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When Trey Parker and Matt Stone were still students at the University of Colorado, they made this short film. It was created using glue and construction paper. It is the precursor to South Park.
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Fox executive Brian Graden paid Matt and Trey $2,000 to create this film as a Christmas card after he saw Jesus vs. Frosty. Both films share the alternate title of "The Spirit of Christmas." This short film eventually caught the eye of executives of Comedy Central, which ultimately led to South Park.
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South Park officially began a historic run of being one of the most crude, yet strangely profound, comedies on television.
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"South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" was wildly controversial, yet wildly successful. The musical film parodied many Disney films of the time as well as the criticism being launched at the show itself for being so crude. It earned an Oscar nomination, and included 399 profane words.
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The creators of the show made how much they cared about the awards show quite clear. It was later revealed that the two had taken LSD before attending as well.
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The episode focused on the controversy of the Iraq war, with two sides of the town being split on whether they are for it or against it.
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Trey and Matt decided to take on the topic of Scientology, a religion many celebrities follow including the voice of Chef, Isaac Hayes. Hayes departed after this episode aired, whether he was genuinely offended or forced to by the church is unclear.
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Amid the intense controversy over cartoons depicting Muhammad that was causing violence, South Park went in head first with a two part episode that also skewered Family Guy. Comedy Central censored the brief scene with Muhammad in fear of potential violence, despite the fact that Muhammad appeared in an episode a few years earlier.
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South Park once again returned to the Muhammad controversy for its 200th episode, which again was in two parts. The following episode, "201," was heavily censored by Comedy Central. A black box covered Muhammad and there was a beep everytime his name was uttered. Neither "200" or "201" have aired since and are not available for viewing on the website or the DVDs.
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South Park premiered "Let Go, Let Gov" just a few weeks ago and kicked off the 17th season. Instead of splitting the season into two 7-episode halves between the spring and fall, it is now just 10 episodes in the fall. It also has a brand new opening sequence.
