Kyle next appeared on August 13, 1997, when South Park debuted on Comedy Central with the episode " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe ".

Stan next appeared on August 13, 1997, when South Park debuted on Comedy Central with the episode " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe ".

The next morning Cartman awakes to find in his bed a naked Affleck, who announces that he and " Ms. Lopez " made love all night.

Oblivious to what just happened, Stan and Cartman are unhappy ; Stan sighs and says that maybe they will have a Christmas adventure next year.

The boys are skeptical, so Cartman decides to dress up as the creature the next morning in order to convince and scare them.

However, Cartman's prank backfires when Butters reveals that he knows one of Cartman's secrets-he has a videotape of Cartman doing a Britney Spears dance routine to a life-sized cutout of Justin Timberlake while dressed as her, which he plans to show to his classmates the next time Cartman plays a prank on him, which Cartman is already doing.

The next day at the chili cook-off, both Scott and Chef bring chili for the competition, as does Cartman.

As all of the reenactors, Confederate and Unionist, are now drunk on the Schnapps, Cartman rallies them to attack Topeka, which is presumed by the reenactors to have been the next battle.

Cartman is tempted by a Cheesy Poofs truck outside, auditioning kids to sing the Cheesy Poofs song on their next TV advertisement.

In a dream, Cartman sees himself and the rest of the gang becoming the next big boy band to sweep the nation, earning them ( or, at least, him ) the admiration of thousands of beautiful women and $ 10, 000, 000, his pursuit of which becomes a running plot line over the following few episodes.

Cartman awakens the next day to find the Kidney Blocker 2000 destroyed and red liquid all over his bed.

The next day, Cartman goes to meet a " Mr. Hammerhead ," who, to Cartman's surprise, turns out to be Mr. Garrison, who is also arrested.

The next day, Cartman and Stan get sick, but not Kyle.

Cartman has a major role in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the full-length film based on the series, and appeared on the film's soundtrack singing the same musical numbers performed in the movie.

In 1998, Damien appeared in an episode of South Park, confronting Jesus Christ, but he makes friends with the gang, except Cartman.

On August 13, 1997, Butters first appeared as a background character when South Park debuted on Comedy Central with the episode " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe ".

The character of Pip has been a minor character on South Park from the onset of the series, having appeared in the pilot episode, " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe ".

Cartman is one of the most popular characters on the show and has remained one of the most recognizable television characters ever since South Park became a hit during its first season.

Prominent publications and television channels have included Cartman on their lists of one of the most iconic television and cartoon characters of all time.

During the show's first 58 episodes, Cartman and the other main child characters are in the third grade, after which they move on to the fourth grade.

Conversely in one episode (" Major Boobage ") Cartman acts as an Oskar Schindler character for the town's cats, a rare case of a subplot based on Cartman's altruism.

Cartman constantly teases Kenny for being poor, and derides Kenny's family for being on welfare.

Ever since the show's second episode, " Weight Gain 4000 " ( season one, 1997 ), Cartman, like all other characters on the show, has been animated with computer software, though he is portrayed to give the impression that the show still utilizes its original technique.

Cartman is partially named after and based on Matt Karpman, a high school classmate of Parker who remains a friend of both Parker and Stone.

Cartman is amused by bodily functions and toilet humor, and his favorite television personalities are Terrance and Phillip, a Canadian duo whose comedy routines on their show-within-the-show revolve substantially around fart jokes.

Cartman thrives on achieving ascendancy over others, and exerts his will by demagogy and by demanding that others " Respect my authoritah!

Other characters commonly express lessons learned from the antagonistic actions Cartman commonly provokes ; this has resulted in these characters giving their opinions on issues such as hate crime legislation, civil liberties, excessive religious devotion, the stem cell controversy, anabolic steroid use, the " right to die " debate, and prejudice.

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 school in America ".

Cartman ranked 10th on TV Guide's 2002 list of the " Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters ", 24th on TV Guide ’ s " 25 Greatest TV Villains ", 198th on VH1's " 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons ", and 19th on Bravo's " 100 Greatest TV Characters " television special in 2004.

