Craig Tucker

Craig Tucker is a member of the boys' third/fourth grade class. Craig's identifying physical feature is his blue chullo hat (topped with a yellow puffball), while his most recognizable personality trait is his tendency to flip people off, even if it's for no reason. He leads the group 'Craig's Gang'.

While eight in the first three seasons, he was nine by "Fourth Grade" and as of the 12th season episode "Pandemic 2: The Startling", he is ten as proven by his birthday cake.

Appearance
Craig wears a blue jacket and a matching blue chullo hat with a yellow puffball on top. In the early seasons of the series, he wore blue jeans, but in more recent seasons he wears high-wasted black pants, making him look taller and his legs look longer than the other children's. The creators draw him taller than the rest of the kids, most of the time. The fact that his legs are longer is clearly visible in "South Park Is Gay", where he and three other boys from his class wear identical clothes, because Craig's pants appear much longer than the other's.

In "T.M.I", it's listed that he has grown the most in height from all the boys, along with Kenny and Kyle, all three gaining 2.4 inches. He probably is taller than the others due to the fact that he is older, too.

This implies he may be one of the tallest (if not, the tallest) boys in the class, especially since he appeared to be taller than the others even before his growth. One of the reasons he may be tall is that both his parents are seen to be the tallest adults in the town. Another reason is that he can play basketball quite well, as noticed in "Guitar Queer-O", where he leisurely avoids his classmates' attacks and shoots the ball through the hoop quite easily.

Craig's hair was shown to be short and black in "South Park is Gay!", although it was brown in "The Losing Edge". In "Lice Capades", Craig has black hair again. If you look closely at his anime version in "Good Times with Weapons" you'll be able to see that Craig's eyes are blue. It is revealed in "Tweek vs. Craig" that he is fairly thin, weighing only 45 pounds, even though, in later episodes, he probably weighs more due to his growth. His nasal voice is similar to Clyde, but was originally higher in pitch. However, in later seasons (most noticable since "Pandemic") his voice has been lowered to a similar pitch to Clyde.

A few times in the early seasons he is seen wearing a green hat in the background. This has been corrected in later airings. An example that is still see-able is in the episode Fat Camp, look closely at the lunch line and you will see his hat turn green for a few seconds as the camera moves.

In "Quest for Ratings", when Craig's school program is canceled, the teacher orders him to be castrated. It is never specified nor brought up again whether or not he actually went through with it.

For the full gallery, see Craig Tucker/Gallery

Personality
Craig is implied to have bad behavior, and is referred to as "the biggest trouble-maker" in his class by Eric Cartman in "Tweek vs. Craig". Craig has a habit of flipping people off, sometimes to express irritation, anger, or disdain towards them, sometimes as a reflex; a trait the official South Park website states is learned from his family, who are all seen flipping each other off in "Tweek vs. Craig". Due to this habit, he is frequently sent to Mr. Mackey's office. Often scenes involving a character visiting Mr. Mackey's office show Craig sitting in the waiting seats outside the door. Craig's most notable interview with Mr. Mackey was in "Rainforest Schmainforest", where he flipped Mr. Mackey off several times and was sent to wait outside the office again. His habit of flipping people off has been shown much less in later episodes.

The last time where he is seen making the gesture, is "Fun With Veal", where he and his parents are filmed by a cameraman, who takes them an interview. His parents are worried and talk about a serious event that occurs in town, as Craig just remains blank-faced and flips off the people who watch them on TV.

He seems to be one of the most cynical, stoic, gloomiest kids from his class, having a darker personality than the rest of the characters, a trait exaggerated by his deeper-than-average voice. He is pragmatic, monotonous and often speaks ironically. In "Le Petit Tourette", for example, Craig kept making remarks about how if he could make random curses and dish out insults without fear of reprisals, he would be "so happy". The first time he said this, he spoke with a degree of happiness and admiration - gradually, though, he became more and more miserable.

In earlier episodes, Craig normally has a blank face - even when flipping people off. This is seen most predominantly in "Tweek vs. Craig" when he randomly flips off his entire family without any facial expression changes. If his face isn't blank, he is frowning for some reason or another, again implying his leanings towards depression. However he does smile sometimes

Although all kids are violent, to an extent, Craig is implied to be the most violent one (or second most violent, after Cartman) due to the fact that he is seen to be the primary leader in every bullying that occurs at school. He is also quite aggressive, because he enjoys tormenting other kids, this being one of the few reasons he smiles. Craig is shown to be one of the most skilled fighters in the class next to Tweek and he is shown to beat up Mark Cotswold, attack Kyle when Kyle's choose not to dress metrosexual, attacks Kenny when Cartman frames him for having lice, and beats up several Ginger Kids after Cartman's speech. He wields a katana in "Good Times With Weapons" as well and in "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" he manages knock both Token and Butter unconscious before being knocked by Stan, when he uses a bone as a club. In early episodes, he was always shown going to the counselor, due to his cynicism and disrespect towards the other characters. Later, his negative traits are subdued, as he is inclined to remain passive and stoical to everything that happens around him, sign that he is probably maturing up earlier than the other children, because he is older.

