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	The following is a '''list of ]s''' in the animated television series ''''']'''''. This does not include the ], ] or ].

	==Big Gay Al==
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	'''Big Gay Al''' (speaking voice ], singing voice ]) is a ] homosexual man known for his flamboyant and positive demeanor. For example, he almost always responds to the greeting "How are you?" with an upbeat "I'm super! Thanks for asking!" At one point in the show, he runs an animal farm for gay animals who have been rejected by homophobic pet owners. He temporarily adopted ], Stan's gay dog, who had run away from home. Later on in the episode, his large shelter vanishes, but the various animals remained, and were adopted by their former owners who had missed them greatly. Ever since, he has been a particularly good friend to Stan.

	He had a minor role in '']'', where it is revealed he is in fact a celebrity (or had become so since his appearance in his first encounter with Stan). He was the co-host and an entertainer at the troops' USO show, in which he performed his own musical number called "I'm Super".

	In the episode "]", he is the leader of the boys' Mountain Scout troop. However, the parents of the children are uneasy about a gay scout leader, and the club fires him. The boys rally to get him back, and ] and others lobby the Scouts to reaccept him, suing the Scouts in a Supreme Court case that they win. Al rejects this, saying that he knows the Scouts are still good men, and since the Scouts are a private club, they should have the right to exclude people if they choose to, just as he has the right to express himself as a gay man.

	Big Gay Al eventually enters into a relationship with ], the ex-boyfriend of ], whom he married in "]".

	Big Gay Al and Mr. Slave later appeared in an attempt to help the boys change the definition of the word ] in "]".

	==Darryl Weathers==
	'''Darryl Weathers''' is a worker from the Construction Workers' Union whose ] consists of variations on the phrase "They took our jobs!", with "jobs" pronounced roughly "]" or "]" and with the phrase's verb tense and subject and predicate number changed as appropriate for the context. His appearance, modeled on that of ], features thick red hair and a large red mustache. His first appearance is in "]", in which he hosts a rally of many working-class men upset over losing their jobs to the Goobacks, time traveling immigrants from the future who work for next to nothing. When he appears on '']'' to discuss his views, he is introduced by the host as "Pissed-Off-White Trash-Redneck-Conservative", and his opponent an "aging-hippie-liberal-douche" . He and the other men decide to all "get gay" with one another, having homosexual sex in the hopes that this will prevent future generations of children that will give rise to the Goobacks. His subsequently appears briefly in the opening act of "]", in which he is angered at ] for putting a homemade ticket on his car because of its gas consumption. His later appears in the episode "]" in which he again loses his job, this time to economic hardships, and in "]", in which he becomes a fan of the W.T.F wrestling league and repeats his catchphrase with many variations like "They Broke His Jaw".

	==Dr. Alphonse Mephesto and Kevin==
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	'''Dr. Alphonse Mephesto''' (also spelled and pronounced '''Mephisto'''<ref>, South Park Character Guide, South Park Studios, accessed April 22, 2011.</ref> while once referenced as "Alfonz Mephesto";<ref>Season 3 episode "Spontaneous Combustion"</ref> voiced by ]) is a ] who specializes in ], and has a son named Terrance (not to be confused with Terrance from '']''). The character is an extended reference to ]'s portrayal of ] in the 1996 film version of '']''.<ref></ref> He always tries to help those who require his talents, but his experiments sometimes go wrong and put the whole town in danger.

	Like Dr. Moreau, Dr. Mephesto creates strange creatures with his talents, such as animals with multiple buttocks. Mephesto believes it is for the good of the Earth, and that one-assed animals are useless and must be destroyed. In "]", he even goes as far as presenting a "seven-assed Galapagos Turtle" in an attempt to win a ], but loses to ]'s "Unified Theory of Fart Thing." He genetically splices a squirrel with ] cheese in "]". He also performs experiments ranging from simple DNA tests to creating a genetic clone of Stan Marsh for his son's science project. Mephesto also provides normal genetic testing services, as when Cartman has him determine who was his father in "]" and "]". Mephesto has a brother who attempts to kill him every month for unrevealed reasons, as mentioned in the aforementioned episode. Playing on his real-world origins, he is a member of the National Association of Marlon Brando Look-Alikes, a group not fond of "that other ]", as seen in "Cartman Joins NAMBLA".

	'''Kevin''' is Dr. Mephesto's silent companion, described as "that little monkey guy". He is a small creature who dresses like Dr. Mephesto and is based on Majai, a character created for the 1996 film adaptation of ''The Island of Dr. Moreau''. While Kevin's exact nature is never addressed on the show, his story is told in the song "Mephesto and Kevin" by ] from '']''. He was apparently a failed attempt to create a perfect pop singer, a test tube baby created from ] sperm and the egg of an unspecified, musically talented female donor, brought to term inside the womb of a llama.

	In "]", Cartman's DNA paternity test from "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" was revisited. Cartman learns that results he was given, which indicated that his mother, ], was really his hermaphroditic father, were tampered with. In the next episode, "]", Cartman goes to Mephesto to learn who is truly his father, and learns his real father is ].

