Why Chef Couldn't Stand South Park

For over 25 years, South Park has been a staple of pop culture. With it's biting satire, and timeless characters, South Park has cemented it's self at the forefront of adult animation. Though fan favorite character Chef seemed to disappear without much notice. Why exactly did Chef leave South Park? And how did South Park creators handle the aftermath?
#southpark #isaachayes #nerdstalgic

[@Archius9]

I love that as a response Scientology essentially stalked trey and Matt, dug through their bins etc, to find dirt on them. They found nothing.

[@JasonPrice1]

Scientology literally has a whole division that stalks people and harasses and threatens them. Just go watch what happened to the BBC when they decided to look into them. To say nothing of what was done to anyone that has ever left their "church".

[@RobVespa]

Well, they most likely did find a lot of Trey and Matt's actual dirt and garbage.

[@abigails4088]

I mean, they probably DID find plenty... just nothing that the CULT found useful in their smear campaign lol. makes me wonder, you bet the boys have kinks and fetishes that even Scientology be like "man this craps BORING... I mean, tickle porn?"

[@gldni17]

Yep, standard Scientology practice, the Fair Game doctrine. They have done this to many, many opponents historically.

[@patw9175]

@@greenkoopa And all they had to do was look in a mirror.

[@Ahmenthi]

"We shouldn't be mad at Chef for leaving us. We should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains." The eulogy for Chef was fairly apt and did not place blame on Isaac Hayes. I fully believe he knew and accepted that the show pokes fun at everything. Politics, religion, culture, tradition, races and sexualities were all subject to South Park's satiric whims. From the flag of the town showing a black man being lynched to Cartman leading people on a march while dressed as Hitler, there were many lines crossed that Isaac Hayes could've said was too far, but he remained. His departure was absolutely Scientology's doing and I won't be persuaded to believe otherwise.

[@rubymeaddle]

His son said they quit on his behalf while he was recovering from a massive stroke

[@jetzsetter6205]

Fax fax fax

[@RomanSimkins]

You can hear the pain in Matt’s voice when he says that line.

[@KodasGarden]

​@@RomanSimkinsAn even more poingiant line for me personally is Stan saying "Chef... We love you." right before he turns around and walks back across the bridge. It's so simple and yet it proves just how Matt and Trey felt about this situation. They were never angry at Isaac, they were sad.

[@Bigblackboi583]

30Oth like

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

Chef was the only adult the kids could get actually useful information and honest answers from.

[@joeymury458]

There's actually more evidence that Hayes did not quit the show of his own volition. He made a statement, before "denouncing" the show, that he understood the point Matt and Trey were making with the episode. He didn't entirely agree with it, but he at least wasn't throwing a fit over it. It's a reasonable response, nobody enjoys having their beliefs attacked. After that, they released the canned response from Hayes' "team", and soon after Hayes, who had been having financial troubles for some time, returned to touring again, even though he had mostly retired from doing so. The reason was apparently financial, he needed money. Which makes sense, considering Scientology basically forced him to quit his main money-maker. It's really sad. So many people think Isaac Hayes is a hypocrite. He's not a hypocrite of Scientology, he's a victim of Scientology.

[@StarOutlaw9]

Hayes had a stroke, that's why he retired from Chef. The Scientology goons just told everyone he quit because they made fun of scientology.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

In all fairness, he probably should have seen it coming. Scientology is pretty divisive, and to expect that the show would have not gone after that one at some point when they were going after every other religion would have been rather naive. Also, he probably should have had money set aside for that situation, not to mention whatever royalties he was making should have been enough to not have to work again.

[@joeymury458]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade Hmm... hard to say. If most Scientologists were asked, they'd say that they are the least divisive religion on the planet, and that the policy of disconnection is not real. But they're also brainwashed by a cult, so they aren't really playing with a full deck. As for the money, I think he had serious money problems. I think his career was in the toilet at that point, and he may have pissed away his money. Sadly, even wildly successful artists can blow through a celebrity salary pretty quickly.

[@Thomperfan]

Like Kyle said: "We shouldn’t be mad at Chef for leaving us, we should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains."

