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==Story==
==Story==


===Description===
When [[Butters]]'s schoolmates see him with a black eye, they learn that it was the work of a bully who stole his lunch money for the third day in a row. [[Stan]] and [[Kyle]] urge Butters to talk to his family, including his grandmother - [[Grandma Stotch]] -, whom they mention is visiting him this week. However, his grandmother turns out to be the one who bullies him. Eventually, someone secretly contacts [[Bucky Bailey]], an anti-bullying counselor from Bully Buckers, to come to the school. Bailey bullies [[Mr. Mackey]] into calling for an assembly, at which he proposes that the students make an anti-bullying video. When no one volunteers to be the leader of the campaign and direct the video, he taunts the assembled students.
Butters shows up at lunch with a black eye, saying that a bully has taken his money for the third day in a row. Despite the boys encouragement, Butters decides he doesn't want to tell or rat the bully out. Stan, on the other hand, insists that they shouldn't just stand by and do nothing. Kyle suggests maybe he talk to his grandma, who's in town visiting.


Butters goes to talk with his grandma, but she starts slapping him, calling him a bitch and trying to take his lunch money. Turns out the grandma is the one bullying .
Stan volunteers, saying that bullying is a problem that needs to be addressed. Stan produces a music video featuring [[Cartman]] dressed in drag and Butters himself paraded in front of everyone in the nude. When Butters expresses reluctance to continue, saying that this will only make things worse, Stan fails to take his viewpoint seriously. As a result, Kyle walks off the project, saying that Stan has made himself the focus of the video and cautions him not to end up "naked and jacking it in San Diego", a reference that Stan does not understand.


Back at school, Mr. Mackey is visited by the spokesman for Bully Buckers -- a company that gives anti-bullying assembly to the kids about the dangers of bullying.  After relentless pressure and harassment from Bucky Baily, Mr Mackey gives in and agrees to the assembly.  
Stan informs Butters that a Hollywood studio wants to buy the video. Though Stan is cheered by his schoolmates, Bailey corners Stan in the school boys' room, bullying him because Stan sold the movie without consulting him, as revenue from the video, which was Bailey's idea, could have brought national exposure to Bully Buckers. Bailey taunts Stan, bringing him to tears. Later, Mick Jabs, the president of the studio that purchased the video, corners Bailey in the school boys' room, and presents a cease and desist order from his lawyers, bullying Bailey to tears.


In the hallway, Red tells Butters that his grandma is looking for him. Terrified, he runs to hide in the bathroom…but she's there, waiting.  She's heard about the anti-bullying counselor and tries to make Butters eat a "NARC puck" for tattling on her.  Just in time, Mr. Adler knocks on the door and escorts her to the womens room.
Stan and Butters go on The [[Dr. Mehmet Oz]] Show to promote the movie, but as Dr. Oz continuously bullies Butters to get him to reveal specifics, Butters finally snaps and attacks Oz. After Jabs excoriates Stan because the film's subject will be viewed not as a sympathetic figure, but as a violent psychopath, Jabs himself is cornered in a restroom by Jesus, who threatens him with Hell for his behavior.


At the bullying assembly, Bucky Baily tells the kids that the only way to stop bullying is if everyone is united against it.  Stan volunteers to make a  
Later that night, Butters goes to his grandmother's room as she lies in bed, telling her that he finally stood up for himself. While he admits that it felt good, it ultimately left with him a dark and empty feeling, just as he imagines she feels. He then tells her that he has realized that bullies will always exist, and while such stages in life seem as if they will last forever to children, one day he will grow into a happy adult, and as she lies dying in a hospital, he will visit her to show her that he is still alive and happy, while she will die the same empty, sad person she's always been. The next day, after being pilloried by his fellow students at school for the decision of Jabs' studio to cancel its distribution of the video, as well as for a lawsuit that Dr. Oz has filed against Stan and South Park Elementary, Stan resolves to go to San Diego where, in a musical number, he strips off his clothes in public and dances in the nude on a street corner, à la Jason Russell.


He then asks for one student to come forward and be the leader of the anti-bullying campaign, and direct an educational video.  After pressuring the students, Stan volunteers.
===Memorable Quotes===
* "Oh well don't fart on grandma she's trying to enjoy her ham" [[Stephen Stotch ]]


Stan's cheesy video, "Stop Bullying", starts with the kids bullying and then jams into a music video that goes through the entire South Park Elementary.  And features all the kids in one, big long shot.  But when it comes to Butters solo, he says he doesn't want to do it, and that the video would only make things worse for him.
==Characters==
 
Fed up, Kyle confronts Stan about his true motives, which Stan says is awareness.  Kyle argues that it's less about awareness than it is about Stan, and warns him to careful that he doesn't wind up naked and jacking it in San Diego.
 
Meanwhile, back at Butters' house, Grandma continues to bully Butters, unbeknownst to his parents.  Stan, Cartman and Kenny stop by with good news -- a movie company bought the anti-bullying video, and the movie company wants to do a potshot with him so they can make movie posters!  This of course pisses his grandma off.
 
Back at school, the kids cheer for Stan.  But Buckey Baily is waiting for him in the bathroom to confront him, saying he had no right to sell the movie and that it's property of Buckey Bailey Bully Buckers. 
 
Back in Butters' room, with no other options, he turns to his darker side -- Professor Chaos.  But when he goes in to confront his grandma, he is met with an even more horrific sight.  His grandmother in very revealing villain costume.  When Butters refuses to fight, is forced to endure "GUMMY BEARS".
 
