10 Best Heartwarming Lessons South Park Ever Taught Us
4. Bullying Doesn't Last Forever
Poor Leopold "Butters" Stotch has been the fall-guy for so many schemes in South Park, and despite bringing an optimistic approach to things, he's still the runt of whatever litter he's in.
Butters is no stranger to abuse in the show, and in the sixteenth season episode "Butterballs" his life as a victim is finally addressed. But it's the person doing the bullying that's the most surprising. Who would have thought his sweet plump grandma was behaving no better than a common playground thug?
The bullying Butters endures in the episode hits close to home for many audiences; catching him alone and verbally and physically assaulting him, all the while knowing who would actually believe him if he told anyone.
At the end of the episode, after lashing out at Dr. Oz, Butters returns home to confront his grandma. The scene not only lays out how Butters' mind works, but encapsulates and reassures everything a child must feel if they are being bullied.
He reminds his grandma that one day the bullying will stop, and Butters will go about his life with a smile, knowing that his bully didn't beat him, and when all is said and done he will be the better person.