Ha, the token joke goes full circle like in magick lmfao u get it like an arcade token and a token black character lmfao matt parker and Trey stone you did it again 👀😉😂😂😂
The way South Park literally labeled him Token for decades and switched his name to Tolkien to call people racist for thinking it was Token is what makes this show my favorite adult cartoon ever 🤣
@@shmosel_ Then until recently, you were wrong. This is a retcon, and a funny one at that. Tolkien himself has even written his name before and spelt it "Token".
definitely had a cold when he recorded the audio as Randy sounds just as strange too. That's the problem with their lazy writing process, recording all the audio a day or two before the show airs means that if one of the voice actors catches a cold then they don't have time to wait for him to recover and record the audio when he's back to sounding normal
I love how the South Park wiki page immediately changed Token's name to Tolkien Black, like we viewers were always this stupid for thinking it was Token haha.
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag. Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag... While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity. They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag. Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag... While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity. They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
@@vladimirlong7125 political reason ,when has South Park ever given into pressure. The creators literally piss off the Muslims community; they actual had death treats for airing episodes about Muhammad. That was probably not even In the top ten things
I've lived my entire life in the rural South and I've never heard token used to describe or make fun of a black person... anyone care to explain? thanks
@@BuffaloNickel9 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokenism "Token Black" literally means "the black guy we had to include as a diversity hire". It's a joke about shallow, performative inclusivity. It's an unbelievably aggressive joke lol.
@@BuffaloNickel9 token doest just apply to black people. It's a term that can be used for any thing that's included in something just to include it. Which is why they gave him Black as the last name. So "Token Black", but then they made his family the richest in town to make it funnier.
Stan: "I think we need to do everything in our power to make sure Tolkien doesn't feel left out." Tolkien: "Can I come back in now?" Stan: "Just a few more minutes."
Art imitating life… it’s like they are referencing “diversity training” that certain corporations mandate everyone attend…except for the blacks… they gotta wait outside🤨
Small thing I liked: I liked how Stan and Randy were the only ones who thought it was Token. I’ve always seen Stan as the protagonist, as the boring, ordinary, normal character. So it made total sense for Stan to think that Tolkien’s name was Token like the rest of us.
@@garenthal9638 , Tolkien is a hack fraud, and Eiichiro Oda is the greatest fantasy writer of all time even greater than the likes of Tolkien, George RR Martin, JK Rowling, etc etc, and if Trey Parker and Matt Stone wanted to do a proper subversion with the most ground breaking hilarity that’s more hilarious than the previous episode, American Dad, and every episode of One Piece ever than they should have written scripts in this episode to be on that quality of writing.
@@Abel_RiveraAre you kidding me, man? I saw it like 3 times in a row last night. You know it was coming back on again at 9pm and 10pm last night, right? I even saw the preview to this part on TH-cam.
After wondering all these years, we finally get to learn the story behind Token's name. And I *loved* it. Oh, and by the way... "Tolkien Blaaaaack Productions!"
@Andrew Hsieh you've never heard the phrase "Token Black person" if not that's where the name came from. I remember one of the first episodes Token's family was in they said their last name was Williams
His name is Token because he’s a jab at “tokenism”, he is the “token black character”. It’s been a joke for longer than two decades now, their just lowkey retconning
It was probably Trey, the talented gentile that literally writes the whole show and all the music, and always has. So.... How do 421 people like that comment already? The world around me is dumb and I don't like it. "Whoever came up with it..." JESUS CHRIST ONE GUY HAS ALWAYS WRITTEN EVERYTHING. Are you people even vaguely fans of the show, or any of their work? Trey writes stuff, Matt is his first sounding board.... 4 movies a musical and 25 seasons of tv later.... The world is retarded.
@@sturmmanng4785 Dude what? Don't get your panties in a twist. And besides that they have multiple writers working with them in the writers room. Most likely it's either Matt or Trey who came up with it but I could have been any one of the rotating writers working with them at the time. Let's not get caught up in particularities here ok.
@@monsterhunter445 It's weird to hear Randy's voice change from 0:48 and then change at 1:47, sounds like a completely different person. This is pretty sloppy imo.
Loved how instead of getting offended that white people assume his weed is authentic because he's black, he instead leans into the stereotype for profit. Mr. Black is a smart guy. No wonder he's rich 🤣
Boy, in all those years i watched South Park, I had no idea Token's name was actually changed. What an unexpected surprised. And did anyone noticed stan's voice is changing?
