Red

NOTE:Bertha should not be confused with her counterpart, Sally, who has similar hair and clothes.

Bertha (a.k.a. Red) is a character in the animated series South Park. Up until later seasons, she was a character who never spoke and was usually seen at the back of the main characters' class. People used to recognise her as the red haired girl. In Marjorine she was one of the girls at Heidi's sleepover. Bertha worked with Craig on the egg science project in Follow that Egg!.

Appearance


She has similar hair and clothes to two other females in her class, Wendy Testaburger and Sally. She used to wear a dark blue jacket with a purple dress underneath. Now she wears a dark purple jacket with mauve trimming at the top instead. Her hair is red, like Sally's, and in the same style as Wendy's, albeit with the pattern of the bangs going the other way. Because of her hair, and the colour of her jacket, she is often confused with Sally (a.k.a. Powder). The differences in their appearances are that Bertha doesn't have a butterfly clip in her hair, and Sally is in a blue sweater, and Sally also wears a green skirt.

Family and Relations
Considering the similarities in their appearance, Bertha and Sally may be twins or cousins (as much of the town seems to be inbred), (or simply a case of the show's loose continuity). In Good Times With Weapons, her Dad is revealed to be Skeeter. If he and Craig's Dad are brothers, as it would seem quite possible that they are, then that would make Craig her cousin. It seems that she has feelings for Terrance, as in World Wide Recorder Concert, they were seen sitting side by side while performing, and when riding the bus.

Name Dispute
Bertha's name is often given as "Red" in the scripts. She is also referred to as "Red" in Follow that Egg!, making her real moniker a bit of a mystery. But it might be a nickname, as many of the children are either called by nicknames, or by their surnames.

Episodes in Which She is Prominent
Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society - She gossips about Bebe with Wendy, Esther, and Millie. This is also the first time she speaks by herself, and not with a crowd.

Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset - Becomes a Stupid Spoiled Whore, and joins Bebe's club of young whores.

Erection Day - Rejects Jimmy's offer of sex and slaps him. This is the episode where we find out her name.

Marjorine - Plays with the fortune telling device. Finds out she is not going to marry someone who's cute. Later, at Heidi's sleepover, she is the object in the game "Light as a feather, stiff as a board".