Talk:South Park/@comment-30378292-20161205032521

I think it's worth pointing out in the article that the show's early seasons are a parody of the Peanuts franchise:

1. The art style is very similar to that of Peanuts' since the characters have circle-shaped heads like the kids in Peanuts, and there are no other cartoons where the kid characters literally have circle heads.

2. Some of the characters in South Park resemble those of Peanuts; Token is the only black kid in South Park, and similarly in Peanuts there's only one black kid, I don't know his name but he's the one with the red shirt. DogPoo Petuski is an obvious homage to Pig-Pen. Bebe is similar to the girl from Peanuts who has blonde hair and wears a pink shirt, which is probably why she wore a pink shirt when she first spoke in "Weight Gain 4000".

3. The Spirit of Christmas shorts took place in winter/Christmas, which is where Peanuts takes place in frequently. And snow is seen in pretty much every South Park episode.

4. Stan was shown doing the infamous Charlie Brown smile when he was lovestruck by Wendy in the pilot. The smile was also done by the boys being lovestruck by Ms. Ellen in "Tom's Rhinoplasty".

5. In the commercials advertising the series in 1997 before it aired, piano music a la Peanuts was heard playing in the ad. It was also used in The Unaired Pilot when one scene transitioned into another, but was then replaced by the bluegrass guitar melody we hear today in the show when we're transitioning from one scene to another (typically when the boys are seen at thr bus stop).

6. Last but not least, there have been numerous references to Peanuts in the show.

This is probably why South Park is a parody of Peanuts.