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Why the Creator of ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Accused ‘South Park’ of Ripping Him Off

John Kricfalusi claimed Mr. Hankey copied his own talking poop character, but Trey Parker said the idea came from his dad.

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The classic Season 1 South Park episode “Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo” has been credited with significantly raising the show’s profile. After its release, series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone started realizing that they’d earned themselves some pretty high-profile supporters. One person who wasn’t singing their praises, however, was John Kricfalusi, best known for creating The Ren & Stimpy Show six years earlier. Kricfalusi’s issue with Parker and Stone wasn’t simply a matter of him not liking South Park or their holiday-themed episode; he straight-up accused them of ripping off their titular talking turd from his lesser-known character, Nutty the Friendly Dump.

After 2 days the 9th episode of the 1st season of South park came........

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