US Edition‘South Park’: Pete Hegseth Deploys Troops Into South Park As Saudi Arabia Sponsors Turkey Trot
South Park satirizes the town's economic struggles and Saudi sponsorship controversy with a $5,000 Turkey Trot prize and a chaotic jailbreak led by Pete Hegseth.
- On Wednesday, November 26, South Park aired 'Turkey Trot', depicting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sponsoring the race with a $5,000 top prize.
- South Park mayor considers asking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for funds amid local businesses' hard times, echoing recent Saudi payouts to entertainers and the Riyadh Comedy Festival controversy.
- Eric Cartman turns to 'race science' when Tolkien Black initially rejects the 5K due to Saudi sponsorship, but Tolkien ends up crossing the finish line first.
- Pete Hegseth escalates the conflict when he rappels into the Park County Police Station to free Peter Thiel, is ejected by Sergeant Harrison Yates, and ends up jailed with Thiel.
- The episode builds on the Riyadh controversy by riffing on the Riyadh Comedy Festival, with co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker saying politics dominate Season 28, which ends Dec. 10.
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