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Even with their eight top 10 singles, their place in the Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the absolute banger that is 1973’s “Lady,” Styx’s enduring popularity isn’t just a testament to their musical talents: It’s almost entirely thanks to South Park, according to singer and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan.

Gowan, who joined the band back in 1999, recently opened up about how the Chicago-based group has withstood the test of time, crediting Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski’s rendition of “Come Sail Away” in Season Two’s “Cartman’s Mom is Still a Dirty Slut” with introducing young people to the stylings of Styx.

“I’m happy to admit that I’d say it’s one percent our effort and 99 percent South Park’s influence,” the musician told Boomerocity when asked about the show’s role in Styx garnering younger fans.

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When Eric Cartman declared, “Girls rule. Women are funny. Get over it,” was he really talking about Whitney Cummings?

Every South Park fan who spent the latter half of the 2010s complaining about Amy Schumer’s popularity on Reddit knows this bit intimately: Throughout South Park Season 20, Cartman was on a seemingly sarcastic campaign to prove to the rest of South Park that girls — including his girlfriend Heidi — can be funny. On multiple occasions, Cartman attempted to goad his female classmates into proving his point by making jokes centered around the phrases “my vagina” and the aforementioned affirmation, which Trey Parker, Matt Stone and the South Park writers copied word-for-word from the title of the New York Times’ review of the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot.

At the time, South Park viewers understood the running gag to be a side-eyed dig at Schumer, whose massively successful stand-up specials were filled with woman-focused blue humor,...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s massively renovated and revitalized Casa Bonita is still in its soft opening phase, but Colorado’s food critics are already prepared to crown a top entrée to be ravenously devoured while the Lakewood police close in.

Back in March, the international South Park fandom learned that the waitlist to get a table at Casa Bonita during the pre-grand-opening stage of Parker and Stone’s eight-figure relaunch counted 600,000 potential patrons waiting eagerly for their turn to tour the towering pink temple of tacos and entertainment. Over the last five months, that number has certainly grown faster than Casa Bonita can seat its patient guests, so those of us who are champing at the bit to plan our pilgrimage to Lakewood, Colorado to experience a more luxurious, less felonious version of Eric Cartman’s dinner-and-a-show speed run in the iconic 2003 South Park episode “Casa Bonita” probably...

South Park is one of the most hilarious TV shows ever made. The show is still going strong today as there remains an interest in the show's unique type of edgy satire. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have poked fun at endless amounts of celebrities, trends and politics over the years. Some of the character appearances have been so outrageous and popular that they've returned many times over the years.

Eric Cartman and the three other boys are hilarious, but they aren't all the show is about and far from what make the world of South Park so entertaining. Characters that were in the background during South Park's early years have come to the forefront as the show has evolved, with Randy Marsh being the best example.

Terrance & Phillip Are South Park's Greatest Rude Delight

Kyle Broflovski's mom went to war with Terrance and Phillip in South Park: Bigger,...

Thanks to South Park, some men have come to realize that equality means queefs and farts coexisting.

When Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrote the South Park Season 13 episode “Eat, Pray, Queef,” they intended the April 1, 2009 show to be a parody of their most enraging April Fool’s Day prank from exactly 11 years earlier. Back in the Season Two premiere, “Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus,” the South Park writers entirely ignored the cliffhanger that they established in the previous episode “Cartman’s Mom Is a Dirty Slut,” wherein they teased the identity of Eric Cartman’s father, instead choosing to make an entire episode out of their Canadian, fart-friendly show-within-a-show Terrance and Phillip.

In “Eat, Pray, Queef,” Cartman and his friends anxiously await an equally important second-part episode of their favorite cartoon, only to find that Terrance and Phillip have been replaced by “The Queef Sisters,” who...

The television industry has covered a range of genres and formats since the earliest serialized stories were produced for home audiences. As the industry has grown, more ground has been covered, and the range of stories told has only become more diverse. Many of these series will revolve around a core cast of characters, at the heart of which is almost always a heartfelt, entertaining, and relatable friendship.

