List of South Park families
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The following are fictional character
s in the animated TV series South Park
. They are all relatives of the main characters.
Kimble) are the most prominent set of parents on the show. Their first names are derived from the first names of series co-creator Trey Parker
's parents, and Parker describes Randy as "the biggest dingbat in the entire show". Randy is voiced by Parker. Sharon was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
, later Eliza Schneider
, and is currently voiced by April Stewart
.
Randy and Sharon have known each other since childhood. Taking liberties with its floating timeline
, the show established Randy and Sharon as being a couple as young adults during the flower power
era, while in the present day they still appear to be no older than their mid-forties. As husband and wife, the two tend to be content with each other. They maintain steady friendships with the parents of Stan's friends, and are revealed as enjoying the act of watching pornography
together in order to enhance their sexual relationship. Their marriage has not been without its frequent arguments, which are usually instigated when Sharon is annoyed, ashamed, or disgusted by Randy's eccentricities. The two even once went through a brief divorce
. After quickly entering a new relationship, Sharon realized how much she was still in love with Randy, and the two promptly reconciled. Randy and Sharon tend to showcase liberal viewpoints, having protested the 2003 invasion of Iraq
and supported Barack Obama
during the 2008 presidential race
.
Like Parker's father, Randy is a geologist
, making his first appearance in the series while monitoring a seismometer
in the episode "Volcano
". Aside from briefly taking a job as an associate at a Walmart-like discount store, and being portrayed as working in this capacity until he was fired at the end of the 12th season, In "You Have 0 Friends
" it is revealed that he got another job which has yet to be shown. The specifics of his new employer are unknown, however it has been shown that his current employment involves geology. It is also revealed in "Something You Can Do with Your Finger
" that a teenaged Randy had been a member of a boyband known as the "The Ghetto Avenue Boys" and enjoyed a fleeting period of fame before the band was replaced and Randy was forced to move back to South Park. Upon returning to South Park, Randy's involvement with the band was the object of ridicule amongst the towns' inhabitants, prompting Randy to discourage his son's efforts to form a band with his friends. A recurring character trait of Randy's is his being prone to overreacting and obsessively seizing upon irrational ideas and fads, whether by himself or as part of a large contingent of the town's adult population. Though the show frequently depicts him to be a moderate drinker, numerous episodes have dealt with Randy's exorbitant behavior brought upon by his severe intoxication.
Sharon makes her first appearance in "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
". In one brief moment in the episode "Death", she is mistakenly called Carol, as is Sheila Broflovski. She has never been portrayed in a work capacity on the show, but is briefly depicted as a receptionist at Tom's Rhinoplasty
, a local surgical clinic, in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
. She has close-cropped brown hair, and wears a brown long-sleeved pullover
adorned with red ruffles at the cuffs and collar, and dark blue pants (her sweater looks like an elongated version of the coat worn by her son). Sharon's breasts are the subject of infatuation by several of the town's prepubescent boys, including Butters
, much to Stan's annoyance and disgust. Though they are said to be very attractive, it is not known if Sharon knows of the town's opinion of her breasts. During the episode "You're Getting Old
", Randy and Sharon separated, indicating deep discontent with their marriage. In the next episode Ass Burgers
they get back together again.
older sister. The character was voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
until Bergman's death, and Shelley has subsequently been voiced by Eliza Schneider
. Her new voice artist is April Stewart
.
Shelley has an extremely aggressive temper and has very little respect for Stan and his friends, usually referring to them as "turds
". In "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
", she physically abused him, hurled him around their house, and in the feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, she demolished a wooden chair over his head. This does not mean she hates her brother, as in the former episode she lies to protect him from being sent away. There have been other moments when she also seems to have superhuman strength, and once had the ability to lift a piano over her head with ease, seen during "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
". She does help Stan when he is in real danger, although in "Pre-School
" this was apparently only because she wants the privilege of beating up her brother all to herself.
In the episode "Cat Orgy
", Shelley was dating Skyler, a 22-year-old who has his own band. Shelley also internet dated a boy named Amir in the episode "Over Logging
" who she later met in California but could not properly look him in the eye.
Shelley is prominent in the episodes "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
", "Chickenpox", "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer
", "Cat Orgy
", "Over Logging
", "Pandemic
" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling".
grandfather. He is voiced by Trey Parker
, who also provides the voices for both his son Randy and his grandson Stan. (Although in "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes
" Sharon acknowledges to Sheila that Marvin is her father, all though she could be claiming that he's her father-in-law.) According to the episode "Death", Grampa is 102 years old. It is also revealed in the episode that he helped his grandfather commit suicide. In the episode "Grey Dawn
", he revealed that he worked 55 years in a steel mill. In World War II
, he flew Spitfire
fighter planes over Germany. Also in the episode he calls Randy his son and Randy calls him his father which, if you watch lots of south park, leads us to believe that Grandpa Marsh is father to both Sharon AND Randy. In another episode "Fantastic easter special" Randy is driving and says to Stan that he was brought into the society by his father prompting Stan to say "grandpa is a member too?" There is more evidence that Grandpa Marsh is Randy's father than Sharon's but some episodes also give evidence that he is Sharons father. "He is also familiar with typically British words as "wanker
" and "poofter
". Both Grampa Marsh and his grandfather call their grandsons "Billy", although this is not their actual name.
Grandma Marsh is shown in the episode "You Have 0 Friends
", but has never been seen with the family.
. Jimbo is a Vietnam
veteran
and gun enthusiast, owning a local firearms store and leading an outdoors lifestyle. He is often accompanied by his war buddy Ned Gerblansky. Jimbo frequently keeps company with the town's working-class citizens, and often expresses a blue-collar point of view during the show's frequent satire of both liberal
and conservative
politics. Jimbo and Ned were inspired by characters series co-creator Trey Parker
used to draw during high school. It is hinted in the episode "It Hits the Fan
" that Jimbo is gay, as he is the only character apart from Mr. Garrison who can say "Fag" without being bleeped. However, he was seen in the episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die
" peeking at the title antagonist's mother when Cartman
saw that she was removing her bra
; putting his possible homosexual identity in question.
Jimbo is shown on numerous occasions to drive a Hummer
. He likes to place bets on local sporting events, such as elementary school football games and boxing matches. Jimbo campaigned in opposition of a proposal to change the South Park flag because the flag depicted the town's racist past. As a show of friendship with Chef
, Jimbo agreed to a compromise with supporters of the change. Jimbo has also publicly voiced his opinion on other occasions, such as when he was displeased with a fireworks ban, and clashed with protesters of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
.
", she used to visit the Marshes every month, and stay for about five days or so. This would turn Sharon into "a total bitch". About halfway through the episode of Spookyfish, the goldfish she had given Stan for Halloween
killed her, and this upset Sharon, because now Aunt Flo could never visit her again. Her monthly routine of visiting, and the standard time her visits lasted, as well as Sharon's reaction to them, was a parody of menstruation
. Similarly, her death parodied menopause, as the phrase "a visit from Aunt Flo" is a common euphemism
for menstruation. Aunt Flo also had Parkinson's disease
.
couple who raise their nine-year-old son Kyle and three-year-old Canadian-born
adopted son Ike in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado. Sheila is from New Jersey
. Gerald is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone
and Sheila was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
and is currently voiced by Mona Marshall
. Their first names are derived from the first names of Stone's parents, Gerald and Sheila Stone.
Though they are named for Stone's parents, Gerald and Sheila's characters are not largely inspired by the couple. While Stone's mother is Jewish, his father is a gentile of Irish
descent, and Stone says they raised him in an agnostic household. Stone decided to portray the character of Gerald as recognizably Jewish, stating that doing so "creates more opportunity for comedy". Gerald grew up in South Park, and met Sheila while they attended college. Their marriage has been portrayed as more stable than those of the other prominent adult couples in the series, and the couple once overcame a temporary setback in their sex life when Gerald briefly suffered from erectile dysfunction
.
Gerald and Sheila have been referred to as Serbian Jews, and they mutually share a strong devotion to their Jewish religion, while expressing deep concern during the multiple times Kyle's faith in Judaism becomes enervated. The couple tend to showcase leftist viewpoints, having protested the 2003 invasion of Iraq
, supported Barack Obama
during the 2008 presidential race
, purchased a hybrid vehicle for environmental reasons, and temporarily moving the family to San Francisco.
