Editing Towelie (episode) (section)

==Behind The Scenes==

- In 2011, fans voted "Towelie" to be their #11 favorite episode of all time.

- Towelie is voiced by Vernon Chatman, a longtime South Park producer. It’s one of the few characters not done by Matt/Trey.

- 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.

- "You shouldn't a done 'nat!  He just a boy!" This Cartman line is a reference to the 90's flick “Sling Blade”.

- "Funkytown" is a classic disco song by the band Lipps Inc...although we prefer Towelie's keypad rendition.

- The scene with the deformed towel saying "kill me…" parodies a similar scene from "Alien Resurrection".

- Similarly, the final scene with the boys hanging from a catwalk, above the core of molten lava, parodies a scene from "Aliens 3".

- That little melody that plays every time Towelie gets high is an homage to the Popeye theme.  It's pretty much Towelie's spinach.


===="Towelie" Script Cover Page====
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Yep, that's the offical cover page to "Towelie" script from our archives.  It was written and directed by Trey.{{-}}


====Hand-Drawn Storyboard====
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Check out this old-school storyboard from our archives.  All boards used to be done by hand.  Now, we do them all digitally.{{-}} 


===="Car Scene" Script Excerpt====
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Check out this script excerpt from the infamous "car scene" with Towelie and the boys.{{-}} 


====Okama Gamesphere====
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The Gamesphere has made a ton of cameos in the background of other episodes, including "Make Love, Not Warcraft".

The Okama Gamesphere is a reference to the Nintendo Gamecube.  The word “okama” means “gay” in Japanese.{{-}}  


===="Pretowelie" Character Art====
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This is old-school production art used while creating and tweaking the deformed "Pretowelies".{{-}} 


====Towelie Merchandise====
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Where did the idea for the “Towelie” commercial come from? According to Matt and Trey: That’s the joke. We made a character. We’re immediately gonna put it on a t-shirt, we’re immediately gonna try to sell you it. Even though it’s the worst character of all time.{{-}} 


====Hidden Alien Easter Egg====
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Did you catch the alien hidden on the test tube towel behind the Commander?{{-}}


====The Evil Towel====
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The evil towel isn’t named here, but in the script (and to the crew who worked on the show) he's called Gary the Evil Towel.{{-}}


===="Parachute" Production Art====
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This is some old-school production art used while developing the parachute look for Towelie and the boys.  The notes are there to give animators cues on which color textures to use while animating.{{-}}


====The Most Challenging Shot in this Episode====
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At the time we made this show, this long shot took forever to do.  It was back at the time when we couldn’t do long shots because we just didn’t have the computer processing power.  This shot took hours and hours and HOURS to render, and multiple versions from four animators were stitched together to produce this one long fight scene.  At the time, this shot was a really big deal.{{-}}

===Where Did The Idea Come From===
- The original idea was to make fun of creating a character that's totally worthless and stupid. Of course, that would be a towel.

- According to Matt and Trey: "Towelie" was an end-of the run kind of idea, where it was just SO ridiculous. 

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The writers made a conscious effort to create a character nobody would care about.  And of course, people wound up loving him..{{-}}