	==Dr. Doctor==
	'''Dr. Doctor''' is a South Park doctor seen during scenes set at Hells Pass Hospital, known for making unusual medical diagnoses, including instances in which he ] abstract or metaphorical ideas as actual diseases or injuries. In "]", after Cartman is admitted to the hospital following his possession by the soul of his deceased friend, ], the Doctor's diagnosis is "his time is running out", and uses that phrase as if it were a literal medical diagnosis, explaining if he does not get a "time transplant", he will die. In the episode "]", which is a spoof of the film '']'', the Doctor treats ] after Randy is "served" (slang term for being defeated in a dance competition) by a group of street dancers, as if "being served" constitutes an actual physical transgression that incurs major injuries. In "]", he treats the kids of South Park after ], even though they were merely the victim of mild abuse such as the "second-degree titty twister." In "]", after Cartman is hospitalized following an attempt to fly by jumping off a roof with cardboard wings, the Doctor tells his mother that he is "incredibly stupid" and that the stupidity caused the fall. He continues to appear occasionally, including in "]" where his actions and mistaken research lead to the return of KFCs and re-illegalization of marijuana.

	In the series, he has been voiced by ] since 1997, though he was voiced by ] in the 1999 feature film '']'', in which his character was called Dr. Gouache. Although he wears a name tag also identifying him as "Dr. Doctor", he was called "Doctor Gouache" in "Cartman's Incredible Gift".

	==Father Maxi==
	'''Father Maxi''' (aka '''Priest Maxi'''<ref>He is referred to as such at the end of "]", and .</ref>) (voiced by Matt Stone) is a ] priest. His name is a play on the name of ] star ]. He first appeared in the first season episode "]". In the episode "]", Maxi, in his hatred of Halloween, kills many South Park citizens in order to convince people that Halloween is evil. In "]", he claims that Timmy will go to Hell, since Timmy's mental disabilities make it impossible for him to confess his sins.

	Though Father Maxi is a priest and required to be celibate, he does not seem to regularly practice this. Like most of the adults in South Park, he has had sex with ] at some point in his life, and was caught having sex with a "Mrs. Donovan". In "]", he admitted to having gone through a homosexual phase in his youth, but claims to be reformed. However, he apparently once had a relationship with a man named Peterson whom he was supposed to be reforming of homosexuality.

	In "]", he pursues ] as the only uncorrupted priest in the episode, and espouses a version of ] in saying that the ] is a collection of moral parables meant to act as an ethical guide, and not be taken literally. In "]", he officiates Big Gay Al and Mr. Slave's wedding, despite his earlier stand against homosexuality. In "]", he is seen outside his chapel displaying a "]" sign towards an obnoxious gang of ] riders, who have been deemed as "fags" under city ordinance.

	==God==
	''']''' is portrayed on ''South Park'' as a composite of several animals. His first appearance was in "]". He can be summoned in Heaven when his name is spoken, and sometimes on Earth, where he appears as beams of light with a deep voice. God is a ], although only people of the Mormon faith are allowed in Heaven. As the population of Heaven began to dwindle, and the population of Hell rose, as told in "]", God started to allow others into Heaven. This was an attempt to build up Heaven's army to protect God's Kingdom from the increasingly larger Army of Satan. It is said that the ] was created by God to help find the human who could lead his army, which turned out to be Kenny. Every 2000 years, he comes to Earth to answer one question. He is included as a figure with the ''South Park'' series 3 ] action figure by Mezco. He is voiced by Trey Parker.

	==Jesus==
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	'''Jesus''' (voiced by ]) is a character based on the biblical ]. On ''South Park'', Jesus had his own ] ] show called ''Jesus and Pals''. He was killed while fighting Iraqis during an attempt to rescue ] on Christmas Eve in the episode "]." This was his last major role on the show until he was ] five years later in the eleventh season episode "]".

	He is portrayed as represented in Christian thought—''i.e.,'' he is the Son of God, has numerous miraculous powers (including prophecy, healing and resurrection), as well as the ability to fly and expert carpentry skills. He tells people to do good things and they will go to heaven but many church people go to Hell making Jesus moot. The exact nature of his abilities varies from episode to episode—for example, "]" portrays some of his most famous miracles as farces, despite still having basic powers, while in "]," he claims to only have his powers after being killed and resurrected, so he makes Kyle kill him so he can save the Easter bunny.

	Jesus is usually portrayed as being calm and self-assured, being kind and peaceable to everyone; nevertheless, he often acts more typical of ''South Park'' characters. He is often seen, for example, fighting villains, and while inept at it in "]", he later is shown ("]," "]" and "]") as being very skilled with guns, swords and a ] (in "Imaginationland III" he leads the charge of the good imaginary characters into battle.) He makes a cameo as a soldier in '']'', implying that he's on the American side. He is also a member of the ], a group of religious figures who fight against the forces of evil (except for ], who doesn't believe in evil).

	In the ''Jesus vs. Frosty'' short which started ''South Park'', the boys make a snowman which comes to life after they put a hat on him. The snowman kills Cartman and Kenny and even poses as Santa. Stan and Kyle are the only ones left and seek help from a baby Jesus who comes alive from a Nativity Scene and knocks Frosty's hat off. In ''Jesus vs. Santa'', Jesus arrives from Heaven to seek retribution. He wants to get rid of Santa once and for all since people don't see Christmas as Jesus's birthday anymore. With help from ], the boys tell Jesus that Santa is keeping his birthday alive and they tell Santa if it wasn't for Jesus there wouldn't be a Christmas. At that point, both Santa and Jesus apologized to each other, and Jesus decided to offer Santa an orange smoothie, which Santa likes. Some footage from this short was used in the episode "]".

