Towelie is taking on the National Guard in South Park season 27 episode 3, and the mind boggles over what's coming next.

"South Park" dropped its first trailer for Wednesday's new episode — Season 27, Episode 3, titled "Sickofancy" — and we're pleased to report that Towelie is making his grand return. This time, the fan-favorite sentient talking towel is hitting Washington,

When trying to win the favor of the President of the United States, we have one important piece of advice: Don’t forget to bring a towel. Yes, everyone’s favorite stoned bathroom linen Towelie returned to South Park for this week’s all-new episode,

The August 20 episode of South Park will see Towelie traveling to our nation’s occupied capital. “This seems like the perfect place for a towel!” he cries as he approaches the White House while a tank rolls by.

At one point Towelie walks through a militarized Union Station, which is especially relevant. Earlier on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth actually visited the landmark train depot, to some boos.

Towelie is set to return to South Park for the first time in around five years, with the anthropomorphic towel wandering into Washington, D.C. in the new trailer. The last time we saw Towelie make an appearance in the animated series was in 2020’s “Credigree Weed St.

South Park Season 27 is again in the vanguard of satire with Episode 3, "Sickofancy", which aired on August 20, 2025.

South Park has joined the conversation around the pending marijuana rescheduling proposal that President Donald Trump says he’ll be deciding on within weeks—poking fun at the president by suggesting that he might accept a deal to change federal cannabis laws if flattered with gifts and the promise of “mutually beneficial” rewards.