South Park mocks tech billionaires and airs deepfake Trump scene in Season 29

Satire of big tech data centres

The second episode of South Park's 29th season, titled "Billionaire Weenietown", targets the technology industry and its infrastructure footprint. In the episode, supporting character Butters Stotch discovers a miniature settlement in his backyard populated by tech billionaires depicted as sentient anthropomorphic penises. The colony builds an energy-intensive artificial intelligence data centre that repeatedly causes electrical blackouts across the household. These power outages prevent Butters from streaming Dr. Pimple Popper videos, prompting him to deliver an impassioned classroom presentation against the corporate intrusion. Meanwhile, a secondary plot shows his parents ignoring the physical disruption, instead adopting billionaire-backed AI tools to redesign their house while attributing their son's anti-billionaire stance to childhood measles vaccination.

Billionaire infighting and media ownership

Inside the miniature city, the tech figures struggle with public relations and internal conflicts. The community's leadership expresses frustration that younger members continually expose the colony to scrutiny by appearing on Joe Rogan's podcast and engaging in public arguments with figures such as Mark Ruffalo and Macklemore. The Macklemore reference serves as an explicit satire of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who recently drew public attention over disputes with the musician. To manage their deteriorating reputation, the diminutive billionaires purchase the local news outlet, mirroring real-world media acquisitions by wealthy executives. Butters eventually negotiates an agreement with a female billionaire problem-solver, who helps him arrange the relocation of the younger tech figures to Nashville before persuading the remaining residents to vacate his property.

Deepfake Trump toilet scene

The episode concludes with an animated deepfake sequence targeting US president Donald Trump, continuing the show's recurring focus on the political figure. The closing scene depicts a live-action likeness of Trump sitting on a public bathroom toilet while scrolling through his phone as real audio from his public service announcements plays. The camera then focuses on Trump's miniature animated genitalia, which sings the song "We're In the Money" before detaching and flying away into the air. This sequence follows a narrative thread introduced in Season 27, where an earlier campaign parody showed Trump wandering dehydrated through a desert while conversing with his anatomy.

Creator wealth and production context

The production follows a contentious renewal agreement signed roughly a year ago, in which creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone secured a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, recently acquired by David Ellison. The contract and shared intellectual property rights elevated both creators to an estimated individual net worth exceeding $1 billion, creating an unusual dynamic as they satirize their corporate peers. The show also collected its fifth Emmy Award for Best Animated Show in September 2026, marking its first victory in the category since 2013.

Stone explained their focus on contentious political and cultural topics during an interview with The New York Times:

Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, that's where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we're over there.

Parker added that their satirical approach remains focused on extremes across the political spectrum:

Any extremists of any kind we make fun of. We did it for years with the woke thing. That was hilarious to us. And this is hilarious to us.