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By Nancy Basile, About.com

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Eric Cartman

South Park - Eric Cartman

South Park - Eric Cartman

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You'd think because his mother appeared on the cover of CrackWhore Magazine, Eric would be a rather disturbed little boy. But not so! Sure, he's selfish, hot-tempered and swears like a sailor, but that's only because he's insecure about being the fattest kid in school.

And what third-grader doesn't need to blow off a little steam by screaming racial slurs now and again? The important thing is, when times have been tough for the boys (such as when they needed to replace Kenny with another friend,) Eric's been there to make matters worse.

Some of Cartman's evil schemes include pretending his hand was Jennifer Lopez, running an amusement park, locking away Butters so he could join the party at Casa Bonita, and breaking out of fat camp. See the many faces of Cartman that include some of my favorite disguises.

Of course I have my favorite episodes about Eric Cartman. Click the title's link to watch a clip from that episode. They include "Weight Gain 4000," "Cartman’s Silly Hate Crime 2000," "Trapper Keeper," "Cartmanland" and "Fat Butt and Pancake Head".

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