Like SEINFELD, SOUTHPARK is a show many people watch for pure entertainment or just for laughs. From cheesy poofs to Stan and Kyle's friendship, SOUTHPARK repeatedly focuses on the minutiae day to day aspects of life. With four close friends going through life, it is really a "show about nothing." As for characters, Stan and Kyle's friendship is similar to that of Jerry and George. Despite random annoyances with each other, both pairs of boys uphold their friendship above all else. Cartman, a character who brings much comedic laughs and quirkiness to SOUTHPARK, can be compared to Cramer of SEINFELD. Both Cartman and Cramer provide a bit of "awkward comedy" among group of friends. Although Cartment's humor is less welcomed than Cramer's, both shows would cease to be without these essential characters. Since SOUTHPARK lacks a female among their "four-some" group of friends, Stan's love interest Wendy will represent Elaine from SEINFELD. Along with the common aspect of love between Stan and Wendy and Jerry and Elaine, Wendy's character provides a strong feminist movement in SOUTHPARK. Elaine, a strong willed woman among the group in SEINFELD,also represents a strong female presence.
Despite the shows focuses on "nothingness," both SOUTHPARK and SEINFELD have attracted many viewers over the years. Celebrity guests both in cartoon form and real life only add to the popularity of the shows. Based on appearances, it would be hard to recognize the parallels between the two shows, yet common narrative structure and characters make it easy to see why SOUTHPARK is simular to SEINFELD.
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Would you please revise and place the appropriate blog number (#4: Catchy Title) before your title? This way, the blogs will be easy to find when you're sifting through all them at the end of the semester. Thanks.
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