At the beginning of the show, Parker and Stone’s priorities were more about ‘trying to get laid’ and ‘f**king around,’ as they mentioned in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
It’s not surprising, then, that they look back at their earliest seasons with a bit of regret.
He was very clear about why, attributing his regret to pure embarrassment.
We thought that was well-written? Oh my God, this is terrible.”
It’s hard not to empathize with Parker’s feelings of embarrassment. Nostalgia-induced cringe is something many of us experience.
But now, 27 years later, Parker and Stone have grown and honed their craft.
Parker shed some light on their script-writing process in an article for The Los Angeles Times, celebrating the show’s 25th anniversary.
But even in the season we just did, some of my favorite things were Butters riding a horse and Cartman living in a hot dog. Just kid stuff.”
