South Park vs. Family Guy
versus
tue 5/12/2009
| name | South Park. | Family Guy. |
| created by | Trey Parker and Matt Stone. | Seth MacFarlane. |
| network | Comedy Central (Cable). | Fox (Broadcast). |
| debut episode | August 13, 1997. | January 31st, 1999. |
| based on | Stone and Parker's short, Jesus vs. Frosty (1992). | MacFarlane's short, The Life of Larry (1995). |
| tagline | Four boys. One f**ked up town. | Parental Discretion Advised, that's how you know it's good. |
| fictional setting | South Park, Colorado. | Quahog, Rhode Island. |
| number of seasons | Thirteen seasons, 188 episodes. | Seven seasons, 126 episodes. |
| main characters | Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, Stan Marsh, Butters Stotch and Kenny McCormick. | The Griffin Family: Peter, Lois, Brian, Stewie, Chris and Meg. |
| secondary characters | Jimmy Vulmer, Chef, Timmy, Token Black, Wendy Testaburger, Clyde Donovan and the Goth kids. | Glenn Quagmire, Cleveland Brown, Joe Swanson, Mayor Adam West and Herbert. |
| voice cast | Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Eliza Schneider, Mary Jay Bergman, April Stweart, John Hansen and the late Isaac Hayes. | Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mike Henry, Mila Kunis and Alex Borstein. |
| theme music | Quirky rock written by Les Claypool of Primus. | Show tune written by Walter Murphey and His Orchestra. |
| retired running gag | Kenny getting killed. | Stewie trying to kill his mom. |
| epic episode | Imaginationland. | Blue Harvest. |
| the movie | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. | Direct to DVD Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. |
| top awards | Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program and Best Animation. | Emmy for Outstanding Music and Lyrics and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. |
| lawsuits | Tom Cruise halted "Trapped in the Closet," an episode that pokes fun at Scientology and Cruise's sexual preference, from airing in the U.K. | Comedians Carol Burnett and Art Metrano accused creator Seth MacFarlane of stealing their jokes. |
| if you love, you'll like | Team America: World Police and Orgazmo. | American Dad and The Cleveland Show. |
| celebrity cameos | Robert Smith of The Cure, Cheech and Chong, George Clooney, Jay Leno and Jennifer Aniston. | Lauren Conrad, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Stewart, Seth Rogen and LeVar Burton. |
| in their own words | "[W]e get to express our frustration through a little fat kid screaming at the top of his lungs. So it can be taken semi-seriously… I love the fact that Trey and I have gotten awards for being topical and satirical, but at the end of the day, we are just making jokes." - Matt Stone. | "The thing that I try to do with ‘Family Guy’ is to have this balance between the classic and the edgy. We do a lot of poop jokes, but at the same time, we use a 45-piece orchestra every week with a full string section. And, you know, we don’t try to shock for shock’s sake." - Seth MacFarlane. |
| beef | Stone and Parker on their show's Cartoon Wars episodes: "We do hate 'Family Guy.' We totally understand that people love it and that it speaks to some people… we just don't respect it in terms of writing." | Seth MacFarlane in response to Cartoon Wars: "We would either have to do the greatest joke in the world, or do three episodes about 'South Park.' I don't know how you respond to that, you know? It's kind of best to leave it be." |
| bet you didn't know | The first episode of "South Park" was made with construction paper cutouts. | The show is banned in Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Iran, South Korea, South Africa, and Malaysia. |
| the critics | Entertainment Weekly: "Trey Parker and Matt Stone know the difference between earned humor and cheap humor… but bless them, they also aren't afraid to push a joke too far, like a recent episode that featured at least 18 spins on the word ''poo'' — pungent, mucky phrases all of them — or the 42,000th zit volcanoing on Stan's face during a marathon World of Warcraft gaming session." | Entertainment Weekly: "'Family Guy'… is 'The Simpsons' as conceived by a singularly sophomoric mind that lacks any reference point beyond other TV shows. Whenever MacFarlane and his writers aren't spoofing tired targets like Fox disaster specials (Fast Animals, Slow Children — har-har), they're trading on 'South Park's breakthrough bad taste to make 'jokes' about." |
| watch for free on | South Park Studios. | Hulu. |
El Viejo Brother of "Dominican Family Guy"
let's talk
thu 4/23/2009
"Dominican Family Guy" first appeared on YouTube in 2007 and has resurfaced a few times since, each time attracting hundreds of thousands of views. Unauthorized and probably illegal, the videos flip standard episodes of "Family Guy" with new dialogue delivered in a heavy Dominican slang. A popular video features the following exchange:
Peter: Diablo primo, pero aquí se acumula mucha cerveza, Díos mio!
Beer Factory Worker: Mire primo, yo le doy un consejo. Aquí hay camaras, si Usted se comienza a llevar algo se lo va llevar el diablo a usted. El único lugar que puede beber fría es ese tanque [points to a massive container of beer], que se lo puede llevar si Usted quiere. Pero aquí la gente no se dan cuenta cuando se llevan la vaina.
Peter: ¡A no, pue ta to', ta to'!
Beer Factory Worker: Pero la vaina está jevi. Pue dejame traerte los documentos entonces.
The man behind "Dominican Family Guy" is El Viejo Brother, a comedian-musician from New York. We asked the 26-year-old Dominican-American about béisbol, Tracy Morgan and why his video is "tan jevi."
What did you think about Tracy Morgan’s "Dominican Lou" from back in the day?
I think that his sketch was very funny. He tried to represent us and our culture. He took it a bit over the top, but I guess that's were he needed to take it to make it funny.
Was Sammy Sosa on the juice?
No. I think he was naturally a good player.
What’s the Dominican Republic’s best export – other than peloteros, merengue and the awesome hair salon ladies?
Another of our best export is the craftsmanship.
Are your voices inspired by people you know?
No, the actions are inspired by my friends.
Any plans to do other shows that lend themselves to parody?
My goal is to do a parody base on my life and what I seen.
Is there anything about the family in "Family Guy" that reminds you of Dominican families?
No, there's nothing that even comes close to the Dominican families. What makes it funny is my lil flavor that I just did with it, lol.
locked up?
daily dos
fri 9/5/2008
Peanuts cartoon animator José Cuauhtemoc "Bill" Meléndez has passed away at age 91. The Mexican-born Meléndez was also the voice behind Peanuts characters Snoopy and Woodstock.
perreando
daily dos
mon 12/11/2006
The Peanuts gang as Marvel Comics characters. (via 4 color rebellion)
bodega
daily dos
fri 9/8/2006
Natalie Dee draws. Funny. Like "funkybutt," "the butt too," "hey look," and "vegetables i hate pt 5."
shortie
daily dos
thu 9/7/2006
Old School rapper Biz Markie stars in Yo Gabba Gabba, starting March 2007 on Nickelodeon.
stop playing
daily dos
wed 8/30/2006
Sixteen year-old Ross Butter draws stick figure animations that are sick, violent and funny. Magnets, Aging and the exploding Head are ripe for picking.
