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mecha-Streisand "Mecha-Streisand"). As the series progressed, the episodes tended to revolve mostly around the characters up until [Season Seven](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Seven "Season Seven"). In this season there was a noticeable increase in satirical episodes, which remain the most popular to this day. However, in about [Season Fifteen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Fifteen "Season Fifteen"), there are mostly character-based episodes again. The series began to parody celebrities, such as [Michael Jackson](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jeffersons "The Jeffersons"), [Paris Hilton](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Stupid_Spoiled_W**_Video_Playset "Stupid Spoiled W** Video Playset"), and [Al Gore](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/ManBearPig "ManBearPig"). It also parodied real-life events such as [homosexual marriages](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Follow_That_Egg! "Follow That Egg!"), [global warming](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Smug_Alert! "Smug Alert!"), and the [use of the N-word](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/With_Apologies_to_Jesse_Jackson "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"). The creators also tend to parody (or pay homage to) television shows and films. The parodies also allow the creators to voice their opinions through episodes. The quick production on the show allows the program to respond quickly to current events, such as [the capture of Saddam Hussein](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/It%27s_Christmas_in_Canada "It's Christmas in Canada"). The parodies, of course, start controversies; in particular the episode "[Trapped in the Closet](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet "Trapped in the Closet")" which mocked Scientology. In September 2007, Parker and Stone signed a contract for three more seasons (beyond the current contract's expiration, which ran up to the end of 2008), which took the show up to 2011 with fifteen seasons and a total of 223 episodes at least. In a news report on The New York Times website, a worker at Viacom stated that the show would continue to 2013. The creators announced in the South Park website that South Park would continue up to its 20th season in 2016. The creators later announced that the series would be running until the twenty-third season. On September 12, 2019, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will extend the series by three seasons and 30 episodes.[\[1\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-1) On August 5, 2021, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a \$900 million deal that would extend the series through [Season Thirty](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Thirty "Season Thirty") at the end of 2027. This deal also includes an agreement for Matt and Trey to produce 14 original South Park movies that would go on [Paramount Plus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Paramount_Plus "Paramount Plus").[\[2\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-2) ## [Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Portal:Characters "Portal:Characters") ### Main Characters The main characters on the show consist of four 10-year-old (previously 8 and 9) young boys; Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. #### Stan Marsh [![Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/0b/OriginalStan.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206134106)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/0b/OriginalStan.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206134106) Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty. Stan is the straight man of the group. He is often caring and thoughtful and arguably the most 'normal' or 'average' of the group. He is generally well-meaning but is very unimpressed and embarrassed by the way the adults of the town (like his father) react to situations. However, the only unique trait Stan possesses is the fact that every time a girl he loves, particularly [Wendy](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Wendy_Testaburger "Wendy Testaburger"), talks to him, he vomits uncontrollably. But for some reason, he doesn't do that very often because he is used to her talking to him all the time but every time they try to kiss Stan always vomits on Wendy. (As the love-plot with Wendy and the focus on the four boys faded away, so did Stan's vomiting problem.) #### Kyle Broflovski [![Kyle in the original Christmas short.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/5/5f/KyleOriginal.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206134241)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/5/5f/KyleOriginal.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206134241) Kyle in the original Christmas short. Kyle is the smartest, has generally high moral standards, and is one of the only Jews in town, which causes him to be constantly mocked by Cartman, much to his frustration. He is compassionate and is at times easily angered, especially by Cartman. He and Stan are best friends and trade places as the main series protagonist. #### Eric Cartman [![The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as "Kenny".](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/OriginalCartman.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206134734)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/OriginalCartman.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206134734) The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as "Kenny". Eric (often referred to by just his surname Cartman) is the short-tempered, self-centered, manipulative child who is spoiled at home. He is evil, deceitful, scheming, impatient, and intolerant of most races and groups of people he doesn't belong to (Good examples would be Jewish people and hippies). He insults almost everybody in one way or another and, most of the time, lacks any sort of decency and emotion. Even though he hates Kyle, he always interacts with him and constantly talks to or thinks about him. He always calls others "assholes" and tells them to "suck his balls" more than anybody in South Park. For some reason, no matter how many times the others say that they hate him or that he is not their friend, nothing ever gets through his thick skull, nor is he kicked out of the four friends' circle for long. He's considered as the most revolved character on television. Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated [(at Comic-Con in 2013)](https://youtu.be/PHKrU-DSMCY) that they would never go out of inspiration for Cartman ("We have to make ourselves find stories that evolve around other characters.") #### Kenny McCormick [![The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/Original_Kenny.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206135749)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/Original_Kenny.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206135749) [![The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/Original_Kenny.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206135749)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/Original_Kenny.