The film grew popular and resulted in a television deal with Comedy Central to produce an animated series based on it, which became South Park.

Stough was the first crew member hired on South Park,[4] which premiered in 1997, and remains the show's producer and animation director to this day.

[3] He has also worked on various South Park-related projects, including the show's theatrical film and the video game The Stick of Truth, as well as Orgazmo, Team America: World Police and the Broadway hit The Book of Mormon, which he illustrated for.

[6] He noted in his commencement address for UCB in 2014, "The nickname 'Butters' stems from little brother, little buddy and innocent wholesome person.

"[2] Stough has also provided the un-muffled voice of Kenny McCormick in four episodes of the show, "The Jeffersons," "Lice Capades," "Mysterion Rises" and "Turd Burglars".