	Before his second death, Jesus hosted a television talk show called ''Jesus and Pals'' on South Park ] ]. Jesus would often receive on-air calls from guests, and would be depicted as reluctant to respond to questions regarding issues such as ], ] and his own ]. In the episode "]", Jesus's show entered a ratings war with ] and ]'s hunting program ''Huntin' and Killin'''. The show's producer, in an attempt to increase ratings, fabricates controversy between guests, and Jesus and Pals turns into a ]-style farce. During live production of the face-off between Ned and Jimbo vs. the children on Jesus and Pals, the guests and audience breakout into a brawl. It led to a huge fight until Jesus discovered what happened, and sent his producer to Hell. In ''Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut,'' when Mr. Garrison asks "who here hasn't had sex with Mrs. Cartman," Jesus and Priest Maxi exchange uncomfortable glances, implying that he, like most everyone else in South Park, has at some point had a relationship with Cartman's mother.

	In the ]-trilogy he is depicted as ''"one of the most revered fictional characters"''. To add to the confusion: in previous ''"South Park"'' episodes Jesus interacted in real life with other South Park citizens, just like ] who is also shown in the'' "Imaginationland"'' episodes as a fictional character. Other famous religious icons such as ], ], ], ] and ] are also shown as citizens of Imaginationland.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/south_park_imaginationland.htm \|title=South Park: Imaginationland \|publisher=Hometheaterinfo.com \|date= \|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>

	Despite the subject material, the South Park iteration of Jesus was absent from the episode "The Passion of the Jew," an eighth season episode dealing with Mel Gibson's movie ''The Passion of the Christ'' and the various responses to the film from the four principal characters as well as the rest of the town itself.

	==Joseph Smith==
	'''Joseph Smith''', the founder of Mormonism, made his first appearance in "]" in which he depicted as a member of a superhero group composed of the central figures of many of Earth's religions. He later appeared in "]", which depicts the events in his life that led to the founding of Mormonism, and in the two-part episodes "]" and "]".

	==Loogie==
	'''Loogie''' (or '''Luigi''') made his first appearance in "]". When the boys try to make money by snatching ] money left underneath other boys' pillows, they encounter another set of boys trying to do the same thing. These rivals bring the boys back to Loogie, whereupon they learn that the Tooth Fairy business is actually a crime syndicate, with Loogie being portrayed as a youth ] kingpin. He wears a ] and his headquarters is a basement ] restaurant. Instead of merely dressing up like the Tooth Fairy and procuring the money, he has an entire ] of employees who procure the teeth and inspect them for quality. When the boys attempt to break off into their own independent syndicate, Loogie intervenes and targets Kenny to teach them a lesson (which is a spoof on common Mafia practices). He is voiced primarily by ], although the final recordings were performed by ].<ref>On the DVD Commentary, Parker and Stone mention that this was because Belzer could not be at the recording studio at 4am.</ref> He made another cameo appearance in "]", where he was one of twenty candidates to replace the then-deceased Kenny in the boys' group. He survived the first round to become a ] but was one of four boys cut in the second round. In this episode, when his name was called out to advance to the next round, he was referred to as "Luigi".

	To date, the show has not specified whether the character's name is actually Loogie, such that the "Luigi" reference is a "nod" or "nonce usage", or whether instead his given name is Luigi and the appellation "Loogie" is a (likely ]) nickname.

	==Mayor McDaniels==
	'''Mayor McDaniels''' is the mayor of South Park. In one episode, she is discovered ordering Officer Barbrady to perform ] on her, and in another, she indicates obliquely that they have had dealings with the Japanese mafia.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2010}} Her civic ideas for the city are often made without regard for future consequences, which are usually disastrous. In "]", she tries to resolve offended feelings towards the public school Christmas play by having a play created that makes no references to any religion or religious holiday, resulting in an esoteric production that all the townspeople loathe. In "]", after all fireworks are declared illegal with the exception of ], the town is endangered by a giant snake she arranges to have set off. She attempts suicide in "]", after a ] music festival she signs the permit for has deleterious effects on the town. In "]", when Garrison asks the question of who has not slept with Mrs. Cartman, she exchanges uncomfortable glances with ], implying that she, like most everyone else in South Park, has at some point been involved with Cartman's mother.

	McDaniels was conceived because Trey Parker and Matt Stone wanted the mayor to be someone more sophisticated than other South Park residents and believed she was better than the rest of the town.<ref name="Commentary">{{cite video \| people=Trey Parker, Matt Stone\|date=2003\|title=South Park: The Complete First Season: "Weight Gain 4000"\|format=Audio commentary \|medium=CD\|publisher=Comedy Central}}</ref>

	==Mechanic==
	'''Mechanic''' is a nameless character who wears a wide-brimmed ] and ], and speaks with a heavy ] accent. He resembles ]'s portrayal of the character Jud Crandall in the 1989 film adaption of ]'s novel ]. He first appears in "]", in which he directs Butters down a dark road to South Park giving the horrific history of the road to him, ending his speech with "Yah, lotta history down that road." He appears again in "]" when he tries to talk Stan out of racing down the K-13 while giving the terrible history about the run and the lives lost on it, ending his speech with "Yah, a lotta history on that ski run." A more direct parody of ] is made in "]" when he tries to talk Mr. Stotch out of burying what he believes to be Butter's body on the Indian burial ground, saying, "Don't bury your son's body at the Indian burial ground, Stotch! The one that's right up over there, behind the Andersons' bar.", closing with Crandall's signature line "Sometimes... dead is better."

