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08-15-2022, 08:54 PM
https://www.looper.com/964994/the-one-star-wars-character-that-constantly-pops-up-in-south-park/
A Chewbacca appearance on Halloween
While Parker and Stone include numerous references to the iconic space opera throughout their show, one of their longest-running Easter Eggs is Chewbacca appearing on Halloween.
The trend began in Season 1, Episode 7, "Pink Eye." The Halloween episode featured Kyle dressing up as Chewie and hoping to impress the rest of his classmates with his unique costume. When the gang arrives at school, everyone in the class is wearing Chewbacca costumes that match Kyle's, and their teacher, Mr. Garrison, proclaims that it's a popular costume this year. In Season 2, Episode 14, "Chef Aid," lawyer Johnny Cochrane uses Chewbacca Defense in a court case. In Season 3, Episode 10, "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery," Kenny is determined to win the costume contest and arrives in a fully functioning robot war machine. He still manages to lose as Wendy places first in the competition with a simplistic Chewbacca costume. Viewers can spot similar outfits in the background of other Halloween episodes.
Why Parker and Stone included so many Chewbacca cameos throughout "South Park," outside of their enjoyment of Star Wars, is still a mystery. The duo often use the wonderfully offensive show as a medium to voice many of their own opinions, as is evident in Randy's Season 20 Episode 5 argument that relates to and partially blames "The Force Awakens" for the result of the 2016 election (via Decider (https://decider.com/2016/10/20/south-park-blames-star-wars-for-donald-trump/)), an argument echoes Stone's correlation between the two (via The Ringer (https://www.theringer.com/2017/5/3/16044030/south-park-donald-trump-matt-stone-trey-parker-bill-simmons-podcast-a7bd579528d8)).
A Chewbacca appearance on Halloween
While Parker and Stone include numerous references to the iconic space opera throughout their show, one of their longest-running Easter Eggs is Chewbacca appearing on Halloween.
The trend began in Season 1, Episode 7, "Pink Eye." The Halloween episode featured Kyle dressing up as Chewie and hoping to impress the rest of his classmates with his unique costume. When the gang arrives at school, everyone in the class is wearing Chewbacca costumes that match Kyle's, and their teacher, Mr. Garrison, proclaims that it's a popular costume this year. In Season 2, Episode 14, "Chef Aid," lawyer Johnny Cochrane uses Chewbacca Defense in a court case. In Season 3, Episode 10, "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery," Kenny is determined to win the costume contest and arrives in a fully functioning robot war machine. He still manages to lose as Wendy places first in the competition with a simplistic Chewbacca costume. Viewers can spot similar outfits in the background of other Halloween episodes.
Why Parker and Stone included so many Chewbacca cameos throughout "South Park," outside of their enjoyment of Star Wars, is still a mystery. The duo often use the wonderfully offensive show as a medium to voice many of their own opinions, as is evident in Randy's Season 20 Episode 5 argument that relates to and partially blames "The Force Awakens" for the result of the 2016 election (via Decider (https://decider.com/2016/10/20/south-park-blames-star-wars-for-donald-trump/)), an argument echoes Stone's correlation between the two (via The Ringer (https://www.theringer.com/2017/5/3/16044030/south-park-donald-trump-matt-stone-trey-parker-bill-simmons-podcast-a7bd579528d8)).