Friendships often become the most compelling part of a TV series, and can range from will they/won't they potential romances to buddy cop situations. While romances can also maintain interest in a show, a good, well-crafted friendship can build a dedicated, passionate fan base. Finding great chemistry between actors and characters is key to the success of these friendships, and many hold the love of fans for years after their series' conclusions.

Stan And Kyle Are South Park's Common Sense...

Someone tell Eric Cartman that Casa Bonita, aka “Mexican Disneyland,” has been saved from the clutches of bankruptcy. Amid fears that the real eatery would be closed for good, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have struck a deal to purchase the landmark Colorado restaurant depicted on the show.

The Colorado natives met with Gov. Jared Polis Friday to break the good news.

“As of about an hour ago, pending bankruptcy proceedings, we’ve come to an agreement with the owner and we’ve bought it,” Stone told Polis during the livestream held by the governor’s office.

Casa Bonita was a formative piece of both mens’ childhoods (and their TV show). In July, they told The Hollywood Reporter that they’d been dreaming of purchasing the restaurant for years but felt especially motivated once it shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“We want to buy Casa Bonita and treat it right.

South Park's foul-mouthed characters are not for everyone. The show is known for its adult humor and may cause some to raise their eyebrows. However, beyond Cartman's fart jokes and Randy's marijuana marketing strategies, there are some memorable quotes in South Park that don't have a single cuss in them.

Related: 10 Characters Who Left South Park Too Soon

The clean but impactful quotes on the show are a testament to Trey Parker and Matt Stone's creativity. South Park's main characters, like Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, are not just memorable when they're delivering dirty jokes. In fact, some of the best moments in the show come with surprisingly clean lines.

The creators of South Park are looking to buy the Casa Bonita restaurant featured on the show, and we can only imagine Eric Cartman would be proud. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the duo that first launched South Park on Comedy Central in 1997, once prominently featured the real-life establishment in a season 11 episode in 2003. Now, with Casa Bonita in danger of going under, Parker and Stone are looking to swoop in and save the restaurant.

"We want to buy Casa Bonita and treat it right. I feel like it was neglected even before the pandemic," Parker told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. "We are absolutely trying to buy it. We are going to do everything we can. We want to make it right and make it amazing."

On April 6, the company that owns Casa Bonita, Summit Family Restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Arizona. Because of the ongoing court proceedings,...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are fighting for the future of Casa Bonita, or “Mexican Disneyland,” as Eric Cartman would say. The “South Park” creators are in talks to purchase the iconic Colorado restaurant featured in their hit animated series.

The duo shared their plans to buy the original Casa Bonita in an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday.

“We want to buy Casa Bonita and treat it right. I feel like it was neglected even before the pandemic,” Parker told the outlet.

“We are absolutely trying to buy it,” he added. “We are going to do everything we can. We want to make it right and make it amazing.”

Casa Bonita was a childhood favorite for Parker and Stone while growing up in the Denver area.

“We started talking about the changes we’re going to make — mostly with the food,” Parker continued. “We’re going to make really awesome food.

Out of the four best friends that Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s biting satirical comedy South Park revolves around, Kyle Broflovski and Eric Cartman share the most vitriolic relationship. While all the others are the best of friends for the most part, Kyle and Cartman hate each other so much that one wonders why they even hang out together.

Related: South Park: 10 Episodes That'll Never Get Old

Throughout South Park’s more than two-decade run on Comedy Central, Parker and Stone have gotten plenty of comedic mileage out of Kyle and Cartman’s frenemies dynamic. From their disagreements over Family Guy to their disagreements over The Passion of the Christ, these are their best team-ups.

