Principal Victoria is the former principal of South Park Elementary. She first appears in the Season One episode, "Pinkeye", and was usually seen with school counselor, Mr. Mackey, and shop class teacher, Richard Adler. Sometime prior to the events of Season Nineteen, she was let go from South Park Elementary and replaced by PC Principal. She is currently voiced by April Stewart and was previously voiced by Mary Kay Bergman and Eliza Schneider.
Background[]
Victoria was quite capable of running the school, despite the stupidity and ineptitude of the rest of the school faculty. In "Go God Go", she informs Mrs. Garrison that she knows too little about evolution to teach it and replaces her with Richard Dawkins. In early appearances, she has a heavy accent that sounds rather similar to being from Wisconsin or Sarah Palin, though it seems to have diminished over the years and with the changing of voice actors.
In "Breast Cancer Show Ever", she is revealed to be a strong feminine rights activist as she tells Wendy that she is a 7-year breast cancer survivor and encourages Wendy to fight for what she believes in no matter what the consequences could be for her. She shows contempt for Cartman and compares him directly to cancer, referring to him metaphorically as "pure evil", and "a fat little lump that needs to be destroyed". As she was the one who convinced Wendy to fight Cartman regardless of the rules, it's unlikely that she punished Wendy for fighting Cartman.
It is hinted in "Toilet Paper" by Josh that she had an abusive mother who "spanked her thighs with cold cuts and stuck umbrellas up her ass". This has not been confirmed, but because he was able to correctly predict Officer Barbrady's own abuse, this is plausible.
Despite her intelligence, she has been shown at times to be quite oblivious to things, such as in "Pinkeye", where she makes Cartman a "ghost" costume that bore a striking resemblance to a Ku Klux Klan hood.
In "Stunning and Brave", it was announced that she was fired from South Park Elementary due to an incident where a student referred to rape as a "Hot Cosby" and got replaced with PC Principal. In "Sponsored Content", she reveals she was replaced and the "Hot Cosby" was made up to get her fired. In "PC Principal Final Justice", it is revealed that she got fired because of Mr. Mackey.
Upon PC Principal saving the town from ads by killing Leslie Meyers, he permanently becomes principal. Victoria, meanwhile, has not had a speaking role since "PC Principal Final Justice" and has only appeared in three episodes beyond this: "Put It Down", "Holiday Special" (at the school, as an error), and "South ParQ Vaccination Special".
Criminal Record[]
- Murder: In "Sexual Harassment Panda", she confessed to having killed a man, despite the fact that the trial in which she made this proclamation had nothing to do with whatever she might be guilty of. However, she explained: "I hit him over the head and cut up the body. I tried to burn it, but it wouldn't burn! I put the legs in the garbage bags and put the torso under the bridge. I had to do it!!", whereupon she then burst into tears.
- Attempted Murder: She and Mr. Mackey, along with Mr. Adler, attempted to murder Eric Cartman to cover up their crime of poisoning the students with tainted pizza in "Bass to Mouth".
- Kidnapping: She, Caitlyn Jenner, and Mr. Garrison kidnap Randy and interrogate him about what has happened to the town since they left (Shi Tpa Town, Whole Foods Market).
- Violation and obstruction of the Pure Food and Drug Act: In "Bass to Mouth", at Cartman's suggestion, Principal Victoria, Mr. Adler, and Mr. Mackey serve the students pizza tainted with laxatives as a reward for their test scores.
Personality[]
Victoria, unlike the other residents of South Park, is very intelligent, competent, and rational. In fact, she is one of the few people in the entire show to be recognized as such. She is often objective to immoral or witless ideas that she is certain will end in catastrophe, and will only resort to these actions if she feels there is no other choice. She is also shown to be very motivational, such as in "Breast Cancer Show Ever".
Despite this, Victoria has, on occasion, shown to have a dark side and be somewhat satirical to many of the characters she encounters. She was seen to have been involved in some assaults and committed second-degree murder.
Appearance[]
Victoria wears a pink shirt over a white blouse, black trousers and shoes and rosy lipstick. She has large eyeglasses and yellow curly hair in a perm style. In addition, she speaks with a thick Minnesotan accent, although as of the later seasons it has diminished.