During the "Pandemic" episodes, he constantly made annoyed remarks about Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny and their habit of getting into trouble - he even walks away from them when they want to go deeper into an Inca temple. However, at the end of the episode after he accidentally walked on the platform and stopped the "Guinea Pirate", he simply let out a deep sigh and accepted his fate. Craig never once registered shock or any emotion whatsoever during this - he always said things flatly and monotonously, even when he said "OK. Now there's sparks shooting out of my eyes."

Craig has notable leadership skills, as he is the leader of a gang who are social rivals with Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. The first appearance of the group is in "Tweek vs. Craig", and they are first acknowledged by the main characters in "How to Eat with Your Butt". The main characters are first shown viewing Craig's gang as rivals in "South Park is Gay!". Cartman frequently refers to the gang as "Craig and those guys". The group usually consists of Craig, Clyde, Token, and sometimes Tweek, Jimmy, or Jason. Craig and Clyde seem to share/alternate in leadership of their group, although, given their designation, Craig is the primary leader.

Another example of Craig's abilities in leadership occurs in "Hooked on Monkey Phonics", when he leads the male students in their plan to harm Mark Cotswolds. The episode also shows that his assertiveness can also lead to bullying.

Craig competes more with the main characters than even the rest of his gang (see below). In "Quest for Ratings", he opens a television show in the school entitled "Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens", which rivals their news show. However, he seems quite eager to help them at other times, as in "Free Willzyx", where he is one of the boys trying to get the orca back to it's "home" on the moon.

In the episode Pandemic, Stan and Kyle's parents decided that they did not want Craig to hang around with them, since they had gone missing shortly after joining the usual quartet. They deemed him a "troublemaker", although the Peruvian flute band was actually the others' idea, and Craig refused to join them until he was told, "don't be an asshole."

In the episode "Quest for Ratings", Craig started his own show and caused the main characters' news show to be canceled because he took all their "ratings" (hence the title). By the end of the episode, Craig wasn't just upset that "Sexy Action School News" got more ratings than his shows; the teacher instructed that Craig's testicles be removed (although this was never shown or referenced again).

In the episode Tweek vs. Craig it is shown that Cartman and Kenny think that Craig is the biggest trouble maker and make a bet that Craig could easily beat Tweek Tweak. Both ended up in hospital. Despite trying to rest and give up fighting, both broke out again when Kyle said about Tweek, "...then Craig's family came on and said Tweek was the wuss, and then punched Tweek's mom in the hooters".

Craig also shows satisfaction when he competes again the main four boys, given the fact that he smiles cruelly or ironically, when he has advantages in their competitions. This can be seen in "Quest for Ratings" or "Good Times with Weapons".

Although, morally, Cartman is the most negatively twisted character in the show, Craig is also viewed and described by most fans as the typical 'bad boy', probably due to his infamous status of flipping people off and his inclination towards bullying, much more accentuated in his portrayal, than in the rest of the characters'.

Parents Thomas and Mrs. Tucker
In "Here Comes the Neighborhood", as Token is walking around South Park, looking sorrowfully at the others, he walks past the Welfare office. Craig and his parents are shown stepping out of the office at the same time. While Token may have been exaggerating in his thoughts about how poor everyone else in town is, this might imply that Craig's parents are jobless, or that their jobs don't provide enough income for them to get by on it alone.

It is hinted in "My Future Self n' Me" that he does not have a good relationship with his parents when Cartman says that he helped Craig get revenge on his parents for a unknown reason. He also states in "Tweek vs. Craig" that he does not care if his mother is insulted. At the same time, his parents are shown to love him deeply, as they are each openly concerned when Craig is kidnapped in "Pandemic", and are delighted to have him back at the end of "Pandemic 2: The Startling".

Stripe
Craig has a pet guinea pig named Stripe. Stripe has never made an onscreen appearance, and all that is known about him is that Craig does not like it when he is insulted. Knowing this, Cartman riles Craig up in "Tweek vs. Craig" by telling him that Tweek said Craig stuffs Stripe up his rectum before going to bed.

Tucker Sibling
Little is known about his sister, some fan refer to her as Ruby and the relationship between her and Craig is difficult to find out. Ruby has apparently inherited the family trademark of flipping people off.

Craig's Grandmother
Craig's grandmother, who appears in flashbacks in "Pandemic 2: The Startling", gave Craig $100 for his birthday.

