main character animated television series south_park voiced loosely based series creator stan central characters friends debuted television south_park aired august having appeared spirit christmas shorts created parker long time collaborator jesus jesus santa stan fourth grade student commonly extraordinary experiences typical conventional small town life fictional hometown south_park colorado stan generally depicted friendly helpful relaxed shares best friend kyle leadership role protagonist stan expressing distinct lack esteem adults influences adult south_park residents rarely use critical like south_park characters stan animated computer way emulate original method animation appears length feature film south_park bigger south_park related media merchandise parker stone portray stan having common tendencies dialogue intended reflect views adult oriented issues frequently cited numerous publications experts fields politics religion popular culture philosophy role stan lives south_park street parents secretary clinic stan family includes year old sister beats grandfather calls stan billy previously stan help commit suicide stan attends garrison fourth grade class episodes season episode 4th grade stan main child characters grade birthday listed october day creator facebook page season episode friends stan frequently embarrassed annoyed father antics frequent acts public stan relationship nephew uncle received moderate attention seasons main characters kyle defined jewish kid recognized greed kenny notable poor frequently dying opposed having prominent distinguishing trait stan portrayed words official website normal average american mixed kid stan modeled parker kyle modeled stone stan kyle best friends relationship intended reflect real life friendship parker stone common topic series disagreements reconcile long term damage friendship case friends classmates stan frequently odds behavior openly mocking weight stan shares close friendship kenny kenny stan best friends guy stan understand kenny voice perfectly typically god killed kenny following kenny trademark deaths allowing kyle follow stan character group steady girlfriend relationship recurring topic earlier seasons despite declaring couple season episode list dumped season seven episode relationship received relatively focus recent seasons running gag nervous stan approaches kiss speak episodes stan ethics beliefs moral contentious issues reflect lessons attained speech begins know learned today character creation design unnamed precursor stan appeared spirit christmas short dubbed jesus created parker stone students character composed construction paper animated use stop motion asked years later friend create short video christmas card send friends parker stone created similarly animated spirit christmas short dubbed jesus santa stan appeared stan appeared august south_park debuted episode gets anal probe tradition animation style stan composed simple shapes primary colors offered free range motion associated hand drawn characters character shown angle movements animated intentionally fashion second episode weight gain season stan like characters animated computer software portrayed impression utilizes original technique stan usually depicted winter attire consists brown jacket blue jeans red gloves red blue cap adorned decorative red rare instances stan seen cap shown black hair given season episode elephant makes love pig sharing surname marsh parker paternal step grandfather originally voicing stan computer manipulation parker speaks normal vocal range adding recorded audio edited pitch altered voice sound like fourth stan birthday october birthday stan year birth personality traits stan foul trait present friends means parker stone display claim young boys talk responding certain situations particularly earlier seasons stan pretty right stan cynical parker notes underlying sweetness character time magazine described stan friends cruel core innocence functions toilet humor favorite television personalities canadian duo comedy routines revolve substantially jokes stan avid animal lover highly uncle hunting known commit feeling compassion baby farm going far hide room protect slaughtered later forced quit severe illness developed fights animal rights member saving whale adult stan consistently trusted chef worker school stan generally holds rest adult population low regard tendency behave subjected media stories skeptical engage behavior doubts legitimacy medicine declares dangerous regards claiming psychic specifically declaring biggest universe turning years old stan diagnosed series treated medical disorder sees instead people animals hear noises music voices stan friendships main characters ended parents divorced moved home episode formed cliffhanger set widespread speculation series coming end premiere second half season resolved arc stan erroneously diagnosed discovers struggling repair life finally explains doesn want things normal parents life repaired end episode implies stan permanently bound whiskey continue everyday life cultural impact stan ranked ign place list south park characters commenting acts voice reason midst insane events ways mature father website concluded history stable thoughtful characters series perfect choice voice matt creative professional stan frequently offers perspective religion center controversial episodes series trapped closet season recognized founder denouncing church big fat global nineteen seasons stan addressed topics homosexuality hate crime legislation civil liberties illegal immigration voting alcoholism race relations commentary issues interpreted statements parker stone attempting viewing public opinions subject critical analysis media literary world book south_park philosophy know learned today includes essay philosophy professor compares stan actions reasoning philosophical teachings essay philosophy professor references stan decision vote candidate school mascot season episode describing political philosophy claimed party system essays books south_park philosophy bigger longer south_park analyzed stan perspectives framework popular philosophical theological political concepts
Stan Marsh