	==Moses==
	''']''', the Jewish prophet, appears in "]" as the focus of a ritual in which Jews make macaroni pictures, popcorn necklaces and soap carvings at a Jewish scout camp. His appearance is patterned after the ] from the film '']'' and a large glowing spinning ].<ref name="faq-5feb2008">{{cite web \|url = http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=2&year=2008 \|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080822104710/www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=2&year=2008 \|archivedate = 2008-08-22 \|title = FAQ: February 2008 \|accessdate = 2009-07-07 \|date = 2008-02-05 \|publisher = southparkstudios.com }}</ref> The episode's ] antagonist, Garth, captures him in a conch shell before calling upon the Biblical character ]. ], who had been banished from the camp by Moses for not being Jewish, saves the camp by breaking the conch shell open with his head. Moses also appears in the episode "]", in which he acts as the computer at the Super Best Friends headquarters, and demonstrates the ability to play a tape by having it inserted through a port in his front. Additionally, Moses appears at the Hall of the Super Best Friends in the episode "]", where he offers the opinion that it will be okay for the prophet ] to appear in Southpark in a ], if the U-Haul has no windows.

	==Mr. Hankey==
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	'''Mr. Hankey''' the "Christmas Poo", voiced by Trey Parker, is a talking piece of ]. He first appeared in the first season episode "]". He emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diets have been high in ]. He is especially close to ], consoling him during his Christmas-Hanukkah depression and generally appears to help the boys out with something or gives them advice. Mr. Hankey has appeared in various Christmas episodes, and inspired an actual retail CD '']'' in which he has his own theme song. In his first appearance, he appeared anthropomorphic only to Kyle and Chef, although he often leaves a trail behind that is attributed by the adults to antisocial behavior by Kyle. Due to his physical state, he can only emerge from the sewers during the Christmas season or he will dry up and die.

	The Mr. Hankey character was based on an idea Trey Parker's father created when he was potty-training Trey as a child.<ref name="CNS1222">{{Cite news \|last=Houston \|first=David \|title=South Park \|work=City News Service \|date=1997-12-22 \|location=]}}</ref> Parker said he refused to flush the toilet at age three or four, so his father told him if he did not flush the stool, whom he called "Mr. Hankey", it would come to life and kill him.<ref name="Time0323">{{Cite news \|last1=Collins \|first1=James \|last2=Ressner \|first2=Jeffrey \|title=Gross and Grosser \|work=] \|date=1998-03-23 \|location=] \|page=74}}</ref> Parker said he planned to incorporate Mr. Hankey into ''South Park'', but did not decide right away to make him a Christmas figure; previously, Parker envisioned the character simply as a talking stool and drew him with a sailor's hat, not a Christmas hat.<ref>{{cite video \| people=Trey Parker, Matt Stone\|date=2003\|title=South Park: The Complete First Season: "Damien"\|format=Audio commentary \|medium=CD\|publisher=Comedy Central}}</ref> ], the creator of '']'', claimed Mr. Hankey concept was stolen from Kricfalusi's cartoon short, "Nutty the Friendly Dump",<ref name="CNS1222" /> and even discussed taking legal action against the show.<ref name="DV1222">{{Cite news \|last=Richmond \|first=Ray \|title="Park" ploy poohed-poohed \|work=] \|date=1997-12-22 \|page=31}}</ref> Parker and Stone denied the allegation and said they were not fans of ''Ren & Stimpy''.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Parker & Stone: A candid conversation with the outrageous duo behind ''South Park'' about corrupt studios, evil celebrities and why we should all see Tom Cruise's weenie \|work=] \|date=2000-06-01 \|page=65}}</ref>

	==Mr. Kitty==
	'''Mr. Kitty''' is a grey housecat owned by ], prone to showing interest in Cartman's food, to which Cartman usually responds, "No, Mr. Kitty, that's mine! That's a bad kitty!" His first appearance was in "]". In the episode "]", a kindhearted and generous Cartman from a parallel universe arrives and is friendly to Kitty, much to our universe's Cartman's irritation. Kitty's most prominent role was in the season 3 episode "]". Mr. Kitty was mentioned in "]" as being part of the list of beings to whom Cartman needed to apologize in order to reach ]. Although Mr. Kitty is indicated to be female there are examples of where he's portrayed as a male in "Cat Orgy", in the season 12 episode "]", the children experiment with Mr. Kitty's urine after learning that the urine of male cats can cause ], indicating that Mr. Kitty is actually male. Another example is when Cartman says "Mum! Mr Kitty's being a dildo!" to which Mrs Cartman responds "Well I know whose sleeping with mummy tonight!"