Gerald made his first appearance in episode "Starvin' Marvin
". He is a lawyer and co-founder of the law firm Broflovski & Jackson. He also serves on South Park's council as the city attorney, and his role in this profession has been put on display in episodes in which a trial or legal issue plays a large part in the plot.
Sheila made her first appearance in the season one episode "Death" (where she was originally named Carol), and she exhibits several traits commonly associated with those of a stereotypical Jewish mother
, most notably her tendency to stick her nose into other people's business. In the episode "It's a Jersey Thing
", it is revealed that Sheila and Gerald are from New Jersey
and she was pregnant with Kyle before they came to South Park.
. Ike has black hair, and, like all Canadians portrayed on the series, is depicted as having small beady eyes and a head which is completely divided in two, and separates completely from the lower half whenever he talks.
Ike's original birth name was Peter Gintz. He was put up for adoption by his Canadian parents after Canada had been 'devastated by the cola wars'. Although Kyle initially rejected Ike upon finding out that he was adopted, Ike idolizes his brother and Kyle watches out for him. In a recurring gag during some earlier season episodes, Kyle would exclaim "Kick The Baby!" and proceed to punt Ike like a football.
It is revealed in season four that Ike is a genius and is sent to Kindergarten a year early. At age 3, Ike composes sheet music, reads John Steinbeck
novels, and watches The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
every night. On his first day at school, he ran for class president and won, and at Jewbilee
camp, he recreates Leonardo da Vinci's
the Last Supper
using macaroni. He is also knight
ed in "Royal Pudding
" after saving the Canadian Princess and was also involved in Barack Obama
and John McCain
's plans to steal the Hope Diamond
in "About Last Night...
".
Throughout the show's run, Ike's dialogue has consisted of sound bites provided by various small children of the show's production staff. Despite being a genius, his dialogue mostly consists of toddler-like, nonsensical babble, such as "I pooped my pants" or "ring around a rosy". Later season episodes depict him as speaking more coherently. His body temporarily was taken over by the spirit of Michael Jackson in the episode "Dead Celebrities".
's irritating, and stereotypically
Jewish cousin from Connecticut
, with mannerisms distinctly modeled after Woody Allen
. Kyle Schwartz has a goofy looking appearance with a fat head and small mouth. He has heavy breathing due to asthma along with bad eyesight for which he has large glasses.
He is voiced by Trey Parker
. His voice is based on Tony Curtis
' impression of Cary Grant in the movie Some Like it Hot
. Tony Curtis' real name was Bernard Schwartz, which may explain Kyle's surname. His first appearance was in "The Entity
" when he had to stay with Kyle and his family since his mother was in the hospital.
". The boys dig her up in an attempt to scare the fifth-graders on Halloween
. It is worth noting that Cleo's last name is Broflovski, even though she is Sheila's mother, not Gerald's. Both Gerald and Sheila may have had the same last name before marriage however.
and later by Eliza J. Schneider
and April Stewart
, is the sweet-natured mother of Eric Cartman
. Initially, her promiscuity
, often with total strangers, was a running gag. It seemed as though all of the adults in South Park had slept with her (including the women). Although in an early episode she is indicated to be a "crack whore", she says in "The Poor Kid
" that she has not done drugs in some time, and works two jobs, even though she and Eric are the second-poorest family in South Park after Kenny McCormick
's.
episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die
", when he and his wife are shot dead by a farmer who had been told by Cartman that they were going to kill a pony he owns.
In the season two
episode "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut
", Cartman is told that Liane is a hermaphrodite
(has both male and female genitalia) and that she is actually his father, having impregnated an unknown woman. However, in the season fourteen
episode "200
", Mr. Garrison tells Cartman that this was actually a cover-up. In the following episode "201
", it is revealed that it was a lie the entire town told to protect the Denver Broncos
American football
team, especially since they were in the midst of a Super Bowl
run. Jack, a Broncos player, was Cartman's actual father and Liane is his mother after all, meaning also that his nemesis Scott Tenorman is his half-brother. Cartman, being as shallow as he is, is more distraught to learn that he is "half ginger", than to realize that he fed his half-brother's parents to him.
", Scott is depicted as a bully to Cartman, selling him his pubic hair
, stealing his money and publicly humiliating him, which further encourages Cartman to keep their feud alive. Their feud temporarily dies down after Cartman feeds Scott his parents remains in the form of chili. In the season nine
episode "The Death of Eric Cartman
", Cartman, with help from Butters Stotch
, attempts to officially end their feud by giving Scott a fruit basket
. It is revealed in "201" that Scott is the leader of the "Ginger Separatist Movement
" and wants revenge on Cartman.
", where he and the others go on a trip to Nebraska
to visit them for Christmas. Most of his relatives (except for his grandmother) appear to be similar in matter to him; all fat (this is in direct contradiction to the episode "Fat Camp" in which Eric's mother Liane states that the Cartman extended family is in fact not genetically fat as she had led her son to believe), with the same speech impediment and catchphrases such as "Kick-ass!", "I'll kick you squah in the nuts", "Respect mah authoritah!", and "No, [name] that's my pot pie. No, [name] that's a bad [name]!". The family returns in the episode "Cartmanland
" at his grandmother's funeral, where she leaves her entire estate (valued at US$1 million) to Eric, citing that all the other family members would have spent it all on crack
. His grandparents' names are Harold and Mabel; his uncles are Howard and Stinky. He has an aunt, Lisa, and three cousins, Fred, Alexandra (who is thin, like Liane and unlike the other Cartmans) and Elvin. He also has a great-grandmother, Florence, and a relative named "Fat Bob". Also, a possible father and sister are briefly shown in the unaired version of the pilot episode.
, older son Kevin and youngest daughter Karen under poverty-stricken circumstances. Stuart is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone
and Carol, who was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
, is currently voiced by April Stewart
.
The McCormicks are one of the poorest families in the town of South Park, living in a small, dilapidated house overrun by rats. Aside from Stuart once mentioning that he was missing work, he and Carol have always been portrayed as being unemployed with little means of income; they are involved in methamphetamine
production, and Eric Cartman
has mentioned numerous times that the two are dependent on welfare. In the episode "Death", Sharon Marsh and Sheila Broflovski are both referred to as Carol, and during the fourth season so was Linda Stotch. The name 'Carol' was attached to Mrs. McCormick after the episode "Cripple Fight
", although exactly which of the men's wives was being discussed is unclear.
Stuart was childhood friends with Gerald Broflovski, and the two worked together as teenagers at a pizza store. Having been unable to hold a steady job since, Stuart later felt contempt for and had a falling out with Gerald after Gerald went on to attend college and became a lawyer. Early in the show's run, it was revealed that the McCormicks' house was actually a play fort Stuart and Gerald built when they were young. The two later reconciled their differences, and Stuart has been portrayed as maintaining a friendship with Gerald and other adult characters on the show by keeping company with them at a local bar.
.
". Very little is known about her, except that she is the youngest member of the McCormick family. Sometimes she is seen with the group as a filler character, but is given greater prominence in "The Poor Kid
", in which she and her brothers are placed in foster care, and Kenny adopts his Mysterion
persona in order to protect and comfort her.
" which has Kenny giving him a "sensual full-body massage" in front of a live audience for money. Kenny's grandfather is also mentioned in "Chickenpox
", where Gerald Broflovski implies that he was an unemployed drunk much like Stuart. He also appears to have masturbation problems.
in the town of South Park, Colorado
. Stephen is voiced by Kirk Thornton
(previously Trey Parker
and Michael Sinterniklaas
), and Linda is voiced by Philece Sampler
(previously Mona Marshall
and Liza Jacqueline
).
Stephen and Linda began appearing towards the end of the show's fourth season, in correlation with their son Butters becoming a more significant character. Their most prominent role as a couple occurred during the season five finale "Butters' Very Own Episode
", where they have to deal with the issues of Stephen's extramarital homosexual affairs and adhering to their concocted story about their son being abducted when Linda mistakenly thought she had successfully murdered Butters. Stephen and Linda were portrayed as having established a friendship with the parents of the show's other main child characters, joining them for book club meetings and vacationing with them in Aspen
. In keeping with the show's tradition of portraying adult South Park residents as frequently seizing upon irrational ideas, both Linda and Stephen have also been commonly depicted in this manner. Stephen even instigated one such concept when he constructed a mountain bunker as a proverbial "ark
" to provide shelter for John McCain
supporters who thought Barack Obama
's victory in the 2008 presidential race
would bring about chaos and the end of civilization.
