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created by

Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...

and

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, began airing on April 1, 1998. The second season concluded after 18 episodes on January 20, 1999; it remains the longest season of ''South Park'' to date. Almost all the episodes were directed by series co-creator Trey Parker, with the exception of two episodes directed by

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Broadcast

The first season of the show concluded with the episode "

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", broadcast on Comedy Central in the United States on February 25, 1998, and had a

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ending regarding the identity of Cartman's father. The episode scheduled for April 1, 1998 promised to resolve the mystery, but was in fact an

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joke on the creator's part: " Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus", an entire episode revolving around the two title characters. The April 1 episode was supposed to be a one-off, with the rest of the season starting in May. However, following overwhelmingly negative fan reaction, the episode resolving the Cartman's father storyline, "

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", was moved from its planned May 20 air date to April 22. "

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" then started a six-episode weekly run of the season when it was broadcast on May 20. The show went on a summer break of a month and a half, and returned for another six-episode run on August 19, with the episode "

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". The next installment came after a three-week break, with the

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episode " Spookyfish", which aired on October 28. The next two episodes were "

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" and " Gnomes", airing on December 9 and 16 respectively. The final episode of the season, "

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" aired after five weeks of hiatus, on January 20, 1999. The third season then started a few months later, in April 1999.

Voice cast

Main cast

Stan Marsh Stanley Randell William Marsh is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the series' four central characters, along with Kyl ...

Eric Cartman Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his surname Cartman, is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom '' South Park'', created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He is voiced by Parker, and is one of the series' four main ch ...

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, Mr. Garrison,

Clyde Donovan Clyde Donovan (formerly known as Clyde Goodman and Clyde Harris) is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker. Clyde is a student at South Park Elementary School, an ...

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, Mr. Mackey,

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Jimmy Valmer James "Jimmy" Valmer () is a fictional character from the American animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by Trey Parker. He is physically disabled, requiring forearm crutches in order to walk. Character biography In season 7 ep ...

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, Timmy Burch and Phillip *

Kyle Broflovski Kyle Matthew Broflovski is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by and loosely based on co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is one of the series' four central characters, along with his friends Stan ...

Kenny McCormick Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a fictional character and one of the four main characters in the adult animated television series ''South Park'' along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His often muffled and incomprehensible speech� ...

Butters Stotch Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. He is a student at South Park Elementary School. ...

, Gerald Broflovski,

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Craig Tucker Craig Tucker is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. One of the main characters' fourth-grade classmates, he debuted in the season one episode " Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" singing "We Wish You a Merry ...

, Jimbo Kern, Terrance,

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Mary Kay Bergman Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 – November 11, 1999), also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the lead female voice actress on ''South Park'' from the show's 1997 debut until her death. Thr ...

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, Sheila Broflovski, Shelly Marsh,

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, Mrs. McCormick and Wendy Testaburger *

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Guest cast

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as the Kid-Eating Monster (" City on the Edge of Forever") *

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as himself ("City on the Edge of Forever") *

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as Scuzzlebutt's leg ("City on the Edge of Forever") *

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(" Summer Sucks") * Dian Bachar as the Cow Days' announcer (" Cow Days") Multiple musicians and bands made guest appearances in the episode "

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* Meat Loaf *

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* Primus * Rancid *

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Episodes

Home media

;Special Features * Introductions by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in 12 episodes. * Documentary: "Goin' Down to South Park" * "Chocolate Salty Balls" music video * Region 1 – June 3, 2003 * Region 2 – October 22, 2007 * Region 4 – October 4, 2007

References

External links

South Park Studios
– official website with

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of full episodes.
The Comedy Network
– full episodes for Canada {{South Park episodes, 2 1998 American television seasons 1999 American television seasons