Too Much TV: The Season Premiere Of 'South Park' Is A Brutal Takedown Of Donald Trump

Even for "South Park," the season premiere of the show was an exceptionally vicious takedown of President Trump.

Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Wednesday, July 23rd 2025:

THE SEASON PREMIERE OF 'SOUTH PARK' IS....WOW
Wednesday's season twenty-seven premiere of South Park was delayed for two weeks, apparently in part due to the ongoing litigation between the team behind the show and Paramount Global. The episode finally premiered tonight and if nothing else, it likely undid all the good will that Paramount executives and David Ellison have hoped they've developed with the Trump Administration.

Here is the official logline of the episode, but it only hints at what viewers saw:

"The residents of South Park come together after the cancellation of a liberal radio show, with the town’s parents rioting. “The government can’t cancel the show, I mean, what show are they going to cancel next?” says Cartman."

The following is a recap of the episode, so don't read it if you don't want anything spoiled:





The episode begins with Cartman attempting to listen to his favorite show as he gets ready in the morning. But the station isn't on the air and it turns out he usually listens to NPR, "National Public Radio, where all the liberals bitch and whine about stuff." He's told by his mother that the president has canceled NPR and Cartman is incensed, although likely for the wrong reasons: "What's NPR? The funniest show ever, where the lesbians and the Jews complain about stuff....It was seriously the best show. It had like gay rappers from Mexico all sad because girls in Pakistan got stoned to death. And guess why they got stoned to death? Because they were raped! It was hilarious! Why would anyone cancel that?"

Things only get weirder at school, where PC Principal is now touting the Bible and demands the students now refer to him as PC Principal, the "Power Christian Principal." That's followed by the appearance of Jesus, a discussion with Chat GPT about whether parents should be concerned about Jesus being at the school and Cartman's realization that now that Woke is dead, he doesn't have a role in a society where "everyone can say retarded and make fun of the Jews."

Action moves to the White House, where Donald Trump is portrayed in a way that is as mean-spirited as anything I've ever seen the show direct at an American President. And South Park has not been afraid to whack on other presidents like they were a clueless human pinata. Trump threatens to bomb Canada like he bombed Iraq, has a painter arrested after painting a photo of a mostly naked Trump draped in an American flag and sporting an extremely small dick ("But that's the size it was in the photo"), and crawling into bed with Satan.

Back in South Park, Cartman is depressed by the end of wokeness and vows to kill himself and Butters, while PC Principal forces Eric to accept Christ or else he'll be expelled. But the real action is back at the White House, where President Trump is throwing a tacky, Christian-themed party with waitresses in American flag bikinis and guys in red trucker hats holding inflatable, Dollar Store balloons shaped like a gold-plated cross. And inside the White House the walls are filled with paintings of Trump in increasingly vulgar poses, including the president holding a large model of a plane in front of him like a giant penis and appearing to have sex with a sheep.

Then Trump is back in bed with Satan, who refuses to have sex with him because people keep saying Trump is on the Epstein list. "It's weird how every time it comes up, you just tell everyone to relax."

Then it's on to a new episode of 60 Minutes, which is reporting on the small town of South Park, who is being sued by President Trump for $5 billion dollars for protesting his policies. "Just to be clear, the President is a great man and we don't agree with these people, who are a bunch of retards," the anchors insist. There's a live shot from South Park, where a correspondent nervously says the protests began after Stan complained Jesus was being forced on him at school. "I don't know why he's protesting the president's policies. He's probably a faggot or something."

Jesus then shows up, gives the angry crowd bread and explains that he didn't want to come and be in the school, but that it was part of a lawsuit and the agreement with Paramount. "You people saw what happened to CBS? Well, guess who owns CBS. Paramount! You really want to end up like Colbert?"

Ultimately the town of South Park settles the lawsuit with Trump for a mere $3.5 million. But they also had to agree to do some "pro-Trump messaging."

The resulting commercial is one of the most horrific things I've ever seen, which includes a hugely overweight Trump stumbling through the desert, stripping off his clothes in the summer heat until he's naked and on his back in the sand. Then his very small penis rises up and says "I am Donald Trump and I approve of this message." The narration ends with "Trump. His penis is teeny tiny, but his love for us is large. He Gets Us. All Of Us." And it ends with a tease for the website "HeTrumpedUs.com"

The web site is nothing but a link to the end of the episode, including the commercial. I can't imagine what the conversations were that led to Paramount executives and Comedy Central approving this episode. I have to assume that creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have some sort of ability to get what they want on the air no matter what.

