Eric Theodore Cartman, often referred to just by his surname, is a main character in the animated television series South Park, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and voiced by Parker. He is not offered the same free range of motion associated with hand-drawn characters his character is mostly shown from one direction, and his movements intentionally jerky. In keeping with the show’s animation style, Cartman is composed of simple geometrical shapes and primary colors. In response to the focus on elements of satire in South Park, Parker has said that the main goal of the show is to portray Cartman and his friends as “kids just being kids” as a means of accurately showcasing “what it’s like to be in in America”.Ĭartman’s resentment of Stan is at times reserved for when Cartman proudly proclaims his hatred for both Stan and Kyle as a duo, and his contempt for Stan as an individual is usually due to his annoyance with Stan’s sensitivity, affection for animals, and relationship with Wendy Testaburger. Stone has observed that “kids are not nice, innocent, flower-loving little rainbow children they don’t have any kind of social tact or etiquette, they’re just complete little raging bastards”. While developing the character, Parker noted that everyone either remembers “an annoying fat kid in their pasts”, or “they were the annoying fat kid”. They alleged in 2008 that creating Cartman as a “little eight-year-old fat kid” made it easier for the two to portray a Bunker-like character after the introduction of political correctness to late-20th century television. Parker and Stone are reportedly big fans of All in the Family. Cartman is also inspired to some degree by All in the Family patriarch Archie Bunker, who is himself inspired by Alf Garnett from Till Death Us Do Part, the original British version of All in the Family. Frosty, created by Parker and Stone in 1992 while they were students at the University of Colorado.Ĭartman is partially named after and based on Matt Karpman, a high school classmate of Parker who remains a friend of both Parker and Stone. A precursor to Cartman first appeared in the first The Spirit of Christmas short, dubbed Jesus vs. Cartman is voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker. Who is the voice of Cartman?Ĭreation and design.

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