Trivia / South Park S 1 E 8 Starvin Marvin

• Creator Backlash: Trey Parker and Matt Stone were unhappy with the turkey attack subplot, which they felt "never really went anywhere".
• Executive Veto: The original idea was to have Sally Struthers killed by the Ethiopians, and then they would feast on the fat from her body. Comedy Central wouldn't allow this, so Trey Parker and Matt Stone had to retool the ending to show Struthers being tied up and Dr. Mephisto's mutant turkeys being donated as food for the Ethiopians.
• What Could Have Been: Jerry Seinfeld was reportedly a big fan of the early episodes and reached out about appearing on the show. Parker and Stone had always been cagey about guest stars of any kind though, feeling The Simpsons kind of overdid it after they got popular. They offered to have Jerry voice one of the evil mutant turkeys (similar to what George Clooney did voicing Sparky the Dog), but he declined.

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