History Recap / SouthParkS16E5Butterballs

* TruthInTelevision: Yes, bullying can happen ''anywhere'', not just school. In fact, parental bullying (one Butters suffers from his family) and business bullying (one Bucky suffers form the lawyer) are arguably just as common as classic school bullying. And believe it or not, people are willing to stoop low enough to exploit the news of bullying for their own gain, because almost no one is that selfless and altruistic.

* RefugeInAudacity: Who would expect that Butter's own grandma is making his life a living hell?

** Stan accuses Kyle of being a bully to him just for agreeing with his anti-bullying video, when he himself is acting like a bully by pressuring him to join his cause and forces Butters to be a onscreen celebrity rather than treating him like an abused victim.

* CerebusSyndrome: Despite the absurdity of Butters' grandma acting like a schoolyard bully, the abuse itself isn't all that hilarious.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Butters gives an epic one to his grandma concerning how empty bullying must make her feel and how as she'll likely wither and die he'll come see her and show how he's alive and strong despite her, her expressions throughout making clear how effective this speech is on her.

* OnlySaneMan: Kyle sees through Stan's anti-bullying campaign as one giant ego trip and refuses to participate in it, leading to the other kids bullying him for not being on board. Kyle also realizes that Butters is very uncomfortable with the whole thing, but the while others force Butters to go through with it because they think it's for "his benefit," Kyle doesn't try to make Butters do anything at all. [[FridgeLogic If anything, Kyle could've realized that he may have become just as much a bully as Stan and the others for trying to make Butters, or even Stan, do something they wouldn't want to do.]] He only calls out Stan's hypocrisy when Stan himself provokes Kyle into a confrontation.

* KarmaHoudini: Grandma Stotch gets no actual punishment for her abuse, though [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Butter's speech]] to her at the end makes it perfectly clear that when she's in hospital dying, he'll get the last laugh. She's quite visibly aware of that too.

* KarmaHoudini: Grandma Stotch gets no actual punishment for her abuse, though [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Butter's speech]] to her at the end makes it perfectly clear that when she's in hospital dying, he'll get the last laugh.

* KarmaHoudini: Grandma Stotch gets no immediate punishment for her abuse, though [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Butter's speech]] to her at the end makes it perfectly clear that when she's in hospital dying, he'll get the last laugh.

* Hypocrite: The anti-bullying representative bullies others to get his way.

* HypocriticalHumor: The anti-bullying representative bullies others to get his way.

* KarmaHoudini: Grandma Stotch gets no immediate punishment for her bullying of Butters, though [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Butter's speech]] to her at at the end makes it perfectly clear that when she's in hospital dying, he'll get the last laugh.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Butters gives an epic one to his grandma concerning how empty bullying must make her feel and how as she'll likely wither and die he'll come see her and show how he's alive and strong despite her, her expressions throughout making clear how effective this speech is on her.
* VerySpecialEpisode: Sort of. While the "Butters gets bullied and abused by his grandmother" subplot is somewhat dramatic, the episode pretty much mocks the "anti-bullying awareness" movement rather than take it seriously.

* CerebusSyndrome: Despite the absurdity of Butters' grandma acting like a schoolyard bully, it's isn't portrayed the least bit funny.

'''Airdate:''' April 11, 2012

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Butters has so much of his grandma's abuse and Stan's pressure that he punches Dr. Oz on national television.
** Who knew Jesus was such a bully?

* DomesticAbuse: Grandma Stotch's abuse on Butters.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Butters give one to his grandma at the end.

* TakeThat: This episode satirizes the anti-bullying movement, and includes a nod to the controversy surrounding the release of the documentary film ''Bully'.
* VerySpecialEpisode: Sort of.

* TakeThat: This episode satirizes the anti-bullying movement, and includes a nod to the controversy surrounding the release of the documentary film ''{{Film/Bully}}''.

* TakeThat: This episode satirizes the anti-bullying movement, and includes a nod to the controversy surrounding the release of the documentary film ''{{Film/Bully}}''.

* BewareTheNiceOne: Butters has so much of his grandma's abuse and Stan's pressure that he punches Dr. Oz on national television.

* HyporticialHumor: The anti-bullying representative bullies others to get his way.