Way back in 2003, Trey Parker and Matt Stone released an episode of “South Park” that revolved around one of their beloved childhood memories, a Mexican restaurant called Casa Bonita. The episode culminates in Cartman running through Casa Bonita, escaping the cops long enough to see all the sights and experience the restaurant in its entirety. When the cops and parents finally catch up to him, they ask him if it was worth it, and he says, “Totally.” It’s clear the real Casa Bonita is a place filled with fond memories for Parker and Stone.

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It’s perhaps only fitting that Illumination Entertainment has subsequently dwindled our goodwill and enthusiasm for its cash-printing film series with “Despicable Me 3,” the latest — and arguably most shallow —installment in this frantically, now frustratingly bombastic animated trilogy. Starting with 2010’s moderately charming “Despicable Me,” Illumination presented a cuddly, giddy, highly energetic original family feature that took the right notes from the cartoon slapstick comedy of yore.

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The only thing I really now about the “Despicable Me” franchise, because I’ve never seen a single minute of those movies, is that they’re a money machine for Universal. So here comes “Despicable Me 3,” and likely another big hit for the studio.

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Steve Carell is back as Gru, and this time around, he faces off against Balthazar Bratt (voiced by Trey Parker), a former ’80s child star who grows up to be a fearsome (and ridiculous) nemesis.

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You may not realize it, but “Despicable Me” — which includes the two main films, and the spinoff “Minions” — has collected $2.6 billion from the worldwide box office so far. And God only knows how much in added revenue Universal has pocketed from merchandise. It’s a behemoth, and the money faucet will continue to pour next summer with “Despicable Me 3.”

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Steve Carell is back to lead as Gru, this time with Trey Parker playing the baddie Balthazar Bratt, a former ’80s child star, who is now obsessed with the role that made him famous.

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You read correctly. MTV will air the six-episode series that picks up the “How’s Your News?” banner from the acclaimed documentary and short film series about mentally and physically handicapped adults reporting on a random assortment of topics in the intimate, man-on-the-street format.

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