The TikTok Problem

== Synopsis ==
The kids of South Park try to get famous off of TikTok, the most popular app in the world.
== Disclaimer ==
All characters and events in this show— even those based on real people— are entirely fictional. All celebrity voices are impersonated…poorly. The following program contains coarse language and due to its content it should not be viewed by anyone.
== Episode ==
The McElroy Residence, daytime. Diane and Sharon are sitting on the couch watching TV with Renee and Shelley, on their phones. 
Diane: [looks at Sharon] Are you glad that Randy isn’t apart of the weed business anymore? 
Sharon: Of course I’m happy! I really missed my old Randy and I’m sure Shelley and Stan missed him too. [glances at Shelley] Isn’t that right, Shelley? 
Shelley: [still on her phone] What? Yeah, yeah I missed him. 
Diane: If you ask me, I prefer seeing him talk about beer than weed. 
Sharon: Oh, yes. That’s another thing I missed about him for some reason..- 
Randy: [offscreen, in the kitchen] Diane! Where’s your ingredients for red wine?! 
Diane: Oh, you don’t have to worry about that, Randy. I’ll get Robyn to make some for you. She can make really delicious drinks. [stands up and goes upstairs, walking in Robyn’s room] Robyn? 
Robyn is sitting on her bed with Stan, looking at Stan’s phone. 
Robyn: Aw, that’s a cute video of you and Sparky! 
Stan: I know! I have like 3K views on that video more than any of my other videos. It’s just a little tribute to the dude. 
Robyn: That’s pretty cool. How many followers do you have? 
Stan: I have 18.0K followers. Most of them are animal lovers like me. 
Diane: What are you guys talking about? 
Robyn: [looks up at her] Oh, we’re looking at TikTok videos. 
Diane: TikTok? 
Robyn: You know, the most popular app in the world. 
Diane: I’m just not finding that out today. How popular is it? 
Stan: How popular? Everyone around the globe has downloaded the app. Chinese, Mexicans, Asians, etc. That’s how popular it is. 
Diane: Oh. Well, Robyn, Mr. Marsh wants a red wine drink. Can you make it for him? 
Robyn: Aw, okay. I’ll be back, Stan. 
Robyn gets off the bed and walks out of the room, followed by her mom. They arrive downstair, Robyn goes in the kitchen. Diane goes back to the couch and sits down, looking at Sharon. 
Diane: Did you know anything about this app called TikTok? 
Sharon: Actually, I have. It’s really popular among children and adults, but mostly children. 
Renee: By children, you mean teens. 
Sharon: Yeah, what she said. But children are on it too. 
Shelley: Mom, Stan has a lot of followers of his account for posting videos of that stupid dog. 
Sharon: [looks on Shelley’s phone] Wow, he must be really popular on there. [looks back at Diane] Well, it’s great that children are having a great time on the app. But.. 
Diane: But? 
Sharon: I don’t know. I just have a bad feeling about it. What if children get too addicted to the app? 
Shelley: Mom, stop worrying. It’s just an app. 
Renee: Just an app? You’re on it right now. 
Shelley: [puts her phone down and crosses her arms] Now I’m not. 
In the kitchen, Robyn makes Randy the red wine drink. Randy is sitting at the table on his phone. 
Robyn: So, you ready to drink? 
Randy: Huh? Yeah, sure, whatever. 
Robyn: [turns around and looks at him] You good? 
Randy: Yeah, I’m looking at these text messages from my friend Nelson and he said that if I want people to notice how good of a geologist I am, then I should download TikTok. 
Robyn: Well, you should! TikTok is a great app for people to notice others. 
Randy: I thought it was for kids. 
Robyn: No, it’s for adults too. You know, if you create an account, you can make it into a business account. 
Randy: ..So I’ll get noticed for my work by people on TikTok? 
Robyn: Yep. TikTok is for anything, Mr. Marsh. It’s basically an app where anyone can express themselves. 
Randy: Well I’m gonna have to give this app a try! 
Robyn: [finishes the drink and hands him the glass with the drink inside] There. 
Randy: [takes it and takes a sip, then puts the glass down] ..Wow. That. Is. Incredible. Can you make more so I can take it to the farm? 
Robyn: Of course, Mr. Marsh. Just don’t addicted to it- 
Randy: Addicted? Pfft- you kids are so hilarious. [drinks some more of the red wine] 
- 
South Park Elementary, the fourth grade classroom. The kids are in their seats as they talk among themselves, waiting for the teacher to come. 
