Got a Nut

"Got a Nut"
South Park episode
Episode no.Season 27
Episode 2
Directed byTrey Parker
Written byTrey Parker
Production code2702
Original air dateAugust 6, 2025 (2025-08-06)

"Got a Nut" is the second episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series South Park and the 330th episode of the series overall. It premiered on August 6, 2025.[1][2][3] The episode features Clyde Donovan and Eric Cartman becoming right-wing podcasters and Mr. Mackey becoming a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

Plot

When South Park Elementary counselor Mr. Mackey is fired due to federal budget cuts, he gets a job with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which sees him participating in the arrest of undocumented immigrants at various locations. These include a Dora the Explorer stage show where both audience members and the show's star are arrested, as well as Heaven. During these raids, Mackey's superior, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is seen shooting non-aggressive dogs, rejuvenating her frequently deteriorating face with botox, and participating in photo-ops.

To pay his monthly expenses, Clyde Donovan starts a podcast, but the right-wing, antisemitic, and misogynistic views he expresses offend many of his classmates. He also angers Eric Cartman, who feels that Clyde has "stolen his shtick". He reacts to this by beating up Clyde and taking over his podcast. Cartman uses the podcast as a platform on which he engages in "masterdebating" with callers, but when Clyde wins a Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters, which includes a free vacation, Cartman is outraged once again.

Mackey's performance as an ICE agent earns him a bonus, but he learns from his banker that his monthly expenses have increased. He also learns that he has earned a meeting at Mar-a-Lago with President Donald Trump, who wants to help him with his expenses by giving him a promotion that will see Mackey replace Noem as the face of DHS. Mackey, however, is horrified by the debauchery he sees at Mar-a-Lago, including Trump's casual nudity, the presence of Satan in Trump's bed, and an imprisoned Dora massaging an elderly guest. When Mackey encounters Clyde, who is also there as part of his free vacation, Mackey confesses that he is disillusioned at having taken a job doing something he does not believe in, simply to pay for his expenses, and resolves that he is at heart, a school counselor. Together, Mackey, Clyde, and Dora escape the resort. During the credits, Kristi Noem shoots up a dog grooming salon.

Reception

According to initial ratings information, not counting the full cross-platform total, the episode drew 838,000 viewers for its first airing on Comedy Central.[4]

Prior to the release of the episode, a trailer drew from one of the scenes of a caravan of armed masked ICE officers speeding in the street. The Department of Homeland Security account on Twitter (@DHSgov) posted a screencap from the trailer while promoting a link to the ICE career site. @SouthPark, in reference to Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers' statement that "[South Park] hasn't been relevant in over 20 years" in response to the preceding episode "Sermon on the 'Mount", quote retweeted "Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks".[5][6] When reached for comment by Newsweek, a DHS spokesperson told, "We want to thank South Park for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment."[7]

Responding to her depiction in the episode, US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem condemned South Park on the Glenn Beck Radio Program, saying “It's so lazy to just constantly make fun of women for how they look. It’s only the liberals and the extremists who do that.” Noem added "If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can't".[8][9][10] Noem also said the episode was "petty", but that she hadn't watched it.[8]

Prior to the episode's release, Charlie Kirk expressed appreciation for South Park and its parody of him. Regarding the aforementioned promotional trailer, Kirk stated, "my first reaction is that I kinda laughed. [...] We as conservatives should be able to take a joke, we shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously – that’s something that the left has always done."[11]

References

  1. ^ Hibberd, James (August 5, 2025). "'South Park' to Tackle ICE Raids, Hit Trump Again in Next Episode". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ^ DiGoacomo, Frank (August 5, 2025). "'South Park' To Take On Ice In New Episode". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Murray, Conor (August 5, 2025). "Homeland Security Trolls 'South Park' In Latest Jab Between Show And Trump Administration". Forbes. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Porter, Rick (August 8, 2025). "TV Ratings: 'South Park' On-Air Viewers Surge With Season 27's Second Episode". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Morrow, Brendan (August 7, 2025). "After uproar, 'South Park' pummels Trump again and hits at JD Vance, Kristi Noem". USA Today. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Patten, Dominic (August 7, 2025). "'South Park' Lets Loose With A Trump, Satan & JD Vance Ménage À Trois, ICE Raiding Heaven & Kristi Noem Shooting Dogs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  7. ^ King, Jordan (August 6, 2025). "South Park mocks White House over Homeland Security ICE post". Newsweek. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Murray, Conor (August 8, 2025). "Kristi Noem Rips 'South Park' Portrayal As 'Lazy' And 'Petty'". Forbes. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  9. ^ Harrison, Scoop (August 7, 2025). "Kristi Noem Calls South Park's Depiction a "Lazy" Attack from Liberals". Consequence. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Flook, Ray (August 7, 2025). "South Park: Kristi Noem Reacts to Episode She Didn't Watch: "So Lazy"". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  11. ^ Sherratt, Madeline (July 30, 2025). "Turning Point USA founder embraces upcoming South Park parody". The Independent. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
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