How Eric Cartman Manipulated Everyone in South Park

This video essay analyzes Eric Cartman's psychopathically manipulative and selfish behaviour in South Park. The character is created, written and directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and has been the star of over 26 Seasons of South Park (Comedy Central). If you want to understand how Eric Cartman inflicts his wicked will upon the world, then this video explains every dirty trick in the book, and how far he's willing to go to fulfil his selfish desires.

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Lost in Prayer by Doug Maxwell (YouTube Audio Library)
Zombie March by Sir Cubworth (YouTube Audio Library)
Ratatouille's Kitchen by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube Audio Library)
Desert Caravan by Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)
Habanera by Bizet (YouTube Audio Library)
Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky (YouTube Audio Library)
Cha Capella by Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions (YouTube Audio Library)
Doll Dancing by Puddle of Infinity (YouTube Audio Library)
Imagine a New Darker You by Tower of Light (YouTube Audio Library)
Falling Rain by Myuu (YouTube Audio Library)
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Timestamps:
0:00 Eric Cartman
2:00 Manipulating Mom
3:32 Lies
5:20 Weaseling Out of Trouble
7:30 Playing the Victim
9:55 Leading Movements
11:10 Sleazy Sales Tactics
13:05 Dirty Tricks
17:08 Butters
20:35 Revenge

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[yoeyzee]

It's not a matter of "how" Cartman manipulates everyone. It's a matter of "when" he manipulates everyone.

[SherriShrader]

Great job, this video was very useful!

[exowars]

10:45 This is so much funnier because Eric actually is part ginger

[Gyrostatics]

the fact that he’s the most evil in the series and ends up being an orthodox 🧃in the Post Covid episodes actually genius and makes total sense

[exowars]

I've always known that Cartman was a psychotic manipulator but after beating The Fractured But Whole I found he's more messed up than I thought possible. And I've already seen him kill his parents and episodes 200 and 201.

[duskulllz]

Dang, didn't even bring up Crackbaby Basketball. Cartman manipulating his friends, and using innocents who are without a doubt victims, going so far as to call them "slaves" for his financial benefit. Then, when Kyle actually tries to help them, Cartman manages to spin his idea of good intentions into the perfect loophole to get out of legal trouble, and continue his disgusting scheme of pitting innocent children born in horrible situations against each other for his benefit, all while he (and his associates by proxy) is portrayed as a hero. I believe the phrase he uses is "Moral Teflon." Literally describing this originally noble deed devised by Kyle as a plastic covering for what they're doing. He is FULLY aware what he is doing is morally reprehensible and still actively participates in it, and reaps as many hedonistic rewards as he possibly can. And it wasn't even moral superiority or righteous retribution that stopped him, it was someone who is just as corrupt, manipulative, and empty as him stealing the "business."

[davideaston]

Cartman is quite possibly the greatest television character of all time

[Trelior]

Eric is the perfect example of a good character. In no way a good _person, _ but a good character.

[Cruxvae]

I've always said that Eric Cartman is the most irredeemable character in all of modern fiction. Most good villains in media need SOME kind of redeeming quality for the audience to really understand them. Their moral codes may be twisted, bizarre, or absent, but there's always some tiny kernel of something that a person can understand, even if it's loathsome.

But since Cartman isn't really an antagonist in the traditional sense, he doesn't need to follow those rules. He's meant to be a sick joke on the part of the writers, and they accidentally ended up creating the most foul, hateful person I've ever seen on the screen or page.

[FNRLxWILLIE]

Cartman and Butters carries the franchise. The other homies are there for Cartman’s diabolical entertainment.

[Picked-man]

If they do a final episode it’s definitely gonna be everything cartman has ever done coming back to bite him and turning him into a pudgy red stain in the center of town

[dweenobloke]

I remember watching the casso bonita episode as a kid, and genuinly being angry that cartman exists at the end of the episode. And i think that's what makes South Park great. They are so good at making you hate cartmanbut the show remains hilarious, and some of the funniest moments are also some of the most morally questionable moments in the show.

[papaxook]

Was rewatching South Park a few months ago and was simply dumbfounded at how evil he was but ian gon lie I was rooting for him

[Otto-ep]

Hmmm South Park sticks to the original script, the most controversial figure and liked for being well how he is. Someone how he is not viewed highly he is able to do his best work. Hey Ali knew this, and now he will show how it really was

[birichinaxox]

Ok watching this now after the tariffs . . . Yall really just made this guy president 😅

[JoshuaLane]

I find Cartman overrated in my opinion.

[Mocharocks]

He gets at other kids bday parties enough said

[VICTORZITOSS]

Yaaaah

Let's get this video to a lot of views in the first hour so that it gets love from youtube

Algorithm bless this video which i liked even before watching it because it's that good

Seriously, sometimes i end up pissed off because i can't like it again after watching it, fix that youtube

Lots of words lots of engagement, yadda yadda

[steveohellno]

Why the intro so cinematically sinister?

This is Eric Cartman, a skinny boy with big bones

[ryanschudel]

Is there a fan of South Park who doesn't love Eric Cartman? What would South Park be without his character?