Friendship with Tweek Tweak
In "Tweek vs. Craig", the main boys, on account of a bet they had made, claimed to Tweek and Craig that each had insulted the other, and convinced them to fight. When it turned out neither of them knew how to fight, they had them trained for it. Craig was trained by Cartman, in Sumo wrestling. After the fight, both boys were hospitalized, but the kids fooled them into fighting again. It is implied, however, that this fight brought the two boys closer together, as they are seen together on very many occurances in later episodes.

In later seasons, Tweek and Craig can be seen standing side by side in various episodes including "Ginger Kids", where they are trapped in a cage together, and in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure", where they are on the same side of the town. There are very few assemblies in which Craig and Tweek are not sitting next to each other.

Friendship with Token Black
Token has always been a member of Craig's gang (even when Clyde isn't present) and the two are often seen next to each other. However, the two haven't actually been heard talking. Token is more connected to Clyde and Cartman somehow, however. It seems that Craig mostly hangs out with Token and Clyde.

Friendship with Clyde Donovan
Clyde is a member of Craig's gang. Clyde sometimes leads the group which suggests that he and Craig share the spot of the leader, but the position has been confirmed to be Craig as the group is collectively named "Craig and those other guys". The two are sometimes seen standing beside each other in the background, which led to the speculative conclusion by fans that the two are best freinds. It seems that Craig mostly hangs out with Clyde.

Clyde and Craig are seen together in a number of episodes whether they were sitting next to each other or just talking to each other including Crack Baby Athletic Association, where they are seen working together for Cartman in looking for Slash, in The Last of the Meheecans, where they are working/playing together again for Cartman by not letting any Mexican pass their border (which they unfortunately failed in doing), in Elementary School Musical, where they are sighted eating together side by side at the cafeteria, in Breast Cancer Show Ever, where they are cheering and watching Cartman and Wendy's fight together, in Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society, where Clyde hugged Craig in reuniting their friendship once again, and in Lice Capades, where Craig was the one who instructed Clyde to bring a bar of soap and a sock to beat Kenny up. Because of this, fans have sighted them as best friends like Stan and Kyle.

Their names are sometimes mixed up as shown in Super Fun Timeand they have nearly identical nasally voices.

Friendship/Conflict with Eric Cartman
Cartman appears to view Craig as a friend the same way he views Jimmy. Craig actually hates Cartman, but he has been seen with him as a right-hand man when Cartman assembles a group of boys for his cause, like in "Lice Capades" or "Marjorine". Craig is often the main rival of Cartman and the other boys, but sometimes has seemed to accept Stan, Kyle and Kenny in some episodes such as "The Death of Eric Cartman". Also, in the episode "Tsst", Cartman confronts Craig and asks him if he can stay at his place for a while; Craig refuses and blatantly says, "But I hate you". Sometimes this hatred isn't always against Cartman. In the episode "South Park is Gay!", Craig and his gang seem to be rivals with Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman. Craig is aware of Cartman's assertive, selfish, and manipulative nature, as well as the fact that Cartman will always get what he wants in one way or another. This is shown in "Fishsticks" where he argued to Jimmy that "You should consider yourself lucky that he (Cartman) is only asking for half." and "Just, give him half." In the episode "Crack Baby Athletic Association", Craig worked for Cartman in his business with Clyde, Butters and later Kyle.

Craig is seen to be close enough to Cartman to sleep over his house for a slumber party.

Friendship/Conflict with Kenny McCormick
Craig and Kenny seem to have formed a sort of friendship. Kenny helped Craig with his show in "Quest for Ratings" (although it was induced by Cartman saying that Kenny couldn't join the school news team due to his poverty), and the two were partners in "Super Fun Time". They are not shown as being close friends, however. In the episode "Lice Capades" he accuses Kenny of having lice. In "Pandemic 2: The Startling", Kenny is heard saying, "I fucking hate Craig!" at the end (this could have been because how Craig reacted to the situation in that episode and "Pandemic", or that Craig had just refused to fund another of their music bands).

Friendship with Jimmy Valmer
Jimmy has been Craig's friend on a few occasions and can be seen at times along with Craig's group. He has been seen hanging around Craig in the background for other episodes as well. In "Fishsticks", he claims he likes Jimmy and tries to reason with him in order to help him out. In "Ginger Kids", Jimmy is seen along with Clyde, Token and Craig bullying a ginger kid out of the school cafeteria. In "Good Times with Weapons", Jimmy rivals Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as ninja's along with Craig, Clyde and Token. Quite often, they are seen sitting near each other in the canteen.

