South Park (Location)
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South Park is a fictional town in the state of Colorado which serves as the main setting of the show South Park.
There is in fact an actual county called South Park in Colorado, but not an actual town. In the show, South Park's location is never specified, but is is shown to be part of a larger "Park County" and seems to be located near the state capital, Denver.
[edit] Description
South Park is a small, stereotypical mountain town. Due to the show's use of a floating timeline, the town is perpetually in winter, with the occasional exception, such as Summer Sucks, where the school year ended and summer vacation began. However, this "summer" only lasted for one episode, and the seasons of spring and fall were both bypassed completely.
While South Park at first appears to be a fairly normal and relaxed city, many bizaare and paranormal happenings have occured there. In the pilot episode of the show, Aliens visit South Park. As the series progressed, South Park has encountered mutant turkeys, killer fish from alternate dimensions, and immigrants from the future. The adults of South Park are generally incompetent, unreasonable, and gullible ( with the exception of Chef) and in the episode Here Comes the Neighborhood they are all (with the exception of Token "Black" Williams's family) shown to be fairly low-income. When disaster strikes South Park, the adults are almost always completely ineffectual in solving it, leaving the the children of South Park to save the town. However, the adults are still important to keeping order within South Park, as seen in The Wacky Molestation Adventure. Adults are also form successful organisations to fight the "source" of the boys' misdemeanours. For example, Mrs. Broflovski creates a very powerful organisation in the move South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, called Mothers Against Canada in response to the boys' persistent foul language, which they blame on the movie "Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire".
[edit] Locations
Just like any sitcom, the show South Park has many different locations, most of which are situated inside the town. These include:
The Bus Stop: A roadside bus stop where Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick wait for the school bus, and one of the most iconic locations in the show.
South Park Elementary: The school that most of the children attend. It is run by Principal Victoria.
Houses: The various houses of the residents of South Park. The houses are all very similiar (excepting Token Black's) with the main differences being their color scheme.
Main Street: A street lined with many shops, such as Tom's Rhinoplasty.
Stark's Pond: A misty and slightly creepy pond near the edge of town. The Jakovasaurs were found in this pond, and Cartman once tried to kill Kyle here, with absolutely no success.
City Wok: A chinese restaurant owned by Tuong Lu Kim, whose thick chinese accent prevents him from correctly pronouncing the restaurant's name, making it sound like "Shitty Wok."
Hell's Pass Hospital: An inconviently situated hospital overlooking South Park.
Genetic Enginnering Labs: A stereotypical mad scientist lab owned by genetic engineer Dr. Alphonse Mephisto and his creation, Kevin.
City Hall: A typical city hall that houses Mayor McDaniels' office, and the meeting room for the City Council.
Movie Theater: A typical Movie Theater, which also hosted a Film Festival in Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls.
[edit] Current State
South Park has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times, such as in Mecha Streisand and Chicken Lover. It has remianed more or less the same since the show's creation, though more and more of the town has appeared as the show goes on.
"And so, just weeks after the devastating attack of Mutant Genetic Creatures, Zombies and Thanksgiving Turkeys, the town of South Park has managed to rebuild itself, Once again be- (Sees Mecha-Streisand destroying buildings) Aw, God damn it, not again!" - News Reporter
