Towelie
Towelie
Season | s05 |
Episode | e08 |
Written By | Trey Parker |
Production Code | 0508 |
Original Air Date | 2001-08-08 |
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==Story=====Description===The boys' new 2001 Okama GameSphere is stolen by mysterious operatives seeking an intelligent towel that's wandering around South Park, asking people if they want to get high. The boys are told that if they want their game back they should bring the towel (called Towelie) to a gas station outside town. A gunfight breaks out and the boys and the towel escape in a military truck.It turns out there are two factions battling for the towel -- a group of space aliens masquerading as executives for a company called Tynacorp, and a group of disaffected former Tynacorp employees masquerading as a unit of the U.S. Army. None of them matter to the kids, they just want their GameSphere back.A huge battle at Tynacorp headquarters ensues. The building blows up, leaving the boys suspended over a vat of acid, hanging onto Towelie for dear life. A more advanced Evil Towel (called the GS-401) offers Towelie a joint if he'll drop the kids.Making a supreme effort, Towelie manages to take a hit off the joint, then hoist the kids to safety. The Evil Towel falls into the acid and disintegrates. The boys recover their GameSphere and take it home to play, while Towelie gets monumentallyhigh.===What I Learned Today==="You are the worst character ever, Towelie."===Memorable Quotes===* "Dude, he's in there punishing my toilet." (Stan)* "We shouldn't have this many responsibilities! We're children!" (Cartman)* "You wanna get high?" (Towelie)* "Well I'm through playing hide and seek! We've got no other choice! Prepare to blow up all of Colorado!" (Army Commander)* "Oh man, I have no idea what's goin' on." (Towelie)* "Don't forget to bring a towel!" (Towelie)* "Go away, you stupid towel!" (Cartman)* "I've been out wandering around on my own for the past few weeks, you know, helping people out with towel safety and proper towel use. It's important." (Towelie)* "Hold on, let me get high THEN I'll remember where it is!" (Towelie)==Characters=====Character Debuts===Towelie (aka Smart Towel RG400), an absorbent, stoner towel that befriends the boys. Also, his rival, the Evil Towel (aka the GS-401). We are also introduced to Commander Thomas on the military side, and the head Tynacorp scientist, Zytar, who turns out to be an alien in a wheelchair.===Body Count===Countless military personnel, Tynacorp henchman, and scientists are killed in the bloody battle to recapture Towelie. Even Commander Thomas and Tynacorp's head scientist/alien, Zytar, are killed in the final showdown. Kenny and the Evil Towel are both incinerated when they fall into the vat of acid. And every towel within a 100-mile radius of South Park is shot to pieces.==Locations====Behind The Scenes==The Evil Towel (aka the GS 401) doesn't actually have a name in the episode, but in the script - and to people who worked on the show -- he his called Gary the Evil Towel.===Where Did The Idea Come From===The show was a conscious attempt to create the worst, lamest character ever.==Pop Culture References=====Shout Outs===The scene in which Towelie encounters failed, cloned versions of himself was taken from a similar moment in the movie Alien Resurrection. There's also an alien hidden in one of the test tube towels behind Commander Thomas. Furthermore, the scene with the boys hanging onto the catwalk over a vat of molten lava is borrowed from Aliens 3. When Commander Thomas and his army forces are searching for the missing Towel, one of the marines suggests that maybe the boys are "telepathically linked to the towel. Like E.T."While trying to remember the code to the security system, Towlie gets high and plays the famous disco jam "Funkytown" on the key pad.==Bonus Factoids=====Pointless Observations===Throughout the episode, the Popeye theme plays when Towelie takes a hit off a joint, just as it did when Popeye ate spinach. Even though Cartman and the boys bought tampons and got their "periods" in "Are You There God? It's Me Jesus", they still have no idea what a period actually is. We see a live action commercial for Towelie products in this episode. "I Love Towelie" and "I Hate Towelie" t-shirts, as well as a Towelie Towel complete with push-button catchphrases. Not since the debut of Mr. Hankey in "Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo" have we seen a new character get such immediate product placement. The boys are pretty daring in this episode: Stan drives the car, with Kenny operating the gas and brake. Also, all four boys (and Towlie) jump out of a plane and parachute onto a military base.===Nations/Cultures Impugned===The Okama GameSphere is a reference to the Nintendo Gamecube. The word "okama" means "gay" in Japanese.== Season 5 ==
- e1 Scott Tenorman Must Die
- e2 It Hits the Fan
- e3 Cripple Fight
- e4 Super Best Friends
- e5 Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow
- e6 Cartmanland
- e7 Proper Condom Use
- e8 Towelie (episode)
- e9 Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants
- e10 How To Eat With Your Butt
- e11 The Entity
- e12 Here Comes the Neighborhood
- e13 Kenny Dies
- e14 Butters' Very Own Episode