Friendship/Conflict with Kyle Broflovski
Although Craig and Kyle don't really hang out with each other, they can often be seen sitting at the same table for lunch. The two have ended up on opposite sides of the field many times, though - they argue (with Stan, Cartman and Kenny backing Kyle up) over the Peruvian pan flute band in "Pandemic" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling". In "South Park is Gay!", Craig leads the school in beating Kyle up for not being metrosexual, and in "Quest for Ratings" Craig's show was in direct competition with a show Kyle was involved in.

Friendship/Conflict with Stan Marsh
However, Stan and Craig are somewhat both rivals in episode Pandemic, Pandemic 2: The Startling, and South Park is Gay! as they were both fighting because Craig was upset that they took his $100 dollars. In the episode South Park is Gay! they were both arguing that Craig was more gayer than Stan, Cartman and Kenny. Stan and Craig generally do not hang out. Furthermore, Stan's parents and Kyle's parents agreed on preventing their kids from associating with Craig because Craig was seen as a big trouble maker and has a bad influence on Stan and Kyle.

Friendship with Jason
Jason has been in Craig's gang on one occasion, but has not been seen with Craig since "South Park is Gay!".

Friendship with Thomas
In "Le Petit Tourette", Craig meets Thomas at the end and asks if he can hang out with him and "do his laundry". However, it is unknown if the two are even friends as Thomas hasn't been seen since this episode and the two haven't been seen together on screen.

Relationship with Annie Faulk
Craig and Annie could be seen walking together in a couple of episodes like the episode Poor and Stupid. In the beginning of the episode, they were both walking together in the background when Cartman was seen crying. The two could also be seen walking in the background of South Park Elementary.

Relationship with Rebecca
Craig and Rebecca are paired together in "Follow that Egg".

Relationship with Butters
Craig is shown as being unable to remember whether or not Butters was present at dinner in "The Last of the Meheecans", noting, "Butters is one of those people who you can never remember if he was there or not."

Reception
In his review on the South Park episode "Fishsticks", Sean O'Neal of the A.V. club refers to the character Craig as a "pragmatist", for advising Jimmy Valmer to let Eric Cartman have half the credit for the fishsticks joke. DC Perry of 411mania.com approved of Craig "letting the air out of the usual 'Crazy Crap Just Happens to Us' formula" used in most of the South Park storylines, throughout the episodes "Pandemic" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling". Perry was also pleased that the character "got to shine for more than random flip-offs" and "didn't even have to try". Travis Fickett of IGN.com described Craig's role as a supporting character in "Pandemic", as well as the character's expression of disdain for the main characters' habit of getting into "stupid schemes, without thinking twice about the possible ramifications", as being the few highlights of the episode, which he found mostly unentertaining.

Trivia

 * Craig likes a show called "Red Racer". This is most likely a play on the show "Speed Racer".
 * Craig, or an uncanny lookalike, can be seen rioting with the children at the Nebraska mall in "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!"
 * In "Le Petit Tourette" Craig is jealous of Cartman and expresses it by saying "If I could say (whatever Cartman said before) to (whoever Cartman said it to), I would be soooooooo happy." In "Pandemic 2", Craig says "Last week was my Birthday. My grandma gave me a check for a hundred dollars. I was soooooooo happy." Later on in that episode he says "...as for me, I was returned home by homeland security. My parents were soooooooo happy." This could be a minor catchphrase of his.
 * Craig is also a fan of Lord of the Rings as seen in the season 6 episode "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers", where he was taking the role as Boromir from the movie, when Cartman had said that the sixth graders can't stand water, Craig thought it was stupid and decided that he would go back to the Harry Potter kids instead to play with them (along with the kindergartner Filmore who was taking the role of Gimli the Dwarf).
 * Craig might have a cat, because his sister was holding one in "Major Boobage".
 * In the episode "Lil' Crime Stoppers", a one of several children playing FBI refers to himself as Agent Tucker.
 * In the episode "City on the Edge of Forever", Craig actually dies in Cartman's dream. When the bus tilts he can't hang on and falls out, screaming. He survives in real life.
 * Craig's birthday was in the episode Pandemic and Pandemic 2: The Startling.
 * Craig's yellow poof on top of his hat is the same as Cartman's.
 * Craigs tendency to flip off people is shown to stem from his family, who constantly flip each other off during dinner in " Tweek vs Craig ".
 * There is a green version of Craig waiting in line at Cartman Burger in "Ass Burgers". It's possible it's Craig wearing another set of clothes or just another character.