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag. Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag... While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity. They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag. Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag... While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity. They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
@@vladimirlong7125 Yeah, theirs take on trump was so wrong that it make several episodes unfunny. Sad that they had TDS and try to push some of far left propaganda, still when they dont push theirs politics they can be funny as hell.
@@przemysawj6499 no with the first special it seemed like they were pushing left propaganda trying make the anti injections people look moronic and with this episode with token it seemed like they were pushing far right propaganda with the whltes are the victims and the race war promoting this episode.
I don't recall Token complaining at all when Cartman wore those t-shirts "Tokens life matters" & "I'm with Token👉"...the creators of SP seemed pretty sure of the spelling of 'Token' then. And then there's Tokens surname. It's pretty obvious this episode is a ruse.
i'm not kidding when I say this was probably the best episode in a decade. Writing was really well done and man was it brutal. I feel like Matt and Trey have wanted to do this one for a while
@@orionmcnebula Token and his last name is black. So the joke has always been his name is Token Black as in he’s the one token black kid in south park the show. They retcon it in this episode to have always been Tolkien and that anyone who ever thought it was token must be racist including the viewer
It was the most retarded retcon of all time, and yet more reasons on why I’m not planning on buying the DVDS/Blu-Rays and the merchandise of South Park.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr oh no, I'm so sorry to hear you're not a fan anymore. Do you think they'll ever be able to find another like you? You were so important to the fanbase.
Holy crap this episode was amazing! Token is Tolkien now. Also Jason White appears in this episode but he was killed off in season 23, this is probably just an error but it’s great to have one of my favorite characters back.
@@gupoll Poor Kenny! He has the real superpower/curse of not being able to stay dead, but no one remembers all the times that _they killed Kenny!_ *you bastards!* And then, after years of experiencing the pain and horror of being violently killed dozens of times-- he gets one up by MintBerryCrunch Lad, or whatever his dumb-ass name is when it was time to save the world! He can't catch a break! Well, at least he has a cool voice as _Mysterion!_ 🙂🤔🙂
This entire episode was brilliant as usual. This one had me cringing in my hands, and I had to repeatedly tell myself, "It's just a comedy show. It's not happening in real life."
Nah, South Park is happening in relevant real life, it always has. except the kids get older slower in real time. I gotta wunda , now much content , they have for later years(teen years), but they skip that , for the series
Wow. This is amazing. To firmly establish a character (including his name) over many years, and then out of nowhere, suddenly let the audience know all thus time that they got it wrong is just genius.. Especially since the explanation is totally believable. South Park has always been one of the cleverest shows around, and remains continually unpredictable.
also after checking the audio the voices are only one channel? I don't know if it's the case for the actual episode or just this youtube upload but that'd definitely a lot of odd things about the audio
I didn’t like this episode cause it seemed like they were painting whites as victims because of a few negative media outlooks and it seemed like they were promoting race war this episode.
@@pamelatyree3521 I think your trolling trying make people think us believes are crazy and obnoxious. And Jesus was not the saviors name 2000 years ago.
It was "Token Black" since the beginning...for obvious reasons. Ever wonder why his family had a bass guitar in the basement? Or that he instinctively knew how to play it? LOL! Question your own reality, dude.
Which is the best part of the joke, that people will internalize this like they were racists for understanding the original joke of the only black kid being called "Token Black". Even with all of the times that they showed his name spelled as "Token" I'm sure there are people that will believe his name was actually Tolkien the whole time.
My mum died last year and it has been a devastating year for me. But, I laughed so hard at this episode! I don't think I've even belted out a genuine, hearty, laugh, this entire past year. So, I'm very grateful that I still have that in me. Thanks Trey and Matt! 🤣😭🥰🙅🏾♀️
@@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon You might try to sound condescending but here it makes you look stupid.Basically no one thought he was named after tolkien,at least this guy had a clue.
This actually feels like old south park again. First one in a while that actually made me laugh, save for the covid future special 😂 they're back on it these days.
I saw this whole episode last night. Oh my God! Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s have balls the size of watermelons to put out this episode in Black History Month. I was dead five times over laughing watching this episode. Great work sir
You would think with how long Stan & Token have been boys you would think that Stan woulda been real with Token and just say "Dude my Dad has another dumb idea I need your help."
