"Spawning a rage of ""fat kid"" voices and quotes like ""Oh, my God! They killed Kenny"" while leaving no rock unturned when it comes to racial, social, sexual or economic stereotypes or discrepancies, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the crude and offensive but wildly popular television cartoon series South Park, have transformed the typical American cartoon into every adult's guilty pleasure. Stone and Parker have popularized the television show by injecting black humor into any touchy or politically incorrect situation (like depicting Chinese restaurants named Shitty Wok and preying on the sensitive Terry Schiavo case in 2005) and the two creators have seen nothing but smash success since South Park's conception in 1997.South Park was birthed out of an animated short story called ""Jesus vs. Frosty"" that Parker and Stone dreamt up in 1991 while studying film at the University of Colorado. The film featured the beginnings of South Park characters like Cartman, and it eventually caught the eye of Fox network, who hired the two to create another short film, ""The Spirit of Christmas."" This second film exploded all over the Internet, and it led to the series South Park, first appearing on Fox before finding a home in Comedy Central. South Park features a cluster of stumpy young boys with crude and recognizable high-pitched voices, and the show revolves around the boys getting into some kind of trouble while cursing, farting and killing each other - to every male viewer's delight. The ingeniously hilarious show constantly uses current events (while still current) as material for the characters to satirize, often treading the thin line between suitable and completely inappropriate.South Park caught wind quickly after its primetime debut, continuing to rack up laughs and support well into its current 12th season. In addition to the show's award-winning success, the popular Comedy Central television program has also branched out into movies and has even released three audio albums, as well."
