Various student characters attend the fictional school South Park Elementary in the animated television show ''
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...
''. The school is one of the most prominent settings on the show, the
narrative
A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travel literature, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller (ge ...
of which revolves mostly around the students.
While a few characters from varying grades have been depicted in recurring minor roles, the students in the
fourth grade
Fourth grade (also called grade four, equivalent to Year 5 in England and Wales, and Year 4 in Australia) is a year of Elementary education in some countries. In North America, the fourth grade is the fifth school year of elementary school. Stud ...
—including central characters
Stan Marsh
Stanley Randell William Marsh is a fictional character in the adult animated television series '' South Park''. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the series' four central characters, along with ...
,
Kyle Broflovski
Kyle Matthew Broflovski is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by and loosely based on co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is one of the series' four central characters, along with his friends Stan ...
,
Kenny McCormick
Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a fictional character and one of the four main characters in the adult animated television series ''South Park'' along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His often muffled and incomprehensible speec ...
, and
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his surname Cartman, is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom '' South Park'', created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He is voiced by Parker, and is one of the series' four main chara ...
—receive the primary focus of the series. The fourth grade class is taught throughout most of the series by Mr. Garrison, with a hiatus between seasons 4 and 6 when he is replaced by
Ms. Choksondik. These students also attended class under Mr. Garrison during their previous time as third graders during ''South Park''s first three-and-a-half seasons.
In tradition with the show's
cutout animation
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style, all characters listed below are composed of simple geometrical shapes and bright colors.
Ever since the show's second episode, "
Weight Gain 4000
"Weight Gain 4000" is the third episode of the first season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 27, 1997. In the episode, the residents of South Park excited ...
" (
season one Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguat ...
, 1997), all characters on ''South Park'' have been animated with computer software, though they are portrayed to give the impression that the show still utilizes the method of animating
construction paper
Construction paper, also known as sugar paper, is coloured cardstock paper. The texture is slightly rough, and the surface is unfinished. Due to the source material, mainly wood pulp, small particles are visible on the paper's surface. It is used f ...
composition cutouts through the use of
stop motion
Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames i ...
, which was the technique used in creating the show's first episode, "
Cartman Gets an Anal Probe".
In addition to the main characters, other students below will sometimes give a brief monologue as a means of expressing the lessons they have attained during the course of an episode. Most of the characters are foul-mouthed as a means for series creators
Trey Parker
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...
and
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...
to display how they claim young children really talk when they are alone.
Most of the male students are amused by bodily functions and
toilet humor
Toilet humour, or potty or scatological humour (compare scatology), is a type of off-colour humour dealing with defecation, diarrhea, constipation, urination and flatulence, and to a lesser extent vomiting and other bodily functions. It sees subs ...
,
and their favorite television personalities are
Terrance and Phillip
The following is a list of recurring characters in the animated television series '' South Park''. The list does not include the school children, family members or the school staff.
Al Gore
"Al Gore" (voiced by Trey Parker in the "ManBearPig" ...
, a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
duo whose comedy routines on their
show-within-the-show revolve substantially around the usage of fart jokes. In response to the focus on elements of satire in ''South Park'', Parker has said that the main goal of the show is to portray the students as "kids just being kids" as a means of accurately showcasing "what it's like to be in third grade in America".
Main class
Bebe Stevens
Bebe Stevens ( ), voiced by ''South Park'' supervising producer
Jennifer Howell Jennifer Howell is a Canadian senior level Film and Television Executive and Producer. She is also the voice of Bebe Stevens on the animated cartoon TV series ''South Park'' and was the show's Supervising Producer from 1997 through 2006. Howell won ...
, is Wendy Testaburger's best friend and has often been seen socializing with fellow female classmates throughout the duration of the series. She has frizzy blonde hair and wears a red coat with dark green pants. While she originally voiced Bebe without computer manipulation, Howell now speaks within her normal vocal range while adding a childlike inflection. The recorded audio is then edited with
Pro Tools
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, and the pitch is altered to make the voice sound more like that of a fourth grader.
Bebe first prominently appears in the
season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguat ...
episode "
Weight Gain 4000
"Weight Gain 4000" is the third episode of the first season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 27, 1997. In the episode, the residents of South Park excited ...
", in which she is voiced by
Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 – November 11, 1999), also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the lead female voice actress on ''South Park'' from the show's 1997 debut until her death. Thr ...
