28 Authoritative Easter Eggs and Behind-the-Scenes Facts About ‘South Park’

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28 Authoritative Easter Eggs and Behind-the-Scenes Facts About ‘South Park’
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The most surprising thing we learned today was that the first South Park short, The Spirit of Christmas, was made all the way back in 1992. Heck, The Simpsons was only a few years old at that point. Insert a “Simpsons did it” joke here.

A lot has happened in the decades that followed, so don’t come crying to us if we missed a few moments, okay. Maybe if you read and share the heck out of this list we’ll be able to make a bunch more. Help us help you!

The Homage to The Omen

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Damien Thorn is a homage to The Omen. Не shares the name of the character in the 1976 horror movie. His theme song is a parody of the movie S theme song, Ave Satani, and his mother is called a real dog. In the film, the Antichrist's mother is a jackal. CRACKED.COM

The Overwatch Easter Egg

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The Overwatch easter egg. HALLOWEEN OUTLET UNITED estreet In season 22's The Problem with a Poo, the Halloween Outlet features costumes for classic pop culture characters like Darth Vader and Pinhead. Also featured is the masks of two Overwatch characters, Tracer and Reaper. CRACKED.COM

Orgazmo Easter Egg

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Orgazmo, Orgazmo everywhere. PHILIA The creators' 1997 film's title character is featured in a ton of episodes, from a poster of him in Cartman's room to a cameo in a couple of episodes opening credits. CRACKED.COM

The Dr. No Easter Egg

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The blink-and-youill-miss-it James Bond reference. EMERGENCY Schedule Doctor Disombower Kenny Chumsky Practice golf swing Petrocco All Empl Colon surgery Vorma must wa Rectal surgery Turdiman K Bond No before S In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, there's a board in the doctor's ward with a schedule that features a Doctor No, and under his duties it states Kill Bond. CRACKED.COM

Matt Stone’s Sister

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Matt Stone's sister. Stone's sister has a cameo as a picture frame in the very first episode, Cartman Gets an Anal Probe. CRACKED.COM

Recreating ‘They Live’

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The shot-for-shot creation of They Live. In the second episode of season 5, Timmy and Jimmy get into an elaborate fight that lasts over two minutes. It's a recreation of the fight between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David in John Carpenter's 1988 movie. CRACKED.COM

Kenny Without the Hood

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Kenny without his hood. MEN'S HOWERS CAUTION & NO RUNNING! LOCKERS Every now and then, Kenny appears without his famous orange parka, with most people having a hard time spotting him because his face is so rarely shown. His unmuffled voice also features at times, most notably in The Jeffersons and Lice Capades. CRACKED.COM

The Snatch Reference

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The Snatch K.O. The final punch in There Will Be...A Fight Between Wendy and Cartman resembles the knockout punch at the end of Guy Ritchie's Snatch. CRACKED.COM

Famous Guest Voices

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Celebrity cameos: Animal edition. Two big stars made small cameos voicing animals on the show. Jay Leno voiced Cartman's cat in the first season. George Clooney was Sparky, Stan's dog, in Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. CRACKED.COM

My Neighbor Totoro

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The My Neighbor Totoro reference. In Mysterion Rises the relationship between Cartman and Cthulhu is a homage to Hayao Miyazaki's anime film. CRACKED.COM

Trey Parker’s Phone Number

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Trey Parker's phone number. THE SCOTT MALKINSON SHOW STREAMING RIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE ! CALL TREY (719) 838-4002 © COMIZY asics At the end of season 23's Basic Cable episode that deals with the vast amount of TV shows currently available, Trey Parker S phone number ends up on screen. Dialing the number led people to a list of fake for-sale TV shows. CRACKED.COM

The Freaks Parody

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The Freaks parody. In Butters' Very Own Episode, Butters' parents cover up his murder by joining a support group made up of people involved in famous murder cases. To join the cult, the group chants, One of us! One of us! Gooble Gobble! Gooble Gobble!. It's a direct line taken from the 1932 film. CRACKED.COM

The Hidden Aliens

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The hidden aliens. There are cameos of aliens (called Visitors) throughout the show, and the reason for them makes perfect sense: The Visitors work for a universal TV company called Nerzod Productions, and they are there to help fix the thousands of satellite dishes hidden in Earthling S rectums. CRACKED.COM

