Kenny McCormick

Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a main character in the animated adult television series South Park.
Kenny McCormick is one of the main characters along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His oft-muffled and indiscernible speech—the result of his parka hood covering his mouth—is provided by co-creator Matt Stone. He debuted on television when South Park first aired on August 13, 1997, after having first appeared in The Spirit of Christmas shorts created by Stone and long-time collaborator Trey Parker in 1992 and 1995.
Kenny is a third- then fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town life in his hometown of South Park, Colorado, where he lives with his impoverished family. Kenny is animated by computer to look as he did in the show's original method of cutout animation. He also appears in the 1999 full-length feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, as well as South Park-related media and merchandise.

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Spoilers everywhere, of course! List of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-sitcom-deaths/anncasano" target="_blank">saddest TV deaths</a> as voted and ranked by fans. TV shows have long been able to penetrate the core of the human spirit, and audiences grow attached to characters they watch week after week and season after season. These TV character deaths are among the saddest, most memorable, and most gut wrenching to ever grace the screen - whether they were surprises or a long time coming. The list includes violent deaths, freak accidents, murders, deaths from illness, and a wide range of other sad TV death scenes. (<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsurprising-tv-character-resurrections/lina-lecaro" target="_blank">Fake-out deaths</a>, of course, are an entirely different matter.)

Vote for those saddest TV deaths that impacted you most and watch them move to the top of the list, or click Re-Rank to make your own version of this list.

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Throughout the annals of TV history, cartoon stars have shone&nbsp;brightly, bringing joy to children and adults&nbsp;alike.&nbsp;With so many classics out there,&nbsp;from Looney Tunes to&nbsp;Hanna-Barbera&nbsp;to the likes of The Simpsons, South Park, Spongebob, and even He-Man, it seems impossible to create a definitive list of the&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;cartoon&nbsp;characters&nbsp;on TV. Yet it must be done. We owe it to these animated characters to compile them, vote, rerank, debate, and scream at our screens in agony at&nbsp;the tyranny of democracy. Have your say and support your favorite cartoon TV character by voting them up. Whether they be old cartoon characters or simply the most popular and famous, you&#39;ll find all the biggest names from classics below. And remember, just because a character is on a great show doesn&#39;t mean that character, alone, is one of the greatest of all time.

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After spending so very many hours watching a TV show, we form strong attachments - and revulsions - to certain characters. Let's rank 'em.

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These are the funniest television characters ever created, as determined by the votes and selections of Ranker users. Lots of things make up truly iconic, timelessly funny characters... the actor, the writing, the supporting cast... but in the end, it's just the character that makes you laugh yourself weak.What are the funniest characters on TV? These are the characters that still make you roll on the floor no matter if you are watching new episodes or reruns from 20 years ago. A lot of the funniest TV characters of all time, like Homer Simpson and Stewie Griffin, tend to be cartoons but there are lots of funny characters that are real-life people too. Vote for your funniest picks and add any characters you see missing. If you want to really impact this list's order, make your own ranking and add it!

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Who were the best TV characters of the &#39;90s? From Frasier, Friends, and Married With Children all the way to kid favorites like Clarissa Explains it All, Doug, and Saved By the Bell, these shows greatly impacted 90s culture and made it the memorable decade it was. This list has the best television characters from all those classic 1990s TV shows.

It was the decade we met Bart Simpson, Cosmo Kramer, and Frasier Crane. The top TV show characters of the 90&#39;s included family-focused favorites like Tim &ldquo;The Tool Man&rdquo; Taylor, the obnoxious but lovable Steve Urkel, and Fresh Prince Will Smith. Nineties TV introduced many children&#39;s characters as well: Tommy Pickles, Batman, Doug.

This decade had an air of innocence and lightheartedness. The top characters of the &#39;90s were, for the most part family-friendly, uplifting, and hilarious. Who will ever forget the girl-next-door <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-to-danielle-fishel/crystal-brackett" target="_blank">Topanga Lawrence</a>, and the importance of having an older, wiser soul rooting for you, like Mr. Feeney? The innocence of Clarissa Explains It All, Family Ties, and Blossom, reinforced family values, and other top &#39;90s shows like Friends, Roseanne, and The Cosby Show, left us feeling like we were never alone in the world.

