Editing Stan Marsh (section)

{{Short description|Main character of the animated television series South Park}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Stan Marsh
| series = [[South Park]]
| image = [[File:StanMarsh.png|150px]]
| first = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[The Spirit of Christmas (short film)|Jesus vs. Frosty]]'' (1992) (short)}}
| creator = [[Trey Parker]]<br />[[Matt Stone]]
| designer = Trey Parker<br />Matt Stone
| based_on = Trey Parker
| voice = Trey Parker
| full_name = Stanley Marsh
| aliases = Toolshed<br />Billy<br/>Raven
| occupation = Former [[paperboy]], student, online whiskey consultant (''[[South Park: Post COVID]]''), Chief Master Sergeant at [[United States Space Force]] (revised future in ''[[South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID]]'')
| gender = Male
| family = [[Randy Marsh (South Park)|Randy Marsh]] (father)<br />[[Sharon Marsh]] (mother)<br />[[Shelly Marsh]] (sister)<br />Sparky (pet)
| relatives = [[Marvin Marsh]] (paternal grandfather)<br />Grandma Marsh (paternal grandmother)<br />[[Jimbo Kern]] (maternal uncle)<br />Flo Kimble (maternal grandaunt; deceased)
| significant_other = [[Wendy Testaburger]] ([[on-again, off-again relationship|on-again, off-again]] partner; lovers in the revised Future)
| nationality = American
| religion = [[Catholic Church|The Roman Catholic Church]] ([[Christianity]])
| lbl23 = Residence
| data23 = 260 Avenue de los Mexicanos, South Park, [[Colorado]], United States
}}

'''Stanley''' "'''Stan'''" '''Marsh''' is a fictional character in the [[adult animation|adult]] [[animated television series]] ''[[South Park]]''. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator [[Trey Parker]]. Stan is one of the series' four central characters, along with [[Kyle Broflovski]], [[Eric Cartman]], and [[Kenny McCormick]]. He debuted on television when ''South Park'' first aired on August 13, 1997, after having first appeared in ''[[The Spirit of Christmas (short film)|The Spirit of Christmas]]'' shorts created by Parker and long-time collaborator [[Matt Stone]] in 1992 (''Jesus vs. Frosty'') and 1995 (''Jesus vs. Santa'').

Stan is an elementary school student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town life in his fictional hometown of South Park, [[Colorado]]. Stan is generally depicted as logical, brave, patient and sensitive. He is outspoken in expressing his distinct lack of esteem for adults and their influences, as adult South Park residents rarely make use of their critical faculties.

Like the other ''South Park'' characters, Stan is animated by computer in a way to emulate the show's original method of [[cutout animation]]. He also appears in the full-length feature film ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' (1999), as well as ''South Park''-related media and merchandise. While Parker and Stone portray Stan as having common childlike tendencies, his dialogue is often intended to reflect stances and views on more adult-oriented issues and has been frequently cited in numerous publications by experts in the fields of politics, religion, popular culture and philosophy.