	==Ned Gerblansky==
	'''Ned Gerblansky''' (voiced by Trey Parker) and his best friend ] represent South Park's large population of stereotypical "rednecks". They are obsessed with large trucks, beer, guns, explosions, and killing animals. They detest "liberals" and circumvent hunting regulations, which they refer to as anti-hunting laws, by yelling, "it's coming right for us!" before shooting any animal, thereby justifying the kill as self-defense. After a court ruling, they are seen shooting animals so as to "thin out their numbers", despite the fact that they are shown shooting at endangered species while shouting, "it's coming right for us!"

	Jimbo and Ned met while in the ], where Jimbo was a helicopter pilot. During the war, Ned lost his right arm when a hand grenade exploded in his hand. Ned also lost his formerly mellifluous voice due to cancer, apparently caused by cigarette smoking, and is forced to speak with a ]. Despite the fact that Ned lost one of his arms, he can still wield two-handed weapons, such as a flamethrower, and even an ] in '']''. It was revealed in the episode "Summer Sucks" that Ned has an ex-wife, though her name is never mentioned.

	Ned and Jimbo were inspired by characters Trey Parker used to draw during high school.<ref name="Commentary" />

	==Nellie and Thomas McElroy==
	'''Nellie''' and '''Thomas McElroy''' were the parents of ] and are both voiced by ]. They first appear in the episode "]", when they come to South Park for Chef's wedding. They appear later in the episode "]" when Chef takes ] and ] to his parents' manor house in ]. They perform a shaman-esque ritual to exorcize ] soul from Cartman's body. In "]", they are seen in a crowd during the town's Christmas celebration. They are not seen at Chef's funeral in "]".

	The McElroys' main subject of conversation is their supposed encounters with the ]. They repeatedly claim that they have seen him on multiple occasions, and are constantly harassed by him, as he tries to swindle them out of "tree-fiddy" ($3.50). According to Thomas, the monster has pretended to be a Girl Scout, an alien, and Chef's imaginary friend from childhood.

	==Officer Barbrady==
	'''Officer Barbrady''' (voiced by Trey Parker) is a South Park city police officer who is extremely incompetent at what he does and is generally a bumbling oaf, incapable of solving any of the crimes he is charged to investigate. He even unintentionally helped Mr. Garrison try to kill ]. ] still often summons him, as he actually ''does'' keep the peace in South Park, as shown in "]" when shortly after he quits, the city falls into chaos. Officer Barbrady doesn't drink coffee, as seen in episode "]"; he instead prefers to get hit in the face by a cat swung by the tail. He is slightly ] and talks louder than he should, most likely because of his hearing aid.

	Barbrady was illiterate until season two's "Chickenlover". After his illiteracy was exposed, Barbrady was ordered to learn how to read by the Mayor. ] made him learn to read by leaving the notes at the crime scenes describing where he would strike next. Barbrady was thankful at first to Chickenlover, but arrested him nonetheless for his crimes. Chickenlover then gave him the book '']'' by ], which Barbrady thought was such an awful book that he vowed never to read anything ever again.

	In "Chickenlover" and "]" Barbrady claims to have a wife. However, she has never appeared on the show. In other episodes, it has been implied that he and Mayor McDaniels are in a relationship, despite her general disdain for him.

	In the season seven episode "]", Barbrady claims, while being interrogated by ]-like character Josh, that he was beaten with a belt by his uncle and that his father forced him to wear a dress and sit on all of his uncle's laps on poker night. Josh interjects that this is the reason he became a police officer in the first place; to protect himself.

	Parker's voice for Officer Barbrady was inspired by ], a syndicated radio talk show host, who Parker said he and Stone liked to make fun of for his "big, bombastic, stupid voice".<ref name="Commentary" />

	In "Chickenlover", it was established that Barbrady was the only police officer in town. In later seasons, he was phased out in favor of an actual police force, led by the equally incompetent Sergeant Yates. Barbrady's role in the series has decreased as a result, but he still appears regularly, most recently in "]" while protecting the town, and was considered a possible father for Eric Cartman, having been in the room on ]; however, this was ruled out when the true identity of Eric Cartman's father was revealed in "]".

	==Saddam Hussein==
	'''Saddam Hussein''' is depicted with appearance and mannerisms that differ dramatically from the real ]. ] performs his voice (although in the credits, it is said to have been voiced by himself). He is the main antagonist in '']'', in which he is revealed as ]'s lover in ]. Though Satan eventually kills him in the movie, he returns to Hell in the series, and remains a recurring character until "]".

	Saddam Hussein's body is made in the usual ''South Park'' style (resembling ]), but his head is a photograph cutout, a technique also used with appearance by ] and ]. Saddam is also notable for having a "Canadian-style" head; that is, his head is cut into two pieces, which come apart when he talks, instead of having an conventionally-articulated mouth. However Saddam's head animation has retained this quality in other appearances, unlike any other non-Canadian. He also uses {{IPA-en\|uː\|}} in place of {{IPA\|/aʊ/}}<ref>See "]", where he is observed using this speech.</ref> (as Canadians are ] with "aboot" in place of "about" in ''South Park'').<ref>See ]</ref>

	While Saddam on ''South Park'' is based on the real-life Saddam, he has a very high-pitched voice, is ], speaks English and often calmly uses ] ], as when he says, "relax guy". He was so emotionally abusive to Satan during their relationship that Satan ultimately exiles him to Heaven. Saddam attempts to conquer Canada in "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" and "It's Christmas in Canada".

