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|aliases = The Kids, Children
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|aliases = The Kids, Children
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|type = Clique
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|type = Clique
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|job = Students
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|rivals = [[Craig's Gang]]<br>[[Goth Kids]]<br>[[The Afghan Boys]]<br>[[Trent Boyett]]
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|rivals = [[Craig's Gang]]<br>[[Goth Kids]]<br>[[The Afghan Boys]]<br>[[Trent Boyett]]<br>[[Bill]] and [[Fosse]]
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|enemies = [[The Orange County Crew]]
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|enemies = [[The Orange County Crew]]
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|gender = Male
  
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|age = 10
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|gender = Male
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|age = 10
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|job = Students
  
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|grade = [[The 4th Grade|4th Grade]]
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|grade = [[The 4th Grade|4th Grade]]
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|member1 = [[Stan Marsh]]
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|first = "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]"
  
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|member2 = [[Kyle Broflovski]]
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|times = 240
  
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|member1 = [[Stan Marsh]]
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|member3 = [[Kenny McCormick]]
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|member2 = [[Kyle Broflovski]]
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|member4 = [[Eric Cartman]]
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|member3 = [[Kenny McCormick]]
  
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|member4 = [[Eric Cartman]]
  
 
|formermember1 = [[Butters Stotch]]
  
|formermember1 = [[Butters Stotch]]
 
|formermember2 = [[Tweek Tweak]]
  
|formermember2 = [[Tweek Tweak]]
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|first = "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]"
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}}'''The Boys''' are a group consisting of [[Stan Marsh]], [[Kyle Broflovski]], [[Kenny McCormick]] and [[Eric Cartman]]. Earlier episodes usually opened with an establishing shot of the boys standing at the [[Bus Stop]]. They are also referred to as "Children" by [[Jerome "Chef" McElroy|Chef]].
  
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}}'''The Boys''' are a group consisting of [[Stan Marsh]], [[Kyle Broflovski]], [[Kenny McCormick]], and [[Eric Cartman]] (Originally named Kenny in 1992's Jesus vs Frosty). Earlier episodes usually opened with an establishing shot of the boys standing at the [[Bus Stop]]. They are also referred to as "Children" by [[Jerome "Chef" McElroy|Chef]].
   
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After [[Kenny Dies|Kenny's death]], Stan, Kyle, and Cartman first replaced him with [[Butters Stotch]] 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 Tweak]] until "[[Child Abduction is Not Funny]]." Kenny permanently reappears in "[[Red Sleigh Down]]." Other students in the 4th Grade (or the 3rd Grade, in the first three seasons) are usually included as part of the extended gang.
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After [[Kenny Dies|Kenny's death]], Stan, Kyle, and Cartman first replaced him with [[Butters Stotch]] for the first five episodes of [[Season Six]]. In "[[Professor Chaos]]", the boys hold a contest spoofing ''[[Wikipedia:The Bachelor|The Bachelor]]'', and settle on replacing him with [[Tweek Tweak]] until "[[Child Abduction is Not Funny]]". Kenny permanently reappears in "[[Red Sleigh Down]]." Other students in the 4th Grade (or the 3rd Grade, in the first three seasons) are usually included as part of the extended gang.
   
 
==Appearance==
  
==Appearance==
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===Kyle Broflovski===
  
===Kyle Broflovski===
 
{{main|Kyle Broflovski#Appearance{{!}}Kyle Broflovski}}
  
{{main|Kyle Broflovski#Appearance{{!}}Kyle Broflovski}}
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Kyle wears a greenish lime ushanka, a bright orange jacket, midnight green pants, and lime-green mittens. He also wears a Dark Blue Terrance and Phillip shirt to bed. He has red hair.
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Kyle wears a greenish lime ushanka, a bright orange jacket, midnight green pants, and lime-green mittens. He also wears a Dark Blue Terrance and Phillip shirt to bed. He has curly red hair.
 
