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'Butters' Very Own Episode' is the fourteenth and final episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 79th episode of the series overall. 'Butters' Very Own Episode' originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central on December 12, 2001. In the episode, Butters survives a murder attempt by his own mother after discovering his father's homosexual dalliances and must travel back to South Park in time for his parents' wedding anniversary at Bennigan's. Meanwhile, Butters' parents join John and Patsy Ramsey, Gary Condit, and O. J. Simpson in lying to the press about who murdered Butters.

The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker. It is notable for being the first episode to center around Butters and a parody of 1950s sitcoms, albeit in a more dark comedic route.

Leopold 'Butters' Stotch is a major character in the series. He is a fourth-grader in South Park Elementary. Butters' role gradually began to increase after he replaced Kenny during his temporary removal in Season Six. This allowed Butters to gain more screen time and further develop his character. He is the 'innocent child' in the group and Cartman's most exploited and possibly best 'friend.

“Butters’ Very Own Episode” received largely positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the shift of focus to Butters.

Plot[edit]

Butters expresses excitement about his parents' upcoming anniversary, which they are going to celebrate at Butters' favorite restaurant, Bennigan's. A few days before their anniversary, his mother, Linda, asks Butters to spy on his father, Chris, in order to find out what his gift for her will be so that her own will not fall short. While spying, Butters watches Chris enter first a gay theater and then a gay bathhouse (though Butters is too naive to understand the nature of his father's activity). Upon returning home, Butters reports to his mother about his father's whereabouts, leaving her appalled by her husband's homosexual affairs, becoming visibly distraught and unhinged. Linda then attempts to murder Butters by dumping her car in a river with him inside.

Hours later, Chris enters the home to find his wife attempting to hang herself. He rushes to her side and explains that his homoerotic tendencies stem from chatting with other bi-curious and married men on the Internet. He insists he still loves her and does not want to lose his family over his 'addiction'. Linda then admits to having drowned Butters, to which Chris promises that he will not let her go to jail. The next day, the Stotches confront the press about their son, stating that he was abducted by 'some Puerto Rican guy'. As the media centers in on the 'missing child' case, the pair are inducted into a club of infamous, highly publicized characters whose loved ones have also been 'taken from them by Some Puerto Rican Guy', including Gary Condit, O. J. Simpson, and John and Patricia Ramsey.

Butters, however, survives his mother's attempt to kill him, and brushes off the incident as an accident. He then sets off home, eager to get back in time to celebrate his parents' anniversary with them. He first does some singing and dancing at a seedy 'dance' club, and then heads down a scary road after getting directions from an Old Mechanic. He returns home to find his parents fighting over all the lies they have told. Upon hearing what the quarrel was about, he scolds them for lying and trying to teach him to lie.

Deciding to follow in their son's footsteps, they come clean to the media about the cover-up, revealing many unsettling facts to Butters in the process. Afterwards, Stan, Kyle and Cartman chastise Butters about his unhinged parents. Although he attempts to make light of the situation, Butters admits that he is now probably scarred for life, the boys are gonna really go to town on him, and sometimes lying really can be for the best.

Production[edit]

Written by series co-creator Trey Parker and directed by animation director Eric Stough, 'Butters' Very Own Episode' was rated TV-MA in the United States, and originally aired on December 12, 2001 on Comedy Central.In the DVD commentary, Parker and Stone indicate they planned to make Butters the fourth group member after Kenny was written off the show, and created this episode as a prelude to his assuming a more prominent role in the series.^[1]

Reception[edit]

IGN gave 'Butters' Very Own Episode' a positive rating of 8.5, stating, 'There are several classic moments in this episode, but it all works so well because of the setup.'^[2]

Legacy[edit]

At the time of the episode, suspicion hung over Gary Condit regarding the disappearance of Chandra Levy, and the Ramseys regarding the murder of their daughter JonBenét. However, someone else was later convicted for the murder of Chandra Levy and Condit was thought to be exonerated. (Subsequently, prosecutors dropped all charges on July 28, 2016, after an associate of the sole witness came forward with secret recordings in which the witness admitted to falsifying testimony about the murder of Chandra Levy.^[3][4] The murder of Chandra Levy therefore remains unsolved.) The Ramsey family were also deemed innocent by the district attorney in the case. In a 2011 interview, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated that they regretted how Condit and the Ramseys were portrayed in the episode.^[5]

Home media[edit]

'Butters' Very Own Episode', along with the fourteen other episodes from South Park: the Complete Fifth Season, were released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on February 22, 2005. The set includes brief audio commentaries by Parker and Stone for each episode.^[6] The episode was also released on the two-disc DVD collection A Little Box of Butters.^[7]

References[edit]

