No Tegridy: The Evolution of Randy Marsh

Randy. Marsh. Has a character in TV history ever undergone a transformation like Randy? Over the course of 23 seasons of South Park, Randy has gone from a simple father and geologist, to an obsessive weed farmer who literally caused the ongoing pandemic. A truly WILD evolution. But honestly, if you follow Randy’s journey over these 23 seasons, the funny thing is that this development… actually feels really natural, and earned! He didn’t just BECOME an obsessive oaf one day, they slowly introduced certain quirks to Randy’s personality and those quirks evolved and developed over time. Randy went from being a moderately utilized secondary character to, arguably the star of the entire show. And while there are some people who take exception to Randy’s presence at the forefront of South Park these days, I think the journey itself is a fascinating one. So let’s comb over 23 seasons worth of the man with absolutely no Tegridy and explore the evolution of Randy Marsh.
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[@seismic5558]

You never fail to dissapoint 👏👏

[@jasperzatch610]

I don't think you wrote this right

[@seismic5558]

@@jasperzatch610 fuck you are right it's too late for this

[@seismic5558]

Im not changing it because its funny but you know what I meant and ily Johnny ;)

[@jasperzatch610]

@@seismic5558 well he liked it so he definitely gets it lmaoo, it happens 😂

[@jeffjones6951]

Thought it was intentional! Diss a point

[@damdamfino]

I feel like as Matt and Trey grew up, they stopped relating to the kids and started relating more to Randy.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

I definitely think this is the case, and I’ll touch a lot on it when I eventually do the “You’re Getting Old” video

[@BronzedTube]

Totally agree.

[@talariswatts-el6174]

I agree. Even Trey and Matt have to grow up.

[@20chanic]

@@Johnny2Cellos randy was Trey’s or Matt’s dad in the beginning. Irl he wanted to make a chemical you add to food to make your farts colored... not kidding. Now randy is them because well... they’re 40. A channel called Cartman Bruh has all seasons of the commentary mini’s as they call them. Highly recommend a listen.

[@michaelguerrieri3486]

@@Johnny2Cellos could do an article on clay puppetington please.

[@big_duecebungalow5138]

“Randy your balls!” “I know smoking right in front of a cop” That line is so underrated 😂

[@rogeliotorres7364]

Yes yes yes! That scene is forever engraved in my brain 🤣 Randy nonchalantly leaning against the pole smoking his joint with his balls casually placed in the wheelbarrow while Jimbo is just dumbfounded 🤣. Classic

[@big_duecebungalow5138]

@@rogeliotorres7364 “plus chicks love em” when the wife walks in and is mesmerized by Randy’s balls 😂

[@Leacholotemj]

Unlocked memory

[@eibbor171]

Hey its like a hoppity hop haHAHAaHAh Woah hahHAHAAHaa

[@craigusselman546]

@@rogeliotorres7364 Jimbo is close to tears OH GOD RANDY,YOUR BALLLS OH GOD YOUR BALLS,

[@browncesario]

randy marsh going from upstanding academic to fully fledged weed guy disappointing his family is SUCH a mood i love representation in television

[@psychosomaticstatic]

NAH BC SAME 💀💀💀 it's the former gifted kid burnout for me

[@frailvoid5844]

@@psychosomaticstatic aye same, the best part is i don't need to worry about weed turning me dumb cuz I'm so smart already it barley makes a difference in my processing! lol feels good

[@Mugruncher]

Greetings fellow “gifted kids” and university graduates who are now depressed, hedonistic stoners

[@dnrfrank]

@@Mugruncherstop describing me

[@jordand5555]

Samesies - a single female lawyer

[@KangarooMonkey]

I’m amazed he never became a politician or tried to gain power, he has incredible luck and a supernatural ability to get people to follow him.

[@highlander2319]

Do you know how much power he would have to give up to be president?

[@KangarooMonkey]

@@highlander2319 I shouldn’t be surprised since it’s still a pretty popular show despite its age, but it always warms my heart a bit whenever I see someone quote JLU.

[@Heliocentric]

Of course, he is a Sociopath

[@coleozaeta6344]

He did have an easy enough time getting cocaine legalized to spike his weed with. I think for the Tegridy Christmas Snow Special

[@rainerkornmusic]

Yeah but he's also a complete Idiot

[@BertoxolusThePuzzled]

"Did everyone enjoy the special?" "No Randy, only you did" "Well that was my target demographic anyways..." This is perhaps the most South Park line ever written in the history of South Park, ROFL.

[@mcray0309]

That’s why I love this show. I don’t think they really care about anything

[@talariswatts-el6174]

Agreed.