For special occasions, as seen in the awards ceremony scene in "The Death Camp of Tolerance", Victoria wears an unusual outfit consisting of a lavender V-neck blouse with white lace trim around the collar, a long flared black skirt which reaches her shoes, and a pastel pink cummerbund.
In "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub", Victoria is said to have a "nice ass" and it is referenced many times by the male characters, even Herbert Garrison.
In early seasons, her legs used to be the same shape as other adults, but as of recent seasons, her legs are less wide.
- To see images of Principal Victoria, visit Principal Victoria/Gallery.
Quotes[]
- Principal Victoria: "I see. I've noticed all the things you've done for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know I'm a breast cancer survivor?"
Wendy: "Ma'am?"
Principal Victoria: "I was diagnosed seven years ago. Cancer is... pure evil. It is a fat little lump that needs to be... destroyed. When there is cancer, you have to "fight" it. You can't reason with cancer, you can't wish it away. Cancer doesn't play by the rules, so neither can you."
Wendy: "My... parents said that if I fight-"
Principal Victoria: "And you can't listen to what anybody else tells you. You have to be willing to give up everything because cancer will take everything. Do you understand?"
Wendy: "Yes, ma'am!"
Principal Victoria: "When you have cancer, you fight, because it doesn't matter if you beat it or not. You refuse to let that fat little lump make you feel powerless!" from "Breast Cancer Show Ever"
Trivia[]
- Her name is a pun of actress Victoria Principal.
- As revealed in "The Death of Eric Cartman", it seems that Cartman has defecated in her purse seven times.
- In "Sponsored Content", Principal Victoria is seen with a cane. This implies that she received some sort of damage to her knee. Given her replacement by PC Principal and his well-known fondness for breaking the legs of people he dislikes, it is possible that she was assaulted by him.
- So far, she is one of the few major South Park Elementary School faculty characters, both former and current, to have never joined a cult.
- She pronounces Eric Cartman's first name as "Ee-rick" instead of "Eh-rick".
- She is considered to be attractive by most of the male population of South Park and this is a recurring topic of conversation by them in some episodes. In one episode, she is even seen naked in bed with Chef.
- It was revealed in Sexual Harassment Panda that she has murdered somebody, claiming that she "had to do it".
- She is likely bisexual or a different multisexual identity as she has been shown in relationships with men and women, including Chef, an unnamed husband/boyfriend, and even Liane Cartman at the Drunken Barn Dance.
Prominence[]
Although she has never been a particularly major character, Principal Victoria has had a speaking appearance in every season except Season 20 and after.
- "Pinkeye" - Debut appearance. Gives Cartman a ghost costume which is really a KKK costume after she sees his Adolf Hitler costume.
- "Starvin' Marvin" - Tells the boys that they cannot be parents because they are too young.
- "Tom's Rhinoplasty" - She tells Mr. Garrison's student that they will be getting a reliever.
- "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" - Seen in the bar drinking with Mayor McDaniels.
- "Ike's Wee Wee" - Fires Mr. Mackey for selling drugs to children, but later helps him to kick his drug addiction.
- "Conjoined Fetus Lady" - Joins Nurse Gollum and a few other parents for dinner. She suggests if Nurse Gollum could have her conjoined twin removed.
- "Roger Ebert Should Lay off the Fatty Foods" - Examines Van Gelder with Nurse Gollum.
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (cameo)
- "Sexual Harassment Panda" - She admits that she killed a man.
- "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub" - (mentioned) - She is mentioned to be at the party, where Mr. Garrison scolds Mr. Hat for grabbing her ass.
- "Hooked on Monkey Fonics" - Introduces Dio to the children at the dance.
- "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" (cameo) - Seen during the final song.
- "Timmy 2000" - She and Mr. Mackey wrongly suggest that Timmy has ADD.
- "Cherokee Hair Tampons" - Seen with the school board, when Mr. Garrison is suspended from teaching.
- "Chef Goes Nanners" - Informs Chef she and the other civilians have choir council on Thursdays, therefore she can't protest with him. She later agrees to Saturday at 11:30.
