Role in South Park
Kenny attends South Park Elementary as part of Mr. Garrison's third grade class. During the first 58 episodes, Kenny and the other main child characters were in the third grade. Kenny comes from a poor household, presided over by his violent, alcoholic and unemployed parents, Stuart and Carol McCormick. Kenny has an older brother named Kevin. He also has a younger sister, shown with his family in the season nine episode "Best Friends Forever", but does not make another appearance until the 15th season episode, The Poor Kid, in which her name is revealed to be Karen. When addressing fan speculation that the girl was Kenny's sister, series co-creator Matt Stone merely stated that the character was a "mystery". Kenny is friends with Stan and Kyle, and has indicated that he maintains a friendship with Cartman solely out of pity. Kenny is regularly teased for living in poverty, particularly by Cartman.
Kenny's superhero alter ego, Mysterion, first appeared in the Season 13 episode "The Coon", as a rival to Eric Cartman's titular superhero alter ego. He unmasks himself at the end of the episode, but his identity is left intentionally ambiguous. He isn't revealed to be Kenny until the Season 14 episode "Mysterion Rises", the character's third appearance as part of a story arc.
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