Funko Pop N°39 South Park Stick Of Truth Grand Wizard Cartman Vinyl Figure

South Park was created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and has been broadcast on Comedy Central since August 13, 1997.

The origins of South Park go back to 1992, when Trey Parker and Matt Stone, then students at the University of Colorado, shot a Christmas-themed short film called Jesus vs Santa.

On a shoestring budget, Jesus vs. Frosty is a rather crudely made short; but you can recognize the prototypes of the main South Park characters in it. Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) CEO Brian Graden saw the film in 1995.

He contacted Parker and Stone and asked them to create a second short film that he could send as a Christmas card to friends. Entitled The Spirit of Christmas, also known as Jesus vs Santa, the short film seems to be more faithful to the spirit of the series. Popular, the video was then widely distributed, using both copies and the Internet.