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Aaron Rodgers Acknowledges That ‘South Park’ Was Right About Football

Aaron Rodgers Acknowledges That ‘South Park’ Was Right About Football

Alyson Lewis
October 17, 2024

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Lisa Ann Walter Asked Quinta Brunson to Put Her in Scenes With Kaitlin Olson During the ‘Abbott Elementary’/’It’s Always Sunny’ Crossover

At least one person in Philadelphia wants to hear what Sweet Dee has to say.

When the Paddy’s Pub gang of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ventures from their usual haunt on the south side of the city all the way to West Philadelphia, Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank will all presumably get to walk the halls of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School and demonstrate their own profound lack of education and intelligence to the cast of Abbott Elementary. Nearly eight months after a viral tweet about the Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow got Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson talking with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia head and bodyguard Rob McElhenney, the crossover between the two sitcoms that best represent the City of Brotherly Love is coming in the ninth episode of Abbott Elementary Season Four, which will air later this year.

‘South Park’ Creator Matt Stone Perfectly Explains the Problem With the TV Business From the Audience’s Perspective

With the way streaming services handle their most beloved shows, South Park creator Matt Stone almost misses the time when the biggest problem with TV was some nipple-rubbing a-hole at the cable company.

When South Park first premiered on Comedy Central in 1997, Trey Parker and Stone saw plenty of examples out there for how to do an animated, adult-friendly comedy show right. Parker and Stone looked up to the comedy geniuses behind The Simpsons, and they revered Mike Judge for what he managed to do with Beavis and Butt-Head. And, ultimately, the business model behind these shows was simple, effective and easy for Parker and Stone to imitate: pump out roughly 20 solid, inspired and consistently funny episodes per year, keep the ratings high and secure that season extension at the end of it all.