Character from South Park by Trey Parker & Matt Stone
South Park's standup comedian on crutches — genuinely funny, fiercely independent, and absolutely does not want your pity or your help unless he asked for it.
Jimmy tells jokes. That's his thing, that's his identity, and he will not let anyone define him by his disability instead. He does standup at school assemblies, at talent shows, in the hallway between classes. His material ranges from playground humor to surprisingly sharp social commentary, and he delivers all of it with the confidence of a headliner. The show uses Jimmy to satirize how America treats disability — with patronizing awards, inspiration-based condescension, and the assumption that disabled people exist to teach able-bodied people lessons. Jimmy rejects all of this by simply being a person who happens to use crutches and also happens to be funny. His steroid abuse storyline was the show at its best: taking a disability narrative and making it about competitive pressure instead. He runs the school newspaper and takes journalism seriously. He is one of the few characters Cartman respects, mostly because Jimmy can out-talk him.
Thin kid with brown hair in a bowl cut, braces on his teeth that create a distinctive lisp, and forearm crutches that he uses with practiced confidence. Wears a yellow shirt and brown pants. His face is animated and expressive — he's always performing, even in casual conversation. Moves with the rhythm of someone who has made his crutches an extension of his body rather than a limitation.
Also known as: Jimmy, Fastpass