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206135749) The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless. Kenny is the mainly silent character from the series, most recently because he always wears an orange parka that covers his mouth, which makes his speech muffled and difficult to understand. Kenny is most famous for the fact that he dies in almost every episode in the first five seasons and for some reason always comes back for the next episode like nothing ever happened. In [Season Fourteen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Fourteen "Season Fourteen")'s Coon Trilogy, it is explained that Kenny is immortal and when he appears to die, he always wakes up in his bed and no one else seems to know that he died the day before. Kenny is the most knowledgeable of the four boys when it comes to sexuality and sex. He enjoys pornography, girls, and toilet humor. When he died in the episode "[Kenny Dies](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Kenny_Dies "Kenny Dies")", he was absent from 'South Park' (physically) for the next season, but returns in the final episode of [Season Six](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Six "Season Six"), explaining that he was 'just over there'. ### Family Members Main article: [Families](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Portal:Characters/Families "Portal:Characters/Families") The families of main characters (and some of the other children) are also often featured as well. Each main character's family is somewhat unique to one another, from Kyle's stereotypical Jewish parents to Cartman's hermaphroditic [mother](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Liane_Cartman "Liane Cartman"), but these examples are among many. It is also worth noting that Stan's father Randy is featured more prominently in recent episodes, and one could arguably even consider him the main character. ### Townsfolk Many of the various [townsfolk](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Townsfolk "Townsfolk") are considered prominent characters. Townsfolk such as [Mayor McDaniels](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mayor_McDaniels "Mayor McDaniels"), [Officer Barbrady](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Officer_Barbrady "Officer Barbrady"), and [Priest Maxi](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Priest_Maxi "Priest Maxi") have been in the show since the start. There's also a number of minor townsfolk that appear as background characters or one-off characters. ### School Students The majority of the cast is made up of the classmates of the main characters. These include characters such as Wendy Testaburger, the love interest of Stan Marsh; [Tweek Tweak](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tweek_Tweak "Tweek Tweak"), a paranoid, hyperactive young coffee addict, [Bebe Stevens](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Bebe_Stevens "Bebe Stevens"), Wendy's best friend, and the popular wheelchair-bound [Timmy](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Timmy "Timmy") and crutch-bound [Jimmy Valmer](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_Valmer "Jimmy Valmer"). Some classmates such as [Craig](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Craig_Tucker "Craig Tucker"), [Clyde](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Clyde_Donovan "Clyde Donovan"), and [Tolkien](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tolkien_Black "Tolkien Black") were originally background characters but have gained quite an amount of attention in later seasons. ### School Faculty The staff at [South Park Elementary](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_Elementary "South Park Elementary") have also gained a lot of attention such as the controversial [Herbert Garrison](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Herbert_Garrison "Herbert Garrison") (Janet, from "[Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Garrison%27s_Fancy_New_Vagina "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina")" to "[Eek, A Penis\!](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Eek,_A_Penis! "Eek, A Penis!")"). Some staff has been only in the show for one episode, but many have remained prominent since Season One. ### Occasional Characters The show also has a number of characters who remain recurring, but do not appear often. These tend to be biblical characters, such as [Jesus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Jesus "Jesus"), [Satan](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Satan "Satan"), and [God](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/God "God"). Even [Saddam Hussein](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Saddam_Hussein "Saddam Hussein") is a character, but some are completely original, such as [Towelie](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Towelie_$Character$ "Towelie (Character)"), the talking towel, and the [Canadian](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Canada "Canada") comic duo, [Terrance and Phillip](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Terrance_and_Phillip "Terrance and Phillip"). ### Minor Characters Main article: [List of Minor Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Minor_Characters "List of Minor Characters") Minor characters appear throughout nearly every episode. These are usually one-offs, but some appear again or are mentioned at a later point. ## Episodes Main article: [List of Episodes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes "List of Episodes") ## Controversies The show has caused a number of controversies, not just in America. [Australia](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Australia "Australia") complained after the show depicted [Steve Irwin](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Irwin "Steve Irwin") after he had recently died at Satan's Halloween party with a stingray hanging out of his chest in the episode "[Hell on Earth 2006](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Hell_on_Earth_2006 "Hell on Earth 2006")". The show responded to this by mocking the death in the episode "[Stanley's Cup](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Stanley%27s_Cup "Stanley's Cup")". ### Scientology The most well-known controversy is the one from the [Season Nine](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Nine "Season Nine") episode, "[Trapped in the Closet](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet "Trapped in the Closet")". This episode mocks Scientology, claiming it to be a huge scam (because it charges its followers money to join). It also lampoons [Tom Cruise](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise"), who demanded the episode be banned. The episode, which aired in 2005, led to the Church of Scientology putting pressure on voice actor [Isaac Hayes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Isaac_Hayes "Isaac Hayes"), who voiced [Chef](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Chef "Chef") and was a Scientologist. In January 2006, Hayes expressed his thoughts on the episode in an interview with The AV Club: > Well, I talked to Matt \[Stone\] and Trey \[Parker\] about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, 'Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that \[expletive\], you know?' But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses and understand what we do. \[Laughs.