What contributions has 'South Park' made to the development of the comedy cartoon genre from 'The Simpsons' to 'Family Guy'?
             Adults and cartoons, are more closely related than you think, as a lot of adults watch cartoons just for the fun of it, anything from 'Roadrunner' to modern day classics such as 'The Simpsons', but what of those that aim themselves squarely at the adult audience? These are few and far between, probably because of the controversy they can cause. Cartoons are categorised as the domain of children and if the target audience isn't children then they still attract children, as they are cartoons. So adult cartoons are claimed to be aimed at children, even when they aren't. 'South Park' revels in this sort of controversy. 'South Park' being a comedy cartoon that has been around since 1999. It has taken on a similar role to that of the well known 'The Simpsons', in the way that its part of the same genre except its not aimed at kids, though in the case of 'The Simpsons' it is aimed at kids but also the family and the older audience. This is claimed to be the reason of success for The Simpsons, that it's aimed at everyone old and young. As South Park is on similar lines but strongly aimed at adults it still uses many of the genre characteristics in 'The Simpsons'. My research will explore whether 'South Park' has developed the genre and if so in what ways? In doing this I will have to study The Simpsons, the original American cartoon comedy which started running in the early 1990s. Also Family Guy which has had only three series but is a great example of the cartoon comedy genre which has been influenced by the likes of 'South Park' and 'The Simpsons', 'South Park' mainl...