![]() ![]() ![]() Even the generally altruistic Chef picked on Pip, refusing to give him a helmet during football practice. In the original, unaired pilot of South Park, Cartman told him, “Go away, Pip, nobody likes you,” and Cartman was right on the money. Based on a character by the same name from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, the little British orphan was the show’s first punching bag. So, without further ado, here they are, as the theme song says, the “friendly faces everywhere, humble folks without temptation,” most of which are anything but. Some of the choices may rank higher than you’d expect - like Big Gay Al - even if others didn’t make the cut at all (sorry, Ugly Bob and Ms. To create this list, we assembled a team of writers who are dedicated fans of every era of South Park, as well as a number of representatives from the show’s extensive fan community. And then there’s Butters, who’s amazing in every conceivable way. Some make the list because they’re inexplicably huge online, while a few are here because they offer a twinge of nostalgia for the show’s highly irreverent early days. Others are great because they’ve been reliable side characters, like Tolkien, Tweek and Craig. Some characters are great because they’re the stars, like the boys or Randy Marsh. Narrowing the list to the 100 best characters was a monumental task, especially since there are shifting criteria for greatness on South Park. There’s also a starvin’ Marvin, an old Marvin, a kid named Clyde, a stuffed frog named Clyde and oh so many head-flapping Canadians. While the show began with a focus on four kids and their good-hearted school cafeteria worker, it has expanded to literally hundreds of characters, including stoner towels, singing pieces of human shit and world-ending ManBearPigs. For more than a quarter century now, South Park has left a mark on the cultural conversation - starting with its very first episode, “Cartman Gets an Anal Probe,” and continuing right on through its more recent COVID specials. ![]()
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