Ike Is Voiced By Trey Parker’s Daughter

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS IKE WAS VOICED BY TREY PARKER'S DAUGHTER. SOUTH PARK Grade school Avenger Throughout the years, Kyle's brother lke has been voiced by several staff members' kids. In 2016, lke was voiced by Parker's three-year-old daughter. CRACKED.COM

Blizzard Games

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BLIZZARD HELPED MAKE MAKE LOVE, NOT WARCRAFT. SOUTH PARK People at Blizzard were ecstatic when they heard the show wanted to use their characters. Several Blizzard employees went to South Park offices to help them create the episode by allowing them to direct it using the game's engine. CRACKED.COM

Butters Is A Real Person

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BUTTERS IS BASED ON A REAL PERSON. SOUTH PARK The character is based on Eric Stough, the show's mild-mannered animation director and producer. Before the character was born, Stone and Parker actually nicknamed Stough Butters. CRACKED.COM

George Clooney Loves It

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS GEORGE CLOONEY WAS A FAN FROM THE BEGINNING. SOUTH PARK DO an Clooney was such a huge fan of The Spirit of Christmas, the 1995 short that preceded the show, that he made VHS tapes of the short and sent them to his Hollywood friends. Не went on to voice Cartman's dog on the show and Dr. Gauche in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. CRACKED.COM

Hating on Family Guy

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ERIC CARTMAN ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT HATES FAMILY GUY. SOUTH PARK Turns out, his hatred of the show comes straight from Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The duo says they genuinely hate the show and its type of gag comedy. CRACKED.COM

Imaginationland

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS IMAGINATIONLAND WAS ALMOST A MOVIE. SOUTH PARK Before being broken up into three episodes, Imaginationland was conceived as the second South Park feature film. CRACKED.COM

Inspired By Terry Gilliam

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE ART STYLE WAS INSPIRED BY TERRY GILLIAM. SOUTH PARK The art style of the earlier seasons was inspired by Gilliam's Monty Python animation. Both Trey Parker and Matt Stone were huge Python fans since childhood. CRACKED.COM

Talking Turkey with Seinfeld

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JERRY SEINFELD WANTED TO BE ON THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK All the way back during season one, Seinfeld and several other celebrities offered to provide voice work for the show. Seinfeld ended up retracting his offer after getting offered the role of Turkey No. 2 in the episode Starvin' Marvin. CRACKED.COM

Matt Stone and Trey Parker Created It in College

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE CREATORS CAME UP WITH THE SHOW IN COLLEGE. SOUTH PARK Matt Stone and Trey Parker met while attending University of Colorado Boulder. The two made each other laugh by coming up with silly kid voices, which led them to create Jesus Vs. Frosty-a short that became the basis for South Park. CRACKED.COM

Fox Turned it Down

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS FOX TURNED DOWN THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK Before landing on Comedy Central, Trey Parker and Matt Stone pitched the show to Fox. Executives at Fox turned them down because they didn't think a show about kids could work and wanted it to be more family-centric. CRACKED.COM

Cartman’s Mom

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CARTMAN'S MOM IS BASED ON A REAL PERSON. SOUTH PARK Trey Parker based Liane, Cartman's sexually promiscuous mother, on one of his ex-girlfriends from college who dumped him after cheating on him. CRACKED.COM

Kyle Was Almost Killed Off

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS KYLE WAS ALMOST KILLED OFF THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK The creators felt Kyle and Stan were too similar and planned on killing the character in the season five finale. They eventually gave up on the idea and decided to temporarily kill off Kenny instead. CRACKED.COM

Six Days to Air

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS EPISODES ARE MADE IN A WEEK. SOUTH PARK While the process of making the show used to take several weeks, the show is currently written, animated, and produced the week before its air date. In comparison, it takes several months to complete a single episode of The Simpsons. CRACKED.COM

Matt Stone on the First Three Seasons

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MATT STONE HATES THE FIRST THREE SEASONS. SOUTH PARK If I had to permanently erase anything from the library, it would basically be anything before season 4. It's just embarrassing to watch, says Stone. CRACKED.COM

Make Love Not Warcraft

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS TREY PARKER DIDN'T WANT MAKE LOVE NOT WARCRAFT TO AIR. SOUTH PARK Parker says he thought they lost their touch during season ten and begged the network to not air the now fan-favorite episode. Не thought the episode was terrible and that it would ruin their legacy. CRACKED.COM

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