History Fridge / SouthPark

* Why is Stan usually the leader of the group? We are going to look at WatsonianVersusDoylist. InUniverse, Stan is the oldest of the boys. Granted, not by much, but the other boys might still feel subconsciously or not as this gives him some authority and maturity. After all, the fifth graders are a threat to fourth graders. It's also possible that Stan himself believes subconsciously or not that him being the oldest makes him the most responsible of the group. Of course, it's not just the age, Stan is WiseBeyondHisYears. So is Kyle, but while Kyle is more book smart and quite impulsive, Stan is rather StreetSmart and better at controlling his temper. Also, good leaders don't just give orders, they treat their followers with respect and are willing to listen to suggestions. He's kind (for the most part) towards Kyle and Kenny, and while he doesn't like Cartman, he goes along better with him than Kyle or even Kenny. When the boys have a plan, they usually work as a team to make the plan, it's just that Stan has a good understanding of his friends' capabilities, thus he (usually) knows which tasks fit them best. He also knows how to motivate them to do certain things. Trey Parker, on which Stan is mostly based, is the leader of the production team (excluding the influence that the executives from Comedy Central have), so it makes sense that he would also make Stan the leader.

** Adding to this, it makes a lot of sense why Stan, Kyle, and Kenny stopped talking to Cartman after this incident, even though he did way worse stuff in the past. It's not that Cartman ruined Stan and Kyle's dinner, it's that he ruined ''Kenny's'' and also drove him to tears. Kenny is the youngest of the four boys and the "The Vaccination Special" confirms that he is pretty much TheBabyOfTheBunch. While Cartman did make other people suffer way worse, Stan and Kyle weren't as close to those people as they are to Kenny. Also, after Cartman ate all the skin, Stan was the one who yelled at him, even though Kyle has a bigger temper and hates Cartman a lot more. Stan is also the one who claimed that Cartman went way too far, and who made the suggestuib they should all ignore Cartman. Out of the group, [[BigBrotherInstinct Stan is the most protective towards Kenny]]; thus it makes sense he would be the most furious and that he would take action to stop Cartman from hurting Kenny again.

** Adding to this, it makes a lot more sense why Stan, Kyle, and Kenny stopped talking to Cartman after this incident, even though he did way worse stuff in the past. It's not that Cartman ruined Stan and Kyle's dinner, it's that he ruined Kenny's and also drove him to tears. Not to mention that Kenny is the youngest and the "The Vaccination Special" confirms that he is pretty much The Baby of the Bunch. While Cartman did make other people suffer way worse, Stan and Kyle weren't as close to those people as they are to Kenny. Also, after Cartman ate all the skin, Stan was the one who yelled at him, even though Kyle has a bigger temper and hates Cartman a lot more. Stan is also the one who claimed that Cartman went way too far, and also the one to suggest they all ignore Cartman. Out of the group, [[BigBrotherInstinct Stan is the most protective towards Kenny]], it makes sense he would be the most furious and that he would take action to stop Cartman from hurting Kenny again.

** Adding to this, it makes a lot more sense why Stan, Kyle, and Kenny stopped talking to Cartman after this incident, even though he did way worse stuff in the past. It's not that Cartman ruined Stan and Kyle's dinner, it's that he ruined Kenny's and also drove him to tears. Not to mention that Kenny is the youngest and the "The Vaccination Special" confirms that he is the youngest, pretty much The Baby of the Bunch. While he did make other people suffer way worse, Stan and Kyle weren't as close to those people as they are to Kenny. Also, after Cartman ate all the skin, Stan was the one who yelled at him, even though Kyle has a bigger temper and hates Cartman a lot more. Stan is also the one who claimed that Cartman went way too far, and also the one to suggest they all ignore Cartman. Out of the group, [[BigBrotherInstinct Stan is the most protective towards Kenny]], it makes sense he would be the most furious and that he would take action to stop Cartman from hurting Kenny again.

** Adding to this, it makes a lot more sense why Stan, Kyle and Kenny stopped talking to Cartman after this incident, even though he did way worse stuff in the past. It's not that Cartman ruined Stan and Kyle's dinner, it's that he ruined Kenny's and also drove him to tears. Not to mention that Kenny is the youngest and the "The Vaccination Special" confirms that he is the youngest pretty much TheBabyOfTheBunch. While he did make other people suffer way worse, Stan and Kyle weren't as close to those people as they are to Kenny. Also, after Cartman ate all the skin, Stan was the one who yelled at him, even though kyle has a bigger temper and hates Cartman a lot more. Stan is also the one who claimed that Cartman went way too far and also the one to suggest they all ignore Cartman. Out of the group, [[BigBrotherInstinct Stan is the most protective towards Kenny]], it makes sense he would be the most furious and that he would take action to stop Cartman from hurting Kenny again.

* In "Help, My Teenager Hates Me!", Cartman remarks "I wish I had a father ... or that I wouldn't live in a hot dog." Both things are his fault; he killed his biological father during "Scott Tenorman Must Die", and he made Lianne quit her job in "City People", resulting in them losing their house.