South Park (season 16)

Season of television series

Season of television series

South Park

Season 16

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Country of origin| United States
No. of episodes| 14
Release
Original network| Comedy Central
Original release| March 14 (2012-03-14) –
November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
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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.

## Episodes[edit]

See also: List of South Park episodes

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season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date [1]| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
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224| 1| "Reverse Cowgirl"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)| 1601| 2.63[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.
225| 2| "Cash for Gold"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| March 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)| 1602| 2.31[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.
226| 3| "Faith Hilling"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)| 1603| 2.70[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.
227| 4| "Jewpacabra"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)| 1604| 2.69[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.
228| 5| "Butterballs"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)| 1605| 2.23[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.
229| 6| "I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)| 1606| 2.43[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.
230| 7| "Cartman Finds Love"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)| 1607| 2.33[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.
231| 8| "Sarcastaball"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)| 1608| 1.84[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.
232| 9| "Raising the Bar"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)| 1609| 1.69[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.
233| 10| "Insecurity"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)| 1610| 2.33[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.
234| 11| "Going Native"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)| 1611| 1.98[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.
235| 12| "A Nightmare on FaceTime"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)| 1612| 1.89[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.
236| 13| "A Scause for Applause"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)| 1613| 1.96[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.
237| 14| "Obama Wins!"| Trey Parker| Trey Parker| November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)| 1614| 2.19[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.

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## References[edit]

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.

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Season 16|

* "Reverse Cowgirl"
* "Cash For Gold"
* "Faith Hilling"
* "Jewpacabra"
* "Butterballs"
* "I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining"
* "Cartman Finds Love"
* "Sarcastaball"
* "Raising the Bar"
* "Insecurity"
* "Going Native"
* "A Nightmare on FaceTime"
* "A Scause for Applause"
* "Obama Wins!"

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