Terrance and Phillip

Terrance and Phillip

Gallery

Terrance Henry Stoot and Phillip Niles Argyle
Character Information
Gender	Male
Race	Caucasian
Hair	Terrance: Black (Gray in the future) Phillip: Blond (Gray in the future)
Age	Terrance: 54 Phillip: 53
Birthday	Terrance: October 20th Phillip: November 12th
Died	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Both of them) (Brought back to life by Kenny’s wish to avert the war)
Occupation	Actors; Comedians
Voiced by	Terrance: Matt Stone Phillip: Trey Parker
Relatives
Pets	Barky and Purry
Wives	Queef Sisters - Katherine (Phillip) and Katie (Terrance)
Ex-wife	Celine Dion (Terrance)
Daughter	Sally Dion (Terrance)
Appearances
First	"Death"

September 2010 Featured Article Winner

Terrance and Phillip are a Canadian comedy duo voiced by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, respectively. Terrance's birthday is October 20th and Phillip's is November 12th. The pair appear as the stars of The Terrance and Phillip Show.

Appearance

Phillip (Sir Phillip Niles Argyle of Montréal) has blond hair and a blue shirt with a "P", while Terrance (Sir Terrance Henry Stoot from the "small village" of Toronto) has black hair and wears a red shirt with a "T". Like virtually all Canadians in South Park, they are geometrically-figured with small beady eyes and egg-shaped heads which flap up and down whenever they speak. They both wear gray trousers and black shoes.

According to Terrance in "Canada on Strike", Phillip has diabetes, though this may have just been something to attempt to stop the strike that was going on before it gets out of hand. After parting ways on bad terms with Phillip in "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow," Terrance gains a considerable amount of weight and stays that way for several episodes.

In "SUPER HARD PCness", Terrance and Phillip were shown to have reached the age of a senior citizen. Terrance's hair is now gray, but the style is the same. He now has wrinkles on his face and sports glasses and he keeps his red shirt, but he wears a brown jacket over it. His pants are now black and as for Phillip, his appearance has changed as well. He has gray hair like Terrance, but it is shorter and he has more hair on the sides of his head. He keeps his blue shirt, but he loses his pants, exposing his light gray checkered boxers and white socks.

To see images of Terrance and Phillip, visit Terrance and Phillip/Gallery.

Background

Television Show

The Terrance and Phillip Show Halloween Special

In South Park, Terrance and Phillip are the stars of a popular television show. This show-within-a-show serves an interesting role; the parents of the South Park characters view Terrance and Phillip's obsessive fart gags in much the same way that many parents in the real world view South Park - with considerable contempt. Terrance and Phillip are Beavis and Butt-Head in the South Park world. Matt and Trey have said in the past that to them Beavis and Butt-Head were like "the blues. It's the same thing over and over, but it's always good". More evidence of this is the South Park movie being a satire on the fire controversy of 1993 when a Moraine, Ohio mother blamed the cartoon for her son setting their trailer on fire killing his 2-year-old sister (Kenny lighting his fart on fire and burning himself to death). Mike Judge voiced an unhooded Kenny at the end of the movie. Matt and Trey have also stated that the characters were in response to the critics claiming the show was nothing but fart humor.

Like most other Canadians, two characters have heavy, racist accents. The "aboot" pronunciation has also been used in The Simpsons and Canadian Bacon. The fact their career is based on an accidental fart Terrance made on the The Ed Sullivan Show at the age of six, because that was the only part of their act Americans understood, may be saying something about Canadian perceptions of Americans.

The duo popularized a catchphrase in the show-within-a-show, as they would invariably say "You FAH-ted!" and then giggle to almost any farting sound. They are the favorite show of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick as well as most of the South Park children, despite being too young to watch the show, as evidenced in “Death”, when Sheila notices that the show contains bad language. Randy Marsh also watched Terrance and Phillip much to both Stan and Kyle's surprises. However, Kyle's mother, Sheila Broflovski thinks the Terrance and Phillip show is "naughty and make kids a potty-mouth" which Cartman considered to be a bunch of crap. Sheila tries to remove Terrance and Phillip from air to bring a normal cartoon but instead most of cartoons are as dirty as Terrance and Phillip.

Early episodes reference the show as airing on Cartoon Central, a spoof of Comedy Central, which airs South Park, but newer episodes consistently state it as airing on the "Canadian Network". The Canadian Network cancels the show in "Eat, Pray, Queef," then reinstates it with Terrance, Phillip, and their wives, the Queef Sisters in "Crème Fraiche". This implies that The Queef Sisters was cancelled, because Stan and Kyle reference the show as Terrance and Phillip.

Popularity

Terrance and Phillip are huge celebrities on South Park, and have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Some time before "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow" they broke up but they were reunited in that episode. They apparently are so famous that they have their own line of dolls as seen in "Cow Days", despite those dolls being knockoffs. "Royal Pudding" establishes that they are both Knights in Canada.