Vote up your favorite 1990s TV characters below and think back to when these guys came into your living room once a week. Then go find yourself a Seinfeld rerun. You know there&#39;s got to be one on.

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Lists about unforgettable child actors who nabbed the spotlight and how they have navigated life after fame at such vulnerable stages in their development.

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List of the greatest kid characters in film. These <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/childrens-movies-main-characters-who-should-be-grounded/tracey-graham" target="_blank">onscreen children</a> were the best movie personalities in the history of cinema. Here we have ranked those film characters that we would rather hide from our own children (for the most part) but watch onscreen any day of the week. Of course, if Harry Potter came over for a playdate, a child might want to hang out. 

Movie children are the ones that say what we are really thinking, or sometimes things that no adult would ever be weird enough to think let alone say out loud. Someone like Huck Finn comes to mind, as he ranks up here against (or perhaps with) Simba from &quot;The Lion King.&quot; both of the &quot;Spy Kids&quot; themselves had to be included, of course, as did tough girls like Hit-Girl and Veruca Salt. Speaking of Miss Salt, Roald Dahl brought us more of the great kid characters in movies thanks to Matilda Wormood and Charlie Buckett.

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List of TV's most memorable characters, of all time, chosen by the Ranker community. What makes a character live on in the public's memory, even years after the original run of their respective TV programs? In some cases, it's the amount of depth that the show's writers, actors and other creators were able to bring to the character over the course of many years. For many of the greatest TV characters of all time, audiences feel like they get to know personalities like Dexter Morgan from &quot;Dexter.&quot; Even after the show leaves the air, they may not want that relationship to end. (Thankfully, they don't have to, as many shows live on for years after their cancellation on DVD and in syndication.) The best TV characters are ones that you feel like you know and that you'd want to be friends with.TV has brought many famous characters to life who have been extremely compelling, even if they are not entirely likeable. Viewers may not wish to know dangerous, shadowy figures like Tony Soprano, Vernon Schillinger, and Omar Little in reality, but following their exploits safely from the comfort of your living room can be appealing. Likewise, people who might be aloof or downright unpleasant in real life - think &quot;Mad Men's&quot; Don Draper or Al Swearengen of &quot;Deadwood&quot; - can prove charming, even admirable, when seen at a distance, with the subtext and intricacy that a top long-running TV show can provide.Who is the greatest TV character ever? This list contains the names of the greatest, most fascinating, and most enduring fictional characters from TV of all time. Be sure to vote for your favorites, and if some of your favorite popular characters aren't represented, go ahead and re-rank the list to contribute to the discussion.

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The 1990s brought a wave of amazing, unforgettable programming designed specifically for kids. Let's rank 'em.

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The 1990s was a time when all types of cartoons were introduced to the general public and thrived within the the realm of pop culture. 90s cartoon characters are some of the most beloved of all time and certainly some of the most iconic. Characters range from more mature characters like Homer Simpson to Beavis and Butthead to classic children's cartoon characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Blue, Rocko, and Doug Funnie.During the '90s, mature cartoons started to become popular with many teens and young adults. Mike Judge was at the forefront of this movement creating the aforementioned Beavis and Butthead TV show along with King of the Hill, whose main character Hank Hill can be seen on this list. These famous cartoons are the forefathers to characters like Peter Griffin, Stan Smith and the rest of the Seth MacFarlane universe. The same goes for the Nickelodeon cartoons of the same time period.Anyone can contribute to this list of who the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-cartoon-characters-on-tv/greg-hahn?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best cartoon characters</a> of the '90s is, which makes this ranking an accurate, real-time reflection of the crowd's collective opinion.If you have a favorite–boy or girl, blue, green, black, or yellow– that is not on the list, be sure to add it. It can be disputed that the '90s was the best time for edgy cartoon characters and this Ultimate List sets out to settle the dispute over who was the best character of that time. Rank your favorites or add whoever you see missing.

