Cheesy Poofs

Cheesy Poofs
Type	Food
Kind	Cheese-Flavored Snacks
First	"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe"
Times	14

Cheesy Poofs is a fictional brand of a cheese-flavored snack. Like Snacky Cakes, they are among Cartman's favorite snack foods.

Background

Cheesy Poofs were first mentioned in The Unaired Pilot and "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". They were later shown in "Weight Gain 4000" when Cartman eats them while watching television. In "Starvin' Marvin", "Yeah, I want da Cheesy Poof" was the first full sentence said by Starvin' Marvin. Cartman auditioned for a chance to sing the Cheesy Poofs Theme Song for a Cheesy Poofs advertisement in the Season Two episode "Roger Ebert Should Lay off the Fatty Foods", but his lines were cut, leaving only the last word of the song, "lame".

Starting with Season Three, the show has evolved and Cheesy Poofs were rarely seen on screen. In the Season Ten episode "Cartoon Wars Part I", Cartman poured a box of Cheesy Poofs onto the road to make Kyle lose control of his big wheels on the highway. Cheesy Poofs were seen again in the Season Eleven episode "Guitar Queer-O" during the first scene. In the Season Eighteen episode "Gluten Free Ebola", Sharon Marsh was seen throwing them away after John Garner's penis flew off after consuming gluten.

In "Mexican Joker", Cartman eats Cheesy Poofs as he watches ICE agents escort the four Broflovskis out of their house to be detained. In "The Pandemic Special", Cartman pours some into a bowl with milk and eats them as cereal for breakfast while ditching online school as he sings. Near the end of South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid, when Cartman is shown homeless, a box of Cheesy Poofs can be seen in his shopping cart.

According to a script for South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Cheesy Poofs are from Canada; this is another reason for Cartman joining La Resistance. However, this aspect of the film was not animated, so the information is most likely non-canonical.

Appearance

Cheesy Poofs typically come in a light green package with a rocket ship blasting through a yellow moon. The name of the snack is imprinted on the moon in darker yellow text.

The snack itself is shaped like cheese balls.

Video Games

South Park

A box of Cheesy Poofs is a health-restoring item. Picking it up restores 10 HP.

South Park: Big Wheel Death Rally

A bag of Cheesy Poofs is used as a power-up, which provides temporary speed boost.

South Park: The Stick of Truth

A bag of Cheesy Poofs is essentially a "small health potion" which can restore 40% HP. It can be purchased from most stores at $1.00.

South Park: Phone Destroyer

Released on May 12, 2021, Cheesy Poofs are a seasonal game currency that can be spent in a special shop.

South Park: Snow Day!

Cheesy Poofs can be looted during gameplay, healing players 10 HP per bag. The perk "Buy in Bulk" gives a 20% chance for the packs to drop as "Cheesy Poofs Grande", which heal 25 HP. Cheesy Poofs can also come in the form of a Healing Totem Power, healing all surrounding players for a short time.

Real Cheesy Poofs

Real Cheesy Poofs from 2011

Comedy Central has released Cheesy Poofs to stores for limited edition, at least twice - in 1998 on their website, and in 2011, in which they teamed up with Frito-Lay to release repackaged Cheetos Puffs under their name as part of Year of the Fan at the San Diego Comic-Con, and later for two weeks in September at Wal-Mart stores.

The 1998 release bears a greater resemblance to how they appear in the show, in terms of the packaging, for the Cheesy Poofs are contained in a green cardboard box. The 2011 release has the food in a packet that is more like a typical chip packet.

Prominence

• "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" - First mentioned when Stan finds part of a Cheesy Poof in his vomit.
• "Weight Gain 4000" - Cartman is seen eating them while watching Jesus and Pals.
• "Volcano" - (Mentioned) Liane packs Cheesy Poofs in Cartman's bag for the hunting trip.
• "Damien" - The lyrics of the demonic song "Ave Satani" are "Rectus Dominus, Cheesy Poofs".
• "Starvin' Marvin" - They are in the first English sentence spoken by Starvin Marvin.
• "Conjoined Fetus Lady" - Seen in Nurse Gollum's shopping cart in a picture of her slideshow.
• "Roger Ebert Should Lay off the Fatty Foods" - Cartman auditions and gets picked to sing the Cheesy Poofs jingle in a TV advertisement.
• "Clubhouses" - Cartman eats them while watching The Fat Abbott Show.
• "Chef Aid" - Cartman eats them while watching the court trial on TV.
• "Cartoon Wars Part I" - Cartman uses the snack as a weapon to run Kyle off the road.
• "Guitar Queer-O" - Appears in the first party scene.
• "Eek, A Penis!" - Seen in Stephen Stotch's grocery bag.
• "A History Channel Thanksgiving" - Cartman is eating them before he suggests they should watch the History Channel's special on Thanksgiving.
• "Gluten Free Ebola" - Sharon Marsh throws them away with the other snacks containing gluten.
• "Mexican Joker " - Cartman watches that the US Immigration agents escort the four Broflovskis out of their house and towards their cars while eating Cheesy Poofs.
• "The Pandemic Special" - Cartman pours some into a bowl with milk and eats them like cereal.

Movies

• South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid - An empty box can be found among homeless Cartman's stash of items.

Trivia

• The demonic voices that sang "Ave Satani" in "Damien" can be sometimes heard singing about "Cheesy Poofs".
• There was originally meant to be a subplot in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in which Cheesy Poofs were to be revealed as Canadian and therefore banned due to the Mothers Against Canada rule against Terrance and Phillip, much to Cartman's annoyance. It was cut from the finished version of the film, however.

International Titles

Language	Title	Translation
Cantonese	芝士波 (Zi1 si6 bo1)	Cheese balls
Czech	Křupinky	Crumbs
German	Käsebällchen	Cheese balls
Mandarin Chinese	起司胖 (Qǐ sī pàng)	Cheesy Poofs
Spanish (Latin America)	Quesitos Poofs	Cheesy Poofs
Ukrainian	Сирні пундики (Syrni pundyky)	Cheese balls

See Also

• Cheesy Poofs Theme Song