The Return of Chef
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"The Return of Chef" is the first episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 140th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 22, 2006.[2][3] The episode was the first after the departure of actor Isaac Hayes, who voiced the character Chef. Hayes, a Scientologist, left after a falling-out with the creators over their treatment of Scientology in the previous season's episode "Trapped in the Closet".[3] Scientology has been accused of using brainwashing techniques, and the episode portrays Chef as having been brainwashed.[4][5]
"The Return of Chef" | |||
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South Park episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 1 | ||
Directed by | Trey Parker | ||
Written by | Trey Parker | ||
Production code | 1001 | ||
Original air date | March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22) | ||
Guest appearance | |||
Peter Serafinowicz as Darth Chef[1] | |||
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South Park season 10 | |||
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In a press statement, Hayes was quoted as saying: "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins." While the statement did not directly mention Scientology, South Park's co-creator Matt Stone responded that Hayes' complaints stemmed from the show's criticism of Scientology and that he "has no problem – and he's cashed plenty of checks – with our show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons, or Jews." Stone adds, "[We] never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begins."[6][7] Chef's dialogue in the episode is edited from previous recordings of Hayes.[8]