South Park premieres with an alien-abduction parody

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Comedy Central premiered South Park with 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe,' in which aliens probe Cartman and abduct a younger child. The crude pilot lampooned familiar abduction tropes and launched a long-running series.

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  1. PressSouth Park (Classic): 'Cartman Gets An Anal Probe' (opens in a new tab)The A.V. Club / 2012-06-03
  2. Press25 years ago, the worst sci-fi TV pilot ever launched a pop culture phenomenon (opens in a new tab)Inverse / 2022-08

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