Phaneron

16th Sep 2025

South Park (1997)

Wing - S9-E3

Trivia: Season 27, episode 2 - "Got a Nut": This episode, which sees Cartman as a caricature of right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk, was pulled from the air following Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University. This is despite Kirk himself being a fan of the parody, even using the image of Cartman on his social media. Some of Kirk's fans even blamed this episode as a contributing factor in his murder and demanded that South Park be cancelled altogether.

Phaneron

27th May 2020

South Park (1997)

Show generally

Question: Is there any particular reason the TV and radio stations on this show begin with a W, when they would geographically begin with a K? The creators of this show are from Colorado, so it seems unlikely that they wouldn't know that W-prefixes are for stations east of the Mississippi River.

Phaneron

26th May 2020

South Park (1997)

23rd May 2020

South Park (1997)

Show generally

Question: Whenever a character enters or calls City Wok, Tuong Lu Kim says "Can I take order, pree?" I get the show is playing with the stereotype of Asians mixing up their L's with R's, but why does he say "pree" instead of "prease?"

Phaneron

Chosen answer: City Wok is a real-world Chinese restaurant that happens to be a favorite of series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone; Mr. Kim's speech peculiarities are taken from his real-life counterpart, which is also why he says "Sh*tty Wok' rather than "City Wok" when he answers the phone.

zendaddy621

5th May 2020

South Park (1997)

Go Fund Yourself - S18-E1

Question: Is there a name for the piece of music that plays after Cartman rejects the Washington Redskins' owner's request to stop using their name, or is it music that was created for the episode?

Phaneron

28th Nov 2019

South Park (1997)

Free Hat - S6-E9

Question: What is the name of the song that the band plays at the beginning of the announcement of Hat McCullough's release from prison? It's a pretty common song used in films and television, but I've never heard its name. I tried to use the Shazam app on my phone to identify it, but no luck.

Phaneron

Chosen answer: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.

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