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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its showrunner stated on the record that "we laugh at everything and make fun of everything and as soon as we say 'we're not gonna make fun of this' then we become racists and bigots and whatever we ca…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 18 of 100 3.

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    Creator statementshowrunner: "We laugh at everything and make fun of everything and as soon as we say 'we're not gonna make fun of this' then we become racists and bigots and whatever we call us. We're just very down-the-middle g…"NPR Fresh Air, May 28 2010 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 18 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men74
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
74
Young Women
46
Older Men
54
Older Women
26
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Audience Representation

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Only 60% of the cast has a researched race, so these scores stay blank.

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LGBTQ+
21

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy18
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

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Advocacy Over Time in Animation

The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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195732
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197042
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197823
197902
198102
198222
198314
198412
198532
1986012
198724
198837
198964
199013
199106
199233
199325
199453
199535
199634
199748
199813
1999413
200028
200149
200228
200328
2004412
200539
2006113
2007111
200838
200945
201036
201114
201223
2013511
201476
201564
201676
201746
2018117
201989
202068
2021119
20221411
2023258
20241211
2025414
202609
This title (1997)181

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