South Park character
Leopold "Butters" Stotch
Age:	9
Gender:	Male
Hair color:	Blond
Job:	Student
Religion:	Roman Catholic
First appearance:	"Cartman Gets An Anal Probe" (As a background character), "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub" (As a major character)
Voiced by:	Matt Stone

Leopold "Butters" Stotch (voiced by Matt Stone) is a popular fictional character in the animated television series South Park; his nickname is a play on the word butterscotch. Butters has a large tuft of blond hair on top of his head, and wears an aquamarine jacket with dark green trousers. His birthday is on September 11, as revealed in the episode "AWESOM-O." Having a birthday that's the same day as a national tragedy is just one of Butters' many misfortunes. Matt Stone speaks the lines of the character Butters with a distinctive Southern accent in a wholesome manner. The character is loosely based on South Park director of animation Eric Stough, whom Stone and Trey Parker regarded as a "goody-goody" because of his reluctance to offend.^[1] This article is about the TV series. ... Image File history File links Butters. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin and phaeomelanin. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe Cartman Gets an Anal Probe, the first episode of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park, originally aired on August 13, 1997. ... Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub (Also sometimes called Melvins) is part two of the Meteor Shower story arc, with this part involving the character of Stan, and episode 308 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor and actor. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor and actor. ... Animated series redirects here. ... This article is about the TV series. ... For the singer/beatboxer who appeared on Americas Got Talent, see Butterscotch (performer). ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AWESOM-O is episode 116 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... // Southern American English as defined by the monophthongization of to before obstruents (Labov, Ash, and Boberg 2006:126). ... Eric Stough, born 1972, is the director of animation for the series South Park. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ...

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Personality

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Butters having his picture taken in How to Eat with Your Butt.

Butters is described by fans as having a warm and friendly personality. Butters is rather naïve for his age, believing whatever is told to him, and because of this he is often a target for abuse. Butters is very submissive and gives in to peer pressure very easily. Despite his seemingly simplistic personality traits, Butters is occasionally shown to have a savant-like grasp of mathematics, quickly adding and multiplying huge numbers at other's behest. He is somewhat eccentric, and so many of his peers call him a "dweeb" or "gaywad". Butters is known to usually be polite, as he doesn't swear as much as some of the other main characters, instead preferring to say "Oh fiddlesticks" or "Oh hamburgers!". His favorite restaurant is Bennigan's. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... How to Eat with Your Butt is episode 510 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Bennigans Grill & Tavern, commonly known as Bennigans is a faux-Irish pub-themed casual dining restaurant chain with locations throughout the United States. ...

Despite his usual naiveté, Butters has shown wisdom beyond his years. In the episode "Raisins", Butters first falls in love with a girl, only to end up heartbroken when he realizes that she is just using him for money. Though Butters is terribly sad, his reaction displays maturity and he tells Stan that such immense sadness only comes after losing immense happiness, and it makes him feel alive to know he loved someone that much. He later states, "I'd rather be a crying pussy than a faggy goth kid." Butters has also shown insight in the episode Cartman Sucks, when he is sent to a Christian conversion camp for appearing to be bi-curious. Although everyone around him tells him that his bi-curiosity is making him "confused" (despite the fact that Butters is not actually bi-curious at all), Butters stands up for himself by stating, "I am sick and tired of everyone telling me I'm confused! I wasn't confused until people started telling me I was. I'm not confused... My name's Butters. I'm eight years old, blood type O, and I'm bi-curious. And even that's okay. Because if I'm bi-curious, and I'm somehow made from God, then I guess God must be a little bi-curious himself!" Butters also is commonly seen in the bathroom with his pants pulled completely down with his shirt pulled up to his chin. This article is about the South Park episode. ... Cartman Sucks is episode 1102 of Comedy Centrals South Park and the second episode of the shows 11th season. ...

Butters loves to dance, as seen in Asspen, and Hell on Earth 2006. In the episode "You Got F'd in the A" we find out that Butters is unfortunately responsible for the deaths of at least 16 people through two different tap dancing accidents due to his nasty habit of having his shoe fly off during the routine. It is also revealed in this episode that Butters used to be a champion tap dancer. Asspen is episode 603 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Hell on Earth 2006 is episode 1011 (#150) of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park, aired on October 25, 2006 and marked the series fourth Halloween episode. ... You Got Fd in the A or You Got Fucked in the Ass is episode 115 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

As seen throughout the series, it has been shown that Butters also lacks a self-esteem, because he almost never stands up for himself, and, as a result, he is the one who always gets the dirty work when the boys come up with an idea - for instance, in the episode Marjorine, he is forced to fake his death, and in Britney's New Look, he is forced to be the squirrel that the boys want Britney Spears to defecate on. Marjorine is episode 909 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ...

