Are the Simpsons better than South Park?

When it comes to the characters voices,
YES, THE SIMPSONS ARE BETTER!

The most annoying thing about watching South park is the similar two sounding voices used for every character.

South Park’s incredible arsenal of voices:

Trey Parker & Matt Stone:

Trey Parker: Eric Cartman Stan Marsh Randy Marsh Marvin Marsh Starvin’ Marvin Clyde Donovan Mr. Garrison Ned Gerblansky Dr. Alphonse Mephesto Stephen Stotch Mr. Hankey Santa Claus Mr. Mackey Officer Barbrady Ms. Choksondik Tom Pusslicker Timmy Jimmy Vulmer Tuong Lu Kim Phillip Satan

Matt Stone: Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormick Leopold “Butters” Stotch Kyle’s father Gerald and Kenny’s father Stuart Jimbo Kern Jesus Saddam Hussein Big Gay Al Pip Terrance Tweek Craig Tucker Father Maxi Skeeter Mr. Adler Osama bin Laden

The Simpson’s voices:

On the other hand Dan Castellano voices over twenty characters on the Simpsons. The key difference is that they actually SOUND different. Wow. Imagine that. Even Mel Blanc, who was famous for the voice of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, etc., started to sound the same after awhile. Dan is amazing. He really brings out the characters personality though his versatile voice. And the talent doesn’t stop there – every character is brilliantly voiced. Each character is distinct. The polar opposite of South Park.

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson
Abraham Simpson
Krusty the Clown
Barney Gumble
Groundskeeper Willie
Mayor Quimby
Hans Moleman
Sideshow Mel
Itchy
Kodos
Gil Gunderson
Squeaky Voiced Teen
Blue-Haired Lawyer
Rich Texan
Louie
Bill
Arnie Pie
Mr. Teeny
Yes Guy
Scott Christian
Assistant Superintendent Leopold
Charlie
Gary
Frankie the Squealer

Hank Azaria

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Moe Szyslak
Chief Clancy Wiggum
Comic Book Guy
Lou
Carl
Dr. Nick Riviera
Snake
Kirk Van Houten
Captain McCallister
Bumblebee Man
Superintendent Chalmers
Professor Frink
Cletus
Dredrick Tatum
Pyro (a.k.a. Chase)

Harry Shearer

C. Montgomery Burns
Waylon Smithers
Ned Flanders
Principal Skinner
Otto
Reverend Lovejoy
Dr. Julius Hibbert
Kent Brockman
Jasper
Lenny
Edde
Rainier Wolfcastle/McBain
Scratchy
Kang
Herman
Gil
Poochie
Burn’s Lawyer

Trey Parker and Matt stone have done a brilliant job with both writing and satire. However, after their first low budget year on the air, they should have hired some outside talent.

Although I love South Park, I had to stop watching because I couldn’t stop focusing on the same sounding two or three voices rather than the characters themselves. A good friend of mine thinks this is a silly argument but none the less, I can no longer watch without hearing Trey or Matt.

It’s true that the Simpson’s just celebrated their twentieth year on the air. That is no small feat. By comparison, South Park only has a few more years before it catches up. It’s not that the Simpson’s are necessarily better than South Park. Let’s face it, Southpark is laugh out loud funny. Brilliantly written. It’s the voices that killed it for me.