History Creator / TreyParkerAndMattStone

* AuthorCatchphrase: "Derp" was apparently a nonsense word invented on the set of ''[=BASEketball=]'' to exemplify stupid humor. It has been carried over to WesternAnimation/SouthPark in several forms, with no in-show explanation or link between them. Once there was a substitute school chef named "Mr. Derp" who did stupid physical gags; another time there was a Rob Schneider movie trailer (as part of a running gag of successively stupider movie trailers) whose narration consisted almost entirely of nonsensical permutations of the word "Derp". The movie title? [[spoiler:''Da Derp Dee Derp Da Teetley Derpee Derpee Dumb''.]]

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are creative partners in crime, best known for being the creators of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. The two became friends in college and made their first short, ''The Spirit of Christmas'' (aka ''Jesus Vs. Frosty''), that caught the eye of many and got ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' launched as the success it [[LongRunners still is.]]

They also starred in Film/{{BASEketball}} ([[OldShame a fact that they are NOT proud of]]), but didn't write or direct.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''

* AuthorCatchphrase: "Derp" was apparently a nonsense word invented on the set of ''[=BASEketball=]'' to exemplify stupid humor. It has been carried over to WesternAnimation/SouthPark in several forms, with no in-show explanation or link between them. Once there was a substitute school chef named "Mr. Derp" who did stupid physical gags; another time there was a Rob Schneider movie trailer (as part of a running gag of successively stupider movie trailers) whose narration consisted almost entirely of nonsensical permutations of the word "Derp".

* TheCastShowOff: Both of them can Sing really well(The best examples are ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' and ''Film/CannibalTheMusical''). Trey can speak fluent Japanese and on occasion Matt and Trey will speak spanish.

* TheSouthPaw: Trey Parker is a left-handed person.
* TerribleArtist: Parker and Stone enjoy StylisticSuck. They deliberately don't make the animation in "South Park" and "Team America" too good, because they enjoy the jerky movements.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Parker and Stone originally wanted to do only 6 episodes of "South Park", before moving on to other productions.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: South Park features the voices of the two for every male character with very few, case-by-case exceptions.

* CastShowOff: Both of them can Sing really well(The best examples are ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' and ''Film/CannibalTheMusical''). Trey can speak fluent Japanese and on occasion Matt and Trey will speak spanish.

* RefugeInAudacity: Their calling card.

* ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''[[/index]]

* ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''

* BigEater: In the behind-the-scenes ''SouthPark'' documentary, Parker reveals that, when writing, he eats copious amounts of [=McDonald's=] food... [[AndADietCoke and a Coke Zero]].

* ''CannibalTheMusical''
* ''{{Orgazmo}}''

* ''ThatsMyBush''
* ''TeamAmericaWorldPolice''

They also starred in {{BASEketball}} ([[OldShame a fact that they are NOT proud of]]), but didn't write or direct.

* SelfPlagiarism: Trey & Matt wrote the gag song "Montage" for an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', but the same song was used in their completely unrelated movie ''TeamAmericaWorldPolice''.

They also starred in {{BASEketball}} ([[OldShame a fact that they are NOT proud of]]), but did not write or direct. And even THAT is still watchable.

** They like reasons to include Mormonism in their works. This includes a Mormon missionary as the main character in Orgazmo, a WesternAnimation/SouthPark episode ("All About Mormons") dedicated to the religion, and (obviously) ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon''.
** They enjoy occasionally throwing in musical numbers into their works, due to their love of musical theater.

* {{Garfunkel}}: A quite common accusation towards MattStone; the two have a creative partnership, but Trey Parker always directs their feature films and always plays the lead role, suggesting that Matt Stone is a less active creative partner. Additionally, most South Park episodes are written and directed by Parker alone. Stone, on the other hand, focuses on the business side of production, althought he does take part in the conception of the stories.

* HereWeGoAgain: They lost the Academy Award for Best Song to PhilCollins at the 1999 Oscars, then had to go up against [[{{U2}} Bono and The Edge]] in the 65th Tony Awards, with Trey especially despising the idea of losing to both Phil Collins and Bono in one lifetime. [[spoiler:They didn't, and won '''nine''' Tonies.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: The two have been friends since college. Stan and Kyle's relationship in WesternAnimation/SouthPark makes this trope evident even more, considering the two are based on their creators (Stan being Trey and Kyle being Matt).

They also starred in {{BASEketball}} ([[OldShame a fact that they are NOT proud of]]), but did not write or direct.

* HereWeGoAgain: They lost a Grammy award to PhilCollins, then had to go up against [[{{U2}} Bono and The Edge]] in the Tony Awards, with Trey especially despising the idea of losing to both Phil Collins and Bono in one lifetime. [[spoiler:They didn't, and won '''nine''' Tonies]].

** They like reasons to include Mormonism in their works. This includes a Mormon missionary as the main character in Orgazmo, a WesternAnimation/SouthPark episode ("All About Mormons") dedicated to the religion, and (obviously) ''TheBookOfMormon''.

** They like reasons to include Mormonism in their works. This includes a Mormon missionary as the main character in Orgazmo, a WesternAnimation/SouthPark episode ("All About Mormons") dedicated to the religion, and (obviously) The Book Of Mormon.

* HereWeGoAgain: They lost a Grammy award to PhilCollins, then had to go up against [[{{U2}} Bono and The Edge]] in the Tony Awards, with Trey especially despising the idea of losing to both Phil Collins and Bono in one lifetime. [[spoiler:They didn't, and won '''nine''' Tonies]].