Top 100 Facts About South Park
Top 100 Facts About South Park
Top 10 Behind The Scenes Facts About South Park
#1: Liane Cartman was named after an ex-girlfriend of creator Trey Parker that frequently cheated on him. #2: Trey Parker and fellow “South Park” co-creator Matt Stone originally intended to permanently kill off Kyle rather than Kenny in Season 5. #3: Sparky the Dog was voiced by Oscar-winning actor George Clooney. #4: An episode of “South Park” is made 6 days before it airs. #5: The producers of the show “24” were so pleased with “The Snuke,” an episode parodying the former, that they sent the “South Park” creators a suitcase nuke prop. #6: The “South Park” pilot episode was made using stop motion photography. #7: South Park’s theme song is performed by the band Primus. #8: Video game company Blizzard Entertainment assisted South Park with the production of their World of Warcraft centered episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft.” #9: Kyle's younger adopted brother, Ike, has been voiced by several individuals over the years, including Trey Parker’s daughter, Betty. #10: After finishing up “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut”, the creators were so fatigued there’s actually an episode from season 3 that they do not remember making. #11: After watching “South Park’s” “Black Friday” trilogy, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss cut down the number of scenes involving characters walking through gardens. #12: Season 8’s “Passion of the Jew” contains a subtle joke aimed at “BASEketball” , a film starring both “South Park” creators. #13: Members from the Church of Scientology investigated the creators of “South Park” with the purpose of humiliating them. #14: “South Park” creators were personally thanked by the team behind “The Simpsons” for parodying “Family Guy” in the season 10 two-parter “Cartoon Wars.” #15: Due to its heavy use of profanity, Season 5’s “It Hits the Fan” was almost not going to air. #16: Kenny McCormick is based on a childhood friend of Trey Parker who’s name was Kenny, wore an orange parka, came from a low income household and frequently skipped school, only to eventually return. #17: After Kanye West infamously interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV ran the “Fishsticks”episode parodying Kanye West on repeat for 2 hours straight. #18: One of the inspirations behind Eric Cartman was “All in the Family’s” Archie Bunker. #19: The “South Park” movie initially received a NC-17 rating. #20: The Playstation game “Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf” had to be recalled because an excerpt from a “South Park” episode was hidden within. #21: George Clooney also voiced a doctor in “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.” #22: Season 15’s “You’re Getting Old” was inspired by the South Park creators’ own experience with getting older. #23: Aliens make hidden cameos in several “South Park” episodes. #24: McDaniel College, a university based in Maryland, offers a course titled “South Park and Contemporary Social Issues,” which analyzes how the show addresses social issues. #25: It’s been reported that Jerry Seinfeld once inquired on if he could guest star on an episode of “South Park.” He rescinded the request when the creators offered him the role of a turkey. #26: The term Chinpokomon, the name of an episode from Season 3, in Japanese roughly translates to “penis pocket monster.” #27: The “South Park The Fractured but Whole” video game was developed by Ubisoft. #28: The first ever South Park video game, titled “South Park,” was released in 1998. #29: The Tourettes Syndrome Association was very complimentary towards the creators with their work on the episode “Le Petit Tourette,” stating that it was “well researched” and provided accurate information on Tourettes Syndrome. #30: Mr. Mackey is based on Mr. Lackey, a guidance counselor at Trey Parker’s high school, who would frequently say the phrase SB [04:52 “..m'kay.”] #31: All of the names which appear in the end credits of Season 6’s “Trapped in the Closet” are either John Smith or Jane Smith. #32: Back 2011, for a limited time, Frito-Lay released Cheesy Poofs, a line of chips sharing the same name as Cartman’s favorite snack. #33: Speaking of which, Trey Parker has publicly stated that Cartman is his favorite character on the show. #34: