This article or section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. Please rewrite this article to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective.

Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2008)

South Park character
Kenneth 'Kenny' McCormick
Age:	9
Gender:	Male
Hair color:	Blond
Job:	Student
Religion:	Roman Catholic
First appearance:	Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
Voiced by:	Matt Stone Mike Judge (film)[1]

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. He is notorious for dying and resurrecting again nearly every week during the first five seasons of the show. Since his reappearance after being "permanently dead", he dies much less often. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Image File history File links Kenny. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... Young man with naturally blond hair. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... 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. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor and actor. ... Michael Craig Judge (born 17 October 1962 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an American animator, actor, voice actor, writer, director, and producer, best-known as the creator and star of the hit animated television series Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill. ... South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 motion picture based on the cartoon television series of South Park. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor and actor. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is one of the five main characters in the animated series South Park (the others being Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick and Butters Stotch). ... 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. ... Leopold Butters Stotch (voiced by Matt Stone) is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park; his nickname is a play on the word butterscotch. ...

Appearance

Kenny wears an orange hooded parka, orange trousers, and brown mittens or gloves. He has been shown to wear a white tee-shirt under his parka. Underneath his hood he has blond hair, which looks very similar to that of another South Park character, Tweek. Kenny is also easily recognized for almost always wearing his orange hood over his head (although he does remove it during the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and in episodes, "The Jeffersons", and "Lice Capades"). He is also briefly seen without the hood in "The Losing Edge" and "Lil Crime Stoppers". He is also pulled out of his parka during the episode "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000". Also, when he is pulled out of the water in "Super Best Friends", it is revealed that he died without his parka on and his face is seen. It would seem that his parka was made from pieces of his bedroom curtains, as in the episode "Quintuplets 2000", when Kenny is practicing opera singing, we see his curtains in the background. They are of orange material, and a huge part of one is missing. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 motion picture based on the cartoon television series of South Park. ... The Jeffersons is episode 117 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. ... Lice Capades is episode 1103 (#156) of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park. ... The Losing Edge is episode 905 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Lil Crime Stoppers is episode 706 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Super Best Friends is episode 68 of the Comedy Central series South Park, aired on July 4, 2001. ... Quintuplets 2000 is episode 403 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ...

Due to his hood, which covers his mouth and nose, all of his lines are muffled, and are usually such that they'd be censored if they weren't. For example, he can be heard under the muffled distortion of the parka to say actual words, such as "I've had enough of this bullshit!" after Stan pointed out that Kyle was going to die but not showing much distress when Kenny dies or exclaiming "Holy shit, her tits are fucking huge", upon seeing their new Fourth Grade teacher Ms. Choksondik in the episode "Fourth Grade". People who meet him initially have difficulty understanding what he was saying, occasionally needing his friends to translate for him, although those who know him well, such as other residents of South Park, have learned to understand him. In "Good Times with Weapons" and "Starvin' Marvin", he has been shown to have blue eyes. Good Times with Weapons is episode 801 of South Park. ... Starvin Marvin, the ninth episode of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park, first aired on November 19, 1997. ...

Characterization

Kenny comes from a poor, violent, and alcoholized family.^[2] His friends, especially Eric Cartman, often tease him for his poverty. Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is one of the five main characters in the animated series South Park (the others being Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick and Butters Stotch). ...

Kenny likes toilet humor and pornography, and is more sexually knowledgeable than the rest of the boys. In the episode "Rainforest Schmainforest" (1999), Kenny has a girlfriend named Kelly. Porn redirects here. ... Rainforest Schmainforest (aka. ...

In a running gag for the five first seasons of the show, Kenny died in almost every episode. This was often followed by the catchphrase "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" "You bastards!", usually said by Stan and Kyle, or some variation of it. He "permanently" died in the episode "Kenny Dies" (2001), and was taken off the show, with the creators confirming that they had killed the character for good.^[3] Despite of this, Kenny returned to the show less than one year later, first as a spirit possessing Cartman in "A Ladder to Heaven", then as his old self in "Red Sleigh Down". Kenny still dies in some episodes, most recently in "The List" (2007),^[4] but far less regularly than he did before "Kenny Dies". 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Ladder to Heaven is episode 91 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Red Sleigh Down (a. ... The List is episode 1114 (#167) of Comedy Centrals South Park, and was the Season 11 finale. ...

In other media

Kenny unhooded in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

Besides the South Park show, Kenny has made appearances in other South Park media, including the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), and South Park videogames. Early versions of the character appeared in the Parker and Stone cartoons "The Spirit of Christmas [Jesus vs. Frosty]" (1992) and "The Spirit of Christmas [Jesus vs. Santa]" (1995). South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 motion picture based on the cartoon television series of South Park. ... South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 motion picture based on the cartoon television series of 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. ... The Spirit of Christmas is the name of two different animated short films made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. ... The Spirit of Christmas is the name of two different animated short films made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. ...

In the book South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating, there is an article about Kenny, by Southern Illinois University philosophy professor Dr. Randall Auxier, entitled "Killing Kenny: Our Daily Dose of Death."^[5] Southern Illinois University is a university in southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses. ... Randall E. Auxier, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, was born in Leitchfield, Kentucky, on August 7, 1961, the son of a veterinarian and a professional church musician. ...

Kenny's deaths and the "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" catchphrase is well known in popular culture, and has appeared on various pieces of merchandise, from T-shirts to guitar straps (like the one used by The Police guitarist Andy Summers), and inspired the rap song "Kenny's Dead" by Master P.^[3] This article is about the rock band. ... Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist and composer best known for his work in The Police. ... Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known as Master P, is an American rapper. ...

References

2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Fox News Channels slogan is We Report, You Decide The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Green Mountain College is a private, environmental liberal arts college in Poultney, Vermont. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Kenny McCormick on SouthParkStudios.com
• Repository of translated Kenny-isms
• Kenny sings Theme Song - slow speed

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

South Park