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For show in The Simpsons, see South Park (TV show).
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South Park is an American animated television program created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. It has been airing since August 13, 1997 on Comedy Central. The two series have referenced each other numerous times.

References to South Park in The Simpsons[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Marge Simpson in Screaming Yellow Honkers - Screw you guys.png 10 218 "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"" Homer says "Screw you guys, I'm going home", one of Eric Cartman's catchphrases.
The Bart of War - South Park.png 14 312 "The Bart of War" A spoof of South Park appeared on this episode as a response from the showrunners after South Park parodied their show in the episode "Simpsons Already Did It".
Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife - ABC zip-up.png 17 371 "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" A guy gives Lisa an orange ABC zip-up jacket and tells her it zips all the way up, covering her head and muffling her voice. This is a reference to Kenny McCormick. However, the jacket is blue, while Kenny's one is orange.
Homer the Whopper - I Killed Kenny6475.png 21 442 "Homer the Whopper" One of the usernames the Comic Book Guy mentions is IkilledKenny6475, a reference to Kenny's deaths. Milhouse mentions that he possibly is this user.
Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou - South Park reference.png 449 "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?" There is a scene referencing South Park involving Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Ralph waiting at a bus stop, dressing up exactly like characters Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick, respectively. Ralph gets hit by a school bus driven by Otto, who remarks "Oh my god, I killed Kenny!".
The Squirt and the Whale - Chalkboard gag.png 460 "The Squirt and the Whale" The chalkboard gag of this episode is a reference to the South Park episode, "201", which caused controversy after Comedy Central censored a depiction of the Muslim prophet Muhammad in the episode.
Gorgeous Grampa - Eric Cartman silhouette.png 24 522 "Gorgeous Grampa" During the song "High to Be Loathed", Mr. Burns mentions Eric Cartman, and makes his shadow, among lots of other villains.
Simpson Family South Park.png 26 556 "Treehouse of Horror XXV" One of the variations of the Simpson family is based on the character designs from South Park. Bart is Stan Marsh, Lisa is Kyle Broflovski and Maggie resembles Ike Broflovski.
29 621 "Whistler's Father" Lisa references South Park and how both her and Maggie can be good like the South Park guys, except Trey does everything. (referring to co-creator Trey Parker)
Theme parks THOHXXXIII.png 34 734 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" One of the theme parks is called South Park Park. The park's dome is based on Stan Marsh,

References to The Simpsons in South Park[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
South Park - Simpsons Already Did It.pngSouth Park - Simpsons Already Did It 2.pngSouth Park - Simpsons Already Did It 3.pngSouth Park - Simpsons Already Did It 4.pngSouth Park - Simpsons Already Did It 5.pngSouth Park - Simpsons Already Did It (Deleted scene).pngSouth Park - Simpsons Already Did It 6.png 6 86 "Simpsons Already Did It" Butters Stotch, as Professor Chaos, tries to get the town to 'pay' by attempting what he thinks are diabolical schemes, but he finds that all of his ideas were already done on The Simpsons:
  • Butters wants to block out the sun, as seen in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)".
  • Butters cuts the head off of a statue, as seen in "The Telltale Head".
  • Butters plans to sell a monorail to the town and then leave with all of their money, as seen in "Marge vs. the Monorail".
  • Butters plans to start a website that tells rumors about the townspeople, as seen in "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes".
  • Butters will bury a skeleton with wings so people will think it's an angel, as seen in "Lisa the Skeptic".
  • Butters will bring the World Cup to town to incite a soccer riot, as seen in "The Cartridge Family".
  • Butters will have beer cans shaken up by electronic paint mixers, as seen in "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show".
  • Butters then gets the idea to build a machine that removes the cherries from chocolate-covered cherries and replaces them with mayonnaise filling. However, his idea's originality is cut short when he sees a promo on TV for a new (fictitious) episode of the Simpsons, where Bart does the exact same thing.
  • Eric Cartman grows a race of Sea Creatures that evolves and worships him as their creator, as seen in "Treehouse of Horror VII", in the segment "The Genesis Tub".

By the end of the episode, Butters has been driven insane and begins seeing the townspeople and geography of South Park as they would look on the Simpsons. The South Park characters and their Simpsons counterparts Butters' sees in his hallucinations are listed below:

South Park - Cartoon Wars Part II.pngSouth Park - Cartoon Wars Part II - Bart Simpson's chalkboard gag.png 10 143 "Cartoon Wars Part II" Eric Cartman meets the main character of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson (voiced by Mona Marshall), who appears to share his hatred of Family Guy. The pair help each other bring an end to Family Guy, but Bart's opinion changes after Kyle Broflovski gives him one of his "gay little speeches". A chalkboard gag also appears on this episode. Bart writes in the alleyway "I hate Family Guy" repeatedly with a chalk. Unlike the way he's animated on The Simpsons, on South Park, Bart can clearly see his hair line, where it is a slightly yellower color than his skin.
SP1806 donut.png 18 253 "Freemium Isn't Free" When the Minister of Mobile Gaming is talking about fake currency, donuts appear on the whiteboard. Donuts are the premium currency in The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
The Problem With a Poo.png 22 290 "The Problem with a Poo" After he is exiled from South Park for a series of crude, offensive social media posts, Mr. Hankey goes off to find a place that accepts offensive people like him. He ends up in Springfield where he is welcomed by Apu. After this, the hashtag #cancelthesimpsons appears (referencing the season's early promotional campaign #cancelsouthpark, meant to skewer cancel culture). This, and the episode's title, is a reference to the documentary The Problem with Apu.

Cast and crew[edit]

Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in South Park Role on The Simpsons
Kimberly Brooks.jpg Kimberly Brooks Provides the voices of Nichole Daniels, Linda Black, Margaret Nelson, and Classi. Has voiced Lewis Clark, and other characters, since season 32.
Tommy Chong.jpg Tommy Chong Voiced Chief Running Pinto in "Cherokee Hair Tampons". Voiced himself in "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams".
Bill Hader.jpg Bill Hader Voiced farmer #2 in "You're Getting Old", Alec Baldwin in "Let Go, Let Gov", Steve in "Grounded Vindaloop" and "#HappyHolograms", and Tom in three episodes of Season 19. Voiced Slava in the season 24 episode "The Fabulous Faker Boy", and Manacek in the season 29 episode "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't".
Elton John.jpg Elton John Voiced himself in "Chef Aid". Voiced himself in "I'm with Cupid".
Norman Lear.jpg Norman Lear Voiced Benjamin Franklin in "I'm a Little Bit Country". Voiced himself in "Mr. Lisa's Opus".
Jay Leno.jpg Jay Leno Voiced Mr. Kitty in "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" and himself in "City on the Edge of Forever" and for a promo for the series on Comedy Central. Guest-voiced himself in "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "To Courier with Love".
Cheech Marin.jpg Cheech Marin Voiced Carlos Ramirez in "Cherokee Hair Tampons". Voiced himself in "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams".
Elon Musk.jpg Elon Musk Voiced himself in three episodes of Season 20. Voiced himself in "The Musk Who Fell to Earth".
Peter Serafinowicz.jpg Peter Serafinowicz Voiced Darth Chef in "The Return of Chef". Voiced the Google-Disney CEO in "Krusty the Clown".
Henry Winkler.jpg Henry Winkler Voiced the Kid-Eating Monster in "City on the Edge of Forever". Voiced Ramrod in the episode "Take My Wife, Sleaze".

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