Fox Passed on ‘South Park’ Because They Worried This Character Would Stain the Network
In an alternate TV universe, Fox is the home of The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park and a couple unsightly skid marks.
Long before Trey Parker and Matt Stone were the co-heads of a billion-dollar multimedia franchise and the co-owners of the almost-as-expensive Casa Bonita, the pair were the writers, producers, animators and stars of two of the earliest viral videos in comedy history. While attending the University of Colorado in 1992, the pair created an animated short film called The Spirit of Christmas featuring a group of schoolboys who bring Frosty the Snowman to life, only for the iconic animated character to turn homicidal.
Three years later, Fox executive Brian Graden would stumble upon the original The Spirit of Christmas video and commission the Colorado duo to create a second festive short film, this time featuring a bitter feud between Santa Claus and Jesus Christ. Upon the success of the second sketch,...
Long before Trey Parker and Matt Stone were the co-heads of a billion-dollar multimedia franchise and the co-owners of the almost-as-expensive Casa Bonita, the pair were the writers, producers, animators and stars of two of the earliest viral videos in comedy history. While attending the University of Colorado in 1992, the pair created an animated short film called The Spirit of Christmas featuring a group of schoolboys who bring Frosty the Snowman to life, only for the iconic animated character to turn homicidal.
Three years later, Fox executive Brian Graden would stumble upon the original The Spirit of Christmas video and commission the Colorado duo to create a second festive short film, this time featuring a bitter feud between Santa Claus and Jesus Christ. Upon the success of the second sketch,...
- 9/12/2024
- Cracked
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