Except for the pilot episode, which was produced using cutout animation, all episodes of South Park are created with the use of computer software. As opposed to the pilot, which took three months to complete,^[48] and other animated sitcoms, which are traditionally hand-drawn by companies in South Korea in a process that takes roughly eight-to-nine months,^[22][30] individual episodes of South Park takes significantly less time to produce. Using computers as an animation method, the show's production staff was able to generate an episode in about three weeks during the first seasons.^[49] Now, with a staff of about 70 people, episodes are typically completed in one week,^[22][30][37] with some in as little as four days.^[50][51] Nearly the entire production of an episode is accomplished within one set of offices, which were originally at a complex in Westwood, California, and are now part of South Park Studios in Culver City, California.^[45][48]

Scripts are not written before a season begins.^[52] Production of an episode begins on a Thursday, with the show's writing consultants brainstorming with Parker and Stone. After exchanging ideas, Parker will write a script, and from there the entire team of animators, editors, technicians, and sound engineers will each typically work 100–120
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   hours in the ensuing week, with Parker usually directing the production.^[46] On Wednesday, a completed episode is sent to Comedy Central's headquarters in New York City via satellite uplink, sometimes in just a few hours before its air time of 10 PM Eastern Time.^[22][53]