South Park: Butters' Very Own Episode

"Butters' Very Own Episode" is the fourteenth and final episode of the fifth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 79th episode of the series overall. "Butters' Very Own Episode" originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central on December 12, 2001. In the episode, Butters survives a murder attempt by his own mother after discovering his father's homosexual dalliances and must travel back to South Park in time for his parents' wedding anniversary at Bennigan's. Meanwhile, Butters' parents join John and Patsy Ramsey, Gary Condit, and O. J. Simpson in lying to the press about who murdered Butters. The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA in the United States, except on syndicated broadcasts, where the episode is rated TV-14, instead. It is notable for being the first episode to center around Butters and a parody of 1950s sitcoms, albeit in a more dark comedic route.