Casa Bonita, featured in the eponymous season 7 episode, is a real restaurant. In 2021, it was bought by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. #35: In the episodes “Chickenlover” and “Ike’s Wee Wee,” in the South Park Elementary classroom a part of the alphabet can be read as “Dios Mio Mataron a Kenny, bastardos.” This Spanish phrase in English translates to “Oh my God they killed Kenny, bastards!” #36: Matt Stone’s sister can be seen in a picture frame in South Park’s pilot episode at Cartman’s house. #37: Stone is also not a fan of the show’s first 3 seasons. #38: Meanwhile, Trey Parker despises the aforementioned episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft,” so much so that he wanted to pull it from airing. #39: The show’s most recent opening features a headstone belonging to Kenny McCormick. The text written on it reads “Sleep well, little child. The Lord holds thee now.” #40: In a blink and you’ll miss it moment in “South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut,” when Kenny is rushed to the emergency room, next to the door includes a to-do list, with one of the below tasks being “Kill Bond” assigned to a Doctor No. #41: In season 2’s “Clubhouses,” a woman can be seen wearing a t-shirt containing the abbreviation D.V.D.A, the name of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s band. #42: Adrien Beard is not only the voice behind Tolkien Black, but also a producer, art director and storyboard artist for the show. #43: To properly voice Kenny, Matt Stone either covers his mouth with his hand or sleeve while speaking. #44: The edition of the Guiness Book of World Records released in 2001 lists “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” as the animated film holding the record for most swearing. #45: How many swear words does the movie contain, might you ask? 399. #46: Cartman’s crimes include and are not limited to; murder, theft, arson, prostitution, war crimes, smuggling, armed robbery, vandalism, embezzlement and drug possession. #47: The show has won 5 emmys. #48: Trey Parker and Matt Stone both met at the University of Colorado Boulder. #49: The red-haired police officer who is often a focal point in the plots of several episodes has a name; Harrison Yates. He sometimes has gone by the name Detective Harris. #50: While Cartman often goes by his last name, his first name is Eric. #51: Eric Cartman’s middle name is Theodore. #52: A visual inspiration for the town of South Park is the town of Fairplay, Colorado. #53: Despite being read in a muffled voice and often incomprehensible, Kenny’s lines are scripted. #54: Trey Parker voices several characters on “South Park,” including: Stan, Cartman, Randy and Garrison just to name a few. #55: Meanwhile, characters voiced by Matt Stone include; Kyle, Kenny, Butters, Gerald, Craig and many more! #56: The show was featured in Time Magazine’s “100 Greatest Shows of All Time” list in 2007. #57: The voice behind Lorde on “South Park” was musical artist Sia. #58: In Randy’s fit of rage on the episode “Something You Can Do with Your Finger,” his voice contains a sample of actor Patrick Stewart’s voice playing Captain Picard in “Star Trek; First Contact.” #59: Remember when Radiohead appeared on “South Park?” The real members of the band actually voiced them! #60: In the season 11 episode “D-Yikes,” the street number of the bar, Les Bos, is 13280. When typed on a calculator, it closely resembles the word “Lesbo.” #61: After receiving several death threats, Comedy Central forced “South Park” to censor all audio and visual references of the Prophet Muhammad in the episodes “200” and “201.” #62: Due to their depiction of the Prophet Muhammad, the following 5 South Park episodes are unavailable on streaming services; “Super Best Friends,” “Cartoon Wars Part 1 & 2,” “200,” and “201.” #63: The first name of Ms. Crabtree, the infamous former school bus driver, was Veronica. #64: During certain instances in the shows, Butters’ father, Stephen, is referred to as Chris. #65: The show debuted and premiered on August 13, 1997. #66: Butters’ original name in earlier scripts and storyboards was “Puff Puff” and “Swanson.” #67: Orgazmo, the titular protagonist of the creators’ 1997 film, can be seen on a poster in Cartman’s room on several occasions. #68: It’s been estimated that Kenny’s face has been revealed a