Butters Stotch

Butters Stotch
South Park character
First appearance	"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" (1997)
Created by	Trey Parker Matt Stone Eric Stough
Based on	Eric Stough
Designed by	Trey Parker Matt Stone
Voiced by	Matt Stone Skylar James Sandak (young)
In-universe information
Full name	Butters Leopold Stotch
Aliases	Confederate Messenger Butters Marjorine Professor Chaos Archeologist Butters Big Rig Butters Inspector Butters Postman Butters Victor Chaos Mantequilla
Gender	Male
Occupation	Student, Willy's Chilly Ice Cream Parlor worker, Denny's Applebee's Max manager (future)
Family	Stephen Stotch (father) Linda Stotch (mother)
Significant others	Red McArthur (ex-girlfriend) Charlotte (ex-girlfriend)
Relatives	Grandma Stotch (grandmother) Bud Stotch (uncle) Nellie Stotch (aunt) Larry (uncle) Elbert (first cousin once removed)
Nationality	American, Hawaiian
Birthday	September 11, in Lihue, Hawaii
Residence	South Park, Colorado, United States

Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character in the adult animated television series South Park. He is loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough and his voice is provided by co-creator Matt Stone. He is a student at South Park Elementary School.

Butters is depicted as more naïve, optimistic, and gullible than the show's other child characters and can become increasingly anxious, especially when faced with the threat of being grounded, which terrifies him. As a result, he is often sheltered and unknowledgeable of some of the suggestive content his peers understand, and is also frequently bullied by Eric Cartman.

Butters debuted as an unnamed background character when South Park first premiered on Comedy Central on August 13, 1997. His role gradually increased, becoming one of the series's most frequently present characters beginning with Season 3 and eventually the de facto fifth main character. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have stated that he is one of their favorite characters.