[@rubymeaddle]

​@@StarOutlaw9 his son said his father didn't want to quit

[@BigHH13]

3:00. This statement came from his TEAM not from Isaac himself. Shortly before this statement was released Isaac had a stroke. It is believed that Isaac had no say in making this statement but rather it was the church themselves making this statement. Previous interviews with Isaac show that he was actually ok with the satire

[@Dan55888]

And that was the problem of hin joining such a batshit cult. That was still on him

[@acoleman51096]

He still left the show so he definitely agreed with the general message if not the exact words.

[@motherlode628]

@@acoleman51096 the church of Scientology is such an evil organisation that I wouldn’t be surprised if there was more pressure from them behind it

[@Odeon1970]

​@@acoleman51096 he had a stroke and they quit for him. He wasn't even capable of saying he quit

[@Aaron-xr7oc]

​@@acoleman51096 His own son confirms what oden said.

[@benwasserman8223]

I mean when it came to the Scientology episode, Trey and Matt didn’t even need an elaborate gag. They just told the story of Lord Xenu as it is XD.

[@Dan55888]

And that was too much for Issac. Not the multiple jesus christ/christianity jokes, not mohammed, not jewish people or mormans, but uh oh suddenly his cult was made fun of for it's ridiculous shit such as souls being dumped in a volcano...

[@iammuaddib]

If I meet someone who doesn't know anything about scientology, I send them the "this is something scientologist really believe" south park scene.

[@RobVespa]

@@Dan55888 - This isn't true. Haye's handlers managed the situation. It's unfortunately, although wholly unreasonable, not beyond reason to think a certain organization may have been involved with the stroke.

[@abigails4088]

@@Dan55888 it's been COMMON KNOWLEDGE since less than a year after the incident... that Isaac was not making that decision solely on his own, and was pressured or manipulated into it. that's why the episode addressed losing Chef the way it did...by blaming that "FRUITY CLUB"

[@mankytoes]

It's important to emphasise what a big deal South Park putting this secret story out there is. You need to reach level three to get this knowledge, which takes a huge amount of time, dedication and money. It's vital to their whole set up that the general public don't know about Xenu.

[@AlkisenSuper]

The most common misconception is that Isaac stormed out of South Park just for his religion getting mocked. In actuality the Scientology committee essentially blackmailed him by releasing a statement that he didn't agree to and made it look like it was his own decision. Even though he wasn't the biggest fan of his religion getting attacked, he ultimately understood it was part of the show's humor and they go after everyone equally. It's really a tragedy what happened, I felt incredibly bad for Isaac upon learning this info.

[@StarOutlaw9]

He also had a stroke and didn't have much say.

[@fast1nakus]

its not a religion, its a cult

[@chainsawmassacre6155]

​@@fast1nakusI'm so proud scientology is prohibited in my country and is officially considered a cult. It honestly should be like this everywhere.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

​@@fast1nakus Many religions are in fact cults. Take a look at evangelical christians and mormons for more examples of cults that are also religions.

[@grasstouchingtoehoefan]

@@SylviaRustyFaewhat the fuck is an Evan genital christian

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

I'll always remember that episode where they addressed Chef leaving. It was very uncomfortable... in more ways than one

[@kyleinthejar6829]

Same. The way South Park criticizes Scientology feels different in a way to other religions. For the most part when it comes to episodes about religion, the main takeaway Matt and Trey leave for the audience is along the lines of “religion can be ridiculous, but it’s important to people”. With Scientology though, South Park portrays it almost like a cult, which though it may be accurate in my personal opinion, it’s still a little jarring compared to their usual. And the chef episode was icing on the cake, since that was the episode I feel was the harshest South Park’s ever been on any religion.

[@Xara_K1]

I didn't know about all the drama when I initially watched SP. I only got into the show in its 14th season and I went back and then watched it from the beginning and I initially thought the episode felt way more personal. I could t believe it when I read the full story

[@wilfulbuckle13]

​@KyleInTheJar Yeah I wish they treated all religion like they are. Cults.

[@sorryitsmoops]

@@kyleinthejar6829 scientology IS a cult and it's f*cking ridiculous that it's as tolerated as it is. FFS it was made up by a science fiction author just to prove he could do it.