When declaring him the second-scariest character on television ( behind only Mr. Burns of The Simpsons ) in 2005, MSNBC's Brian Bellmont described Cartman as a " bundle of pure, unadulterated evil all wrapped up in a fat — er, big-boned — cartoony package " who " takes a feral delight in his evildoing ".

Impressions of Cartman are done by Wayne Brady on the improvisational comedy show, " Whose Line Is It Anyway?

In 2002, Cartman became the main protagonist of a series of promotional videos for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, which are played on the big-screen TVs inside of Staples Center where the character ridicules the mascots of rival teams and reacts to various aspects of the game.

Parker performs as Cartman on tracks for Chef Aid: The South Park Album and Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics.

In the season 13 ( 2009 ) episode " Fishsticks ", Cartman subconsciously believes that he solely created a joke that quickly becomes a nationwide sensation, despite the fact that the character Jimmy Valmer writes the joke without any assistance.

In 1997, the second episode of the popular animated TV show South Park featured Eric Cartman as a spokesperson for a fictional product called Weight Gain 4000.

It ends when Terry Gilliam's animations play around with Cartman and everything is crushed by the giant foot.

He is an only child being raised by Liane Cartman, a promiscuous single mother who in " Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut " ( 1998 ) claims to be a hermaphrodite when she claims to be the father of Cartman.

Kyle has a tendency to make what he thinks are safe bets with Cartman, and often loses these bets when the improbable actions promised by Cartman are accomplished.

Cartman's resentment of Stan is usually 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 limited to his annoyance with Stan's sensitivity, affection for animals, and the relationship Stan shares with Wendy.

Cartman is foul-mouthed ( as are his friends ) as a means for Parker and Stone to portray how they believe young boys really talk when they are alone.

In an action King's College philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson describes as " directed either toward accomplishing his own happiness or the unhappiness of others ", Cartman often feigns actual friendship with his classmates when needing a favor.

However, at least in one episode ( Chef Goes Nanners ), Cartman develops secret liking for Wendy, which is apparent from the end of episode when Wendy describes her temporary infatuation towards Cartman as ' sexual tension ' and even though Cartman agrees in front of Wendy, he sighs with sorrow alone.

Stone has said that when fans recognize him or Parker, the fans will usually do their imitation of Cartman, or, in Parker's case, request that he do Cartman's voice.

In the season 10 ( 2006 ) episode " Cartoon Wars Part II ", Cartman, planning to exploit the public's fear of terrorism, seeks to get the Fox television series Family Guy, a program he despises, permanently removed from the airwaves when Fox plans to air an episode despite its inclusion of a cartoon likeness of Muhammad.

The book South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today includes an essay in which Johnson uses Cartman's actions and behavior as examples when discussing the logical problem of moral evil, and another essay by College of Staten Island professor Mark D. White cited the season two ( 1998 ) episode " Chickenlover ", in which Cartman is temporarily granted law enforcement powers, in its discussion regarding the command theory of law and what obligates a citizen to obey the law.

In South Park: Chef's Luv Shack, a user has the option of playing as Cartman when participating in the game's several " minigames " based on other popular arcade games.

* It is mentioned briefly in the 1999 " Cat Orgy " episode of the animated series South Park, when Shelly refers Eric Cartman as the " Turdman of Alcatraz ".

He has a tendency to make what he thinks are safe bets with Cartman, often losing these bets when the improbable actions promised by Cartman are accomplished.

South Park took aim at the hysteria in its eighth season premiere, " Good Times with Weapons ", on March 17 of that year when Eric Cartman sneaks across a stage in the nude and later blames the incident on a " wardrobe malfunction ".

* In the South Park season 14 episode Medicinal Fried Chicken, Cartman mirrors Montana in character and eventually in appearance, as he rises from the bottom to the top of an illegal black market business and eventually falls from power when he becomes addicted to his product.