After enduring this, Stan takes Butter's onto the Doctor Oz show, and after Doctor Oz asks two questions to Butters, he goes berserk, attacking Doctor Oz and making Stan's video seem misleading because Butters is a "crazy psychopath". Stan then walks into school and is booed by everyone. He discovers that because of Butters' meltdown, he got the school a lawsuit and made it look stupid. Afterwards, Stan goes to San Diego, and as Kyle predicted, jacks it.
 
==Featured Characters==


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| Name = Annie Knitts
| Name = Annie Knitts
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| Name = Bebe Stevens
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| Name = Red
| Name = Red
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| Name = Riley
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| Name = Token Black
| Name = Tolkien Black
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===Characters Debut===
<char name="San Diego Singers" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/groups/musice-san-diego-singers.png"/>


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==Original Songs==
==Songs==
*[[Stan Marsh]]'s Bullying isn't cool.
===Original Song===
* Stan breaks down and heads to San Diego to let off some steam.[http://southpark.cc.com/clips/412210/jackin-it-in-san-diego "Jackin' It In San Diego"]
* Stan gets the whole school involved in his anti-bullying music video, [https://southpark.cc.com/clips/412200/make-bullying-kill-itself "Make Bullying Kill Itself"]


==Behind The Scenes==
==Behind The Scenes==


==Pop Culture References==
==Pop Culture References==
The episode satirizes the director Jason Russell, the 2011 film Bully, and the anti-bullying movement.
==Bonus Factoids==
==Bonus Factoids==


{{Season_List_16|Episode=05}}
{{Season_List_16|Episode=05}}

Latest revision as of 16:36, 24 August 2022

Butterballs

Season s16
Episode e05
Written By Trey Parker
Production Code 1605
Original Air Date 2012-04-11

Episode Chronology

Story[edit]

When Butters's schoolmates see him with a black eye, they learn that it was the work of a bully who stole his lunch money for the third day in a row. Stan and Kyle urge Butters to talk to his family, including his grandmother - Grandma Stotch -, whom they mention is visiting him this week. However, his grandmother turns out to be the one who bullies him. Eventually, someone secretly contacts Bucky Bailey, an anti-bullying counselor from Bully Buckers, to come to the school. Bailey bullies Mr. Mackey into calling for an assembly, at which he proposes that the students make an anti-bullying video. When no one volunteers to be the leader of the campaign and direct the video, he taunts the assembled students.

Stan volunteers, saying that bullying is a problem that needs to be addressed. Stan produces a music video featuring Cartman dressed in drag and Butters himself paraded in front of everyone in the nude. When Butters expresses reluctance to continue, saying that this will only make things worse, Stan fails to take his viewpoint seriously. As a result, Kyle walks off the project, saying that Stan has made himself the focus of the video and cautions him not to end up "naked and jacking it in San Diego", a reference that Stan does not understand.

Stan informs Butters that a Hollywood studio wants to buy the video. Though Stan is cheered by his schoolmates, Bailey corners Stan in the school boys' room, bullying him because Stan sold the movie without consulting him, as revenue from the video, which was Bailey's idea, could have brought national exposure to Bully Buckers. Bailey taunts Stan, bringing him to tears. Later, Mick Jabs, the president of the studio that purchased the video, corners Bailey in the school boys' room, and presents a cease and desist order from his lawyers, bullying Bailey to tears.

Stan and Butters go on The Dr. Mehmet Oz Show to promote the movie, but as Dr. Oz continuously bullies Butters to get him to reveal specifics, Butters finally snaps and attacks Oz. After Jabs excoriates Stan because the film's subject will be viewed not as a sympathetic figure, but as a violent psychopath, Jabs himself is cornered in a restroom by Jesus, who threatens him with Hell for his behavior.

Later that night, Butters goes to his grandmother's room as she lies in bed, telling her that he finally stood up for himself. While he admits that it felt good, it ultimately left with him a dark and empty feeling, just as he imagines she feels. He then tells her that he has realized that bullies will always exist, and while such stages in life seem as if they will last forever to children, one day he will grow into a happy adult, and as she lies dying in a hospital, he will visit her to show her that he is still alive and happy, while she will die the same empty, sad person she's always been. The next day, after being pilloried by his fellow students at school for the decision of Jabs' studio to cancel its distribution of the video, as well as for a lawsuit that Dr. Oz has filed against Stan and South Park Elementary, Stan resolves to go to San Diego where, in a musical number, he strips off his clothes in public and dances in the nude on a street corner, à la Jason Russell.

Memorable Quotes[edit]

  • "Oh well don't fart on grandma she's trying to enjoy her ham" Stephen Stotch

Characters[edit]

Characters Debut[edit]

<char name="San Diego Singers" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/groups/musice-san-diego-singers.png"/>

Locations[edit]

Songs[edit]

Original Song[edit]

Behind The Scenes[edit]

Pop Culture References[edit]

The episode satirizes the director Jason Russell, the 2011 film Bully, and the anti-bullying movement.

Bonus Factoids[edit]

Season 16[edit]

e1 Reverse Cowgirl
e2 Cash For Gold
e3 Faith Hilling
e4 Jewpacabra
e5 Butterballs
e6 I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining
e7 Cartman Finds Love
e8 Sarcastaball
e9 Raising the Bar
e10 Insecurity
e11 Going Native
e12 A Nightmare on Face Time
e13 A Scause for Applause
e14 Obama Wins!