[[File:Kyle-broflovski.png|thumb|[[Kyle Broflovski]]]]
  
[[File:Kyle-broflovski.png|thumb|[[Kyle Broflovski]]]]
   
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===Eric Cartman===
  
===Eric Cartman===
 
{{main|Eric Cartman#Appearance{{!}}Eric Cartman}}
  
{{main|Eric Cartman#Appearance{{!}}Eric Cartman}}
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Cartman is obese. He wears a red jacket, yellow gloves, an aqua blue hat with a yellow puffball on top, brown pants, black shoes, and white socks. He sometimes wears a green T-shirt with a bear picture on under his jacket, a white tank top, and occasionally a dark red T-shirt. He has medium-brown hair and a double-chin. He also has triangular-shaped eyebrows in contrast to the other main boys' rectangular ones.
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Cartman is obese. He wears a red jacket, yellow gloves, an aqua blue hat with a yellow puffball on top, brown pants, black shoes, and white socks. He sometimes wears a green T-shirt with a bear picture on under his jacket, a white tank top, and occasionally a dark red T-shirt. He has medium-brown hair and a double-chin. He also has triangular-shaped eyebrows in contrast to the other main boys' rectangular ones. He was originally named Kenny in 1992's Jesus vs Frosty.
 
[[File:Eric-cartman.png|thumb|[[Eric Cartman]]]]
  
[[File:Eric-cartman.png|thumb|[[Eric Cartman]]]]
   
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{{main|Kyle Broflovski#Personality{{!}}Kyle Broflovski}}
  
{{main|Kyle Broflovski#Personality{{!}}Kyle Broflovski}}
   
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Originally, Kyle's personality was extremely similar to Stan's - he had firm morals and generally was the "good boy" of the group, often being the one to deliver the "I learned something today" speech at the end of the episodes. After the abandoned plan to kill Kyle off in season 5 (that honor went, predictably, to Kenny) his personality was changed - most notably, his temper shortened considerably. Kyle has extremely strong beliefs, and when forced to question them, he becomes very upset and has somewhat of a short temper, (especially when it comes to Cartman. This is has caused a lot of fights between the two boys). For the most part, Kyle bases his decisions on both his emotions and beliefs; therefore, he is easily coaxed into fights and manipulated by his feelings.
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Originally, Kyle's personality was extremely similar to Stan's - he had firm morals and generally was the "good boy" of the group, often being the one to deliver the "I learned something today" speech at the end of the episodes. After the abandoned plan to kill Kyle off in [[season 5]] (that honor went, predictably, to Kenny) his personality was changed - most notably, his temper shortened considerably. Kyle has extremely strong beliefs, and when forced to question them, he becomes very upset and has somewhat of a short temper, (especially when it comes to Cartman. This is has caused a lot of fights between the two boys). For the most part, Kyle bases his decisions on both his emotions and beliefs; therefore, he is easily coaxed into fights and manipulated by his feelings. Kyle also gets mad at Cartman's excessive anti-semitic statements.
   
 
===Kenny McCormick===
  
===Kenny McCormick===
 
{{main|Kenny McCormick#Personality{{!}}Kenny McCormick}}
  
{{main|Kenny McCormick#Personality{{!}}Kenny McCormick}}
   
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Kenny is the most sexually knowledgeable and experienced of the group. In earlier episodes, when an unknown term is introduced to Stan, Kyle and Cartman, Kenny will be called upon by his friends to clarify, although Kenny sometimes does not know the meaning of the term himself. His muffled responses are often met with laughter, or further confusion.
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Kenny is the most sexually knowledgeable and experienced in the group. In earlier episodes, when an unknown term is introduced to Stan, Kyle, and Cartman, Kenny will be called upon by his friends to clarify, although Kenny sometimes does not know the meaning of the term himself. His muffled responses are often met with laughter or further confusion. Most of the time, the boys understand Kenny perfectly. He has also shown positive traits such as loyalty and heroism. Many of his deaths were sacrifices for his friends and even the whole world.
   
