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Perhaps we should add a sort of 'Biography' of him in the aritcle - it might fall under 'Chateracterization' - I more so mean a history of him from the earlies to later episodes in order and etc. Is it a good idea? Would the article be too long then? -- JohnVMaster ( talk) 20:50, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
I don't think it would be too long, and that would be very useful for all fictional characters' pages. 98.164.213.164 ( talk) 04:31, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
The mentioning of each episode of a Kenny death since his character returned at the end of the sixth season isn't necessary, especially in the opening. It's too trivial, and it makes the article focus on this while distracting from the many other things that can be said about him.
There's already an article that lists each one of his deaths, and people may go there if they like. Please post thoughts if you disagree. - SoSaysChappy ( talk) 23:03, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Conclusion among proponents was that content on destination page
was simply reiterated on the page to be merged and didn't merit a separate article.
I propose merging in
Kenny's deaths to this article. Most of the content (save the long list of pop culture references) is in here anyway.
Alastairward (
talk) 23:05, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm posting this new section so I can refer to it later (if needed). OK, lately there have been a few edits which reference the episode in which Kenny's mom gives birth to another baby shortly after Kenny dies and names it "Kenny", then comments that it's the 52nd time it has happened. It's being used to explain why Kenny reappears despite dying in a previous episode. This scene is ambiguous at best; It doesn't explain how Kenny manages to reappear as an 8-year-old while the other boys remain the same age. To have 52 full-term pregnancies would take about 40 years. Kenny has also once reappeared by simply materializing out of thin air at the bus stop. Any attempt to state that the "rebirth" scene explains his reappearances with failure to account for all the aforementioned stuff constitutes original research. Any attempt to explain aforementioned info also constitutes original research. To me, the scene was simply a fun way for the show to acknowledge Kenny's numerous deaths, and perhaps "stir the pot" a bit. - SoSaysChappy ( talk) 01:24, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
I previously had made an edit to the
Kenny McCormick article stating that perhaps in
Cartman Joins NAMBLA that Kenny was
reborn.
On the official website of South Park, in the FAQ section, you can see that it does state that Kenny is reborn. http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=6&year=2006
It says to check out the ending of Cartman joins NAMBLA, which shows Kenny's mother having a baby, naming it Kenny, and showing that he is reborn. Now, I believe that this makes sense, as this is the official website of South Park.
Now please, if you find that the place I got my information is incorrect, (The official South Park site, FAQ section)) Please, if I misread it or somehow you got something different out of 'See the end of Cartman Joins Nambla' please tell me, it would be helpful. Gentleheart123 ( talk) 03:17, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Re: this edit:
As always...please post gripes, thoughts, disagreements, suggestions, etc. Thanks. - SoSaysChappy ( talk) 01:12, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
This discussion on the South Park Wikiproject talk page concerns this article. Some feedback there would be appreciated. Thanks. - SoSaysChappy ( talk) 18:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm adding this discussion in case I can refer to it later. A portion of this article explains how Parker and Stone considered killing off Kyle before they instead decided on permanently (ultimately temporarily) killing off Kenny. The reasons for this are all explained and sourced in the article. Yet, recent edits ( [1] [2] [3]) by two IPs and a user ID (possibly roamer/sockpuppets) keep changing the sentence "Parker and Stone contemplated having an episode in which Kyle was killed off" into "Parker and Stone contemplated having an episode in which Kenny was killed off". Edit summaries in the reverts are being ignored, so hopefully this might clarify any possible confusion (again, read the whole section in the article!). If it continues to happen, I can only assume it is vandalism. - SoSaysChappy ( talk) 05:08, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't it be noted that Kenny was shown unmasked in the Jeffersons episode? He also spoke without a muffled voice. I'm pretty sure it's the only episode that shows his face, not counting the movie. -- 130.49.7.115 ( talk) 00:40, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
"He first appeared unobscured by his hood in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, where it was revealed that he had messy blond hair". In episode 02 season 04 (tooth fairy tats 2000) at ~3 minutes you see Kenny naked from behind, so the statement isn't really true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.56.119.119 ( talk) 19:03, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
The episode was made AFTER the movie. -- 24.12.214.185 ( talk) 00:34, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
Staring GA review. Jezhotwells ( talk) 20:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Quick fail criteria assessment
No problems found when checking against quick fail criteria, moving on to substantive review. Jezhotwells ( talk) 20:54, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Please see this discussion at WikiProject South Park regarding the use of hand-made SVG images vs. official images. — Noisalt ( talk) 20:55, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
You really think they were serious they knew a kid EXACTLY like Kenny? I'm pretty sure M&T were screwing around and honestly, if we're taking that seriously, we should edit the page to include Trey's statement that Kenny is a "supernatural demigod" and amend Stan's page to include the statements that he and Wendy have had sex. -- 24.12.214.185 ( talk) 21:27, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, no, but my point is that the creators' are not always the most absolutely reliable sources for information. I think they're hilarious guys, but it's very hard to seperate fact from fiction with them. It mostly seems far-fetched to me because it's only been mentioned once that I know of. -- 24.12.214.185 ( talk) 00:36, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
In personalities and traits, Kenny has the same basic traits as the other three, and this is definitely not enough to describe a character. Should I add more, like his obsession with boobs? 98.164.213.164 ( talk) 04:39, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
Hey, i am just watching SouthPark, and in the new intro, where the are "computer scanned" like agents, his name is "K.McKormick" with Kormik and not Cormic. So what now? What do you think about that? -- Alosolo ( talk) 21:59, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Since the beginning of the series, there have been at least three "official" spellings of Kenny's last name (this includes reviews and even the Comedy Central site itself). He's not alone in the lead quartet: Kyle's last name has had a couple of different spellings, too. 147.70.242.54 ( talk) 14:57, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
In episode 807 kenny did not have his coat on. Should that be noted? ( LAz17 ( talk) 04:04, 5 September 2010 (UTC)).