I really like this episode of Token actually being named Tolkien, but I think it's treading on the line between writing an episode for a character and writing a character for an episode. Like, Tolkien was still called Token up until this point. Biggest example is Token Black Productions, it literally has his name on it and shows the audience.
I could except it if they bring up the fact that in a previous season token ended up watching a porn video that he thought was going to be a tape of lord of the rings.
For people saying Trey had a cold. So after all of these years he’s been healthy up until now? They can still pitch the voice. I wonder if any of this is intentional
I think he has a cold. There was this one episode back then too that stan and cartman voices were like this and it was due to cold though I can't remember which episode was that but it was like this too
i mean its possible to get a cold at any time of the year. plus, trey sounded normal 3 months ago with postcovid, why would he all of a sudden change everything, intentional or not, and not address it. plus, randy sounds different. i doubt that this is an intentional choice
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Ha, the token joke goes full circle like in magick lmfao u get it like an arcade token and a token black character lmfao matt parker and Trey stone you did it again 👀😉😂😂😂
Thanks. And did anybody noticed stan's voice is changing here?
THESE DUMBASS BOTS
@@sabreejohnson1551 YES
The way South Park literally labeled him Token for decades and switched his name to Tolkien to call people racist for thinking it was Token is what makes this show my favorite adult cartoon ever 🤣
Look at all those sweet sweet special offers. Definitely not scams or rip offs /s
@@ITSjustWOOL goddamn they are annoying. I rarely comment on TH-cam any more because of this
@@xerotolerant do you report them?
@@TheAllSeeingEye2468 I do. But the only disappear temporarily. And the generally remain in my notifications indefinitely
Holy shit this is awesome
Matt and Trey gaslighting their entire audience the entire episode. Classic.
They do it alot , like with the terms and conditions being read.
(Inb4 i get gaslighted)
Entire is in the thesaurus under 'e'
i like how the subtitles changed
Entire episode *entire SP catalogue
Thought he was named after a coin, then learnt the other definition and then finally found myself here
I love how Randy served them soul food, lmao
Soul Food?
@@thomasraines1396 black ppl food we eat
@@GazaAriana how is that black food 💀 In romania that looks like the most basic boring dish .
@@ElderGod4 look idk why I said we eat I don’t eat it I don’t know what it is
@@GazaAriana hi kyle
The Tolkien twist was one of the best jokes in South Park. We called him Token for literally decades.🤣
It's not a twist. It's making fun of the current obsession with racism and self righteous behavior by Americans. His name has always been Token.
@@chevahparsley454 Yes. That was the joke.
I always called him Tolkien
@@shmosel_ Then until recently, you were wrong. This is a retcon, and a funny one at that. Tolkien himself has even written his name before and spelt it "Token".
@@popi7682 Just confess your racism and move on.
Matt and Trey just trolling us out of the blue. Geniuses.
the fourth wall break was the funniest thing this entire season (so far)
The doctor at the end telling everyone they were giant pos was great
It's their show they can do what they want 😂
@@justinw7323 whenever they want!
@@joshlewis575 but at the end we are all racist
Stan's voice is so much deeper than I remember
yeah
It was only in this episode too. It was odd. All the episodes after is his usual voice.
I think Trey was sick when they recorded this.
@@gminor6288Same happened with Mackey a week earlier, sounded like he'd lost his voice.
definitely had a cold when he recorded the audio as Randy sounds just as strange too. That's the problem with their lazy writing process, recording all the audio a day or two before the show airs means that if one of the voice actors catches a cold then they don't have time to wait for him to recover and record the audio when he's back to sounding normal
I love how the South Park wiki page immediately changed Token's name to Tolkien Black, like we viewers were always this stupid for thinking it was Token haha.
They didn’t change it lmfao.
@@dja3456 Thx!
@@dja3456 it’s always been Tolkien
@@kittensandhugs5001 sure jan
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag.
Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag...
While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity.
They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
One of the best plot twists of this entire show ngl
@@meisya5571 SHUT UP BOT
I thought the ending of this episode was so funny 😂
@@PeterT1 I think the writers are smart enough to understand that this wouldn't get them any more fans. I just see this as South Park humor
@@PeterT1 what???
Nothing will ever top Scott Tenorman when it comes to twists.
🤣 This episode really fucked with everyone and it was epic.