\][\[3\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-Friedman-3) Hayes suffered from a stroke on January 17, 2006, and quit the series by March 13, 2006.[\[4\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Matt Stone stated that he and Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."[\[4\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Parker and Stone killed off Chef in the Season Ten premiere "[The Return of Chef](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Return_of_Chef "The Return of Chef")", which aired on March 22, 2006. Tom Cruise and [John Travolta](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/John_Travolta "John Travolta") appear in "Trapped in the Closet" as Scientologists as they are in real life. They are portrayed as somewhat dimwitted or cowards. According to Comedy Central, South Park was not trying to mock these two celebrities' beliefs. ### Christianity Most characters in South Park are of Roman Catholic faith. There are very few characters who aren't Catholic, for example, Kyle Broflovski is an ethnic Jew and member of the Jewish faith. Catholicism and Protestantism have been made fun of commonly in South Park. Inside Eric Cartman's house, there is a crucifix on the wall that looks too depressing, rather than how it looks in reality. The show has mocked Catholic priests over the Sexual abuse scandal. ### Jesus Christ Jesus appears sometimes as the main character. In one episode, he [nearly loses a fight to Satan](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Damien "Damien") and in another, he is [killed by Kyle Broflovski](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Fantastic_Easter_Special "Fantastic Easter Special"). This is a very controversial event, however, some Christians say that the show is "just trying to be funny," as others say it is gruesome. ### Virgin Mary The final episode in [Season Nine](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Nine "Season Nine") was particularly controversial. After the "[Trapped in the Closet](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet "Trapped in the Closet")" episode, the Season Nine finale "[Bloody Mary](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Bloody_Mary "Bloody Mary")" the Virgin Mary bleeds from her butt. They also said she sucked lots of dick in the song "[The Most Offensive Song Ever](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Most_Offensive_Song_Ever "The Most Offensive Song Ever")". ### "200" and "201" In the episode "[200](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/200 "200")", they built up the fact that the next episode would feature [Muhammad](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Muhammad "Muhammad"), the prophet of the Muslim faith. A New York-Revolution Muslim site warned Trey and Matt that many Muslims might want to kill them. The second part, "[201](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/201 "201")", was heavily censored by Comedy Central, including the final speech by Kyle Broflovski about free speech, ironically. ## Animation [![An example of a different type of animation used.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/4/4e/1008mlnw.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20061016233906)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/4/4e/1008mlnw.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20061016233906) [![An example of a different type of animation used.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/4/4e/1008mlnw.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20061016233906)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/4/4e/1008mlnw.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20061016233906) An example of a different type of animation used. South Park was originally made out of construction paper, inspired by the animations of [Terry Gilliam](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Terry_Gilliam "Terry Gilliam")'s animations for [Monty Python's Flying Circus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Monty_Python "Monty Python"). This style was applied to the animated shorts as well as "[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe")" (though rewriting of this episode caused some scenes to be made using the technology of the rest of the series). Later episodes have been made on computers. The characters are made in CorelDRAW and animated using Maya. Some episodes feature pre-packaged explosions, live-action video, and lighting effects. The show is heavily criticized for its animation, but the quick way of making episodes allows a quick production time, with some episodes being made in as little as three days. Some episodes feature completely different animation. The episode "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")" was made in machinima to represent the boys playing World of Warcraft. The episode "[Good Times with Weapons](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Good_Times_with_Weapons "Good Times with Weapons")" also uses anime. "[Major Boobage](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Major_Boobage "Major Boobage")" also uses different animation. ## Music Many actual pieces of music are featured in the show, yet a lot of songs are original and written by Trey Parker. Trey and Matt also have their own band, called [DVDA](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/DVDA "DVDA") which has had a few of its songs featured in episodes. ### Theme Song Main article: [South Park Theme](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_Theme "South Park Theme") The show's theme music was originally composed by [Primus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Primus "Primus"), but throughout the series' run the music has been replaced. The original theme ran up until "[Fourth Grade](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_Grade "Fourth Grade")" in which a new and much quicker piece replaced it. This theme lasted until the start of Season Six when it was replaced with a much more country sounding theme. This was the longest-running theme, but it was finally replaced in "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")" with the current theme. This theme features the first few notes of the original and replaces the rest of the music with the track "Whamola" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. The lyrics have remained almost the same since the start (with the exceptions of Kenny's lines). Kenny's lines are usually rather rude and vulgar but are muffled by his parka. When he was "killed-off" during Season Six, Timmy replaced him, singing only his name over and over with another of his catchphrases "Livin' a lie!" added in. ## Opening Sequence Main article: [South Park Title Sequence](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_Title_Sequence "South Park Title Sequence") [![A still from the Season Ten opening sequence.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/a/a5/Intro1.JPG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20071014113936)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/a/a5/Intro1.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20071014113936) [![A still from the Season Ten opening sequence.