Fernando Ufret is a guitarist and singer who’s decided that the best way for him to use his talents is to start a TikTok account where he covers songs as South Park’s Eric Cartman. Rather than ask yourself why he’d commit to this kind of thing, we suggest just listening to him play Linkin Park’s “In The End” for a…...

On August 13, 1997, the world was introduced to Eric Cartman, and the world hasn't gotten enough of the manipulative, foul-mouth, evil kid from South Park, Colorado.

Related: South Park: Cartman's 10 Funniest Storylines, Ranked

The character of Cartman has done some pretty mean things over the years to his crew, but, over the last 23 seasons South Park has been on the air, he has done some truly petty things that will make one both cringe and laugh out loud. From killing his own best friends to forcing his enemies to eat bowls of chili made from their own parents, here are 10 of his pettiest actions.

The Denver Broncos have placed characters from South Park into their virtual crowd at the Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The show's creators, Matt Parker and Trey Stone, are huge fans of the NFL team since they grew up in Colorado, which is also where they met and created the long-running animated comedy. The character cutouts were added to the stadium, along with a backdrop of the animated town. Additionally, all of the characters are wearing masks.

Goin’ down to Denver gonna have myself a time. pic.twitter.com/FpR5ZBXwAT

— South Park (@SouthPark) September 27, 2020

The Denver Broncos didn't just add main characters like Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, they added just about everybody from South Park to their empty seats. The cutouts are part of the team's effort to raise money for Denver Broncos charities and the other cutouts featured actual in...

South Park returns with a special episode, which will focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. Set to air on September 30th via Comedy Central, it’s the first hour-long episode in the series’ 23-year history.

The new teaser for the special opens with Stan’s dad Randy Marsh announcing a “Pandemic Special,” which is also the name of the episode, to apparently coax larger weed sales profits from the crisis.

Meanwhile, the kids are bracing themselves for school. Eric Cartman and Kyle Broflovski have a heated exchange about having to return...

As far as social satires go, few TV series can hit as hard as South Park does. Be it PC culture or the rise of Donald Trump, nothing and no one is safe from creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. And given that 2020 has been one of the most eventful and polarizing years in ages, fans can’t wait to see how the duo tackle it.

Thankfully, they’ll soon get a chance to do just that, as Comedy Central has announced an hourlong “Pandemic Special” for the series which will examine the various issues that have plagued us so far this year. Set to air on September 30th at 8pm, you can catch the trailer up above for a taste of what’s on the way and if you’re still looking for more, here’s what the plot summary teases:

“Randy comes to terms with his role in...

At this point nothing can slow down South Park, not even a global pandemic. Comedy Central announced that the long-running animated series will return on September 30th with an hour-long event titled “The Pandemic Special.” The special airs at 8:00 p.m. Et.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the episode is a special event, not the premiere of season 24. No further information on the official premiere date for season 24 was given by Comedy Central. The event special picks up where South Park left off. For those who haven’t been following the show in recent seasons, the title means one citizen of South Park will try to cash in on this collective nightmare: Randy Marsh. Here’s the episode description via Comedy Central:

“Randy comes to terms with his role in the Covid-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park.

South Park Elementary is forgoing remote learning — and Eric Cartman is not having it.

Comedy Central announced Tuesday that it will air an hour-long South Park episode focused on — what else? — the coronavirus crisis on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8/7c. The network also released a teaser trailer for the standalone special that finds everyone but Cartman returning to class, which is now being taught by Detective Harris. Desks are separated by six feet and have preinstalled plastic shields, to prevent the spread of germs.

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“South Park” is returning early this year to tackle the only story that’s been on everyone’s mind in 2020: The coronavirus pandemic.

The long-running animated comedy will air a one-hour special on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that will see the residents of the small Colorado town deal with the very real, and still on-going, pandemic. You can watch a preview in the player above, which shows how Randy Marsh thinks the global health crisis can help him sell a lot of weed.