[@possesses.]

@@kyleinthejar6829 i really struggle with seeing scientology as a "religion" at all. it really does have more similarities to a traditional cult and i think south park's portrayal of it was proven true when isaac hayes reacted the way he did. i always loved chef as a character, but if hayed held those views the entire time he worked on the show, it was only a matter of time before trey and matt got around to criticizing scientology. it was a ticking time bomb from the beginning.

[@Sheen04]

The story of Issac Hayes is actually so heartbreaking RIP. And tbh south parks never been the same since Chef left. I still love it but it’s like a different show now compared to those days. Chef was one of the best characters and probably the best adult character on the show/him or Garrison, I do appreciate the way Matt & Trey handled the situation felt respectful of Issac and something he’d of appreciated

[@rainwolfj]

Chef was the best interface between the world of the Children, and the world of the Adults. He treated them with respect and didn't dumb things down for them. Although, I do think Chef leaving the show opened up room for Randy to expand into a new version of that role.

[@HeyHeyChey]

"Have" is not equal to "of". No English speaker seems to know this latelt

[@Sheen04]

@@HeyHeyChey I think you’re lost.

[@WlatPziupp]

@@Sheen04 "something he’d of appreciated" It's nonsense

[@Sheen04]

@@WlatPziupp he would have appreciated it. Are you unfamiliar with the English language? There is different ways of phrasing sentences. And who exactly asked for an English lesson in the comment section of a South Park video?😂

[@Henry-kz4gn]

"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 begin" yeah, and that time is when making fun of everyone else turns into also making some jokes about you.

[@Wallaceismyba]

Bro

[@CannabisDreams]

​@benis9167 he didn't lie. Issac Hayes had no issue when the show made fun of Jews or Mormons, but the second it touched scientology, suddenly it was too much.

[@crcoghill]

Which is dumb cause, and sorry if I offend Scientologist, it felt like the most insane religion on Earth and most sound weird to begin with.

[@CannabisDreams]

@crcoghill well it was just a cult created by a bad sci fi writer

[@AA-cf4es]

​@@crcoghill you shouldn't ever apologize towards Scientology fanatics. They deserve every slander

[@bobmanperson599]

Why are so many people spreading misinformation in the comments of a video with the information? He had a stroke, and someone quit on his behalf!

[@Dan55888]

Still points out how hypocritical and extreme reaction taken by his cult of a religion. It's still an issue with the cult that appearently quit for him. That is still a problem

[@abigails4088]

@@Dan55888 yes it is still a problem... but I see TWO ((EDIT: Make that THREE comments victim-blaming...you sick bastard)) comments of yours in this video ALREADY... wherein you're low-key VICTIM BLAMING Hayes.

[@abigails4088]

@@Dan55888 THAT is still a fucking problem... people cannot grow and develop if you NEVER...FUCKING...LET...THEM...

[@JOIHIINI]

So he was doing music tours after his stroke but couldn't voice a cartoon character? Makes sense...

[@hxaza]

@@JOIHIINIdid you not read the part where someone quit on his behalf? also the fact that he died 2 years later genius

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

Issac Hayes' Son would challenge the idea that he was actually offended and quit.

[@DUGotd]

What a bad title , totally misleading and clickbait btw. Isaac Hayes didn’t hate trey and Matt or south park , his entourage hated them.

[@jackofalltrades123]

Calm down. Isaac Hayes is a weird guy who wore chains when he performed. He's been brainwashed long before south park

[@snakems6936]

Yeah accept that the real story was because of Isaacs failing health some one from the chruch made the descion for him to quit, he had a stroke and couldn't talk so one of his assistants from the chruch made the decision, I'm pretty sure Matt and Trey didn't know that at the time though. But there's alot of misinformation about the story because I think all that came out a little later from one of his sons

[@Dan55888]

Or that is shitty Scientology publicity

[@mingus-dew]

good thing the video directly addresses this @3:35 (and again @6:19) then, right?

[@avazquez01]

What are you saying with this comment? They literally talk about this in the video.

