Towelie
Sign in to save"Towelie" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American adult animated sitcom South Park, and the 73rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 8, 2001. In the episode, the boys attempt to recover their stolen video game console from the middle of a feud between a paramilitary group and extraterrestrials.
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- Genre
- animated sitcom
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- South Park
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- Proper Condom Use
- Director
- Trey Parker
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- Trey Parker
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- 508
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- Towelie
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- South Park, season 5
- publication date
- 2001-08-08
- title
- Towelie
- original broadcaster
- Comedy Central
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"Towelie" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American adult animated sitcom South Park, and the 73rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 8, 2001. In the episode, the boys attempt to recover their stolen video game console from the middle of a feud between a paramilitary group and extraterrestrials.
The episode was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker. It features the first appearance of recurring character Towelie (voiced by producer Vernon Chatman), created to satirize the degree to which South Park was being merchandised.
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