In addition to his tendency to be an overzealous disciplinarian, Stephen also adheres to a strict method of running his household, such as demanding that items in the kitchen pantry be alphabetized, noting that a well-organized pantry is "what keeps a family together".
In his first role as a major character, Stephen was discovered to have been frequently going to a gay
movie theater
and a bath house to have casual sex with men. Assuring Linda that he only did so out of curiosity, he promised to suppress any future homosexual urges, and Stephen expressed slightly homophobic
tendencies in later episodes.
Linda, despite being a strict disciplinarian herself and rarely objecting to the punishments Stephen personally gives Butters, is usually shown to be a sympathetic mother towards her son. Serving on the city council as the town's treasurer, she is also an engineer. They both often seem to care for Butters, but were willing to sell him to Paris Hilton in "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset". Linda revealed she is Charet's girlfriend.
". He also mentions he has cousins in Florida
in "Major Boobage
" and an Uncle Bud who he admits sexually molested him in "The Return of Chef
". He has a grandmother who Butters' parents visited in hospital when she was admitted with a stroke, the cause of which was seeing Butters on national TV with prosthetic testicles attached to his chin.
). After a huge feud both businesses learned to work together. The Tweaks are their own product's most devoted fans. Even their son consumes several cups of coffee a day (despite his age), hence his constant twitching and general nervousness. They usually have heart-to-heart talks with their son in times of concern or crisis (such as child abduction or their company going out of business), but unfortunately they often oversimplify or overexaggerate the problems making Tweek's paranoia worse - generally speaking, every time Tweek has a new concern or problem his parents tend to aggravate it. Richard Tweak wears a maroon jumper which is his shirt for work (hence the name tag on it) and black trousers. He has a long pointed nose and dark curly brown hair. Mrs. Tweak, whose first name has not been revealed on the show, wears a blue dress with a white apron, and long light brown hair.
Tweek's parents have appeared in several episodes, most notably "Gnomes
" and "Child Abduction Is Not Funny
". Mr. Tweak is voiced by Trey Parker and Mrs. Tweak has been voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
and Eliza Schneider
. She has not spoken since the episode "South Park Is Gay!
", which aired under the latter voice actress's tenure, though she has made background appearances.
", it is revealed that Token's mother, Linda Black, is a chemist (although Randy Marsh is considered the only scientist in South Park), and his father is a lawyer.
Cartman always makes fun of Token for being black and is very stereotypical toward him. Token's last name in the series was originally "Williams". The name "Black" is given, because he is the only black child in South Park. Some of Cartman's racist comments include that Token has a bass guitar in his basement and that he knows how to play it, both of which turn out to be true, despite Token not knowing it. Cartman bases these assumptions about Token and his family on nothing more than the stereotype that "if you're black, you can play bass".
", it is said that Clyde's father owns a shoe store. It is unclear if Clyde's father changed careers or this was merely a continuity error. The family was accidentally referred to as the "Harrises" in "Lice Capades
", however, this was changed back to Donovan in the later re-airings of the episode.
Some confusion comes up from times when the name "Donovan" is used in episodes not related to Clyde or his family. For example, in "The Jeffersons" Stan refers to Michael Jefferson's new home as "the Donovans' old place", and Priest Maxi is found having sex with a "Mrs. Donovan" in "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?
". It is unclear if either of these references should be seen as related to Clyde's family, or if the show's creators merely reuse this surname, similarly to how they reuse the name "Kevin" amongst background characters.
", while her dad is indignant that Wendy supposedly wants to dress like a whore in "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
", though he was eventually convinced to allow it by the store's whorish clientele. They also refused to listen to her excuses for beating up Cartman
in "Breast Cancer Show Ever
", and forced her to promise that it wouldn't happen. In the episode "Night of the Living Homeless
", it is revealed that Mrs. Testaburger is the city planner.
Mr. Testaburger has been voiced by both Trey Parker
and Matt Stone
.
", where it is implied that she is dumb and managed to get by relying on her looks. In that episode, Bebe is smart and more thoughtful than her mother, though she seems more interested in make-up and boys than Wendy. Bebe's father is briefly seen in "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
".
appears to be the family norm. Craig's family's tendency for flipping each other off has been heavily ingrained into Craig, who for the first several seasons is implied to have been sent to either the principal's or counselor's office on a daily basis because of the habit. In the recent episode "Pandemic
", neither Craig nor anyone in his family flipped anyone else off, even when they got into a heated argument with the Broflovskis and Marshes, but this is possibly because they only do it in each other's company.
All members of the Tucker family were first seen in the episode "Tweek vs. Craig
", and were not seen again in their entirety until the "Pandemic" duology (Craig's sister only appeared in a photograph), but Mr. and Mrs. Tucker have made short cameos throughout the series.
as Timmy himself. When they are interviewed on television in "Timmy 2000
", all they can say are their own names, just like their son.
", Mr. Valmer displays the title "Chief of Fire Department". Very little is known about his mother, Sarah Valmer. Jimmy's parents also say the reason Jimmy was born as a handicap because they made fun of handicapped people in high school and it was God's way of punishing them, as said in the episode "Krazy Kripples
".
Fictional character
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s in the animated TV series South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
. They are all relatives of the main characters.
The Marshes
Randy and Sharon Marsh
Randy and Sharon Marsh (néeMarried and maiden names
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Kimble) are the most prominent set of parents on the show. Their first names are derived from the first names of series co-creator Trey Parker
Trey Parker
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's parents, and Parker describes Randy as "the biggest dingbat in the entire show". Randy is voiced by Parker. Sharon was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman
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, later Eliza Schneider
Eliza Schneider
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, and is currently voiced by April Stewart
April Stewart
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.
Randy and Sharon have known each other since childhood. Taking liberties with its floating timeline
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, the show established Randy and Sharon as being a couple as young adults during the flower power
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era, while in the present day they still appear to be no older than their mid-forties. As husband and wife, the two tend to be content with each other. They maintain steady friendships with the parents of Stan's friends, and are revealed as enjoying the act of watching pornography
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together in order to enhance their sexual relationship. Their marriage has not been without its frequent arguments, which are usually instigated when Sharon is annoyed, ashamed, or disgusted by Randy's eccentricities. The two even once went through a brief divorce
Divorce
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. After quickly entering a new relationship, Sharon realized how much she was still in love with Randy, and the two promptly reconciled. Randy and Sharon tend to showcase liberal viewpoints, having protested the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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and supported Barack Obama
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during the 2008 presidential race
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.
Like Parker's father, Randy is a geologist
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, making his first appearance in the series while monitoring a seismometer
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in the episode "Volcano
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". Aside from briefly taking a job as an associate at a Walmart-like discount store, and being portrayed as working in this capacity until he was fired at the end of the 12th season, In "You Have 0 Friends
You Have 0 Friends
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" it is revealed that he got another job which has yet to be shown. The specifics of his new employer are unknown, however it has been shown that his current employment involves geology. It is also revealed in "Something You Can Do with Your Finger
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" that a teenaged Randy had been a member of a boyband known as the "The Ghetto Avenue Boys" and enjoyed a fleeting period of fame before the band was replaced and Randy was forced to move back to South Park. Upon returning to South Park, Randy's involvement with the band was the object of ridicule amongst the towns' inhabitants, prompting Randy to discourage his son's efforts to form a band with his friends. A recurring character trait of Randy's is his being prone to overreacting and obsessively seizing upon irrational ideas and fads, whether by himself or as part of a large contingent of the town's adult population. Though the show frequently depicts him to be a moderate drinker, numerous episodes have dealt with Randy's exorbitant behavior brought upon by his severe intoxication.
Sharon makes her first appearance in "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" is the fifth episode of the first season of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on September 10, 1997. In the episode, the boys of South Park try to force Kyle's pet elephant Biff to crossbreed with...
". In one brief moment in the episode "Death", she is mistakenly called Carol, as is Sheila Broflovski. She has never been portrayed in a work capacity on the show, but is briefly depicted as a receptionist at Tom's Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty , also nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma , congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty...
, a local surgical clinic, in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 animated musical comedy film based on the animated television series South Park, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The film was directed by Parker, who also stars along with the rest of the regular voice cast from the series, including Stone, Mary...
