South Park season 28 episode 4 ending explained: Peter Hegseth ends up in jail after calling troops into the town against the Saudis

Comedy Central’s South Park, which is an animated adult sitcom created for the channel, was written for the screen and ideated by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The series first premiered on TV in 1997 and has been critically acclaimed by fans and viewers alike.

The show is currently in season 28, which premiered on October 15, 2025. South Park broadcast its season 28 episode 4 on November 26, 2025, as a Thanksgiving special.

The episode showed the citizens living in the Colorado mountain town taking part in the annual Turkey Trot, which was a tradition that happened every year during the Thanksgiving holidays, and trying their best to win the whopping $5000 prize money.

Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth, who is the United States Secretary of War, was shown focusing his entire energy on trying to get Peter Thiel, who is the co-founder of Palantir, out of jail. 

The episode also showed how Saudi Arabia decided to sponsor the Turkey Trot event, and its entire prize money, but with the term and condition that no citizen will make any unfriendly remarks about the Saudi royal family.

Towards the end of the episode, things get dangerous as Peter Hegseth calls the federal troops into town after hearing that Saudis are there.

Ultimately, his plan falls flat compared to that of the South Park police, and he ends up in jail alongside Peter Thiel, instead of getting him out of prison. 

Details explored on everything that happened in season 28 episode 4 of South Park, and how it ends

Comedy Central’s South Park, which was created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker way back in 1997, has still been successfully airing for its loyal fans and audience base.

The show is currently on its 28th season, and episode 4 premiered on November 26, 2025, Wednesday night, as a Thanksgiving special episode.

The episode focused on how the citizens of South Park take part in the annual Turkey Trot that takes place every year as a Thanksgiving community tradition.

However, due to a dire shortage of funds, the usual sponsors of the event, who are the farmers and other business people of South Park, were unable to fund it, and instead, the Saudi Arabians stepped in.

However, the one main condition for them to arrange for the $5000 prize money was that nobody would be allowed to make any remarks on the Saudi royal family.

Meanwhile, Peter Hegseth, who is the United States of America's Secretary of War, is hell bent on getting the corrupt Peter Thiel, who is the co-founder of Palantir, out of jail.

When he finds out that the Saudis are in South Park, he asks his troops, the federal soldiers, to descend upon the town.

In addition to that, Kristi Noem also ends up bringing Homeland Security into the middle of the feud.

Cartman is shown declaring himself to be the only person who knows ‘race science’ best, while Tolkien Black ends up dropping out of the Turkey Trot race following Saudi Arabia's involvement.

Cartman tries to say that the reason why America is supporting Saudi Arabia is to back up their desire to change.

At the end of the episode, the local South Park police end up defeating Peter Hegseth and putting him right in jail with Peter Thiel, and he fails to get him out. 

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