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"Butters' Very Own Episode" is episode 79 of the Comedy Central series South Park and the season finale for the show's fifth season, making it the first season not to have a Christmas special. It originally aired on December 12, 2001.

Plot

Butters' Very Own Episode begins with his own theme, and Butters is excited because his parents' anniversary is coming up, and the whole family is going to Bennigan's to celebrate. A few days before this event, Butters' mom asks him to go and spy on his father, to find out what gift he was buying her. However, Butters (without understanding what he was seeing) finds his father going into a gay movie theater and bath house to have casual sex with men. He blithely reports back what he finds (complete with photographic evidence) to his mother, who goes completely insane due to the sudden shock. The next morning she is showing signs of insanity by constantly painting the walls green and talking to herself. Mr. Stotch learns that Butters has seen his infidelity. He advises Butters not to tell what he's seen, saying it's okay to tell a little white lie if it keeps people from getting hurt. Butters responds that that won't be an issue, as he has already spilled the beans to his mother, which in turn alarms Mr. Stotch.

Mrs. Stotch tries to drown Butters by sending him into the river in the car. He escapes, thinking the entire situation was simply an accident. He tries to go back home so that their anniversary won't be ruined and they will still be able to go to Bennigan's.

Meanwhile, Mr. Stotch walks in on his wife writing her suicide note, and prevents her from taking her own life. He admits to his affairs but blames it all on internet pornography. Upon learning Butters is 'dead', the two concoct a story about Butters being abducted by "some Puerto Rican guy".

As the media centers in on the "missing child" case, the pair are inducted into a "club" of people whose loved ones have been taken from them by "Some Puerto Rican Guy", including Gary Condit, O.J. Simpson, and the Ramseys. Butters makes his way back to South Park by walking through the Haunted Woods, while his parents begin fighting over which version of their story he must tell, he scolds them for lying and trying to teach him to lie as well. Agreeing with their son, the two go before the press and reveal everything that has happened; the father's homosexual affairs, the mother's attempted murder, and the whole cover-up, and it is only at this point that Butters realizes what actually happened, and is visibly disturbed. This is followed by a lengthy scene in which Butters' father repeatedly screams about "Liars", "slimy scumbag liars" and "murdering murderers" while the camera cuts to the blank but smiling faces of Condit, Simpson, and the Ramseys.

When Stan, Kyle and Cartman (recovering from the loss of their friend Kenny in the previous episode), look at him in shock, he attempts to keep his good cheer despite all this. He then explains to the boys that, while the knowledge of what really transpired is horrible and his faith in the inherent goodness of truth is shaken, he's certain a delicious meal at Bennigan's will get him feeling back to normal: "I'm gonna be okay!" The boys are stunned and Stan asks "Really?" to which Butters sadly replies "No, I'm lying." Eventually, he then happily leaves to join his family at Bennigan's.

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 ==Plot==
-''Butters' Very Own Episode'' begins with his own theme, and [[Butters Stotch|Butters]] is excited because his parents' anniversary is coming up, and the whole family is going to [[Bennigan's]] to celebrate. A few days before this event, Butters' mom asks him to go and spy on his father, to find out what gift he was buying her. However, Butters (without understanding what he was seeing) finds his father going into a [[homosexuality|gay]] [[movie theater]] and [[gay bathhouse|bath house]] to have casual sex with men. He blithely reports back what he finds (complete with photographic evidence) to his mother, who goes completely [[insane]] due to the sudden shock. The next morning she is showing signs of insanity by constantly painting the walls green and talking to herself. Mr. Stotch learns that Butters has seen his infedellity. He advises Butters not to tell what he's seen, saying it's okay to tell a little white lie if it keeps people from getting hurt. Butters responds that that won't be an issue, as he has already spilled the beans to his mother, which in turn alarms Mr. Stotch.
+''Butters' Very Own Episode'' begins with his own theme, and [[Butters Stotch|Butters]] is excited because his parents' anniversary is coming up, and the whole family is going to [[Bennigan's]] to celebrate. A few days before this event, Butters' mom asks him to go and spy on his father, to find out what gift he was buying her. However, Butters (without understanding what he was seeing) finds his father going into a [[homosexuality|gay]] [[movie theater]] and [[gay bathhouse|bath house]] to have casual sex with men. He blithely reports back what he finds (complete with photographic evidence) to his mother, who goes completely [[insane]] due to the sudden shock. The next morning she is showing signs of insanity by constantly painting the walls green and talking to herself. Mr. Stotch learns that Butters has seen his infidelity. He advises Butters not to tell what he's seen, saying it's okay to tell a little white lie if it keeps people from getting hurt. Butters responds that that won't be an issue, as he has already spilled the beans to his mother, which in turn alarms Mr. Stotch.
 Mrs. Stotch tries to drown Butters by sending him into the river in the car. He escapes, thinking the entire situation was simply an accident. He tries to go back home so that their anniversary won't be ruined and they will still be able to go to Bennigan's.
-Meanwhile, Mr. Stotch walks in on his wife writing her [[suicide note]], and prevents her from taking her own life. He admits to his affairs but blames it all on internent pornography. Upon learning Butters is 'dead', the two concoct a story about Butters being abducted by "some [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] guy".
+Meanwhile, Mr. Stotch walks in on his wife writing her [[suicide note]], and prevents her from taking her own life. He admits to his affairs but blames it all on internet pornography. Upon learning Butters is 'dead', the two concoct a story about Butters being abducted by "some [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] guy".
 As the media centers in on the "missing child" case, the pair are inducted into a "club" of people whose loved ones have been taken from them by "Some Puerto Rican Guy", including [[Gary Condit]], [[O.J. Simpson]], and the [[JonBenét Ramsey|Ramseys]]. Butters makes his way back to South Park by walking through the Haunted Woods, while his parents begin fighting over which version of their story he must tell, he scolds them for lying and trying to teach him to lie as well. Agreeing with their son, the two go before [[Mass media|the press]] and reveal everything that has happened; the father's homosexual affairs, the mother's attempted murder, and the whole cover-up, and it is only at this point that Butters realizes what actually happened, and is visibly disturbed. This is followed by a lengthy scene in which Butters' father repeatedly screams about "Liars", "slimy scumbag liars" and "murdering murderers" while the camera cuts to the blank but smiling faces of Condit, Simpson, and the Ramseys.