South Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When and #%$ of America's Favorite Mountain Town
There are few modern animated television shows that could survive over a decade and a half and remain as funny... or as stupid... or as sick... or as depraved... today as when they started. Even fewer can claim to cater to “mature” audiences, while their critics complain that everything about the show is immature. And fewer still where, for the first decade or so, one of the main characters was killed off every week. Then returned, no worse for wear, seven days later.

That, however, is the world of South Park, and this is a book about that world. A journey through the lives, times, and catastrophes that have established the tiny mountain town of South Park, Colorado, as America's favorite dysfunctional community. A voyage into a universe where Barbra Streisand is reborn as a Japanese monster movie; where Kentucky Fried Chicken is a registered drug; where Canada is forever on a footing for war; and where we discover that even feces love Christmas. From Zebulon Pike to Chef, from Brian Boitano to Mel Gibson, from “Super Best Friends” to South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, it's all covered in South Park FAQ. Featuring A-Z coverage of the all the characters readers have come to know and the stories behind the episodes, it also includes an episode guide and an appendix of all of the songs featured in South Park.

Nothing is sacred and nobody is safe. Even physical and emotional disabilities are just another banana skin for someone to slip on, and the term “politically correct” has been translated into “oh good, you're getting annoyed.” It is a place where ... you get the picture. This is not Bambi!

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South Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When and #%$ of America's Favorite Mountain Town
There are few modern animated television shows that could survive over a decade and a half and remain as funny... or as stupid... or as sick... or as depraved... today as when they started. Even fewer can claim to cater to “mature” audiences, while their critics complain that everything about the show is immature. And fewer still where, for the first decade or so, one of the main characters was killed off every week. Then returned, no worse for wear, seven days later.

That, however, is the world of South Park, and this is a book about that world. A journey through the lives, times, and catastrophes that have established the tiny mountain town of South Park, Colorado, as America's favorite dysfunctional community. A voyage into a universe where Barbra Streisand is reborn as a Japanese monster movie; where Kentucky Fried Chicken is a registered drug; where Canada is forever on a footing for war; and where we discover that even feces love Christmas. From Zebulon Pike to Chef, from Brian Boitano to Mel Gibson, from “Super Best Friends” to South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, it's all covered in South Park FAQ. Featuring A-Z coverage of the all the characters readers have come to know and the stories behind the episodes, it also includes an episode guide and an appendix of all of the songs featured in South Park.

Nothing is sacred and nobody is safe. Even physical and emotional disabilities are just another banana skin for someone to slip on, and the term “politically correct” has been translated into “oh good, you're getting annoyed.” It is a place where ... you get the picture. This is not Bambi!

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South Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When and #%$ of America's Favorite Mountain Town

South Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When and #%$ of America's Favorite Mountain Town

by Dave Thompson
South Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When and #%$ of America's Favorite Mountain Town

South Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When and #%$ of America's Favorite Mountain Town

by Dave Thompson

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There are few modern animated television shows that could survive over a decade and a half and remain as funny... or as stupid... or as sick... or as depraved... today as when they started. Even fewer can claim to cater to “mature” audiences, while their critics complain that everything about the show is immature. And fewer still where, for the first decade or so, one of the main characters was killed off every week. Then returned, no worse for wear, seven days later.

That, however, is the world of South Park, and this is a book about that world. A journey through the lives, times, and catastrophes that have established the tiny mountain town of South Park, Colorado, as America's favorite dysfunctional community. A voyage into a universe where Barbra Streisand is reborn as a Japanese monster movie; where Kentucky Fried Chicken is a registered drug; where Canada is forever on a footing for war; and where we discover that even feces love Christmas. From Zebulon Pike to Chef, from Brian Boitano to Mel Gibson, from “Super Best Friends” to South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, it's all covered in South Park FAQ. Featuring A-Z coverage of the all the characters readers have come to know and the stories behind the episodes, it also includes an episode guide and an appendix of all of the songs featured in South Park.

Nothing is sacred and nobody is safe. Even physical and emotional disabilities are just another banana skin for someone to slip on, and the term “politically correct” has been translated into “oh good, you're getting annoyed.” It is a place where ... you get the picture. This is not Bambi!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781480350649
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/01/2014
Series: FAQ
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 9.20(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dave Thompson (Newark, DE) is the author of over 100 books on television, music, and pop culture, including titles on Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Rocky Horror, and many more. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, Goldmine, MOJO, Melody Maker, and others.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Respect My Authority xi

1 What's So Special About Christmas? South Park's Festive Beginnings 1

2 South Park: It's Just a Typical, Normal, American Town, Right? 12

3 And Now for Something Completely Vaguely Similar: What Is This Python of Which They Speak? 21

4 You Can't Do That in Front of the Children… Can You? 37

5 One Hundred Celebrities: Poorly Impersonated, of Course 55

6 Humble Folks Without Temptation: Who's Who (and, Occasionally, What's What) in South Park? 64

7 Who's Who? An A-F of South Park Celebrities, Nonentities, and Random Stuff That Fits the Difficult Letters 83

8 Is Juvenile Delinquency a Problem in South Park? Crime and a General Absence of Punishment 92

9 What Came from Outer Space? Lots of Stuff 104

10 Do Blow-Up Dolls Dream of Inflatable Sheep? Sex in South Park 111

11 Who's Who? (Continued): A G-P of South Park Celebrities, Nonentities, and Random Stuff That Fits the Difficult Letters 120

12 How Many Deaths Can One Man Take? The Manifold Demises of Kenny 134

13 That Chef Guy: What's His Story? 153

14 Sport and South Park: What's This Load of Balls About? 165

15 The South Park Songbook: For Little Kids and Grown-Ups Too 172

16 Is This the Greatest Show on Earth? The Terrance and Philip Story 180

17 Seventy-Five Further Celebrities: Just as Poorly Impersonated 187

18 Was It Really Bigger? Longer? Uncut? South Park-the Movie 192

19 South Park and the Struggle for Civil Rights: Seven Episodes That Changed the World (or Not) 206

20 School's Out… Or Is It? 218

21 Who's Who (Concluded): A Q-Z of South Park Celebrities, Nonentities, and Random Stuff That Fits the Difficult Letters 233

Appendix 1 South Park Episode Guide 261

Appendix 2 South Park Songs 281

Bibliography 293

Index 295

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