Butters' Very Own Episode

Season 5, Episode 14, Aired
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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.moreless
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  • Trey Parker

    Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma

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    Matt Stone

    Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others

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    Isaac Hayes

    Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy

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  • perfect

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    By futuramarama, Jan 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Butters discovers a secret about his dad, and when he tells his mom, she is so distraught she plans on killing Butters and shortly afterward herself. His dad walks in on her about to hang herself, and he convinces her not to. But now the couple is worried about the whereabouts of their son, because they think he is dead (he didn't die).

    Pretty good, perhaps my favorite role of Butters, or at least definitely one of them. Funny episode with a decent plot, what more could you ask for? Final grade from me would be an A+. Perfect episodemoreless

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  • We are introduced to Butters, who becomes a main character (for seven episodes)

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    By hsimpson44, Oct 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    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.moreless

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  • Everyone knows its Butters! THATS ME!

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    By omgtkkyb1992, Jan 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    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.moreless

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  • One of my favourite episodes.

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    By s1bbald, Jul 06, 2007 Report Abuse
    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.moreless

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  • Butters character gets unleashed in a big way with... you guessed it, Butters Very Own Episode!

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    By shaneypoo_88, May 02, 2007 Report Abuse
    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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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • (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

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    • 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

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