.
In that episode, she narrates a play for
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show ''Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee''. Gifford is a ...
's visit to South Park and the play was directed by Mr. Garrison.
In the
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
{{disambig ...
episode "
Clubhouses
Clubhouse may refer to:
Locations
* The meetinghouse of:
** A club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
** In the United States, a country club
** In the United Kingdom, a gentlemen's club
* A ...
", she develops a crush on Kyle and uses a game of
Truth or Dare? as an excuse to kiss him. She believes she's the most popular and beautiful girl in South Park. She plays a major role in the episode "
Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society
"Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of '' South Park'', originally aired on July 17, 2002. In the episode, Bebe Stevens's breasts begin to develop, and the boys are suddenly drawn to her even though they had ...
", when the boys' attraction to her increases because of her newly developing breasts. She becomes disturbed by the level of attention she is receiving and the friction this causes between her and her female classmates, and after deciding that being given attention solely for her physique may lead to her becoming a spoiled, poorly-adjusted adult, she wears a cardboard box over her upper torso, concealing her breasts. This ends the mesmerizing effect that her breasts had on the boys, who now realizing why they were so smitten with her, and decide not to allow themselves to be so affected any longer. She later plays a large role in the
season 11 episode "
The List", where she abuses her powers within the girls' List Committee to rig a list ranking the boys by attractiveness so that
Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
is ranked the cutest boy, in order to acquire free shoes from his father's shoe store. She is arrested after a brawl with Wendy and accidentally shooting Kenny. Bebe makes a
cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly eit ...
in ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' and helps the New Kid with their hairstyle in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole''.
Butters Stotch
Leopold "Butters" Stotch, voiced by
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...
,
is cheerful, naïve, optimistic, and more passive than the show's other child characters, and can become increasingly anxious, especially when faced with the likelihood of punishment by his parents. He is often treated poorly by other characters and put in painful or humiliating situations, though he is treated with slightly more respect by Stan and Kyle in later seasons. As a result of his increasing popularity with the show's staff and fans, Butters was given a more prominent role beginning with the show's
fifth season. He sometimes takes the place of Kenny as Cartman's sidekick. He plays a role in the games ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' as a
paladin
The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) ''chanson de geste'' cycle of the Matter of France, where ...
and ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole'' as the infamous
Professor Chaos
"Professor Chaos" is the sixth episode of the South Park (season 6), sixth season of the Comedy Central series ''South Park'' and the 85th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on April 10, 2002. The boys hold a contest to try to find ...
.
Clyde Donovan
Clyde Donovan (originally Clyde Goodman and briefly Clyde Harris), voiced by
Trey Parker
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...
,
maintains a friendship with the show's main characters and is among the most often-seen of the boys' extended group, playing supporting roles in several episodes. Clyde first appeared in the show's pilot episode "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". He makes his first prominent appearance in the 1999
season 3
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pola ...
episode "
Tweek vs. Craig" in which he tells everyone that both Tweek and Craig decided against fighting each other and went home instead. He has medium-brown hair, wears a burgundy coat, grayish-brown trousers, and sometimes wears ocean-blue mittens. In the
season 4 (2000) episode "
Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000
"Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" is the second episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''South Park'', and the 50th episode of the series overall. It is the 1st episode in production order of Season 4. It first air ...
", he is nominated as "the second fattest kid in class" besides Cartman, and is chosen to replace him in the sled race. The
season 11 (2007) episode "
Lice Capades
"Lice Capades" is the third episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 156th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 21, 2007. In the episode ...
" focuses heavily on Clyde and a group of
anthropomorphic
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Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
lice
Louse ( : lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order, infraorder, or a parvorder, as a result o ...
, who are portrayed as living in a civilized society on Clyde's head. Clyde was so embarrassed when a girl at the doctor's office asked what he was going in for that he said he had
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...
.
While originally voicing Clyde without any computer manipulation, Parker now speaks within his normal vocal range while adding a childlike inflection. The recorded audio is then edited with
Pro Tools
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, and the pitch is altered to make the voice sound more like that of a fourth grader. Clyde's birthday is April 10.
In "
The List", the girls vote him the cutest boy in class, turning him into a superficial ladies' man, though this list is later revealed to have been manipulated by political considerations. Clyde appears in the three-part story arc "
Coon 2: Hindsight", "
Mysterion Rises
"Mysterion Rises" is the twelfth episode of the fourteenth season of animated television series '' South Park'', and the 207th episode of the series overall. It aired on Comedy Central on November 3, 2010, and is the second of a three-part arc th ...