Sexuality

While it can be assumed that Terrance is heterosexual, Phillip's sexual orientation is, as of late, unknown. In "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus", the following conversation is heard:

Terrance: "Wow, Scott really hates us, Phillip."

Phillip: "Yes. Perhaps he's homophobic."

Terrance: [pause] "But we're not gay, Phillip."

Phillip: "We're not?"

In numerous episodes, it is implied that Phillip has feelings for Terrance. In the film, Terrance claims that Phillip had once performed fellatio on him, while taking a picture. This incident may have inspired Eric Cartman to imitate this in "Cartman Sucks". In "It Hits the Fan" Kyle also admits that the two kissed each other on screen.

However, In "Eat, Pray, Queef" Terrance and Phillip marry the Queef Sisters. It is likely that Phillip is bisexual, although no official confirmation has been given to date.

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

The comedy duo creates tensions between Canada and the United States with their foul-mouthed humor, especially the hit song "Uncle Fucka". While appearing as guest stars on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the duo are apprehended and placed under citizen's arrest by Mothers Against Canada. At the United Nations, the Canadian Ambassador and Minister of Media demand their release only for the Americans to refuse, but not before ridiculing them on their pronunciation of "about."

When the Canadians bombs the Baldwin residence, America declares war and orders Terrance and Phillip's execution. They are put in electric chairs at a USO show for all of America to see. But when Mr. Garrison flips the switch, the show is ambushed by the Canadians. Though Cartman and the other members of La Resistance save them by turning the switch off and trying to flee, they are caught in the battlefield of the American-Canadian War and are cornered by Mothers Against Canada. However, La Resistance stops them from attacking Terrance and Phillip, and Kyle tries giving a speech as to why she shouldn’t kill them. However, the speech doesn’t go through to Sheila Broflovski as she ends up pulling out a gun and shooting Terrance and Phillip in the head, killing them both.

Terrance and Phillip are killed by Sheila.

The deaths of Terrance and Phillip ultimately fulfill Satan's doomsday prophecy, and both he and Saddam Hussein enter from Hell to rule the Earth. However, Satan, tired of being abused, kills Saddam by throwing him on a stalagmite in Hell and Terrance and Phillip are brought back to life due to Kenny's sacrifice.

Family

The pair married the Queef Sisters in "Eat, Pray, Queef".

Terrance used to date famous Canadian pop vocalist Celine Dion, and had a daughter with her. Their daughter, named Sally, is very close to her father and was an illegitimate birth, as Terrance refers to her as "my bastard daughter". Phillip's family has yet to be seen.

In the episode "Eat, Pray, Queef", Terrance and Phillip are married to the Queef sisters, Katherine and Katie.

Trivia

After temporarily leaving Phillip, Terrance becomes fat.

• Both Terrance and Phillip went to the same school: "The Canadian School for Gifted Babies".
• In "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow", Terrance does a sketch that he wrote back in the '60s. Since a sign read "Earth Day 2001", he would have to be at least in his 30s.
• Phillip's appearance is similar to that of Butters Stotch, having very similar hair and the same colored shirt.
• Terrance and Phillip bear resemblance to Beavis and Butt-Head, another show that is owned by Paramount.
• In the Italian version of the show their names are "Trombino & Pompadour". Those are clear sexual innuendos, since Trombino sounds like "Trombare" (to fuck) and Pompadour sounds like "Pompino" (blowjob).
• In an early draft of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Terrance was stabbed by Sheila Broflovski, spilling his blood and releasing Satan, but neither Phillip nor he actually died. In the finished version of the film, both are shot dead by Broflovski and later resurrected.
• In "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus", Phillip is left-handed.
• In "Canada on Strike", Phillip is revealed to be diabetic.
• In "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow", Phillip was revealed to be born in Montreal, he is an Anglophone Quebecer.
• In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Sheila Broflovski claimed that Terrance and Phillip are both very untalented.
• The criticism of South Park's fart and toilet humor jokes led to the creation of these characters. Their basis of being Canadian in origin and repeating jokes related to grossness and even flatulence is a referential jab to Canadian humor and comedy shows, particularly that of You Can't Do That On Television!, Total Drama, and Stickin' Around.
• The duo appear to be based on Bob and Doug McKenzie: the hosts of a Canadian sketch comedy show "Great White North" and its film adaptation, Strange Brew.
  • Strengthening this connection, Bob and Doug wear red and blue outfits in the show: similar to Terrance and Phillip.

Continuity

• After "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow", Terrance was shown to have gained much weight. In a cameo in "The Return of Chef", he returned to normal, but only a couple episodes later ("Cartoon Wars Part II") he returned to his obese state. As of Season Twelve's "Canada on Strike", he has shown to have returned back to his normal weight.

