Cupid Ye

"Cupid Ye"
South Park episode
Episode no.Season 26
Episode 1
Directed byMatt Stone
Written byMatt Stone
Featured music
  • "Caillou's ROBLOX Rap" by TheVincentMottola
  • "Pretty Girls Walk" by Big Boss Vette
  • "Tokei no Uta" by Nonochan
Production code2601
Original air dateFebruary 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)
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"Cupid Ye" is the twenty-sixth season premiere of the American animated television series South Park, and the 320th episode of the series overall. Written and directed by Matt Stone, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on February 8, 2023.[1][2] The episode depicts a scheme hatched by Eric Cartman after Stan Marsh comes to feel threatened by the friendship developing between classmates Kyle Broflovski and Tolkien Black,[1] in a parody of the antisemitic views of rapper Kanye West,[3] and Jewish stereotypes in general, including the antisemitic trope that Jews control Hollywood.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Kim, Matt (January 21, 2023). "South Park Season 26 Premiere Date Revealed". IGN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Legacy, Spencer (February 6, 2023). "South Park Season 26 Photos and Clip Preview 'Cupid Ye' Premiere". Comingsoon.net. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Velasquez, Raul (February 7, 2023). "South Park Is Taking On Kanye West For Season 26 Premiere". Game Rant. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Graves, Wren (February 6, 2023). "South Park Wonders if Kyle Runs Hollywood in Teaser for Season 26: Watch". Consequence. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.