South Park FAQ

By Dave Thompson

There are few modern animated television shows that could survive over a decade and a half and remain asfunny... or as stupid... or as sick... or as depraved... today as when they started. Even fewer can claim to caterto "mature" audiences, while their critics complain that everything about the show is immature. And fewer stillwhere, for the first decade or so, one of the main characters was killed off every week. Then returned, no worsefor wear, seven days later. That, however, is the world of South Park , and this is a book about that world. Ajourney through the lives, times, and catastrophes that have established the tiny mountain town of South ParkColorado, as America's favorite dysfunctional community. A voyage into a universe where Barbra Streisand is rebornas a Japanese monster movie; where Kentucky Fried Chicken is a registered drug; where Canada is forever on afooting for war; and where we discover that even feces love Christmas. From Zebulon Pike to Chef, from BrianBoitano to Mel Gibson, from "Super Best Friends" to South Park: Bigger, Longer Uncut , it's all covered in SouthPark FAQ . Featuring A-Z coverage of the all the characters readers have come to know and the stories behind theepisodes, it also includes an episode guide and an appendix of all of the songs featured in South Park . Nothingis sacred and nobody is safe. Even physical and emotional disabilities are just another banana skin for someone toslip on, and the term "politically correct" has been translated into "oh good, you're getting annoyed." It is aplace where ... you get the picture. This is not Bambi !&