", and "
Coon vs. Coon and Friends" as his alter-ego, Mosquito. He is the focus of the episode "
Reverse Cowgirl", in which he causes his mother Betsy's death when he fails to put the toilet seat down in their home, causing her to fall in and have her organs ripped out by the pressure. The episode also reveals Clyde's father's name to be Roger, and that he has a sister.
It is revealed in "
Crack Baby Athletic Association" that Clyde is part Dutch through his mother. In "
Mystery of the Urinal Deuce
"Mystery of the Urinal Deuce" is the ninth episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. The 148th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 11, 2006. ...
", it is revealed that Clyde had a colostomy at the age of five. In the episode "
Quest for Ratings
"Quest for Ratings" is the eleventh episode in the eighth season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. The 122nd episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 17, 2004.
...
", after the boys resort to sensationalism to garner higher ratings for their school TV news program, Kyle reports that Clyde has only
one testicle, though the truth of this is questionable.
Despite his friendship with the four main characters, Clyde serves as the main antagonist of the video game ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth''. He also plays a role as one of the main characters in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole'' as his superhero alter-ego, Mosquito. who supposedly has the ability to control and has the abilities of a
mosquito
Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning " gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "li ...
.
Craig Tucker
Craig Tucker, voiced by Matt Stone, commonly characterized by his blue
chullo
Chullo (, from qu, ch'ullu) is an Andean style of hat with earflaps, made from vicuña, alpaca, llama or sheep's wool. Alpaca has wool-like qualities that help to insulate its wearer from the harsh elements in the Andean Mountain region. Chullo ...
hat and deep nasal monotone voice, is one of the more prominent members of the children's classroom. Craig dislikes the
four main characters and rivals them in several episodes. Craig is a
pragmatist and has no wish to become involved in any extraordinary adventures the other main characters on the show customarily experience.
Despite his dislike of the main characters, particularly Cartman, he is often depicted as one of the boys who repeatedly join Cartman in his many schemes, at times serving as a right-hand man. Craig is also involved in a homosexual relationship with fellow fourth-grade student Tweek Tweak.
Eric Cartman
Eric Cartman, voiced by Trey Parker,
is commonly referred to as just Cartman. He is one of the show's four main characters and one of the most popular and iconic. He is obese, obnoxious, antisemitic, racist, sexist and spectacularly sociopathic in his attitude. Most other pupils are alienated by Cartman's insensitive, often
misogynistic
Misogyny () is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practiced fo ...
, and bigoted behavior, though they are occasionally influenced by his obtrusive, manipulative, and propagandist antics. He often tricks Butters. Cartman's role in the series varies from episode to episode. Eric plays the role of a
wizard in ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' and plays the role of his alter-ego the Coon in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole''.
Heidi Turner
Heidi Turner, voiced by
Jessica Makinson
Jessica Makinson (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress, comedian, and improviser known as a series regular for several Comedy Central programs, for voice-over work for animation, and as a sketch player for late night talk shows.
Earl ...
, is an occasional female classmate of the four main characters with brown hair. Her first lines of dialogue were in the two-part episodes "
Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?
"Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series ''South Park'', and 57th episode of the series overall.
Going by production order, it would be 10th episode of Season 4. "Do the Handicapp ...
" and "
Probably", where she was referred to as Marcy. She also had dialogue in the episodes "
Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset" and "
Follow That Egg!
"Follow That Egg!" is the tenth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. The 135th overall episode, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 2, 2005.
In the episode, Mr ...
", the latter of which paired her with
Cartman for a class assignment, much to her disgust. Her first major role was in the episode "
Marjorine
"Marjorine" is the ninth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. The 134th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 26, 2005.
Plot
Cartm ...
", in which her female classmates attend her slumber party. Throughout the show's run, Heidi's parents have been depicted with different designs. Heidi becomes a more central character in
season 20 and has become Cartman's girlfriend in "
The Damned", following his ostracization from his male classmates. As of "
Skank Hunt
"Skank Hunt" is the second episode in the twentieth season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. The 269th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on September 21, 2016. The episod ...