. She has close-cropped brown hair, and wears a brown long-sleeved pullover
Sweater
A sweater, jumper, pullover, sweatshirt, jersey or guernsey is a garment intended to cover the torso and arms. It is often worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt, or other top, but may also be worn alone as a top...
adorned with red ruffles at the cuffs and collar, and dark blue pants (her sweater looks like an elongated version of the coat worn by her son). Sharon's breasts are the subject of infatuation by several of the town's prepubescent boys, including Butters
Butters Stotch
Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. He is a fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town...
, much to Stan's annoyance and disgust. Though they are said to be very attractive, it is not known if Sharon knows of the town's opinion of her breasts. During the episode "You're Getting Old
You're Getting Old
"You're Getting Old" is the seventh episode and mid-season finale of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 216th episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 8, 2011...
", Randy and Sharon separated, indicating deep discontent with their marriage. In the next episode Ass Burgers
Ass Burgers
"Ass Burgers" is the eighth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 217th episode of the series overall...
they get back together again.
Shelley Marsh
Shelley Lynn Marsh is Randy and Sharon's daughter and Stan'sStan Marsh
Stanley Randall "Stan" Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman...
older sister. The character was voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
until Bergman's death, and Shelley has subsequently been voiced by Eliza Schneider
Eliza Schneider
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Schneider is an American actress, singer-songwriter, playwright, dialect coach and dialectologist, historian, and voice artist.-Early life:...
. Her new voice artist is April Stewart
April Stewart
April Stewart is an American voice actress. She is best known for providing the voices of several female characters on the animated cartoon TV series South Park alongside fellow voice actress Mona Marshall. Born and raised in Truckee, California, Stewart started acting at the age 12. Her father,...
.
Shelley has an extremely aggressive temper and has very little respect for Stan and his friends, usually referring to them as "turds
Feces
Feces, faeces, or fæces is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during defecation.-Etymology:...
". In "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" is the fifth episode of the first season of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on September 10, 1997. In the episode, the boys of South Park try to force Kyle's pet elephant Biff to crossbreed with...
", she physically abused him, hurled him around their house, and in the feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, she demolished a wooden chair over his head. This does not mean she hates her brother, as in the former episode she lies to protect him from being sent away. There have been other moments when she also seems to have superhuman strength, and once had the ability to lift a piano over her head with ease, seen during "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
"Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" is episode 46 of Comedy Central's animated television series South Park. An album of comedic holiday songs, some featured in the episode, and others exclusive to the album, or featured in other episodes, was released the week prior to the episode's original air...
". She does help Stan when he is in real danger, although in "Pre-School
Pre-School (South Park)
"Pre-School" is the 121st episode and the 10th in season 8 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on November 10, 2004.- Plot :...
" this was apparently only because she wants the privilege of beating up her brother all to herself.
In the episode "Cat Orgy
Cat Orgy
"Cat Orgy" is the 38th episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park.It originally aired on July 14, 1999. It is the first episode of a three-part story arc, often known as The Meteor Shower Trilogy, which tells three different stories all taking place on the same night. The other two...
", Shelley was dating Skyler, a 22-year-old who has his own band. Shelley also internet dated a boy named Amir in the episode "Over Logging
Over Logging
"Over Logging" is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of the animated series South Park, and the 173rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 16, 2008...
" who she later met in California but could not properly look him in the eye.
Shelley is prominent in the episodes "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" is the fifth episode of the first season of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on September 10, 1997. In the episode, the boys of South Park try to force Kyle's pet elephant Biff to crossbreed with...
", "Chickenpox", "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer
The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer
"The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of the Comedy Central series South Park and the 84th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on April 3, 2002. The episode parodies Russel Crowe's real life altercations as the boys must watch his show...
", "Cat Orgy
Cat Orgy
"Cat Orgy" is the 38th episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park.It originally aired on July 14, 1999. It is the first episode of a three-part story arc, often known as The Meteor Shower Trilogy, which tells three different stories all taking place on the same night. The other two...
", "Over Logging
Over Logging
"Over Logging" is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of the animated series South Park, and the 173rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 16, 2008...
", "Pandemic
Pandemic (South Park)
"Pandemic" is the tenth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 177th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 22, 2008....
" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling".
Grampa Marsh
"Grampa" Marvin Marsh is Stan'sStan Marsh
Stanley Randall "Stan" Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman...
grandfather. He is voiced by Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
, who also provides the voices for both his son Randy and his grandson Stan. (Although in "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes
Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes
"Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes" is episode 120 of Comedy Central's South Park. This episode originally aired on November 3, 2004. Its title and theme were inspired by the 1983 Disney movie Something Wicked This Way Comes based on the 1962 novel by Ray Bradbury.-Plot:The episode begins with...
" Sharon acknowledges to Sheila that Marvin is her father, all though she could be claiming that he's her father-in-law.) According to the episode "Death", Grampa is 102 years old. It is also revealed in the episode that he helped his grandfather commit suicide. In the episode "Grey Dawn
Grey Dawn
"Grey Dawn" is the tenth episode in the seventh season of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 5, 2003. In the episode, senior citizens are running over people in the city of South Park, causing them to lose their...
", he revealed that he worked 55 years in a steel mill. In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he flew Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
fighter planes over Germany. Also in the episode he calls Randy his son and Randy calls him his father which, if you watch lots of south park, leads us to believe that Grandpa Marsh is father to both Sharon AND Randy. In another episode "Fantastic easter special" Randy is driving and says to Stan that he was brought into the society by his father prompting Stan to say "grandpa is a member too?" There is more evidence that Grandpa Marsh is Randy's father than Sharon's but some episodes also give evidence that he is Sharons father. "He is also familiar with typically British words as "wanker
Wanker
Wanker is a pejorative term of English origin, common in Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth countries, including Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. It initially referred to an onanist but has since become a general insult. It is synonymous with tosser.-Meaning:The term wanker...
" and "poofter
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
". Both Grampa Marsh and his grandfather call their grandsons "Billy", although this is not their actual name.
Grandma Marsh is shown in the episode "You Have 0 Friends
You Have 0 Friends
"You Have 0 Friends" is the fourth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 199th episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 7, 2010...
", but has never been seen with the family.
Jimbo Kern
Jimbo Kern (sometimes portrayed as Kerns or Uncle Jimbo) is uncle to Stan. Earlier episodes indicated him to be the brother of Stan's mom Sharon, but an interview with Stone established him as the half-brother of Stan's father, Randy, though their fraternal relationship is rarely explored on the show. Jimbo is voiced by series co-creator Matt StoneMatt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker....
. Jimbo is a Vietnam
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
veteran
Vietnam veteran
Vietnam veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War.The term has been used to describe veterans who were in the armed forces of South Vietnam, the United States armed forces, and countries allied to them, whether or...
and gun enthusiast, owning a local firearms store and leading an outdoors lifestyle. He is often accompanied by his war buddy Ned Gerblansky. Jimbo frequently keeps company with the town's working-class citizens, and often expresses a blue-collar point of view during the show's frequent satire of both liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
politics. Jimbo and Ned were inspired by characters series co-creator Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
used to draw during high school. It is hinted in the episode "It Hits the Fan
It Hits the Fan
"It Hits the Fan" is the first episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 66th episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 20, 2001. In the episode, the word "shit" is said uncensored on television on...
" that Jimbo is gay, as he is the only character apart from Mr. Garrison who can say "Fag" without being bleeped. However, he was seen in the episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die
Scott Tenorman Must Die
"Scott Tenorman Must Die" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 69th episode of the series overall. "Scott Tenorman Must Die" originally aired in the United States on July 11, 2001 on Comedy Central. English rock band Radiohead guest star in...
" peeking at the title antagonist's mother when Cartman
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character in the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is generally referred to within the series by his last name...
saw that she was removing her bra
Bra
Bra may refer to:-Places:Italy* Bra, Piedmont, a comune in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont* Piazza Bra, a piazza in VeronaUnited States* Brattleboro , a rail station in Windham County, Vermont-Other uses:...
; putting his possible homosexual identity in question.
Jimbo is shown on numerous occasions to drive a Hummer
Hummer
Hummer was a brand of trucks and SUVs, first marketed in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. In 1998, General Motors purchased the brand name and marketed three vehicles: the original Hummer H1, based on the Humvee; and the H2 and H3 models that were...
