Cheech and Chong
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, also known as the comedy duo Cheech & Chong, voiced fictional versions of themselves pretending to be Cherokee herbalists in the Season Four episode, "Cherokee Hair Tampons".
Background
Kyle is extremely sick, and Sheila turns to Miss Information for some holistic remedies. Touting them as Native-Americans, Miss Information introduces Cheech and Chong as 'Chief Running Pinto' and 'Carlos Ramirez'. The two sell their items, common junk, as holistic remedies and such.
Sheila, believing Cheech and Chong could help Kyle, take him to see them at Miss Information's store. Although they advised Sheila that Kyle needed a doctor, she still trusted them to do a good job. It was then the two admitted that Cheech and Chong were not really Native-American. After this revelation, the townsfolk become angry, and attack Miss Information, much to Cheech and Chong's pleasure. Cheech and Chong are also present in the hospital where they visited a recovered Kyle.
Appearance
Cheech wears blue jeans, a red tank top, and a red beanie. He has long, black hair and a long mustache.
Chong wears black pants, a white shirt, a denim vest, and a denim sweatband. He has short, black hair, a full beard, and a black mustache. He also wears gray glasses.
Trivia
- The episode they appeared in served as a partial reunion of the two, although their voices were recorded separately: Chong recorded his lines at the South Park Studios, whereas Marin recorded his in San Francisco.
- Marin claimed he was more of a Mexican than a Native American. This was true, he was in fact born to Mexican parents in the United States. However, Chong was born and raised in Canada and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in the late 1980's. His mother had Scottish and Irish ancestry and his father was a Chinese immigrant.
Prominence
- "Cherokee Hair Tampons" - Seen selling junk as holistic medicine.
- "I'm a Little Bit Country" - Seen in the crowd, near the end of the episode.
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