[@m16fermy]

And I wouldn't have it any other way

[@danielm5161]

I think the Tegridy farm episodes are ok but sometimes they feel like they are trying too hard. They should of expanded on the chinese guy who had multiple personalities as a new character. That seemed like a good start to a recurring theme.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

"sometimes they feel like they are trying too hard" Because we all know that making content the creators themselves actually enjoy doing is "trying too hard".

[@johnochiltree1170]

It’s no shock that Randy is more prominent. I’m sure when Trey and Matt started the show they saw themselves more as the boys but now 20 years later they see themselves more as the parents.

[@DerHammerSpricht]

From a Jungian lens, I always took it as Stan and Kyle are Trey and Matt as kids respectively, and Cartman is Trey's "shadow" self while Kenny is Matt's "shadow"self. I agree they seem to use Randy as their protagonist now moreso, because it feels the mst "direct" for Trey at least, Randy's voice is literally his voice unaltered.

[@sampreece3900]

They literally mention this in a documentary, so yea you are right.

[@johnochiltree1170]

@@sampreece3900 never saw it

[@thegrumpyduncan5060]

I think Randy is treys insert character And gerald is Matt's incert character

[@johnochiltree1170]

@@thegrumpyduncan5060 I think you’re on to something

[@marcinzysko1653]

Randy is essentaily having a never ending mid-life crisis.

[@brad3950]

One amazing thing about South Park is how consistent the characters are after almost two dozen years. They aren't the same static characters, but adapt with he times yet are still the same and have progression.

[@Mr_Nobody2512]

Went from normal geologist to full blown Villain man of the town.

[@rctecopyright]

Sounds like the story arch of a typical geologist

[@aienma6660]

Randy: I didnt do it... it was Mexican Joker

[@varun_j]

Don't forget Lorde 😂

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

Pft. No thats just a witch pursuit thing.

[@itsblitz4437]

Kinda like that dude from "There will be Blood".

[@PaulShantanu]

"What seems to be the officer problem?" still cracks me up.

[@Robbedem]

When I got to that part in the video I had to look for this comment so I could like it. ;)

[@DerHammerSpricht]

"Dad... aren't you supposed to, like... NOT drink and drive?" "It's ok Stan, I brought a couple more brews from the bar to keep my buzz going." "Dad don't piss in the empty bottle with my friends in the car." "STAN THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO LEARN ABOUT BEING A MAN"

[@Benyack]

@@DerHammerSpricht You definitely convinced me to rewatch it tonight xD

[@Rosa-fm1bz]

Dude me too 😂😂😂

[@althealee9375]

And the way he said it so politely too 😂

[@zacharypack770]

The creators have said when the journey started the felt connected to the kids, that the kids were representation of them, where now Randy is their favorite and most relatable character.

[@MonBerry]

The line “What seems to be the officer, problem” will never get old for me.

[@dannyhodorowski5847]

I like that Randy’s evolution mirrored Trey and Matt’s evolving perspective of themselves and their work. As they aged they used Randy as their voice more and more.

[@jeffjones6951]

Damn

[@nateb4543]

And we all got to reap the rewards

[@PeterCaptainObvious]

I think Trey based Randy of his dad originally, and he said that as the years went by he related more to Randy and became more like his dad

[@maadtee6281]

Even skankhunt it's a shame his been quiet

[@JeffBoyardeeSon]

whos saying this?

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Do The Evolution of Mr. Garrison next. From Teacher to President to being a Teacher again.

[@noaha6185]

Don't forget hetero man to gay man to hetero woman to lesbian women to gay man

[@lucasdolding6924]

@@noaha6185 Well closeted gay man to hitting up Cartman online to out gay man etc.

[@sambeck2510]

And the chosen one to break the fourth wall.

[@soilhalo27]

Well technically he was never supposed to be president. But well the last 4 years happened.

[@leephillips4402]

With a puppet.

[@brunol-p_g8800]

“Sad regretful father who’s afraid his best days are behind him..” I recognise myself in there, and I think it’s the case for most fathers

[@ajlifts3648]

Seems like being a father is a bad deal to me.

[@nateb4543]

@@ajlifts3648 nahh. The "best days behind me" was inevitable, now i can watch my kids grow with their best days ahead of them. Then live vicariously through them when they're older, its a good gig. Exhausting, not for the excessively lazy or selfish, or it'll atleast beat that out of you

[@johnhenry4844]

@@nateb4543 Living through you’re kids seems messed up to me but whatever

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

@John Henry If it's just support and not full-blown manipulating them to do what you couldn't, it's fine

[@ElDuderinoh]

Not even a father but feel the same way.