", she wears a striped hat with a purple and orange flower on the front left side of it. By
season 21
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, which follows Cartman's return to his male circle of friends, her relationship with Cartman has grown strained, and in subsequent episodes like "
White People Renovating Houses
"White People Renovating Houses" is the first episode in the twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. It is the 278th episode of the series overall, and first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on S ...
", "
Put It Down", and "
Doubling Down", undergoes a series of breakups and reunions. Starting from "
Moss Piglets" she begins to take on several of Cartman's traits, including his obesity, his hostility, and abusive tone, so much so that Cartman himself is at times intimidated by her. Eventually, Heidi chooses to end her relationship with Cartman in "
Splatty Tomato
"Splatty Tomato" is the tenth episode and the season finale of the South Park (season 21), twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 287th overall episode of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the ...
", upon realizing how much it affected her and how it was her own doing. She makes brief appearances in the
season 22
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episodes "
The Problem with a Poo" and "
Bike Parade
"Bike Parade" is the tenth and final episode of the South Park (season 22), twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 297th overall episode of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States ...
", shown to have lost weight, but still wearing her hat.
Jimmy Valmer
James "Jimmy" Valmer (formerly Jimmy Swanson and sometimes spelled Vulmer), voiced by Trey Parker, is physically disabled, requiring
forearm crutches
A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their legs to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities.
History
Crut ...
in order to walk. He practices and performs stand-up comedy, even with his
aphasia
Aphasia is an inability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. The major causes are stroke and head trauma; prevalence is hard to determine but aphasia due to stroke is estimated to be 0.1–0.4% in th ...
. He plays the role of a
bard
In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise t ...
in ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' and Fastpass in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole''.
Kenny McCormick
Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick, voiced by Matt Stone, is one of the four main characters in the show. He comes from one of the poorest families in town, and almost always wears a parka so that the hood covers most of his face and muffles his speech. He often shows a precocious interest in and knowledge of sex, unlike his friends, often providing Stan, Kyle and Cartman with a graphic (albeit muffled) definition of such confusing sexual terminology as "dildo" and "fingerbang". As a
running gag
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, he dies in most episodes of the first five seasons before returning in the next. This gag has become occasional following Kenny's absence through season 6, and is explained in the
season 14 (2010) episode "
Coon vs. Coon and Friends" as resulting from his parents dabbling in the
Cult of Cthulhu
"The Call of Cthulhu" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine ''Weird Tales'' in February 1928.
Inspiration
The first seed of the story's first chapter '' ...
around the time of his conception. He plays the role of Princess Kenny in ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' and Mysterion in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole'' (a parody of
Batman
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from
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, which
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his surname Cartman, is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom '' South Park'', created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He is voiced by Parker, and is one of the series' four main chara ...
as
the Coon
"The Coon" is the second episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 183rd episode of the series, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 18, 2009. In the episode, ...
acknowledged by calling Freedom Pals
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
).
Kyle Broflovski
Kyle Broflovski, voiced by and based on Matt Stone,
is one of the main four characters in the show. He is distinctive as the only
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
child on the show, and because of this, he often feels like an outsider among his friends and classmates. He has a distinctive short temper, especially around Cartman. He is best friends with Stan, and wears his signature green
ushanka
An ushanka ( rus, уша́нка, p=ʊˈʂankə, from , "ears"), also called an ''ushanka-hat'' ( rus, ша́пка-уша́нка, p=ˈʂapkə ʊˈʂankə), is a Russian fur cap with ear-covering flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, ...
on his head. Kyle is also identified by his fiery red
afro
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, which he hates and tries to conceal. Kyle is the elf king in ''
South Park the Stick of Truth
''South Park: The Stick of Truth'' is a 2014 role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment in collaboration with South Park Digital Studios and published by Ubisoft. Based on the American animated television series '' South Par ...
'' and the Human Kite in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole''.
Leslie Meyers
Leslie Meyers is a fourth-grade student who appears as the main antagonist of the
19th season of ''South Park''. She is first seen in "
Where My Country Gone?
"Where My Country Gone?" is the second episode of the nineteenth season of the animated television series ''South Park'', and the 259th episode overall, written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker. The episode premiered on Comedy Cent ...
" being told by
PC Principal
'' South Park'' is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. The ongoing narrative revolves around five children, Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny M ...
to shut up during a school assembly. These interactions between Leslie and the principal continue and eventually escalate to Leslie being removed from school by police in the episode "
Naughty Ninjas
"Naughty Ninjas" is the seventh episode of the nineteenth season and the 264th overall episode of the animated television series ''South Park'', written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker. The episode premiered on Comedy Central on Nove ...
