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| Her first name, and red hair, suggest ] ancestry. | Her first name, and red hair, suggest ] ancestry. | ||
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| ⚫ | She is usually just a stay-at-home mom, but she was briefly the Secretary of Offense during the Clinton Administration in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. | ||
| ===Protests=== | ===Protests=== | ||
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| Interestingly, the Broflovskis seem to have an ], or at least have been known to have affairs. Gerald was one of Cartman's potential fathers in "]," implying he and Ms. Cartman may have had sex; and Sheila is shown having sex with ] in "]." Gerald apparently knew about this, coming in a moment after and cheerfully asking "How was it?" Sheila responds that it was "pretty much what I expected." | Interestingly, the Broflovskis seem to have an ], or at least have been known to have affairs. Gerald was one of Cartman's potential fathers in "]," implying he and Ms. Cartman may have had sex; and Sheila is shown having sex with ] in "]." Gerald apparently knew about this, coming in a moment after and cheerfully asking "How was it?" Sheila responds that it was "pretty much what I expected." | ||
| ⚫ | Another interesting thing to note, is that on Sheila's mother, Cleo's grave, is written the name "Cleo Broflovski." While this is most likely just a mistake, it seems to imply that she and Gerald had the same last name before they married (implying that they were ]), or that Gerald assumed Sheila's name. | ||
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| *Stone claims to have learned names like "bubbe" from his maternal grandparents, who, like Sheila, were ]ish. | *Stone claims to have learned names like "bubbe" from his maternal grandparents, who, like Sheila, were ]ish. | ||
| *The surname "Broflovski" is derived from Broslovski, the maiden name of Matt Stone's mother (changed to Belasco when an ancestor immigrated to the United States). Early in the series the family's last name was represented in many variants, such as Brovlofski, etc. | *The surname "Broflovski" is derived from Broslovski, the maiden name of Matt Stone's mother (changed to Belasco when an ancestor immigrated to the United States). Early in the series the family's last name was represented in many variants, such as Brovlofski, etc. | ||
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| *While the entire Broflovski family is portrayed as Jewish on the show, Matt Stone's real-life father is not Jewish, only his mother is (and Stone has mentioned that they were always non-practicing). | *While the entire Broflovski family is portrayed as Jewish on the show, Matt Stone's real-life father is not Jewish, only his mother is (and Stone has mentioned that they were always non-practicing). | ||
| *Of the real ]'s family, the only member who is not represented on the show is his sister, Rachel Stone. This could possbily be because Stan (and in real life, Trey) has a sister and with Matt and Trey considering themselves very similar anyway, for both Kyle and Stan to have a sister would make them far too similar. | *Of the real ]'s family, the only member who is not represented on the show is his sister, Rachel Stone. This could possbily be because Stan (and in real life, Trey) has a sister and with Matt and Trey considering themselves very similar anyway, for both Kyle and Stan to have a sister would make them far too similar. | ||
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Template:South Park character Gerald and Sheila Broflovski are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. They are the parents of Kyle Broflovski and Ike Broflovski (adopted). Gerald is voiced by Matt Stone and Sheila has been voiced by Mary Kay Bergman and currently by Mona Marshall.
Gerald
Appearance
Gerald wears a pink yarmulke, a beige jacket and forest green trousers. He has brown hair and a beard. Although it has not been seen or confirmed yet, it it most likely that Gerald is bald beneath his yarmulke. His last name suggests Slavic ancestry.
Personality
Out of all the parents in South Park, Gerald appears to be the most caring and rational father. He teaches Kyle on important morals and appears to be more concerned with the environment and current events than most South Park residents.
He is a kind, amiable person, though he can be obnoxious and stubborn once in a while. He does, however, have gambling problems and is sometimes too obsessed with money. Mostly, though, he is seen as a responsible and caring father, sometimes to a fault.
Occupation
Gerald is a lawyer. He has handled legal matters including:
- Helping Cartman successfully sue Stan after Stan called him an "Ass-sucker" in Sexual Harassment Panda.
