The eighth season of ''

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'', an American

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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. P ...

and

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, began airing on March 17, 2004. The eighth season concluded after 14 episodes on December 15, 2004, and was written and directed by Trey Parker. The season deals with various topics that were relevant at the time of release. The episodes portray a spectrum of topics, from the effect of large scale retail corporations to immigration. This is the first season to feature

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as the majority of female characters instead of

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, who departed from the show due to a contract dispute.

Production history

On the DVD commentary for the episode "

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," series co-creator

referred to the eighth season as "the year from hell," due to the grueling work schedule under which he and co-creator

worked on both the series and their feature film '' Team America: World Police''.Hicks, Jesse (December 10, 2006)
"South Park: The Complete Eighth Season"
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Episodes

References

External links

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- official website with

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of full episodes.
The Comedy Network
- full episodes for Canada {{South Park episodes, 8 2004 American television seasons