[@kukri8848]

Randy displays a shockingly large number of ADHD symptoms. -quick to anger -prone to depression -hyper fixation -many hobbies and aspirations -impulsiveness And many more

[@ECartmanist]

He is a silly cartoon, don't read into it too much

[@pinkorange4980]

pretty sure hes just fucking crazy lol

[@cookiecat7759]

He def has adhd lol

[@michelecastellotti9172]

Oh no...

[@athenafollower]

bro is just like me fr

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

Randy took so much control in the later seasons that genuinely felt pretty jarring to me when he only appeared at the end of the vaccine special .

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

I do love the vaccine special, but a part of me is worried that it's the beginning of South Park losing its core appeal for the sake of pandering to those who just want more kid adventure stories.

[@unbreakableunion]

@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 If the show was just about Randy it will get boring after a while of the show just being about Randy.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

@unbreakableunion Yet we have nearly twenty seasons of the show that focus on the kids. Totally not monotonous.

[@brandonnesfan]

​@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 The core appeal of South Park was the writing and the comedy. And personally I think them steering away from doing topical episodes might be a good thing. Real life has just gotten so surreal that it's genuinely feeling like an irl south park episode. The best thing that southpark could so is just to stay RIIIGHT the fuck away from politics for a few years until shit cools down again.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

"The core appeal of South Park was the writing and the comedy" They're simply tools in creating content that's offensive and gets a reaction out of particular targets. They went from pissing off parents, to giving topics and subjects the middle finger, to finally trolling their fans and not giving a shit. South Park is made for adults and for good reason.

[@pessimisticprofessorfarnsw3241]

One of my favorite speeches of his was how drugs were bad because they makes being bored ok. Then he goes and pulls this shit on us.

[@ramuneisyummy-6012]

Let’s her high of cough syurp

[@michaelgregor1640]

He was talking about weed specifically. That was one of my favorite monologues in TV history, because it was a very mature and honest take on marijuana without demonizing it or treating it like a panacea.

[@timmyt603]

@@michaelgregor1640 as a potsmoker my whole adult life....I agree 100% I love it but that monologue was true. Edit:. And just realistically...people are so conditioned to defend marijuana they refuse to acknowledge any potentially negative effects.

[@michaelgregor1640]

@@timmyt603 Smoking weed is fundamentally a form of escapism, and there's nothing inherently wrong with a little escapism, like with playing video games or reading fiction. It only matters the degree to which you do it. Plenty of conscientious, productive people simply smoke a bowl at the end of a long day and go back to work the following morning. Others are glued to the couch and can't muster the motivation to take out the tach or do the dishes. The first kind is a recreational user, and the other is a burnout.

[@timmyt603]

@@michaelgregor1640 I never said anything to the contrary. All that doesn't change (and pretty much is the same thing as...) it making you cool with being bored. I smoke pot and have for years. I'm a full supporter of the plant being legalized and fully support complete legalization of all drugs. Doesn't change that there's a purpose for using them. We agree.

[@tfarr8138]

I love that moment in the Batdad episode when Randy was in his punch drunk state and he imagined Sharon cheering him on despite all her protests against his fighting

[@miss.l.1563]

I've ALWAYS loved how he says 'Shelly' 😂. I know no ones asked, or even cares, but my favourite characters are Butters, Cartman & Randy.

[@crazycrabdoodlez]

Mine are Kenny Kyle butters

[@migaud7789]

Shyelly

[@Mugruncher]

I care 🙂 As a kid I liked Kenny because he always died 🤷‍♀️ “oh my god they killed Kenny!” “You bastards!” Was the most hilarious shit to me Kyle and Randy are probably my favourites now, I like Kyle being the voice of reason and I like randy for being randy 😆

[@urinaIs]

@@migaud7789my name is not myem

[@PlanetEarthTeam]

Butters is also my favorite. He's been through so much trauma but is still upbeat and sweet, and I relate to him a lot.

[@raptorrise8537]

As a geologist myself, I can't understand how you can be having enough of this. It's the best job in the world.

[@ThelouwseFD]

I love it when people love their job !

[@MyPlaylistWillSaveAmerica]

Some people suppress themselves to chase money.

[@raptorrise8537]

@@MyPlaylistWillSaveAmerica oh, yeah, thats true. There are some Geologist that deny human made climate change and nearly everything they've learned just for the money.