Cartman: Guys! [to Kenny, Butters and Stan] Did you all see my video on TikTok where I commented on Kyle’s gay life hack video? 
Kyle: What’s so gay about making videos about doing simple things in a more easier way, fatass? 
Cartman: ..Everything. 
Kyle: Okay. How come I have over 2K views on every video of me talking about life hacks? 
Cartman: ..Because those 2K people who watched are gay just like you and your faggy videos. 
Kyle: ..You know, I don’t only make life hack videos. I do science experiments and video game tutorials. 
Cartman: That’s so gay, Kahl. 
Butters: That’s not bad, Kyle! I make videos that are satisfying and calming to people. 
Kenny: (What do you do that’s satisfying to people?) 
Butters: ..S-Soap cutting? 
Cartman: That’s gay. 
Butters: That’s not all I do! I post videos of my drawings too. 
Bebe: That’s actually great, Butters. I post videos of me doing makeup tutorials. 
Wendy: Yeah, and I post videos of Stan and my daily life. 
Cartman: [rolls his eyes] Stan, what do you do on TikTok? 
Stan: Oh, I post videos of me playing video games from my YouTube channel, funny content and for the most part videos of cute animals. 
Cartman: ..That’s so- 
Kyle: If you say “that’s so gay” one more fucking time, dude. 
Cartman: But it is! 
Kyle: All you do is make videos of you commenting on other peoples videos! 
Cartman: Woah, Woah. That’s not gay. I’m just telling everyone my opinion on the video. 
Clyde: [hears them] Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with that. I made an account with me, Tolkien, Jimmy and Kenny. We post videos of us doing social media challenges and funny pranks. You guys should totally check us out. 
Tolkien: Yeah, we have 1K followers. We just make videos for fun pretty much. 
Jimmy: Yep. It’s all about the f-f-fun. 
Cartman: 1K followers? 
Kiara: You know, 1,000. 
Cartman: Oh. [looks at Kenny] That’s all you guys do is make pranking videos and social media challenges? 
Kenny: (Mhm. It’s fun!) 
Cartman: If you guys keep it up, you’ll be making your way up to the top of it all. 
Tolkien: Huh? 
Cartman: [gets out of his seat, walking to the front of the class] Think about it, you guys! We can get extremely famous on TikTok if we all keep doing what we’re doing! Haven’t you guys seen the money people on TikTok have been getting from making videos like… [points at Butters] Soap cutting? What about life hacks like Kahl? Makeup tutorials like Bebe? 
Robyn: ..He has a point, guys. A lot of people are getting famous from this one app. 
Kyle: Guys, are we really listening to Cartman? The manipulative asshole that everyone in this school hates? 
Kiara: I guess so. 
Kyle: ..I’m still making videos for fun. You guys can do whatever the fuck you want. 
Cartman: Then it’s settled. TikTok famous, here we come! Except for Khal. 
Mr. Garrison enters the classroom and goes to his desk, setting his phone down. 
Mr. Garrison: Sorry I was late, kids. These group of teenagers were doing a fucking TikTok in the middle of the street. I tried honking the horn, but they didn’t move until they finished their little video. 
Wendy: That’s okay, sir. 
Mr. Garrison: [looks down at Cartman] Eric, why are you up? 
Cartman: Oh, I was giving a motivational speech to the whole class. Specifically Kahl though. [walks back to his desk and sits down] 
Mr. Garrison: Okay, children. I have something very important to tell you. 
Butters: ..Aw, is it about your boyfriend? 
Mr. Garrison: Butters! I told you to not refer to Rick as my boyfriend. The term is future husband. But yes, it’s something about Rick. [the class all groan] Silence! [sits at his desk] Okay, so yesterday, he came to my house and… 
His voice starts to trail off. Robyn rolls her eyes and pulls out her phone, opening TikTok. 
Robyn: I’m not listening to that bullshit. 
Wendy: [glances at Robyn’s phone, whispering to her] Hey, how much followers do you have on TikTok? 
Robyn: Uhh, I have 5K followers. 
Wendy: Really? That’s a lot. 
Robyn: Yeah, I make videos of me dancing and doing dialogue re-enactments. Sometimes I do song intimations. 
Craig: [hears Robyn and looks at her] Damn, you do dialogue re-enactments too? 
