The ‘South Park’ Creators Are Raising Money For The Guy Who Inspired Cartman’s Name

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Before Eric Cartman was Eric Cartman, he was called Kenny (as seen in the 1992 short film Jesus vs. Frosty) or, simply, the Fat Kid. He didn’t get his name until January 1995, during a Super Bowl party attended by eventual South Park co-creator Trey Parker and his long-time friend Jason McHugh, who produced Cannibal! The Musical and Orgazmo.

Another party guest was Matt Karpman, who McHugh described as a “semi-notorious slightly-over weight, shorter late bloomer yet super obnoxious and verbally skilled kinda dudes.” During the game, Karpman jumped to high-five his pals, but was greeted with a “shut up, Karpman.” As McHugh tells it, “All the sudden, Trey who had been sitting quietly in the corner observing this bro fest, blurts out ‘Cartman! That’s the perfect name for the Fat Kid.’ He said it loudly and we all heard it and started laughing at Karpmen.” Cartman isn’t based on Karpman (it’s not a Kenny Kramer scenario), but Karpman did give one of television’s most famous cartoon characters his name, and for that, Parker, McHugh, and Matt Stone are trying to raise money to pay for his medical expanses.