1. ^Parker, Trey (February 2005). South Park: The Complete Fifth Season: 'Butters' Very Own Episode' - DVD Disc (Audio commentary). Paramount Home Entertainment.
2. ^Fickett, Travis (4 June 2009). 'South Park Flashback: 'Butters' Very Own Episode' Review'. IGN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
3. ^'Secret recordings emerged and the Chandra Levy case rapidly unraveled'. The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
4. ^Pérez-Peña, Richard. 'Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Killing Chandra Levy'. New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
5. ^Goldman, Andrew (September 23, 2011). 'The Fogies of 'South Park''. The New York Times Magazine.
6. ^Codding, Jamey (February 26, 2009). 'South Park: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review'. Bullz-Eye. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
7. ^Burchby, Casey (September 28, 2010). 'South Park: A Little Box of Butters DVD Review'. DVDTalk. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

External links[edit]

• 'Butters' Very Own Episode' episode guide at South Park Studios
• 'Butters' Very Own Episode' full episode at South Park Studios
• 'Butters' Very Own Episode' at IMDb

'Butters' Bottom Bitch' is the ninth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 190th overall episode of the series, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 14, 2009. In the episode, Butters pays a girl $5 to give him his first kiss, which prompts Butters to start his own 'kissing company' and eventually become a pimp.

The episode was written and directed by series co-founder Trey Parker. 'Butters' Bottom Bitch' received particular attention for a scene in which Butters visited an ACORN office seeking benefits for his prostitutes, a reference to the real-life 2009 scandal. The episode received generally positive reviews and was seen by 2.56 million overall households, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode was rated TV-MA-LS in the United States.

Plot[edit]

Tired of being the only boy in his class to have never kissed a girl, Butters purchases his first kiss from Sally Darson, who sells kisses for $5. Having won the respect of his classmates, he devises a plan to advertise Sally's services to other unpopular boys at the school. Sally gives Butters a 40 percent cut for his advertising and managing services, and Butters soon turns the venture into a full-fledged 'kissing company' by recruiting more girls to fill in during times in which Sally is busy. Upon learning about Butters' business, Kyle tells him that he is 'nothing but a common pimp'. Oblivious to what the word means, Butters attends a pimp convention where he seeks advice from more-experienced pimps, including one called Keyshawn. Afterward, he starts to mimic the pimp jargon, such as referring to Sally as his 'bottom bitch', and incorporating 'Do you know what I am saying?' into his conversations.

To combat the apparent rise in prostitution, Sergeant Yates of the Park County Police goes undercover (albeit poorly disguised) as a female prostitute named 'Yolanda'. During stings, to the bewilderment of the police, Yates waits until he is done engaging in actual sex acts with his male patrons before making an arrest. After he engages in group sex with numerous members of the fraternity house Alpha Tau Omega and doing business for Keyshawn, Yates' fellow officers begin to openly suggest to Yates that he is getting too carried away with his duties, as Yates now also has a pimp, Keyshawn.

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Meanwhile, Butters' reputation as the respectful 'new pimp' spreads throughout the county, prompting actual adult prostitutes to seek employment with him. Repulsed at what Butters is doing, Stan and Kyle try to persuade him to stop, but Butters ignores them, paying Clyde to keep Stan away from him, and brushing off Kyle's protests in an almost threatening manner. As his workforce expands, Butters starts offering health care and other benefits to his employees, attracting more and more adults. To this end, he visits the local ACORN office to apply for low-income housing benefits, seek mortgage loans, and inquire about the tax-status of his business. Butters is initially refused until he identifies the boss as a client of some of the real prostitutes working for Butters.

Sergeant Yates, still undercover, seeks employment with Butters. But Keyshawn soon appears outside and begs for 'Yolanda' back, asking for her hand in marriage. Butters insists that he cannot force 'Yolanda' to work for him, claiming it would interfere with the 'true love' Keyshawn and 'Yolanda' share. 'Yolanda' accepts the proposal, and Butters decides to quit his job as a pimp. To the delight of his employees, he encourages them to function under the self-management of the company so they can keep whatever they earn for themselves. While 'Yolanda' and Keyshawn are shown celebrating their first anniversary together in a small chalet in the mountains in Switzerland, Yates suddenly decides to spring his sting operation. Revealing his true identity, he pulls out his gun and badge and informs Keyshawn that he is under arrest.

