South Park (season 16)

Last updated

South Park
Season 16
South Park Season 16 DVD.jpg
Home media release cover
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network Comedy Central
Original releaseMarch 14 (2012-03-14) –
November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 15
Next →
Season 17
List of episodes

The sixteenth season of the American adult animated sitcom South Park began airing on Comedy Central on March 14, 2012 and ended on November 7, 2012. It was also the final season to have 14 episodes as well as the last season until season 25 to have its episodes air in the first half of the year. Parker was also the director and writer for all episodes.

Contents

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [1] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2241"Reverse Cowgirl" Trey Parker Trey ParkerMarch 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)16012.63 [2]
When Clyde's mother dies after falling in the toilet (due to Clyde leaving the toilet seat up), the government hires TSA agents to patrol anyone and everyone who goes to the bathroom with a belt attached to the toilet. Meanwhile, Stan convinces Clyde to sue the inventor of the toilet, so he employs a lawyer who conducts a sueance (séance) that will allow this to happen.
2252"Cash for Gold"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)16022.31 [3]
Cartman launches a gemstones network show and creates a very lucrative business. Stan searches for the real value of a piece of jewelry that was a gift from his grandfather. Meanwhile, Cartman's lucrative new business preys upon an extremely vulnerable clientele.
2263"Faith Hilling"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)16032.70 [4]
The boys get into meme photography, but become discouraged and conflicted after learning that the meme they tried to perform at the Republican National Convention has been supplanted in popularity by newer ones, including one that leads investigators to believe that cats are evolving in intelligence and have become a threat to humanity.
2274"Jewpacabra"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerApril 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)16042.69 [5]
South Park's big Easter egg hunt is in jeopardy when Cartman spreads rumors of a dangerous beast lurking in the woods nearby, but Cartman finds that spreading these ideas may come to endanger him.
2285"Butterballs"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerApril 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)16052.23 [6]
Stan wants to raise awareness about the dangers of bullying by shooting an anti-bullying video, while Butters falls victim to his grandmother's extremely cruel abuse.
2296"I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerApril 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)16062.43 [7]
The boys spend the day in the Colorado Mountains learning how to zipline, which turns into a fight for survival as they find ziplining so boring that it proves fatal.
2307"Cartman Finds Love"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerApril 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)16072.33 [8]
When a new black girl named Nichole comes to South Park Elementary, Cartman, thinking that blacks belong together, tries to play matchmaker with her and Token. When he learns that the girl has a crush on Kyle, Cartman spreads a rumor about Kyle in order to maneuver Token and Nichole together.
2318"Sarcastaball"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerSeptember 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)16081.84 [9]
Randy's sarcastic protests over attempts to make football safer leads to the creation of a new sport, Sarcastaball, and an unusual tactic on the part of Butters to improve the South Park team's morale.
2329"Raising the Bar"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)16091.69 [10]
Cartman finally realizes he is fat and decides to do something about it: get a mobility scooter. With so many fat people on scooter chairs and Honey Boo Boo being a TV star, James Cameron believes the societal bar has been lowered too much, so he goes on a deep sea expedition to find the bar and raise it.
23310"Insecurity"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)16102.33 [11]
After Ike witnesses his parents engaging in sexual roleplay, the men in the town come to believe that their wives are sleeping with UPS delivery men. Meanwhile, Cartman gets a security system for his house, but it is angered by the nonchalant responses of the agents who respond to its alerts.
23411"Going Native"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)16111.98 [12]
When Butters starts becoming extremely aggressive and rude, his parents tell him that he is a native Hawaiian, and must journey to that island to take part in an adolescent rite of passage. When he goes there with Kenny, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between the Hawaiians and the mainland U.S.
23512"A Nightmare on FaceTime"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)16121.89 [13]
In this parody of The Shining , Randy buys a Blockbuster Video store in the hopes of reviving the video rental business, but the obsolete business drives him mad. Meanwhile, the boys, dressed as the Avengers (including an in absentia Stan using his iPad's FaceTime) go trick or treating, and come face to face with a gang of serial killers.
23613"A Scause for Applause"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)16131.96 [14]
When the public comes to believe that Jesus performed his miracles because he was using drugs, they cease wearing their "What would Jesus do?" wristbands, but Stan controversially refuses to take off his bracelet, which leads to both criticism and the creation of a new movement dedicated to nonconformity.
23714"Obama Wins!"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)16142.19 [15]
Eric Cartman hides swing state ballots from the 2012 U.S. Presidential election, in a plot that involves Barack Obama, the Chinese government, the Walt Disney Company and the future of both the election and upcoming Star Wars sequels.

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>Full Throttle Saloon</i> American TV series or program

Full Throttle Saloon the American reality television reality series premiered on November 10, 2009. Based on the bar of the same name the show originally aired on truTV. The series chronicles the daily operations of the bar for which it is named. The Full Throttle Saloon is located in Sturgis, South Dakota and is known as the world's largest biker bar.

<i>Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy</i> American TV series or program

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy is an American travel documentary series that aired for three seasons from 2011 to 2013 on History. It premiered on February 8, 2011.