In Sexual Harassment Panda, Gerald helped the other children sue each other after various forms of name-calling were classified as sexual harassment. This led to the case of Everyone vs. Everyone, which was dropped when Sexual Harassment Panda changed his name to Don't Sue People Panda.
He is also the city attorney.
In the episode Red Man's Greed, we learn that Gerald is a gambling addict.
Sheila
Appearance
Sheila wears a midnight blue suit with her red hair in a beehive. She is overweight. Curiously for a resident of Colorado, Sheila speaks with a rather broad Brooklyn accent (although it is mentioned in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut that she moved to the town from a large city).
Her first name, and red hair, suggest Irish ancestry.
Occupations
She is usually just a stay-at-home mom, but she was briefly the Secretary of Offense during the Clinton Administration in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.
Protests
Upon hearing of anything she finds offensive, Sheila remarks "What what what?" Cartman once noted this happens usually once a month. Sheila has protested against many things including:
Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
Sheila and her family apparently comprise the entire South Park Jewish community. She was angered that the school play was anti-Jewish in Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo and forced the play to adopt a non-religious theme, ultimately provoking a riot in which she beat up Priest Maxi as he was restrained by her husband.
Death
She lobbied with the other parents to have the show-within-a-show "Terrance and Phillip" taken off the network (much like the controversy and the protests against the TV show "Beavis and Butthead" who Terrance and Phillip are based on), which succeeds, but only until a worse TV show was put on the air as a replacement.
Conjoined Fetus Lady
She was annoyed by the boys making fun of Nurse Gollum because she had the fictional disease "conjoined twin myslexia" so she taught them about the disease, but the boys started trying to split their heads open with ice picks to get supposed fetuses out (except Kyle and Kenny, who probably knew the disease didn't really exist, because Kenny laughed after hearing the lecture and Kyle didn't get very scared). When Stan's irate mother told Sheila "Next time you want to scare the hell out of my son, go sit in the road until a truck runs you over!" she angrily protested to have a "conjoined fetus week" that was dedicated to Conjoined Twin Myslexia and South Park's only sufferer (the school nurse, Nurse Gollum). She got really annoyed (especially when unwanted pictures were taken), and she angrily said at the end of it that the week was the last thing she wanted. Principal Victoria and Sheila just declared her "an ungrateful bitch."
Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina
Sheila pokes her nose into many other people's business and doesn't like her family (or anyone else in fact) discriminating others. In Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina she was a hypocrite in telling Kyle that Mr. Garrison's vaginoplasty was okay because it makes him feel how he is on the inside, but then denied Kyle a negroplasty, until of course, her husband got a "dolphinoplasty".
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
In the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Sheila was one of the main characters when the boys had been "sucked in" by Terrance and Phillip's antics from their film Asses of Fire.
In fact it led to Kenny copying Terrance lighting his fart on fire killing Kenny. Kenny is famous for dying however. Sheila then created "MAC" or "Mothers Against Canada" (Terrance and Phillip are Canadian). She even installed a V-Chip in Cartman to shock him whenever he swore.
Sheila thought she was acting for the best but it then lead to America-Canada war. Then Satan and Saddam Hussein used this to invade Earth. Satan's armies were fended off by Cartman's malfunctioning V-Chip and Satan killed Saddam who had been irritating Satan for a while after Kenny's spirit (who went to Hell) convinced him to end it. Satan then took Mr. Hat to Hell with him and gave Kenny one wish for helping him. He said he wanted everything back to normal even though it meant he (Kenny) would have to go to Hell. Kyle then said that in the end Cartman's swearing saved everyone. Sheila realized and since then has cut down on her protesting.
Mystery of the Urinal Deuce
She attempted to protest against the Cartman family for leading the whole school into believing her son was responsible for 9/11, but was brushed aside by Mr. Mackey, who was trying to find out who did the urinal deuce.
Others
Sheila has been in protests against the Iraq War in I'm a Little Bit Country and various others.
Kyle's Mom is a Stupid Bitch
This is a song sung by Cartman in the episode "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" and the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (in which towards the end of the song Sheila was actually standing behind Cartman, who proceeded to sing the song to the end before looking behind him and exclaiming "Aw, fuck!").
