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==Behind the Scenes==
This still unidentified character was first introduced in season 5's "[[Butters' Very Own Episode]]" to offer [[Butters Stotch]] a dire warning about his journey home. He still has no official name on the show, but was dubbed '''Mechanic''' in the transcript at the South Park Scriptorium fansite, since he is depicted working as a mechanic at a gas station.

He is a homage to the character '''Judd Crandall''' from the ''Pet Semetary'' franchise, created by Stephen King, who famously warned that "dead is better". This character is sometimes referred to by fans under this name, and would later fulfill a similar role in the story to "[[Marjorine]]" four seasons later. He is also similar to the Crazy Ralph character from the ''Friday the 13th'' films.

In "[[South Park: The Fractured But Whole]]", he is seen at his gas station again, which has been re-designed and is referred to as Loomis Gasoline, suggesting '''Loomis''' may be his name, a surname used in the 1960 film ''Psycho'' and later for a recurring character in the ''Halloween'' film franchise. Still, in the game's social media function, he is known as "Mechanic".

His voice is provided by series co-creator Trey Parker, who uses a similar inflection as [[Randy Marsh]]'s farmer accent in season 22's "[[Tegridy Farms]]".