 
===Eric Cartman===
  
===Eric Cartman===
 
{{main|Eric Cartman#Personality{{!}}Eric Cartman}}
  
{{main|Eric Cartman#Personality{{!}}Eric Cartman}}
   
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Cartman is described in various terms; in short, he is an evil, vicious, angry, selfish, greedy, spoiled, and insane child. He is the most foul-mouthed character in the show. He is also racist and stereotypes almost everyone he sees. The very dark, usually disturbing undertones to his personality often hint at an extreme mental imbalance. Apart from being portrayed as having a general lack of moral responsibility or social conscience, he also seems to take pleasure from others' misfortune and is generally unable to show empathy.
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Cartman is described in various terms; in short, he is an evil, vicious, angry, selfish, greedy, spoiled, and insane child. He is the most foul-mouthed character in the show. He is also racist and stereotypes almost everyone he sees. The very dark, usually disturbing undertones to his personality often hint at an extreme mental imbalance. Apart from being portrayed as having a general lack of moral responsibility or social conscience, he also seems to take pleasure from others' misfortune and is generally unable to show empathy. Cartman enjoys delivering hate speech, especially to people of the Jewish religion.
   
 
==Absences==
  
==Absences==
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This is a list of episodes which did not feature all four boys in a prominent role.
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This is a list of episodes which did not feature all four boys in a prominent role (save for the intro).
   
 
* "[[Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus]]" - Everyone but Kenny made a brief appearance on the TV.
  
* "[[Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus]]" - Everyone but Kenny made a brief appearance on the TV.
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* [[Season Six]] - Kenny died in the [[Season Five]] episode "[[Kenny Dies]]"; he is mentioned a lot throughout the season. His soul was inside Cartman's body from "[[A Ladder to Heaven]]" until "[[The Biggest Douche in the Universe]]", after that he reappeared at the end of "[[Red Sleigh Down]]", making his first return in 13 episodes.
  
* [[Season Six]] - Kenny died in the [[Season Five]] episode "[[Kenny Dies]]"; he is mentioned a lot throughout the season. His soul was inside Cartman's body from "[[A Ladder to Heaven]]" until "[[The Biggest Douche in the Universe]]", after that he reappeared at the end of "[[Red Sleigh Down]]", making his first return in 13 episodes.
 
* "[[Butters' Very Own Episode]]" - Stan, Kyle, and Cartman briefly appear but Kyle has no lines. Kenny doesn't appear in person but can be seen in episode clips used in the "[[It's Butters!]]" intro.
  
* "[[Butters' Very Own Episode]]" - Stan, Kyle, and Cartman briefly appear but Kyle has no lines. Kenny doesn't appear in person but can be seen in episode clips used in the "[[It's Butters!]]" intro.
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* "[[My Future Self n' Me]]" - Only Stan, Cartman, and briefly Kyle featured and was mentioned one.
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* "[[My Future Self n' Me]]" - Only Stan and Cartman, Kyle has a few appearances.
 
* "[[Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset]]" - Kyle and Kenny appear briefly but don't have lines; only Cartman and Stan speak.
  
* "[[Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset]]" - Kyle and Kenny appear briefly but don't have lines; only Cartman and Stan speak.
 
* "[[Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
  
* "[[Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
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* "[[Le Petit Tourette]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle; Stan and Kenny appeared in a few shots but with no lines.
  
* "[[Le Petit Tourette]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle; Stan and Kenny appeared in a few shots but with no lines.
 
* "[[More Crap]]" - Only Stan featured.
  
* "[[More Crap]]" - Only Stan featured.
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* "[[Imaginationland, Episode II]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared. 
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* "[[Imaginationland, Episode III]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
 
* "[[Britney's New Look]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
  
* "[[Britney's New Look]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
 
*"[[Canada on Strike]]" - Kenny appears briefly at the school assembly.
  