Here is the logline for the special from Comedy Central, titled “The Pandemic Special”:

Randy comes to terms with his role in the Covid-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily head back to school but nothing resembles the normal that they once knew; not their teachers, not their homeroom, not even Eric Cartman.

The special is...

“South Park” is the latest show to be tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

Comedy Central has announced that the iconic animated comedy will return with a one-hour special creatively titled “The Pandemic Special.” The episode in question will air on the cable network on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

In terms of the plot, viewers will see Randy comes to terms with his role in the Covid-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily head back to school but nothing resembles the normal that they once knew; not their teachers, not their homeroom, not even Eric Cartman.

Comedy Central has also released a trailer for the episode, which teases that it will cover all sorts of “2020 problems,” including the kids having germ barriers in front of their desks when they return to school.

Series creators Trey Parker and...

Like its animated cousins The Simpsons and Family Guy (although the creators reject comparisons to the latter), Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s seminal satirical sitcom South Park has a huge cast of characters that are mostly beloved among the show’s fanbase. With such icons as Butters, Jimmy, and Mr. Garrison on the roster, there isn’t a single character that’s an obvious choice for the series’ best.

Related: South Park: Every Emmy-Nominated Episode, Ranked

But discussions of the show’s best character usually boil down to two names: Randy Marsh, especially in recent years, and Eric Cartman, who was the show’s breakout character in its early days. Here are 5 Reasons Randy Is The Best South Park Character (& 5 Why It’ll Always Be Cartman).

Like The Simpsons, South Park is about a set of main characters – in this case, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick – but a given episode could be about any number of recurring supporting characters, or even an entirely new character who will never return in the future.

Related: South Park's 10 Biggest Controversies (Including Being Banned In China)

Trey Parker and Matt Stone will put any character in the show if they’ll help to tell the story at hand or deliver their uniquely libertarian message. Sometimes, these characters can be forgettable, because we’ll never seen them again. But occasionally, they’ll stand out. Here are the 10 Most Memorable Quotes From One-Off South Park Characters.

Eric Cartman is a horrible little boy who, no matter how bad he acts up, seems to rarely get punished for his crimes, especially from his poor naive mother.

In contrast, Butter’s Leopold Starch is innocence personified who seems to get punished for every little thing he does (or doesn’t do) by his overbearing parents.

Related: South Park: Cartman's 10 Funniest Quotes

It’s this dynamic that makes the interaction between the two so hysterical. So in this list, we will be taking a look at some of the evil things Cartman has put Butters through over the years. It’s a toxic friendship that has last far longer than it should, and if it keeps being this funny, may it long continue!

Eric Cartman is one of the most beloved icons of the small screen. He’s also one of the most controversial, as he and South Park as a whole have faced protests from concerned parents and Christian groups for the past 20 years. And looking at his love of Adolf Hitler and his casual racism, sexism, and above all, anti-Semitism, it’s easy to see why these protestors see a problem.

But the joke of the character is that he’s all those things, but he’s also eight years old. Trey Parker and Matt Stone set out to create an eight-year-old version of Archie Bunker. Over the years, Cartman has been responsible for some of the show’s darkest episodes. So, here are Cartman’s 10 Darkest Storylines.

Related: South Park: The 10 Worst Things Cartman Has Ever Done...

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Comedy Central’s flagship show, South Park, reaches its milestone 300th episode this week. Check out this preview clip!

South Park defied expectations of being a brief blip in the zeitgeist, remaining a driving force on Comedy Central’s lineup over 22 years after its August 13, 1997 debut, “Cartman Gets an Anal Probe,” introduced viewers to the foul-mouthed foursome of the eponymous Colorado town. Flashing forward to Season 23, South Park has, in recent years, reinvented itself as an annual event series driven by ongoing season-long stories. However, the show still embraces its long-held fresh topical nature, and this week’s airing of the show’s 300th episode affirms that notion.

