I’d say within the first season, we kind of realized Cartman’s like a little Archie Bunker. And we were big fans of All in the Family, and we were going back and seeing some of those reruns, and we kind of realized what we had there. And especially because he was 8 years old, he was kind of free to say whatever he wanted. He could dress up like Hitler, and he could do this because he’s 8. And he doesn’t really know what he’s doing; he doesn’t care. He’s just a product of his environment.
Trey Parker, on The Evolution of Eric Cartman (via NPR)

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