South Park Predicted Brokeback Mountain
1998 episode “Chef’s Chocolate Salty Balls” alludes to a movie where two cowboys eat pudding before deciding to explore their sexuality. Turns out, Annie Proulx’s story “Brokeback Mountain” hit The New Yorker in 1997 and was quickly bandied around for a Hollywood adaptation. So even before the movie existed, South Park was clowning Brokeback Mountain. Matt and Trey deny it was intentional, but who cares about intentionality? The timeline is there.
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Office Space-Era Jennifer Aniston Guest Starred In An Episode
Jennifer Aniston is not necessarily a name that comes up when discussing irreverent Gen X comedies, but 1999 saw her acting in both a Matt Stone and Trey Parker vehicle as well as a Mike Judge one. She played Ms. Stevens, and Parker said “It was just obvious she hadn’t done that kind of acting before…Once she stopped shaking, she did a great job. I think she’s really funny in this.”