Editing Cartman Gets an Anal Probe (section) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!===Public Reaction=== Though attracting a considerably high number of viewers during its broadcast, initial reviews for the show's pilot were generally negative. Critics panned the episode as poorly written, using gratuitous vulgar humor and one-dimensional characters. The episode was also compared unfavorably with more complex and nuanced animated shows like <i>The Simpsons</i> and <i>Beavis and Butt-Head</i>. At that point Comedy Central executives were uncertain whether to order additional episodes of the show. However, as Trey and Matt's two original Christmas shorts "Jesus vs. Frosty" and "Jesus vs. Santa" continued to produce Internet buzz, the network paid the duo to write a season of at least six episodes. In response to the pilot's criticisms, Trey and Matt allowed the subsequent episodes to be less purposely obscene and "more natural", focusing the comedy on satirizing bizarre events and taboo subjects. Summary: Please note that all contributions to South Park Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see South Park Wiki:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)