". However, by the end of that episode,
Officer Barbrady
The following is a list of recurring characters in the animated television series '' South Park''. The list does not include the school children, family members or the school staff.
Al Gore
"Al Gore" (voiced by Trey Parker in the "ManBearPig" ...
is told by a newsman that Leslie may be behind the changes occurring in South Park. In the following episode "
Sponsored Content
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", Leslie is revealed to actually be an advertisement that had achieved sentience. Leslie attempts to make friends with
Jimmy Valmer
James "Jimmy" Valmer () is a fictional character from the American animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by Trey Parker. He is physically disabled, requiring forearm crutches in order to walk.
Character biography
In season 7 ep ...
and
Kyle Broflovski
Kyle Matthew Broflovski is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by and loosely based on co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is one of the series' four central characters, along with his friends Stan ...
but eventually betrays them both in pursuit of her agenda of having ads take over the world. In the season finale episode "
PC Principal Final Justice
"PC Principal Final Justice" (also known as "PC Principal") is the tenth and final episode of the nineteenth season and the 267th overall episode of the animated television series ''South Park'', written and directed by series co-creator Trey Park ...
", PC Principal ends up killing Leslie, thus ending her plans. Leslie was always portrayed wearing a bright yellow top with an alien-like drawing on it, a matching yellow headband and light green pants.
Pip Pirrip
Phillip "Pip" Pirrip, voiced by Matt Stone,
was featured mostly during the first few seasons of the series. He was later relegated to being a background character after his role in the show was replaced by
Butters. Pip is originally from
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and shares his name with
the main protagonist of the
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
novel ''
Great Expectations
''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...
''. Wearing a bow tie and
flat cap
A flat cap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, originating in Britain and Ireland. The hat is known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap, Irish cap ...
, he is often teased by his classmates. While largely passive, the only thing that drives him to anger is when fellow students mistake him for being
French. The show's official website has noted that this is in reference to the animosity shared between some natives of Britain and France. A similar gag is seen in ''
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'', in which the Mole, a young French boy, is called "British" by Cartman. Pip is the central figure of an
eponymous episode during the show's
fourth season. The episode, which does not feature any of the show's other characters, is a comedic retelling of ''
Great Expectations
''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...
'', with Pip assuming the role of his character's namesake. After this titular episode, Pip became a background character with only two further speaking appearances—as a candidate for the new fourth boy in "
Professor Chaos
"Professor Chaos" is the sixth episode of the South Park (season 6), sixth season of the Comedy Central series ''South Park'' and the 85th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on April 10, 2002. The boys hold a contest to try to find ...
" and then being a background character for the rest of the sixth season—until season eleven when he disappeared completely from the series. Three seasons later, Pip made his final appearance on the show in the episode "
201
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" to beg the
Mecha-Streisand
"Mecha-Streisand" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the first season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 18, 1998. In the episode, Barbra Streis ...
to spare South Park; the mecha responds by crushing him to death with her foot as he tries to run away, officially killing off the character. He makes a brief reappearance in the video game ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' with his picture being shown in the "Hall of Honor" alongside several other deceased characters.
Scott Malkinson
Scott Malkinson, voiced by Matt Stone, is a background character who speaks occasionally. He has a lisp and diabetes, and it is portrayed to be totally uncool to hang out with him. He has visible freckles on his face and wears a light green jacket with dark teal trousers. In "
Elementary School Musical", Cartman makes fun of his lisp and diabetes. In "
Going Native", Butters is said to have beaten him up off-screen. However, in "
A Song of Ass and Fire" and "
Titties and Dragons", they are paired together trying to get help from
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...
. He was prominently featured in the episode "
Basic Cable
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" where he tries to get the attention of the new classmate while his father refuses to get
Disney+
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Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
. Scott appears in ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'' and plays the role of Captain Diabetes in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole''.
Stan Marsh
Stanley "Stan" Marsh, voiced by and based on Trey Parker,
is the most level-headed, mature and convivial of the four boys. Stan is generally kind, honest, smart, well-meaning, assertive, and often shares with his best friend Kyle a leadership role as the main
protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...
of the show. Stan is portrayed as the
everyman
The everyman is a stock character of fiction. An ordinary and humble character, the everyman is generally a protagonist whose benign conduct fosters the audience's identification with them.