*"[[Canada on Strike]]" - Kenny appears briefly at the school assembly.
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*"[[Over Logging]]" - Cartman and Kenny appear briefly, but have no lines.
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*"[[Over Logging]]" - Cartman and Kenny appear briefly but have no lines.
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*"[[Breast Cancer Show Ever]]" - Kyle and Kenny briefly appeared, but Kyle has only one line and Kenny has none.
 
* "[[About Last Night...]]" - Only Stan, Kyle, and briefly Cartman appeared.
  
* "[[About Last Night...]]" - Only Stan, Kyle, and briefly Cartman appeared.
 
* "[[Pinewood Derby]]" - Only Stan, and briefly Cartman and Kenny featured.
  
* "[[Pinewood Derby]]" - Only Stan, and briefly Cartman and Kenny featured.
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* "[[You Have 0 Friends]]" - Kenny does not appear after the first scene.
  
* "[[You Have 0 Friends]]" - Kenny does not appear after the first scene.
 
* "[[Poor and Stupid]]" - Only Cartman and Kenny; Stan and Kyle briefly featured at the beginning of the episode.
  
* "[[Poor and Stupid]]" - Only Cartman and Kenny; Stan and Kyle briefly featured at the beginning of the episode.
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* "[[Insheeption]]" - Only Stan featured in full; Cartman, Kyle, and Kenny only appear briefly while Kyle only appears in the last scene along with Wendy and Kenny has no lines.
 
* "[[Crack Baby Athletic Association]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
  
* "[[Crack Baby Athletic Association]]" - Everyone except Kenny appeared.
 
* "[[City Sushi]]" - The four boys were seen briefly in the crowd at the school assembly about the diversity of Asian people.
  
* "[[City Sushi]]" - The four boys were seen briefly in the crowd at the school assembly about the diversity of Asian people.
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* "[[Insecurity]]" - Kenny appears only at the beginning of the episode and has no lines.
  
* "[[Insecurity]]" - Kenny appears only at the beginning of the episode and has no lines.
 
* "[[Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers]]" - All four can be seen briefly during the Goth styled intro and later Stan, Kyle, and Kenny are briefly seen in the Gymnasium, but none of them have any speaking roles.
  
* "[[Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers]]" - All four can be seen briefly during the Goth styled intro and later Stan, Kyle, and Kenny are briefly seen in the Gymnasium, but none of them have any speaking roles.
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* "[[The Cissy]]" - Kyle and Kenny appear in the first scene, late Kyle makes a cameo and they are seen in the assembly of the school.
 
* "[[Handicar]]" - None of the boys appeared.
  
* "[[Handicar]]" - None of the boys appeared.
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* "[[#HappyHoligrams |#HappyHoligrams]]" - Everyone except [[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] appeared. 
 
* "[[You're Not Yelping]]"- Kenny doesn't appear.
  
* "[[You're Not Yelping]]"- Kenny doesn't appear.
 
* "[[Sponsored Content]]"- Cartman and Kenny do not have any speaking roles.
  
* "[[Sponsored Content]]"- Cartman and Kenny do not have any speaking roles.
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* "[[Member Berries]]"- Kenny can be seen briefly at the beginning, and doesn't have a speaking role.
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* "[[Member Berries]]"- Kenny can be seen briefly at the beginning and doesn't have a speaking role.
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* "[[Skank Hunt]]"- Kenny doesn't have a speaking role, but is seen during [[Heidi Turner]]'s [[Twitter]] "funeral" and crying when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
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* "[[Skank Hunt]]"- Kenny doesn't have a speaking role but is seen during [[Heidi Turner]]'s [[Twitter]] "funeral" and crying when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
 
* "[[The Damned]]" - Kenny is absent throughout the entire episode.
  
* "[[The Damned]]" - Kenny is absent throughout the entire episode.
 
* "[[Fort Collins]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle appear. Stan and Kenny appear briefly in a brief recap of the season's previous episodes.
  
* "[[Fort Collins]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle appear. Stan and Kenny appear briefly in a brief recap of the season's previous episodes.
 
* "[[Members Only]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle appear. Stan and Kenny appear very briefly in Kyle's flashback.
  