Robyn: Yeah, they’re fun. 
Craig: I do those too. I mostly post videos of my daily life with Tweek because I have a lot of comments on Instagram asking me about my love life. That’s basically why I have TikTok. 
Robyn: Cute. How many followers do you have? 
Craig: 4K. 
Robyn: I’ll give you a follow. 
Craig: Okay, I’ll do the same to you. 
Mr. Garrison: [stops talking and looks at Robyn, Craig and Wendy] Excuse me?! Am I boring you three? 
Robyn: No. We were talking about how late you were this morning because of those kids. 
Mr. Garrison: [rolls his eyes] Oh, geez. I’ll just have to talk about it then just so I can get my anger out. 
Robyn: Yeah, get everything out. 
Mr. Garrison: ..So as I was saying… 
Kyle: Ugh! 
- 
South Park Elementary, the playground. The Goths are sitting at their spot as usual. Kiara goes to them. 
Kiara: Hey, guys. 
Pete: [flips his hair and looks at her] Hey. Did anything stupid happen in class today? 
Kiara: Something stupid happens every day. 
Pete: Ah. What happened this time? 
Kiara: Everyone was talking about this app called TikTok and how many followers they had and what videos they make. 
Michael: Stop. [drops his cigarette and stomps on it] TikTok is for conformists. Wanting to be famous is for posers. Recording yourself and posting it is just… kind of both. 
Henrietta: Yeah. Ever since TikTok became popular during the pandemic, those douchebags forgot the other social apps. 
Kiara: Well- do you guys have any socials? 
Firkle: …We preferred MySpace, but it sucks now. 
Kiara: Then move on. Try another app like… Tumblr! Tumblr is used by many alternative kids. You can post texts, photos, videos, links and music. You can also chat with other goths. 
Michael: That’s… actually pretty cool. I might give this Tumblr app a try. 
Pete: Yeah, as long as I’m not with that TikTok trend. 
Henrietta: Being isolated from others makes me so happy. 
Firkle: Those conformists out there are all sucking each other off. 
Kiara: Yeah. [sits next to Firkle] I’m just getting away from those losers and TikTok. 
Pete: You came to the right place, sister. 
Kyle is standing by Kenny and Stan, watching the Goth Kids; Kyle is also holding his phone. 
Kyle: Dude, I just hate seeing them like that. 
Stan: Sitting down? 
Kyle: They’re always sitting down talking about how boring life is. That’s just so fucked up. 
Stan: I mean, it’s what they do. We can’t change anything they do, dude. 
Kyle: Screw that, dude. I’m gonna have a word with them. [walks away from them and to the Goth Kids] 
Stan: [looks at Kenny] Did he have to bring his phone? 
Kenny: (He’s probably gonna post one of his advice tips on TikTok.) 
Stan: Oh. 
Kyle: [stops in front of the group and starts to record them] Hey, guys. What are we doing? 
Pete: …Nothing? What the fuck are you doing? 
Kyle: Ha.. nothing. Wow. Is that all you do? Nothing? Nothing but- smoking and talking about how stupid life is? 
Michael: What’s it to you? 
Kyle: You need to enjoy life. Enjoying life can bring us happiness, help us cope with challenges, strengthen our relationships, and allow us to grow and learn. Look at you guys for crying out loud! Look- Look at you. [points to Firkle] You’re like my brother’s age. You’re holding a cigarette at four years old! 
Firkle: ..I’m five. 
Kyle: Exactly! Don’t you know what smoking can do to your lungs? 
Firkle: ..I don’t care. 
Kyle: Don’t you guys know how to enjoy life? 
Henrietta: ..Um, yeah. By smoking cigarettes and talking about pain. 
Kyle: [facepalms and sighs] How can I help you guys? 
Michael: Wait, are you recording? 
Kyle: No. ..Maybe. 
Kiara: Stop recording right now, you ginger fuck. 
Kyle: Well, maybe you should understand why I’m recording. People on TikTok should see how individuals like you are all acting. Be happy! Sing a song or something… fuck. [walks away] 
Firkle: Singing songs are for gay little posers. 
Pete: Right. 
Kyle: [stops recording and posts the video on TikTok] Let’s see how many likes I get for this one. [opens his For You Page, and sees a video of Cartman] Huh? 