Quotes

 * "You know what stuff happens to most kids? They fall off their bikes. They get in fights with their parents. They get swindled out of their birthday money." (Season 12, Episode 11 "Pandemic 2 - The Startling")
 * "He's the luckiest kid in the world. If I could say 'shitballs' to the principal, I would be soooo happy." (Season 11, Episode 8 "Le Petit Tourette")
 * "Do you guys know why nobody else at school likes hanging out with you? Because you're always doing stuff like this. You're always coming up with some stupid idea to do something, and then it backfires, and then you end up in some foreign country, or in outer space or something. That's why no one likes hanging out with you guys." (Season 12, Episode 10 "Pandemic")
 * Craig: "I'm being a dick." Stan: "Yes" Craig: "You guys took my birthday money, got me arrested and sent to Miami with no way home except to take down the country of Peru and I'm being a dick." (Season 12, Episode 10 "Pandemic")
 * "[...] Well I thought I was crazy! He said my dad was going to sneak into my room naked one night and beat me up." (Season 9, Episode 13 "Free Willzyx")
 * "See, this is why bad things always happen to you. Because when you come across an ancient, spooky ruin, you say, 'Let's check it out'."(Season 12, Episode 11 "Pandemic 2 - The Startling")
 * "Was there ever a moment when you guys first came up with the genius plan to become a Peruvian flute band that any of you said; Hey, you know? This plan might backfire." [long silent pause] "No, that never occurred to you. Because you guys are jerks. And you never learn from your mistakes. And that's why everyone at school thinks you guys are assholes." (Season 12, Episode 10 "Pandemic")
 * "Yup, nice and boring. Just the way I like it." (Season 12, Episode 11 "Pandemic 2 - The Startling")
 * "Oh yeah?! We're super duper triple-dog gay!" (Season 7, Episode 8 "South Park is Gay")
 * "I'm not just gay, I'm a catamite!" (Season 7, Episode 8 "South Park is Gay")
 * "This ass is unlike any I've encountered, Master!" (Season 3, Episode 5 "Tweek vs. Craig")
 * "Yup, and if I had wheels, I'd be a wagon..." (Season 13, Episode 5 "Fishsticks")
 * "You really don't think they'd put a fat tub of lard at the bottom?" (Season 11, Episode 14 "The List")
 * "Come on, fags. [snaps fingers]" (Season 7, Episode 8 "South Park is Gay")


