Jimbo Kern

Template:South Park character "Uncle" Jimbo Kern is a recurring character in the animated series South Park. He is Stan Marsh's uncle and a half-brother to Randy Marsh. Jimbo's last name is Kern, this means that he had the same mother as Randy, but a different father. He is voiced by Matt Stone.

Hunting

Jimbo is best known for his hunting as shown in many of his episodes. Because of a law saying that one could not shoot an animal unless as a form of self-defense, he would proceed to shoot after uttering his tagline: "It's coming right for us!"

In the episode The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka it was revealed that Jimbo could not use his catchphrase anymore. So he started using "We need to kill them to thin out their numbers," referring to the belief of some hunters that they are serving to control animal overpopulation.

Jimbo's hunting partner and ever-present companion is Ned Gerblansky.

Vietnam

Jimbo was in the Vietnam War, he served as a helicopter pilot. This was the place where he met Ned. In this war Ned accidently blew his arm off with a grenade.

He gave Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny a false discription about what happened during the war (he told them that there were amusement park rides and that Ned and himself beat the entire vietcong army) just to tell a good story for their essay. Mr. Garison thought they were lying and gave them detention which lead to Stan wanting revenge. However, when Jimbo had a conversation with a cameraman who also was in the Vietnam war, they talked about the rides and that a friend of the cameraman still would have lived if they had a log ride. This means that the story Jimbo told actually happend in the South Park universe, apart from when he said he and Ned defeated the entire Vietcong army.

Huntin' and Killin'

"Huntin' and Killin'" is the name of Jimbo and Ned's TV show on South Park Public Access where it shows footage of them hunting. It was first seen in The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka in which they were in a ratings war against the other public access show Jesus and Pals.

The show only pulled around two dozen viewers beating Jesus and Pals by about two viewers. Since the episode it was shown in it hasn't been seen since. You can however hear the show on Cartman's TV in episode Hooked on Monkey Phonics. If you listen closely you can hear that it's the same 'episode' of the show from the Mexican Staring frog of Southern Sri Lanka.

Episodes in which Jimbo is prominent

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Jimbo in The Red Badge of Gayness

• Volcano- Takes the boys camping up in the mountains.

• Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride- Convinces everyone to bet on the South Park team in the football tournament because of Stan.

• Weight Gain 4000 - Sells Mr. Garrison a gun, this is actually the first episode Jimbo appeared in, but Volcano got broadcasted first.

• Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut/Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut- A potential father of Cartman in both episodes

• The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka- Tells Stan a false story about the Vietnam war.

• Summer Sucks- Him and Ned try to buy fireworks in Mexico after they are banned in South Park.

• Cow Days- Tries to find out who stole the huge cow clock on "Cow Day".

• Jakovasaurs - Helps the Jakovasaurus species to be repopulated.

• Tweek vs. Craig - Teaches Tweek how to box.

• The Red Badge of Gayness- Leads the South Army in the re enactment along with Cartman.

• Chef Goes Nanners - Tries to keep the South Park flag the way it is.

• It Hits the Fan - Hints Jimbo is gay after he is not bleeped for saying "fag".

• Scott Tenorman Must Die - Teaches Cartman the ways of hunting.

• Here Comes the Neighborhood - Tries to get rid of the new neighbours.

• I'm a Little Bit Country - Is a pro-war fighter.

• Goobacks - Refuses to turn gay.

• The Return of Chef - Lets Chef stay at his house.

• Smug Alert! - One of the people to buy a hybrid car.

Notes

• In the episode It Hits the Fan it is hinted that Jimbo is a homosexual. However, in the episode Goobacks (an episode that was made after "It hits the fan") Jimbo refuses to turn gay. Randy Marsh, a person who is straight, has no problems joining the 'gay pile'. This may imply that Jimbo is in denial about his sexuality or bisexual like Mrs. Cartman.

• Jimbo is often shown carrying a rifle. This strongly resembles an M16 with a scope on the carrying handle