Mr. Hankey

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In the television series South Park, Mr. Hankey, the "Christmas Poo", voiced by Trey Parker, is a talking clump of human feces; a scatological counterpart to Santa Claus but with the lighthearted flair of 1960s-era Rankin & Bass holiday specials. He emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diet has been high in fiber. He is especially close to Kyle, consoling him during his Christmas-Hanukkah depression and generally appears to help the boys out with something or gives them advice.

In his first appearance, he appeared anthropomorphic only to Kyle and Chef, symbolising that Mr. Hankey has to be believed in to exist, although he often leaves a trail behind that is attributed by the adults to antisocial behavior by Kyle. Due to his physical state, he can only emerge from the sewers during the Christmas season or he will dry up and die. In one episode where Mr. Hankey is revived from near death, it is revealed that Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls have healing qualities. Mr. Hankey has appeared in at least four Christmas episodes, and inspired an actual retail CD Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics in which he has his own theme song. In one episode, he departed from the Christmas theme to drive a snooty indie film festival out of town with a tornado made of sewage, parodying The Sorcerer's Apprentice when he does so. His trademark line is a high-pitched "Howdy-ho!" To bring the joy of Christmas around the world his main mode of conveyance is the PooChoo Train, a train made of raw sewage. His voice is nearly identical to that of Towelie, another character from South Park. When he comes out of the toilet he sings his Mr. Hankey song. Mr. Hankey also has a wife named Autumn, as well as three kids named Simon, Cornwallis, and Amber. Simon was born with a single peanut lodged in his head; the other ones are normal.