The creators of "South Park" didn't always know it would become a hit — let alone one of the longest-running shows in the history of television.

Just ask Hollywood veteran David Zucker, who hired Trey Parker and Matt Stone shortly before the duo — and the foul-mouthed kids they created — became household names.

'They were also unsure of if "South Park" would ever work.'

Zucker — who directed seminal spoof comedy "Airplane!" along with his brother Jerry and the late Jim Abrahams — recalled that when he first met the University of Colorado grads in the mid-1990s, they were still very much struggling filmmakers.

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"They came to my office and I met with these guys, and Trey didn't have a car," Zucker said.

Despite their precarious finances, the duo already had a feature film u

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