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Cast

Episode cast overview:
	Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Thirst For Blood Voice Over / Randy Marsh / Gary / Tynacorp Employee #1 / Tynacorp Security #2 / Marine #3 / Commercial Voice Over / Marine #5 / Xytah / Marine #2 / Tynacorp Employee #3 / Tynacorp Employee #4 / Smart-Towel GS-401 (voice)
	Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Gamesphere Logo Voice / Tynacorp Security #1 / Sergeant Masters / Marine #2 / Marine #4 / Commercial Terms and Conditions (voice)
	Vernon Chatman	...	Towelie / Towelie Clone (voice)
	Mona Marshall	...	Background Vocals (voice)
	Toby Morton	...	(voice)
	Eliza Schneider	...	Sharon Marsh / Woman in Bathroom (voice)
	Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (credit only)

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Storyline

The boys try to rescue their new video game system from the hands of a government agency with the help of a talking towel named Towelie.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 2001 (USA) See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braniff See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

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Trivia

Features the debut of Towelie. See more »

Goofs

Sometimes there are stains on the wall behind the sofa at Stan's house, sometimes not. See more »

Quotes

Kyle Broflovski: [everyone's driving around] How long has it been since you've been back there?
Towelie: I've been wondering around on my own for the past few weeks. Ya know, helpin' people out with towel safety and proper towel use. It's important!
Eric Cartman: No it isn't.
Towelie: Is.
Eric Cartman: No it isn't!
Towelie: Is.
Towelie: Wait turn down here. It's down this dirt road.
Stan Marsh: Break Kenny, break.
[Kenny turns car to dirt road]
Towelie: Maybe it was down that dirt road.
[...]
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Alternate Versions

In the original broadcast the "fake commercial" featured Comedy Central's actual phone number (1-800-4-COMEDY). But in all reruns and the DVD version it was changed to a fake number (1-800-555-TOWL). See more »

Connections

References The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

Funkytown
Written by Steven Greenberg
Performed by Vernon Chatman
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is "Dem' Donuts" a real or fictional brand of donuts?

Q: What did Eric Cartman pull out of the trash can in the bathroom of Sharon Marsh, Randy Marsh and Stan Marsh's house?

Q: Is "Luau's Toys" a real or fictional toy store?

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Action packed!

3 December 2008 | by gangstahippie – See all my reviews

Towelie introduces the character Towelie to South Park.Towelie is a talking genetically-engineered towel made by a group called TimeCorp.Towelie also always smokes marijuana! Cartman finds Stan's mother's bloody tampon in the garbage can.She does not want to explain what it is to the boys so she gets them a new video game console instead.The boys get addicted to it and play all weekend nonstop until school.They come home afterwords and realize that there gamesphere is gone.Earlier, they meet Towelie.The army calls them and tells them to bring the towel to them.The rest of the episode involves the boys getting double crossed and going on an adventure in order to retrieve their console.This is a very entertaining and action packed episode with a few funny moments.

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