Cartman: [in the video] What’s up, guys? Today, I will be commenting on yet another video of my Jewish friend, Kahl. Let’s see what he just posted here. [uses the green screen duet feature and watches the video of Kyle giving advice to the Goth Kids] Aw, man. Kahl, you should know that depressed assholes like them are never going to go far in life. I thought you were smart, man. I guess I should give the expert award to Butters. [laughs] Just kidding! No one gives a crap about that blonde bastard. Anyway, it would be kewl if you all would like, comment and follow for more videos like these. CartmanBrah out! [the video ends] 
Kyle: [is puzzled] …But- I just posted that. How did he even react to- [turns and sees Cartman on his right] 
Cartman: Hey, Kahl. Just getting some more followers from commenting on videos. 
Kyle: How did you react to that video when I just posted it? 
Cartman: I have a few tricks up my sleeve. [looks on his phone and sees a video from Wendy] Oooh, I can’t wait to talk about this. TikTok famous here I come! [walks away] 
Kyle: This TikTok famous thing is getting out of hand, dude. [looks at Stan and Kenny] 
Kenny: (It’s not that bad. Think of it like… some kind of hobby.) 
Stan: Yeah, like a hobby. And besides, if we do get famous, we’ll be free! 
Kenny: (Yeah!) 
Kyle: …I’m still not totally sure about this. 
Stan: Okay, just keep doing what you’re doing then, dude. 
Kyle: I will. I’m doing perfectly fine too. People are really liking my life hacking videos. 
Stan: That’s kind of the same with the cute animal videos I post. 
Kenny: (People are loving me, Clyde, Tolkien and Jimmy’s account, but we’re trying to get more people to watch so they can see how funny we are.) 
Kyle: Oh, yeah. Don’t you guys do pranks and social media challenges? 
Kenny: (Yeah. They’re really good!) 
Kyle: I’ll give you guys a shoutout so more people can notice, okay? 
Kenny: (Okay!) 
- 
The Broflovski Residence, evening time. Most of the adults are there in the living room. 
Sheila: Good evening, everyone. I called you all here to talk about a serious issue. 
Diane: Yes, and I’m sure everyone here knows what you’re going to say. [looks around at everyone] 
Stuart: ..I don’t. 
Carol: I don’t either. 
Sheila: I am talking of course about TikTok. That’s right. China has once again did something to our children’s brains. 
Liane: Oh, finally! My little Eric won’t stop making them. He posts videos one to four times a day. 
Laura: Its the same with Craig. He never gets off the app. It’s like this app has some sort of control over him. 
Randy: What’s wrong with TikTok? It’s an overall great app! 
Gerald: Randy, 90% of TikTok users use the app multiple times on a daily basis. It’s pretty unhealthy if you ask me. 
Randy: Pfft, yeah. Like other social media apps aren’t unhealthy. 
Roger: I mean, I checked Clyde’s time on TikTok and he’s been on the app for eighty-two minutes. 
Randy: You spy on your kid, Roger? Weirdo. 
Robyn: It’s true. [everyone looks back to see Robyn standing by the stairs] I’ll admit, I’ve been on TikTok for ninety-one minutes. I mean, who cares? 
Diane: Sweetie, how long have you been there? 
Robyn: Five minutes. But that’s not important right now. What’s important is that TikTok is now the app for my people. 
Randy: Your people?- 
Robyn: Yeah, my generation. What did you think I meant, Mr. Marsh? 
Randy: ..Nothing. 
Robyn: Anyway, TikTok is the thing now. It’s better than YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. No one gives a damn about those apps anymore. [the adults look at each other] Hey, you guys wanna know a fact? 
Sheila: What? 
Robyn: TikTok is the most popular app in the U.S. and has been downloaded over two billion times overall globally. 
Sharon: Wow. 
Robyn: Double wow. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be on my way upstairs to Kyle’s room with Kyle, Stan and Kenny. We’re gonna do this dance on TikTok together. It’s called The Renegade. Sure, it started in September of 2019 on Instagram, but it took over TikTok during the pandemic. You see, TikTok became popular during the pandemic and it’s just getting more popular and popular in t- 
Diane: Robyn, sweetie, we had enough of the TikTok stuff. I’m sure we all get it. 
Robyn: Okay, I’m just saying. [walks upstairs] 
Sheila: …And that there is why I say that our kids have an addiction to that app. 
