South Park

Presenter: Ke Shi

Preview

• The main characters• The controversies• The production• The popularity

The Main CharactersStanley "Stan" Marsh (Stan Marsh)

Honest and realisticKind-heartedMature for his age

The Main CharactersKyle Broflovski

Stan’s best friendHigh moral standard and IQJewish, outsider

The Main CharactersEric Theodore Cartman (Eric Cartman)

The rebellious fat boyFoul-mouthed, mean-spirited, selfish, and ill-tempered Genius actor

The Main CharactersKenny McCormick

Poorest kid in the neighborhood Shy, quiet, muffling in speechesThe secret love of toilet humour and pornography

Other Main CharactersFriends, parents, teachers in South Park Elementary, celebrities, aliens… …

The Notorieties and Controversies• The topic include - religion, politics, violence,

vulgarity, abuse, sexuality, mental illness, and… …• The swearing record - using the word “shit” a

total of 162 times uncensored.• The sensitive comments on - homosexuality, drug

and firearm abuse, cloning, presidential election, global warming… …

The List of Celebrities

Adam Sandler, Angelina Jolie, Bill Cosby, Céline Dion, Chris Rock,

George Clooney, George Lucas, Jay Leno, Jennifer Aniston,

Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Tom

Hanks, Will Smith, Zac Efron, The Beatles,

Bono, Britney Spears, Christina Anguilera, Elton John, Eminem, Jimmy Buffet, Elvis

Presley, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, Madonna, Marilyn

Manson, Robert Smith, Slash, Yoko Ono, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Barack Obama, Bill and Hilary Clinton, George W. Bush, John McCain, Larry King,

George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Paris Hilton… …

About The List• From the prominent to the dead - altogether 280 • The ‘famous’ rape scene of Steven Spielberg and

George Lucas• Mao Zedong appeared in Season 4, episode 10 —

Do the Handicapped Go to Hell? — In which he was singing with others at a party with Satan in hell…

Those Who Are Against It

• South Park merchandise (especially T-shirts) were banned from a number of public schools, day care centers, and other public places.

• The Jewish, Christians and Muslims• Argentina, Russia, Australia and the Philippines

The Production• Trey Parker and Matt Stone

The Production• Debut with FOX, on August 13, 1997• Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski were initially

designed to represent creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone respectively

• However, both have admitted to ultimately identifying far more with Cartman

Writing• Each episode takes no longer than a week• Respond amazingly quick to the current

events• The Season 12 episode “About Last Night...”

The Animation Style• Inspired by stop-motion paper cut-out

cartoons• Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator• Autodesk Maya "has the best shadow and ray

casting, so it looks like construction paper sitting on a camera stand."

About Voice• A Stunning Fact• Celebrities

The Popularity• 3 times Emmy Award winner (05, 06 ,08) for

Outstanding Animation Program• “Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut” (Season 2, April

22, 1998) earned an 8.2 rating (6.2 million viewers); The highest-rated non-sports show on cable television ever

• “100 Best TV Shows of All Time” (Time, 2007); The 12th “greatest TV show of the past 25 years” (Entertainment Weekly, 2008)

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