. He likes to place bets on local sporting events, such as elementary school football games and boxing matches. Jimbo campaigned in opposition of a proposal to change the South Park flag because the flag depicted the town's racist past. As a show of friendship with Chef
Chef (South Park)
Jerome "Chef" McElroy is a fictional character on the Comedy Central series South Park. He was voiced by Isaac Hayes. A cafeteria worker at the local elementary school in the town of South Park, Colorado, Chef was generally portrayed as more level-headed than the other adult residents of the town...
, Jimbo agreed to a compromise with supporters of the change. Jimbo has also publicly voiced his opinion on other occasions, such as when he was displeased with a fireworks ban, and clashed with protesters of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
.
Aunt Flo
Aunt Flo Kimble was Sharon's aunt. Up until "SpookyfishSpookyfish
"Spookyfish" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of the animated television series South Park, and the 28th episode of the series overall. "Spookyfish" originally aired in the United States on October 28, 1998 on Comedy Central...
", she used to visit the Marshes every month, and stay for about five days or so. This would turn Sharon into "a total bitch". About halfway through the episode of Spookyfish, the goldfish she had given Stan for Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
killed her, and this upset Sharon, because now Aunt Flo could never visit her again. Her monthly routine of visiting, and the standard time her visits lasted, as well as Sharon's reaction to them, was a parody of menstruation
Menstruation
Menstruation is the shedding of the uterine lining . It occurs on a regular basis in sexually reproductive-age females of certain mammal species. This article focuses on human menstruation.-Overview:...
. Similarly, her death parodied menopause, as the phrase "a visit from Aunt Flo" is a common euphemism
Euphemism
A euphemism is the substitution of a mild, inoffensive, relatively uncontroversial phrase for another more frank expression that might offend or otherwise suggest something unpleasant to the audience...
for menstruation. Aunt Flo also had Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
.
The Broflovskis
Gerald and Sheila Broflovski
Gerald and Sheila Broflovski are an upper-middle-class married JewishJudaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
couple who raise their nine-year-old son Kyle and three-year-old Canadian-born
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
adopted son Ike in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado. Sheila is from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Gerald is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker....
and Sheila was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
and is currently voiced by Mona Marshall
Mona Marshall
Mona M. Ianotti is an American voice actress. She is often cast in the role of young boys. Her roles have included parts in not only Japanese anime, but also in American cartoons as well. Mona Marshall has recently lent her voice to the talking bear Koby the Study Buddy...
. Their first names are derived from the first names of Stone's parents, Gerald and Sheila Stone.
Though they are named for Stone's parents, Gerald and Sheila's characters are not largely inspired by the couple. While Stone's mother is Jewish, his father is a gentile of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
descent, and Stone says they raised him in an agnostic household. Stone decided to portray the character of Gerald as recognizably Jewish, stating that doing so "creates more opportunity for comedy". Gerald grew up in South Park, and met Sheila while they attended college. Their marriage has been portrayed as more stable than those of the other prominent adult couples in the series, and the couple once overcame a temporary setback in their sex life when Gerald briefly suffered from erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction is sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual performance....
.
Gerald and Sheila have been referred to as Serbian Jews, and they mutually share a strong devotion to their Jewish religion, while expressing deep concern during the multiple times Kyle's faith in Judaism becomes enervated. The couple tend to showcase leftist viewpoints, having protested the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
, supported Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
during the 2008 presidential race
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, purchased a hybrid vehicle for environmental reasons, and temporarily moving the family to San Francisco.
Gerald made his first appearance in episode "Starvin' Marvin
Starvin' Marvin (South Park episode)
"Starvin' Marvin" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American animated television series South Park. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 19, 1997. In the episode, Cartman, Kenny, Kyle and Stan send money to an African charity hoping to get a sports watch,...
". He is a lawyer and co-founder of the law firm Broflovski & Jackson. He also serves on South Park's council as the city attorney, and his role in this profession has been put on display in episodes in which a trial or legal issue plays a large part in the plot.
Sheila made her first appearance in the season one episode "Death" (where she was originally named Carol), and she exhibits several traits commonly associated with those of a stereotypical Jewish mother
Jewish mother stereotype
The Jewish mother or wife stereotype is a common stereotype and stock character used by Jewish comedians and authors whenever they discuss actual or fictional situations involving their mothers or other females in their lives who possess mother-like qualities...
, most notably her tendency to stick her nose into other people's business. In the episode "It's a Jersey Thing
It's a Jersey Thing
"It's a Jersey Thing" is the ninth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 204th episode of the series overall. It premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on October 13, 2010. In the episode, New Jersey is rapidly taking over the...
", it is revealed that Sheila and Gerald are from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and she was pregnant with Kyle before they came to South Park.
Ike Broflovski
Sir Ike Moisha Broflovski is the adopted baby brother of Kyle, born in Canada. He has appeared in the series ever since the very first episodeCartman Gets an Anal Probe
"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" is the first episode of the animated television series South Park. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 13, 1997...
. Ike has black hair, and, like all Canadians portrayed on the series, is depicted as having small beady eyes and a head which is completely divided in two, and separates completely from the lower half whenever he talks.
Ike's original birth name was Peter Gintz. He was put up for adoption by his Canadian parents after Canada had been 'devastated by the cola wars'. Although Kyle initially rejected Ike upon finding out that he was adopted, Ike idolizes his brother and Kyle watches out for him. In a recurring gag during some earlier season episodes, Kyle would exclaim "Kick The Baby!" and proceed to punt Ike like a football.
It is revealed in season four that Ike is a genius and is sent to Kindergarten a year early. At age 3, Ike composes sheet music, reads John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
novels, and watches The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Jim Lehrer
James Charles "Jim" Lehrer is an American journalist and the executive editor and former news anchor for PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a frequent debate moderator during elections...
every night. On his first day at school, he ran for class president and won, and at Jewbilee
Jewbilee
"Jewbilee" is the ninth episode of the third season and 40th overall episode of the animated television series South Park. The final part of The Meteor Shower Trilogy, the episode described what happened to Kyle and Kenny, who both went to a Jewish Scouting camp, on the night of the meteor shower...
camp, he recreates Leonardo da Vinci's
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
the Last Supper
Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal that, according to Christian belief, Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as "communion" or "the Lord's Supper".The First Epistle to the Corinthians is...
using macaroni. He is also knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
ed in "Royal Pudding
Royal Pudding
"Royal Pudding" is the third episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 212th episode of the series overall. "Royal Pudding" premiered in the United States on Comedy Central on May 11, 2011...
" after saving the Canadian Princess and was also involved in Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
and John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
's plans to steal the Hope Diamond
Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond, also known as "Le bleu de France" or "Le Bijou du Roi", is a large, , deep-blue diamond, now housed in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C. It is blue to the naked eye because of trace amounts of boron within its crystal structure, but exhibits red...
in "About Last Night...
About Last Night... (South Park)
"About Last Night…" is the twelfth episode of the twelfth season of the animated series South Park, and the 179th episode of the series overall. The episode was first broadcast on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 10:00 PM EST, less than a day after Barack Obama was declared the winner in the 2008...
".
Throughout the show's run, Ike's dialogue has consisted of sound bites provided by various small children of the show's production staff. Despite being a genius, his dialogue mostly consists of toddler-like, nonsensical babble, such as "I pooped my pants" or "ring around a rosy". Later season episodes depict him as speaking more coherently. His body temporarily was taken over by the spirit of Michael Jackson in the episode "Dead Celebrities".
Kyle Schwartz
Kyle Schwartz is Kyle BroflovskiKyle Broflovski
Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman...
's irritating, and stereotypically
Stereotype
A stereotype is a popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings...
Jewish cousin from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, with mannerisms distinctly modeled after Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
. Kyle Schwartz has a goofy looking appearance with a fat head and small mouth. He has heavy breathing due to asthma along with bad eyesight for which he has large glasses.
He is voiced by Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
. His voice is based on Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
' impression of Cary Grant in the movie Some Like it Hot
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot is an American comedy film, made in 1958 and released in 1959, which was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and George Raft. The supporting cast includes Joe E. Brown, Pat O'Brien and Nehemiah Persoff. The film is a remake by Wilder and I....
. Tony Curtis' real name was Bernard Schwartz, which may explain Kyle's surname. His first appearance was in "The Entity
The Entity (South Park)
"The Entity" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and 76th episode of the series overall. "The Entity" originally aired in the United States on November 21, 2001 on Comedy Central. This episode introduces Kyle's cousin Kyle...
