

In a press statement, Hayes was quoted as saying: "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 begins." While the statement did not directly mention Scientology, South Park 's co-creator Matt Stone responded that Hayes' complaints stemmed from the show's criticism of Scientology and that he "has no problem – and he's cashed plenty of checks – with our show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons, or Jews." Stone adds, " never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. Scientology has been accused of using brainwashing techniques, and the episode portrays Chef as having been brainwashed.

Hayes, a Scientologist, left after a falling-out with the creators over their treatment of Scientology in the previous season's episode " Trapped in the Closet". The episode was the first after the departure of actor Isaac Hayes, who voiced the character Chef.
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The 140th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 22, 2006. " The Return of Chef" is the first episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series South Park.

Chef, after being resurrected as "Darth Chef"