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Cartoon death scenes are quite common, even though animation is often thought to be kid&#39;s stuff. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-all-time-pixar-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Animated characters</a> die in movies and on TV with surprising regularity and poignance. The finality and sadness of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sad-comedies-ranked/lauren-milici" target="_blank">death is a powerful and emotional thing</a>, and as it turns out, not even <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-voiced-cartoon-characters/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cartoon characters</a> are safe from death&#39;s cold, inevitable grip. From the parents of protagonists to long-term companions and loyal pets, cartoons have shattered dreams with the demises of some of the most beloved animated characters.

Have a box of tissues ready and prepare to vote up the most devastating and emotional cartoon deaths in TV and movie history.

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Some fictional characters are overly chatty. However, there are the rare few characters who never speak a word out loud. The reasons for these characters' silence differs tremendously. Sometimes the character is just an introspective person, such as Silent Bob. Sometimes the character doesn’t even have the ability to speak, such as animals like Snoopy, Gromit, and Pluto.Often a character’s silence is used as a comedic device. Harpo was the Marx brother famous for his mute reactions. Mr. Bean’s inability to talk is another example of silence used for humor, often stemming from misunderstandings. However, a lot of these characters use their silence for menacing purposes, as with Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, and Ilyn Payne.Just because a character is silent doesn’t mean they’re dumb or don’t have anything to say. These silent fictional characters prove that. Who are your favorite characters who never speaks?

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There&#39;s a special place in hell for TV shows <a href="/list/lazy-sequels-that-resurrected-dead-characters/crystal-brackett" target="_blank">(and movies)</a> that killed&nbsp;characters then brought them back. Whether they <a href="/list/most-shocking-tv-deaths/ranker-tv" target="_blank">killed off a character</a> to shake up an atrophying plot or because it made sense to the story, for devoted fans a beloved character dying <a href="/crowdranked-list/saddest-television-deaths" target="_blank">cheapens death</a> and provokes outrage. In such cases, shows will sometimes do an about face and bring back a character&nbsp;for plot convenience or as a ratings gimmick. This will usually come&nbsp;with a cute, if unsatisfying, explanation for how the character was <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsurprising-tv-character-resurrections/lina-lecaro" target="_blank">magically able to survive</a> his or her decapitation and&nbsp;five hundred gunshot wounds, for example,&nbsp;it was just a character who looked like them or because:&nbsp;magic.

TV characters brought back to life because fans were pissed aren&#39;t especially common,&nbsp;as show producers generally try to avoid earning a special place&nbsp;in hell. <a href="/list/nerdy-things-with-annoying-fans/jonah-dorrance" target="_blank">Fans</a> must be kept&nbsp;happy&nbsp;if viewership numbers are threatened and the controversy might even earn the show&nbsp;a little buzz if the character happened to be especially prominent in the show.&nbsp;Here are characters on TV shows who died then came back due to popular demand.

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List of the funniest kid characters in TV history. This page lists the greatest child characters on the greatest TV shows ever. These kids, ranked here, kept us laughing for entire episodes and entire seasons. Some on the list had their own television series entirely devoted to them. Example? A young doctor by the name of Doogie Howser. Or Mister Beaver Cleaver, who brought colorful comedy to the black-and-white era. So who are the best child characters on TV? Try Stewie Griffin from &quot;Family Guy&quot; even though he is not a live action human being -- and has a head shaped like Arnold's from &quot;Hey Arnold!&quot; In fact, Helga Pataki made our list -- and feel free to add any other characters from that hilarious child ensemble. Sometimes these characters annoy us to death, but, like Louis Stevens from &quot;Even Stevens,&quot; they are most comedic when they are annoying their own TV families to death.

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List of notable fictional characters whose name is Ken or Kenny, including photos when available. The fictional characters named Ken below come from every kind of genre and medium. This list includes movie characters named Ken, TV characters named Kenny, and book character named Ken as well. We've even included some notable <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-badass-video-game-heroes-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game characters</a> whose name is Ken when applicable. Whether you're looking for comedy characters named Ken or drama characters named Ken, this list has you covered.Who are the most well known fictional Kens? Some of the more memorable names below include Ken Masters from Street Fighter II V, Ken Pile from A Fish Called Wanda, and Ken Barlow from Coronation Street. This list is ranked by the votes of users like you, so vote for your favorite characters below if you want to see them higher on the list. If we left your top character named Ken off the list, feel free to add them.