1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag.
Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag...
While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity.
They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
"Healthy food came from plants and Marijuana is a plant"
@@vladimirlong7125 political reason ,when has South Park ever given into pressure. The creators literally piss off the Muslims community; they actual had death treats for airing episodes about Muhammad. That was probably not even In the top ten things
@@weshurst4895 dude i dont get it. Whats the joke behind tokens nams?
I was laughing my ass off when he said “like the Token black guy” instead of simply saying “like a Chuck E. Cheese token” 🤣
I've lived my entire life in the rural South and I've never heard token used to describe or make fun of a black person...
anyone care to explain? thanks
@@BuffaloNickel9 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokenism
"Token Black" literally means "the black guy we had to include as a diversity hire". It's a joke about shallow, performative inclusivity. It's an unbelievably aggressive joke lol.
@@harrietpotter649 you're awesome thx!
Still am 99.99% sure I'll never hear it used...
And that's hardly aggressive for what I've heard people say where I'm from.. 😂
But now I know! Thx
@@BuffaloNickel9 token doest just apply to black people. It's a term that can be used for any thing that's included in something just to include it. Which is why they gave him Black as the last name. So "Token Black", but then they made his family the richest in town to make it funnier.
Suddenly Token having high status in that episode where they play Lord of the Rings makes sense
Tolkien this episode: i don't like lord of the rings or the hobbit
us who remember the lord of the rings episode: oh i wonder why :^)
@@12DAMDO haha, couldn’t handle the precious’ power.
@@12DAMDO Oh shit, I just remembered that lmao.
@@12DAMDO is that ever brought up in this episode?
Yeah, it's kind of weird they don't call back to that. Considering he played that with them...
Stan: "I think we need to do everything in our power to make sure Tolkien doesn't feel left out."
Tolkien: "Can I come back in now?"
Stan: "Just a few more minutes."
Art imitating life… it’s like they are referencing “diversity training” that certain corporations mandate everyone attend…except for the blacks… they gotta wait outside🤨
The fact that they shifted Token to Tolkien shows how smart these people really are in terms of social commentary haha. Absolutely amazing.
So it turns out that Token is a nickname for Tolkien.
I thought name means money
@ man I feel like an idiot for not knowing that
@@skyn3945 it's ok.
Spooky T no
Small thing I liked: I liked how Stan and Randy were the only ones who thought it was Token. I’ve always seen Stan as the protagonist, as the boring, ordinary, normal character. So it made total sense for Stan to think that Tolkien’s name was Token like the rest of us.
I guess Stan’s a bigger racist than Cartman
@@SavageRealityBeasts Just as racist* Cartman expresses his more
Craig is definitely the boring, ordinary character.
So why did they write it "Token" before on screen?
@@gringostarr69 To mess with us lol
What I love is this moment isn’t just to troll with the audience but also establishes Steven’s character
And eventually Randy’s downfall
2016: Token’s life matters
2022: Tolkien’s life matters*
Cartman confirms in the episode that he knew he was named after jrr but didn’t know it had the silent L
@@garenthal9638 , Tolkien is a hack fraud, and Eiichiro Oda is the greatest fantasy writer of all time even greater than the likes of Tolkien, George RR Martin, JK Rowling, etc etc, and if Trey Parker and Matt Stone wanted to do a proper subversion with the most ground breaking hilarity that’s more hilarious than the previous episode, American Dad, and every episode of One Piece ever than they should have written scripts in this episode to be on that quality of writing.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr Lol
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr only problem with oda is he quite literally does not know how to end a story
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr ratio
"Look guys, I have black friends!"
Still gets me every time I watch this part.😂😂
It just came out last night how many times have you watched it
How can this episode "Still get you"? It came out last night.
it came out yesterday wdym
@@Abel_RiveraAre you kidding me, man? I saw it like 3 times in a row last night. You know it was coming back on again at 9pm and 10pm last night, right? I even saw the preview to this part on TH-cam.
@@fskfhg It was on the preview on TH-cam too, you know?
Randy Marsh is the funniest father figure on this show. He's deliberate yet completely and utter clueless at the same time.
After wondering all these years, we finally get to learn the story behind Token's name. And I *loved* it. Oh, and by the way... "Tolkien Blaaaaack Productions!"
I thought it was in-universe named Token as in a coin just because of the spelling.
