 He first appeared as a background character in "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe".The name has been interpreted as an example of the politically incorrect attitude of "South Park" and as an implication that the tokenism phenomenon is outmoded enough to be a laughing matter.Despite the role that his name implies, Token will sometimes play a significant part in an episode, and has been a recurring character since his first major role in the season four (2000) episode "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000".