Transcript of AOL Chat with Trey Parker
October 16, 1998

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EAMC Host: Here is a question from Camel Kill.

Camel Kill: I love your show. Is there any advice you could share for someone trying to get into doing lame comedy?
ParkerTrey: Sort of depends… everything that we have gotten was because we did a short first… before South Park we made a short called "The Spirit of Christmas." And that's what got us the show. So, our advice to fellow film makers is to make a short first, and show that to people… and then people can give you money for a longer version.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Untwisted1.

Untwisted1: Hi Trey! My name is Leighann and ever since I first saw what you looked like I have had a huge crush on you. I was just wondering, do you have a girlfriend? If not, could I be your girlfriend?
ParkerTrey: That all depends on how old you are. lol. I would make a bad boyfriend. I work to hard on the show.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Simba Kovu.

Simba Kovu: Exactly what does Cartman say at the beginning of the show when singing?
ParkerTrey: Ample parking day or night, people spouting "Howdy, Neighbor!" That's it.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Quest13.

Quest13: Is there a South Park movie coming out? And if so, when?
ParkerTrey: We started production 2 weeks ago, and it should be out sometime next year.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from WoolL1301.

WoolL1301: 1st: i love u … 2nd: i heard that you were offered a million and a half dollars to direct "barney: the movie." Is this true??
ParkerTrey: I was offered to direct Barney the Movie. We never got into money, but they did ask me if I would be interested, and I said no. lol.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from YHsakgodai.

YHsakgodai: What is the most difficult part of doing Orgazmo?
ParkerTrey: When you do an independent film, the most difficult part is just shooting a movie with as little money as you have. You have a very short schedule and very limited funds, so just getting a movie done is hard.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Vervie99.

Vervie99: Trey, where can I get some recordings of DVDA, your band? How long have you been playing together, how long have you been playing piano, and what do you play besides piano, if anything? Love yah! -Liz-
ParkerTrey: I've been playing piano since I was 12. I went to Berkley college of Music in Boston, and then I studied classical at the Univ. of Colorado. And there's a lot of DVDA on the South Park Album that comes out next month. And I love you too.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from FatNess66.

FatNess66: ok im sorry to bother you but will kenny ever show his face. From Pat Wallace.
ParkerTrey: Hey, that might be good for the last episode, but not until then.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Olohman.

Olohman: Did you have a Mr. Hankey when you were young?
ParkerTrey: Mr. Hankey came from my dad. When I was 2 years old I had a problem not flushing the toilet, and my dad told me if I didn't flush the toilet Mr. Hankey would kill me, so I have flushed the toilet ever since. My dad is a bastard.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from X72Charger

X72Charger: how do come up with such funny conversations for the SP kids?
ParkerTrey: From most of them Matt and I just turn on the mike and go. We know each other really well, so we know where the other one is heading with something.

ASilve6092: Orgazmo is nc-17? I heard you were in a fight to get this fixed. Any chance of that happening soon? - ASilve6092
ParkerTrey: It's being released NC-17. We fought it but lost. It's ridiculous, cause there's not nudity sex or violence.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Slate Haze.

Slate Haze: The Orgazmo movie posters have a teaser at the bottom about a sequel to Orgazmo. Will there be a sequel?
ParkerTrey: Yeah, we're going to do the basketball sequal first, though. lol

EAMC Host: Here is a question from MJV262.

MJV262: are you going to be in any more movies?
ParkerTrey: I don't know. We're doing South Park episodes and the South Park Movie for the next year.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Psokely.

Psokely: How does Kenny come back in each episode?
ParkerTrey: It's magic. Kenny's actually a supernatural demiGod

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Woodl1301.

Woodl1301: who's ur fave voice to do??
ParkerTrey: Cartman. I think that's obvious, 'cause we do so much of him now.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Andmenn.

Andmenn: 1. I love your show. 2. All us south park webmasters are dying to know whether in planitarium you intentially made references to South Park Webmasters, I.E: Elvis (beef-cake.com) and his haikus.
ParkerTrey: Wow. No.

Question: where do you get story ideas?
ParkerTrey: That's always the hardest question to answer. I don't know where they come from. Matt and I hang out and start making fun of something, and then it just turns into a story.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Kelsey404.

Kelsey404: are any of the characters on south park based on real people?
ParkerTrey: Almost all of them are based on people from my past, people that we knew.

Question: When is the movie ORGAZMO being released?
ParkerTrey: A week from today I think.

Question: Is the Halloween episode going to shown on the 31st this year?
ParkerTrey: No, it's going to be on Wednesday, whenever that is. The 28th?

EAMC Host: Here is a question from WoodL1301.

WoodL1301: when r u and ur band, DVDA, gonna release an album, any time soon??
ParkerTrey: Well, the South Park album that comes out has a lot of DVDA on it. We did songs with Perry Farrell and lots of other stars.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from Bravesfn10.

Bravesfn10: Who would win in a fight, you or Matt? ---Elliot from PA---
ParkerTrey: I would kick Matt's butt.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from quest13.

quest13: Will Chef ever become romantically involved?
ParkerTrey: He's romantically involved all the time. Every night.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from MTa9475122.

MTa9475122: What are you trying to prove by this show? Are you pointing out the flaws in our society?
ParkerTrey: lol. No. I'm trying to point out the beauty in our society.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from MntDew999.

MntDew999: do the teletubbies scare as much as they scare me? i need tonow!!!
ParkerTrey: I love Teletubbies, but I think they sold out when they did that movie.

EAMC Host: Here is a question from DeltBurke.

DeltBurke: Is it true that if you play what kenny says backwards in the opening sequence, he says "Kenny needs to take his orange hood off, kenny needs to take his orange hood off?"
ParkerTrey: Actually if you play what he says backwards, he says the entire Gettysburg Address.

Question: What is Orgazmo like, and will true South Park fans enjoy it?
ParkerTrey: Orgazmo is very different. We made it before South Park, so in a way it is going back in the past. We were younger and more innocent. lol.

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