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* InspirationForTheWork: Parker and Stone had always been leery about lampooning Scientology for fear that it would upset Music/IsaacHayes, but when their friend [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] informed them that Creator/{{Showtime}} was refusing to allow an episode of ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' about Scientology for fear of litigation, Parker and Stone knew they had to go ahead with one of their own. (As a result, Hayes ''would'' leave the show, [[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/isaac-hayes-didnt-quit-south-park-scientology-did-for-him-son-7510390/ though according to Hayes's son]], he was "convinced" to do so by higher-ups in the Church, in a moment of weakness.)
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* InspirationForTheWork: Parker and Stone had always been leery about lampooning Scientology for fear that it would upset Music/IsaacHayes, but when their friend [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] informed them that Creator/{{Showtime}} was refusing to allow an episode of ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' about Scientology for fear of litigation, Parker and Stone knew they had to go ahead with one of their own. (As own[[note]]As a result, Hayes ''would'' leave the show, [[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/isaac-hayes-didnt-quit-south-park-scientology-did-for-him-son-7510390/ though according to Hayes's son]], he was "convinced" to do so by higher-ups in the Church, in a moment of weakness.)weakness[[/note]].
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* InspirationForTheWork: Parker and Stone had always been leery about lampooning Scientology for fear that it would upset Music/IsaacHayes, but when their friend [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] informed them that Creator/{{Showtime}} was refusing to allow an episode of ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' about Scientology for fear of litigation, Parker and Stone knew they had to go ahead with one of their own. (As a result, Hayes ''would'' leave the show, [[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/isaac-hayes-didnt-quit-south-park-scientology-did-for-him-son-7510390/ though many believe according to Hayes's son]], he was "convinced" to do so by higher-ups in the Church, in a moment of weakness.)
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* InspirationForTheWork: Parker and Stone had always been leery about lampooning Scientology for fear that it would upset Music/IsaacHayes, but when their friend [[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]] informed them that Creator/{{Showtime}} was refusing to allow an episode of ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' about Scientology for fear of litigation, Parker and Stone knew they had to go ahead with one of their own. (As a result, Hayes ''would'' leave the show, though many believe he was "convinced" to do so by higher-ups in the Church, in a moment of weakness.)
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* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of its stars when Music/IsaacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Isaac's then-recent debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
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* AlanSmithee: Right after Stan declares that they're not afraid of Scientologists suing them, the credits roll, and every name has been replaced by "John Smith" or "Jane Smith." This makes it the only ''South Park'' episode not to be technically attributed to Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone.
* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of it's stars when Music/IsaacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Isaac's then-recent debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of it's stars when Music/IsaacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Isaac's then-recent debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
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* AlanSmithee: Right after Stan declares that they're not afraid of Scientologists suing them, the credits roll, and every name has been replaced by "John Smith" or "Jane Smith." Smith". This makes it the only ''South Park'' episode not to be technically attributed to Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone.
* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one ofit's its stars when Music/IsaacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Isaac's then-recent debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
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* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of it's stars when Music/IsaacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Isaac's then-recen then-recent debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
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* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of it's stars when Music/IssacHayes, Music/IsaacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Issac's Isaac's then-recen debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
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* AlanSmithee: Right after Stan declares that they're not afraid of Scientologists suing them, the credits roll, and every name has been replaced by "John Smith" or "Jane Smith." This makes it the only ''South Park'' episode not to be technically attributed to Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone.Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone.
* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of it's stars when Music/IssacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Issac's then-recen debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
* UnderminedByReality: While still a fan favorite, it's difficult to detach the episode's brutal satire of Scientology from the fact that it cost the show one of it's stars when Music/IssacHayes, a practicing scientologist, quit in protest. And ''that'' was soon undermined by Hayes's son coming forward to say that the Church of Scientology actually quit ''for'' him, taking advantage of Issac's then-recen debilitating stroke by essentially whispering in his ear that he should quit in protest, which, in his poor mental state, he couldn't soundly judge for himself.
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