 * Craig: "I am not following you guys anymore..." Kyle: "And how are you gonna do that?" Craig: "It's easy.... Watch..." [walks away] (Season 12, Episode 11 "Pandemic 2 - The Startling")
 * Mr. Mackey: "Did you just flip me off Craig?" Craig: "No." Mr. Mackey: "Yes you did, you just flipped me the bird! [...] Uh, there! You just flipped me off again!" Craig: "No I didn't." Mr. Mackey: "Yes you did!" (Season 3, Episode 1 "Rainforest Schmainforest")
 * "Look! It's the butch boy!" (Season 7, Episode 8 "South Park is Gay")
 * "Listen sir, I am not going to ruin your plans. I'll just walk away... see?" [walks away and steps onto a platform that makes sparks shoot out of his eyes] "Okay... there's sparks shooting out of my eyes..." (Season 12, Episode 11 "Pandemic 2 - The Startling")
 * "Yeah... don't just 'Oh' me!" (Season 3, Episode 5 "Tweek vs. Craig")
 * Cartman: "Hey, you can watch Red Racer any day of the week!" Craig: "I do watch Red Racer everyday of the week!" (Season 3, Episode 5 "Tweek vs. Craig")
 * Red: "The Jeffersons?" Cartman: "They're the new family who've just moved to South Park! We met this kid named Blanket, and he has the coolest dad in the world!" Kyle: "Mr Jefferson said we can invite all the kids in town to go play at their house!" Cartman: "They have video games, and rides, and a cotton candy machine! And in their backyard? Guess what they have in their backyard? A train." Craig: "No way!" Cartman: "Yeah way,Craig! If you don't believe in Mr.Jefferson,you can just not come!" (Craig looks worried) "Uh,I believe in Mr.Jefferson!"(Season 8,Episode 6 "The Jeffersons")
 * "No you don't!" (Season 4,episode 8 "Chef goes Nanners")
 * "Yeah, a fifth grade girlfriend." (Season 13,episode 1 "The Ring."
 * Craig: "Oh hey guys. Heard about your new show being cancelled." Cartman: "Go play with yourself, Craig." Craig: "Yeah well, I've got an overall deal with the school, heh. They're paying me six dollars of week to come up with new show." Stan: "Your idea took about this much thought, Craig! Craig: (Throws the gesture back at Stan.) This much more than you had!"
 * Craig: "My name is Craig Tucker. Last week was my birthday. [a picture of him, his family, and a grandmother standing behind a cake. Ten candles are on the cake. Balloons are all around and a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" banner is above them] My Grandma gave me a check for a hundred dollars. [a picture of that is shown] I was sooo happy. But then, four kids from school came to my house [a shot of the four boys in Craig's living room] and said I should use my hundred dollars to invest in becoming a Perucian flute band. [a shot of the newly-formed band, the Llama Brothers] They promised I would double my money in one afternoon. [soldiers swoop in and apprehend them] But the government arrested us along with all the other Peruvian flute bands and took us to an internment camp in Miami. [the camp is shown, followed by the five boys sitting in the interrogation room] We begged to go home, but instead the government told us they were sending us to Peru. [a shot of a DHS cargo plane with the boys sitting on the ground near it.] And so that is now why I'm in Peru. If I die, let it be known that is is because four guys I don't even like from school lied to me and took my birthday money." [he sits on one suitcase, Kenny on another. The whole group is in a mountainous region of Peru](Season 12, episode 11 "Pandemic 2:The Startling."
 * Stan: "None of what that Homeland Security guy does make sense, so could you just fly us home, please?" Cpt. Taylor: "You don't understand, the plan was to have a refueling truck meet us here. We don't have enough gas to fly anyplace." Craig: "Oh, that's awesome."(Season 12, episode 11 "Pandemic 2: Startling."
 * Cpt. Taylor: "It's like... an unkonwn valley that time forgot, where everything grows huge." Craig: "That's a shock. I decided to follow you guys, and now I'm in the land of the giant lost world." Stan: [turns right and walks towards Craig] "Craig, it isn't our fault! You make it sound like we always wanna be in situations like this but we don't have any choice!" Kyle: "Yeah. Stuff just happens." Craig: "Stuff just happens." Kyle: "That's right!" Craig: "You just wind up being sent by the government to take down the city of Lima only to wind up in the land of the giant lost world." Cartman: "That's right." Craig: "You know when stuff happens to most kids? They fall off their bikes. They get in fights with their parents. They get swindled out of their birthday money."(Season 12, episode 11 "Pandemic 2: Startling."
 * Stan: "And then the guinea pigs killing people. [they look a little lower] And then... [a boy holds a staff against a giant guinea pig] Cartman: "Dude, it's Craig!" Craig: "What?" Kyle: "That is Craig." [Craig comes forward to look for himself. The other boys back away] Stan: "Dude, Craig, what's goin' on?" Craig: "I have no idea." Cartman: "Well do you mind tellin' us what you're doing on an ancient Incan wall, Craig?" Craig: "I don't know."(Season 12, episode 11 "Pandemic 2: Startling."
 * Michael Chertoff: "[ominously] Oh, I'm much more than that. Guinea bees, guinea rabbits, guineasaurus rexes, I am something much more evil! [he begins to transform. His mouth becomes a round orifice with a few teeth inside, then into a horrible beast with many teeth in his mouth and a pirate costume on his body, and finally, a giant guinea pirate] Arrrgh." Top Official: "Guinea pirate!" [dives into the bushes] Stan: "Jesus Christ!" Craig: "Sir, I promise you, I'm not going to ruin your plans. I'll just walk away. See?" [walks onto a square with a pattern on it. The circle in the center of the pattern lights up and begins to rotate up and out. Two stone slabs jut out from the pillar. The golden idol's eyes light up. A beam of light goes from the idol's staff to one of the slabs, and two beams of lightning come out of Craig's eyes and strike the guinea pirate] Michael Chertoff: " Dargh, no!" Craig: "Okay, now there's sparks shooting out of my eyes."(Season 12, episode 11 "Pandemic 2: Startling."
 * Craig: "My name is Craig Tucker. Last week I stopped a guinea pirate from taking over the earth. All the Peruvian flute bands were released, [a shot of that is shown; happey pan flute musicians] and drove the guinea creaturs back to the Andes mountains. [shots from all over are shown, specifically South Park and New York City: pan flute bands are driving the guinea creatures away] Many people had died, but mankind had prevailed. [shots of the cleanup are shown. The Marshes are among the rescued] All over the world, survivors were found, living witnesses to the horror that had been seen.. Randy: [trying to show a video clip to two firemen] "Here here, look, look! [there's no picture] What the? [opens the camera to check it out] Oh- ohhh I didn't have a tape in it." [someone else took a picture of that, though] Craig: "The guinea pirate lived, but was taken to prison to live out the rest of his days. [the guinea pirate is taken to the Washington D.C. State Penitentiary strapped down to a flatbed truck. Next, a shot of Paris is shown: a Peruvian flute band plays at the Champs Elysées] And people all over the world learned to support their local Peruvian flute bands, and buy their CDs. For they protect us from the guinea creatures. As for me, I was returned home by Homeland Security. [Top Official 1 and Official 3 drop him off and smile at the joyful parents] My parents were sooo happy. [a shot of Craig looking at himself in the mirror, reflecting on the events surrounding his trip to Peru] I realized that we don't always have control over what happens to us. [a shot of Craig in bed, just after bedtime] We are but players on the stage of life. And I also learned to never listen when people come asking you for money." [a shot of the boys dressed as Mariachis standing at Craig's front porch talking to him; he slams the door in their faces.]
 * Lead Screener: "All students, make sure you're in line according to your grade. When you reach the front of the line you will go behind the curtain and remove any hats to be checked." [The first students go behind the curtains. Craig takes off his hat and does the same] Butters: "Boy, I sure hope they don't find lice in my hair." Stan: [looks to Kyle] "What do you think happens if you do have it?" Cartman: [answering] "They drag you out of here, put you in this big containment facility, where they stick a cold metal pipe up your ass with this clear jelly, and then they shock your balls." [Butters gasps] Craig: [leaves the curtain and puts on his hat] "I'm clean! I knew I didn't have any stupid lice!" [walks past the rest of the class](Season 11, episode 3 "Lice Capades."

