Trump branded ‘Satan’? South Park episode leaves viewers stunned and worried

The new South Park episode aired on Wednesday, September 3, and it mocked Donald Trump with a lot of profanity. The episode was called “Wok is Dead” and the main plot was about Butters trying to buy a Labubu doll for his girlfriend’s birthday, but the doll was too expensive because of Trump’s tariffs.

At the same time, there was a subplot about Trump and Satan. The creators showed Trump in bed with Satan, and Satan even made fun of Trump by saying he had small genitalia. There was also a joke about Fox News reporting that Trump was having sexual relations with Satan. Both Trump and Satan kept denying it, but Fox News continued repeating it, using an expletive over and over in the coverage, as per the report by The Mirror.

South Park uncensored swearing shocks fans

Many fans were surprised because the episode had a lot of uncensored F-words and other curse words, which are usually censored on cable TV.


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On X, one fan asked if the episode was really uncensored for everyone. Another said the show is “back on top” but joked that Comedy Central could face a huge fine for all the F-words. A third fan said on X, "I'm genuinely curious, is the new South Park episode uncensored for y'all? Cuz I'm watching it through 'completely legal means', but it's uncensored."

FCC rules and South Park streaming

Fans were thinking if the uncensored foul language was permitted for the show or would they face problems for not muting it. This whole episode comes under the Federal Communications Commission's rules on obscene, indecent, or profane broadcasts, as per the reports.

It is clearly mentioned on the website of FCC, if these rules are not followed the offender will face punishment. The website says, “FCC finds a station in violation of its rules, it has the authority to revoke a station license, impose a fine, or issue an admonishment or warning.”

Streaming platforms do not have to follow FCC rules, so curse words like “f--k” and “s--t” can be left uncensored there. New episodes of South Park are released every two weeks on Wednesdays at 10 PM ET on Comedy Central, and the next day they are also available on Paramount+, as mentioned by The Mirror report.

FAQs

Q1. Why did South Park compare Donald Trump with Satan?
In the episode “Wok is Dead”, South Park creators showed Trump in bed with Satan as part of a running joke mocking him.

Q2. Why was the new South Park episode uncensored?
The episode sounded uncensored on streaming services like Hulu because FCC language rules only apply to cable TV, not streaming.