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CHEF KILLED OFF IN ‘SOUTH PARK’ SEASON PREMIERE: Or was he? Episode takes another dig at Scientology during heartfelt farewell.
*Wednesday’s season premiere of “South Park,” filmed within days of Isaac Hayes announcing his decision to leave the series, saw the untimely demise of the character Chef, which Hayes has voiced since the Comedy Central show’s 1997 debut.
The singer released a statement last week citing the animated series’ “intolerance and bigotry” as his reasons for leaving. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker said Hayes, a Scientologist, was upset that "South Park" mocked his religion in an episode last November, titled, “Trapped in the Closet.”
Hayes did not participate in Wednesday’s season premiere, in which Chef’s dialogue seemed to be pieced together from previous lines. He repeatedly said he wanted to “make sweet love” to the “South Park” elementary school kids.
The plot involved Chef being brainwashed by the “Super Adventure Club,” which, among other things, turns its members into child molesters. The “South Park” children – Stan, Cartman, Kenny and Kyle – try unsuccessfully to rescue him. Before he can return to his group, Chef falls off a bridge onto rocks, is burned, stabbed and mauled by a mountain lion and bear.
In the show's final scene, members of the "Super Adventure Club" try to revive Chef. Audiences are left to conclude that he has died, but then again, this is “South Park,” and Kenny dies in every episode.
"A lot of us don't agree with the choices the Chef has made in the last few days," one of the children eulogizes at a funeral. "Some of us feel hurt and confused that he seemed to turn his back on us. But we can't let the events of the past few weeks take away the memories of how Chef made us smile.
"We shouldn't be mad at Chef for leaving us. We should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains."
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