[@OfficialScottR]

@@avazquez01 Because at the end of the video they still imply it was Isaac's decision to leave, and they leave out the fact that he originally put out a statement in support of the show when the episode first came out

[@abigails4088]

@@OfficialScottR Matt and Trey may not have known the gritty details... but from the "goodbye" episode, it is CLEAR they knew that the "FRUITY CLUB" that "scrambled his brains" ...was who really bore the guilt for how things turned out.

[@gabbodelaparrawrites]

Trapped in the Closet is one of my favorite episodes of South Park and I never knew Chef leaving was the aftermath. Very interesting. I checked and it's still available on HBO as of today. Surprising with the current tendency to remove "stories/episodes/content" deemed "controversial."

[@brogamin179]

This entire video is falsified. Isaac Hayes was taken advantage of towards the end of his life.

[@fart9874]

Isaac didnt quit because they covered Scientology, he never quit on his own in the first place. He was having medical issues and Scientologists spoke for him and made him leave the show and made it seem like he quit on his behalf

[@overlorddante]

Did you watch the video? That gets explained

[@Vivi_9]

@@overlorddante but then backtracked with the point made at the end of the video lol

[@GearWukong]

Modern South Park is alright but there's a giant Chef hole that's just never been filled.

[@pauperslament3467]

There's no question the "church" pressured Hayes to quit.

[@LucyLioness100]

Absolutely. The church put out that statement since Isaac was having his health issues and was putty for them. Even his son said so

[@anakyn2010]

"Chef Aid" and the "Succubus" episode with his parents are literally my two favorite episodes.

[@CosmicFantasiesStudios]

From what I understand based on Isaac Hayes' son's statement, after the stroke, the Scientologists decided to go on the attack against South Park making it seem like Isaac was against them. However, it seems Isaac couldn't really say anything as a result of the stroke. Which sucks. Because I truly don't believe Isaac Hayes would have had an issue with this episode. I think he would have laughed along with everybody and got back to the work at hand. RIP Isaac Hayes.

[@blackmesacake5361]

God I loved Chef Returns so much, but it really is sad how it all went down

[@huskerdee1431]

Chefs eulogy has the only South Park scene that would actually make me tear up. Growing up with South Park Chef truly felt like that adult figure you can look up to for advice. So sad things worked out the way they did. RIP Chef

[@bestlaidplans4511]

Isaac Hayes deserved more respect. He wasn't just some old singer.

[@bweefi]

Ian Hayes III made a statement saying his dad didnt quit the show due to the Scientology episode he suffered a stroke and the church swooped in and removed him. His dad thought it was hypocritical to make fun of everyone else yet but leave when he was the butt of the joke.

[@KajiCarson]

Yeah, that last Chef episode was oddly endearing. Not really a roast at all.

[@Dan55888]

Because it made fun of his batshit religion and what it did to him, not him exactly himself

[@abigails4088]

any concept of malice was 100% dispelled by Kyle's speech... he was supposed to be the creator's mouthpiece back them... and he made it perfectly clear who they blamed for losing their friend... "That fruity club...for scrambling his brains"

[@vg452]

Honestly, the casting choice almost sounds like a modern day version of Long John Baldry voicing Dr. Robotnik in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. As this channel has alluded to, it takes serious talent to create a character with just sound, so it actually makes more sense when you do a deeper dive.

[@bobmanperson599]

Can you elaborate about Baldry? I'm interested

[@abdelali9279]

When I was a kid the only way I could watch South Park was when I was alone late at night watching Locomotion, and speaking of that channel I remember they made a poll online to see who's the best character of the show and in the end it was the 4 kids and chef, and chef won with like the 80% of the votes, it was that popular other kids singed his songs and his lines were so quotable that heard them for years even after he left the show, yeah since then we were aware of the cult like status of scientology, not because of the episode but because of the repercusions brought by the organization towards their active members working on the show.

[@GothPaoki]

His son clearly stated that he had no issues with south park and that the people around him from this Scientology group basically took advantage of his declining mental health to essentially quit him from South park writing that resignation letter.

