"South Park" The Magic Bush (TV Episode 2014) Poster

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8/10
Great Cartman-Butters episode! with tributes to Ferguson, Drones, and Bushes
camachbr08 November 2014
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"Your dad has a f-ing DRONE!?"

"My dad said drones aren't for spying on people"

"Butters that's all drones are for."

Cartman walks into Butter's room to begin this episode, so you know it'll be a good one. These opposites have always been fan favorites and it's nice to see them back in action.

Butters lets it slip out to Cartman that his dad, Stephen Stotch, has a drone. This, of course, prompts Cartman to bully his way into using it to spy on people. Quickly things go south in South Park as the drone picks up footage of Craig's mom changing, and she has FULL BUSH. Next thing you know Cartman somehow manages to get the footage public.

I especially liked this episode because of the juvenile pickle the boys put themselves in. Spying on people with a toy-helicopter looking drone is just the boys being boys, which is when Trey Parker and Matt Stone come up with their strongest episodes. The Cartman-Butters action is great too, as Cartman keeps telling Butters he's got everything under control but he really is just making things worse and worse.

Another thing that worked, and has always worked for South Park, is how the little boyhood problems escalate to the level of worldwide news. It's typical that one little drone issue in South Park would cause an epidemic of drones in the world. Cartman trying to get past the traffic of drones, and the parents operating their drones from inside their houses to interact outside was hilarious.

Then there was Craig's mom, who had the most speaking lines she's ever had in the series. And I just wanted to point out that Craig's dad's voice changed completely, which was disappointing and upsetting mainly because Trey and Matt do all the male voices. But Craig's mom's stand for her FULL BUSH was admirable and true. Hair on private hairs was the thing back in the day. However, it isn't anymore and the "accidental" slips from the mouths of the adults worked charms.

I think the best punchline though was how Butter's dad was going completely insane over the possibility that his Drone might be alive because he told Butters specifically he can't use the drone without his supervision. Stephen's obliviousness for South Park fans is great because we know Stephen and Linda Stotch are the strictest (and weirdest) parents in the series.

The end resolved itself rather okay, well, better than the other episodes. A sex doll posing as Craig's mom leads the drones away.

Episode 5 was full of laughs. It had an entertaining and followable narrative! What I really appreciate is how the parodies did not get in the way of the plot. With tributes to Ferguson, Amazon Drones, and bushes the episode was still able to thrive off the most important thing-- Cartman screwing Butters over yet again!

-JC
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8/10
The reason why I do not plan on owning a drone
fournierman15 January 2023
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The Magic Bush is a funny episode with a sadly relatable look at the world of drones (or at least where things might be headed). It starts with Cartman convincing/bullying/manipulating Butters into using his dad's drone to spy on people (including Craig's mom getting undressed - which ends up on the internet) and ends with dozens of drones following a blow-up doll with a large bush into Stark's Pond. Throughout the episode, Butters keeps wanting to end the nonsense and tell the truth. However, Cartman keeps making Butters continue to go along with the cover-ups and lies. Meanwhile, Butters's dad is becoming more and more unhinged, thinking his drone flew all by itself. And, of course, all of the adults denying that any of them saw the initial video of Craig's mom. Rather than any of the adults truly investigating/solving anything on their own, they keep using more drones (Neighborhood Watch drones/Police drones/Military drones). In regards to Butters's dad thinking the drone flying on its own, I started getting a Skynet feeling while this was happening. Also, the Police drone shooting down Randy's unarmed drone was a little too real, as was the drone protest. Overall, this was a funny episode but the ending seemed a little off. While I enjoyed this episode, I would like to think that this is not how people would behave in real life. However, after many years in the world of retail and customer service, I have met a lot of people that would act just like the adults in this episode (especially Butters's dad).
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10/10
Funny
sammtaylor-0595420 March 2021
New classic butters and Cartman episode where Cartman steals his dads drone and videotapes his neighbor changing and her bush was "like a yeti" according to Cartman 😂
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