	Saddam was killed by a pack of wild boars that initially sent him to hell. When he is "killed" in hell and returns later, Satan inquires: "You're back?", to which Saddam replies: "Where was I going to go, Detroit?"

	==Santa==
	''']''' (voiced by ]) lives at the North Pole in his ], aided two months out of the year by the ]. Santa is often shown with ''South Park's'' other Christmas-related characters, Mr. Hankey and Jesus. His relationship with the latter has been rocky. In the animated short, "]", Jesus and Santa had a fight to determine what the true meaning of Christmas was—giving or Jesus' birth. With some advice from ], the boys told Jesus that Santa keeps the spirit of Christmas alive, and then told Santa that if it wasn't for Jesus there would be no Christmas at all. The two reconciled, though they would later fight again in "]", when Santa felt unhappy that there are more Jesus-related Christmas songs than ones about him. Nevertheless they made up again, and Jesus later lost his life to save Santa from Iraqis in "]." To commemorate his good friend, Santa declares that in every Christmas, everyone should remember Jesus.

	Santa is known for not being afraid to get violent to protect the true meaning of Christmas. In "Red Sleigh Down" he was captured by Iraqis and had to shoot his way free, in "]" his skill with a shotgun and sledgehammer saved Christmas from the Anti-Christ, and in "]" he was seen sporting a golden axe to fight off the army of evil imaginary creatures after being revived by Butters (who used his imagination, due to the fact the Santa had died in flames during the terrorist attack).

	==Satan==
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	'''Satan''' is a recurring character, based on the ] ], voiced by ]. He presides over ] and is constantly at war with ], but is often depicted as a sensitive and emotionally vulnerable person who has suffered from dependence on relationships.

	Many of Satan's appearances on ''South Park'' (as well as his role in the film '']'') focus on his romantic attachments, all of which so far have been ]. in the film, he is the main antagonist alongside Saddam Hussein, though at the end of the film, he undergoes a change of heart, and calls off his attack upon Earth. In the beginning of the story, Satan is romantically involved with ]. As the plot of ''South Park'' progresses, Satan exiles Saddam after Saddam becomes too domineering. Satan has since had two other partners, Chris and Kevin (see below). Satan also has a rarely seen son named ], who, while never specifically labeled as the ], is based on the character from ''].'' Satan makes a cameo on the end of the current opening.

	According to the audio commentary for the episode "]", ''South Park'' creators Trey Parker and ] came up with the idea of Satan and Saddam Hussein being lovers on the set of '']'', where they would attempt to impress girls by improvising scenes between the two characters, one assuming the role of Satan and one of Saddam. Parker also mentions on the same commentary track that he and Stone were inspired to make Satan a wimp by the character of ] in '']''.

	Satan has tried three times so far in the course of ''South Park'''s run to take over Earth: in the episodes "]" and "]", and also in the feature film ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut''. All three attempts failed, with the last also leading to Satan's breakup and out-of-anger murder of his then-boyfriend Saddam Hussein, although his attempt in "]" was fake—the real reason he did it was to get rich on the money that the townsfolk had bet on him.

	Satan has been depicted in three romantic relationships. His most significant relationship was with Saddam Hussein in ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.'' However, Saddam was emotionally abusive to the meek and emotionally dependent Satan, and was interested in Satan solely for sex and world domination than out of love. With some prompting from ], Satan stands up to Saddam, casts him back down into hell, impaling him on a ], and calls off his invasion of Earth.

	Saddam is seen again in "]". By this time Satan has a new boyfriend named Chris, a passive ] who avoids conflict and confrontation. Saddam asserts to Satan that Chris is not fit for Satan, who truly prefers rebellious troublemakers like Saddam himself, and after inviting Saddam to his hotel room, the conflicted Satan spends the night with him. Subsequently, Chris and Saddam began to kill each other over and over again—appearing alive in Hell the next day—until Satan seeks God's advice. God points out to Satan that Satan is too dependent on relationships, and needs to learn to develop his own sense of independence and self-worth, rather than choose partners who are bad for him. Satan decides to break up with both Saddam and Chris, and when Saddam refuses to acknowledge Satan's wishes, Satan banishes Saddam to Heaven, which is populated entirely by ]s.

	In the 2005 episode "]", Satan has another boyfriend named Kevin, who acts as his advisor, and urges Satan along in his attempts to conquer the universe; however, when it is clear the battle is lost for them and the figure continues to press him, Satan breaks up with Kevin and dispatches him.

	==Scott the Dick==
	'''Scott''' lives in ] where he is a ] for ]s and is known by most Canadians as being obnoxious and "a dick", as evidenced by his nickname. He is uptight and short-tempered, especially with ]'s ] and almost all the rest of his Canadian ilk though he has patriotism for his country and expresses special contempt for ] and ] towards the ] people. Scott was also Saddam Hussein's advisor twice, first in "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" and then to the new Prime Minister of Canada in "It's Christmas in Canada", who turned out to be Saddam in disguise.