- "Probably" - She and all the other parents in South Park try to stop Eric Cartman from brainwashing the children into his cult.
- "Fourth Grade" - She is disgusted by seeing Ms. Choksondik along with Chef and Mr. Mackey. She later hires Mr. Garrison back as a kindergarten teacher.
- "Helen Keller! The Musical" - Watches a thanksgiving musical about Helen Keller.
- "Fat Camp" - Angry at Chef for singing a song about prostitutes to the students.
- "The Wacky Molestation Adventure" - Arrested by police.
- "It Hits the Fan" - Seen talking to Mr. Mackey.
- "Cartmanland" (cameo)
- "Proper Condom Use" - Agrees to start teaching the children Sexual Education.
- "Kenny Dies" - She calls Stan and Kyle to her office to inform them about Kenny's illness.
- "The Death Camp of Tolerance" - She sends Herbert Garrison and his S&M partner to the tolerance camp.
- "Red Sleigh Down" - Seen in the crowd, when Jimmy sings his Christmas song.
- "Toilet Paper" - Upon Cartman telling her and Mr. Mackey about him and the boys throwing toilet paper at Mrs. Streibel's house, she gives Stan, Kyle, and Kenny detention for two weeks, but Cartman only gets one.
- "I'm a Little Bit Country" (cameo) - Seen in the crowd during the final song.
- "Fat Butt and Pancake Head" - Goes outside to see Jennifer Lopez.
- "Red Man's Greed" - She, along with the rest of the town, are forced to leave when the Native Americans want to build a casino over South Park.
- "Butt Out" - Angry with Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny for burning down the school.
- "Up the Down Steroid" - Seen in the class picture.
- "You Got F'd in the A"
- "AWESOM-O" (cameo) - Among the people laughing at Cartman's embarrassing video.
- "Goobacks" (cameo)
- "Douche and Turd" - Bans Stan Marsh from school when she decides that voting is stupid.
- "Pre-School" (in flashback) - Shocked over the preschool teacher's burns.
- "Quest for Ratings" - Jimmy shows her couch medicine footage.
- "Die Hippie, Die" - Lets Cartman play with his toy bulldozer every day at the school parking lot after he saves the town from Hippies.
- "Wing" - She sits next to Ms. Garrison and she makes a girl comment toward her much to her disgust.
- "The Death of Eric Cartman" (cameo) - Seen when Cartman gives her a fruit basket.
- "Erection Day" - Seen in the audience in Jimmy's nightmare, and in the audience at the talent show.
- "Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow" (cameo) - Seen in the cafeteria looking at the TV about the news for the broken dam.
- "The Return of Chef" (cameo) - Seen at Chef's funeral.
- "Smug Alert!" - She, along with the rest of the townspeople, get Hybrid cars.
- "Cartoon Wars Part I" - She makes the school learn Muslim sensitivity.
- "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce" - Holds a PTA meeting after Cartman accuses Kyle of starting 9/11. Also laughs while Mr. Mackey is speaking about the urinal poop incident over the PA microphone.
- "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy" - Cartman reports Ike and Miss Stevenson's relationship to Principal Victoria.
- "Go God Go" - Replaces Mrs. Garrison with Richard Dawkins due to Mrs. Garrison's inability to teach evolution.
- "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson" - Calls Cartman to her officer for laughing in assembly.
- "The Snuke" - Contacted by Officer Barbrady to have South Park Elementary evacuated.
- "Le Petit Tourette" - Reprimands Kyle for seemingly making fun of Cartman's tourettes.
- "Tonsil Trouble" - Confronts about Cartman if he infected Kyle with AIDS.
- "Britney's New Look" (cameo) - Seen taking photos of Britney Spears.
- "Major Boobage" - Attends the town meeting at the community center.
- "Eek, A Penis!" - Reintroduces Herbert Garrison as his original gender.
- "Over Logging" (cameo) - Appears at the town meeting.
- "Breast Cancer Show Ever" - Confronts Wendy over her planned fight with Eric and reveals she is a seven-year breast cancer survivor.
- "About Last Night..." - Seen comforted by her husband or boyfriend at the Stotch Residence after John McCain lost the 2008 elections.