<i>Psych</i> (season 6) Season of television series

The sixth season of Psych, consisting of 16 episodes, premiered on the USA Network in the United States on October 12, 2011 and continued to air until April 11, 2012. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen and Kirsten Nelson all reprised their roles as the main characters.

<i>South Beach Tow</i> American television series

South Beach Tow is an American television series that portrayed dramatized reenactments of the day-to-day business of Tremont Towing, a family-run towing business in Miami Beach, and South Beach Towing, a towing company in Gladeview created by the workers of Tremont in Season 4. Both are actual towing companies in Florida; however, South Beach Towing has ceased operations and closed down within the last two years, leaving only Tremont Towing left in business. It was produced by Bodega Pictures and Nuyorican Productions, and it aired on the American cable channel truTV, running for 4 seasons from July 20, 2011, to December 10, 2014. The final episode titled "Checkmate" aired on December 3, 2014, which ended the story on a major cliffhanger. A week later, a bonus episode aired on December 10, concluding the series with a total of 87 episodes. The series then went into limbo and was presumed cancelled. Though truTV has never made an official statement of its cancellation, the network has since removed it from its programming. Although the program is fictionalized, Tremont Towing and South Beach Towing are real towing companies in Miami Beach and Gladeview, respectively.

<i>Paranormal Witness</i> American TV series or program

Paranormal Witness is an American paranormal documentary television series made by a British production company which described itself as "true tales of supernatural hauntings and explanation-defying paranormal experiences, which are brought to life through recreations". The series premiered on September 7, 2011, on Syfy in the U.S. It is also shown in the UK on Really, W, and Pick.

The third season of the TV Land original sitcom Hot in Cleveland premiered on November 30, 2011. TV Land originally ordered 22 episodes but later increased the order to 24. The series stars Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves, and Betty White.

<i>Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis</i> American TV series or program

Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis is an American reality television series that debuted March 14, 2012, on Bravo. It is a spin-off from Lewis' other Bravo show Flipping Out, and features both Jenni Pulos and Zoila Chavez.

<i>South Park</i> (season 17) Season of television series

The seventeenth season of the animated television series South Park was announced on May 10, 2013, that premiered on Comedy Central on September 25, 2013, and ended on December 11, 2013. The season satirized various topics and cultural institutions including Minecraft, the George Zimmerman murder trials, the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures, and the HBO television fantasy drama, Game of Thrones. The season received generally positive reviews, with criticism mainly aimed at the start of the season and much praise going to the Black Friday trilogy, which was hailed by IGN to be the show's best multi-arc series since the Imaginationland trilogy. The series continually maintained high ratings throughout the season.

<i>South Park</i> (season 18) Season of television series

The eighteenth season of the American animated sitcom South Park premiered on Comedy Central on September 24, 2014 with "Go Fund Yourself", and ended with "#HappyHolograms" on December 10, 2014, with a total of ten episodes. The season featured serial elements and recurring story lines, which The A.V. Club noted as an experimentation with episode-to-episode continuity, in which the episodes "explore the consequences of the boys' actions [week to week], allowing the plots to be motivated in part by their attempts to dig themselves out of a hole". As with most seasons of the show, all episodes of season 18 were written and directed by the series co-creator and co-star Trey Parker.

Ghost Mine is an American paranormal television series that premiered on January 16, 2013, in the United States on the Syfy channel. The series features a group of hard rock miners searching for gold in Oregon's Crescent Mine. Two paranormal investigators accompany them in an attempt to determine if the location is haunted.

References

  1. ↑ "Watch South Park Episodes Online Season 16 (2012)". TV Guide . Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 15, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Finishes First; 'South Park', 'Challenge: Battle of the Exes', 'Face Off' 'Sons of Guns', 'Psych" + More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 22, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' Wins Night, 'Psych,' 'Challenge: Battle of the Exes', 'Dog the Bounty Hunter,' 'Sons of Guns,' 'Robot Chicken' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 29, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' 'Psych,' 'Challenge: Battle of the Exes', 'Sons of Guns,' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 5, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' Wins Night + 'Psych', 'Duck Dynasty','Sons of Guns,' 'Daily Show' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 12, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' Wins Night, 'Psych', 'America's Best Dance Crew', 'House Hunters', 'Restaurant Stakeout', 'Duck Dynasty' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 19, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' 'Sons of Guns', 'House Hunters', 'Duck Dynasty', + NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 26, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' 'Duck Dynasty', 'Restaurant Impossible', 'Storage Wars' + NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 27, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Wins Night + 'South Park' Premiere, 'The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons' + More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 4, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: Presidential Debate Wins Night, 'South Park', 'The Daily Show', 'Challenge: Battle of the Seasons','Sons of Guns', 'Key & Peele' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  11. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 11, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night + MLB, 'South Park', 'The Daily Show', 'Key & Peele' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  12. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 18, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Wins Night, 'Duck Dynasty', 'South Park', 'The Daily Show', Baseball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  13. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 25, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story: Asylum' Wins Night + 'Duck Dynasty', 'South Park', 'The Daily Show' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  14. ↑ Bibel, Sara (November 1, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Wins Night, 'South Park', 'Duck Dynasty','Face Off', 'Key & Peele', 'South Beach Tow' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 8, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Beats 'American Horror Story' + 'Moonshiners', 'South Park', 'The Daily Show' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.