Trivia / South Park S10 E1 "The Return of Chef"

• Actor Leaves, Character Dies: Since the Church of Scientology forced Isaac Hayes to quit, Chef obviously couldn't appear anymore, and wouldn't be cast in a very flattering light...
• Reality Subtext: Isaac Hayes quit the show after the Scientology episode of the previous season, and this episode was written with the purpose of writing him out and giving him a definitive conclusion. It became evident later that Hayes was suffering health problems and that the Church of Scientology effectively quit for him. The entire episode lays the blame on the "Super Adventure Club" for brainwashing Chef, and for the eulogy at the end saying that they need to remember who Chef was and not what the club made him — though this is slightly undermined by the brutal nature of Chef's death, which seems aimed to spite Hayes himself rather than the club.

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