Seven hunnid on TH-cam is the best TH-camr rn
@Andrew Hsieh you've never heard the phrase "Token Black person" if not that's where the name came from. I remember one of the first episodes Token's family was in they said their last name was Williams
It’s been tgere from the start?? Token black??? Hello ??
His name is Token because he’s a jab at “tokenism”, he is the “token black character”. It’s been a joke for longer than two decades now, their just lowkey retconning
Oh my God, that is epic. Whoever came up with Tolkien needs to get a raise! That is top-notch wordplay.
Yes very
It was probably Trey, the talented gentile that literally writes the whole show and all the music, and always has. So....
How do 421 people like that comment already? The world around me is dumb and I don't like it.
"Whoever came up with it..."
JESUS CHRIST ONE GUY HAS ALWAYS WRITTEN EVERYTHING. Are you people even vaguely fans of the show, or any of their work?
Trey writes stuff, Matt is his first sounding board.... 4 movies a musical and 25 seasons of tv later....
The world is retarded.
@@sturmmanng4785 Oh my god dude calm down! All they did was comment that they basically liked the joke/idea
@@sturmmanng4785 Dude what? Don't get your panties in a twist. And besides that they have multiple writers working with them in the writers room. Most likely it's either Matt or Trey who came up with it but I could have been any one of the rotating writers working with them at the time. Let's not get caught up in particularities here ok.
@@sturmmanng4785 calm tf down
"Holy shit I thought your name was Token!"
>My name IS Tolkien.
A joke within a joke. 🤣
THAT was how geniuses work 😂
TOLKIEN NOT TOKEN! if Cartman were there he'd be laughing his ass off at Randy's Reaction!
What is token meant to represent?
Facts
@@Rocky-w5r wdym?
@@mjf1980 what did they think his name,token meant?
@@Rocky-w5r the word token refers to the ideal picture of something.
For context on Stan’s voice, Trey had the flu while making this episode and maybe a few others as well, he might sound better as the season goes by.
makes sense
I was wondering lol Stan sounded sick lol
@@monsterhunter445 It's weird to hear Randy's voice change from 0:48 and then change at 1:47, sounds like a completely different person. This is pretty sloppy imo.
"We never hang out too stan"
"Shut up butters"
I felt that
shut up Lola
Notice how Butters smiles innocently at the end, freaking adorable lol
Oh my gosh the cuteness
I laughed entirely too hard at this episode. Especially at the end when Mr. Black "code switches".... that was too funny...too relatable.
Lmao honestly my favorite part
Loved how instead of getting offended that white people assume his weed is authentic because he's black, he instead leans into the stereotype for profit. Mr. Black is a smart guy. No wonder he's rich 🤣
For real, South Park always knows what's up 🤣
@@BlankestKnight He’s definitely LibRight.
Wtf is code switching
lmfao all serious "you know his name is Tolkein"
Boy, in all those years i watched South Park, I had no idea Token's name was actually changed. What an unexpected surprised. And did anyone noticed stan's voice is changing?
Stans voice is deeper
Felt the same with butters too
@@TitanicBoyJ so is Randys. I really hope one of the voice actors just has covid and they haven’t changed the voiceovers lol
Trey Parker just has the sniffles, that's all. No change of voice intended.
@@chap8080 I’m pretty sure that changing voiceovers is better than having COVID wtf?
I can’t believe that they trolled us with that “Token/Tolken” name thing
It was probably one of the funniest things to come out of recent South Park
Trolled. I see where you went Olog Hai.
If you think that was planned from the beginning, I feel sorry for you
@@SuperKiao
He didn’t say that but okay
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag.
Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag...
While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity.
They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
Tolkien*
These kinda of episodes are exactly why South Park is the best adult themed cartoon ever.
They changed his name to Tolkien for political reasons, but they want you to believe it's for the sake of a gag.
Juste like in "the fractured but whole", they wanted you to believe that choosing between cisgender and transgender was only for the sake of a gag...
While it was in fact really important for them to include the possibility to choose your gender identity.
They subtly pretend it's a pretext for some jokes because they're scared to be labeled as SJW.
@@vladimirlong7125 Yeah, theirs take on trump was so wrong that it make several episodes unfunny. Sad that they had TDS and try to push some of far left propaganda, still when they dont push theirs politics they can be funny as hell.
What, that's adult comic? Does that mean, I do not need to watch it in the basement?
