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'South Park' targets federal takeover of
DC police in latest episode
[August 21, 2025]
NEW YORK (AP) — “South Park” continued its cartoon assault on the Trump
administration Wednesday, with an episode that addressed the federal
takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department.
The latest installment on Comedy Central depicted the recurring
character “Towelie” — a walking, talking towel — riding in a bus past
landmarks like the Supreme Court building and the Capitol as armed
troops marched in the streets. A tank rolled by in front of the White
House.
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"South Park" creators Matt Stone, left, and Trey Parker speak at
Ubisoft's E3 2015 Conference at the Orpheum Theatre on June 15, 2015, in
Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) |
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The
half-hour episode, which primarily satirized artificial
intelligence, also roasted world leaders and tech CEOs for
kowtowing to President Donald Trump. Eventually Towelie ended up
with the president in the Oval Office.
“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone recently signed
a reported $1.5 billion, five-year deal with Paramount for new
episodes and streaming rights to their series, which began its
27th season this summer.
Their second episode of the season depicted Homeland Security
Secretary Kristi Noem shooting puppies, a reference to a story
from the former South Dakota governor's biography where she said
she killed the family dog because of its behavioral issues. Noem
was also depicted being trailed by a team of beauticians having
to reattach her face.
“It's so easy to make fun of women for how they look,” Noem told
Glenn Beck in response to the episode.
The season premiere mocked Trump's body in a raunchy manner and
depicted him sharing a bed with Satan. That scenario reappeared
in Wednesday's episode.
The White House has dismissed “South Park” as a fourth-rate,
no-longer-relevant show. But it has been attracting attention;
Comedy Central said the Noem episode had the highest audience
share in the show's history, a reference to the percentage of
people with televisions on watching the cartoon.
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