Production and cultural references[edit]

'Butters' Bottom Bitch' was written and directed by series co-founder Trey Parker. It first aired on October 14, 2009 in the United States on Comedy Central. The scene in which Butters visits the ACORN office seeking benefits for his prostitutes is a reference to the real-life 2009 scandal in which activist James O'Keefe secretly filmed himself posing as a pimp during meetings with ACORN employees. The scene generated the greatest amount of media attention for 'Butters' Bottom Bitch' after its original broadcast.^[2][3][4] The pimp convention includes references to Pimps Up, Ho's Down,^[5] an HBO documentary about the pimping lifestyle, featuring real-life pimps. The scene in which the lieutenant calls his john a 'nasty fucker' during sex, mirrored a scene from the documentary, Hookers at the Point.^[5]

The song that plays during the lieutenant's stripper scene at the fraternity party is 'Fuck the Pain Away', by Peaches.^[6][7]

Reception[edit]

In its original American broadcast on October 14, 2009, 'Butters' Bottom Bitch' was watched by 2.56 million overall households, according to Nielsen ratings. It received a 1.7 rating/3 share, and a 1.3 rating/4 share among viewers aged between 18 and 49. In a surprise, South Park was outperformed in the 18 to 49 age group by the Bravo reality television series Top Chef, which was seen by 2.67 million viewers. 'Butters' Bottom Bitch' also tied for the evening in the 18–49 rating with the Syfy reality television series Ghost Hunters (2.9 million household viewers) and only slightly outperformed the Discovery Channelpopular science television program MythBusters (2.69 million household viewers), which surprised TV by the Number's Robert Seidman. 'Butters' Bottom Bitch' was also outperformed by the Spike TVmixed martial arts competition series The Ultimate Fighter, which was watched by 2.82 million household viewers and had the highest cable ratings for the night in the 18 to 49 age group.^[8]

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Carlos Delgado, iF Magazine^[9]

'Butters' Bottom Bitch' received generally positive reviews. Ramsey Isler of IGN gave the episode an 8.2 out of 10 rating. He said although it started slow, 'once this episode found its legs, it was non-stop funny.' Isler praised the South Park writers for coming up with a surprisingly funny plot, and said it ranked among Butters' best moments in the series.^[10] Carlos Delgado of iF Magazine said it was good to see an episode focused strictly on comedy, after a string of episodes focusing on social satire. Delgado said the premise of the episode was absurd and over-the-top, but appreciated that South Park was continuing to push boundaries by mocking such issues as prostitution.^[9]

The A.V. Club writer Josh Modell said the episode 'was pretty damn funny, but I'm predisposed to Butters in general as well as the wide world of pimping.'^[11]Wired writer Chris Kohler said the topical and timely jokes in 'Butters' Bottom Bitch', such as the satire on ACORN, were a strong example of what kept South Park funny and relevant.^[2] Not all reviews were positive. Sean O'Neal, also of The A.V. Club, gave the episode a C grade, and said 'It was basically one note held for the run of the ep, in service of a simple little story without many surprises.' O'Neal said the subplot involving the police was 'similarly repetitious', but he liked how the two plots came together to resolve each other.^[5]

Home release[edit]

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'Butters' Bottom Bitch', along with the thirteen other episodes from South Park's thirteenth season, were released on a three-disc DVD set and two-disc Blu-ray set in the United States on March 16, 2010. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Parker and Stone for each episode,^[12] a collection of deleted scenes, and a special mini-feature Inside Xbox: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of South Park Studios, which discussed the process behind animating the show with Inside Xbox host Major Nelson.^[13]

The episode was also released on the two-disc DVD collection A Little Box of Butters.^[14]

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References[edit]

1. ^'South Park episode guide'. South Park Studios. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
2. ^ ^abKohler, Chris (November 3, 2009). 'Gay Tony's Timely Jokes Justify Episodic Gaming'. Wired. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
3. ^Hannity, Sean (October 18, 2009). 'GOP Calls on Obama to Fire Jennings'. Fox News. Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
4. ^'ACORN Scandal Immortalized on 'South Park''. Big Government. October 15, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
5. ^ ^abcO'Neal, Sean (October 15, 2009). 'South Park: Butters' Bottom Bitch'. The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
6. ^'Peaches featured on South Park!!'. peachesrocks.com. Peaches. Oct 15, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
7. ^Noah (Oct 15, 2009). 'Idolator'. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
8. ^Seidman, Robert (October 15, 2009). 'Cable ratings: Nip/Tuck returns to 2.92 million and a 1.4 adults 18–49 rating'. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
9. ^ ^abDelgado, Carlos (October 15, 2009). 'TV Review: South Park – Season 13 – 'Butters' Bottom Bitch'. iF Magazine.
10. ^Isler, Ramsey (October 15, 2009). 'South Park: 'Butter's Bottom Bitch' Review'. IGN. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
11. ^Modell, Josh (October 21, 2009). 'South Park: W.T.F.'The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
12. ^Foster, Dave (December 14, 2009). 'South Park Season 13 (R1/US BD) in March'. DVD Times. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
13. ^Liebman, Martin (March 5, 2010). 'South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season Blu-ray Review'. Blu-ray.com. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
14. ^Burchby, Casey (September 28, 2010). 'South Park: A Little Box of Butters DVD Review'. DVDTalk. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

External links[edit]

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• 'Butter's Bottom Bitch' Full episode at South Park Studios
• Butter's Bottom Bitch Episode guide at South Park Studios
• 'Butters' Bottom Bitch' at IMDb