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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). Cartman is voiced by the series co-creator Trey Parker. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Image File history File links Eric. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Spirit of Christmas is the name of two different animated short films made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... Last name redirects here. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Stanley Stan Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. ... Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated 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. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ...

Cartman is notably and darkly eccentric, to the point of being extremely evil and often reacts in violent and over-dramatic ways to events. He dislikes and openly expresses his hatred of any race or group of which he is not a member, particularly of the Jews, which is the cause of his intense rivalry with and dislike of Kyle Broflovski, and of hippies. He often manipulates others to meet his own ends (at which he is very skilled) regardless of the consequences, even if it can result in death and destruction. Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated series South Park. ...

Characterization

Eric Cartman is portrayed as the "fat kid"^[1] and the antihero of the South Park gang.^[2] His personality has notably changed over the course of the series. While always self-centered and bigoted,^[3] he was portrayed as more of a mean, immature brat in the earlier seasons. As the seasons progressed, his personality became more aggressive and cunning, while his bigotry morphed seamlessly into Nazi-like hatred and theorizing, as well as becoming viciously sadistic. There are several examples of this over the course of the series. He refuses, for example, to acknowledge his obesity (instead insisting that he is big boned). Also, in "Le Petit Tourette", he reveals his true sadness in the fact that he cries himself to sleep at night due to the absence of a father, being the only one of the main characters to not have one. Though it is obvious through the course of the show that Cartman shows signs of a personality disorder, it can never be pin-pointed to just one type, and instead showing signs of sociopathy, psychopathy and narcissism. For other uses, see FAT. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... In psychology, egocentrism is the characteristic of regarding oneself and ones own opinions or interests as most important. ... A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Le Petit Tourette ( The Little Tourette) is episode 1108 (#161) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Wikinews has related news: Dr. Joseph Merlino on sexuality, insanity, Freud, fetishes and apathy Personality disorder, formerly referred to as a Character Disorder is a class of mental disorders characterized by rigid and on-going patterns of thought and action (Cognitive modules). ... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... This article is about psychological theories of psychopathy. ... This article is about narcissism as a word in common use. ...

Cartman's abilities to manipulate the other characters into doing what he wants have become keener over the course of the series, along with his overall intelligence. His intelligence and manipulative skills are perhaps best displayed in the famous and very dark episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die", in which he develops a fierce obsession with - and later exacts revenge upon - a 9th grader who scammed him out of $16.12. Cartman exacted his revenge on him by having the boy's mother and father killed and subsequently, tricking him into unknowingly eating their remains. Upon discovering his parents demise, the boy burst into tears. This caused Cartman great delight, who then proceeded to lick the tears off the boy's face calling them "yummy and sweet". This episode was ranked number one in "Cartman's 25 Greatest South Park Moments", that were chosen by voting on Comedy Central's website.^[4]. Scott Tenorman Must Die is episode 66 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ...

Cartman is viciously intolerant of anything he doesn't agree with, and will go to lengths in order to get his way (eg. "Cartoon Wars Part I", "Cartoon Wars Part II"). He is also deeply Anti-Semitic, something which he orginally used to pick on his friend, Kyle Broflovski, but later evolved into a Nazi-esque hatred after seeing Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, idolizing both the movie and Mel Gibson for it. Later in the series, he was also shown to be Anti-Islamic, developing an immediate distrust for fellow classmate Bahir, who he tries to prove, albeit unsuccessfully, a terrorist based on his Muslim heritage ("The Snuke"). Other than this, he has showed little other forms of racism, other than throwing racial slurs to black classmate Token and singing In the ghetto when in a Mexican class room. This article is about the South Park episode. ... Cartoon Wars Part II is episode 143 of South Park which aired on April 12, 2006. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated series South Park. ... The Passion of the Jew is episode 114 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American-Australian actor, historian, Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter. ... This article is about the film. ... The Snuke is episode 1104 of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park. ... This page is a list of students at the school South Park Elementary. ... In the Ghetto is a song written by American singer-songwriter Mac Davis and made popular by rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. ...

Despite his personality flaws, or perhaps because of them, Cartman is incredibly charismatic, and is usually the default leader of the boys in times of crisis or adventure. This, coupled with his manipulative abilities, allows him to form and control mobs with great speed and efficiency, and just as easily disperse them ("Ginger Kids"). Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... Ginger Kids is episode 136 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

It would also seem that Cartman, though not known for his academic prowess, has exceptional skill with regard to language. In a number of different episodes, including "My Future Self n' Me," it is shown that he is near fluent in Spanish. In "The Passion of the Jew," he speaks passable German in his Hitler-like tirades. His use of Japanese is also essentially flawless in "Chinpokomon". In the episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft" he speaks the French language as well but to a lesser extent. The same is true of his Mongolian in "Child Abduction is Not Funny". He also has a penchant for photography and is well-versed with highly technical jargon used by professional photographers, as illustrated in both "Cartman Sucks" and the "Imaginationland" series. Other talents include World Of Warcraft gameplay, stealing as shown in "Fun with Veal", and Powerpoint presentations as shown in "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce" and "Ginger Kids". My Future Self n Me is episode 616 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Passion of the Jew is episode 114 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Chinpokomon is episode 42 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Make Love, Not Warcraft is episode 147 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park which first aired on October 4, 2006. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Child Abduction Is Not Funny is episode 611 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Cartman Sucks is episode 1102 of Comedy Centrals South Park and the second episode of the shows 11th season. ... Imaginationland is episode 1110 (#163) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... Fun with Veal is episode 605 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Microsoft Office PowerPoint is a presentation program developed by Microsoft for its Microsoft Office system. ... Mystery of the Urinal Deuce is episode 148 of Comedy Centrals South Park which first aired on October 11, 2006. ... Ginger Kids is episode 136 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

He is of Dutch and Irish ancestry.^[5] The Dutch (Ethnonym: Nederlanders meaning Lowlanders) are the dominant ethnic group[1] of the Netherlands[2]. They are usually seen as a Germanic people. ...