" when he had to stay with Kyle and his family since his mother was in the hospital.
Cleo
Cleo Broflovski is Sheila's mother and Kyle's grandmother, who died three months before "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost MysteryKorn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery
"Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery" is the twelfth episode of the third season of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on October 27, 1999...
". The boys dig her up in an attempt to scare the fifth-graders on Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
. It is worth noting that Cleo's last name is Broflovski, even though she is Sheila's mother, not Gerald's. Both Gerald and Sheila may have had the same last name before marriage however.
Liane Cartman
Liane Marie Cartman, originally voiced by Mary Kay BergmanMary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
and later by Eliza J. Schneider
Eliza Schneider
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Schneider is an American actress, singer-songwriter, playwright, dialect coach and dialectologist, historian, and voice artist.-Early life:...
and April Stewart
April Stewart
April Stewart is an American voice actress. She is best known for providing the voices of several female characters on the animated cartoon TV series South Park alongside fellow voice actress Mona Marshall. Born and raised in Truckee, California, Stewart started acting at the age 12. Her father,...
, is the sweet-natured mother of Eric Cartman
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character in the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is generally referred to within the series by his last name...
. Initially, her promiscuity
Promiscuity
In humans, promiscuity refers to less discriminating casual sex with many sexual partners. The term carries a moral or religious judgement and is viewed in the context of the mainstream social ideal for sexual activity to take place within exclusive committed relationships...
, often with total strangers, was a running gag. It seemed as though all of the adults in South Park had slept with her (including the women). Although in an early episode she is indicated to be a "crack whore", she says in "The Poor Kid
The Poor Kid
"The Poor Kid" is the fifteenth season finale of the American animated television series South Park, and the 223rd episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 16, 2011. In the episode, Kenny and his brother and sister are sent to a foster home...
" that she has not done drugs in some time, and works two jobs, even though she and Eric are the second-poorest family in South Park after Kenny McCormick
Kenny McCormick
Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is one of the four central characters along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His oft-muffled and indiscernible speech—the result of his parka hood covering his...
's.
Jack Tenorman
Jack Tenorman is the father of Scott Tenorman and Cartman. He dies in the season fiveSouth Park (season 5)
Season five of South Park, an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on June 20, 2001. The fifth season concluded after 14 episodes on December 12, 2001...
episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die
Scott Tenorman Must Die
"Scott Tenorman Must Die" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 69th episode of the series overall. "Scott Tenorman Must Die" originally aired in the United States on July 11, 2001 on Comedy Central. English rock band Radiohead guest star in...
", when he and his wife are shot dead by a farmer who had been told by Cartman that they were going to kill a pony he owns.
In the season two
South Park (season 2)
Season two of South Park, an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on April 1, 1998. The second season concluded after 18 episodes on January 20, 1999...
episode "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut
Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut
"Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" is the second episode of the second season of the animated series South Park, and the 15th episode of the series overall. It premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on April 22, 1998...
", Cartman is told that Liane is a hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite
In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes.Many taxonomic groups of animals do not have separate sexes. In these groups, hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which both...
(has both male and female genitalia) and that she is actually his father, having impregnated an unknown woman. However, in the season fourteen
South Park (season 14)
The fourteenth season of South Park, an American animated television comedy series, originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central between March 17 and November 17, 2010. The season was headed by the series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who served as executive producers along with...
episode "200
200 (South Park)
"200" is the fifth episode of the fourteenth season of South Park, and the 200th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 14, 2010...
", Mr. Garrison tells Cartman that this was actually a cover-up. In the following episode "201
201 (South Park)
"201" is the sixth episode of the fourteenth season of South Park, and the 201st overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 21, 2010. The episode continued multiple storylines from the previous episode, "200", in which a group of angry...
", it is revealed that it was a lie the entire town told to protect the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team, especially since they were in the midst of a Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
run. Jack, a Broncos player, was Cartman's actual father and Liane is his mother after all, meaning also that his nemesis Scott Tenorman is his half-brother. Cartman, being as shallow as he is, is more distraught to learn that he is "half ginger", than to realize that he fed his half-brother's parents to him.
Scott Tenorman
Scott Tenorman is Jack's son, and Cartman's half-brother. Scott and Cartman have an on-going feud with each other. In his first appearance in "Scott Tenorman Must DieScott Tenorman Must Die
"Scott Tenorman Must Die" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 69th episode of the series overall. "Scott Tenorman Must Die" originally aired in the United States on July 11, 2001 on Comedy Central. English rock band Radiohead guest star in...
", Scott is depicted as a bully to Cartman, selling him his pubic hair
Pubic hair
Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region....
, stealing his money and publicly humiliating him, which further encourages Cartman to keep their feud alive. Their feud temporarily dies down after Cartman feeds Scott his parents remains in the form of chili. In the season nine
South Park (season 9)
Season nine of the American animated television series South Park began airing on March 9, 2005. This season is home to two of the show's most controversial episodes : "Trapped in the Closet" Season nine of the American animated television series South Park began airing on March 9, 2005. This...
episode "The Death of Eric Cartman
The Death of Eric Cartman
"The Death of Eric Cartman" is is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 133rd episode overall...
", Cartman, with help from Butters Stotch
Butters Stotch
Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. He is a fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town...
, attempts to officially end their feud by giving Scott a fruit basket
Gift basket
A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. A variety of gift baskets exist: some contain fruit; while others might contain dry or canned foods such as tea, crackers and jam; or the basket might include a combination of fruit and dried...
. It is revealed in "201" that Scott is the leader of the "Ginger Separatist Movement
Ginger Kids
"Ginger Kids" is the 136th episode of Comedy Central's series South Park. It originally aired on November 9, 2005. The episode caused a controversy after its ironic premise was misunderstood by people who acted violently against gingers...
" and wants revenge on Cartman.
Extended Cartman family
The extended Cartman family is shown in the episode "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the animated television series South Park, and the 29th episode of the series overall. "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!" originally aired in the United States on December 9, 1998 on Comedy Central...
", where he and the others go on a trip to Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
to visit them for Christmas. Most of his relatives (except for his grandmother) appear to be similar in matter to him; all fat (this is in direct contradiction to the episode "Fat Camp" in which Eric's mother Liane states that the Cartman extended family is in fact not genetically fat as she had led her son to believe), with the same speech impediment and catchphrases such as "Kick-ass!", "I'll kick you squah in the nuts", "Respect mah authoritah!", and "No, [name] that's my pot pie. No, [name] that's a bad [name]!". The family returns in the episode "Cartmanland
Cartmanland
"Cartmanland" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 71st episode of the series overall...
" at his grandmother's funeral, where she leaves her entire estate (valued at US$1 million) to Eric, citing that all the other family members would have spent it all on crack
Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...
. His grandparents' names are Harold and Mabel; his uncles are Howard and Stinky. He has an aunt, Lisa, and three cousins, Fred, Alexandra (who is thin, like Liane and unlike the other Cartmans) and Elvin. He also has a great-grandmother, Florence, and a relative named "Fat Bob". Also, a possible father and sister are briefly shown in the unaired version of the pilot episode.
The McCormicks
Stuart and Carol McCormick
Stuart and Carol McCormick are both unemployed alcoholics raising their ten-year-old son KennyKenny McCormick
Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is one of the four central characters along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His oft-muffled and indiscernible speech—the result of his parka hood covering his...
, older son Kevin and youngest daughter Karen under poverty-stricken circumstances. Stuart is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker....
and Carol, who was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
, is currently voiced by April Stewart
April Stewart
April Stewart is an American voice actress. She is best known for providing the voices of several female characters on the animated cartoon TV series South Park alongside fellow voice actress Mona Marshall. Born and raised in Truckee, California, Stewart started acting at the age 12. Her father,...
.
The McCormicks are one of the poorest families in the town of South Park, living in a small, dilapidated house overrun by rats. Aside from Stuart once mentioning that he was missing work, he and Carol have always been portrayed as being unemployed with little means of income; they are involved in methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
production, and Eric Cartman
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character in the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is generally referred to within the series by his last name...
has mentioned numerous times that the two are dependent on welfare. In the episode "Death", Sharon Marsh and Sheila Broflovski are both referred to as Carol, and during the fourth season so was Linda Stotch. The name 'Carol' was attached to Mrs. McCormick after the episode "Cripple Fight
Cripple Fight
"Cripple Fight" is the second episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and 67th episode of the series overall...