Character history

Butters has evolved as a character since the beginning of the show. He was initially a background character who almost never spoke or was referred to by name, although in "Conjoined Fetus Lady" Stan addresses him as "Swanson". Butters was properly introduced in the episode "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub". Since then, he played minor roles in episodes prior to season six. He was mainly portrayed as the social outcast of his class, chosen often for tasks that his friends did not want to do themselves. Sometimes Butters even allows himself to be blamed for other peoples crimes, as seen in the episode "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society", the boys ask Bebe if she would like to join them throwing rocks at cars, Butters tells her "It's great, you get to throw rocks at cars and if the driver gets angry, you blame me". Conjoined Fetus Lady is the 18th episode of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub (Also sometimes called Melvins) is part two of the Meteor Shower story arc, with this part involving the character of Stan, and episode 308 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Bebes Boobs Destroy Society is episode 610 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Nieves Rebolledo Vila more popularly known as Bebe (May 9, 1978 in Valencia, Spain) is a Spanish singer. ...

At the end of season five, Butters made his debut as a main character when he was given his own episode, "Butters' Very Own Episode"; this was done to prepare the audience for Butters to take Kenny’s spot amongst the main four. Butters went on to be in the main group for the first five episodes of season six. During this time, he continued to be treated like an outcast by his new friends. Kyle, Stan, and Cartman all openly bullied Butters, telling him he wasn't as cool as Kenny. Several episodes focused on the boys exploiting Butters' kindness for money or fame. Ultimately, in the episode, "Professor Chaos", Butters is expelled from the group for being "too lame" and adopts a super-villain alter ego, "Professor Chaos", as a means to get revenge against the group and society for rejecting him. Butters Very Own Episode is episode 79 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Professor Chaos is episode 606 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

Since then, Butters has continued to be a major character in the series. He has returned to his role of being the social outcast of the show, always being chosen to be the guinea pig and scapegoat for his friends. His relationship with the main four has improved considerably, as he is often seen playing with them, perhaps indicating that the other boys have finally accepted Butters. Butters also continues to be Cartman's target for both help and abuse and could be considered to be Cartman's pawn.

In "Marjorine", the group fakes his death by tossing a pig (from a butchers) wearing his clothes off a building. Then, they dress Butters as a girl and have him sneak into a sleepover under the name Marjorine in order to obtain the girls' future telling device (which is actually a folded paper cootie catcher). Marjorine is episode 909 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... An elaborately decorated cootie catcher. ...

Relationships

Stephen (referred to as 'Chris' in several episodes) and Linda Stotch are very strict, authoritarian parents. They are often psychologically abusive to Butters, constantly berating and grounding him for things that are entirely beyond his control, such as in "How to Eat with Your Butt" for having an "unappealing" face and for the events of the "Imaginationland Trilogy" of episodes which prevented him from going home and helping his mother clean the basement. They have also beaten him physically in "Jared Has Aides". This has evidently affected Butters psychologically, as he often tells himself off when his parents are not around to do it. Other examples of the abuse Butters has received from his parents include his mother trying to drown him in a car when she wants to commit suicide, being physically beaten after Eric Cartman prank calls his parents, being sold to Paris Hilton for $250 million, being rejected when they think he's bi-curious and being forced to wear a bag over his head for "silly faces" (even though it's his regular face). In "How to Eat with Your Butt", Butters is scared of his domineering father, Stephen, whom he refers to as "Sir". Stephen uses fear as his primary parenting tactic with Butters. In "Imaginationland Episode III", Butters conjures up his father using the power of his imagination (his father being uppermost in his mind at that moment), and when Stephen begins to intimidate Butters, Butters re-imagines him as a scary monster. Butters' mother Linda, however, has been shown to be much more tender to her son, hugging and kissing him often, though she did attempt to kill him in "Butters' Very Own Episode". She seems to go along with Stephen's harshness believing that it is for the best of her son. However, in Marjorine, both of his parents were seen mourning his (staged) death, and his father even tried to resurrect him using an ancient Native American burial ground, in a parody of Pet Sematary. How to Eat with Your Butt is episode 510 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Imaginationland is episode 1110 (#163) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Jared Has Aides is episode 602 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is one of the four main characters in the animated series South Park (the others being Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick). ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... How to Eat with Your Butt is episode 510 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Imaginationland Episode III is episode 1112 (#165) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Butters Very Own Episode is episode 79 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Marjorine is episode 909 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... This article is about Stephen Kings horror novel. ...

