Randy and Sharon Marsh

Randy and Sharon Marsh
South Park characters
Randy Marsh (left) and Sharon Kimble Marsh (right)
First appearance	"Volcano" (Randy) "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" (Sharon)
Created by	Trey Parker Matt Stone
Voiced by	Randy: Trey Parker Sharon: Mary Kay Bergman (1997–99) Mona Marshall (1999–2000) Eliza Schneider (2001–03) April Stewart (2004–present)
Information
Aliases	Steamy Ray Vaughn (Randy) Lorde (Randy)
Gender	Male (Randy) Female (Sharon)
Occupation	Geologist (Randy) Secretary at Tom's Rhinoplasty (Sharon)
Children	Stan Marsh (son) Shelly Marsh (daughter)
Relatives	Marvin Marsh (Randy's father) Jimbo Kern (Randy's half-brother) Aunt Flo (Sharon's aunt)
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Nationality	American
Residence	South Park, Colorado

Randy and Sharon Marsh (née Kimble) are fictional characters in the animated television series South Park. They are the most prominent set of parents on the show and a middle-class married couple who raise their 10-year-old son Stan and 13-year-old daughter Shelly in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado. Their first names are derived from the first names of series co-creator Trey Parker's parents, and Parker describes Randy as "the biggest dingbat in the entire show". According to the season 16 episode "Reverse Cowgirl", the Marsh home address is 260 Avenidas de los Mexicanos.

In tradition with the show's animation style, Randy and Sharon are both composed of simple geometrical shapes, and are animated with use of a computer, though they are given the impression of being construction paper cutout compositions animated through the use of stop motion, which was the technique used to animate the "Spirit of Christmas" shorts and the show's first episode. Randy is voiced by Parker, whilst Sharon was originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman, then by Mona Marshall, then by Eliza Schneider, and currently by April Stewart.

Randy and Sharon have known each other since childhood. Taking liberties with its floating timeline, the show established Randy and Sharon as being a couple as young adults during the flower power era. They maintain steady friendships with the parents of Stan's friends, and are revealed as enjoying the act of watching pornography together in order to enhance their sexual relationship. However, their marriage has not been without its frequent arguments, which are usually instigated when Sharon is annoyed, ashamed, or disgusted by Randy's eccentricities. The two briefly divorced on two separate occasions, but quickly reconciled each time. Randy and Sharon tend to showcase liberal viewpoints, having protested the 2003 invasion of Iraq and supported Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential race.