South Park: Butters' Very Own Episode

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Butters finds out what his father has been up to late at night and when his mother hears, she overreacts by trying to kill her son and then herself back at home. After returning home and forgiving her husband, she realizes what she has done to her son (she doesn�t know she failed) they spin a story to the media to cover their tracks. Meanwhile, Butters obsesses with returning home so that he can join his parents for an anniversary dinner at Bennigan�s. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Trey Parker

Director:: Eric Stough

Stars:: Trey Parker (Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma); Matt Stone (Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others); Isaac Hayes (Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy); Eliza Schneider (Voice of Mayor McDaniels; Liane Cartman; Mrs. McKormick; Wendy Testaburger; Shelly Marsh; Sharon Marsh; Various Others [ episode); Mona Marshall (Voice of Sheila Broflovski; Linda Stotch; Various Others [ episode 50+ ])

Guest Star:: John Hansen (V) (Voice of Unknown)

When Butters's father calls him into the room for a talk, Butters leaves the door open. in the next shot, the door has closed. edit »
When Butters is searching the sauna for his father, he opens one door and a voice says, "This room's taken". That voice is Mr. Slave's, him and Mr. Garrison must have met at that sauna because Mr. Garrison was there in the steam room. edit »
This season-ending episode made season 5 the first season without a Christmas themed episode. edit »
When Linda paints Butters' face, the paint is the color of the wall instead of the color of Linda's paint. edit »
The owner of City Wok is heard but not seen in this episode; he is the cashier/towel-man at the White Swallow Bathhouse. edit »

When Butters is searching the bathhouse for his father, the music playing is "It Feels So Good" by Sonique. edit »
The theme song "Everyone Knows It's Butters" is a takeoff of the 1967 hit �Windy" by The Association. edit »
After the opening theme song, the headline on Mr. Stotch's newspaper says: "Towelie Ban Lifted." This is a reference to the earlier episode "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants". edit »
Stan, Kyle and Cartman appear in this episode, and Kyle never speaks. edit »
This episode does not feature the regular opening credit sequence. edit »

(Chris Stotch is walked in on by Butters while masturbating in a gay bathhouse private room)
Chris: AHH! Butters!
Butters: Hi, Dad!
Chris: Oh, god! Oh, ohhh!
Butters: I'm glad I found you! I think I know the perfect anniversary present for Mom. What are you doing with your wiener out there, Dad?
Chris: Butters, you need to leave here right now! You need to get out of here! Go home and wait for me to talk to you.
Butters: Oh...well, alright then. Well, see you at home!
(Butters closes the door, and heads back home)
Chris: Oh, Jesus no... oh, what have I done? edit »
Reporter 1: Mrs. Stotch, what did the kidnapper look like?
Linda: Puerto Rican.
Repoter 2: Was he tall, short?
Linda: He was... average Puerto Rican height. edit »
News Reporter: Tom I'm standing outside the home of Chris and Linda Stotch. They're living every parents nightmare right now, as last night while Miss Stotch was driving with her son in her car, a man stopped her, put a gun to her head and took her son away. When asked who the man was, Miss Stotch replied "Some Puerto Rican guy." Naturally the police are on an all-out man hunt for some Puerto Rican guy. edit »
(O.J. Simpson, Congressman Condit, and Jon Benet Ramsey's parents meet at a fancy Chinese restaurant to induct Mr. and Mrs. Stotch into their secret society when they are suspected of murdering Butters)
All Singing/Chanting: One of us,
One of us;
Gooble Gobble,
Gooble Gobble.
One of us,
One of us;
Gooble Gobble,
Gooble Gobble. edit »
Chris: Damn you Internet!
(Butters' dad blames the Internet for his alternative proclivities in this scene with his shocked and disgusted wife) edit »

Current Event: JonBenet Ramsey Murder:

Mr. Stotch: (Ramseys shown) YOU KNOW GOD-DAMN WELL WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR KID! SO STOP ACTING LIKE VICTIMS, AND CONFESS YOU MURDERING MURDERERS!

JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in her basement, and no one knows who killed her. People still say that the parents killed her. edit »
Current Event: Susan Smith:

Mrs. Stotch: I'm am going to get out of the car Butters, I want you to stay put with your seatbelt fastened.

Susan Smith did the same thing but she had two younger chidren in the car that went in the lake. edit »
Freaks:

The Ramseys, OJ, and Gary Condit: One of us, one of us...gooble gobble, gooble gobble.

