When "South Park" first debuted on Comedy Central way back in 1997, it was essentially an outlet for the brilliantly scatological humor of co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. But somewhere along the line, it evolved from a show about some foul-mouthed kids and the ever-evolving cast of (usually insane) characters in a Denver suburb into one of the sharpest bits of satire on television. Now each week is essentially a rundown of a handful of cultural trends that the "South Park" producers want to identify as stupid, and because of the show's incredible production efficiency, they can strike with relatively sharp timing (in contrast, "The Simpsons" only just ran its "Twilight" parody, something "South Park" did seemingly eons ago). Wednesday night's (November 17) episode, titled "Creme Fraiche," took down two strange trends that didn't appear to have anything to do with one another but still made for great comedy.
