Kyle’s Hair In South Park Has More Significance Than You Realized

Before creating the beloved series, Matt Stone and Trey Parker made the 1993 film “Cannibal! The Musical.” The film is indeed a musical loosely based on a real-life ill-fated trip in which explorers, led by Alferd Packer, became stranded and resorted to cannibalism among the group. Originally titled “Alferd Packer: The Musical,” the film’s name was changed for its eventual release in 1996 by the infamous indie studio Troma Entertainment, the studio behind “The Toxic Avenger.” It was changed due to the fact they believed no one outside of Colorado knew who Alferd Packer was, according to the film’s official website. Matt Stone produced and starred in the movie, alongside Parker, and his character in the film wears a hat that might look familiar to “South Park” fans.

Underneath the hat, Stone sports a curly, afro-like hairstyle. Kyle’s bright red hair, when finally revealed in the episode “How to Eat with Your Butt” of “South Park,” is this same hairstyle as a nod to Stone’s character from “Cannibal! The Musical.” Kyle’s hair has only been revealed a couple more times in the show’s run, but fans surely remember it. Stone told ESPN of his hair, “Well, my hair didn’t work before and it doesn’t work now.”