Original title: ‘South Park’ Returns This Week With Butters in Hot Water
South Park returns this week, airing a fresh new Season 27 episode on Wednesday night that looks to bring back fan favorite Butters, Satan and yes, the new season’s long-awaited addition, President Trump, as it wades into the latter’s tariffs and how they impact the residents in the small Colorado mountain town. In a brief promotional spot that Comedy Central dropped on Tuesday morning, viewers find Butters in hot water at the principal’s office. It seems that he’s been trying to get his hands on a Labudu doll as a gift for his girlfriend’s birthday. But then he runs afoul of … Trump’s tariffs. The following shot from the forthcoming episode has another unhappy couple — sweethearts Satan and Trump, who descend the staircase of Air Force One. While the spot gives only a little to chew on or anticipate as Wednesday’s episode approaches, it still looks to be another unimpeachable blend of up-to-the-moment satire, the daily struggles of the kids and parents of South Park with biting, take-