About

Sick of their old lives in Boise, Idaho, David and his family moved to South Park, Colorado upon the opening of a new Whole Foods store - these Mexicans were actually staying, and soon opened a restaraunt, Nueva Familia, where David was a busboy. He joined South Park Elementary as a new kid soon as well, and forged a rivalry with Yelp critic Eric Cartman, who didn't approve of his family's restaurant. He was later accidentally shot during a game of ninja by a very distracted Officer Barbrady, ending his tenure as a police officer.

Memorable Quotes

• "Sí, me ride me teeny bicicleta to school." (You're Not Yelping)
• "I'm gonna show this prick how we do things in Boise!" (You're Not Yelping)

Family

David is close to both of his parents and works with them as a busboy in their restaurant, Nueva Familia.

No word if he's related to classmate Jessica Rodriguez.

Mr. Rodriguez

Mrs. Rodriguez

Close Friends

Kyle helped show David around South Park Elementary on his first day at school and stood with him against the Angry Yelpers, despite a misunderstanding on Idaho. He eventually befriends the rest of the 4th Graders.

Kyle Broflovski

Stan Marsh

Kenny McCormick

Butters Stotch

Jimmy Valmer

Tolkien Black

Clyde Donovan

Craig Tucker

Timmy Burch

Tweek Tweak

Wendy Testaburger

Bebe Stevens

Red

Scott Malkinson

Kevin Stoley

Dog Poo Petuski

Jason

Francis

Rivals

When his family's business is threatened, David is forced to submit, but ultimately he is one of only a handful of kids known to have stood up to Cartman directly, calling him out on television.

Eric Cartman

Alter Egos

Ninja David

Featured Episodes

• You're Not Yelping (s19e04; debut, first identified as David)
• Naughty Ninjas (s19e07; first identified as David Rodriguez, shot by Officer Barbrady)

Cameos

• The Last of the Meeeheecans (s15e09;background debut)
• Stunning and Brave (s19e01)
• The City Part of Town (s19e03)
• Safe Space (s19e05)
• Tweek x Craig (s19e06)
• PC Principal Final Justice (s19e10)
• Skank Hunt (s20e02)
• Oh, Jeez (s20e07)

Bonus Factoids

• David first appears in Mexico in "The Last of the Meeheecans" as a background character, and then as a Syrian refugee in "Stunning and Brave" and his mom is one of the pregnant Mexican women.
  • He and his family finally debut at the end of "The City Part of Town" in a cameo, referenced by Eric Cartman, that ties right into their proper debut in "You're Not Yelping".
• His first name was originally Teelez in scripts, but he was named on-screen as David Rodriguez in "Naughty Ninjas".
• A few fans believe that David Rodriguez was heavily inspired by Erik Estrada's character Marco (who was also Latino) from Sealab 2021, a show from Adult Swim that has many similarities to South Park.