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/a/a5/Intro1.JPG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20071014113936)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/a/a5/Intro1.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20071014113936) A still from the Season Ten opening sequence. The opening sequences tend to differ over the seasons as well. The first one just showed the boys' heads falling out of the sky along with the scenery as it fell into place. The boys were then shown going to school on their bus surrounded by replays of previous events (such as [Mecha-Streisand](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mecha-Streisand "Mecha-Streisand") rising up behind town hall). In "[Fourth Grade](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_Grade "Fourth Grade")", a new opening was used with the new theme music. This one showed the beginning of the first one, but as everything forms into place, it explodes. The rest of the opening shows 3D animations of the boys and clips from previous episodes with tag lines such as "More explosions". From Season Six up until [Season Eleven](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Eleven "Season Eleven") a simpler opening is used. This one features the boys being made out of construction paper (as they were originally) singing their lines while clips of episodes from the previous half-season are used. This opening remained despite the change of theme tune in "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")". Starting from [Season Twelve](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Twelve "Season Twelve"), a brand new opening was introduced. This time, the music was more rock- style and upbeat, which was the new tune starting from "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")". The boys instead said their lines while appearing on different sides of the screen. This continued until the end of [Season Thirteen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Thirteen "Season Thirteen"). The boys then sang their lyrics using old clips. [Season Seventeen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Seventeen "Season Seventeen") featured a brand new intro, a 3D version of the original opening sequence. ## Awards The show has so far won five Emmy Awards, a Peabody award, and a CableACE Award. Other awards include an MTV Movie Award. The show was also nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Award for "Best Animated Show" but lost to [Family Guy](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Family_Guy "Family Guy"). ## See Also - [Cast and Crew](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Cast_and_Crew "Cast and Crew") - [International Versions of South Park](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/International_Versions_of_South_Park "International Versions of South Park") ## References 1. [↑](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-1 "Jump up") [SOUTH PARK RENEWED THROUGH HISTORIC 26TH SEASON](https://southpark.cc.com/blog/2019/09/12/south-park-renewed-through-historic-26th-season). southpark.cc.com. 2. [↑](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-2 "Jump up") [MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expensive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027](https://press.cc.com/press-release/2021/08/05/press-mtv-entertainment-studios-inks-new-and-expansive-deal-with-creators-trey-parker-and-matt-stone). Comedy Central (August 5, 2021). 3. [↑](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-Friedman_3-0 "Jump up") Friedman, Roger (March 20, 2006). "[Chef's Quitting Controversy](https://web.archive.org/web/20060415145801/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188463,00.html)". Fox News. Archived from [the original](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188463,00.html) on April 15, 2006. 4. ↑ [Jump up to: 4\.0](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-0) [4\.1](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-1) ["Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'"](https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/tv/article/isaac-hayes-quits-south-park-1198284.php). March 13, 2006. San Francisco Gate. Associated Press. New York. 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For the location, see [South Park (Location)](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_$Location$ "South Park (Location)"). *South Park* is an American animated sitcom, created by [Trey Parker](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trey_Parker "Trey Parker") and [Matt Stone](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Matt_Stone "Matt Stone"). It is broadcast on [Comedy Central](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Comedy_Central "Comedy Central") in the U.S. and on various channels in other countries. The series began in August 1997 and is currently in its [twenty-seventh season](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Twenty-Seven "Season Twenty-Seven") with a total of [327 episodes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes "List of Episodes"), [one feature film](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_%26_Uncut "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"), [two](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Pandemic_Special "The Pandemic Special") [specials](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_ParQ_Vaccination_Special "South ParQ Vaccination Special"), [two](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park:_Post_Covid "South Park: Post Covid") [made-for-tv movies](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park:_Post_Covid:_The_Return_of_Covid "South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid") and [7 shorts](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Shorts "List of Shorts"), as of March 23, 2026. The series has also won five Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards. For the first 22 seasons, the series revolved mainly around [four young schoolboys](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Boys "The Boys"); [Stan Marsh](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Stan_Marsh "Stan Marsh"), [Kyle Broflovski](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Kyle_Broflovski "Kyle Broflovski"), [Eric Cartman](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Eric_Cartman "Eric Cartman"), and [Kenny McCormick](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Kenny_McCormick "Kenny McCormick") and their exploits in the fictional town of South Park located in Colorado, but also featured a number of other characters. In Season 23, [Randy Marsh](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Randy_Marsh "Randy Marsh") took the role as the series main character in lieu of the four boys, and the series now sometimes revolves around his exploits at the [Tegridy Farms](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tegridy_Farms_$Location$ "Tegridy Farms (Location)"), while also having the boys storylines. The show has also caused a number of controversies regarding its content, as well as the parodies of people and events it portrays. In the very first "Spirit of Christmas" re-dubbed as entitled "Jesus vs. Frosty" or "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty", the animation started out with the characters having no visible sclerae in their eyes and just having