sentences:  Parker said he refused to flush the toilet at age three or four, so his father told him if he did not flush the stool, whom he called "Mr. Hankey", it would come to life and kill him.Parker said he planned to incorporate Mr. Hankey into "South Park", but did not decide right away to make him a Christmas figure; previously, Parker envisioned the character simply as a talking stool and drew him with a sailor's hat, not a Christmas hat.John Kricfalusi, the creator of "The Ren and Stimpy Show", claimed that the Mr. Hankey concept was stolen from Kricfalusi's cartoon short, "Nutty the Friendly Dump", and even discussed taking legal action against the show.