Mr. Hat on Mr. Garrison's hand
Mr. Hat is a puppet worn on Herbert Garrison's hand and Mr. Garrison appears converse with him. Mr. Hat was used by Mr. Garrison from Cartman Gets an Anal Probe to Summer Sucks , (Where he was replaced with Mr. Twig), and then from the end of Chef Aid to his last appearance in A Ladder to Heaven. He was replaced by Mr. Slave in the episode The Death Camp of Tolerance and since he has only made one cameo appearance in the episode Pre-School in a flashback.
Appearance
Mr. Hat was a puppet who resembled a person's torso and head with the puppet wearing a purple shirt, a brown beard and mustache and a tall red and white hat which his eyes were placed on.
Biography
Mr. Garrison appears to have had Mr. Hat since he was a child as seen in the episode Weight Gain 4000. Mr. Garrison uses Mr. Hat to channel his homosexual emotions and thoughts through even when he accepted he was gay. Mr. Garrison often blames Mr. Hat for something unethical such as being a racist and appearing with the KKK protesters in Chef Goes Nanners and chasing Principal Victoria's ass in Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub.
Real or Not?
Some people remain undecided whether Mr. Hat is a real living character or merely a puppet. Here is a list of reasons for.
For:
- Manages to jailbreak Chef and Mr. Garrison by ramming an SUV into the jail wall in Chef Aid.
- Attempts to destroy Mr. Twig by boiling him and snapping him, also in Chef Aid.
- When Mr. Garrison refuses to take Mr. Hat to the KKK rally, he appears at the meeting anyway in Chef Goes Nanners.
- His eyes begin to glow and his head rotates in Weight Gain 4000 although it may have been a dream that Mr. Garrison was having.
- In World Wide Recorder Concert, Mr. Hat gets into a fight with Mr. Mackey (during which he is separated from Mr. Garrison) and wins, although Mackey could have simply been playing into the Garrison's psychosis.
- In the Season 2 episode Summer Sucks Mr. Hat appears in a sauna room with Brett Farve and he blinks and looks at Brett without anyone holding him.
Trivia
- Mr. Hat is a KKK member.
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