‘South Park’ returns with a new approach to parodying President Trump

"South Park" is giving President Donald Trump a break – for the most part.

The animated series returned to Comedy Central for its 29th season premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after two back-to-back seasons that were heavily focused on skewering the president.

But in a significant shift, the new episode, titled "South American Biker Gangs," did not feature Trump, at least not within the main bulk of the show.

He did, however, show up in the intro: The series debuted a new title sequence that featured a cameo by a completely nude animated Trump, wiping himself with the American flag. The intro was also modified to reflect that the show's name has been changed to "South America," a dig at Trump's move to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America due to a trade war with Canada. The lyrics in the theme song now say "South America" instead of "South Park," and the town sign was also updated.

It wasn't just for the intro: In the episode itself, the town's name is now South America. The new name is reflected on signage and buildings throughout the town, and all of the characters casually refer to it by that…

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