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15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About South Park

Oh my god! They almost killed Kyle!

15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About South Park

April 29, 2021

Since 1997, Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny from South Park have been on our televisions to entertain and gross us out with a mix of crude animation, poignant lessons, satire about current events, and lots of poop jokes, sex jokes, and poopy sex jokes. It's almost unthinkable that Kyle was almost killed off the show.

Hmm? Oh, you didn't know? Yeah, Kyle was almost kaput in the season five finale. In fact, there are a lot of interesting facts about South Park that many people don't know about. Did you know the actual makers of Warcraft helped them with their Warcraft episode? Or that there was a chance of South Park airing alongside The Simpsons and Family Guy on network TV?

You don't stay on the air for over 20 years without gathering up some insane behind-the-scenes factoids along the way. Here are just a few little known or remembered facts about South Park.

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Trey Parker didn't want "Make Love, Not Warcraft" to air

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS TREY PARKER DIDN'T WANT MAKE LOVE NOT WARCRAFT TO AIR. SOUTH PARK Parker says he thought they lost their touch during season ten and begged the network to not air the now fan-favorite episode. He thought the episode was terrible and that it would ruin their legacy. CRACKED COM — Independent

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Matt Stone hates the first three seasons

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS MATT STONE HATES THE FIRST THREE SEASONS. SOUTH PARK If I had to permanently erase anything from the library, it would basically be anything before season 4. It's just embarrassing to watch, says Stone. — Entertainment Weekly

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Episodes are made in a week

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS EPISODES ARE MADE IN A WEEK. SOUTH PARK While the process of making the show used to take several weeks, the show is currently written, animated, and produced the week before its air date. In comparison, it takes several months to complete a single episode of The Simpsons. — 6 Crazy Ways Your Favorite TV Shows Get Written

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS KYLE WAS ALMOST KILLED OFF THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK The creators felt Kyle and Stan were too similar and planned on killing the character in the season five finale. They eventually gave up on the idea and decided to temporarily kill off Kenny instead. CRACKED.COM — CBR

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Cartman's mom is based on a real person

BEHIND-THE-SCENESP FACTS CARTMAN'S MOM IS BASED ON A REAL PERSON. SOUTH PARK Trey Parker based Liane, Cartman's sexually promiscuous mother, on one of his ex-girlfriends from college who dumped him after cheating on him. — 5 Famous Characters You Didn't Know Are Based On Real People

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Fox turned down the show

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS FOX TURNED DOWN THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK Before landing on Comedy Central, Trey Parker and Matt Stone pitched the show to Fox. Executives at Fox turned them down because they didn't think a show about kids could work and wanted it to be more family-centric. — YouTube

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The creators came up with the show in college

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE CREATORS CAME UP WITH THE SHOW IN COLLEGE. SOUTH PARK Matt Stone and Trey Parker Met while attending University of Colorado Boulder. The two made each other laugh by coming up with silly kid voices, which led them to create Jesus Vs. Frosty- a short that became — Entertainment Weekly

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Jerry Seinfeld wanted to be on the show

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JERRY SEINFELD WANTED TO BE ON THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK All the way back during season one, Seinfeld and several other celebrities offered to provide voice work for the show. Seinfeld ended up retracting his offer after getting offered the role of Turkey No. 2' in the episode — Independent

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS THE ART STYLE WAS INSPIRED BY TERRY GILLIAM. SOUTH PARK The art style of the earlier seasons was inspired by Gilliam's Monty Python animation. Both Trey Parker and Matt Stone were huge Python fans since childhood. — YouTube

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"Imaginationland" was almost a movie

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS IMAGINATIONLAND WAS ALMOST A MOVIE. SOUTTH PARK Before being broken up into three episodes, Imaginationland was conceived as the second South Park feature film. CRACKED.COM — Den Of Geek

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Animation on animation hate

Eric Cartman isn't the only one who hates Family Guy. Turms out, his hatred of the show comes straight from Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The duo says they genuinely hate the show and its type of gag comedy. — YouTube

4

George Clooney was a fan from the beginning

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS GEORGE CLOONEY WAS A FAN FROM THE BEGINNING. SOUTH PARK Clooney was such a huge fan of The Spirit of Christmas, the 1995 short that preceded the show, that he made VHS tapes of the short and sent them to his Hollywood friends. He went on to voice — THR

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Butters is based on a real person

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BUTTERS IS BASED ON A REAL PERSON. SOUTH PARK The character is based on Eric Stough, the show's mild-mannered animation director and producer. Before the character was born, Stone and Parker actually nicknamed Stough Butters. CRACKED.COM — Coloradan Alumni Magazine

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Blizzard helped make "Make Love, Not Warcraft"

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS BLIZZARD HELPED MAKE MAKE LOVE, NOT WARCRAFT. SOUTH PARK People at Blizzard were ecstatic when they heard the show wanted to use their characters. Several Blizzard employees went to South Park offices to help them create the episode by allowing them to direct it using the game's engine. — South Park Studios

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Ike was voiced by Trey Parker's daughter

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS IKE WAS VOICED BY TREY PARKER'S DAUGHTER. SOUTH PARK euthitethioal venger Throughout the years, Kyle's brother Ike has been voiced by several staff members' kids. In 2016, Ike was voiced by Parker's threeyear-old daughter:. CRACKED COM — YouTube & The A.V. Club

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