2.  Creation  Storyline  Characters  Awards  Famous Voices  Critisism

3.  Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.  The show was a mix of two animated shorts they created together in 1992 and in 1995.  South Park debuted on August 13, 1997 and consistently had the highest rating of any cable program.

4.  South Park is about a group of four boys named Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormic.  The boys live in the town of South Park which is portrayed as a white bred mountain town in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado.

5.  Stan Marsh  Portrayed as the everyman of the group.  The average kid in a group of mix-ups.  Kyle Broflovski  Alone in the group because he is the only Jew.  Constantly picked on for his religion.

6.  Eric Cartman  An anti-Semitic, obese, and racist child.  Criticized for his weight.  Kenny McCormic  From a very poor family.  His speech is blocked by his parka, but his friends can understand him.

7.  In 2007 it was included in Time magazines top 100 TV series of all time.  Nominated Emmys in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009.  The dhow has also won the award for outstanding television program in a 30 minute slot 3 times.

8.  Some famous voices that were used in production:  Jay Leno  Cheech and Chong  Radiohead  Jennifer Aniston  George Clooney  Jerry Seinfeld offered to use his voice in the Thanksgiving episode “Starvin Marvin” but refused after his voice was to be used as turkey #2

9.  South Park has always been criticized by adults, but more so after young children began tuning in.  Some schools banned South Park tee shirts, and clothing.  Even the creators Parker and Stone commented saying the show was written for mature audiences and should not be viewed by children.