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The Spirit of Christmas is the title given to two adult stop motion animated short films created by the duo Trey Parker and Matt Stone.The two films were released at different periods—the first in 1992, and the second in 1995—and form the basis for the animated series South Park, the latter short featuring more established depictions of the series' setting and characters.
The Spirit of Christmas: "Jesus vs. Frosty" December 8, 1992 () N/A: The idea for South Park originated in 1992 when Trey Parker and Matt Stone, students at the University of Colorado, met in a film class. The two created a low-budget, crudely made, Christmas-related animated short, often called "Jesus vs. Frosty".
To differentiate between the two homonymous shorts, the first short is often referred to as Jesus vs. Frosty, and the second short as Jesus vs. Santa. Graden sent copies of the video to several of his friends, and from there it was copied and distributed, including on the internet, where it became one of the first viral videos. [27] [11]
South Park originated from Parker and Stone's 1992 animated short, The Spirit of Christmas (also known as Jesus vs. Frosty). The low-budget, crudely made film featured prototypes of South Park 's main characters and was followed in 1995 by another short film of the same name, generally referred to as Jesus vs. Santa , which became popular and ...
South Park character: First appearance: Jesus vs. Frosty (1992) (short) Created by: Trey Parker Matt Stone: Designed by: Trey Parker Matt Stone: Voiced by: Matt Stone Eric Stough (un-muffled) Mike Judge (un-muffled in 1999 film) In-universe information; Full name: Kenneth McCormick: Aliases
He debuted on television when South Park first aired on August 13, 1997, after having first appeared in The Spirit of Christmas shorts created by Parker and long-time collaborator Matt Stone in 1992 (Jesus vs. Frosty) and 1995 (Jesus vs. Santa).
The Spirit of Christmas (short films), two versions of an animated short film created by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone in 1992 and 1995; The Spirit of Christmas, television special from the 1950s, featuring the Mabel and Les Beaton marionettes "The Spirit of Christmas" , a webisode of the BBC medical drama Casualty
IGN contributor Travis Fickett gave the episode a rating of 10, calling it a "masterpiece" and "controlled comic chaos that only South Park seems able to manage on such a consistent basis." [ 1 ] In 2009, Richard Corliss of Time listed the episode as #10 on their list of Top 10 Jesus Films, praising the conspiracy story and its resemblance to ...