Randy: [looks on his phone] She’s not wrong. I’m getting a lot of attention for my geologist work here. 
Sharon: Randy, if you want to be known for your work, just get on another social media app. 
Randy: Sharon, I’m getting more attention on TikTok than on Instagram. China is actually really cool for making this app. 
Sharon: Randy, I want you to delete that app right now. 
Thomas: Aw, don’t say that. If he deletes the app, his account will still be there. 
Sharon: Oh- Randy, I want you to delete your account right now. You’re addicted to that app just like Stan and Shelley are. 
Randy: No, I’m not addicted like them. This app is the fucking future- [his phone gets snatched by Sharon] Wh- Hey?! 
Sharon: [deletes Randy’s account] There. No more TikTok. 
Randy: Sharon?! Why the hell did you do that?!?!? You know what- it’s fine. I’ll just make a new account. I’ll get my followers back. 
Sharon: It’ll be hard to do that. 
Randy: Fine. I guess I’ll go back to Twitter and Instagram! 
Sharon: Okay. And by the way, I’ll be unplugging the Wi-Fi box if I see you, Stan or Shelley on your electronic devices too much. 
Randy: [rolls his eyes and crosses his arms] Ugh. This is so not fair, right guys? 
Stephen: It won’t be fair to the children either. Maybe we should confront our problem to the owners of TikTok. 
Liane: Oh, do you think they’ll listen to us? 
Gerald: We can try. Okay, Diane. You’re calling them. 
Diane: What? Why me? 
Linda: Because you can take pressure, right? 
Diane: Uhh, when did I ever say that? 
Laura: Look, it doesn’t matter! Just call the owners of TikTok so they can ban the app from the United States. 
Diane: All right. [gets her phone and dials a number, puts the phone on speaker, then waits for a pickup. A few seconds later, someone picks up the phone] Hello? Am I speaking to the creator of TikTok? 
Zhang Yiming: Yes, this is the founder of ByteDance and creator of Douyin. 
Randy: What the hell is Douyin? 
Sharon: It means TikTok in Chinese. 
Randy: Oh. 
Diane: Sir, I’m in the United States and I live in a small town in Colorado called South Park. The children here are addicted to your app so much that they forgot about other social media apps before yours. Every time I see my daughter, she’s either on her phone or doing a dance for TikTok. She said that she’s been on the app for ninety-one minutes and that’s a lot of screen time. One of my friends here said that their son has been posting one to four times a day. I’m sure that other adults in other states and countries confronted you and your company about the issue. 
Zhang Yiming: Okay. So what are you trying to say? 
Diane: What? I’m asking you to ban TikTok in the U.S. 
Zhang Yiming: Madam, did you and the other people in your town ever think about the other cities of Colorado? The other states of your country? 
Diane: Well, we think that you should ban your app here like you did in India. 
Zhang Yiming: We banned the app in India due to security and privacy reasons. Do you people have a reason? 
Diane: I told you! The kids here are getting addicted to this app so much that they’re isolated from other kids! 
Zhang Yiming: They’re still socializing online. 
Diane: Listen, sir. I’ve heard about many of these challenges from my daughter. Some of these challenges have started before TikTok and some of them are killing children. Would you want a child to die because of your app, Mr. Yiming? 
Zhang Yiming: …你和你的镇上人应该去操他们自己. Goodbye. [hangs up the phone] 
Diane: [looks shocked] Before he said goodbye, I don’t know what he just said. 
Jimbo: He said that you and your townspeople should go fuck themselves. …Wait a second. 
Diane: Oh my god. 
Linda: What are we going to do now? 
Richard: Hey, I have an idea. I heard about this TikTok parental control feature called Family Pairing. It allows a parent to link their child’s account and set controls. You can set controls for screen time management, discoverability, restricted mode, search, direct messages, liked videos and suggesting the child’s account to others. 
Sharon: Hey, Mr. Tweak is right. Maybe we can just use Family Pairing to limit what our kids see or do on TikTok. 
Robyn: I’m afraid you can’t do that. [the adults look back at Robyn again, standing by the stairs] That’s right. I heard you guys again. 
Sheila: Robyn, why don’t you go back upstairs with your friends? 
Robyn: I will, but unfortunately I have to say what I’m gonna say first. If you use Family Pairing and monitor what we do or say on TikTok, we will all block you. Try it if you want to. [walks back upstairs] 
Roger: Well, Mr. Tweak, your plan has failed. 