Season 1

 * "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
 * "Weight Gain 4000"
 * "Volcano"
 * "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride"
 * "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
 * "Death"
 * "Pinkeye"
 * "Starvin' Marvin (episode)"
 * "Mecha-Streisand"

Season 2

 * "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"
 * "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut"
 * "Chickenlover"
 * "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka"
 * "Chickenpox"
 * "Cow Days"
 * "Chef Aid"
 * "Prehistoric Ice Man"

Season 3

 * "The Succubus"
 * "Cat Orgy"
 * "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub"
 * "Jewbilee"
 * "Starvin' Marvin in Space"
 * "The Red Badge of Gayness"

Season 4

 * "Quintuplets 2000"
 * "Cherokee Hair Tampons"
 * "Something You Can Do with Your Finger"
 * "Pip (Episode)
 * "A Very Crappy Christmas"

Season 5

 * "Cripple Fight"
 * "Super Best Friends"
 * "Towelie (episode)"
 * "Butters' Very Own Episode"

Season 6

 * "Jared Has Aides"
 * "Asspen"
 * "Freak Strike"
 * "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer"
 * "The Simpsons Already Did It"
 * "Free Hat"
 * "A Ladder to Heaven"
 * "The Biggest Douche in the Universe"

Season 7

 * "Cancelled"
 * "Krazy Kripples"
 * "Christian Rock Hard"
 * "Grey Dawn"

Season 8

 * "Up the Down Steroid"
 * "The Passion of the Jew"
 * "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes"

Season 9

 * "Die Hippie, Die"
 * "Trapped in the Closet"
 * "Bloody Mary"

Season 10

 * "Cartoon Wars Part II"
 * "A Million Little Fibers"
 * "Go God Go XII
 * "Stanley's Cup"

Season 11

 * "Fantastic Easter Special"
 * "More Crap"
 * "Imaginationland, Episode II"
 * "Imaginationland, Episode III"

Season 12

 * Tonsil Trouble
 * "Britney's New Look"
 * "Over Logging"
 * "The China Probrem"
 * "About Last Night..."

Season 13

 * "Dead Celebrities"
 * "W.T.F."
 * "Whale Whores"
 * "The F Word"
 * "Pee"

Season 14

 * "Medicinal Fried Chicken"
 * "201"
 * "Crippled Summer"
 * "It's a Jersey Thing"
 * "Coon 2: Hindsight"
 * "Mysterion Rises"
 * "Coon vs. Coon & Friends"

Prominence
At the beginning of the series, Craig was an unnamed background character, usually seen in the playground at South Park Elementary or sitting outside Mr. Mackey's office. In season 3, he was reintroduced as a secondary character, and his first name was revealed. From the third season on, Craig's character was gradually expanded upon, and his role in the series gradually increased. The character was given his own episode/s in the two-part "Pandemic" story.


