Eric Cartman Dissected by NPR
This Saturday's Weekend Edition on NPR featured an in-depth look at the world's most famous fatass, Eric Cartman. South Park co-creator Trey Parker is interviewed, as is a media studies professor, who had this to say about Cartman's place in cultural history:
"I'm sure that one of the first things that a caveman drew on the wall was a person with a big penis," Johnson-Woods says.
Even in the TV universe, Cartman is heir to a rich tradition.
"He's
not the first overweight, problematic, money-chasing bigoted male to be
on television — not even the first cartoon one," Johnson-Woods says.
She sees Cartman as a hybrid of Archie Bunker, Jackie Gleason of The Honeymooners and the animated Fred Flintstone.
For the entire text and audio of the interview, check out Eric Cartman: America's Favorite Little $@#&*% And while you're there, be sure to listen to the clip of Cartman himself answering the Proust Questionnaire.
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