Since it debuted in 1997, South Park has made it way too fun to be an adult television fan. Far from your typical Saturday morning cartoons, the long-running Comedy Central animated series is dark, crude, and keeps us "grown ups" laughing. Not just one of the best animated series of all time, South Park is also one of the best TV shows in general, and is known for its topical humor - but do you know what goes on behind the scenes?
Let's start with the characters of South Park. Kenny, Kyle, Stan, and Eric lead the way for a, shall we say, "unique" group, many of which are based on real people (and even family members!) South Park co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker know. In addition to the usual quirks of the show and its take on modern day events, there are certain staples that appear in almost every episode. Have you ever spotted an alien or a celebrity on South Park? How many times has Kenny died (that poor guy)? Did you know South Park is in the Guinness Book of World Records for... well, we'll let you read on and find out.
Here are 27 interesting trivia facts and Easter eggs from the TV show South Park for your enjoyment.
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The co-creators had interesting pseudonyms in the original pilot.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker used the pseudonyms Tupac Schwartz and M.C. Goldstein in the credits of the original pilot.
Celebrities are offered crappy roles on the show.
Did you know Jerry Seinfeld is (was) a huge South Park fan? When Jerry's agent contacted Matt Stone and Trey Parker in 1997 in hopes of landing a guest spot on the show, the duo replied with an offer- Seinfeld could play one of the background turkeys in the "Starvin' Marvin" episode. He refused the offer, but other celebrities have taken up Matt and Trey on their offer. Jay Leno played the voice of Mr. Kitty, and George Clooney played a dog who had no speaking roles other than a few barks in the episode "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride."
The theme song is performed by Primus.
The South Park theme song is performed by Grammy-nominated rock band Primus.
The Terrence and Phillip characters were spawned from criticism.
In response to comments that South Park was all "bad animation and fart jokes," the Canadian duo of Terrence and Phillip were born.
Kyle and Ike's names put together are a racial slur.
Take the first letter of Kyle's name and put it in front of Ike's. This is obviously an intentional joke, as are the many other Jewish jokes in the show's history.
Stan and Kyle's families are named after relatives of Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Trey Parker's relatives were the inspiration behind the names of Stan’s family, while Kyle’s family got their names from Matt Stone’s relatives.
Butters is based on the show's animation director.
The cheerful, naive, optimistic, and gullible character of Butters is based on Eric Stough, South Park's animation director.
Cartman's lines are mostly off-the-cuff.
The majority of the time, co-creator Trey Parker makes up Cartman's lines as he goes along.
The first season's theme song had some (uncensored) dirty words.
If you listen closely, Kenny sings “I like girls with big vaginas/I like girls with big fat titties” in season 1's theme song. Because his voice is so muffled, it wasn't bleeped.
Aliens are hidden in background shots.
Aliens do exist - at least in the South Park universe they do. Aside from the obvious alien episodes like "Cartman Gets An Anal Probe," there are aliens hidden in the background in a majority of the show's episodes.