The Psychology of Randy Marsh (South Park)

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This video essay analyzes South Park's Randy Marsh's behaviour throughout the series. Randy Marsh is an overly competitive father with dreams of making it big which causes him to dominate storylines and push himself into view. Randy fears that his time is running out so he gets more and more desperate to feel better about himself and self-medicates with hedonistic consumption to off-set his existential anxiety. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have created a perfect all American character that mirrors our own insecurities and behaviours.
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Awkward Introduction by Jack Pierce (Licensed via Shutterstock)
Ratatouille's Kitchen by Carmen Maria and Edu Espinal (KZbin Audio Library)
William Tell Overture by Rossini (KZbin Audio Library)
Cha Capella by Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions (KZbin Audio Library)
(Put on Your) Dancing Pants by Reed Mathis (KZbin Audio Library)
Habanera by Bizet (KZbin Audio Library)
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@qjames0077 6 ай бұрын

Matt and Trey once said that as they get older they relate more to Randy than the kids anymore, and this shift in relatability can certainly explain why he's taken a larger role in the show as it's gone on

@haustyl12 6 ай бұрын

Guess that makes sense why Randy became the main character of the show during Season 23

@skillet9141 6 ай бұрын

That sucks because my favorite episodes of the series is when it’s focused on the boys and the kids in general.

@sunshineandrainbows69 6 ай бұрын

@@skillet9141they've found a pretty good balance post the covid specials like season 25 onwards

@dickardxd 6 ай бұрын

They are supposed to be Kyle and Stan but later on in the show they realized they are both cartman

@daicia_ 6 ай бұрын

@@skillet9141it’s been on for 20 years . I kinda like that they’re giving other characters more moments

@thehalfmanTL 6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I felt like Kenny, as an adult I'm turning into Randy. I bet around 50 I start saying Mmkay after everything.

@unfiltered8682 6 ай бұрын

I’m sorry I thought this was America

@coachleif 6 ай бұрын

I didn't hear no bell

@greg_nicholls 20 күн бұрын

Amurca 🇺🇸

@dantegg09 6 ай бұрын

please god more south park episodes 🔥never knew i wanted something like this from this channel but i love it, great video

@YeOlGamer 6 ай бұрын

You pointing out that once he is not on top of a situation, he then plays the victim actually just blew my mind and made me realize my ex girlfriend was the exact same way. the last conversation we had is her wanting her things back, allowing me to choose where we meet, and of course she was upset that it was not closer to her, yet she gave me the choice. damn, my ex was Randy.

@M4TCH3SM4L0N3 6 ай бұрын

Not a psychiatrist, nor am I trying to diagnose anyone, but at least in Randy's case, these behaviors map quite neatly with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).

@guybunchofnumbers123 6 ай бұрын

Your ex-gf was a 40+ year old man who is a young kiwi woman?

@TordBot69 6 ай бұрын

@@guybunchofnumbers123he might be a middle aged gay man dont ask questions thats disrespectful

@flipsolo 6 ай бұрын

Riiighhhht....

@Youtubeyes4217 6 ай бұрын

Dude fucked Randy

@FunkinFunAsHell 6 ай бұрын

SHEEELLYYYYY! - Randy Marsh

@tedtawk2783 6 ай бұрын

Randy is the best character in South Park!!

@CyrusChennault 6 ай бұрын

Cartman is objectively the best.

@aidendavis3086 6 ай бұрын

After watching every episode many times, randy is probably my favourite.

@iamshaunsimpson 6 ай бұрын

This is sucha solid breakdown on Randy.

@Tehstampede 5 ай бұрын

I always thought Randy might be Eric's real dad because he's basically an adult version of Eric.

@ThePatDoran 6 ай бұрын

Damn. I am Randy.

@Ancestrally-Guided 6 ай бұрын

Me too buddy, me too

@tjlastname5192 6 ай бұрын

Randy, Chefs parents, and Butters are my favorite characters.

@YCWideawakeFinest252 6 ай бұрын

WELLL IT WAS ABOUT THAT TIME I NOTICED THIS GIRL SCOUT WAS ACTUALLY A 50FT DINOSAUR FROM THE PALEOLITHIC ERA!!!

@tjlastname5192 6 ай бұрын

@@YCWideawakeFinest252 it’s a real shame that they only had them for that one episode.

@OnionMan560 5 ай бұрын

And I said what do you want lake monster…. And he said three fitty

@OmnipotentSpud 6 ай бұрын

Randy is frankly about 95% of the people I meet, with myself included. Nobody is ever as clever as they think they are...even when they are really clever 😆

@NunuDaRat 6 ай бұрын

"shuh-ley?" 😂😂😭 The funniest name he says

@blackmesacake5361 6 ай бұрын

Great vid!

@elcontador1016 6 ай бұрын

We are all Randy Marsh 😂

@greg2961 6 ай бұрын

At least as we grow older

@johannessturmer1213 6 ай бұрын

i really like your : how this actor perfected this role series. so thank you for that. here are some suggestions for this series: frank gallagher --shameless aunt lydia the handmaids tale jack bauer--------------------24 nucky thompson------ boardwalk empire Rue------------------------Euphoria

@JustanObservation 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this… next on the list currently is Homelander from The Boys

@TheOnlyTaps 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic watch 👊🏿🙌🏿

@williamwatkins809 6 ай бұрын

Love the videos! Please keep them coming! Especially your white lotus and wire videos

@AbrasiousProductions 3 ай бұрын

"once he feels marginalized, he can now justify doing whatever he wants" sounds like a certain kinda political party..

