The Magic Bush
| "The Magic Bush" | |
|---|---|
| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 18 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Production code | 1805 |
| Original air date | October 29, 2014 |
"The Magic Bush" is the fifth episode in the eighteenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 252nd overall episode, it was written and directed by series co-creator and co-star Trey Parker. The episode premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on October 29, 2014. The episode lampoons the use of drone airplanes, leaked nude celebrity photos, and the shooting of Michael Brown and the following 2014 Ferguson unrest.
Cartman goes to Butters' home and finds out that Butters' dad, Stephen, owns a drone. Cartman brings Butters and Kenny to his home to fly the drone around South Park in order to spy on the whole town. While doing so, they spy on Craig's mother, Laura, undressing. They tape her naked and laugh at her untrimmed pubic hair. Craig's father, Thomas, sees the drone and accuses Stephen of flying it as he is the only person in South Park with a drone, but Butters manages to fly the drone back before it can be discovered missing. Thomas makes Stephen wonder if the drone is capable of flying itself, as Butters is not allowed to fly it without his father's supervision. The next day, Cartman uploads the video footage to the Internet as multiple people repeatedly claim to not have watched the video. Butters feels guilty and tells Cartman in the bathroom that they should confess. Cartman convinces him not to do so while Kyle overhears their entire conversation.
A group meets to discuss the safety of everyone with drones becoming more prevalent, as Laura defends her choice to not shave her pubic hair. They decide the safest way to protect themselves from drones is to form a neighborhood watch program with drones of their own. Kyle confronts Cartman and Kenny about their use of the drone to spy, but Cartman accuses Kyle of spying in the bathroom. Stephen attempts to return his drone to the hobby store, telling the clerk that he believes the drone was flying itself, being unable to accept the possibility that his son used the drone without supervision.
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