black rings on their faces with black, squiggly, uneven dots for pupils until the next "The Spirit of Christmas" re-mastered as "Jesus vs. Santa" or "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa", the eye style has been upgraded to larger white sclerae for eyes with rounder-and-more-oval-shaped, larger, black pupils. South Park is the second longest-running sitcom in North America, following right behind [The Simpsons](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons"). - [1 History](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#History) - [2 Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Characters) - [2\.1 Main Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Main_Characters) - [2\.1.1 Stan Marsh](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Stan_Marsh) - [2\.1.2 Kyle Broflovski](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Kyle_Broflovski) - [2\.1.3 Eric Cartman](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Eric_Cartman) - [2\.1.4 Kenny McCormick](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Kenny_McCormick) - [2\.2 Family Members](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Family_Members) - [2\.3 Townsfolk](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Townsfolk) - [2\.4 School Students](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#School_Students) - [2\.5 School Faculty](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#School_Faculty) - [2\.6 Occasional Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Occasional_Characters) - [2\.7 Minor Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Minor_Characters) - [3 Episodes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Episodes) - [4 Controversies](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Controversies) - [4\.1 Scientology](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Scientology) - [4\.2 Christianity](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Christianity) - [4\.3 Jesus Christ](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Jesus_Christ) - [4\.4 Virgin Mary](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Virgin_Mary) - [4\.5 "200" and "201"](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#"200"_and_"201") - [5 Animation](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Animation) - [6 Music](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Music) - [6\.1 Theme Song](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Theme_Song) - [7 Opening Sequence](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Opening_Sequence) - [8 Awards](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#Awards) - [9 See Also](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#See_Also) - [10 References](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#References) ## History The series' roots go as far back as the early 1990s when Trey Parker and Matt Stone were college students. In 1992, Parker and Stone created a short video called [Jesus vs. Frosty](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas#Jesus_vs._Frosty "The Spirit of Christmas"). In 1995, Brian Graden, an executive of FOX, saw the film and commissioned Parker and Stone to make another. The next short video called [The Spirit of Christmas](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas "The Spirit of Christmas") resembles the animation style of the latter series and the characters resemble their latter selves. The video became increasingly popular, and the creators went into talks with FOX for a possible television series revolving around four children as main protagonists. After FOX decided to pass on the series, the duo went to Comedy Central, who commissioned only 6 episodes for the [first season](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_One "Season One"), and it debuted on August 13, 1997. After the show proved itself to be a huge success, Comedy Central ordered 7 additional episodes, which Parker and Stone had to quickly produce. The first season relied on shock-value, with rather weird and unusual plot lines such as [the breeding of elephants and pigs](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/An_Elephant_Makes_Love_to_a_Pig "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig") and [a giant mechanized version of Barbra Streisand](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mecha-Streisand "Mecha-Streisand"). As the series progressed, the episodes tended to revolve mostly around the characters up until [Season Seven](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Seven "Season Seven"). In this season there was a noticeable increase in satirical episodes, which remain the most popular to this day. However, in about [Season Fifteen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Fifteen "Season Fifteen"), there are mostly character-based episodes again. The series began to parody celebrities, such as [Michael Jackson](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jeffersons "The Jeffersons"), [Paris Hilton](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Stupid_Spoiled_W**_Video_Playset "Stupid Spoiled W** Video Playset"), and [Al Gore](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/ManBearPig "ManBearPig"). It also parodied real-life events such as [homosexual marriages](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Follow_That_Egg! "Follow That Egg!"), [global warming](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Smug_Alert! "Smug Alert!"), and the [use of the N-word](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/With_Apologies_to_Jesse_Jackson "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"). The creators also tend to parody (or pay homage to) television shows and films. The parodies also allow the creators to voice their opinions through episodes. The quick production on the show allows the program to respond quickly to current events, such as [the capture of Saddam Hussein](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/It%27s_Christmas_in_Canada "It's Christmas in Canada"). The parodies, of course, start controversies; in particular the episode "[Trapped in the Closet](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet "Trapped in the Closet")" which mocked Scientology. In September 2007, Parker and Stone signed a contract for three more seasons (beyond the current contract's expiration, which ran up to the end of 2008), which took the show up to 2011 with fifteen seasons and a total of 223 episodes at least. In a news report on The New York Times website, a worker at Viacom stated that the show would continue to 2013. The creators announced in the South Park website that South Park would continue up to its 20th season in 2016. The creators later announced that the series would be running until the twenty-third season. On September 12, 2019, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will extend the series by three seasons and 30 episodes.[\[1\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-1) On August 5, 2021, it was announced that Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed a \$900 million deal that would extend the series through [Season Thirty](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Thirty "Season Thirty") at the end of 2027. This deal also includes an agreement for Matt and Trey to produce 14 original South Park movies that would go on [Paramount Plus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Paramount_Plus "Paramount Plus").