The pilot episode that starred a character named Eric Cartman, aired in what year?
Eric Cartman:  Cartman first appeared, originally named Kenny, in prototypical form in a 1992 animated short "Jesus vs. Frosty", and a 1995 animated short "Jesus vs. Santa", and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of "South Park", "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe", on August 13, 1997. Cartman Gets an Anal Probe:  It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 13, 1997.
1997