Why is there no link to a website posting all of Kenny's lines? It's not obvious when you watch the episodes...
Editors have to try not to give too much weight to three-episode existence of Kenny's superhero alter ego, or to treat those episodes' regard for Kenny's constant deaths as anything more than one in a series of jokes about the plot holes inherent to Kenny's deaths. There is an entire paragraph, in a section of two paragraphs, seemingly devoted to Mysterion.~ Zythe Talk to me! 14:18, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
"KENNY DIES ALL THE TIME!". In the mysterion episode, no one remembers that Kenny dies painfully for almost each episode. Cartman is also ignorant of it. There is a but, in the Cartmanland, Cartman said that Kenny dies all the time. It indicates that he is the only one who remembers all the death incidents to Kenny, but he is just as ignorant as all else in the Mysterion episode. Which one happens to be a fact?-- 88.90.204.18 ( talk) 23:07, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Mysterion first appears as a cardboard cut-out in the show's opening sequence, going back to the first season. This can be verified by watching the opening sequence in which the characters are all gathered by the South Park sign waving to the camera. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.171.68.61 ( talk) 04:38, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
"Trey Parker and Matt Stone interview (2000) pt 3/5". YouTube. 2000. Retrieved 2009-02-28 displays an error: This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement from claimants -- 78.142.89.224 ( talk) 13:36, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
> Kenny is shown to desire intercourse in the episode "The Ring,"
This is the kind of awkward phrasing I'd expect to from "The secret life of the american teenager", not a wikipedia entry.
It's also inaccurate. There can be many reasons to express joy at the idea of getting closely acquainted with a "slut", coitus being just one of them.
In context, the scene doesn't refer to copulation, but to fellatio.
99.58.56.123 (
talk) 21:12, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
After the whole Mysterion trilogy Kenny barely has any role in the episode to where he's almost a background character. Shouldn't this be mentioned? -- 69.124.164.51 ( talk) 23:10, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
how darre u he is the most importint — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.4.10.36 ( talk) 20:58, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
In the show's video game spin-off, Kenny has been killed at the end of three bosses. After the first boss, Kenny follows him to a large door and the door closes on him. After the fourth boss, Kenny gets squished with a giant robot head. After the fifth and last boss, Kenny gets killed by a safe that fell on him. Please forgive my ignorance, but I'm not a native English speaker. I just don't get what this sentence is to tell me. To me, it does not make any sense. Could anyone with a deeper insight please rephrase it? Or is the content original research and thus not suitable at all?-- FoxyOrange ( talk) 14:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC) becuse he is adorable need i say more — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.4.10.36 ( talk) 20:56, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
how can kenny be alive after he dies so many times can someone help me out — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.4.10.36 ( talk) 20:54, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
As a casual reader not very knowledgeable about South Park, I find this bit of text very confusing:
He also has a younger sister, shown with his family in the season nine episode "Best Friends Forever", but does not make another appearance until the 15th season episode "The Poor Kid", in which her name is revealed to be Karen, whom he loves unconditionally. When addressing fan speculation that the girl was Kenny's sister Karen McCormick, series co-creator Matt Stone merely stated that the character was a "mystery".
The interview referenced doesn't refer to any fan speculation; it's just a question about the existence of Kenny's sister in general. And yet, the text asserts confidently that Kenny has a sister and that her name is Karen. So, on the one hand, the text is confirming that Kenny has a sister named Karen, and on the other is calling that just a fan theory. I didn't expect to see this kind of contradiction in a GA.
Oh, and the "unconditional love" part seems completely unnecessary. -- Serpinium ( talk) 08:41, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
Season 6, 10 & 17
Do you count the deaths in season 6, 10, & 17 as deaths?
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What if the reason why Tweek and Butters are to replace Kenny because just like Kenny, they are both blond? -- 72.68.0.59 ( talk) 03:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Is it just me thinking this, or do all the main-set blond boys (Kenny, Tweek, and Butters) all have dysfunctional families or just at least dysfunctional parents? -- 72.68.0.59 ( talk) 04:03, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Help! Someone vandalized the "Voiced by" section! -- 72.68.0.59 ( talk) 04:14, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Some recent edits have changed the wording to indicate that Kenny and Stan are among the "four main characters" of the show. While this would have been indisputable until around season 6, since then Butters has become as prominent a character as Kenny, and in the most recent seasons Randy has become the protagonist of most storylines. So, if South Park still has "main characters" at all, then there are six of them. There are also lots of episodes where any given character has little or no role - there is no character who appears in every South Park episode and getting an entire episode focused on, for example, Jimmy isn't considered particularly notable. Should articles be specific about what seasons this applies to or just treat the show as a whole as more of an ensemble to reflect its later more broad focus? Predestiprestidigitation ( talk) 00:41, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
He wears a Orange hoodie for dumb reasons 162.221.131.99 ( talk) 00:51, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
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