The season 29 premiere of South Park establishes that the town has already been renamed “South America”, turning Donald Trump’s habit of renaming places into a broader satire of American decline and political absurdity. The episode centres on children’s enthusiasm for powerful e-bikes, while adults’ backlash develops into an increasingly violent campaign to ban them.

Cartman obtains an expensive class-three e-bike, prompting Stan, Kyle and Kenny to buy cheaper knock-offs from Mr Kim. As e-bikes spread, Randy Marsh organises an adult biker gang that blocks traffic, demands supplies and eventually resorts to violence, while the townspeople pin their hopes on November and the release of Grand Theft Auto 6. Kenny is killed when his bike explodes, and his death is exploited to unite the town behind an e-bike ban, highlighting the episode’s themes of scapegoating, ineffective laws and collective suffering.