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

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Creators:

Trey Parker
Matt Stone

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Four boys. One f**ked up town.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Colorado | Parent | South Park Colorado | Racist | Adult Animation

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	2:00 AM	COMEDY	The F Word	#13.12
Mon. Nov. 9	3:00 AM	WGNAMER	Death	#1.6

Cast

Trey Parker	...	Eric Cartman / ... (180 episodes, 1997-2009)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / ... (179 episodes, 1997-2009)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (136 episodes, 1997-2005)
Mona Marshall	...	Sheila Broflovski / ... (89 episodes, 2000-2009)

Runtime:

30 min | Finland:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

There is either a celebrity impersonator or mention of a celebrity's name in every episode.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Cartman: Oh, Kyle, you just made a huge withdrawal at the First Bank of Lies.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

The Princes of Animation Comedy

I remember when these four little boys were nothing but private greeting card art. Now look at them!

In all seriousness, I love this show. This is the funniest adult cartoon there is, and thank GOODNESS Comedy Central took this series and allowed the creators to do "almost" anything. If there was an alternate universe for "Peanuts", you've hit it in "South Park".

There are very few (if none) episodes I didn't like. We all have our favorites, and my number one is still "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". I laughed until I cried on that one. The next one that is very close to that is last years (2002) Christmas Special when Jesus was "packing" to rescue Santa out of Iraq after he was shot down. This was one of those episodes where I DARE you not to laugh and enjoy it.

The supporting cast about South Park is also stellular. The lives (and minds) that intertwine with Stan, Cartman, Kenny and Kyle are just hilarious. Chef, Mr. Garrison. Kyles Mom and Dad, Cartman's Mother, Butters, Timmy!, Sherrif Bar Brady, Principal Victoria, Wendy, BeBe, and..Big Gay Al..etc....etc..you name it, they are just too much.

Wonderful and ground-breaking (even though the animation isn't state of the art) nothing is out of bounds for these guys...South Park is an instant classic and a great time to be had by all.