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 ! Introduction: Respect my authority What's so special about Christmas? South Park's festive beginnings South Park: It's just a typical, normal American town, right? And now for something completely vaguely similar: what is this Python of which they speak? You can't do that in front of the children... can you? One hundred celebrities: poorly impersonated, of course Humble folks without temptation:who's who (and, occasionally, what's what) in South Park An A-F of South Park celebrities, nonentities and random stuff that fits the difficult letters Is juvenile delinquency a problem in South Park? Crime and a general absence of punishment What came fron Outer Space? Lots of stuff Do blow-up dolls dream of inflatable sheep? Sex in South Park A G-P of South Park celebrities, nonentities and random stuff that fits the difficult letters How many deaths canone man take? The manifold demises of Kenny That Chef guy: what's his story? Sport and South Par: what's this load of ball about? The South Park songbook: for little kids and grown-ups too Is this the greatest show on Earth? The Terrance and Philip story Seventy-five further celebrities: just as poorly impersonated Was it really bigger? Longer? Uncut? South Park: the Movie South Park and the struggle for civil rights: seven episodes that changed the world (or not) School's out... or is it? A Q-Z of South Park celebrities, nonentities and random stuff that fits the difficult letters Appendixes: South Park episode guide South Park songs. (FAQ). 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,... television,film "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 they were when they started. Even fewer can claim to cater to 'mature' audiences, while their critics complain that everything about the show is immature ... That, however, is the world of South Park, and this is ... 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 ... 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'"--Publisher's description.