Richard: Yeah, I got that already. 
Randy: Well, there’s nothing we can do, gang. I guess all I need now is my phone. [looks at Sharon] 
Sharon: No. 
Randy: Damn it! 
- 
The Donovan Residence, afternoon. Clyde, Tolkien, Jimmy and Kenny are in Clyde’s room; Clyde is scrolling on his phone. 
Clyde: [sees a video of Butters playing with slime, then scrolls up to see a video of Cartman commenting on another one of Kyle’s videos once again, then scrolls up to see a video of Craig doing a video game tutorial] Ugh, how are we going to be TikTok famous if we still have 1K? 
Tolkien: I mean, as long as we’re having fun, right? 
Clyde: Tolkien, Robyn is in the lead with 9K. If she gets 10K, she’s automatically famous. Craig is in second with 8K, and he’s probably gaining followers because he’s gay. We have to figure something out! 
Tolkien: Do we really have to become famous for posting videos on TikTok? I thought we were having fun. 
Clyde: We are. We’re having fun and making our way up to the top! 
Jimmy: Did we do every s-so-social media challenge out there? 
Kenny: (Not every one.) 
Tolkien: Yeah, what he said. 
Kenny: (Hey! I know a challenge we can do so more people can follow us!) 
Clyde: [looks at Kenny] Really? What’s the challenge? 
Kenny: (It’s called The Choking Game. It’s a challenge where one person has to choke themself. I heard that you can get high from it.) 
Tolkien: You can get high from choking yourself? 
Kenny: (Yep.) 
Tolkien: I don’t know. I think this is pretty unsafe. 
Clyde: Tolkien, what’s so dangerous about getting high? 
Tolkien: How should I know? 
Jimmy: L-Let’s just give this c-c-cha-challenge a try. 
Tolkien: ..Whatever. 
Clyde: Wait.. I’m getting second thoughts on this too, Tolkien. Choking yourself can be pretty… dangerous? In a way? 
Kenny: (Clyde, do you want to get TikTok famous or not?) 
Clyde: ..Okay! [sets his phone up by his table and starts to record, then stands in front of the camera] Hello, people. Today, me and my crew will be doing this challenge called The Choking Game! [looks back at his friends] Who’s going first? 
Jimmy: Kenny s-suggested it, so I think he s-s-should go first. 
Kenny: (What?!) 
Tolkien: You did suggest we play. 
Kenny: (That doesn’t mean that I have to go first.) 
Clyde: Oooh, is Kenny being a pussy? 
Kenny: (No! Ugh, fine. I’ll go first.) [goes up to the camera and feels for his neck through is parka, then squeezes it once he finds it] 
Tolkien: [watches and looks worried] Tell us when you’re high, Kenny. 
Jimmy: I don’t think he c-can. 
Kenny: [chokes himself harder, then starts breathing slowly] … 
Clyde: As you can see, this is the part where our friend Kenny gets high. Right, Kenny? [Kenny falls to the ground, leaving the others shocked. He steps up close to Kenny and leans down to him] Kenny? 
Tolkien: I don’t think he’s high, Clyde. [steps back a bit, afraid] 
Clyde: He is! Just look at him. [Kenny is now lifeless, his skin turns a bit pale] Oh fuck. Umm… [looks at the camera] O-Our friend is having a big hallucination, see? [grabs his phone and starts to record Kenny laying on the ground with his hands still on his neck and eyes closed] 
Jimmy: ..So, who’s n-n-next? Tolkien? Clyde? 
- 
Channel 4 Morning News, with Tom and Tammy Thompson. 
Announcer: It’s the morning news with Tom and Tammy Thompson. Colorado’s top-rated-brother-sister news team. 
Tom: [in the news studio with Tammy] We just received word that a ten-year-old boy by the name Kenny McCormick has died yesterday afternoon. 
Tammy: That’s right. Our field reporter, Niles, has all the information you need to know about little Kenny’s death. 
Niles: [is in front of The Donovan Residence, starts reporting] Tammy, I’m standing outside of the house where the boy was killed. According the one of the boy’s friends, he said that the boy died of doing this challenge on TikTok called The Choking Game, also known as The Blackout Challenge. [steps aside, revealing all of Kenny’s friends and the adults outside of the home] As you can see here, most of the little boy’s friends are here along with some of the kid’s parents. Everyone is shocked to hear about the boy’s passing. 