@@przemysawj6499 Their take on Trump was hilarious! The guy is a total phony creep. Anyone that supports him is a fool.
@@przemysawj6499 no with the first special it seemed like they were pushing left propaganda trying make the anti injections people look moronic and with this episode with token it seemed like they were pushing far right propaganda with the whltes are the victims and the race war promoting this episode.
Inviting the kid that got your girlfriend to dinner is a bold move. Boy’s got tedrity
Wendy with Tolkien again?
@@unbreakableunion former wendy's boyfriend
I always wonder how tolkien and nichole are doing ik in dead kids they trying to fix their relationship
25 seasons. 25 seasons and I am still surprised and laughing hysterically
Everyone: Calls him Token after 24 seasons
Trey and Matt: I’m about to end this mans whole career
You are grounded mister!
He has always been Token. There was no misunderstanding.
@@stuwest5862 yeah but I’m just saying it was a nice troll
@@stuwest5862 it’s always been Tolkien, are you slow? Wow.
I don't recall Token complaining at all when Cartman wore those t-shirts "Tokens life matters" & "I'm with Token👉"...the creators of SP seemed pretty sure of the spelling of 'Token' then. And then there's Tokens surname. It's pretty obvious this episode is a ruse.
That shut up butters was Great 😂
Ikr
No wonder he becomes a cryptomaniac
0:37
Bots 🤖
i'm not kidding when I say this was probably the best episode in a decade. Writing was really well done and man was it brutal. I feel like Matt and Trey have wanted to do this one for a while
"Holy shit so that's what his name means."
"What did you think his name _meant?"_
What did randy think "token" meant? Cause I dont get it (havent watched the eposide yet)
@@orionmcnebula Token and his last name is black. So the joke has always been his name is Token Black as in he’s the one token black kid in south park the show. They retcon it in this episode to have always been Tolkien and that anyone who ever thought it was token must be racist including the viewer
@@garenthal9638 man I just assumed they named him after arcade tokens or some shit
🤨🤨🤨
@@orionmcnebula Token, as in the Token Black Character.
This is quite literally the most epic ret-con of all time.
It was the most retarded retcon of all time, and yet more reasons on why I’m not planning on buying the DVDS/Blu-Rays and the merchandise of South Park.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr oh no, I'm so sorry to hear you're not a fan anymore. Do you think they'll ever be able to find another like you? You were so important to the fanbase.
@@ObviousTroll they must be so devastated!
@@whatever3440 I know right, devastated! I cant imagine they'll ever recover financially from this.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr So I guess you just weren't smart enough to pick up on the fact that this was done specifically to poke fun.
Stan is really growing up with that deep voice 😂😂😂
Holy crap this episode was amazing! Token is Tolkien now. Also Jason White appears in this episode but he was killed off in season 23, this is probably just an error but it’s great to have one of my favorite characters back.
Ah what
What if he is like Kenny just in the background
Wait, where is he?
@@gupoll Poor Kenny! He has the real superpower/curse of not being able to stay dead, but no one remembers all the times that _they killed Kenny!_ *you bastards!*
And then, after years of experiencing the pain and horror of being violently killed dozens of times-- he gets one up by MintBerryCrunch Lad, or whatever his dumb-ass name is when it was time to save the world! He can't catch a break! Well, at least he has a cool voice as _Mysterion!_ 🙂🤔🙂
Its good to see the white represented more in the series. The problems that the whites face haven't been in the spotlight for a while now!
This entire episode was brilliant as usual. This one had me cringing in my hands, and I had to repeatedly tell myself, "It's just a comedy show. It's not happening in real life."
This episode was so funny 😂
Nah, South Park is happening in relevant real life, it always has. except the kids get older slower in real time.
I gotta wunda , now much content , they have for later years(teen years), but they skip that , for the series
But thier are ppl like this in real life so it makes it great 😂👍
haha…yeah definitely not happening in real life…deffff not
nah stuff like this is definitely happening in real life
Wow. This is amazing. To firmly establish a character (including his name) over many years, and then out of nowhere, suddenly let the audience know all thus time that they got it wrong is just genius.. Especially since the explanation is totally believable.
South Park has always been one of the cleverest shows around, and remains continually unpredictable.
I assure you no one with common sense believes they had it wrong.