Marriage
Unlike the Stan and Kenny's respective parents, Gerald and Sheila seem to have a fairly stable marriage and do not typically fight. However, their relationship did get strained in "Spontaneous Combustion," due to Gerald's erectile dysfunction. Gerald also seems occasionally annoyed by his wife's meddling in others' lives, though this seems to be fairly subdued.
Interestingly, the Broflovskis seem to have an open marriage, or at least have been known to have affairs. Gerald was one of Cartman's potential fathers in "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut," implying he and Ms. Cartman may have had sex; and Sheila is shown having sex with Chef in "Chef Aid." Gerald apparently knew about this, coming in a moment after and cheerfully asking "How was it?" Sheila responds that it was "pretty much what I expected."
Another interesting thing to note, is that on Sheila's mother, Cleo's grave, is written the name "Cleo Broflovski." While this is most likely just a mistake, it seems to imply that she and Gerald had the same last name before they married (implying that they were family before they were married), or that Gerald assumed Sheila's name.
Extended Family
Though never seen alive, Kyle's grandmother has been mentioned several times. Most of these references seem to be a reference to the same woman, Cleo, who is Sheila's mother (see trivia below); Gerald's parents have never been mentioned.
Sheila also has at least one sister, who is never seen. However, Kyle's cousin, Kyle Schwartz---Sheila's sister's son---has been seen twice.
Episodes in which Gerald and Sheila Broflovski are prominent
- Death - Protest Terrance and Phillip.
- Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo - Tells Kyle off for claiming Mr. Hankey is real.
- Ike's Wee Wee - Tells Kyle Ike was adopted.
- Chef Aid - Gerald represents Chef in a court case over who made the song "Stinky Britches." And Sheila gives Chef money after he has sex with her, which is for some reason, approved by Gerald (most likely because he doesn't want to look like a bad lawyer by having a client going to jail).
- Spontaneous Combustion - Gerald cannot get an erection with Sheila, yet he gets turned on by three young women who want to sue Randy for getting skin cancer. This implies that due to her appearance, or more likely her behavior, he finds Sheila unattractive.
- Sexual Harassment Panda - Helps people sue each other for name calling which is classed as sexual harassment.
- It's Christmas in Canada - Gerald and Sheila have to give Ike back to his birthparents.
- Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina - After Kyle is convinced surgery is okay (after Mr. Garrison's sex change) Gerald goes to complain to the doctor there. The doctor then convinces Gerald to have surgery to make him a dolphin.
- Smug Alert! - Gerald becomes snobbish after buying a hybrid car. He then makes the family move to San Francisco after he feels that nobody in South Park cares about the environment as much as he does.
- Mystery of the Urinal Deuce - Complain about Kyle being blamed for 9/11 by Cartman.
- Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy - They discover Ike is having a sexual relationship with his kindergarten teacher.
Trivia
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- Sheila's trademark phrase "What, what, what!" may be a borrowing from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Shylock says "what, what, what!" when he learns that his daughter Jessica has run away (and taken his money). South Park often deals with sterotypes, and this reference to one of the most famous sterotypical characters in literature is ironic.
- Gerald and Sheila are the names of Matt Stone's own parents.
- Stone claims to have learned names like "bubbe" from his maternal grandparents, who, like Sheila, were Jewish.
- The surname "Broflovski" is derived from Broslovski, the maiden name of Matt Stone's mother (changed to Belasco when an ancestor immigrated to the United States). Early in the series the family's last name was represented in many variants, such as Brovlofski, etc.
- While the entire Broflovski family is portrayed as Jewish on the show, Matt Stone's real-life father is not Jewish, only his mother is (and Stone has mentioned that they were always non-practicing).
- Of the real Matt Stone's family, the only member who is not represented on the show is his sister, Rachel Stone. This could possbily be because Stan (and in real life, Trey) has a sister and with Matt and Trey considering themselves very similar anyway, for both Kyle and Stan to have a sister would make them far too similar.
- Although they are Jewish, Gerald and Shiela are seen in a Christian church service in "Cripple Fight," immediately prior to Cartman's entry.
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