total of a dozen times. #69: Former Late Night Show host Jay Leno once provided the voice of Cartman’s cat Mr. Kitty, . #70: “South Park” was first introduced to the public in the animated short “The Spirit of Christmas.” #71: In season 5’s “ It Hits the Fan,” the word “Shit” is said a total of 162 times. #72: The creators considered having the “Imaginationland” Trilogy be a film. #73: The animation style in Kenny and Gerald’s hallucinations in season 12’s “Major Boobage” are inspired by the 1981 film “Heavy Metal.” #74: In 2021, South Park Studios signed a deal worth $900 million dollars with its parent company, ViacomCBS, to produce an additional 6 seasons of “South Park” along with 14 films. #75: Speaking out on this deal, Matt Stone stated; we have [expletive] you money now. #76: For those who’ve never taken the time to fully read it, the show’s opening disclaimer reads as follows; all characters and events in this show–even those based on real people–are entirely fictional. All celebrity voices are impersonated….poorly. The following program contains coarse language and due to its content should not be viewed by anyone. #77: The way in which Terrance and Philip, the stars featured in the boys’ favorite TV show, were drawn and animated by the creators was in response to critics criticizing “South Park’s” animation style and use of fart jokes. #78: Actor Tom Cruise was reportedly so furious with the season 6 episode “Trapped in the Closet” that he supposedly not only threatened to sue the creators, but also cancel his entire press tour for the “Mission Impossible III” film which he starred in if a re-airing of the episode was not pulled. #79: In 2022, “South Park” teamed up with Adidas to release a line of sneakers dedicated to several of the show’s characters. #80: The year prior to that, they released sneakers based off of Towelie. #81: Speaking of Towelie, the purpose behind the character’s presence in the eponymous episode was to bash and parody companies’ efforts to merchandise everything. #82: Tweek’s last name is Tweak, spelled T-W-E-A-K. #83: Kyle’s hairstyle was modeled after creator Matt Stone’s afro. #84: Stan’s parents share the same first names as Trey Parker’s parents, while Kyle’s parents bear the same names belonging to Matt Stone’s. #85: In 2022, ahead of the show’s 25th season, South Park Studios released an orchestral rendition of their theme song. #86: No, Yelp never sued “South Park” for $10 million dollars for “You’re Not Yelping.” #87: In the show’s unaired pilot, Trey Parker and Matt Stone credited themselves under the pseudonyms “Tupac Schwartz” and “M.C. Goldstein.” #88: According to Trey Parker, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo served to symbolize Kyle’s loneliness and being outcast during Christmas. #89: The airing of the episode“Band in China” resulted in “South Park” literally being banned in China. #90: Butters is loosely based on Eric Stough, an animation director and producer for the show. who’s nickname is Butters. #91: The name Eric Cartman is inspired by Matt Karpman, a boy that Trey Parker attended high school with whom he describes as being obnoxious and overweight. #92: In every version of the show’s opening theme song, Kenny has lyrics. While we can’t explicitly say what they are here, let’s just say he expresses the following; his admiration for certain parts of the female anatomy, his desire to get with Britney Spears and the size of one of his organs. #93: Matt Stone has gone on record stating that Crab People was “the worst idea we’ve ever had.” #94: To honor the show’s 25th anniversary, the South Park creators held a concert at the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Colorado featuring bands Primus and Ween where they played several songs featured on the show. #95: During this concert, the governor of Colorado Jared Polis appeared and declared August 10th “South Park” day in the state. #96: PC Principal’s real name is Peter Charles. #97: Back in his 30s, Trey Parker was once quoted saying that doing “South Park” at 40 would be “lame.” #98: The “South Park” pilot cost an estimated $300,000 to make. #99: In 1999, “Chocolate Salty Balls,” the song sung by the character Chef in the episode “Chocolate Salty Balls,” reached #1 on the UK Single chart. #100: In 2006, “South Park” and its parent Comedy Central won a Peabody Award.