"Shut up Butters"
Stan said *calmly*
r/unexpectedhogwarts
Both Randy and Stan have me so much second hand embarrassment this episode☠️ I hate Randy
They even changed previous episodes with tokens name to Tolkien
what's up with Stan's voice
it's only for the first half? Im so confused
also after checking the audio the voices are only one channel? I don't know if it's the case for the actual episode or just this youtube upload but that'd definitely a lot of odd things about the audio
@@coffeeNTrees I think the pitch filter for stan in that shot wasn't applied.. or something?
Voice actors age
his voice actor is sick
Brilliant episode. Totally hit that sweet spot between biting satire and hilarity that makes South Park stand on its own.
YEP ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED DYLLAN TYRRIL ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU
I didn’t like this episode cause it seemed like they were painting whites as victims because of a few negative media outlooks and it seemed like they were promoting race war this episode.
@@pamelatyree3521 I think your trolling trying make people think us believes are crazy and obnoxious. And Jesus was not the saviors name 2000 years ago.
Here’s a fun fact, after this episode, every episode before now have the subtitles say tolkein instead of token to gaslight us even further.
0:34 LMAO poor butters 😭
Another Kyle I found
Shut up butters 😭
“Shut up Butters.” Lmaooo
I dont think ive ever witnessed an animated studio that managed to gaslight an entire generation. Well done
It was "Token Black" since the beginning...for obvious reasons.
Ever wonder why his family had a bass guitar in the basement? Or that he instinctively knew how to play it? LOL!
Question your own reality, dude.
I can already hear whole South Park fandom changing Token's name in thier fanfics and arts
Which is the best part of the joke, that people will internalize this like they were racists for understanding the original joke of the only black kid being called "Token Black". Even with all of the times that they showed his name spelled as "Token" I'm sure there are people that will believe his name was actually Tolkien the whole time.
Fanfics? That’s cringe af
OMG Stan's voice 🥺🥺🥺
Oh thank goodness, I wasn’t the only who noticed.
The YT bots are taking over
My mum died last year and it has been a devastating year for me. But, I laughed so hard at this episode! I don't think I've even belted out a genuine, hearty, laugh, this entire past year. So, I'm very grateful that I still have that in me. Thanks Trey and Matt! 🤣😭🥰🙅🏾♀️
Sorry for your loss 🙏
My condolences, J. I'm hope you pull thru
@@deckieonlamons8834 Thank you! I'm trying to make it through each day.🧘🏾♀️😌🙏🏽
@Dark Avenger Thank you! That moment felt really great.🤗😌
@@itssamantha217 Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. 😌🤗
Sounds like Trey lost his voice during recording. Gravelly Stan.
was the same in the previous episode, catman and mr mackey sound completely different!
This was one of the best episode. Far far better than the 1st. Absolutely loved it.
Except for the Tegridy shit. They need to be done with it.
@@jackswanson8326 yea it's kinda weird and it's gone on so long but they have marijuana competition now with tokens family and that's funny
This is quite possibly the most brilliant episode they’ve ever done. I laughed insanely hard more times than I can count. Still got it.
This episode had me and my dad laughing till our sides hurt , this one’s a classic !!
My left ear loved this.
My right ear loved it too
why is it only in the left it’s so weird
You have this problem too?
My left ere was very happy
@@uncharted_bread yeah I lost my left ear bud so I can only use my right ear bud
In Randy's defense, they could've named him "John" which was J.R.R Tolkien's first name. This is like naming your daughter Daenerys
This episode was about gaslighting. They gas-lit their entire audience! xD
BEST RETCON EVER! lol his name was never Tolkien lol. lolol such a brilliant move
Hi. Non porn comment. I absolutely agree.
Jesus what did you say to attract the porn bots lol
@@forgetfulfunctor1 lol. I have no idea. I hate it so much
Lol
It was always tolkien you're just racist
hardest hitting RetCon in writing history
Aw naw Stan went through puberty
Ah hell nab why stan sounds like thats⁉️⁉️⁉️🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🥶🥶‼️‼️‼️
As someone who took years to get the token black kid joke and actually wondered if he was named after the author, this has me dying
Not the sharpest tool in the shed, uh?
@@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon lol and knowing about race jokes at an earlier age than others makes you some genius?
@@SnakeSalmon8izback not a genius but atleast not slow
Why would you wonder if hes named after the author ? They arent pronounced the same
@@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon You might try to sound condescending but here it makes you look stupid.Basically no one thought he was named after tolkien,at least this guy had a clue.