* "[[Members Only]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle appear. Stan and Kenny appear very briefly in Kyle's flashback.
 
* "[[Not Funny]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle appear.
  
* "[[Not Funny]]" - Only Cartman and Kyle appear.
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* "[[White People Renovating Houses]]" - Only Cartman featured in full, Stan, Kyle and Kenny were only seen at the beginning of episode.
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* "[[White People Renovating Houses]]" - Only Cartman featured in full, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny were only seen at the beginning of the episode.
 
* "[[Splatty Tomato]]" - Kenny does not appear in this episode.
  
* "[[Splatty Tomato]]" - Kenny does not appear in this episode.
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* "[[Mexican Joker]]" - Kenny does not appear in this episode.
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* "[[Band in China]]" - Only Stan and Kenny featured in full, Cartman and Kyle appear at the end of the episode.
   
 
==Other Members==
  
==Other Members==
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* "[[Faith Hilling]]" - Butters.
  
* "[[Faith Hilling]]" - Butters.
 
* "[[Obama Wins!]]" - Jimmy, Craig, Token; Cartman is not present.
  
* "[[Obama Wins!]]" - Jimmy, Craig, Token; Cartman is not present.
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* "[[Informative Murder Porn]]" - Wendy (briefly).
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* "[[Informative Murder Porn]]" - Wendy (Briefly).
 
* "[[Go Fund Yourself]]" - Butters.
  
* "[[Go Fund Yourself]]" - Butters.
 
* "[[Naughty Ninjas]]" - Jimmy, Token, Clyde, Butters, and [[David Rodriguez]].
  
* "[[Naughty Ninjas]]" - Jimmy, Token, Clyde, Butters, and [[David Rodriguez]].
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* "[[Franchise Prequel]]" - Jimmy, Clyde, Token, Tweek and Craig.
  
* "[[Franchise Prequel]]" - Jimmy, Clyde, Token, Tweek and Craig.
 
* "[[Hummels & Heroin]]" - Butters.
  
* "[[Hummels & Heroin]]" - Butters.
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* "[[Splatty Tomato]]" - Token, Tweek, Craig and Heidi; Kenny is not present.
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* "[[Splatty Tomato]]" - Token, Tweek, Craig, and Heidi; Kenny is not present.
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* "[[Band in China]]" - Butters and Jimmy; Kyle and Cartman are not present.
   
 
===Butters Stotch===
  
===Butters Stotch===
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* The Boys have the four main hair colors: black ([[Stan Marsh|Stan]]), red ([[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle]]), blonde ([[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]]), and brown ([[Eric Cartman|Cartman]]). Even when [[Butters Stotch|Butters]] or [[Tweek Tweak|Tweek]] replace Kenny, this remains the case.
  
* The Boys have the four main hair colors: black ([[Stan Marsh|Stan]]), red ([[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle]]), blonde ([[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]]), and brown ([[Eric Cartman|Cartman]]). Even when [[Butters Stotch|Butters]] or [[Tweek Tweak|Tweek]] replace Kenny, this remains the case.
 
* 2 of the boys' names both start with the same letter. [[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle]] and [[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] both start with 'K'.
  
* 2 of the boys' names both start with the same letter. [[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle]] and [[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] both start with 'K'.
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** [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]]'s name starts with a 'K' sound.
 
* The Boys have Afghan counterparts known as [[The Afghan Boys]].
  
* The Boys have Afghan counterparts known as [[The Afghan Boys]].
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* According to the commentary for "[[Professor Chaos]]", they planned on changing the fourth friend every run, but after Tweek they ultimately decided to bring back Kenny.
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* According to the commentary for "[[Professor Chaos]]", they planned on changing the fourth friend every run, but after Tweek, they ultimately decided to bring back Kenny.
 
* Although there seems to be 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]]"), the two groups often put aside their differences and coalesce into one group to pursue a greater cause ("[[Free Willzyx]]", "[[Marjorine]]", and "[[Make Love, Not Warcraft]]", among others). In later seasons, Jimmy, Token, Clyde, and Craig are frequently seen hanging out with the Boys and Butters.
  