	Scott's first appearance was in "]", where he was shown to be the nemesis of Terrance and Phillip. He then appeared in "real life" during "]", attempting to stop the boys from getting ]'s brother ] back. Scott returned in the season 15 episode "]", labeled as the "The Giant" due to radiation poisoning in ] causing him to grow to slightly larger size. After being accused of abducting the Princess of Canada on misinformation, Scott helps in her rescue from ] and is awarded the Canadian Medal of Courage.

	==Sergeant Harrison Yates==
	'''Sergeant Harrison Yates''' (called '''Lou''' in "]"), voiced by Trey Parker, is a police detective with the Park County Police Department. He was originally shown working for the ] in "]," but was shown working for the South Park Police Department in "]". In "]" he and his men were investigating the theft of an ] whale in ]. He is often depicted as either incompetent or corrupt. In "]", when he learns that a wealthy black man named Mr. Jefferson has moved into South Park, he leads a police conspiracy to frame the man for ], but aborts the plan when he actually sees the light-skinned Mr. Jefferson, and becomes disillusioned with the long-time police tradition of ]. (In actuality, Mr. Jefferson was an incognito ]). In "Cartman's Incredible Gift", when a ] strikes South Park, Yates becomes enamored with the idea that Cartman has psychic powers that can capture the killer, and dismisses proven ] such as fingerprinting and blood analysis as "hocus pocus". As a result, he arrests and even kills a number of innocent people based on Cartman's alleged "psychic visions", failing to identify the killer as such when he first investigates him, despite an overabundance of evidence, and nearly letting him go free. In "]", he initially takes no action when it is reported that ] kindergarten teacher is having sex with him, because he finds the idea of a female teacher having sex with a male student alluring. Cartman asks Yates to help him get back a photo he wrongfully thinks Kyle stole in the episode "]". In the season 13 episode "]", Yates goes undercover as a (female) ] to try and crack down on prostitution in South Park—and insists on going through various sexual acts (including ] and a ]) before arresting the clients.

	Yates is usually seen with his grey-haired partner, '''Detective Mitch Murphy''', voiced by Matt Stone. Murphy, along with the rest of the Park County police force, is shown to be more sensible and less corrupt than Yates, although he is still prone to the typical incompetence seen in the show's adults. Murphy has also been referred to as Harris ("The Jeffersons", "Free Willzyx").

	==Skeeter==
	'''Skeeter''' is a red-haired townsperson. He first appeared in the episode "]". He has a southern accent, and typically is portrayed as a redneck. He hangs out at the bar a great deal, where in the aforementioned episode, he greets newcomers by saying, "Hey! We don't take kindly to your types in here!" This is generally followed by the bartender interjecting, "Now, calm down, Skeeter, he ain't hurtin' nobody".

	He is shown leading various mobs in different episodes, or otherwise appears as a background character or regular townee. His most notable appearances include leading the campaign to "Free Hat McCullough" in "]", and as a war supporter who excoriates anti-war protesters in the episode "]". He also appears in the "]" episode.

	He has a daughter, as indicated near the end of "]".

	==Sparky the Dog==
	'''Sparky''' (voiced by ])<ref name="Southparkstudios.com FAQ">
	{{cite web\|url=http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?id=4805\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080330194338/www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?id=4805\|archivedate=2008-03-30\|title=Southparkstudios.com FAQ Saturday, October 27, 2001\|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> is Stan's dog. He first appeared in "]" in which it was revealed that he is gay. Stan was very upset that Sparky was gay, provoking Sparky to run away to "]'s Big Gay Animal Sanctuary", where he would live with other gay animals. He, along with all of the other animals, returned to their owners after the people of South Park learned to become more accepting of their sexuality.

	He has been seen in "]", and "]", in which his fur was used to disguise ] as a dog. Sparky also makes a cameo in "]", and was briefly seen in the episode "]". He is included as a figure with the ''South Park'' series 2 Stan action figure by ].

	==Terrance and Phillip==
	'''Terrance and Phillip''' are a ] duo from ] who appear on ''The Terrance and Phillip Show'', which is frequently watched by Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny. Terrance Henry Stoot of ] (voiced by ]) has black hair and wears a red shirt with a letter "T," while Phillip Niles Argyle of ] (voiced by ]) has blond hair, diabetes, and a blue shirt with a "P."

	The characters were inspired by the number of complaints about ] jokes in ''South Park''. In commentary by Matt Stone and Trey Parker during the first episode in which Terrance and Phillip appeared, they complained of many people claiming that South Park was poorly animated and just all fart jokes. In response the creators invented Terrance and Phillip to demonstrate just what a show that was indeed all fart jokes would be, and made it even more poorly animated.

	It is revealed in the episode "]" that Terrance and Phillip met at the "Canadian School for Gifted Babies" (a school full of Ike-style babies). The duo briefly separated in "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow", with Phillip having a "serious job" as an actor in "] ]" plays. Terrance also becomes ] in this episode.

	Terrance and Phillip have small beady eyes and '']''-like heads which flap up and down whenever they speak, as do all Canadians featured on the show.

	In the 1999 ] '']'', outrage on the part of American mothers to the duo's profane act leads to their arrest, and a ] between Canada and the United States. Their deaths at the hands of ]'s mother Sheila cause the upwelling of ] and his partner-in-evil, ], from the ]. However, they are resurrected at the end of the movie by ]'s wish that everything should return to normal.