[@too_online.3441]

i like how in The return of Chef, Chef's voicelines are spliced less convincingly when brainwashed, but when he isn't brainwashed, his voicelines are spliced more convincingly

[@decoren45]

They should bring back chef's parents... but I guess that will cost about tree fitty

[@Arcadio89]

Nice XD

[@abigails4088]

it was about dat time ah notice dis girl scout was... about four stories tall an an aquatic crustacean from da paleolithic era...

[@dwainsimmons3447]

Isaac Hayes is awesome voicing chef.

[@LucyLioness100]

He had terrific one liners especially in “Pinkeye” by essentially donning the Duane Jones role of Ben from “Night of the Living Dead”. Till he leads a Thriller sequence as a zombie 😂

[@nadaworldrecords]

There have been plenty of great episodes since, but Chef's role has never and will never be filled. Isaac was definitely being controlled by the cult of scientology in multiple ways at the time before his passing. Sad

[@jefferybrown6473]

Give it another 10-15 years and someone behind the scenes will come out with more info.

[@himbjoe5228]

More info was mentioned around 6:20. But basically Isaac had a stroke before that statement was released. Everyone around him was involved in Scientology and they put out the statement forcing him to quit

[@mr000brightside]

I’m really appreciative of this video being made. I was like 13 when he quit and my whole life I grew up thinking he was just a hypocrite because I didn’t have internet on my phone. I just believed all the other kids and what they learned about it. He wasn’t a hypocrite at all, he was a victim of the church of Scientology

[@alittlebitgone]

NOTE: NERDSTALGIC STEALS THESE VIDEOS FROM SMALLER KZbin CREATORS, FULL PLAGARISM.

[@user-ky8ym7le9m]

@@alittlebitgonesource?

[@anthonygarcia1817]

They forgot his nod in the stick of truth game. Each character had their own unique dialogue towards him

[@youraveragejoe9286]

Darth Chef could still have his redemption and appear as ghost Chef one last time like in Return of the Jedi

[@christopherballero866]

Personally I don't feel that any: belief, religion, race, gender, group, etc. should receive any special status that it shouldn't be talked about or made fun. Isaac Hayes got his feelings hurt & left the show though he didn't have this policy when it came to other topics

[@jayngb]

it wasn’t him that made that decision which was revealed by one of his sons. unfortunately it was actually someone from the church who made that decision for him & created a unnecessary beef between Stone/Parker & Isaac, u should read up on the story

[@christopherballero866]

@@jayngb even if someone else convinced him it was ultimately Isaac Hayes who decided to leave or he could've just gotten over it

[@OfficialScottR]

@@christopherballero866 He'd had a serious stroke, he wasn't in a good enough condition to make a decision, and was exploited by the scientologists around him because of that

[@jayngb]

@@christopherballero866 no one convinced him bro someone from the church made his decisions without him even knowing

[@christopherballero866]

@@jayngb I didn't know that though it is strange the idea of someone making a decision for an adult plus Issac could've just talked to Matt & Trey as they've worked together for a long time

[@BadGamer-]

What I'm left wondering is if the CoS caused the stroke somehow... That let them force him off the show and go on the attack... There's crazier things that have actually happened...

[@ChaosMechanica]

Agreed... very suspicious. And cults have done some crazy shit in our country

[@biggiejeffrey]

The #1 rule of every single cult: pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

[@SeekanDestroy03]

Matt and Trey should've known that Isaac's team/assistant released the BS statement/reason for him quitting since he was trying to recover from a stroke. The fact that Hayes son said he never approved that letter, should've prompted Matt and Trey to make an episode clearing Chef/Issac Hayes from the BS statement.

[@powerblaze1012]

R.I.P. Issac Hayes(The voice of Chef)

[@lowstress420]

Sad they did chef like that , kinda sad would think your friends after so long

[@SpencerJ289]

Tom Cruise “I’ll sue you in England” always cracks me up

[@hulkman245]

Man i wish chef was still in the show

[@mercynotfakebutvhs]

freaking issac hayes having a stroke and losing a voice was the cause of chef being killed off

[@theburnedMELON]

Did he die?

[@leeknowmonade]

@@theburnedMELONyeah he did

[@LikaLaruku]

The sad ironic twist is that Chef would have only lasted another 3 years, as Isaac Hayes died just a few years after he left the show.