* Although there seems to be 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]]"), the two groups often put aside their differences and coalesce into one group to pursue a greater cause ("[[Free Willzyx]]", "[[Marjorine]]", and "[[Make Love, Not Warcraft]]", among others). In later seasons, Jimmy, Token, Clyde, and Craig are frequently seen hanging out with the Boys and Butters.
 
* [[Season Seventeen]] marks the first season in which the Boys were never seen functioning as a quartet. Every episode generally focused on 1 or 2 of the Boys, the kids as a whole, or supporting characters.
  
* [[Season Seventeen]] marks the first season in which the Boys were never seen functioning as a quartet. Every episode generally focused on 1 or 2 of the Boys, the kids as a whole, or supporting characters.
 
** On another note, [[Season Twenty]] is the first season where the boys are never shown together as a whole.
  
** On another note, [[Season Twenty]] is the first season where the boys are never shown together as a whole.
 
* Kenny is the only one out of 4 of the boys to never get grounded.
  
* Kenny is the only one out of 4 of the boys to never get grounded.
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* All of the boys' homes are different colors of green.
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* All of the boys' homes are different shades of green.
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[[es:Los Chicos]]
 
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[[zh:四人组]]
 
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[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Male 4th Graders]]
  
[[Category:Male 4th Graders]]
 
[[Category:Hallmarks]]
  
[[Category:Hallmarks]]
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Trey Parker]]
  
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Matt Stone]]
  
 
[[Category:School children]]
  
[[Category:School children]]
 
[[Category:Getting Gay with Kids]]
  
[[Category:Getting Gay with Kids]]

Revision as of 15:42, 3 July 2020

The Boys are a group consisting of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman (Originally named Kenny in 1992's Jesus vs Frosty). 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, Stan, Kyle, and Cartman first replaced him with Butters Stotch 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 Tweak until "Child Abduction is Not Funny". Kenny permanently reappears in "Red Sleigh Down." Other students in the 4th Grade (or the 3rd Grade, in the first three seasons) are usually included as part of the extended gang.

Appearance

To see images of The Boys, visit The Boys/Gallery.

Stan Marsh

Main article: Stan Marsh

Stan is mostly commonly shown wearing a brown jacket with a red collar, a blue hat with a red puffball and rim, and blue jeans. Under his jacket, he either wears a red and blue baseball shirt or a white T-shirt/v-neck. He also wears a blue Terrance and Phillip shirt to bed and a green suit for special occasions. He has black hair.

Stan Marsh-0

Stan Marsh

Kyle Broflovski

Main article: Kyle Broflovski

Kyle wears a greenish lime ushanka, a bright orange jacket, midnight green pants, and lime-green mittens. He also wears a Dark Blue Terrance and Phillip shirt to bed. He has curly red hair.

Kyle-broflovski

Kyle Broflovski

Kenny McCormick

Main article: Kenny McCormick
KennyMcCormick

Kenny McCormick

Kenny wears an orange parka, orange pants and brown gloves. Almost all of the time, Kenny has his hood on so that only his eyes are seen. Underneath his parka, he has blond hair.

Eric Cartman

Main article: Eric Cartman

Cartman is obese. He wears a red jacket, yellow gloves, an aqua blue hat with a yellow puffball on top, brown pants, black shoes, and white socks. He sometimes wears a green T-shirt with a bear picture on under his jacket, a white tank top, and occasionally a dark red T-shirt. He has medium-brown hair and a double-chin. He also has triangular-shaped eyebrows in contrast to the other main boys' rectangular ones. He was originally named Kenny in 1992's Jesus vs Frosty.