This an allusion to a classic and weird film called Freaks from 1932.
In a circus, a normal woman marrying a little man for his money. The freaks sing this to the woman, letting her know they accept her. In fact I think the guy who started the chant much later played "Master" in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. edit »
Pet Sematary:

Old Man: A lot of history on that road.

The character of the wise old man who explains to Butters about the history of the road, is actually a parody of the character of Jud Crandall in the 1989 film Pet Sematary.

In the film, Jud, explains the history of the path to the cemetery, using the sentence "A lot of history on that path" edit »
Predator:

The infrared perspective and the three laser dots that appear on Butters' head when he's in the forest are taken from the 1987 film Predator. edit »

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omgtkkyb1992
member since: Jan 29, 2007
Butters' Very Own Episode
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Everyone knows its Butters!
THATS ME! ...Continue »
Finally a episode to get Butters in the gang. The show starts with a cute little theme song for Butters but slowly becomes a very disturbing look at Butters life. Butter's mom and dads anniversary is coming up and Butters Mom tells Butters to follow his dad to see what he is getting her, Because she feels her gifts are always not as good. But after spying he tells his mom and finds out later on that his dad was gay Butter's mom goes insane and trys to kill him. Butters eventually try to find his way home and Butters parents get go through a whole adventure of their own.
01/10/08 01:25pm | report abuse
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s1bbald
member since: Feb 26, 2007
Butters' Very Own Episode
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
One of my favourite episodes. ...Continue »
For me, Butters has been introduced in a big way over the past season and I'm very glad he got his own episode. This episode had a superb storyline, not to mention it took a stab at a group of suspected murderers. I thought Butters' naivity was hilarious. I ezpecially like how he always expects to be grounded. This episode was a great follow up to 'Kenny Dies', because it wasn't straight back into the comedy, this episode also had a dark side, which is a welcome change in my opinion. The appearance by 3 of the boys at the end was fairly funny, too.
07/05/07 09:45pm | report abuse
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shaneypoo_88
member since: Apr 1, 2007
Butters' Very Own Episode
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
Butters character gets unleashed in a big way with... you guessed it, Butters Very Own Episode! ...Continue »
Looking back at Butters I always thought he had so much potential to be a really great character. I think in the earlier seasons outside the core 4 boys they used Pip but he was never really great.

In Two Guys Naked In A Hottub Butters was great and it was the first real chance his character got. But this episode was really thebig break for Butters cos after this he features heavily and get's more air time outside of Kyle, Cartman, Stan & Kenny.

As far as the episode goes it was really good. I loved how Butters followed his dad Chris and ended up tracking him down to a gay men's bath house. Then his mum Linda going crazy and painting everything.

The poarents discription of the man who kidnapped Butters "Some Puerto Rican Guy" was hillarious. And Butters trying to make his way back to South Park was also good.

Overall a great episode and one of my personal favourites because it really kicked thinsg off for Butters. It even had a nice moral to the story at the end about lying... what more could you want!

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05/01/07 09:42pm | report abuse
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hsimpson44
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Butters' Very Own Episode
The Bottom Line: "Silly"
We are introduced to Butters, who becomes a main character (for seven episodes) ...Continue »
Butters can't wait. In a few days, he gets to go to Bennigans. His mom asks him to spy on his dad to see what he's getting her for their aniversary. Butters tells his mom what he found out. His mom realizes his dad has been going to gay places and having sex with guys. Butters mom goes crazy and drowns Butters in the car. Butters lives, and tries to get back to South Park. Meanwhile, Butter's mom and dad say some poraterican guy took Butters. O.J. Simpson and a few others make Mr. and Mrs. Scotch join their group. Butters makes it home and tells his parents lies are bad. Butters mom and dad tell everyone what really happened. Butters also learns what happens and tells Stan, Kyle, and Cartman he'll be ok. Then, he said he really won't be.
11/24/06 07:04pm | report abuse
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scudge
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Butters' Very Own Episode
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
VERY weird... Enjoyable at times but nothing too special. I just feel more and more sorry for Butters :( ...Continue »
Poor poor Butters. He's so disturbed! I feel so sorry for him. As for the rest of the episode... very weird but I can see the move references. Hmm... favourite parts... I guess when Butters comes back and they have the news conference is good, and when they talk with the other people who killed their spouses/children etc. is pretty funny. It wasn't fantastic but it was... bearable. I am glad to see some character development in the Stoches, since they're the most interesting and messed up family in South Park and I hope to see some more on them.
07/03/06 03:27am | report abuse