Stan Marsh and Kenny McCormick are fairly apathetic in their treatment of Butters. They are usually open to letting Butters hang out with them. Kyle Broflovski is known to be somewhat friendlier to Butters. In "Casa Bonita", Kyle invited him to celebrate his birthday at Casa Bonita instead of Cartman, implying that he feels Butters is a closer friend than Cartman. Kyle has recently opposed Cartman's abuse towards Butters, as in the episode "Cartman Sucks". Stanley Stan Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. ... Kenny McCormick, voiced by Matt Stone, is one of the five (originally four) central characters of South Park, the four others being Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and in recent seasons, Butters Stotch. ... Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated series South Park. ... Casa Bonita in Colorado This article is about the restaurant. ... Cartman Sucks is episode 1102 of Comedy Centrals South Park and the second episode of the shows 11th season. ...

A lot of airtime has been given to the relationship between Butters and Cartman. Butters sees Cartman as a close friend with whom he can play and have sleepovers. Cartman, however, sees Butters as a loyal servant who will go along with anything he says, and uses that as an excuse to abuse him. Cartman often presents himself as a father figure to Butters, teaching him the finer points of negotiating in business, the "9/11 conspiracy" and the danger of “ginger kids”. Stone and Parker have both said in their DVD commentaries that they enjoy the antics between the two characters because they “are such opposites of each other”. Butters is also one of the few characters (along with Cartman's mother, teachers and Chef) to regularly refer to Cartman by his first name, Eric. After Cartman's repeated pranks on Butters, Butters enacted a measure of revenge in the episode Awesom-O. Members of the 9/11 Truth Movement at a Los Angeles demonstration, October 2007 The 9/11 Truth Movement is the name adopted by organizations and individuals that question the mainstream account of the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States. ... AWESOM-O is episode 116 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

Professor Chaos

Butters as he appears as his alter ego "Professor Chaos".

Butters's alter ego is "Professor Chaos", a supervillain/mad scientist that appears to be inspired by Marvel super-villains Doctor Doom and Magneto. He adopted this personality after the boys kicked him out of their group in the episode "Professor Chaos". His costume consists of a dark green cape, braces, and a helmet: all self-made. His braces and helmet are constructed of lightly crumpled aluminum foil with a red jewel in the helmet. Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Professor Chaos is episode 606 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

Dougie, as General Disarray, Professor Chaos' (Butters) sidekick.

Butters seems to use Professor Chaos to express his repressed rage about being socially isolated as well as his desire for attention and respect. He spreads chaos with his sidekick General Disarray (a younger, perhaps even geekier character named Dougie and his "minions" (his pet hamsters)). However, their "mayhem" is initially very minor: sabotaging soup orders at Bennigan's and hiding chalkboard erasers from a classroom, for example. Although they develop more sinister plans, such as flooding the Earth with a garden hose, the group has yet to succeed in exacting revenge upon society. For other uses, see Sidekick (disambiguation). ... This page is a list of students at the school South Park Elementary. ... This page is a list of students at the school South Park Elementary. ... Bennigans Grill & Tavern, commonly known as Bennigans is a faux-Irish pub-themed casual dining restaurant chain with locations throughout the United States. ...

Professor Chaos doesn't appear next until a brief sighting in "My Future Self n' Me", where Stan mistakes Butters' revealing of his identity for him coming out of the closet. In "Krazy Kripples", Professor Chaos shortly appears as a member of the new Legion of Doom. In the episode "Good Times with Weapons" in season 8, he turns into an anime version of Professor Chaos, demonstrating he sees his alter-ego as much more intimidating and powerful than he actually is. While participating in the "ninja" game the boys are playing, anime Professor Chaos gets a shuriken (thrown by an anime Kenny) to the eye - at which point the game instantly ends to show the real Butters in horrible pain, shocking the others (including Kenny). Professor Chaos then disappears until "Go God Go" in season 10. My Future Self n Me is episode 616 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... For other uses, see Coming out (disambiguation). ... Krazy Kripples is episode 702 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Good Times with Weapons is episode 801 of South Park. ... Animé redirects here. ... Shuriken (手裏剣; lit: hand hidden blade) is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing an opponents arteries. ... Go God Go is episode 1012 (#151) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ...

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