[@conorf8091]

TEEEGGRRIDDYY

[@sirrealism7300]

Geologists are scum of the earth, they keep sneaking onto my lawn and eating all of my rocks in the middle of the night. I swear to god if they keep doing this im gonna start putting geodes in bear traps.

[@UntitledNameGangIsTouringAmmos]

if you think about it, Randy evolving into becoming Lorde makes alot more sense than it should when you remember that he was already famous for a small period of time when he was in that boy band.

[@tantotopps]

you're getting old is probably one of the most emotional and beautiful stories of friends growing apart that adult animation has to offer. I had a friend years ago that i was really close with but after a while we started to drift apart, have different interests and just start being different people.

[@cmd31220]

Randy moving out to the weed farm is also great meta-commentary on the idea of modern life in the city sucking and wanting to move back out into the country. Randy is exactly the type of person who'd feel that way as he's been chasing the grind for his whole life and even when finding success, it never made him truly happy. So to find fulfillment, like many people who feel like him, he buys a small farm out in the middle of nowhere with his family.

[@cocomunga]

I started watching South Park when I was in 4th grade. I’m 33 now. I’m sure there are many similar fans. Randy slowly becoming one of the main characters helps me relate to the show. He is less mature than the kids by a long shot but the humor associated with him is usually something that couldn’t be done by a child character, such as what he did for his Pandemic special.

[@imnotracistbut-9559]

Remember how unspeakably horrified our parents and teachers were when they caught wind of South Park and how desperate they were to try to keep us from watching it? I was in 4th grade too at a friends house for a birthday party the night ep 1 debuted and like 8 of us happened to see it and were immediately obsessed and couldn’t stop quoting it on the playground and getting sent to the principal’s office. Great times

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Food Network.

[@Jaguarkralle1]

Aw man that ball cancer episode gives me so many feels. Was the first South Park ep I ever watched. Had some friends over and we watched it in the middle of the night when my mom wasn't around

[@jmoney7289]

2010 was a great year

[@Minchken]

how young are you?

[@nicksaxby8454]

@@Minchken wdym that episode was 11 years ago so he’s definitely over 20 atleast

[@XRelays]

Feel like that was everyones first episode. I watched it when I was 8 when my whole family was not home and liked it so much that I watched a few more, until I got to the Butters episode. That shit traumatized me so bad

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@XRelaysthe butters episode? Which one lol

[@Schnipps]

I don't mind Randy being in the front. But I am glad that they have gone back to a bit more of the kids with the newest season. I like Tegridy Farms, but I think I like it being a side story arc more than just the main arc if you know what I mean.

[@Rogue_Fox]

Probably really really late to the show here.... But I just found your videos after moving to Colorado Springs recently. I feel like Randy is an incredible example of how a guy evolves over time in a very natural way after life has beat you down. As a middle aged man rewatching all of the episodes again, I find myself really understanding the journey of Randy...

[@xux5085]

one of my favorite episodes of randy is when he buys the blockbuster

[@brendanf6830]

You think I’m crazy for buying blockbuster?!!

[@zimriel]

we can stay /r/etarded longer than the hedgies can stay solvent

[@joyeswinderman3845]

Emily the hounds

[@DerHammerSpricht]

STAAAANNY BOY! I'M COMINNNNN'!

[@Cure_Hana]

@@DerHammerSpricht Randy: “What are you doing, Shelly?” Shelly: (Pours lighter fluid on the shelves.) “Nothing, Dad. Go back to killing the family.” (Throws a match.) Randy: “…Okay.”

[@ItsJustYare]

I actually love the Randy-centric episodes because it’s what Matt and Trey want to do. I don’t want them to make something they won’t enjoy since it will lose what make South Park so great. It may not work for everyone but I feel like the more this goes on, the moments where the boys are the main stars will feel more special

[@xxSapphxx]

"That was pretty much my target audience anyways" I LOVE the way they pick on the audience

[@Drebin2293]

The problem I find with Randy is the character growth itself. He's one of the few characters that evolve during the show. The kids seem stuck, even if they were funnier early on.

[@JD43232]

I love how Randy bought the farm because he wanted a simpler life and tegridy in this idiotic modern world......Then he completely sold out, lost all tegridy, started making deals with Commnist China and evil Disney, started the corona and is completely failing as a father and husband. I love it!

[@ETCABEZON]

In the process f*cking a bat and a pangolin

[@mimoe7587]

Over the years Marsh has become my favorite South Park character. He's consistantly changing and evolving while still being hilariously ridiculous. Only -M r - President Garrison is giving him competition in that field.

