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"Going down to South Park,
gunna have myself a time..."

Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone collided at the University of Colorado during their student days merely to produce a few yuks - and have since made cartoon history.

South Park has helped ratings skyrocket for Comedy Central season after season with its edgy political and social humor.

Fart jokes aside, South Park takes whatever is socially taboo and tears it apart for viewing consumption, nothing - and we repeat - nothing is sacred, with religion and politics being a favorite for South Park fodder.

South Park will win no awards for breakthrough graphics, since their animation looks like it has been torn from construction paper, but that doesn't mean the crude medium can't produce funny, jaw dropping comedy.

This is no ordinary cartoon, with a rating of MA17 for "mature" audiences only. They push the envelope every episode and they don't disappoint.

The cast of characters has built up over the years, only last year having lost Chef (Issac Hayes) to a controversial Scientology episode which featured a Tom Cruise send-up in typical South Park fashion.

The usual cast is made up of four children who live in South Park. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and poor Kenny (who dies in 99.99% of all episodes - those bastards! ) are the Brat Pack of the Colorado suburb of South Park ...

South Park Studios - Parker & Stone's official site, with behind the scenes area where you can get a glimpse into the inner sanctum along with a fan section featuring downloads, games, news archives, episode teasers, results of the latest McRib challenge, a huge fan forum, and all that South Park paraphernalia in the online shop.

South Park - Comedy Central official site, featuring video clips from the first season to the ninth. IPod video downloads, ringtones, wallpapers, games, press releases, pictures and FAQ.

South Park - Watch the controversial Scientology episode, plus others like the AA tirade. Does Tom Cruise come out of Stan's closet long enough to discover that Stan is not the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard? Watch to find out...

AOL Television: South Park - Video clips and more video clips... all available for your viewing pleasure.

South Park - Wikipedia - Every thing you ever needed to know about South Park, and more, encyclopedia-style with the show's history, famous episodes, major & minor characters, South Park trivia, pictures & related links.

South Park on Yahoo! - Up-to-date news, media, links and history of the comedy series.

South Park - The complete treatment at TV.com with the latest news, episode archive, picture gallery, video clips, facts & information on cast & crew, visitor reviews.

South Park Quotes - Searchable quotes by popularity, character, episode and theme. Revisit your favorite South Park memories and be surprised at some quotes you missed or had forgotten.

South Park Soundboard - Listen to audio files of your favorite characters including famous sound bites from Chef, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Mr. Garrison and...Timmah!

Mr. Twig's net The place to go for South Park episodes - Like it says, and a kick-butt fan site offering downloadable video episodes from seasons 1-9, plus an off-the-hook fan message board.