Relationship with others

Cartman's relationship with his friends and family is mostly a turbulent one. He has a domineering relationship with his mother, Liane Cartman, constantly ordering her around, to which she willingly submits for the most part. In the episode "Tsst," Liane, with the help of dog trainer Cesar Millan, was able to briefly control Eric's behavioral, weight and personality problems. In the commentary to the episode, Trey Parker said that Cartman's behavioral problems were mostly the result of Liane treating Eric like a friend and not like a son, allowing him to take advantage of her. Liane Cartman, originally voiced by the late Mary Kay Bergman and later by Eliza J. Schneider and April Stewart, is the single parent of Eric Cartman on the television program South Park. ... Tsst, (also known as The Dog Whisperer,) is episode #146 of Comedy Centrals animated comedy tv series, South Park which aired on May 3, 2006. ... Cesar Millan (born August 27, 1969) is a professional dog trainer (although in his words, he rehabilitates dogs, trains people). He is best known for his television series, Dog Whisperer, which is beginning its fourth season (Sept. ...

An early episode in the show's first season explored the identity of Cartman's father. With most of the town's male populace as possible suspects, due to their having relations with Cartman's mother, it was revealed that the promiscuous Liane is actually a hermaphrodite, and is in fact Eric's father. Cartman's biological mother remains a mystery. For other uses, see Hermaphrodite (disambiguation). ...

Cartman maintains a love-hate relationship with his three main friends, Stan, Kyle and Kenny, and often teases them for various reasons; Stan for being a wuss or hippie; Kyle for being a Jew and Kenny for being poor. Though they resent Cartman for constantly berating them, they are normally tolerant of him as they consider him their friend whether they like it or not. Kenny generally seems to accept Cartman as his best friend ("Kenny Dies"), though in "Best Friends Forever", Kenny states in his will that he never liked Cartman. The two have been seen playing together without Stan and Kyle. It is possible Cartman treats Kenny the way he does because he does not know how to react to having a friend. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Best Friends Forever is episode 129 of the Comedy Central series South Park paralleling the Terri Schiavo controversy. ...

Cartman has a more bizarre and sinister relationship with Butters. 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 this to manipulate and abuse Butters for his own gain and pleasure. Cartman often presents himself as a father figure to Butters, teaching him the finer points of negotiating in business, and the danger of Jews and “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”. Cartman mainly considers Butters to be a "fag" and even refers to him with insulting code names like "faggot" as seen in the first episode of the Imaginationland series. In Smug Alert!, when Kyle moves to San Francisco, he is willing to replace him with Butters as the "dumb Jew to rip on" despite Butters not being Jewish. 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. ... Smug Alert! is episode 1002 of South Park. ...

Although Cartman doesn't generally like anyone in particular, he was very fond of Chef, as seen in "The Return of Chef" where Cartman was crying in front of Butters and even admitted that he was going to miss Chef, but didn't know how to tell him. He normally went to Chef with his problems, and Chef was always willing to help him.

Cartman also has a pet cat named Mr. Kitty. Although it is hinted that this cat is female in "Cat Orgy", the episode "Major Boobage" states clearly that it is male. Cartman is always yelling at it, and very rarely gives him any love. Cat Orgy is the 38th episode of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ...

One of the few, if not only things he has ever shown any true care towards is Clyde Frog, one of his stuffed animals.

Concept and creation

According to creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, they thought it would be impossible to put a character like Archie Bunker on late-20th century television but decided that it might be allowed if he was an animated nine-year-old boy. Thus, Cartman was born.^[6] Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice actor, musician and actor. ... Archibald Archie Bunker was a fictional character in the long-running and top-rated American television sitcom All in the Family and its spin-off Archie Bunkers Place. ...

In popular culture

Cartman was placed tenth on TV Guide's 2002 list of the "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters".^[7] In 2003, he was chosen as one of "VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons", at number 198.^[2] Also, in 2005, Cartman was ranked number nineteen on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters.^[8] TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994 and VH1: Music First until 2003) is an American digital television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently... This article is about the U.S. cable network. ...

Between late 1998 and early 1999, World Wrestling Federation wrestler John Tenta was given the gimmick and name "Golga" which involved him wearing South Park t-shirts and carrying a Cartman doll to the ring.^[9][10] World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ...

Cartman's "You Will Respect My Authoritah!" in the "Chickenlover" episode May 20, 1998. is covered by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.^[11][12] Chickenlover is the 16th episode (and one of the most notable episodes among fans) of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... The Daily Show is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and airing on Comedy Central. ... Not to be confused with John Stewart or John Stuart. ...

ABC used Cartman to introduce the starting line-ups of a Colorado Buffaloes game on November 24, 2007. ^[13] Cartman also appears on screen between play at Los Angeles Kings games. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... Mike Bohn at the 2005 Spring Practice game. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

In the Powerpuff Girls episode Imaginary Fiend, when Blossom was tripped and landed in the coat rack, she ended up dressed like Cartman. She also said "Uh he tripped me, seriously" a similar way Cartman says his lines. The Powerpuff Girls is an animated series starring three little girls with superpowers who have dedicated their lives to fight crime and the forces of evil, though there are criticisms about their actions. ... Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. ...

Cartman's head can be seen in the Head Museum in Futurama: Bender's Big Score.

References

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External links

• South Park Studios - Official Site
• Eric Cartman at the Internet Movie Database
• Eric Cartman Article on South Park wiki
• Lyrics to Cartman's Songs