[@CrossoverFan4life]

His son is mine. Randy is still one of my favorites

[@basvangeest5485]

Fair, though i have to say, that whole season where 90% of garrisons lines were ‘oh jeez’ really annoyed me😂 i missed his total lack of tact and general offensiveness

[@chanceycakes]

It makes sense for Randy (and even Gerald to a small extent) to have become larger focal points of the show as Trey and Matt got older; they related less to the children and more to the adults and started writing more for them.

[@PhippsJonah]

I really really love the Tegridy farms arc, and especially the episode where Randy goes head to head with the nation’s vaping situation. It felt like such a breath of fresh air for the series. A welcomed change.

[@nd_kui1772]

He basically made weed his personality like every sophomore in high school 😞

[@nathanstarkey743]

That's business bro

[@lks7842]

Sophomore year me agrees with you too

[@nateb4543]

You nailed it. As a former pothead, I couldnt wait for it to be legalized just so my cohorts would shut tf up

[@kylerbrown3202]

@@nateb4543 yeah but all those farmers got screwed out a fuck ton of tax money if they wanted to be legal

[@missconstruct6968]

@@nateb4543 Even now that it's legal people still lose their fucking minds about 😂😂

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

Can't believe you didn't touch on Randy's fantasy sequence where he solves the problem and everyone loves him. The perfect set up to his constant chase for fame and attention throughout the series.

[@jcoolguy1548]

What episode was that?

[@nintendoconvert4045]

South Park is only getting better. I love the continuity they introduced and development of Randy as a focal character.

[@timboslice8559]

Me too I don’t understand why some people don’t like it. Starting from season 18 the continuity makes the show better imo

[@nintendoconvert4045]

@@timboslice8559 💯

[@N0N4ME06]

Randy Takes too much from the kids. Everything is just about how randy is a idiot now.

[@eurusbaby]

I seen all of south park multiple times through my childhood and now, I totally forgot he's a scientist

[@JewboyJesusLover]

South Park is in a weird spot Half the fan base wants more ground stories with childlike adventures that go off the rails The other half likes the political commentary and thinks they should stay on that Political commentary has always been a part of it (Ms.Cartmen sleeping with Bill Clinton to make 40th trimester abortions legal) but South Park is at a cross roads do they go back to their roots and try more simple stories that are ground or stay on the political parodies? That would make an interesting episode breaking down the origins to current special on how their counter culture became tv culture

[@btf1287]

Problem with political commentary is turning people off. People take it personal

[@brandonnesfan]

You make it seem as if they can't do both. The problem with modern day southpark is that the majoritry of it's episodes are based on politics. If they just ballanced it out more so they'd have more adventures. both can be happy.

[@btf1287]

@@brandonnesfan you cant do both its anoying to tune in and its a goofy/political episode. Like the xfiles people either want more shadpw government conspiracies, others only tuned in for the monsters and fright

[@justinandrew7310]

The point I always bring up is Matt and Trey spent literal decades mocking one note comedians (like Seth McFarlane) that don't change or adapt, imo I don't think the latter seasons are as classic but if they didn't try to change things up I'd lose some respect for them.

[@brandonnesfan]

@@btf1287 Nah you can have both. The earlier seasons did it without issue, nothing stopping future eps from doing the same. The big thing to do is just to not have political episodes be plot crucial episodes.

[@ToonReel001]

13:15 I loved they had Randy get in a "Hello there, children." in that episode, Chef's legacy is remembered.

[@Mugruncher]

*stands and applauds* one of the best character analysis videos and one of the best South Park videos I’ve ever seen. Just *chefs kiss* perfection

[@congoashanti2015]

Brilliant...love SP...Randy and your review on Randy's apparent rise over the years....you got my sub.Thanks for the laughs....

[@YourIdiotFriend007]

Another example of Randy joining in on trends the kids are into is in Phone destroyer when he joined their group chat and even tried to play witht hem lol

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

I really want the development with Randy to kind of come full circle with Sharon leaving him and taking the kids. It’s become increasingly clear that everyone in his family hates him. With that combined with how much Trey and Matt love writing out Randy’s antics, I feel it would be a great way to satisfy both the creators and their fans.

[@lightingdragon4143]

Sharon has already left Randy twice before so I don't think it'll really have any meaning or Impact in the show at this point

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

@@lightingdragon4143 Eh, it could if they play it right. Especially if Stan plays a part in the ending argument. Honestly, I’ve been trying to keep an eye on Stan whenever Randy episodes come along because with all the shit that happens... I think Stan is just one bad day away from snapping.

[@lightingdragon4143]

@@rodrickgoldberg2324 he's already snapped.

