South Park, which launched its first episode in 1997, has been an enduring hit for nearly three decades.
The show, which has never shied away from controversy or controversial subjects, has made numerous references to cannabis through its nearly 30-year run. Below is a breakdown of every cannabis-related reference the show has made, including references made in the South Park movie.
Season 2, Episode 3 – “Ike’s Wee Wee”
Mr. Mackey gives the class a sample of marijuana during a drug lecture and the joint goes missing. He’s fired and later smokes a “spliff” given to him by a homeless man, triggering hallucinations.
Quote: “Drugs are bad, m’kay?”
Season 5, Episode 8 – “Towelie”
The boys meet Towelie, a government-engineered towel who constantly smokes marijuana. He repeatedly says, “You wanna get high?” and often interrupts serious moments to light up.
Quote: “I have no idea what’s goin’ on… I think I need to get high.”
Season 6, Episode 16 – “My Future Self ’n’ Me”
Stan discovers his parents faked his “ruined future” to scare him off drugs. Randy delivers a serious speech about marijuana.
Quote: “Pot makes you feel fine with being bored… and when you’re bored, you should be learning or creating.”
Season 9, Episode 2 – “Die Hippie, Die”
A hippie festival overtakes South Park. Characters openly smoke weed, and Cartman tries to stop the “potheads” from taking over the town.
Quote: “Dude, I need more weed.”
Season 10, Episode 5 – “A Million Little Fibers”
Towelie writes a fake memoir and hides his identity as a towel and a drug addict. He eventually admits his addictions.
Quote: “I’m addicted to marijuana… and crystal meth… and crack.”
Season 14, Episode 3 – “Medicinal Fried Chicken”
Randy gives himself testicular cancer to qualify for a medical marijuana card. He and other men bounce on swollen testicles while smoking pot.
Quote: “It’s like Christmas morning!”
Season 14, Episode 7 – “Crippled Summer”
Towelie’s drug addiction is central. He enters rehab and acknowledges marijuana as part of his problem.
Quote: “I’m addicted to marijuana… and crystal meth… and crack.”
Season 22, Episode 4 – “Tegridy Farms”
Randy moves his family to the country to grow weed, founding Tegridy Farms. Towelie appears as a weed inspector.
Quote: “There’s a plant that cleans up the toxins of our world… and I’m gonna sell it.”
Season 23, Episode 1 – “Mexican Joker”
Randy blows up local home-growers’ marijuana crops to protect Tegridy Farms, then blames a fictitious terrorist called “Mexican Joker.”
Quote: “It’s not homeowners we have to worry about – it’s home grown…”
Season 23, Episode 2 – “Band in China”
Randy tries to sell Tegridy Weed in China, gets arrested for possession, and ultimately kills Winnie the Pooh to appease the Chinese government.
Quote: “I’m gonna go to China and get our weed to a billion people!”
Season 23, Episode 3 – “Shots!!!”
Shelly screams at Randy for ruining the family with marijuana. Liane visits Tegridy Farms to buy weed for her nerves.
Quote: “I hate marijuana, Dad!”
Season 23, Episode 5 – “Tegridy Farms Halloween Special”
Randy releases a Halloween-themed strain of weed that causes strange hallucinations. Shelly’s “problem” is revealed to be her hatred for pot.
Quote: “It’s the Tegridy Halloween Special – extra spooky!”
Season 23, Episode 6 – “Season Finale”
The town turns against Randy after a series of weed-related incidents. In jail, he begs for marijuana to cope.
Quote: “I just need some weed, doc, to take the edge off…”
The Pandemic Special (2020)
Randy releases a “Pandemic Special” strain of Tegridy Weed. It’s later revealed he contaminated it with his DNA in a bizarre attempt to cure COVID.
Quote: “Get your Pandemic Special! Only $19.95!”
South ParQ Vaccination Special (2021)
Randy resumes selling weed with a “Vaccination Special” strain as society reopens. Elderly townsfolk buy his pot to celebrate getting vaccinated.
Quote: “Two specials for the price of one – Pandemic Special and Vaccination Special!”
South Park: Post COVID (2021)
In the future, Randy is in a nursing home and reveals he smuggled a Tegridy seed in his rectum to preserve the weed legacy.
Quote: “I kept Tegridy alive, Stanley – I hid the last seed… right in my butt!”
South Park: Post COVID – The Return of COVID (2021)
Randy continues protecting his weed plant in the future. After the timeline resets, Tegridy Farms is intact once again.
South Park: The Streaming Wars (2022, Part 1 & 2)
Randy clashes with Token’s dad, who starts a rival weed brand called Credigree Weed. Their feud escalates into a water war and eventual disaster.
Quote: “Tegridy’s done, Sharon. No more weed… well, maybe just a little weed.”
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
No cannabis references appear in the theatrical film. The humor centers on profanity, censorship, and war—not drugs.
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