", although exactly which of the men's wives was being discussed is unclear.
Stuart was childhood friends with Gerald Broflovski, and the two worked together as teenagers at a pizza store. Having been unable to hold a steady job since, Stuart later felt contempt for and had a falling out with Gerald after Gerald went on to attend college and became a lawyer. Early in the show's run, it was revealed that the McCormicks' house was actually a play fort Stuart and Gerald built when they were young. The two later reconciled their differences, and Stuart has been portrayed as maintaining a friendship with Gerald and other adult characters on the show by keeping company with them at a local bar.
Kevin McCormick
Kevin McCormick is the rarely seen eldest McCormick child. He has parted, messy brown hair that sticks up and has a messy face like his parents. His age is unknown. He has only spoken on two occasions and was voiced by Trey Parker with a rough voice similar to the former characters Bill and Fosse, though with a Southern AccentSouthern accent
A southern accent, in general, is an accent characteristic of the southern part of any country or region. With reference to the English language, the term usually refers to either of:*Southern American English...
.
Karen McCormick
Karen McCormick is a little girl who appears with the McCormick family in the episode "Best Friends ForeverBest Friends Forever
"Best Friends Forever" is the fourth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series series South Park. It was written and directed by co-creator Trey Parker and first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 30, 2005....
". Very little is known about her, except that she is the youngest member of the McCormick family. Sometimes she is seen with the group as a filler character, but is given greater prominence in "The Poor Kid
The Poor Kid
"The Poor Kid" is the fifteenth season finale of the American animated television series South Park, and the 223rd episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 16, 2011. In the episode, Kenny and his brother and sister are sent to a foster home...
", in which she and her brothers are placed in foster care, and Kenny adopts his Mysterion
Mysterion Rises
"Mysterion Rises" is the twelfth episode of the fourteenth season of South Park. It aired on Comedy Central on November 3, 2010 and is the second of a three-part arc that began with the episode "Coon 2: Hindsight"....
persona in order to protect and comfort her.
Grandfather
Kenny's unnamed grandfather appears in "Fat CampFat Camp (South Park)
"Fat Camp" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 63rd episode of the series overall. "Fat Camp" originally aired in the United States on December 6, 2000 on Comedy Central...
" which has Kenny giving him a "sensual full-body massage" in front of a live audience for money. Kenny's grandfather is also mentioned in "Chickenpox
Chickenpox (South Park episode)
"Chickenpox" is the tenth episode of the second season of the animated television series South Park, and the 23rd episode of the series overall. "Chickenpox" originally aired in the United States on August 26, 1998 on Comedy Central.-Plot synopsis:...
", where Gerald Broflovski implies that he was an unemployed drunk much like Stuart. He also appears to have masturbation problems.
The Stotches
Stephen and Linda Stotch
Stephen (sometimes Chris) and Linda Stotch are a married couple who raise their ten-year-old son ButtersButters Stotch
Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. He is a fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town...
in the town of South Park, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Stephen is voiced by Kirk Thornton
Kirk Thornton
Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor.-Bio:He is known for playing tough or grouchy men in English-dubbed anime and video games. His career includes Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi and Jin in Samurai Champloo...
(previously Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
and Michael Sinterniklaas
Michael Sinterniklaas
Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas is a Dutch American actor, voice actor, ADR Director and script writer who has worked for Viz Media, Bandai Entertainment, Funimation Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, 4Kids Entertainment, and Tripwire Productions...
), and Linda is voiced by Philece Sampler
Philece Sampler
Philece P. Sampler is an American voice actress and television actress, whose credits include various characters in anime. She also goes by the aliases of Sue Beth Arden, Victoria Pryne, and Debra Cunningham...
(previously Mona Marshall
Mona Marshall
Mona M. Ianotti is an American voice actress. She is often cast in the role of young boys. Her roles have included parts in not only Japanese anime, but also in American cartoons as well. Mona Marshall has recently lent her voice to the talking bear Koby the Study Buddy...
and Liza Jacqueline
Liza Jacqueline
Liza Jacqueline is an American voice actress. She works for ACTBA, and works on the properties of 4Kids Entertainment.-Notable Voice Roles:* Angel's Friends - Raf, Guardian Angel in Training...
).
Stephen and Linda began appearing towards the end of the show's fourth season, in correlation with their son Butters becoming a more significant character. Their most prominent role as a couple occurred during the season five finale "Butters' Very Own Episode
Butters' Very Own Episode
"Butters' Very Own Episode" is the fourteenth and final episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 79th episode of the series overall. "Butters' Very Own Episode" originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central on December 12, 2001...
", where they have to deal with the issues of Stephen's extramarital homosexual affairs and adhering to their concocted story about their son being abducted when Linda mistakenly thought she had successfully murdered Butters. Stephen and Linda were portrayed as having established a friendship with the parents of the show's other main child characters, joining them for book club meetings and vacationing with them in Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
. In keeping with the show's tradition of portraying adult South Park residents as frequently seizing upon irrational ideas, both Linda and Stephen have also been commonly depicted in this manner. Stephen even instigated one such concept when he constructed a mountain bunker as a proverbial "ark
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark is a vessel appearing in the Book of Genesis and the Quran . These narratives describe the construction of the ark by Noah at God's command to save himself, his family, and the world's animals from the worldwide deluge of the Great Flood.In the narrative of the ark, God sees the...
" to provide shelter for John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
supporters who thought Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's victory in the 2008 presidential race
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
would bring about chaos and the end of civilization.
In addition to his tendency to be an overzealous disciplinarian, Stephen also adheres to a strict method of running his household, such as demanding that items in the kitchen pantry be alphabetized, noting that a well-organized pantry is "what keeps a family together".
Attire
- Stephen - He wears a green shirt with white tie, blue pants and black sneakers. After his death, he currently wears a silver aurmor vest, grey pants and brown boots.
- Linda - She wears a maroon sweater, purple skirt and black high-heeled shoes (formally ballet flats).
In his first role as a major character, Stephen was discovered to have been frequently going to a gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
movie theater
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
and a bath house to have casual sex with men. Assuring Linda that he only did so out of curiosity, he promised to suppress any future homosexual urges, and Stephen expressed slightly homophobic
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
tendencies in later episodes.
Linda, despite being a strict disciplinarian herself and rarely objecting to the punishments Stephen personally gives Butters, is usually shown to be a sympathetic mother towards her son. Serving on the city council as the town's treasurer, she is also an engineer. They both often seem to care for Butters, but were willing to sell him to Paris Hilton in "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset". Linda revealed she is Charet's girlfriend.
Extended Stotch family
Butters has an aunt and uncle living in Los Angeles as seen in the episode "AWESOM-OAWESOM-O
"AWESOM-O" is the 116th episode of the Comedy Central animated cartoon series South Park. It was originally broadcast on April 14, 2004.-Plot:...
". He also mentions he has cousins in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in "Major Boobage
Major Boobage
"Major Boobage" is the third episode of the twelfth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 170th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 26, 2008...
" and an Uncle Bud who he admits sexually molested him in "The Return of Chef
The Return of Chef
"The Return of Chef" is the first episode of the tenth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 140th episode overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 22, 2006. It was advertised as the tenth season premiere. The episode was the first after the...
". He has a grandmother who Butters' parents visited in hospital when she was admitted with a stroke, the cause of which was seeing Butters on national TV with prosthetic testicles attached to his chin.
The Tweaks
Tweek's family. Tweek's parents run a coffee shop called Tweak Bros. Coffee. It was nearly put out of business by the new business in town, Harbucks (a parody of StarbucksStarbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
). After a huge feud both businesses learned to work together. The Tweaks are their own product's most devoted fans. Even their son consumes several cups of coffee a day (despite his age), hence his constant twitching and general nervousness. They usually have heart-to-heart talks with their son in times of concern or crisis (such as child abduction or their company going out of business), but unfortunately they often oversimplify or overexaggerate the problems making Tweek's paranoia worse - generally speaking, every time Tweek has a new concern or problem his parents tend to aggravate it. Richard Tweak wears a maroon jumper which is his shirt for work (hence the name tag on it) and black trousers. He has a long pointed nose and dark curly brown hair. Mrs. Tweak, whose first name has not been revealed on the show, wears a blue dress with a white apron, and long light brown hair.