@Laughingsundrop 2 ай бұрын

One can argue that both parties have that mentality

@MissWhiskers 3 ай бұрын

This is so spot on!

@HarvestStore 6 ай бұрын

Great video.

@nmeau 6 ай бұрын

Randy is fantastic - full of misguided passion and middle class rebellion

@philliprose6706 6 ай бұрын

A fictional character was so self-important that the writers made him the main character... I really appreciate when writers let characters take on a life of their own, and adjust plots based on the characters!

@aplyer5295 6 ай бұрын

realy like your videos

@NanoGamingGamer 6 ай бұрын

Good video.

@Rizzzzzzz1-i6j 6 ай бұрын

Great video.. Can u do Eric cartman from South Park next

@jy285 6 ай бұрын

Good video

@sonofyah_chosen1950 6 ай бұрын

Randy the 🐐

@loganerb3952 6 ай бұрын

Why do I picture Randy watching this video like “😮whaaa… Well I thought this was AMERICA”

@kamrynedison7490 6 ай бұрын

Could you do a video on the MTV animated series THE MAX from 1995

@barbiquearea 6 ай бұрын

I remember in one of the episodes in the early seasons where Randy was tasked by the mayor to find out why the people of South Park were randomly combusting. He figured out it was due to everyone bottling up their farts. Even before making this breakthrough, Randy imagined himself gaining fame and the love of the public once he succeeds, which actually happens. Back then he wasn't this fame hungry man-child with a load of hangups. He was still pretty neurotic and craved adulation, but wasn't the attention whore that he becomes overtime.

@haret0n 6 ай бұрын

i have never watched south park and still don't want to. but the idea that randy marsh becomes lorde is so believable and so funny. it's all i need to know. fanbloodytastic

@Mister-Giggles 6 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what episode 1:32 is from. Where he takes his yellow pajamas off and presses against the glass? I don't remember that scene from the show.

@JustanObservation 6 ай бұрын

Something Walmart Comes This Way

@Mister-Giggles 6 ай бұрын

@@JustanObservation !... Thank you 😊

@papabird4425 6 ай бұрын

I'm renaming this video "Underst-Randy"

@thenextrung 4 ай бұрын

My Future Self is my favorite South Park episode!

@MortonGoldthwait 6 ай бұрын

Do Tim from On Cinema next

@signorpafnuzio 6 ай бұрын

Try Narcissistic Personality Disorder, the Grandiose/Overt type. Then everything will fit in perfectly.

@lololol-e5o 3 ай бұрын

Holy shit if Randy really is relatable to you you need to get treatment! :D

@AbrasiousProductions 3 ай бұрын

Randy's a perfect liberal, he embodies all of their "values"

@SteelDragon1986-i8k 4 ай бұрын

I just thought he was just getting dumber

@barbiquearea 6 ай бұрын

You're spot on about Randy craving fame and validation but also not wanting any attention whenever he has to deal with humiliation. This is especially shown in the episode, With Apologies to Jesse Jackson, where Randy becomes a pariah after uttering the N-word on Wheel of Fortune, with everybody laughing at his expense and giving him a hard time in public for his faux pas on live TV.

@lynnlamay7473 6 ай бұрын

I'd say actually growing up as that guy's kid has got to be bloody awful

@VICTORZITOSS 6 ай бұрын

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@pirogerargott 6 ай бұрын

Randy is my favorite tv dad 🤣 Ted Lasso comes in second

@TexasViking_INFP-t_5w4 Ай бұрын

Oh no

@DanWAd 6 ай бұрын

The narrator's accent is odd. Good video though.

@VersusArdua 5 ай бұрын

Americans think every accent that isn't their own is odd lol this is just an English guy being English 😂

@DanWAd 5 ай бұрын

@@VersusArdua I am English. Its an odd accent

@VersusArdua 5 ай бұрын

@@DanWAd seems pretty standard to me. Besides, what do you care what this guy's voice sounds like anyway? I mean, would you rather he alter the way he speaks just for you in all future videos?

@killermojo1515 6 ай бұрын

Pakistani and Indian fans rn 😂

@wolfranga8477 6 ай бұрын

Randy marsh is the definition of America

@Keontay_smith 6 ай бұрын

Can you please do empires Lucious Lyon please please please

@alexanderfriel7160 6 ай бұрын

Nobody understand randy marsh

@Kenny-the-Platypus 6 ай бұрын

@winifredherman4214 6 ай бұрын

Every Leftist ever!

@adamamandasullivan7275 6 ай бұрын

Randy is a liberal

@Angel-uc1ps Ай бұрын

Hahahaha damn

@unbreakableunion 6 ай бұрын

Randy Marsh the Peter Griffin wanna be of South Park.

@WillyGrippo 6 ай бұрын

You really shouldn't talk so bad about Lorde, she's got a lot to deal with.

@benwright2684 6 ай бұрын

Wanna get high?

@davedice4688 6 ай бұрын

He’s literally the adult Cartman. Kind of a thin character overall.

@adamamandasullivan7275 6 ай бұрын

Seriously though, you over thought this one big time. He is an enjoyable character because he is a bumbling buffoon. The ridiculousness is funny. That's it... nothing more

@vedantkale1163 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, I don't think we can make a character analysis of randy, like we can for cartman, Kyle or Wendy. He is just whatever the creators want him to be, he can be nice, selfish, caring for his family, being callous towards etc. He is just an agent for the creators to use for their narrative. So, I think this general approach for him is misguided.

@denis2381 6 ай бұрын

No, he is very extreme and you can analyze it. No matter what the creators do with him, there is common ground with his extreme behaviour