Mr. Hat
| Age | mid-50's |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Occupation | Teacher's Assistant |
| Aliases | Hat-San |
| Roommate/Puppeteer | Herbert Garrison |
| Voiced by | Trey Parker |
| First Appearance | Cartman Gets An Anal Probe |
| Last Appearance | 201 |
About
Herbert Garrison's companion since childhood, Mr. Hat is a small puppet with a mind of his own. A homosexual and unflinching racist, he also participated in the Vietnam War. Though he may seem like merely a puppet, Mr. Hat is capable of doing far more, including driving an SUV to break Mr. Garrison and Chef out of jail, beating up Mr. Mackey, and spending time in a suana room with Brett Favre. He retired from teaching when Garrison became the fourth grade teacher, though he briefly returned to help deal with Eric Cartman's "daddy issues". Now located firmly inside Mr. Slave's asshole, he is living out his final days in peace.
Memorable Quotes
- "You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!" (Cartman Gets An Anal Probe)
- "Genetic engineering lets us correct God's horrible mistakes, like German people." (An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig)
- "Don't apologize for me to that spearchucker!" (Chef Goes Nanners)
- "Boy, that Enrique Iglesias can sure gyrate his hot ass around." (The Entity)
- "Dammit Mitch, you're asking questions that shouldn't be answered!" (201)
Featured Episodes
- Cartman Gets An Anal Probe (s01e01)
- Weight Gain 4000 (s01e02)
- Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride (s01e04)
- An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig (s01e05)
- Death (s01e06)
- Pinkeye (s01e07)
- Tom's Rhinoplasty (s01e11)
- Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut (s01e13)
- Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut (s02e02)
- Summer Sucks (s02e08; unseen but oft-mentioned)
- Chef Aid (s02e14)
- Gnomes (s02e17)
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub (s03e08)
- Chinpoko Mon (s03e10)
- Cartman Joins NAMBLA (s04e06)
- Cherokee Hair Tampons (s04e07)
- Chef Goes Nanners (s04e08)
- Fourth Grade (s04e12)
- The Entity (s05e11)
- The Death Camp of Tolerance (s06e14)
- 200 (s14e05)
- 201 (s14e06)
Video Games
South Park: The Stick of Truth
When the player is inside Mr. Slave's asshole trying to retrieve and defuse the Snuke that was to destroy the town, a spooge and poop-drenched Mr. Hat can be discovered, and will add the player on Facebook, though he makes no posts of his own.
Fun Facts
- Mr. Hat was based on a puppet used by Trey Parker's kindergarten teacher, believed by many to be "High Hat".
- Trey Parker has stated that Mr. Hat's retirement symbolized the series' shift from "surreal comedy" to "commentary on current events".