Tweek's parents have appeared in several episodes, most notably "Gnomes
Gnomes (South Park episode)
"Gnomes" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the animated television series South Park, and the 30th episode of the series overall. "Gnomes" originally aired in the United States on December 16, 1998 on Comedy Central. This episode marks the first appearance of Tweek and his...
" and "Child Abduction Is Not Funny
Child Abduction Is Not Funny
"Child Abduction Is Not Funny" is episode 90 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on July 24, 2002. This episode mocks moral panics, and was the last to feature Tweek as the "fourth friend" alongside Stan, Kyle and Cartman....
". Mr. Tweak is voiced by Trey Parker and Mrs. Tweak has been voiced by Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
and Eliza Schneider
Eliza Schneider
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Schneider is an American actress, singer-songwriter, playwright, dialect coach and dialectologist, historian, and voice artist.-Early life:...
. She has not spoken since the episode "South Park Is Gay!
South Park Is Gay!
"South Park Is Gay!" is the eighth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 22, 2003...
", which aired under the latter voice actress's tenure, though she has made background appearances.
The Blacks
Token's family. The only African-American family in South Park and also the wealthiest. In "Here Comes the NeighborhoodHere Comes the Neighborhood
"Here Comes the Neighborhood" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 77th episode of the series overall. "Here Comes the Neighborhood" originally aired in the United States on November 28, 2001 on Comedy Central.-Plot:The children at South...
", it is revealed that Token's mother, Linda Black, is a chemist (although Randy Marsh is considered the only scientist in South Park), and his father is a lawyer.
Cartman always makes fun of Token for being black and is very stereotypical toward him. Token's last name in the series was originally "Williams". The name "Black" is given, because he is the only black child in South Park. Some of Cartman's racist comments include that Token has a bass guitar in his basement and that he knows how to play it, both of which turn out to be true, despite Token not knowing it. Cartman bases these assumptions about Token and his family on nothing more than the stereotype that "if you're black, you can play bass".
The Donovans
Clyde's family (portrayed as Harris in one episode). It is unclear what the status of the nuclear family is. Clyde has stated that his father is a geologist (although Randy Marsh is considered the only scientist in South Park). In the episode "The ListThe List (South Park)
"The List" is episode 1114 of Comedy Central's South Park, and was the eleventh season finale. It originally aired on November 14, 2007. The episode is rated TV-MA L.-Plot:...
", it is said that Clyde's father owns a shoe store. It is unclear if Clyde's father changed careers or this was merely a continuity error. The family was accidentally referred to as the "Harrises" in "Lice Capades
Lice Capades
"Lice Capades" is the third episode of the eleventh season of Comedy Central's animated television series South Park, and the 156th episode overall. It first aired on aired on March 21, 2007. In the episode, all the students at South Park Elementary are checked for head lice and, to his horror,...
", however, this was changed back to Donovan in the later re-airings of the episode.
Some confusion comes up from times when the name "Donovan" is used in episodes not related to Clyde or his family. For example, in "The Jeffersons" Stan refers to Michael Jefferson's new home as "the Donovans' old place", and Priest Maxi is found having sex with a "Mrs. Donovan" in "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?
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. "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" originally aired in the United States on July 19, 2000 on Comedy Central. It is the first part of a two...
". It is unclear if either of these references should be seen as related to Clyde's family, or if the show's creators merely reuse this surname, similarly to how they reuse the name "Kevin" amongst background characters.
The Testaburgers
Wendy's family. The Testaburgers seem to be fairly well-off and fairly functional compared to most South Park families, though they seem to be less intelligent and socially aware than Wendy herself. Although, it seems that they don't pay much attention to her or listen to her; nevertheless they attempt to rein her in when she seems to be acting badly herself. Wendy's mother attempts to prevent her from getting breast implants in "Bebe's Boobs Destroy SocietyBebe's Boobs Destroy Society
"Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" is episode 89 of the Comedy Centrals series South Park. It originally aired on July 17, 2002.- Plot :The children return to school for the first time since the death of Ms. Choksondik in the episode "Simpsons Already Did It". During the break, Bebe has started to...
", while her dad is indignant that Wendy supposedly wants to dress like a whore in "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
"Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset" is episode 123 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. It was originally broadcast on December 1, 2004...
", though he was eventually convinced to allow it by the store's whorish clientele. They also refused to listen to her excuses for beating up Cartman
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character in the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is generally referred to within the series by his last name...
in "Breast Cancer Show Ever
Breast Cancer Show Ever
"Breast Cancer Show Ever" is the ninth episode of the 12th season of the animated series South Park, and the 176th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 15, 2008...
", and forced her to promise that it wouldn't happen. In the episode "Night of the Living Homeless
Night of the Living Homeless
"Night of the Living Homeless" is episode 1107 of Comedy Central's South Park. It was first broadcast on April 18, 2007. This episode marks the end of the first half of Season 11, which continued on October 3, 2007. The episode is rated TV-MA. It parodies various zombie movies, in particular...
", it is revealed that Mrs. Testaburger is the city planner.
Mr. Testaburger has been voiced by both Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
and Matt Stone
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker....
.
The Stevens
Bebe's family. From what has been shown of them, they are very stereotypical. Her mother appears in "Bebe's Boobs Destroy SocietyBebe's Boobs Destroy Society
"Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" is episode 89 of the Comedy Centrals series South Park. It originally aired on July 17, 2002.- Plot :The children return to school for the first time since the death of Ms. Choksondik in the episode "Simpsons Already Did It". During the break, Bebe has started to...
", where it is implied that she is dumb and managed to get by relying on her looks. In that episode, Bebe is smart and more thoughtful than her mother, though she seems more interested in make-up and boys than Wendy. Bebe's father is briefly seen in "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
"Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset" is episode 123 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. It was originally broadcast on December 1, 2004...
".
The Tuckers
The Tuckers are Craig's family. The family consists of Craig, his insanely tall portly redheaded father Thomas Tucker, who is balding with an orange, semi-mohak, his mother, and his younger sister. Little is known of them except that flipping each other the middle fingerFinger (gesture)
In Western culture, the finger , also known as the middle finger, is an obscene hand gesture, often meaning the phrases "fuck off" , "fuck you" or "up yours"...
appears to be the family norm. Craig's family's tendency for flipping each other off has been heavily ingrained into Craig, who for the first several seasons is implied to have been sent to either the principal's or counselor's office on a daily basis because of the habit. In the recent episode "Pandemic
Pandemic (South Park)
"Pandemic" is the tenth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 177th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 22, 2008....
", neither Craig nor anyone in his family flipped anyone else off, even when they got into a heated argument with the Broflovskis and Marshes, but this is possibly because they only do it in each other's company.
All members of the Tucker family were first seen in the episode "Tweek vs. Craig
Tweek vs. Craig
"Tweek vs. Craig" is the 35th episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on June 23, 1999 and was the last episode that aired before the release of the South Park movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut one week later on June 30.-Plot:The episode starts with the...
", and were not seen again in their entirety until the "Pandemic" duology (Craig's sister only appeared in a photograph), but Mr. and Mrs. Tucker have made short cameos throughout the series.
The Burches
Timmy's parents are named Richard Burch and Helen Burch, and apparently suffer from the same form of mental retardationMental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
as Timmy himself. When they are interviewed on television in "Timmy 2000
Timmy 2000
"Timmy!" is the 51st episode of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. It originally aired on April 19, 2000. It was voted #6 of the "10 South Park episodes that changed the world"...
", all they can say are their own names, just like their son.
The Valmers
Formerly named Swanson (and often misspelled Vulmer), this is Jimmy's family. His father, Ryan Valmer, dresses much like Stephen Stotch, and apparently likes coffee and sexual exchange talk. At the beginning of the episode "Night of the Living HomelessNight of the Living Homeless
"Night of the Living Homeless" is episode 1107 of Comedy Central's South Park. It was first broadcast on April 18, 2007. This episode marks the end of the first half of Season 11, which continued on October 3, 2007. The episode is rated TV-MA. It parodies various zombie movies, in particular...
", Mr. Valmer displays the title "Chief of Fire Department". Very little is known about his mother, Sarah Valmer. Jimmy's parents also say the reason Jimmy was born as a handicap because they made fun of handicapped people in high school and it was God's way of punishing them, as said in the episode "Krazy Kripples
Krazy Kripples
"Krazy Kripples" is the 98th episode of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on March 26, 2003. This episode focuses on Jimmy and Timmy.-Plot:...
".