[@andieallison6792]

I've seen Leah Remini's documentary series on Scientology, and given Hayes' stroke shortly before "his statement" was made, and the insidious nature of Scientology and the practices they use to defend their church, I highly doubt that Hayes himself made the statement and that they didn't have a hand in it.

[@vruxdrossgaming]

He quit because he had a stroke and died. So much misinformation in the comments.

[@fangz775]

Where his nose

[@Wifgargfhaurh]

He NEVER quit South Park. The "church" of scientology forced him to quit.

[@cubah1]

It’s crazy to think that South Park has a chef era and a non chef era. For awhile the chef era had more episodes than the non chef era. Now there are more episodes without chef than there is with him. Trippy.

[@wolfnoggin2165]

Chef era will always be better than without chef era….always!!!

[@PsRohrbaugh]

"how would people not know who Chef is? That only just happened.. Oh God that was 17 years ago WHERE DID THE TIME GO?"

[@DUGotd]

Chef didn’t hate South Park , title is wrong . Isaac Hayes camp didn’t like South Park cuz they made fun of Scientology, Hayes was too sick to respond to trey and matt about the controversy and passed away. Isaac Hayes the 3rd has cleared up all the false drama the Scientologist where trying to push against South Park to make it seem like chef hated South Park when that was never true.

[@LucyLioness100]

It’s truly disappointing what happened in this situation. At least Matt and Trey do miss Isaac dearly even with Chef’s gruesome demise. Chef was one of the best supporting characters they had ever on the series & his songs always crack me up 😂

[@franciso-y3241]

Chef was one of my favourite characters in South park. Sometimes the creators make a risk with the material they put in the show, but its all not meant to be taken seriously in their defence. By the way the episode is called 'the china probrem', not 'the china problem'

[@SuperNintendoChalmers096]

Chef´s death is, to me, the hardest and more gruesome death in all South Park. I still feel that this felt like a spit in the face for all Chef fans over a "message" of loosing a friend because of scientology. And yeah, I know the last message from Kile in the episode was heartbraking and sweet, but making this death as shocking as it was... I don´t know, this was the episode that divide me old SP to modern SP

[@Kaloapoele]

Agreed. It felt really gross.

[@Bbkimg]

I miss chef

[@LunaScopeJustin]

The original video was called, “ The spirit of Christmas”

[@SylviaRustyFae]

3:07 Im gonna have to call BS on this argument, Mr. Hayes... Theres like a dozen eps prior to that ep which make fun of many other religions, but it wasnt until HIS religion got mocked that suddenly he is against any torm of jokes about religion and those are now intolerance and bigotry 9,9 Mr. Hayes, ya wanna explain exactly why you didnt feel a need to defend: christians as a whole, evangelical christians, faith healers, mormons, muslims, religious cults, catholics, and jews. Funny isnt it how its okay to be "intolerant and bigoted" towards those religions but not towards scientology... Like what, did Mr Hayes just not know about other religions existin and thus didnt catch that those eps were intolerant of religions?

[@TechSquidTV]

We now need an episode with an AI voiced chef

[@abigails4088]

no, THE MOST EPIC GIANT MIDDLE FINGER TO THAT "FRUITY CLUB" THAT TOOK HIM AWAY FROM US... AI voiced Chef talks to you about CULTS...

[@AverageNoob88]

AI won't be able to sing as good as issac hayes did though 🥲

[@dennishill8356]

I hope that Willie Bradley will receive recognition as the prototype for Chef. I used to work for Willie at a cafeteria at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Parker and Stone often came for lunch and to talk trash with Willie, who is a lovely man. Parker and Stone have confirmed in conversation with a mutual friend that Willie is the prototype.

[@iseeeverything]

when the episode first came out he told trey and matt that he didn't agree with some of the content, but understood because that's how the show operates then he has a massive stroke and 2 months later a scientology spokesperson quit for him. he didnt quit on his own and didn't have the mind function to do it and therefore scientology ruined his legacy. his son and the producers all knew something was up and that he didn't just get mad one day and leave the show. that's the facts of this but there's always going to be that one person who wants to argue the truth so. believe what you want. also, they're probably the reason he died because the cult doesnt believe in western medicine or something like that

[@phillip_reynolds]

I love the background music in this episode! Can you give us a track list?

