You appear to be easily entertained. That is good. The future is in your hands, and you will most likely screw it up, thus causing the human race to be forced to migrate to the moon and/or Mars to colonize and start over where we left off on Earth.
It doesn't look like they're the only ones out of ideas. How about Comedy Central, and broadcast television in general? Why else would "The Simpsons" remain on the air for 12+ years, looooong after it had jumped the shark? Why are the networks turning to all kinds of crappy "reality TV" to fill the void, even to the point of bringing back "America's Funniest Home Videos" this fall? I'm afraid we're at the stage where everything creative that can be done with the television medium has been done, and the problem has been further compounded by the dilution of quality over 500 or more channels.
Anyways, I guess South Park still has a few more trout and some minnows left to jump over.
What baffled me was that there was no surprised reaction by the kids when a towel walked up to them and started talking to them. But then, if they've had a piece of poo talk to them, then I guess nothing surprises them anymore.
Anyways, the episode was unoriginal and seemed like a rehash of the following episodes:
Chimpokomon (Japanese video game fixation) Ike's Wee Wee (marijuana use) Cartman Gets An Anal Probe (aliens) Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo (Hankey-like character with a message (eat fibre/wipe up))
Sorry, Group.....In any case, a few weeks after Douglas Adams died (of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy fame) there was Towel Day. Because of its massive usefulness and in memory of him, you were supposed to take your towel everywhere with you that day. If either of the creators had their towels with them, that would explain Towelie.