| Clyde Donovan | |
|---|---|
| South Park character | |
 | |
| First Episode Appearance | "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" (1997) |
| Created by | Trey Parker Matt Stone |
| Designed by | Trey Parker Matt Stone |
| Character played by | Trey Parker Matt Stone (as Mosquito; 2010) |
| In-universe information | |
| Aliases | Mosquito Hawk-Eyes |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Elementary school student |
| Family | Roger Donovan (father) Betsy Donovan (mother, deceased) Unnamed sister Rex (pet) |
| Significant other | Bebe Stevens (on-again, off-again girlfriend |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | South Park Elementary |
Clyde Donovan (formerly known as Clyde Goodman and Clyde Harris) is a fictional character in the adult animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker. Clyde is a student at South Park Elementary School, and is a member of Craig's Gang. He debuted as an unnamed background character in the series premiere "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" on August 13, 1997, and first spoke in the next episode "Weight Gain 4000".
Biography[]
Clyde attends South Park Elementary School as a third, eventually fourth-grade student of Mr. Garrison's class. The latter took the position of the 45th President of the United States and was replaced by Ms. Nelson in season 19. Clyde resides in South Park, Colorado, and lives with his father, Roger, and an unnamed sister. His mother, Betsy, died in the events "Reverse Cowgirl" after Clyde left the toilet seat up[clarification needed]. Though his name was 'Clyde Goodman' in the merchandise of the first few seasons, it was never used on the show[citation needed]. In "Quest for Ratings", he was named 'Clyde Donovan' during a news segment, but in "Lice Capades", he was referred to 'Clyde Harris' by the nurse. Eventually, his name later reverted back to 'Clyde Donovan' on his Facebook page in "You Have 0 Friends". He is a member of Craig's Gang, and consists of him, Craig Tucker, Tolkien Black, and Jimmy Valmer[dubious ][citation needed].
In South Park: Post Covid is shown to be assisting for Kenny McCormick's death. But, he is also an anti-vaxxer, as "out of shellfishness", refuses to get vaccinated.[1]
Character[]
Creation and design[]
In the series premiere, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe", Clyde is composed with construction paper and is animated through stop motion. In subsequent episodes, beginning with "Weight Gain 4000", he is animated via computer software, though his appearance is rendered to mimic the style of construction paper used in the first episode. Clyde is composed of primary colors and simple geometrical shapes but isn't offered free range associated with hand-drawn characters; he is usually shown one angle and animated in an intentionally jerky fashion.[2][3]
Clyde has medium brown hair and wears a burgundy coat with blue trim and dark-gray pants. He occasionally wears blue mittens. He is also shown wearing a green t-shirt with a cow's face on it. On some occasions, Clyde can wear a red and white varsity jacket resembling his coat. Trey Parker speaks in his normal vocal range, and is edited with ProTools as the pitch is altered to make the sound like that of a fourth grader.[4] Matt Stone voiced Clyde in "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride", but would not do so again until the Black Friday trilogy wherein he voiced Mosquito, Clyde's superhero alter-ego.
Personality and traits[]
Clyde is shown to have low intelligence in some subjects, notably, math, such as in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, where, in solving five times two, he answers twelve, and Mr. Garrison refers to him as "a complete retard"[dubious ]. On most things upsetting, he would sob uncontrollably, like in the episodes "Fourth Grade", "Fatbeard", and "It's Christmas in Canada". He also shows little to no interest when occasionally the show gets surreal.
In some episodes, such as "The List" and "Sarcastaball", Clyde is shown to be a jock who is interested in sports, and has a high opinion of himself.
Reception[]
Clyde was ranked at #22 by Looper on a list entitled "25 Popular South Park Characters Ranked Worst to Best".[5]
In other media[]
Clyde appears in numerous South Park-related media, such as appearing in the 1999 musical comedy adaption South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, and video games like South Park: The Stick of Truth, South Park: The Fractured but Whole and South Park Phone Destroyer.
See also[]
- South Park (Park County, Colorado)
- South Park City
References[]
- ↑ Starkey, Adam (26 November 2021). "'South Park: Post COVID' reveals what happens to Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as adults". NME. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Matt Cheplic (1998-05-01). "'As Crappy As Possible': The Method Behind the Madness of South Park". Penton Media. http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/news-articles/crappy-possible-method-behind-madness-south-park/382927/.
- ↑ Abbie Bernstein (1998-10-27). "South Park – Volume 2". AVRev.com. http://www.avrev.com/dvd-movie-disc-reviews/tv-shows/south-park-volume-2.html.
- ↑ "40 Questions". South Park Studios. 2001-10-04. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Levitt, Barry (March 10, 2022). "25 Popular South Park Characters Ranked Worst to Best". looper.com. Looper. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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| South Park (franchise) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Kids | Stan Marsh • Kyle Broflovski • Eric Cartman • Kenny McCormick • Butters Stotch • Wendy Testaburger • Craig Tucker • Clyde Donovan • Tolkien Black • Jimmy Valmer |
| Adults | Randy Marsh • Gerald and Sheila Broflovski • Liane Cartman • Mr. Garrison • Mr. Mackey • Chef | |
| Production | Cast members • Guest stars • Awards and nominations • 6 Days to Air | |
| Films | Precursor shorts | The Spirit of Christmas |
| Theatrical film | Bigger, Longer & Uncut | |
| Episodes | Season 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 | |
| Paramount+ specials | "Post Covid" • "The Return of Covid" • "The Streaming Wars" • "The Streaming Wars Part 2" • "Joining the Panderverse" | |
| Music | Studio albums | Chef Aid: The South Park Album • Bigger, Longer & Uncut • Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics |
| Singles | "Chocolate Salty Balls" • "Blame Canada" • "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" • "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" | |
| Video games | South Park • Chef's Luv Shack • South Park Rally • South Park 10: The Game • Let's Go Tower Defense Play! • Tenorman's Revenge • The Stick of Truth • The Fractured but Whole • Phone Destroyer | |
| Inspired works | South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today • South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating • South Park Conservatives • Babylon Park • Block 13 | |
| See also | Controversies • Subject matter • Pinball • Home video releases • Chewbacca defense • South Park Republican • Casa Bonita • Town of South Park | |
| Trey Parker and Matt Stone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Individual filmographies | Parker filmography and awards • Stone filmography and awards | |
| Feature films | Cannibal! The Musical (1993) • Orgazmo (1997) • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) • Team America: World Police (2004) | |
| Television | Time Warped (1995) • South Park (since 1997) • That's My Bush! (2001) • Sassy Justice (2020) | |
| Music | Chef Aid: The South Park Album • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut soundtrack • "Blame Canada" • "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" • The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording | |
| Theatre | The Book of Mormon (since 2011) | |
| Paramount+ films | South Park: Post Covid (2021) • South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid (2021) • South Park The Streaming Wars (2022) • South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 (2022) • South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023) | |
| Video games | South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) • South Park: Phone Destroyer (2017) • South Park: The Fractured but Whole (2017) | |
| Characters | Parker | Stan Marsh • Eric Cartman • Jimmy Valmer • Clyde Donovan • Randy Marsh • Mr. Garrison • Mr. Mackey • Phillip |
| Stone | Kyle Broflovski • Kenny McCormick • Butters Stotch • Craig Tucker • Gerald Broflovski • Terrance | |
| See also | The Spirit of Christmas • Your Studio and You • Princess • 6 Days to Air • Casa Bonita | |
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