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

@@lightingdragon4143 No. I mean like... SNAP!

[@lightingdragon4143]

@@rodrickgoldberg2324 .............?

[@JuPaschoal]

Randy's always been my favorite character and I for one LOVE that he's now the protagonist. I'm weird though, because I was never the biggesr Cartman fan, for example

[@ZeroSectionStyle]

This was a really good recap on Randy! haha been watching for so many years that I never considered his character development!

[@-GhostofZion-]

Randy was someone that was always someone's dad we knew. 20 years later he is now that slightly older mate who won't leave his midlife crisis.

[@tobigrantlbart]

I really liked him more when he was the major secondary character, but the Tegridy Farm stuff was okay. I liked him more in episodes like the coach of the Sarcastoball team, the sport he created, or the World of Warcraft episode.

[@thekarlshow_tm]

I love terrify farms. 1 it’s super ironic, 2 it gives us more towelie screen time which I love, and 3 it gives the writers another setting to work with. I can only imagine how difficult it is to create more interesting stories when you’re confined to just a small town lol

[@HyperUserGoesHyperer]

Amazing video. I loved randy until recently / the tegridy stuff when I just find him so flanderised and actually enjoy episodes where he takes a step back(minus a few eps) but he is definitely still one of my favourite characters

[@thewardenofoz3324]

"Randy literally created the coronavirus. I'm not gonna show you how though. I don't wanna get demonitized." _Classic._

[@Justice1Knight3]

Wait, Randy was the only scientist in South Park? Did Trey and Matt forget Dr. Mephesto?

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Lol it seemed like they did but he actually plays an integral role in that episode. Maybe he lives just outside South Park?

[@chadhawksworth2809]

I never thought of that

[@jacobfreeman5444]

Randy is a real scientist. Dr. Mephesto is obviously more of a Dr. Frankenstein like character. Thus you go to Randy if you want to know about real things that can happen and you go to Mephisto if you want to make a manbearpig clone.

[@PatZalatoris]

While only mentioned once, Clyde's dad is also a geologist, and also Randy's friend Nelson, of course more geologists more likely came as the series grew

[@ass640]

I haven't cried as hard at a piece of media as much as I did that night watching "You're getting old" when Landslide plays. It hit me so hard and it still gets to me, then stan starts seeing poo again and it snaps me out of it.

[@MattBlanche1]

Loved this! Randy was always my favourite. Liked and subbed ✌️

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

Before the Season 23 finale came out I remember seeing a picture on the South Park Studios website that showed Santa with the four boys, only for the episode to say 'psych'. It's South Park at its most genuine. Pissing off people and not giving a crap.

[@sandwichgod692]

I saw that too. That episode even had the original opening intro too, but the four boys only ended up appearing for a minute or two.

[@DerHammerSpricht]

I thought it worked perfectly with Randy being in control of the town for half the season, then he gets run out of town, and we had 3 or 4 "normal" episodes like Season 21-22, and then the final episode they had to cave ask him back again. They could do it every season from now on, have Randy open the first episode with Tegridy Farms in control of everything again, and then he gets run out of town mid season but always somehow is needed for the finale so he gets control again for next season... Trailer Park Boys does this with the boys going to jail at the end of every season and getting out at the beginning of the next season, swearing this time they're never going to jail again... I would love it! That finale episode with Randy, Jesus, and Santa doing fresh Tegridy coke is one of the best things I've ever seen. With the way things have gone since then in the world, we will look back on that episode in the future as an example of how open the world was in 2019, how much progress people were ready for, before this whole covid scheme started...

[@B.Dizzler93]

South Park is as amazing as it always has been. Tegridy is tremendous I hope it sticks around.

[@katakurithecalamity9840]

Randy is one of the big 3 in south park leaders thats being cartman, butters and the man himself randy marsh they are capable of starting revloutions and utilize charisma beyond the limits

[@TransDrummer1312]

“Finger-pointing gets us nowhere! *STEVE* “

[@wokedog1799]

Your pfp is based

[@StarSpawnMusic]

@@wokedog1799 I agree. I’m loaded with enough weapons to arm like, a lot of fellow trans women.

[@wokedog1799]

@@StarSpawnMusic i mean I'm a cis guy, but can a homie get a mag of 5.56?

[@StarSpawnMusic]

@@wokedog1799 Hell yeah

[@tfclassicengineer1005]

Sinner.