Eric-cartman

Eric Cartman

Personalities

Stan Marsh

Main article: Stan Marsh

Stan is generally the most tender and sensitive of the four boys. Stan has shown various positive traits; heroism, empathy, altruism, and various other positive traits. He is usually the one who is unaffected by the many scams, cults, and mass influences that South Park has been subjected to, and has a knack for seeing through falsely glorified practices and celebrities. Stan has been shown to have an overwhelmingly clear understanding of scams and corporate corruption than anyone else in South Park, and has an especially good grasp of the dangers of cults. It is notable that he has a tendency to ridicule, make enemies out of, and/or bring shame to a very large number of celebrities that are shown in a poor light within the show.

Kyle Broflovski

Main article: Kyle Broflovski

Originally, Kyle's personality was extremely similar to Stan's - he had firm morals and generally was the "good boy" of the group, often being the one to deliver the "I learned something today" speech at the end of the episodes. After the abandoned plan to kill Kyle off in season 5 (that honor went, predictably, to Kenny) his personality was changed - most notably, his temper shortened considerably. Kyle has extremely strong beliefs, and when forced to question them, he becomes very upset and has somewhat of a short temper, (especially when it comes to Cartman. This is has caused a lot of fights between the two boys). For the most part, Kyle bases his decisions on both his emotions and beliefs; therefore, he is easily coaxed into fights and manipulated by his feelings. Kyle also gets mad at Cartman's excessive anti-semitic statements.

Kenny McCormick

Main article: Kenny McCormick

Kenny is the most sexually knowledgeable and experienced in the group. In earlier episodes, when an unknown term is introduced to Stan, Kyle, and Cartman, Kenny will be called upon by his friends to clarify, although Kenny sometimes does not know the meaning of the term himself. His muffled responses are often met with laughter or further confusion. Most of the time, the boys understand Kenny perfectly. He has also shown positive traits such as loyalty and heroism. Many of his deaths were sacrifices for his friends and even the whole world.

Eric Cartman

Main article: Eric Cartman

Cartman is described in various terms; in short, he is an evil, vicious, angry, selfish, greedy, spoiled, and insane child. He is the most foul-mouthed character in the show. He is also racist and stereotypes almost everyone he sees. The very dark, usually disturbing undertones to his personality often hint at an extreme mental imbalance. Apart from being portrayed as having a general lack of moral responsibility or social conscience, he also seems to take pleasure from others' misfortune and is generally unable to show empathy. Cartman enjoys delivering hate speech, especially to people of the Jewish religion.

Absences

This is a list of episodes which did not feature all four boys in a prominent role (save for the intro).

Other Members

Occasionally, other classmates, both male and female, 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 Gueermo in "T.M.I.") acting as a group, with Cartman usually portrayed as the leader. Butters is the most frequent secondary member.

Butters Stotch

Main article: Butters Stotch

Butters is seen frequently seen with The Boys and ever since Kenny's temporary death in Season Six, he has become more and more popular. Over time, his role in the show has grown and has become a fan favorite.

Trivia

  • The Boys have the four main hair colors: black (Stan), red (Kyle), blonde (Kenny), and brown (Cartman). Even when Butters or Tweek replace Kenny, this remains the case.
  • 2 of the boys' names both start with the same letter. Kyle and Kenny both start with 'K'.
    • Cartman's name starts with a 'K' sound.
  • The Boys have Afghan counterparts known as The Afghan Boys.
  • According to the commentary for "Professor Chaos", they planned on changing the fourth friend every run, but after Tweek, they ultimately decided to bring back Kenny.
  • Although there seems to be 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"), the two groups often put aside their differences and coalesce into one group to pursue a greater cause ("Free Willzyx", "Marjorine", and "Make Love, Not Warcraft", among others). In later seasons, Jimmy, Token, Clyde, and Craig are frequently seen hanging out with the Boys and Butters.
  • Season Seventeen marks the first season in which the Boys were never seen functioning as a quartet. Every episode generally focused on 1 or 2 of the Boys, the kids as a whole, or supporting characters.
    • On another note, Season Twenty is the first season where the boys are never shown together as a whole.
  • Kenny is the only one out of 4 of the boys to never get grounded.
  • All of the boys' homes are different shades of green.
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