Towelie (Character)

For the episode of the same name see Towelie (Episode).

Towelie is a talking towel who was genetically engineered so he could make people as dry as necessary depending on the situation. He is usually seen either appearing out of nownere to give towel advice to the citizens of South Park, or getting high. The theme song from Popeye plays whenever Towelie gets high. Towelie is said to be 17 in towel years, although how many actual years a "towel year" is worth is unknown. In "Crippled Summer" he had agreed to do an intervention. He also has been working at Lake Tardicaca and has been warned for getting high 14 times. Towelie was addicted to marijuana, crystal meth, and crack cocaine, and tried using heroin and inhaling computer duster. Towelie has been sober since April 26, 2010.

Popularity
Though the creators of South Park intentionally made Towelie a terrible character, he gained a huge amount of popularity. After his initial appearance, he took on parts (usually cameos) in other episodes. In spite of this, he is also regarded as the worst character ever (as mentioned by Cartman, who says "Towelie, you are the worst character ever," to which Towelie responds "I know.").



Family
Towelie is shown in the episode "Crippled Summer" to have a family. It consists of his girlfriend, named Rebecca whose face was blurred out, and their son together, named "Washcloth". The boys use Washcloth as an incentive to get Towelie to get treatment.

Quotes

 * "Don't forget to bring a towel!"
 * "You wanna get high?"
 * "I Know."
 * "Well, I'm going to get high."
 * "That's my last 'J,' asshole!"
 * "Oh man, why is everyone riding me today? God damn it."
 * "Oh man, I'm so high right now, I have no idea what's going on."
 * "You're a towel!"
 * "That's the melody to Funky Town!"
 * "Go away, I'm walkin' on sunshine"
 * "I-I-I choose... I-I-I choose... both!"

Episodes Towelie appears on

 * "Towelie"
 * "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants"
 * "Professor Chaos"
 * "I'm a Little Bit Country" (Non-speaking cameo)
 * "Red Man's Greed" (Non-speaking cameo)
 * "A Million Little Fibers"
 * "Medicinal Fried Chicken" (Non-speaking cameo)
 * "You Have 0 Friends" (mentioned)
 * "Crippled Summer"