[@brianweaver327]

Simpsons did it. (Bart was originally the focus character, but over time it shifted to Homer). :D

[@eleazar6831]

Sharp

[@passi523]

Nah they were pretty equal but after time it was more homer than Bart

[@porqpine53]

Great analysis! I would find it helpful to have season and episode numbers on the screen when you're talking about them

[@drewk3259]

Great video! I've been trying to pinpoint when the show sorta shifted to Randy! Great rundown!

[@jakusthekingpakus1]

Losing edge up until Lorde was my favourite Randy era.

[@RoundtableVids]

TEGRIDY!

[@JavaCake]

WEED!

[@zigga967]

am i nthe only one who thinks the whole tegridy angle and well southpark as a whole has been terrible for a decade now!?

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Roundtable, you guys are here? I love you guys!

[@BLUEBEATLE001]

Your here!!

[@khronicganjaofoz5070]

@@zigga967 was great asf to me

[@rasmustagu]

A really great analysis, the closing line really hits the nail on the head.

[@apollothefirst]

This is amazing! Watched it a while ago, but still amazing! Feels like a really seriously analyzed thing for a adult comedy show!

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Thanks!! That’s kinda what I’m going for on my channel haha

[@oplus7054]

They seem like they can’t help themselves but make more teggrity farm episodes. They seem to really like Randy as a weed farmer. They like it so much it’s sorta their main focus. They’re passionate and I like that

[@kawiianimekitty7472]

I think the reason Randy became so much more involved in the show then the main 4 boys was because at the beginning of the show Matt Stone and Trey Parker had more childish mindset but as the series went on Matt and Trey both grew up and realized they connect more with Randy and thats why he became more prevalent and got more development

[@RanterInShades]

This may be the greatest character analysis on KZbin ever made.

[@ksinghproduction]

Dude I love Randy!😂 Soon as he comes on screen I want to bust out with laughter, but then I have to remind myself that he hasn’t said anything yet!😂

[@aaronm8143]

I’ve been waiting for a Randy video like this. He went from a background character, to one of the leads. A lot like Butters.

[@chriselyr2484]

Yeah, but Butters was kind of forced and not well received because fans at the time thought he was meant to be Kennys replacement. The great thing about Randy is its more organic :)

[@davidnotonstinnett]

Randy, basically the main character of modern South Park apparently. I stopped watching the show a decade ago so I have no idea. But I’m gonna watch this entire video.

[@leephillips4402]

Wow you've missed so much. So if I were to bring up Butters, would that mean anything to you.

[@davidnotonstinnett]

@@leephillips4402 butters was on the show a decade ago, my dude. I stopped watching regularly around 2008-2009, so yeah. Butters was a thing.

[@JacksonWitsell]

The way I see it is that Cartman is the main kid character and Randy is the main adult character

[@sandwichgod692]

@@JacksonWitsell Or Stan is the main kid. Randy is the main adult.

[@e5141981]

one thing about Randy, he fully commits to whatever he does

[@Saint_Dan132]

the video itself was great so thankyou a love a good analysis video... the best art there though was the blurred ball bouncing and how you handled that one i am still laughing

[@seymourmaupin6395]

I the Trey has joked it should be called the Randy and Butters show. On a side note Randy always wanting to be cool and hip reminds me of us all getting older.

[@PatZalatoris]

Should check out close enough on HBO max, it's basically that whole concept of getting old, but still enjoying the things you loved your whole life

[@ahdnoh]

When I first saw "You're Getting Old" I thought it was the end of South Park. Now I feel like if it had been the last episode of South Park it would have been brilliant.

[@NuclearSad]

I think Randy and Tegridy farms also had a lot to do with Breaking Bad and Randy being an Avtar for Walter trying to do the right thing and have "tegridy" but just completely getting corrupted. We've gotten a strain called Tegridy in Washington now and it's pretty fire.

[@hesychastmonk7678]

*Great vid! Accurate and thorough.*

[@krohnicentropy8073]

The pride he was taking in the fighting was supposed to be like a juxtaposition of how much the kids didn't give a crap about something you'd think they'd be taking that much pride in.

[@BarDownSnizzzzy19]

Honestly his character development is one of the best in all of television history

[@blunderbuss1395]

randy went from a total wild card to a one note gag character and everyone loves it

[@SuZ4242]

I have been sans telly since Tegrity Farms. I think South Park is pretty much the only teevee show I miss 😁 Thanks for the vids ❤

[@shawnwhite3662]

I think the Finger Bang episode was the first time Randy's personality started to change.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Fans: Can we have Randy Marsh take a back seat for a while and... Matt and Trey: NO! NOOOOO! *Smashes their head through a glass cabinet door and china plates*

[@cosmicsprings8690]

Randy is South Park now grow up or go home 🏡

[@Waterbottlebandit831]

Was just talking about how Randy has developed into my favorite character as I get older lmao perfect video

[@Kaltagstar96]

Honestly, Randy is my favourite character in South Park, although I haven't watched the show in years, I remember always finding Randy to be the funniest character in the show. The 'We must stop pointing fingers, Finger Pointing gets us nowhere...Steve!' will always be a line that'll have me in stitches.