[@ShadyRK9]

Its sad what happened to Chef. His VA Isaac Hayes didn't leave. He was force to by his religion (?)

[@SairajRKamath]

The thumbnail and video title here are misleading as all hell. Y'all are making it seem like Isaac Hayes beefed with and left the show of his own volition when you know damn well that that wasn't the case. But hey, anything for more clicks, right? 🙄

[@SouthParkLover2001VGCP]

Concept Idea: Season 27 episode 1: The New Chef After the chef for the school quits because of a bad workspace, the boys go the Chef's grave site to try and resurrect him. Once they meet someone who thinks they know what they're doing, they find out that there isn't a body in the casket. So the boys go to the Super Adventure Club to see if they know what happened after Chef's death, but maybe the boys will turn out just like Chef if they don't turn back.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

He didn’t quit, he was forced, and also had recently had a stroke and couldn’t speak

[@theswags9675]

RIP Isaac Hayes

[@robertogomez2932]

They made fun of Scientology. Scientologist made him quit saved you 10 minutes.

[@wvu05]

Because he went nanners.

[@zeeamja1]

Long story short, he was a massive hypocrite.

[@AkilaeAK]

Thank you. I kind of forgot why he left.. but yeah - it was cause they mocked scientology

[@OfficialScottR]

He didnt make the decision, he had a stroke and the people around him made the decision for him

[@Grimmlocked]

Yeah tell me you didn’t watch the video

[@OfficialScottR]

@@Grimmlocked The video is inaccurate, and acts as though the decision to leave was down to Isaac when it clearly wasn't

[@BenersantheBread]

@@OfficialScottR What about 3:36 you utter buffoon?

[@AdviceFromAHipoCrite]

Isaac himself never condemned South Park. I believe they ended on a good relationship. His team/agent or whatever were the ones to drive the wedge. I believe there was an email between the writers and Isaac where he was grateful for them

[@trent_king]

I bet the church sent him an elaborate gag order before they caused his stroke !

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

How dare you trash talk my beliefs?

[@trent_king]

@@sirandrelefaedelinoge 😛

[@showproja]

Hayes paid the ultimate price of enduring a complete South Park episode depicting him as a pedo. The way they obviously edited the sound to make him say outrageous things was pure genius.

[@seanm1319]

Scientology is very cult-ish, I I’m not gonna defend it in any way. That much said, I kinda wish they never would’ve made the Tom Cruise Scientology episode solely because Hayes/Chef probably would not have left. There is no way Stone and Parker could’ve apologized for the episode, it would’ve alienated the standard they set of unapologetically making fun on every group’s ridiculousness.

[@stoned4eva420]

I feel bad Isaac didn't realize he was invoveeitch the sciencetology scam

[@thegameplayer125]

the question i have is just how much longer was chef gonna continue to be used even if hayes didn't leave considering chef had almost no relevance in season 9 while he was only somewhat relevant in seasons 8 and 7. even before hayes exited over scientology, chef was practically nonexistent for quite a few seasons so you have to wonder if chef as a character was on his way out in general with hayes leaving merely providing matt and trey the excuse to kill him off

[@grandeofrenzo3112]

He quit cuz after making fun of everyone else's religion, faith, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation,and general beliefs, they dared to make fun of his religion and so Darth chef had to be created

[@dayvin408]

Very true what you said, however, I personally believe he wasn't tripping too hard over SP making fun of Scientology. I believe the heads of Scientology, whatever you want to call them, forced him to quit and say it was because he was offended. My belief, can't prove if true or not obviously.

[@genghisfarn]

Nah his son has made it clear it was just the scientologist church taking advantage of him while he was in hospital

[@himbjoe5228]

He didn’t say that, Isaac had a stroke before that statement was released. Everyone around him was involved in Scientology and they put out the statement forcing him to quit

[@abigails4088]

@@himbjoe5228 it blows my mind...we've known this shit since basically the minute the "goodbye" episode hit... and yet there is still this *MOUNTAIN* of bullcrap straight up blaming ISAAC EXCLUSIVELY... ~~~If I were a betting gal, I'd wonder if a good bet would be ... "Does the church NOW choose to blame Isaac because dead men cannot defend themselves?"

