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How Butters Got His Name… #shorts #funny #memes transcript
FrogDane · @FrogDane
Published September 11, 20260:23361.9K views
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82
Runtime
0:23
Speaking pace
214wpm
Reading time
1min
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Opening (first 30 seconds)
After South Park became a hit, most fans assumed Butters was a fictional invention for the show. The character went unnamed for his first two seasons, and the scripts just called him Puff Puff or Swanson. But Butters is actually based on animation director Eric Stough, a wholesome goody-goody who has worked on South Park since the very first episode, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone kept calling Stough their little buddy around the office until the nickname turned into little Butters.
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| Measure | This transcript |
|---|---|
| Sentences | 3 |
| Average words per sentence | 27.3 |
| Longest sentence | 46 words |
| Questions asked | 0 |
| Sentences containing a number | 0 |
Most used terms
- butters3
- goody2
- park2
- puff2
- south2
- south park2
- stough2
- actually1
- actually based1
- animation1
- animation director1
- assumed1
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Transcript
After South Park became a hit, most fans assumed Butters was a fictional invention for the show. The character went unnamed for his first two seasons, and the scripts just called him Puff Puff or Swanson. But Butters is actually based on animation director Eric Stough, a wholesome goody-goody who has worked on South Park since the very first episode, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone kept calling Stough their little buddy around the office until the nickname turned into little Butters.
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