Cleaning up ‘South Park’ for syndication

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Mort Marcus just might have the toughest job in television. For the past year, he’s been cleaning up episodes of South Park for its move into broadcast syndication, TV Guide reports. (The first syndicated run begins tonight.) Marcus has been running his edits through an extensive vetting system that includes Trey Parker and Matt Stone as well as a board that represents the broadcasters. So what is left after the “nip-tucking”? Mr. Hankey made the cut, as did Chef’s chocolate salty balls.

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