[@saiyeshchowdarygadde8709]

Let's all pretend that Scientology didn't force him to leave or did something far more sinister Please don't stalk me @Scientology

[@abigails4088]

I mean, like 40% of the comments are stupid people who apparently believe the church had nothing to do with it :P even though KYLE MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR WHO WAS TO BLAME... if anyone was fucking listening.. "That fruity club...that scrambled his brains"

[@zzzzzz-zn1yw]

Scientology killed Issac Hays

[@mb5970]

Just shuffled a few words around "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards others begin: Religions"

[@volcanicoperative8228]

"we're not here to slander scientology" i am.

[@stealthbeastgaming]

Chef is missing his nose in the thumbnail and it BOTHERS ME

[@testdummytaken]

can we just notice that he never takes off his hat?

[@adamhoward4775]

Isaac is in heaven now with the aliens from war of the worlds

[@funkkymonkey6924]

Issac Hayes had a very convenient stroke didn’t he?

[@nathanembry9245]

Do a video on Issac Hayes very suspicious death

[@wallygator92]

It saddens me that Chef has been gone from the show longer than he was in it same thing with Troy Mcclure from The Simpson.

[@jerrys1]

Ooooooh. That’s why that last episode was so bizarre.

[@alienboy1322]

It's sad with the Issac Hayes thing. But at least we still have chocolate salty balls.

[@Bonbonbon739]

Nobody would criticize Scientology so Trey and Matt were like “ we don’t care we’re going to do it” to show there is as nothing to be afraid of. I love them for that.

[@smashbattle6969]

8:22 isaac didnt want to quit the show in an interview he said he found the episode funny he was forced to quit by the cult I dont know why people keep thinking isaac quit on his on will

[@nexusconnection22]

one thing that seldom gets brought up is that before he "quit" he was n record in at least one interview saying that he didn't like or agree with the episode but he understood that they were just doing what they do, he definitely didn't quit of his own volition

[@buddayoyo9781]

South park ain't what it used to be. I still watch it out of curiosity but the older episodes will always be special to me

[@StarOutlaw9]

Hayes didn't quit because they made fun of Scientology. He quit because he had a stroke and couldn't do the role. The CoS lied to everyone about why.

[@djsnowpdx]

I buy South Park seasons to watch for the first time in release order through Apple TV. This video made me want to resume watching South Park, and I kid you not: Trapped in the Closet was up next. Watching now. It’s blowing my mind.

[@djsnowpdx]

Ok this is hysterical! The names in the end credits of this episode are all John Smith & Jane Smith!

[@Klaatu731]

I worked with a guy who won the bid on a storage unit with some of Isaac Hayes’s things including an Oscar. He arrived in a limo to buy his property back for $3,500. He gave him an envelope and some headshots. He counted the money after he left and Isaac Hayes shorted him a few hundred dollars. He must have charged him for the pictures.

[@AlBrownComedy]

“Lam-bay-sting?” Oh bro… it’s lam-BASS-ting.

[@KingYahshua]

Getting offended by someone disparaging your religious beliefs is understandable, but it’s pretty annoying how people only realize how wrong it is once their religious beliefs are the butt of the joke. Pretty selfish and hypocritical of Hayes. Hence why I’ve been fan of South Park for ages. this was just a brilliantly meta way of addressing hypocrisy (as they always do).

[@Dan55888]

And chef was a hypocrite

[@kxnny2]

getting audio issues for some reason on this video...

[@AlexKeyes299]

This is how it feels losing friends to politics growing up 😕

[@khurch7564]

Isaac Hayes getting upset that a satirical show told the true story about his religion, along with bringing to light how they often use legal means to silence criticism, is an entirely him issue. He was fine with a show that showed murderous children, cannibalism, sexual assault, torture, war crimes, and regularly mocked Christianity, but the second they criticized scientology it was too much? I'm glad he's gone if this is how he justifies himself.