The Boys

The Boys are a group consisting of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. Earlier episodes usually opened with an establishing shot of the boys standing at the Bus Stop. They are also referred to as "Children" by Chef.

After Kenny's death, Cartman, Stan and Kyle first replaced him with Butters for the first five episodes of Season Six. In "Professor Chaos" the boys hold a contest spoofing The Bachelor, and settle on replacing him with Tweek until "Child Abduction is Not Funny". Kenny permanently reappears in "Red Sleigh Down". Other boys in the 4th Grade (or the 3rd Grade, in the first three seasons) are usually included as part of the extended gang.

Episodes/Occurrences Not Featuring All Four Boys

 * "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" - Only Cartman, Kyle, and Stan made a brief appearance on the TV
 * "Cat Orgy" - Only Cartman featured in full
 * "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub" - Only Stan appeared fully, Kyle made a brief apperance
 * "Jewbilee" - Only Kyle and Kenny featured
 * "Pip" - None of the boys appeared
 * "Cripple Fight" - Everyone except Kyle
 * Season Six - Kenny died in the Season Five's episode "Kenny Dies"; Kenny's soul is inside Cartman's body from "A Ladder to Heaven" to "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", after that he reappeared at the end of "Red Sleigh Down"
 * "My Future Self n' Me" - Only Stan, Cartman and briefly Kyle featured
 * "Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow" - Everyone except Kenny
 * "Smug Alert!" - Everyone except Kenny
 * "Cartoon Wars Part II" - Only Cartman and Kyle appeared; Stan and Kenny appeared in the recap of the first part
 * "A Million Little Fibers" - None of the boys appeared
 * "Hell on Earth 2006" - Everyone except Kenny
 * "Go God Go XII" Only Cartman and Kyle appeared
 * "Stanley's Cup" - Only Stan and briefly Kyle featured
 * "The Snuke" - Only Stan, Cartman and Kyle; Kenny appeared in a few shots, but with no lines
 * "Fantastic Easter Special" Cartman appeared briefly and Kenny didn't appear at all
 * "Le Petit Tourette" - Only Cartman and Kyle; Stan and Kenny appeared in a few shots but with just one line
 * "More Crap" - Only Stan featured
 * "Britney's New Look" - Everyone except Kenny
 * "About Last Night..." - Only Stan, Kyle and briefly Cartman appeared
 * "Pinewood Derby" - Only Stan, and briefly Cartman and Kenny featured
 * "Crack Baby Athletic Association" - Everyone except Kenny
 * "City Sushi" - Only Butters featured, the four boys were seen briefly in the crowd
 * "Broadway Bro Down" - Three appear briefly, Kyle is absent

Other Members
Occasionally, other classmates (almost always a boy) are considered a part of the group or replace a regular member. Some episodes, such as "Marjorine" and "Make Love, Not Warcraft," feature most or all of the 4th Grade boys (and Bridon in "T.M.I. ") acting as a group, with Cartman usually portrayed as the leader. Although Craig and his gang often oppose the main four boys and compete against them, they are also seen hanging out together multiple times.


 * "Weight Gain 4000" - Wendy
 * "Gnomes" - Tweek
 * "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" - Token replaces Kenny; Clyde briefly replaces Cartman
 * "Something You Can Do with Your Finger" - Wendy; Randy replaces Kenny
 * "Cripple Fight" - Timmy, Jimmy; Butters replaces Kyle
 * "The Entity" - Kyle Schwartz, but they didn't like him
 * "Jared Has Aides" through "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer" - Butters replaces Kenny
 * "The Simpsons Already Did It" through "Child Abduction is Not Funny" - Tweek replaces Kenny; Bebe briefly replaces Cartman in "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society"
 * "The Death Camp of Tolerance" - Butters, Tweek; Kenny is still dead but trapped in Cartman's body
 * "Casa Bonita" - Kyle invites Butters over Cartman
 * "Raisins" - Butters, Jimmy; Stan is with the Goth Kids
 * "Quest for Ratings" - Butters, Jimmy, Token; Cartman does not allow Kenny to join
 * "Imaginationland" - Butters, Jimmy; Cartman is not present
 * "Canada on Strike!" - Butters; Kenny is not featured
 * "The China Probrem" - Jimmy, Clyde; Cartman is not present
 * "Pandemic" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling" - Craig
 * "Hell on Earth 2006" - Butters, Token, Tweek, Jimmy; Kenny is not present
 * "Elementary School Musical" - Scott Malkinson
 * "W.T.F." - Butters, Jimmy, Token
 * "The F Word" - Butters, Jimmy, Clyde, Token
 * "Pee" - Butters, Jimmy
 * "Crippled Summer" - Butters, Clyde
 * "Coon 2: Hindsight", "Mysterion Rises", "Coon vs. Coon & Friends" - Bradley, Clyde, Token, Timmy; Cartman is kicked out
 * "Funnybot" - Jimmy
 * "Crack Baby Athletic Association" - Butters, Clyde, Craig; Stan does not join them and Kenny is not present
 * "You're Getting Old" - Butters, Jimmy, Clyde, Craig, Timmy, Tweek
 * "Ass Burgers" - Butters; Stan is not friends with the Boys
 * "The Last of the Meheecans - Texans: Cartman, Clyde, Craig, Timmy, DogPoo, Jason; Mexicans: Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Butters, Jimmy, Token
 * "Bass to Mouth" - Butters, Wendy, Craig, Token, Bebe, Red
 * "1%" - Token

Trivia

 * The Boys have the four main hair colors: black (Stan), red (Kyle), brown (Cartman) and blonde (Kenny). Even when Butters or Tweek replace Kenny, this remains the case.
 * Although there is an ongoing rivalry between The Boys and Craig's Gang (as seen in the episodes "South Park Is Gay!", "Good Times With Weapons" and "Quest for Ratings", among others) the two groups often put aside their differences and coalesce into one group to pursue a greater cause ("Free Willzyx", "Make Love, Not Warcraft", "Marjorine", "Bass to Mouth").