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Developed by | Brian Graden |
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Theme music composer | Les Claypool |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 26 |
No. of episodes | 325 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Kenny Gioseffi (S3-S11) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Network | Comedy Central |
Release | August 13, 1997 present | –
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South Park is an American adult animated sitcom about the lives of 24 children in the 4th grade living in the small mountain town of South Park, Colorado. The series is made to be watched by adults, but the series gets a lot of people to watch it because of its humor. It uses satire to make fun of subjects such as current events, religion, politics, and pop culture. The show is controversial because of its use of profanity and sexual humor. Characters in South Park include Butters Stotch, Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, Bebe Stevens, Millie Larsen, Heidi Turner, Red McArthur, Nichole Daniels, Allie Nelson, Betsy, Ashley, Kelly-Ann Barlow, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Timmy Burch, Jimmy Valmer, Clyde Donovan, Annie Knitts, Scott Malkinson, Lola, Nate, Adam Borque, DogPoo Petuski and Jason White. These children are 10 years old. The series is about them living in their town.
The series' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone made a movie about the series, called South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut which Parker directed and was released on June 30, 1999 .