Video Games

South Park: The Stick of Truth

Terrance and Phillip can be found in Canada, where they teach the New Kid Nagasaki, a fart that can destroy solid objects with glowing green cracks. When the fart is learned, Terrance and Phillip will friend the New Kid on Facebook. They can also be seen on the loading screen.

South Park: Phone Destroyer

Terrance and Phillip are a 4-Cost Common Fighter of the Neutral theme. Their card description says “Two buddies who fart in the face of adversity”. They are a two-in-one card who specialise in attacking fast with their farts.

Terrance and Phillip

Prominence

• "Death" - The first appearance of the pair and the show. Adults protest their TV show on grounds that its vulgar language and toilet humor corrupt their children.
• "Starvin' Marvin" - A Thanksgiving Special episode of their show is seen.
• "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty S***" - Cartman watches the show during the episode.
• "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" - The only episode to focus solely on the pair, they clash with Scott the Dick and Saddam Hussein in an action-packed adventure.
• "Ike's Wee Wee" - A drawing of Terrance is seen on the "What I Want to Become" board.
• "City on the Edge of Forever (Flashbacks)" - They appear on TV sets in a flashback to "Death".
• "Chickenpox" - An episode of their show is watched by the boys.
• "Clubhouses" - Stan's mother disapproves of Terrance and Phillip and makes him watch the Fat Abbott Show instead.
• "Cow Days" - The duo appear as dolls that the boys are desperate to win, but it turns out that the dolls are actually knockoffs.
• "Spookyfish" - A Halloween Special episode of their show is seen on the television.
• "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!" - A Christmas episode of their show is seen.
• "Rainforest Shmainforest" - A drawing of Terrance is seen on the "What I Want to Become" board.
• "Sexual Harassment Panda" - Seen as stuffed animals.
• "Timmy 2000" - An episode of their show is seen on the television.
• "Quintuplets 2000" - (voice only)
• "Helen Keller! The Musical" - Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "Fat Camp" - The boys watch their show.
• "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow" - The boys try to reunite the pair after they split up over creative differences.
• "Proper Condom Use" - Seen on a poster.
• "Jared Has Aides" - Seen on TV. Phillip gives Colon Cancer to Terrance after a fart.
• "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer" - The boys spend the episode trying to catch a glimpse of their new movie trailer for Asses of Fire 2.
• "The Simpsons Already Did It" - An episode of their show is seen on the television.
• "I'm a Little Bit Country - (Cameo) Seen during the song at the end of the episode.
• "Up the Down Steroid" - (Cameo) Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "The Return of Chef" - (Cameo) Seen at Chef's funeral.
• "Cartoon Wars Part II" - An episode of their show is seen on the television at the start of the episode, but are upset that they aren’t allowed to show Muhammad uncensored when Family Guy can.
• "Canada on Strike" - They reveal Stephen Abootman's ineptness and the hardships caused by his strike.
• "Eat, Pray, Queef" - They come into conflict with the Queef Sisters, but later marry them.
• "Royal Pudding" - (Cameo) Seen attending the Prince and Princess of Canada's wedding.
• "Crack Baby Athletic Association" - An episode of their show is seen on the television. (This is currently the latest episode to show Terrance and Phillip on TV in the series so far).
• "You're Getting Old" - They appear as candles on Stan's birthday cake.
• "Raising the Bar" - Seen on Cartman's television during Here Comes Fatty Doo Doo.
• "Freemium Isn't Free" - They are displeased by the mobile game released under their brand name by the Canadian Minister of Mobile Gaming, and see through the charade of micropay freemium gaming.
• "Grounded Vindaloop" - (Cameo) Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "Tweek x Craig" - Seen on a poster in Craig's room.
• "SUPER HARD PCness" - Now much older, they pitch their new series idea to Netflix. Later, the boys and Heidi watch their new show. Kyle feels bad for the people they fart on, and forms Millennials Against Canada. He confronts them on set, and inadvertently has a nuke hit Canada.
• "Buddha Box" - (Cameo) Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "Mexican Joker" - Seen on a poster in Cartman's room. Their mechanic sketch is also heard on TV.
• "Shots!!!" - Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "The Pandemic Special" - Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "South ParQ Vaccination Special" - Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.
• "Pajama Day" - Appears on Stan's pajamas.
• "DikinBaus Hot Dogs" - Seen on a poster in Cartman's room.

Movies

• South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Their movie Asses of Fire is central to the plot of the film, as they are branded war criminals by Mothers Against Canada and let Satan and Saddam Hussein bring a million years of darkness due to their deaths, but they get revived thanks to Kenny.
• South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 - Appears on Cartman's shirt.

See also

• List of The Terrance and Phillip Show Episodes