Editing Harrison Yates (section)

==Myths & Legends==
===What's in a Name?===
Initially merely a nameless red-haired detective in his debut, the character has rarely been identified by name on-screen. Three names were offered:
*He was first known as '''Sergeant Harrison Yates''' in season 8's "[[The Jeffersons]]".
*He was referred to as '''Lou''' a few months later in season 8's "[[Cartman's Incredible Gift]]". 
*In [[South Park: The Stick of Truth]], he was identified as '''Sgt. Yates''', though only in text.
*The name '''Detective Harris''' had been used by Trey in scripts for several years, but was never used on-screen until season 18's "[[Cock Magic]]" and later, "[[HappyHolograms|#HappyHolograms]]".

In season 19's "[[You're Not Yelping]]", he was again referred to as '''Harrison Yates''' - and seen alongside his same wife from "[[The Jeffersons]]" - reinforcing his original name, which has been used in multiple instances since, but especially by his wife.

In season 23's "[[Tegridy Farms Halloween Special]]", he is again referred to by another officer as 'Detective Harris'.

The character remains generally known in fan circles as 'Harrison Yates', although some articles have avoided using a name altogether. Some fans have speculated that 'Harris' may be a shortened form of 'Harrison', although it would be informal for his officers to identify him by a nickname.

Trey and Matt have identified him as 'Detective Yates' in the Season 19 commentary track as well as more recently on the track for "[[Time To Get Cereal]]", audibly correcting themselves from Harris.

===Barbrady and Yates===
For years, [[Officer Barbrady]] and Sergeant Yates very rarely, if ever appeared in the same episode, leading to confusion over their relationship and positions. While Yates is known as a Sergeant, "[[Fun With Veal]]" suggested Barbrady was South Park's Chief-of-Police, which would place him above Yates... however, episodes and games have contradicted the relationship between Barbrady's South Park Police and Yates' Park County Police. In [[South Park: The Stick of Truth]], they seem to be a single 'South Park County Police' unit, or SPCD, but for many years, Barbrady and Yates seemed to be in separate stations and departments.

Barbrady has also never been seen inside the new Park County Police Station, only ever appearing in the old South Park Police Station, last seen in "[[The Snuke]]".

Barbrady and Yates are seen together in "[[Casa Bonita]]", "[[The Coon]]", "[[Medicinal Fried Chicken]]", "[[200]]" and "[[201]]", but do not interact in these episodes -- the two are finally seen together properly in season 19's "[[The City Part of Town]]", dining together in SoDoSoPa, and are first seen working in the field together a few episodes later in "[[Naughty Ninjas]]". It's also shown that Barbrady has a photo of himself and Detective Yates in his apartment, although Yates does not allude to Barbrady's absence directly.