- "The Ungroundable" - Talks to the Goth Kids.
- "The Ring" (cameo) - Seen at Kenny's funeral.
- "Margaritaville" (cameo) - Seen throwing squirrels at Mr. Garrison.
- "Eat, Pray, Queef" - Holds an emergency school meeting with parents.
- "Pinewood Derby" - Seen among the residents at the end of the alien test.
- "W.T.F." - Fires Mr. Conners for students' lack of interest in wrestling and mistakes his wrestling video on his iPhone for gay porn.
- "The F Word" - Seen in the school assembly.
- "Dances with Smurfs" - Allows Cartman to be the student who reads the morning announcements after the death of Gordon Stoltski.
- "Sexual Healing" (cameo) - Seen at Kenny's funeral.
- "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs" - Proud that Butters wrote his own book, which was a success.
- "200" - Calls Stan to the principal's office and also seen in the crowd giving Santa in bear costume to gingers.
- "201" (cameo)
- "It's a Jersey Thing" (cameo)
- "Insheeption" - Asks why Mr. Mackey is hoarding.
- "Funnybot" (cameo) - Held hostage with the rest of the school.
- "T.M.I." - Reprimands Cartman for measuring the boys' penis sizes.
- "Bass to Mouth" - Major role; she, Mr. Mackey, and Mr. Adler tell Cartman about a suicide he caused at school.
- "1%" - Advises the board representative to use less foul language to the children.
- "Sarcastaball" - Asks Randy Marsh about the Sarcastaball team.
- "Going Native" - Tells Linda Stotch and Stephen Stotch about their son's bad behavior at school.
- "A Scause For Applause" (cameo)
- "World War Zimmerman" - Introduces Cartman's rap song at the assembly.
- "Taming Strange" - She and the South Park Elementary School staff talk to Mr. Mackey about the computer system that has been a massive failure and the school spending US$22,000 trying to fix it.
- "Ginger Cow" - Tells Kyle Broflovski that Jewish men have come all the way from Israel, but they need a translator even though they are speaking perfect English.
- "Gluten Free Ebola" - Discusses that Butters would like to come back to the school after burning down the gymnasium at the faculty meeting.
- "The Cissy" - Seen during the meeting over Eric using the girls' bathroom. At the meeting, she says that Eric is not hurt and confused, but she gives him a transgender bathroom.
- "The Magic Bush" - Seen at the town reception for Laura Tucker.
- "#REHASH" - Calls CartmanBrah to her office due to her getting a lot of complaints that his online persona is becoming a problem.
- "Stunning and Brave" - Mentioned getting fired.
- "The City Part of Town" - Once again mentioned being fired.
- "Sponsored Content" - She mentions being fired, but it seems that she was replaced, not fired.
- "Truth and Advertising" - She travels back to South Park with Mr. Garrison and Caitlyn Jenner, when they get there they discover the town had changed since.
- "PC Principal Final Justice" - She learns that Mr. Mackey got her fired due to him always being used by her.
- "Put It Down" (cameo) - Seen briefly in the "Put It Down" song.
- "Holiday Special" (Error) - Seen during the school meeting.
- "South ParQ Vaccination Special" - Seen at the end of the episode celebrating that she has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
South Park: The Stick of Truth[]
Principal Victoria appears in the game as a minor character, remaining at the Community Center during the entire game.
See Also[]
References[]
South Park Elementary staff | |
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Coach Miles | Girls' Volleyball Coach | Herbert Garrison | Mitchell | Mr. Derp | Mr. Garrett | Mr. Harris | Mr. Mackey | Mr. Meryl | Mr. Thompson | Mr. Wyland | Mrs. Streibel | Ms. Bronski | PC Principal | Pearl | Recess Supervisor | Richard Adler | Strong Woman | Substitute Teacher | Unnamed Bus Driver | |
Former | |
Diane Choksondik | Jerome "Chef" McElroy | Jose Venezuela | Margaret Nelson | Miss Claridge | Mr. Conners | Mr. Slave | Ms. Ellen | Ms. Stevenson | Nurse Gollum | Principal Victoria | Randy Marsh | Veronica Crabtree |