[@sinofsanity6593]

"if you're going to fight for your tegridy, don't forget to bring a towel"

[@siLveRscOpe13x]

Great video about my favorite cartoon character

[@BootScootBoogie]

Gerald maybe didn’t change as much as Randy did, but Kyle’s dad IMO has the best character arc after that Troll Hunters season

[@meredithwhite5790]

Weed jokes are too much fun to ever make Randy Marsh a geologist again.

[@callspreadzero854]

Randy’s character progression has been nothing short of brilliant

[@jonvia]

Randy represents those moments you see your parents getting obsessed over doing odd things thinking they're someone they arent.

[@mintyhippo8125]

(Besides the first couple seasons when the show was more about character with social commentary mixed in instead of primarily social commentary) when Randy is extreme, he is used to show the extreme parts of society. He goes above and beyond to look stupid and exploitative to show how stupid people look who follow major social trends (at least to Trey and Matt). Then, at the end of the episodes, the boys point out how dumb he looks and what priorities should be. He does evolve in ways that makes sense because he follows how society has evolved. People sell out, they act like selfish, narcissistic jerks who can’t acknowledge their own flaws or how their actions affect other people. Tegrity farms also just shows how corrupt we are at this point. Matt and Trey always had a voice of reason and a moral to South Park, but now they just kinda gave up in trying to do that. You can see that a lot in the new post Covid special. They are saying, “this is where we are heading. And folks like Randy still don’t care or take any responsibility.” I liked how this commentary pointed out how it also made sense with his character, though. He has felt unfulfilled his whole life and just attaches to the next thing. I don’t really pay much attention to Randy because he’s supposed to be awful, but I never really had it laid out like this. I am not sure if it was completely intentional (besides like, middle age crisis type trope) because the show isn’t the best at continuity. They have changed Clyde’s last name at least once and forgot plot points from earlier episodes in order to make new ones (I.e. butters had his first kiss I’m Hooked on Monkey Phonics, but they say he never had his first kiss in order to make him a pimp seasons later.)

[@nateb4543]

Season 9 was Randy's breakout season. Losing edge had him as a secondary story or at least split with the kids. 9 episodes later we have him in the spotlight with Bloody Mary. Whenever I think of my favorite episodes, they happen to have Rand at the center

[@swarple]

I have such mixed feelings about where the show is, especially with Randy. I started watching only a few years ago, when I was in college. Personally, the kids are my favorite of all the characters in the show, particularly the main four. It’s why I like SP’s video games- they focus on the kids being kids and how it spirals into sheer insanity. I don’t mind Randy having Tegridy Farms- I agree that it feels natural, and I think it’s hilarious! One of my favorite episodes was the one where he started selling veggie burgers made with weed? And he had those shirts: “Tastes like s***, you won’t care”? Absolutely priceless. But I get kind of sad that we don’t see the kids as much. “Band In China” was really fun for me because hey, it’s the kids! And the vaccination special was amazing to see, with the kids being the main characters and having conflicts that are funny but also feel somewhat serious. I hope there’s more of that. I just prefer Randy as a secondary character rather than the protagonist of THE WHOLE SHOW. I think because I find it easier to attach to the kids emotionally and thus care about the outcome of the conflict. But I agree that Matt and Trey shouldn’t force themselves to make episodes about the kids, especially not just for the fans. That’d be giving up their ‘tegridy.

[@Slavic_Socialist]

Just found the channel, amazing video I really like how you put it together great job

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Ayy thanks!

[@ghostgamer513]

I love randy and him being a weed farmer and I loved this video you did a great job

[@sjg1829]

I kind of disagree with everyone saying they see more of themselves as randy. I just think they made him so ignorant he could do the craziest shit and get away with it. And they found comedic gold and never looked back. I mean randy is often portrayed as all the worst qualities about adults. He’s basically a cartman or garrison esc character. And that’s why he’s so funny.

[@DerHammerSpricht]

Yea every episode where Stan has to deal with him Stan plays straight-man to Randy's crazy-man. NEVER the other way around.

[@psychosomaticstatic]

Not trying to be a dick whatsoever, but "esc" is actually "esque" lol. I agree tho!