[\[2\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-2) ## [Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Portal:Characters "Portal:Characters") ### Main Characters The main characters on the show consist of four 10-year-old (previously 8 and 9) young boys; Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. #### Stan Marsh [![Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/0b/OriginalStan.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206134106)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/0b/OriginalStan.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206134106) Stan as he appeared in Jesus vs. Frosty. Stan is the straight man of the group. He is often caring and thoughtful and arguably the most 'normal' or 'average' of the group. He is generally well-meaning but is very unimpressed and embarrassed by the way the adults of the town (like his father) react to situations. However, the only unique trait Stan possesses is the fact that every time a girl he loves, particularly [Wendy](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Wendy_Testaburger "Wendy Testaburger"), talks to him, he vomits uncontrollably. But for some reason, he doesn't do that very often because he is used to her talking to him all the time but every time they try to kiss Stan always vomits on Wendy. (As the love-plot with Wendy and the focus on the four boys faded away, so did Stan's vomiting problem.) #### Kyle Broflovski [![Kyle in the original Christmas short.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/5/5f/KyleOriginal.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206134241)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/5/5f/KyleOriginal.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206134241) Kyle in the original Christmas short. Kyle is the smartest, has generally high moral standards, and is one of the only Jews in town, which causes him to be constantly mocked by Cartman, much to his frustration. He is compassionate and is at times easily angered, especially by Cartman. He and Stan are best friends and trade places as the main series protagonist. #### Eric Cartman [![The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as "Kenny".](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/OriginalCartman.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206134734)](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/OriginalCartman.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231206134734) The Original Cartman from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was portrayed as "Kenny". Eric (often referred to by just his surname Cartman) is the short-tempered, self-centered, manipulative child who is spoiled at home. He is evil, deceitful, scheming, impatient, and intolerant of most races and groups of people he doesn't belong to (Good examples would be Jewish people and hippies). He insults almost everybody in one way or another and, most of the time, lacks any sort of decency and emotion. Even though he hates Kyle, he always interacts with him and constantly talks to or thinks about him. He always calls others "assholes" and tells them to "suck his balls" more than anybody in South Park. For some reason, no matter how many times the others say that they hate him or that he is not their friend, nothing ever gets through his thick skull, nor is he kicked out of the four friends' circle for long. He's considered as the most revolved character on television. Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated [(at Comic-Con in 2013)](https://youtu.be/PHKrU-DSMCY) that they would never go out of inspiration for Cartman ("We have to make ourselves find stories that evolve around other characters.") #### Kenny McCormick ![The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/0/08/Original_Kenny.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20231206135749) The Original Kenny from Jesus vs. Frosty where he was nameless. Kenny is the mainly silent character from the series, most recently because he always wears an orange parka that covers his mouth, which makes his speech muffled and difficult to understand. Kenny is most famous for the fact that he dies in almost every episode in the first five seasons and for some reason always comes back for the next episode like nothing ever happened. In [Season Fourteen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Fourteen "Season Fourteen")'s Coon Trilogy, it is explained that Kenny is immortal and when he appears to die, he always wakes up in his bed and no one else seems to know that he died the day before. Kenny is the most knowledgeable of the four boys when it comes to sexuality and sex. He enjoys pornography, girls, and toilet humor. When he died in the episode "[Kenny Dies](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Kenny_Dies "Kenny Dies")", he was absent from 'South Park' (physically) for the next season, but returns in the final episode of [Season Six](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Six "Season Six"), explaining that he was 'just over there'. ### Family Members Main article: [Families](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Portal:Characters/Families "Portal:Characters/Families") The families of main characters (and some of the other children) are also often featured as well. Each main character's family is somewhat unique to one another, from Kyle's stereotypical Jewish parents to Cartman's hermaphroditic [mother](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Liane_Cartman "Liane Cartman"), but these examples are among many. It is also worth noting that Stan's father Randy is featured more prominently in recent episodes, and one could arguably even consider him the main character. ### Townsfolk Many of the various [townsfolk](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Townsfolk "Townsfolk") are considered prominent characters. Townsfolk such as [Mayor McDaniels](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mayor_McDaniels "Mayor McDaniels"), [Officer Barbrady](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Officer_Barbrady "Officer Barbrady"), and [Priest Maxi](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Priest_Maxi "Priest Maxi") have been in the show since the start. There's also a number of minor townsfolk that appear as background characters or one-off characters. ### School Students The majority of the cast is made up of the classmates of the main characters. These include characters such as Wendy Testaburger, the love interest of Stan Marsh; [Tweek Tweak](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tweek_Tweak "Tweek Tweak"), a paranoid, hyperactive young coffee addict, [Bebe Stevens](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Bebe_Stevens "Bebe Stevens"), Wendy's best friend, and the popular wheelchair-bound [Timmy](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Timmy "Timmy") and crutch-bound [Jimmy Valmer](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_Valmer "Jimmy Valmer"). Some classmates such as [Craig](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Craig_Tucker "Craig Tucker"), [Clyde](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Clyde_Donovan "Clyde Donovan"), and [Tolkien](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tolkien_Black "Tolkien Black") were originally background characters but have gained quite an amount of attention in later seasons. ### School Faculty The staff at [South Park Elementary](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_Elementary "South Park Elementary") have also gained a lot of attention such as the controversial [Herbert Garrison](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Herbert_Garrison "Herbert Garrison") (Janet, from "[Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Garrison%27s_Fancy_New_Vagina "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina")" to "[Eek, A Penis\!](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Eek,_A_Penis! "Eek, A Penis!")"). Some staff has been only in the show for one episode, but many have remained prominent since Season One. ### Occasional Characters The show also has a number of characters who remain recurring, but do not appear often. These tend to be biblical characters, such as [Jesus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Jesus "Jesus"), [Satan](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Satan "Satan"), and [God](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/God "God"). Even [Saddam Hussein](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Saddam_Hussein "Saddam Hussein") is a character, but some are completely original, such as [Towelie](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Towelie_$Character$ "Towelie (Character)"), the talking towel, and the [Canadian](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Canada "Canada") comic duo, [Terrance and Phillip](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Terrance_and_Phillip "Terrance and Phillip"). ### Minor Characters Main article: [List of Minor Characters](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Minor_Characters "List of Minor Characters") Minor characters appear throughout nearly every episode. These are usually one-offs, but some appear again or are mentioned at a later point. ## Episodes Main article: [List of Episodes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes "List of Episodes") ## Controversies The show has caused a number of controversies, not just in America. [Australia](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Australia "Australia") complained after the show depicted [Steve Irwin](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Irwin "Steve Irwin") after he had recently died at Satan's Halloween party with a stingray hanging out of his chest in the episode "[Hell on Earth 2006](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Hell_on_Earth_2006 "Hell on Earth 2006")". The show responded to this by mocking the death in the episode "[Stanley's Cup](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Stanley%27s_Cup "Stanley's Cup")". ### Scientology The most well-known controversy is the one from the [Season Nine](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Nine "Season Nine") episode, "[Trapped in the Closet](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet "Trapped in the Closet")". This episode mocks Scientology, claiming it to be a huge scam (because it charges its followers money to join). It also lampoons [Tom Cruise](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise"), who demanded the episode be banned. The episode, which aired in 2005, led to the Church of Scientology putting pressure on voice actor [Isaac Hayes](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Isaac_Hayes "Isaac Hayes"), who voiced [Chef](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Chef "Chef") and was a Scientologist. In January 2006, Hayes expressed his thoughts on the episode in an interview with The AV Club: > Well, I talked to Matt \[Stone\] and Trey \[Parker\] about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, 'Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that \[expletive\], you know?' But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses and understand what we do. \[Laughs.\][\[3\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-Friedman-3) Hayes suffered from a stroke on January 17, 2006, and quit the series by March 13, 2006.[\[4\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Matt Stone stated that he and Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."[\[4\]](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_note-SFGate-4) Parker and Stone killed off Chef in the Season Ten premiere "[The Return of Chef](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Return_of_Chef "The Return of Chef")", which aired on March 22, 2006. Tom Cruise and [John Travolta](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/John_Travolta "John Travolta") appear in "Trapped in the Closet" as Scientologists as they are in real life. They are portrayed as somewhat dimwitted or cowards. According to Comedy Central, South Park was not trying to mock these two celebrities' beliefs. ### Christianity Most characters in South Park are of Roman Catholic faith. There are very few characters who aren't Catholic, for example, Kyle Broflovski is an ethnic Jew and member of the Jewish faith. Catholicism and Protestantism have been made fun of commonly in South Park. Inside Eric Cartman's house, there is a crucifix on the wall that looks too depressing, rather than how it looks in reality. The show has mocked Catholic priests over the Sexual abuse scandal. ### Jesus Christ Jesus appears sometimes as the main character. In one episode, he [nearly loses a fight to Satan](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Damien "Damien") and in another, he is [killed by Kyle Broflovski](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Fantastic_Easter_Special "Fantastic Easter Special"). This is a very controversial event, however, some Christians say that the show is "just trying to be funny," as others say it is gruesome. ### Virgin Mary The final episode in [Season Nine](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Nine "Season Nine") was particularly controversial. After the "[Trapped in the Closet](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet "Trapped in the Closet")" episode, the Season Nine finale "[Bloody Mary](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Bloody_Mary "Bloody Mary")" the Virgin Mary bleeds from her butt. They also said she sucked lots of dick in the song "[The Most Offensive Song Ever](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/The_Most_Offensive_Song_Ever "The Most Offensive Song Ever")". ### "200" and "201" In the episode "[200](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/200 "200")", they built up the fact that the next episode would feature [Muhammad](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Muhammad "Muhammad"), the prophet of the Muslim faith. A New York-Revolution Muslim site warned Trey and Matt that many Muslims might want to kill them. The second part, "[201](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/201 "201")", was heavily censored by Comedy Central, including the final speech by Kyle Broflovski about free speech, ironically. ## Animation ![An example of a different type of animation used.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/4/4e/1008mlnw.