	They married their girlfriends in a double wedding at the end of the episode "]".

	==Towelie==
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	'''Towelie''', voiced by ], is a talking "RG-400 Smart Towel" manufactured by Tynacorp. The exact details of his creation are hopelessly confused, but he was apparently genetically engineered to be an alien spying weapon, and was stolen by a paramilitary group before he simply "got high and just sort of wandered off" to South Park. He speaks in a high-pitched voice, and is usually seen either giving towel-related advice to the citizens of South Park or, more often, getting high on ]. Towelie constantly reminds other characters, "Don't forget to bring a towel!" Then, after an awkward pause, he asks the subjects, "You wanna get high?"

	Towelie first appeared in the fifth season episode "]", which the boys run into him after he flees a paramilitary group and aliens. After Kenny's death, the boys went searching for a replacement friend in the sixth season episode "]". Towelie, a possible candidate, was said to be "high all the time" and undependable by the boys. This episode also stated that Towelie is 17 years old in towel years. Nonetheless, Towelie makes it to the final round. He also makes brief cameos in "]" and "]". He starred as the main character in "]", a parody of the ] that surrounded ]'s memoir '']'' on '']'', after it was discovered to have been partially fabricated. In a parody of ]'s documentary TV series '']'', the boys stage a televised intervention for Towelie in the episode "]" and convince him to enter ]. This episode also revealed that Towelie has an infant son named Washcloth.

	Trey Parker and Matt Stone explained on the DVD commentary for "Towelie" that the character was conceived as a joking reference to the over-marketing of characters in the wake of the series' success. ], partially ], delivers the penultimate line of Towelie's ] episode: "You're the worst character ever, Towelie," to which Towelie responds, "I know".

	==Tuong Lu Kim==
	'''Tuong Lu Kim''', also known as '''the City Wok Guy''' (voiced by Trey Parker), is a ] ] character.<ref name="Sushi">{{cite web\|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/117/1172164p1.html\|title=South Park: 'City Wok' Review\|author=Ramsey Isler\|publisher=IGN \|date=June 2, 2011 \|accessdate=June 3, 2011}}</ref> He is prone to mispronouncing the word "city" as "shitty", and pronouncing ].

	Lu Kim first appeared in the episode "]", though his name was not given until "]". According to the DVD commentary on "Jared Has Aides", Tuong is based on an actual person. While doing ] on their film '']'', Parker and Matt Stone would phone a real life ] just to hear the man's voice.

	Lu Kim's main job is the owner of City Wok, a Chinese take out service. He also operates the airline service City Airlines.<ref>{{cite episode \|title=] \|url= \|series= ] \|credits=] (writer) \|station= ]\|airdate=2003-12-17 \|season=7 \|number=111 \|minutes= }}</ref> Keeping with ], Tuong is an expert at building walls,<ref name="Wall">{{cite episode \|title=] \|url= \|series= ] \|credits=Parker, Trey\|station= ]\|airdate=2002-7-24 \|season=6 \|number=90 \|minutes= }}</ref> and displays ]<ref name="Wall"/> and ]s.<ref>{{cite episode \|title=] \|url= \|series= ] \|credits=Parker, Trey\|station= ]\|airdate=2011-6-1 \|season=15 \|number=215 \|minutes= }}</ref> In the episode "]", he appears as the husband of the ], a Chinese-New Zealand singer guest starring as herself.

	Lu Kim's actual identity, '''Dr. Janus''', appears in the episode "]". In the episode's two plotlines, Dr. Janus falsely diagnoses ] with ] before being revealed to suffer from the disorder himself, while Lu Kim plots to murder his new Japanese rival Junichi Takayama. In a twist, Dr. Janus and Kim are revealed to be one and the same. Although Kim's actual identity is revealed to the people of South Park (leading Takayama to commit ] in disgrace), the police decide not to help him with his condition, so that the town will still have an Asian restaurant. Lu Kim thus remains oblivious about his true self.<ref name="Sushi"/> Dr. Janus is likely to be named after ], the ] of beginnings and transitions, who is usually depicted with two heads facing opposite directions.<ref name="Sushi"/><ref name>{{cite web\|last=O'Neal\|first=Sean\|title=City Sushi\|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/city-sushi,56765/\|publisher=The A.V. Club\|date=June 2, 2011\|accessdate=June 4, 2011}}</ref>

	== Ugly Bob ==
	'''Bob''''s first appearance was in "]". He is called '''"Ugly Bob"''' due to his hideous appearance, despite the fact looks very much like them and other Canadians. Because of his looks, Terrance and Phillip encourage him to wear a paper bag over his head. Later he reappears as the boyfriend of Terrance's ex-wife ], who is pregnant with Bob's child. Bob told Celine his name was '''"Handsome Bob"''', Dion leaves him when she sees his face.

	He returned in the season 15 episode "]", meeting Ike on a bus back to Canada to save the Princess. Bob joins Ike, Scott and an Inuit duo to rescue the Princess from her kidnapper, ]. Tooth Decay is killed when Ike removes Bob's paper bag mask, the sight of Bob turning Tooth Decay to stone. For his actions Bob was awarded the Canadian Medal of Courage.

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