This makes "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers" episode even more funny
Tolkien's Dad responds, "What did you think his name meant?" .... I think the Marsh's and the viewers were on the same page at that moment lol
This episode went just as I expected and good on Matt and Trey for calling these kinds of situations out in their own way.
1:10 Shelly being left out of the picture 😂
This episode premise was actually genius and very advanced.
This actually feels like old south park again. First one in a while that actually made me laugh, save for the covid future special 😂 they're back on it these days.
This is the best sitcom in history. A quarter of a century later, it’s still relatable! XD!
this is a new episode, it wasn't made 20 years ago
Randy took over south park since tegridy 😂
@Weni Xerja 👇💘 Go away bot, no one will ever love you
I saw this whole episode last night. Oh my God! Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s have balls the size of watermelons to put out this episode in Black History Month. I was dead five times over laughing watching this episode. Great work sir
BHM is stupid
My jaw DROPPED, and then I applauded while laughing. Well done you maniacs.
It would be hilarious if they planned it from the start and have been sitting on that joke for 25 years.
I was thinking the same thing!
they did, there's been subtle references for years, go look at the LOTR episodes
You would think with how long Stan & Token have been boys you would think that Stan woulda been real with Token and just say "Dude my Dad has another dumb idea I need your help."
The way Randy changes the subject and tells him if he's like to see how he grows and process the weed
This episode was brilliant
I don’t think any tv character has made me face palm more than Randy Marsh
20 years of him being Token, then they call him Tolkien to troll him
Brilliant
That whole dinner was awkward AF, but hilarious trolling by the creators.
Look guys, I have black friends!" Still gets me every time I watch this part. 😄 🤣
2:39 way to change the subject, also yes I would like to know how you do that. 🤣
I'm cracking up so hard because I thought there was a typo in the subtitles at first. 🤣
Can't wait to see the episode!
I feel gaslit in the best possible way
Matt and Trey are two very sharp and witty writers. No wonder their show has lasted quarter of a century.
The fact that they shifted Token to Tolkien shows how smart these people really are in terms of aoical commentary haha. Absolutely amazing.
Stan sounds…different.
2:10 lol the look on Randy's face when he starts to figure it out.
That made me laugh. I've been watching this show for so long that these people are real to me.
Token = Tolkien
It's in the way you pronounce the name that makes the two so similar.
But the episode where Token becomes a singer and when he signs with Cartmans talent agency he signs his own name “Token” on the contract
I really like this episode of Token actually being named Tolkien, but I think it's treading on the line between writing an episode for a character and writing a character for an episode.
Like, Tolkien was still called Token up until this point. Biggest example is Token Black Productions, it literally has his name on it and shows the audience.
The episode mainly focuses on Stan's insecurities rather than token's name tho, I see where you're coming from.
I could except it if they bring up the fact that in a previous season token ended up watching a porn video that he thought was going to be a tape of lord of the rings.
yeah dude but its a comedy, and its been on air for 25 years, dont take continuity too seriously
Lighten up, Francis!!!!
Looks like someone didn't get the joke.
2:21 me encanta que todos están sorprendidos, pero la hermana sigue comiendo tranquila 😂
@@gacha_jacob1510 He means English?
@@gacha_jacob1510 no need to correct someone who might not even speak english 💀
sounds like Stan is hitting puberty...at 34 years old 😂
That dinner selection is even funnier 😹
I wonder if Token's girlfriend Nicole knows that he's named after the Lord of the Rings author.
*Tolkien
@@ConnorAsher My bad.
I like how the Marshes were serving ribs and fried chicken
For people saying Trey had a cold. So after all of these years he’s been healthy up until now? They can still pitch the voice. I wonder if any of this is intentional
I think he has a cold. There was this one episode back then too that stan and cartman voices were like this and it was due to cold though I can't remember which episode was that but it was like this too
Exactly 🤦🏽
i mean its possible to get a cold at any time of the year. plus, trey sounded normal 3 months ago with postcovid, why would he all of a sudden change everything, intentional or not, and not address it. plus, randy sounds different. i doubt that this is an intentional choice
I've been watching the show for 15 years this has literally happened before
Dude stfu. You can't "pitch" a cold out of a guy's voice. Do you not know what someone with a sore throat sounds like?