 * "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" - Craig's debut; he is seen singing "We Wish you a Merry Christmas". He can be seen in the second row, third column. Also appears outside Mr. Mackey's office, and continues to do so each time it appears.
 * "City on the Edge of Forever" - Craig falls out a window of the school bus in a dream.
 * "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!" - Seen in the Nebraska mall.
 * "Rainforest Schmainforest" - Craig gets sent to Mr. Mackey's office for repeatedly flipping people off. First use of Craig as a secondary character.
 * "Spontaneous Combustion" - Craig attends the church for the boy's Easter play to see Jesus rise from the cross.
 * "Tweek vs. Craig" - Craig and Tweek are fooled into fighting each other.
 * "Sexual Harassment Panda" - Craig successfully sues Wendy for sexual harassment after she touches his thigh.
 * "Hooked on Monkey Phonics" - Craig leads the other boys, and directs them on what to do with Mark Cotswolds.
 * "Cartman Joins NAMBLA" - Craig narrowly avoids being raped by a pedophile with the other boys after Cartman invites everyone to NAMBLA.
 * "Chef Goes Nanners" - Craig says that Cartman doesn't know what he is debating about half the time.
 * "The Wacky Molestation Adventure" - Craig, wearing a spaceman helmet, directs the couple to Treasure Cove, where they'll find a phone. He also works for Mayor Cartman as a right hand man.
 * "How to Eat with Your Butt" - Craig and his gang are invited over by Stan and Kyle to see the Thompsons, who have buttocks where their heads should be. First mention of Craig's gang.
 * "Here Comes the Neighborhood"- Craig is with the boys, and asks Token if he has the VHS of The Lion King and later calls him a pussy.
 * "Professor Chaos" - Craig is a candidate for the boys' fourth friend. He is eliminated in the finals.
 * "My Future Self n' Me" - Craig, along with Jimmy, Clyde and Kyle will not touch a marijuana stick, claiming that "It'll fund terrorists."
 * "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" - Craig, along with the rest of the boys, is mesmerized by Bebe's breasts.
 * "South Park is Gay" - Craig and his gang are in conflict with the main characters because they insist that they're gayer.
 * "The Jeffersons" - Craig originally doesn't believe that Mr. Jefferson is rich, but he changes his mind.
 * "Good Times with Weapons" - Craig and his gang play "ninjas" with the main characters.
 * "Marjorine" - Craig uses binoculars to spot Butters' progress, but is spotted by Mr. Turner.
 * "Follow That Egg!" - Craig is paired with Red.
 * "Quest for Ratings" - Craig and Kenny's show, Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens (Wearing Hats), is crushing the boys' news show.
 * "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset" - Craig is at Bebe's Stupid Spoiled Whore party. He is mostly seen beside Sally. He is also seen running from a black haired girl during the party.
 * "Free Willzyx" - Craig and Stan go to Mexico in search of a cheap space program.
 * "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce"- Craig is terrified about Kyle apparently causing 9/11. He looks scared and runs from Kyle.
 * "Smug Alert!" - Craig, Token, and Clyde confront Cartman at his "Goodbye, Kyle" party and ask him why Kyle isn't there.
 * "Make Love, Not Warcraft" - Craig helps the boys fight the rouge player online.
 * "Tsst" - Craig tells Cartman he hates him and slams the door in his face when Cartman comes to him for help.
 * "Lice Capades" - Craig works as Cartman's right-hand man in the investigation on who has lice. He also has many lines in this episode.
 * "Le Petit Tourette" - Craig, believing Cartman to have Tourette's Syndrome, is miserably jealous of him because he gets away with saying terrible things about people. He is later seen asking Thomas if he can do his laundry.
 * "Guitar Queer-o" - Craig is among the boys who are in the background for the episode (his gang, Cartman, Kenny etc).
 * "The List" - Craig is among the secondary fourth graders (Token, Clyde, Bebe, etc.) who have a small part in the episode. He was placed twelfth on the first list, but it is hinted by Bebe that he was placed very high on the real list. Fan conjecture suggests that he was placed first on the list, in place of Clyde.
 * "Super Fun Time" - Craig holds hands with Kenny on the field trip.
 * "Pandemic" - Craig joins the boys to perform in a pan flute band to make easy money. This plan backfires, however, and the five are sent all the way to Peru. He is angry that the boys wasted his birthday money, and constantly complains about how they swindled him out of his money, which irritates the boys. However, he is the only one who can stop the Furry Death.
 * "Pandemic 2: The Startling" - Constantly complains about the situation and how the boys never learn from their mistakes. Eventually defeats the Guinea Pirate and stops the Furry Death.
 * "Elementary School Musical" - Is seen dancing with the other kids.
 * "The Ring"- Craig is seen with the other boys looking at Tammy Warner. He is also seen making a snowman and playing basketball with the boys.
 * "Margaritaville"- Craig is one of the boys moping around because their parents aren't buying fun things for them anymore.
 * "Fishsticks" - Craig tries to convince Jimmy to simply let Cartman take credit for 50% of the Fishsticks joke.
 * "Eat, Pray, Queef" - Craig is forced out of his seat by Cartman and is later shown singing "Queef Free" with the other boys.
 * "Crème Fraiche" - Craig is briefly shown expressing exasperation at Randy's failure to actually serve any food. First speaking role since season 13.
 * "HUMANCENTiPAD" - Tells Cartman that his iPad is fake.
 * "T.M.I." - Helps Cartman measure the boys' penis sizes.
 * "Crack Baby Athletic Association" - Works for Cartman; he, along with Clyde, tries to track down Slash.
 * "The Last of the Meheecans" - Attends a sleepover at Cartman's house and plays Texans vs. Mexicans with the other kids.
 * "Bass to Mouth" - Appears as part of the group of students attempting to prevent their private information being published on Eavesdropper.
 * "1%" - Disparagingly tells Cartman to go home and talk to his stuffed toys.