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During the show's first 58 episodes (1997 through Season 4 episode "4th Grade" in 2000), Butters and the other main child characters were in the third grade. He lives in South Park as the only child and son of Stephen and Linda Stotch , from whom he perpetually faces the looming prospect of being grounded and abused .
It is noted for being the first episode in which Butters Stotch serves as an important supporting character, with substantial dialogue. "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub" pokes fun at two notable cult-related incidents in the U.S. from the 1990s : the 1993 Waco siege and the 1997 Heaven's Gate mass suicide .
Butters Stotch begins acting out at school, after beating up a fellow student Scott Malkinson seemingly without provocation, and then later excoriating his male classmates for being stuck-up and disingenuous (save for Kenny McCormick, who he says is the only one who has any sense of dignity).
It marks the first appearance of Stephen Stotch, who is Butters Stotch’s father in later seasons, as well as a more finalised design for Randy Marsh. The episode was written by series co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with David R. Goodman, and directed by Parker.
Butters Stotch expresses excitement about his parents' upcoming anniversary, which they are going to celebrate at Butters' favorite restaurant, Bennigan's.A few days before their anniversary, his mother, Linda, asks Butters to spy on his father, Chris, in order to find out what his gift for her will be so that her own will not fall short.
The episode, which focuses on Mr. Mackey's preparation for nuclear war, and Butters Stotch's preparation to compete in a dressage tournament, [2] [3] [4] is the first scripted television episode to reference the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [2] which was launched six days prior. [5] "
At the asylum, Stan and Kyle find that "Chouce" is actually "Chaos". They enter Chaos' cell to discover that he is actually Butters Stotch, who went insane after his parents abandoned him. In his isolation, Chaos began dealing in NFTs, for which he was institutionalized. Stan and Kyle are removed from Chaos' cell, but Chaos later escapes.
The initial idea for "The Ungroundable" was created the week before production, when the team at South Park Studios was working on "Elementary School Musical". [2]In that episode, Parker had planned to have the school children simply move on to the next fad, which would have been the Twilight Saga film series. [2]