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A towel that has the ability to walk, talk, and
smoke pot finds his way to South Park. The boys befriend it, but find
themselves in the middle of the race between the military and the company
that created Towelie to reach him first and make use of his advanced
technology. |
| Originally Aired |
8th August 2001 |
| How Kenny Dies |
Falls into a vat of lava while trying to save the boys' Gamesphere
(a parody of the Nintendo Gamecube). Kyle: "Oh my God, our Gamesphere" |
| Guest Starring |
Vernon Chatman (Voice of Towelie) |
DVD Commentary |
Download here |
| Trivia |
- Towelie's structural make-up seems to be composed of TNA. TNA is
an abbreviation for the term "tits 'n ass", a label some
people give to shows that use attractive female characters to grab
the attention of an audience.
- Cartman: "Ya shouldn't a'done that. He's just a boy. Poor little
feller..." - This line is a "spoof-synopsis" of
several memorable quotes from the 1996 Movie "Sling Blade",
starring Billy Bob Thornton. At one point, the main character lamented
over his aborted baby brother.
This is spoofed in "Towelie" when the boys find the used
sanitary napkin, and one of them jokes about it being Stan's aborted
baby brother. Cartman then utters his quote, mimicking the voice of
Thornton's slow-witted character.
- Listen carefully whenever Towelie gets high; you can hear the theme
from Popeye in the background. This same music was played whenever
Popeye ate his spinach.
- "Okama Gamesphere" is an obvious reference to the Nintendo
Gamecube console, released roughly at the time the episode originally
aired.
- The talking towel concept may have been inspired from the Doonesbury
comic strips, which are full of such characterrs as the talking, walking
cigarette butt, the talking feather, and the talking cowboy hat.
- The Gamesphere is made by a Japanese company called Okama. "Okama" is
a Japanese slang term for "gay person" or "male
transvestite."
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