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20061016233906) An example of a different type of animation used. South Park was originally made out of construction paper, inspired by the animations of [Terry Gilliam](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Terry_Gilliam "Terry Gilliam")'s animations for [Monty Python's Flying Circus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Monty_Python "Monty Python"). This style was applied to the animated shorts as well as "[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe")" (though rewriting of this episode caused some scenes to be made using the technology of the rest of the series). Later episodes have been made on computers. The characters are made in CorelDRAW and animated using Maya. Some episodes feature pre-packaged explosions, live-action video, and lighting effects. The show is heavily criticized for its animation, but the quick way of making episodes allows a quick production time, with some episodes being made in as little as three days. Some episodes feature completely different animation. The episode "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")" was made in machinima to represent the boys playing World of Warcraft. The episode "[Good Times with Weapons](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Good_Times_with_Weapons "Good Times with Weapons")" also uses anime. "[Major Boobage](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Major_Boobage "Major Boobage")" also uses different animation. ## Music Many actual pieces of music are featured in the show, yet a lot of songs are original and written by Trey Parker. Trey and Matt also have their own band, called [DVDA](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/DVDA "DVDA") which has had a few of its songs featured in episodes. ### Theme Song Main article: [South Park Theme](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_Theme "South Park Theme") The show's theme music was originally composed by [Primus](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Primus "Primus"), but throughout the series' run the music has been replaced. The original theme ran up until "[Fourth Grade](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_Grade "Fourth Grade")" in which a new and much quicker piece replaced it. This theme lasted until the start of Season Six when it was replaced with a much more country sounding theme. This was the longest-running theme, but it was finally replaced in "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")" with the current theme. This theme features the first few notes of the original and replaces the rest of the music with the track "Whamola" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. The lyrics have remained almost the same since the start (with the exceptions of Kenny's lines). Kenny's lines are usually rather rude and vulgar but are muffled by his parka. When he was "killed-off" during Season Six, Timmy replaced him, singing only his name over and over with another of his catchphrases "Livin' a lie!" added in. ## Opening Sequence Main article: [South Park Title Sequence](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park_Title_Sequence "South Park Title Sequence") ![A still from the Season Ten opening sequence.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/a/a5/Intro1.JPG/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20071014113936) A still from the Season Ten opening sequence. The opening sequences tend to differ over the seasons as well. The first one just showed the boys' heads falling out of the sky along with the scenery as it fell into place. The boys were then shown going to school on their bus surrounded by replays of previous events (such as [Mecha-Streisand](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mecha-Streisand "Mecha-Streisand") rising up behind town hall). In "[Fourth Grade](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_Grade "Fourth Grade")", a new opening was used with the new theme music. This one showed the beginning of the first one, but as everything forms into place, it explodes. The rest of the opening shows 3D animations of the boys and clips from previous episodes with tag lines such as "More explosions". From Season Six up until [Season Eleven](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Eleven "Season Eleven") a simpler opening is used. This one features the boys being made out of construction paper (as they were originally) singing their lines while clips of episodes from the previous half-season are used. This opening remained despite the change of theme tune in "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")". Starting from [Season Twelve](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Twelve "Season Twelve"), a brand new opening was introduced. This time, the music was more rock- style and upbeat, which was the new tune starting from "[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")". The boys instead said their lines while appearing on different sides of the screen. This continued until the end of [Season Thirteen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Thirteen "Season Thirteen"). The boys then sang their lyrics using old clips. [Season Seventeen](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Season_Seventeen "Season Seventeen") featured a brand new intro, a 3D version of the original opening sequence. ## Awards The show has so far won five Emmy Awards, a Peabody award, and a CableACE Award. Other awards include an MTV Movie Award. The show was also nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Award for "Best Animated Show" but lost to [Family Guy](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Family_Guy "Family Guy"). ## See Also - [Cast and Crew](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Cast_and_Crew "Cast and Crew") - [International Versions of South Park](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/International_Versions_of_South_Park "International Versions of South Park") ## References 1. [↑](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-1 "Jump up") [SOUTH PARK RENEWED THROUGH HISTORIC 26TH SEASON](https://southpark.cc.com/blog/2019/09/12/south-park-renewed-through-historic-26th-season). southpark.cc.com. 2. [↑](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-2 "Jump up") [MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expensive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027](https://press.cc.com/press-release/2021/08/05/press-mtv-entertainment-studios-inks-new-and-expansive-deal-with-creators-trey-parker-and-matt-stone). Comedy Central (August 5, 2021). 3. [↑](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-Friedman_3-0 "Jump up") Friedman, Roger (March 20, 2006). "[Chef's Quitting Controversy](https://web.archive.org/web/20060415145801/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188463,00.html)". Fox News. Archived from [the original](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188463,00.html) on April 15, 2006. 4. ↑ [Jump up to: 4\.0](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-0) [4\.1](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/South_Park#cite_ref-SFGate_4-1) ["Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'"](https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/tv/article/isaac-hayes-quits-south-park-1198284.php). March 13, 2006. San Francisco Gate. Associated Press. New York.
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