After their latest season premiere, people were wondering if the scathing political commentary was just a one-time thing and if the writers would be able to pull it off again. And the writers of South Park have once again proved that all of it wasn’t by chance, and the show hasn’t lost its edge.
This time, their target was Vice President JD Vance, and they shot him in a merciless satire. The show has painted him as a comically pathetic sidekick to Donald Trump. To say that the show has been brutal in its depiction of JD Vance would be correct.
South Park portrayed Vance as a political pawn and also as a sniveling, baby-faced servant. He is shown to be willing to do anything to please his boss, even if it means that he has to become the literal butt of a joke.
The episode mocked Vance’s political journey, and they did it with brutal precision. They framed him as a man who has no dignity or independence. They showcase JD Vance having discarded his self-respect.
There is one particularly biting scene where Vance is shown standing at Trump’s side. And in the next second, he is casually booted offstage without warning. And after some moments, he appears again like a cartoon lackey waiting for his next orders.
Trump and JD Vance in the new ‘SOUTH PARK’ episode. pic.twitter.com/3MIIq3QhuO
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 7, 2025
His height has been shortened, maybe to show his small stature in the government. He appears to be a miniature version of himself. He is said to be somewhat based on the “tatoo” character from the fantasy island.
But South Park doesn’t stop there. It has so much arsenal with them. The most grotesque moment arrives when Vance enters a bedroom. The same bedroom shared by Trump and Satan. It is a surreal jab at the right’s flirtation with extremist figures. With liking them and discarding them in the next minute, like Kim Jong-un and Putin.
“Would you like me to apply the baby oil to Satan’s a—–e, boss?” JD is shown asking without hesitation.
JD Vance….
“Would you like me to apply the baby oil to satans a$$hole, boss?”😲😆 pic.twitter.com/USPMXiabX6
— Matt (@ELE_Network) August 7, 2025
The line is as crude as it is effective. It paints Vance as a man utterly devoid of boundaries in his desire to please Trump.
This isn’t just a comedic takedown. It’s a political and character assassination via animation. And the internet took notice.
Viewers flooded social media with memes and commentary. Many people have pointed out how accurate Vance’s portrayal is.
There were other conservative commentators, too, who were parodied in the episode. One of them was Charlie Kirk, and surprisingly, he was a good sport about it. He took the joke in stride.
However, when it came to JD Vance, it was not a joke. This was a statement about his role in Trump’s political world.
Not South Park clowning Charlie Kirk for cutting footage of good arguments against him 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/JaWfMUz98K
— effy (@effyfae) August 7, 2025
This has come at a very precarious point in JD Vance’s life. He was once one of the intellectual people in the Republican Party. He is also a best-selling author. But ever since he had joined hands with Donald Trump, it looks as if someone else has been pulling Vance’s string.
JD Vance had one of the most drastic transformations from Trump’s biggest critic to his most loyal defender The South Park caricature hammers home that transformation.
South Park is known for its over-the-top humor. However, this episode cuts close to reality by showcasing how Vance has turned into a subservient servant of Trump.
Wait, mar-a-Lago is Fantasy Island?
LOL JD Vance is the tiny guy. #SouthPark pic.twitter.com/H3btCdL15R— Keir Nites 🦇♠️▪️🌚 (@ShadowWilliam7) August 7, 2025
It also raises a bigger question: Can JD Vance recover from this level of public humiliation? Satire, especially when it’s accurate enough to sting, has a long shelf life.
