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“The Return of Chef” South Park episode Chef, after being torn to pieces. Episode no. Season 10 Episode 140 Written by Trey Parker Matt Stone Directed by Trey Parker Guest stars Peter Serafinowicz as Darth Chef Original airdate March 22, 2006 Season 10 episodes South Park - Season 10 March 22, 2006 – November 15, "The Return of Chef", otherwise referred to as "Life Without Chef Part 2", is episode 140 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park and aired on March 22, 2006.[1] It was advertised as the tenth season premiere[2] and was #1 on the 10 South Parks That Changed The World list. The episode was the first after the departure of Isaac Hayes, who voiced Chef. Hayes, a Scientologist, left after a falling out with the creators over their treatment of Scientology in the episode "Trapped in the Closet."[2] The episode portrays Chef as having been brainwashed in a parody of Stone and Parker's view of Scientology's techniques.[3][4][5][6] Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 4 References // Plot The episode begins with a fictitious "Previously on 'South Park'", which explains that Chef left South Park to join the "Super Adventure Club", hoping to add excitement and meaning to his life. For three months, he is gone, but, at the very beginning The boys, wanting to find out what has caused all this, go to the Super Adventure Club headquarters and discover that the group is made up of explorers who travel worldwide, molesting children. When the explorers' leader, William Connelly, tries to hypnotize the boys, they realize that the club has brainwashed Chef. They enlist the help of a psychiatrist, who brings Chef to a strip club. After an initially cold reaction to the strippers, he is taken by an overweight dancer and snaps back to his old self again. The agents of the Super Adventure Club, however, capture him and bring him back to their headquarters. When the boys follow the kidnappers there and angrily demand Chef's release, the Super Adventure Club leader explains the history of their organization with the caption "This is what the Super Adventure Club actually believes". The boys are told that they have to leave, but they refuse to do so without Chef. After security comes and escorts them away, Kyle hits them with a baseball bat. They run off to find Chef in a containment room, where a club member is attempting to brainwash him again. They subdue him, then escape with Chef across the Super Adventure Club's bridge. The club leader convinces Chef that he ought to rejoin the club. However, | ||||
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