‘South Park’ Mocks Trump Again—ChatGPT And Tech CEOs Get Skewered Too

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“South Park” continued to mock President Donald Trump—and his federal takeover of Washington D.C.—in the third episode of its new season on Wednesday night, while also taking aim at ChatGPT, Silicon Valley executives and tech culture, just weeks after the show depicted the president getting in bed with Satan and ICE carrying out raids at a Dora the Explorer concert.

The latest episode of South Park once again mocked President Donald Trump and his administration.

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Key Facts

Wednesday’s episode, titled “Sickofancy,” primarily focuses on the character Randy Marsh, who is shown transforming into a tech startup leader after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids his marijuana farm and takes all his workers into custody.

After the raid on his “Tegridy” marijuana farm, Marsh is shown taking advice from ChatGPT and “microdosing” ketamine—as he rebrands his company to Techridy, saying: “We are no longer a marijuana farm, we are now an AI-powered marijuana platform for global solutions.”

Marsh’s character appears to be a parody of a generic tech company leader who is obsessed with AI and attempts to curry favor with Trump by offering him a gift.

The national capital is depicted as overrun by military forces and armed federal agents, while world leaders, state officials and tech executives—like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg—line up outside the Oval Office.

The tech CEOs and a representative for the Qatari government are shown as trying to curry favor with Trump by offering him lavish gifts and trying to flatter him relentlessly.

What Else Did Randy Marsh Do In The Episode?

Like the other tech CEOs, Marsh is shown trying to appease Trump so the president would reclassify marijuana at a federal level—helping him expand sales to states where its consumption is banned. Marsh says he hopes they can work out a deal that is “mutually beneficial.” The gag appears to be a reference to Trump’s comment from earlier this month that his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule 3 drug, putting it in the same category as Tylenol and Codeine. Marsh’s scheme, however, appears to fail at the end of the episode as he comes off a ketamine fueled high and realizes that he will have to sell his cannabis farm. Marsh laments “right now there’s no place for Tegridy.” Tegridy is a both the name of Marsh’s business and a play on words for “integrity” a long-running gag on the show. Marsh also is shown souring on ChatGPT, as he mocks its responses as “pandering slop.”

What Other Trump-Related Gags Did The Episode Feature?

The episode once again featured multiple repeat gags from the first two episodes centered around Trump and his administration. Key monuments in the show’s depiction of Washington, D.C., have been altered to honor Trump, including the Lincoln Memorial. The show continues to run with its gag of depicting Trump with comically small genitals and as Satan’s lover. Vice President JD Vance is once again portrayed as a toddler-sized sidekick of Trump.

When Will The Next South Park Episode Air?

South Park is taking another two-week-long hiatus, so no episode will air next Wednesday. The fourth episode of the ongoing season will air on September 3.

Key Background

“South Park” aired its first episode of its 27th season—its first in more than two years—last month, triggering both controversy and praise. The episode focused mainly on Trump and Paramount—the parent company of the network and streaming platform that airs “South Park.” Trump was repeatedly shown getting in bed with Satan, in a call back to early seasons of South Park where Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was shown as Satan’s lover. The episode also included an AI-generated deepfake of Trump who strips naked. The second episode aired earlier this month and mainly focused on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem—who was portrayed as a compulsive puppy killer with a melting face—and the administration’s immigration raids. ICE was shown carrying out raids at a live Dora the Explorer concert, and several other locations with large Latino populations as Noem instructed the agency’s officers: “Remember, only detain the brown ones!”