The Poor Kid

"The Poor Kid"
South Park episode
Episode no.Season 15
Episode 14
Directed byTrey Parker
Written byTrey Parker
Production code1514
Original air dateNovember 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
Guest appearance
Kiara Lisette Gambao as Melisa Weatherhead
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"The Poor Kid" is the fifteenth season finale of the American animated television series South Park, and the 223rd episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 16, 2011. In the episode, Kenny McCormick and his siblings are sent to a foster home after police discover a meth lab in their house. As a result, Eric Cartman is left with feelings of loss, since he no longer has someone to ridicule for their poverty.[1]

The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA LV in the United States. It lampoons Pabst Blue Ribbon,[2] agnosticism, and the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.[3]

  1. ^ "Episode 1514 'The Poor Kid' Press Release"[dead link]. South Park Studios. November 3, 2011
  2. ^ Isler, Ramsey (November 17, 2011). "South Park: 'The Poor Kid' Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Trey Parker & Matt Stone". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. June 15, 2011. Comedy Central.