Kenny is being wheeled out by the paramedics. As they pass, Robyn sees Kenny and quickly looks away. Cartman rolls his eyes and crosses his arms. 
Cartman: He was just trying to become famous like all of us. 
Kyle: And where did that leave him? 
Cartman: Nothing. He’s still poor. 
Kyle: Cartman, he’s dead! Nothing will bring him back. 
Cartman: Ugh, you just don’t get it, Kahl. [looks over at Kiara and winks, Kiara winks back] 
Stan: I can’t believe he died from doing a challenge on TikTok… I didn’t even know TikTok had dangerous challenges like that. 
Kyle: Well, you know now. 
Niles: [still reporting] Here with me are the owners of the house; Roger Donovan and his son, Clyde Donovan. [they step in] Mr. Donovan, are you angry at your son for posting the video? 
Roger: Of course I am. Which is why I made him delete his TikTok account 
Clyde: Dad?! 
Roger: However, I don’t blame him for not knowing the cons of the app. He was addicted to it just like the other kids in town are. 
Niles: I heard that your son lied to you about his friends staying over, is that correct? 
Roger: Yes, they lied and said they were all staying when they were really thinking of a plan to get rid of their dead friend’s body. 
Niles: Mhm, and what do you have to say for yourself? [looks at Clyde] 
Clyde: I- we were just trying to get famous from TikTok. We were having to much fun with the app and got inspired by other TikTokers. 
Roger: Yes, which led to him being grounded. 
Clyde: …Yeah. 
Roger: You’re not the only one, Clyde. Your classmates are all getting grounded by their parents too. 
The Kids: Hey! 
Niles: Okay, thank you for your time. Also here with me are the parents of Kenny McCormick. [they step in, Roger and Clyde step aside] How do you guys feel about your child’s passing? 
Stuart: What do you mean?! We’re unhappy, of course! Our son did not deserve to die from some stupid TikTok challenge. 
Niles: I see. According to one of his friends, they said that he wanted to try the challenge out. 
Stuart: …Oh. 
Carol: Our little Kenny loved trying new things, but this one has gotten too far. 
Niles: That’s just how children are these days I guess. They always follow the new thing that’s currently going on and they don’t think about the consequences. 
Robyn: [pulls out her phone and opens TikTok] 
Cartman: Robyn, what are you doing? 
Robyn: I’m deleting my account on TikTok. I just realized that following trends are just stupid. Most of the dances I posted were for attention anyway. I don’t care about it anymore. [deleted her account and puts her phone in her pocket] 
Cartman: [shrugs] Whatever drives your boat. I’m still keeping my account. 
Stan: Me too, but I won’t be posting that much because I’ll be on YouTube to help gamers pass a level they’re struggling with. 
Kyle: Yeah. I’m still keeping my account too, but won’t be posting much. My Twitter followers missed me. 
Butters: Maybe we should limit the time we’re on TikTok, huh, fellas? 
Wendy: Yeah. I’m thinking… thirty minutes? 
Stan: Yep, that’s enough time to find funny videos for me. 
Robyn: Yeah, thirty minutes is the right time. 
Cartman: You guys are crazy. Do you not want to be famous? 
Kyle: No. Never did. 
Craig: Screw TikTok, dude. I’ll stick with Instagram and just post photos. 
Tweek: Posting videos are kind of stressful..! 
Cartman: Fine! I’ll just become famous myself! 
Kiara: How? 
Cartman: By commenting on other peoples videos. 
Kyle: Oh my god! [walks away, the kids do the same except for Cartman] 
Cartman: Wha-? Guys! You guys, come back! Guys! 
== Trivia ==
•The episode heavily mocks TikTok users.
•The episode also heavily mocks kids behaviors once they get comfortable with the app. 
•The videos shown and mentioned by the kids is a reference to different types of TikTok videos. For example, Stan mostly posts videos of cute animals. 
•Randy mentions that 90% of TikTok users use the app multiple times on a daily basis. 
•According to the episode, Robyn says that she has been on TikTok for 91 minutes. It’s a reference to teens and tweens who spend most of their time on TikTok than on other apps like YouTube. 
•In the episode, Kenny died from doing the “Blackout Challenge”, a challenge on TikTok where someone chokes themself. 
•Kenny’s death mocks the many children who died from the “Blackout Challenge”.