sentences:  As the series first became popular in the United States, several schools punished students for wearing "South Park"-related T-shirts, while a group of school principals in New Jersey mounted a small campaign to notify parents of the show's content.Hickory Flat Elementary School in Cherokee County, Georgia issued a ban on wearing any "South Park" clothing.In a 1999 poll conducted by NatWest Bank, eight- and nine-year-old children in the United Kingdom voted "South Park"'s character Eric Cartman their favorite personality.