Watching the episode, I was both laughing and shocked at the brutality of the humor. If you were going to create an episode designed to anger Donald Trump, his supporters and most of the executives at Paramount, you couldn't top this one. And given that Paramount has just signed a massive new contract for streaming rights to the show, the company doesn't seem to have many options when it comes to somehow reigning in the humor.

Wow.

THE WHITE HOUSE ISSUES WARNING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF 'THE VIEW'
Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of The View, in part because I feel that too often the hosts are about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the head with many of their comments. So I was not surprised to hear that during a discussion about Donald Trump's recent comments about Barack Obama, Joy Behar had some blunt things to say:

“The thing about him is he is so jealous of Obama, because Obama is everything that he is not. Trim. Smart. Handsome. Happily married. And can sing Al Green’s song ‘Let’s Stay Together’ better than Al Green.”

Those comments prompted a response from White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers later this afternoon:

"Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. It’s no surprise that The View’s ratings hit an all-time low last year. She should self-reflect on her own jealousy of President Trump’s historic popularity before her show is the next to be pulled off air."

It's going to be a long, dangerous year for the media.

ODDS AND SODS
* Reelz is airing encore presentations of Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath Frontman and Black Sabbath: Breaking the Band Narrated by Dee Snider this Sunday.

* Bravo announced that season twenty-three of Top Chef will be centered in the "emerging and diverse culinary hub" of Charlotte, North Carolina, with several episodes in Greenville, South Carolina.

* The one-hour documentary From Rails To Trails premieres Wednesday, October 15th on PBS. Here is a first look at the trailer. And here is the official logline: "Narrated by Edward Norton, From Rails to Trails explores how community activists, visionary leaders, and passionate citizens fought to turn defunct railways into vibrant spaces for walking, biking, and recreation. From small-town showdowns to U.S. Supreme Court cases, the documentary unveils the legal, political, and cultural forces that shaped the rails-to-trails movement."

* Apple TV+ has ordered a second season of the Owen Wilson golf comedy Stick.

* The stand-up special Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa premieres Friday, August 8th on Hulu. Here is a first look at the special.

* Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, a new documentary on the six-decade personal and professional partnership of Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, hits theaters on October 17th and Apple TV+ October 24th. It is produced by their son Ben Stiller.

* The BBC confirms it will broadcast the latest season next month. The season was filmed last year and features Gregg Wallace and John Torode, both of whom have been fired from the show after allegations of misconduct.

WHAT'S NEW TOMORROW (AND THE NEXT DAY)

THURSDAY, JULY 24TH:
* All The Queen's Men Season 4B Premiere (BET+)
* A Normal Woman (Netflix)
* Caught! Sharks Strike Back (Discovery)
* Code Of Silence Series Premiere (BritBox)
* Divorced Sistas Midseason Finale (BET+)
* Frankenshark (Discovery)
* Hitmakers Series Premiere (Netflix)
* Let's Go Karaoke! Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
* My Melody & Kuromi Series Premiere (Netflix)
* Surviving Jaws (Discovery)
* The Congregation: Bride Of Christ (Viaplay)
* The Sandman Season Two, Part Two Premiere (Netflix)

FRIDAY, JULY 25TH:
* Big Brother: Unlocked Series Premiere (CBS)
* Billy Joel: And So It Goes Finale (HBO)
* Border Security: Australia's Front Line Season Sixteen Premiere (NatGeo)
* Bull Shark Showdown (Discovery)
* Death Of A Unicorn (Max)
* Florida's Death Beach (Discovery)
* Great White Reign Of Terror (Discovery)
* Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix)
* Mama June: From Not To Hot Season Seven Finale (WE tv)
* Mandala Murders Series Premiere (Netflix)
* Monster Island (Orang Ikan) (Shudder)
* Secrets Of An Influencer (LMN)
* Solo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross Series Premiere (The Roku Channel)
* The Phoenician Scheme (Peacock)
* The Winning Try Series Premiere (Netflix)
* Trigger (Netflix)

SEE YOU ON THURSDAY!