Origin
The term ''everyman'' was used as early as ...
among the show's four central characters. He is one of the main characters in ''
South Park: The Stick of Truth'', and he plays the role of Toolshed in ''
South Park: The Fractured but Whole''. He is often seen wearing a blue and red winter hat, a brown coat, blue pants, and most of the time is seen wearing red gloves.
Timmy Burch
Timmy Burch, voiced by Trey Parker,
is a mentally and physically disabled large-headed boy who uses a motorized wheelchair. He is based on an elementary school acquaintance of ''South Park'' art director
Adrien Beard
Adrien Beard (born ) is an American producer, storyboard artist and voice actor. He provides the voice of Tolkien Black in ''South Park'', as well as serving as the art director and lead storyboarder on the show.
Beard had won three Primetime ...
. Timmy's exact condition has never been specified in the show, though ''South Park''s official website describes it as "a strange combination of
palsy Palsy is a medical term which refers to various types of paralysisDan Agin, ''More Than Genes: What Science Can Tell Us About Toxic Chemicals, Development, and the Risk to Our Children;; (2009), p. 172. or paresis, often accompanied by weakness a ...
and
Tourette's".
[South Park Studios. Accessed on November 14, 2008] Timmy's spoken vocabulary is mostly limited to the enthusiastic shouting of his own name, which could be
conduction aphasia
Conduction aphasia, also called associative aphasia, is an uncommon form of difficulty in speaking (aphasia). It is caused by damage to the parietal lobe of the brain. An acquired language disorder, it is characterised by intact auditory comprehe ...
.
It's indicated in the episode "
Up the Down Steroid" that the adults can't understand what Timmy is saying when he speaks, though the rest of the children can.
Timmy first appears in the
season four (2000) episode "
The Tooth Fairy's Tats 2000". Parker and Stone had to push hard for the inclusion of the character, as
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...
was originally reluctant to allow the show to feature a character with a cognitive disability.
[ Mini-commentary for episode "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000"] The duo asserted their intention of portraying other children as treating him as an equal,
while stressing the importance of both including a mentally-disabled character who is "happy to be
imself, and representing him "as part of the gang and not as the subject of cruel schoolyard humor". Two weeks after his debut, Timmy was a central figure in the episode "
Timmy 2000
"Timmy 2000" (the third of four episodes titled after the "2000" fad) is the third episode and the 4th episode in production order of the South Park (season 4), fourth season of the American animated television series ''South Park'', and the 51st e ...
", where doctors and school faculty erroneously attribute his behavior to
ADD
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in the show's condemnation of the rampant diagnosis of the disorder.
[ "Timmy 2000" also shows his parents, Richard and Helen, having similar disabilities and using wheelchairs, and their vocabularies being mostly limited to their own names. When Jimmy is introduced in the season five (2001) episode "]Cripple Fight
"Cripple Fight" (also known as "Cripple Fight!") is the second episode of the fifth season of the animated television series '' South Park'', and the 67th episode of the series overall. Going by production order, it is the 3rd episode instead of ...
", Timmy becomes jealous of Jimmy's popularity, and the two get into a violent brawl in a parking lot. The two make amends, and are depicted as friends in subsequent episodes.
Timmy quickly became a fan favorite, and was once voted "The Greatest Disabled TV Character" in a poll conducted by a BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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named ''Ouch!'' in which he was more popular among disabled voters than among non-disabled voters.
ranked Timmy second in a list of the "Top 10 ''South Park'' Peripheral Characters", stating that "''South Park''s most controversial character may be one of the funniest and most enduring".
Parker noted that soon after Timmy debuted, fans he encountered began mimicking the character's exclamation of "Timmy!" as opposed to the show's other catchphrases.
'' describes Jimmy and Timmy's capabilities and portrayal in the show as Parker and Stone declaring their opposition to political correctness as social restriction.
When praising the show for both its depiction of Jimmy and Timmy and its coverage of disability-related issues, ''
, describes Jimmy and Timmy as "goodwill ambassadors", while commenting that "Timmy appears, at first glance, to uphold the condescending disability stereotypes that are gradually fading from mainstream entertainment. But like everything else in ''South Park'', he's actually challenging preconceptions, toppling taboos and weaving his singularity into the fabric of the show".