The 300th episode of South Park, Season 23, Episode 3, “Shots!!!,” has released a preview clip, revealing its next topical target: the anti-vaxxer movement. The episode will premiere in its usual time slot, on Comedy Central, on Wednesday, October 9 at 10 p.

For its 300th episode, “South Park” is taking on the anti-vaxxer movement, with Eric Cartman refusing to get his immunization shots.

“It’s my personal belief that governments should not coerce citizens into receiving medical interventions,” Cartman said in the clip, which you can watch above. “And besides, I don’t want to risk immunizations making me artistic.”

Here is the logline for the episode, titled “Shots!”

Randy revels in a Tegridy Farms milestone. Meanwhile, Cartman stands his ground and refuses to get a shot.

Also Read: 'South Park' Ratings Down for Season 23 Premiere - But It's Still the Top Cable Comedy in Young Adults (Exclusive)

For its 23rd season, “South Park” has already touched on the migrant crisis and has critiqued how Hollywood tailors its content to appease Chinese government censors.

Earlier this month, Comedy Central agreed to a new deal with Matt Stone and Trey Parker...

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Airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, Trey Parker and Matt Stone's animated TV series, South Park centers on four third grade boys who live in South Park, Colorado. They are Stanley “Stan” Marsh (Parker), Kyle Broflovski (Stone), Kenneth “Kenny” McCormick (Stone), and Eric Cartman (Parker). The voice cast of this long-running series also includes Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Adrien Beard, and Jennifer Howell. Read More…...

Once again, there's no reason to worry that South Park will be cancelled anytime soon. Comedy Central recently announced that the animated series has been renewed through season 26. How long can South Park continue? Could it outlast The Simpsons? Stay tuned.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's animated Comedy Central TV series, South Park centers on four third grade boys who live in South Park, Colorado. They are Stanley “Stan” Marsh (Parker), Kyle Broflovski (Stone), Kenneth “Kenny” McCormick (Stone), and Eric Cartman (Parker). The voice cast of this long-running series also includes Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Adrien Beard, and Jennifer Howell.

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What crazy things will happen during the 23rd season of the South Park TV show on Comedy Central? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like South Park is cancelled or renewed for season 24. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the season 23 episodes of South Park for us here.

Airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, Trey Parker and Matt Stone's animated TV series, South Park centers on four third grade boys who live in South Park, Colorado. They are Stanley “Stan” Marsh (Parker), Kyle Broflovski (Stone), Kenneth “Kenny” McCormick (Stone), and Eric Cartman (Parker). The voice cast of this long-running series also includes Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Adrien Beard, and Jennifer Howell.

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“South Park” is not easing into social commentary for its 23rd season. In a clip from Wednesday’s premiere, the Broflovski household gets raided by I.C.E. – and of course, Eric Cartman is having a good laugh about it.

Watch the clip above.

Here is the logline for the episode, titled “Mexican Joker,” courtesy of Comedy Central:

In the pilot episode of the new hit series, Tegridy Farms, Randy battles home-grown weed and comes to terms with the fact that he might be a towel. Meanwhile, Kyle goes to camp.

Also Read: 'South Park' Renewed for 3 More Years by Comedy Central Through Season 26

Earlier this month, Comedy Central agreed to a new deal with Matt Stone and Trey Parker to keep the longrunning cartoon for an additional three seasons. That will take “South Park” through Season 26 and 327 episodes.

“South Park” is the longest-running primetime scripted series on cable...

South Park is back for its 23rd season this week, and Comedy Central on Tuesday gave a peek at what Matt Stone and Trey Parker have in store. 

The first of 10 episodes for the cartoon series, premiering Wednesday at 10 p.m., will apparently focus on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the highly controversial family separations at the Southern boarder.

In a short preview for the episode titled "Mexican Joker," Ice enters the Broflovski home and arrests the parents for harboring an illegal immigrant, likely Kyle's adopted brother Ike, who is Canadian. Eric Cartman ...