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"Butters' Bottom Bitch" is the ninth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated television series South Park. It aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 14, 2009, and in the UK on October 16, 2009. The episode was written and directed by series co-founder Trey Parker, and was rated TV-MA L in the United States.
Plot
Being the only boy in his class to have never kissed a girl, Butters purchases his first kiss from Sally, a girl who gives away kisses for $5. Having won the respect of his fellow classmates, he devises a plan to advertise Sally's services to other unpopular boys at the school. Sally gives Butters a 40% cut for his advertising and managing services, and Butters soon turns the venture into a full-fledged "kissing company" by recruiting more girls to fill in during times in which Sally is busy. When learning about what Butters is doing, Kyle tells him that he is "nothing but a common pimp". Upon learning this, an oblivious Butters attends a pimp convention where he seeks advice from more-experienced pimps. He also begins to mimic the pimp jargon he hears in their admonishment, such as referring to Sally as his "bottom bitch".
To combat the apparent rise in prostitution, Sergeant Yates of the South Park County Police goes undercover as a female prostitute named "Yolanda". During stings, the poorly-disguised Yates engages in actual sex acts with his male patrons before making an arrest. After engaging in group sex with numerous members of a fraternity house and doing business for a pimp named Keyshone, Yates's fellow officers begin to openly suggest that Yates is getting too carried away with his duties.
After Butters solicits both Bebe Stevens and Wendy Testaburger to join his operations, Kyle tries to convince Butters to give up his business by arguing it is unethical to pay for intimacy. Butters rebuts Kyle, reasoning that all men have to pay for intimacy, and that even Stan has to spend his time listening to Wendy complaining. As his reputation as the respectful "new pimp" spreads throughout the county, actual adult prostitutes begin defecting to work for Butters. As his workforce expands, Butters tries offering healthcare and other benefits to his employees. To this end, he visits the local ACORN office to apply for low-income housing benefits, mortgage loans, and inquire about the tax-status of his business. Butters is initially refused until he identifies the boss as being a client of some of the real prostitutes working for Butters.
Sergeant Yates, still undercover, seeks employment with Butters. Keyshone soon appears outside, begging for "Yolanda" back and proposing for her hand in marriage. Butters insists that he cannot allow "Yolanda" to work for him, claiming it would interfere with the "true love" Keyshone and "Yolanda" share. "Yolanda" accepts the proposal, and Butters decides to quit his job as a pimp. To the delight of his employees, he encourages them to function under self-management of the company so they can keep whatever they earn for themselves. While "Yolanda" and Keyshone are shown celebrating their first anniversary together in a small chalet in the mountains in Switzerland, Yates suddenly decides to spring his sting operation. Revealing his true identity, he pulls out his gun and badge and informs Keyshone that he is under arrest.
Cultural references
The episode references the documentaries Pimps Up, Ho's Down in the Playas Ball and "Hookers at the Point".
Reception
IGN's Ramsey Isler gave the episode an 8.2 out of 10 rating, said that "once this episode found its legs, it was non-stop funny" and gave "credit to the South Park team for coming up with something surprising yet again". Isler's only critique was that the episode started a little slow. Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club was less favourable and gave the episode a C grade, calling it "pretty much the definition of “average” for me".
References
- "South Park episode guide". South Park Studios. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ O'Neal, Sean (15 October 2009). "Butters' Bottom Bitch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- Isler, Ramsey (15 October 2009). "South Park: "Butter's Bottom Bitch" Review". IGN. Retrieved 8 November 2009.