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This is a list of the most memorable middle children from TV families. The list includes middle children from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kids-live-action-shows/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">live action TV shows</a> and animated TV families across all genres, ranging from family sitcom “Father Knows Best” to the Matt Groening animated series “The Simpsons” and the TNT SciFi series “Falling Skies.” Middle children, though often successful in real life, are often straight man foils for their TV siblings, and the middle child stereotype of being insecure and lacking identity is exaggerated to comic effect. Why do we find these characters so appealing? Maybe it’s because we identify with them, or possibly, it’s just the opposite: their middle child experience is so foreign to us that we are fascinated.Some of the middle kids in these big TV families are model children ,some are rebels, and some are dysfunctional wrecks. This list runs from the sweet long-suffering middle child, like Gabe from “Good Luck, Charlie,” to the sharp-tongued and sarcastic Randy Taylor, played by teen heart throb <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jonathan-taylor-thomas-facts/amandatullos?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Jonathan Taylor Thomas</a>, in the 1990s TV series “Home Improvement,” to the vapid and neurotic Mallory Keaton – and who wouldn’t be neurotic next to Michael J’s Fox’s character Alex P. Keaton? - from the 1980s hit series “Family Ties.” Which is your favorite TV middle child? Which ones stand out in your memory? This list of greatest middle children in TV history is sure to take you on a trip down memory lane!

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With so many funny South Park characters, it&#39;s tough to say who the greatest really is without everybody weighing in on the discussion. Vote for your favorite South Park characters and help make this list the ultimate resource for longtime fans and newcomers alike. The list of South Park characters draws from the array of personalities who have appeared on various seasons of the show, along with the names of the actors who played them.&nbsp;

Among high-ranking names on the list are characters&nbsp;like Eric Cartman and Butters Stotch, as well as fan-favorites like Towelie,&nbsp;&nbsp;Randy, and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-goth-kids-episodes-south-park/mike-bedard?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Goth Kids</a>. That said, one of the more popular up-and-coming&nbsp;South Park characters is PC Principal, a frat boy-ish white man with a love for social justice and PC culture. You can click each image for a larger picture, and in some cases you can click the character&#39;s name for a more detailed description. If you&#39;re looking to laugh at similar characters, check out other <a href="/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-south-park/watchworthy" target="_blank">shows like&nbsp;South Park</a>.

Wondering who all the funniest South Park? Scroll down to see&nbsp;all the top&nbsp;South Park characters readers have voted up, and if your favorite character is&nbsp;missing, add them below.

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Who do you think you are? Let these fictional characters who match up with your zodiac sign teach you a little more about the real *you.*

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Fans of both astrology and offensive humor, rejoice! With a South Park character based on your zodiac sign, you'll be instantly paired with your inner 4th grader. Even though the show the writers of South Park,&nbsp;Matt Stone and Trey Parker, created revolves around a bunch of kids, that&nbsp;doesn't stop them from being dirty, vile, and downright insulting. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-controversial-south-park-episodes/daniel-kohn" target="_blank">South Park's controversial </a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-controversial-south-park-episodes/daniel-kohn" target="_blank">jokes</a>&nbsp;take&nbsp;satire to the next level&nbsp;and have helped the show make animated history.Even though nobody probably wants to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/south-park-lookalikes/nathandavidson" target="_blank">be like&nbsp;the degenerate people&nbsp;of South Park</a>, CO, there's a little bit of Cartman's&nbsp;jerkyness&nbsp;or Jimmy's witty humor in everyone. Being a terrible person isn't all bad, though. Sometimes, the awful ideas and unpopular opinions&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/times-south-park-made-a-good-point/zack-howe" target="_blank">South Park characters share actually make a good point</a>. Join the atrocious misadventures of South Park on a celestial level by letting the zodiac pair you with your own personal, abominable, spiritual, cartoon companion.

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