10 South Park Characters You Totally Forgot Existed
9. Veronica Crabtree
In the very early days of South Park, there was a relatively small cast, where most of the parents were backgrounds character and the majority of the school children hadn't been given a personality yet. The focus was usually shared between the four main boys, Chef and Mr Garrison. However, one character with a fair amount of prominence to the episodes was Ms. Crabtree.
Voiced by the late Mary Kay Bergman, she was the angry bus driver and most of her lines sounded something like "SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP! WE'RE RUNNING LATE!". She is a product of South Park's old style of humour, being just a one note caricature, churning out the same old catchphrase.
After the untimely passing of Kay Bergman, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker starting phasing out the character, although Eliza Schneider was able to replicate the voice perfectly. In the season eight episode "Cartman's Incredible Gift", Ms Crabtree was permanently killed off from the show. The writers even broke the fourth wall by poking fun at her lack of appearances prior to her death.
Because her time on the show was during the very early seasons and because she was never all that funny, most fans have no recollection of the angry Veronica Crabtree.