The series "South Park" from the first episodes captivated the American audience. Despite harsh criticism from many public figures, he became even more popular with people of different generations.
History of creation
The story of the animated film begins in 1992. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, students of the University of Colorado, create their first cartoon Jesus vs. Frosty. It appeared prototypes of guys today popular from the South Park.
After watching the film by Fox in 1995, Brian Greden ordered Parker and Stone to create a second film. He planned to send it to his friends for Christmas. The new creation contained scenes of the hand-to-hand battle of Jesus and Santa Claus. This episode of the film quickly gained popularity. It spread through the Internet and on video media.
The list of episodes of "South Park" is replenished every year by approximately 10 episodes.
The cartoon caused a wave of protests among believers, which significantly fueled interest in this show. In 1999, Parker and Stone made the full-length film Big, Long, and Uncut. A month after his premiere in the United States, the actress, who voiced all the female roles in him, committed suicide.
South Park: Season 1
The first season of the series was produced from 1997 to 1998. It included 13 episodes of 4 3rd grade students from Colorado.
The first series:
- Cartman and Anal Probe. In this episode, Cartman is attacked by aliens, Kyle rescues his younger brother, and Stan builds a relationship with Wendy.
- "Weight gain 4000". Cartman gets a prize for winning a nationwide essay competition, and he begins to gain weight with the help of a special tool.
- "Volcano". Children, along with Uncle Sten Jimbo, go hunting and encounter an awakened volcano that threatens the death of the entire South Park.
- Big El. Stan learns that his dog, Sparky, is blue, and throughout the series has been trying to fix it.
- "An elephant loves a pig." Stan suffers humiliation from his older sister, and Kyle turns on an elephant. Children, trying to cross him with a Cartman pig, turn to Professor Alfonso Mefesto.
To the question, how many episodes in “South Park”, there is a definite answer - 267 as of September 2015 (19 seasons).
Top episodes
According to Internet users who rated the watched series, a rating of the best episodes of the animated film was compiled. The leader among them was the series "Scott Tenorman must die." The story tells of the terrible revenge of Cartman, who wants to teach his offender Scott a lesson. The high school student sold him his pubic hair and did not want to return the money.
Also in the list of series of "South Park", recognized as the best, included such episodes:
- "Make love, not Warcraft." In the series, the viewer sees how the boys are addicted to the popular World of Warcraft game. They "pump" their characters without going outside and forgetting about basic hygiene.
- "The Return of the Brotherhood of the Ring to Two Towers." The plot of the series is a parody of The Lord of the Rings.
- "Imprisonment in virtuality." Butters begins to doubt whether he is in the real world. Arming the commotion at home and throughout the city, he raises a panic.
- "Sponsorship Content." Jimmy writes a word in the school newspaper that does not match the director’s worldview.
- "SHIKARN-O". Cartman disguises himself as a robot, and then finds out the terrible secret of Butters.
- "Stuck in a closet." The series brings clean science to Scientology.
- "Glorious times with weapons." 3-graders take out real weapons and start the ninja game.
The series "South Park", the first season of which immediately gained popularity, every year delights viewers with original plots.
Series Features
The series is positioned by the creators as a cartoon for adults and makes fun of the main problems of American culture. It also traces black humor and ridicule of many deep convictions. The show also covers a large number of world events.
From the 8th to the 16th season, the series was released according to a certain pattern - half in the spring and half in the fall. Trey and Matt are hinting that the list of episodes of South Park will be replenished for more than one year.
Awards
The best animated series of 1997 "South Park" gained popularity not only in his homeland, but throughout the world. He many times became a nominee for various awards. Only the prestigious Emmy creators of the series received 4 times:
- In 2005 - for the series “Best Friends Forever”.
- In 2007, the award was given to the episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft."
- In 2008, Emmy was awarded for 3 episodes of "Imagination".
- In 2009 - for the episode "Margaritaville".
The list of South Park series that have been awarded various prizes and awards will be replenished. Fans of the series and its creators hope for this.
In 2006, South Park lost to the Griffins in the Best Animated Show nomination. For the most politically incorrect transmission, the creators of the series received a Peabody award for journalists.
A peculiar style of animation and specific humor are the main features that the animated series "South Park" has. Each episode contains a lot of deep meanings.