Isaac Hayes quits "South Park?" Sheesh, who'll do the voice of Chef?

[MnFats]

he is pissed over the Scientology episode....trampling on religious beliefs etc., but as parker/stone point out....it didn't bother him so much when it was Christians, Jews, Muslims and Mormons they were skewering....did Scientology heirarchy FORCE him to quit?


http://www.southflorida.com/news/ats-ap_entertainment11mar14,0,6032976.story


The soul singer is unhappy at religious gags

Soul singer Isaac Hayes has quit cartoon 'South Park' after an episodes lampooning religion.

The star who has provided the voice for character Chef since the show's inception, has become upset at recent shows that have attacked spirituality.

"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," Hayes said in a statement after he announced he had been asked to be let out of his contract.

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured," he added. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."

A recent episode of the programme sent up Tom Cruise and Scientology, which is also Haynes' religion, although he did not specifically mention that show in his statement.

However 'South Park''s co-creator Matt Stone declared that the episode - 'Trapped In The Closet' - was the reason behind Haynes' move, suggesting his respect for religious beliefs was narrow.

"This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology," Stone told the Associated Press. "He has no problem - and he's cashed plenty of cheques - with our show making fun of Christians."

[kenny blankenship]

1. I nominate Lily Tomlin

Awwww yeah.

[Ediacara]

2. What I find weird

Is that the scientology episode was aired literally months ago, and wasn't the last episode in the season. If Hayes was so mad, why didn't he quit when he saw the script last summer!?

[Stuckinthebush]

4. I guess it took that long for the hierarchy to get to him

From my limited understanding of Scientology, there is a hierarchy of church elite that may have pressured Hayes to quit. But then again, this is mere speculation on my part.

[maxsolomon]

8. don't call it a church

it is properly referred to as a pyramid scheme.

[Stuckinthebush]

11. Good point

Amway with dogma....

Wait a minute, doesn't Amway have dogma too?

:D

[kiki]

38. As someone said on another thread...

...perhaps he was waiting for the check from that and subsequent episodes to come through.

[AllegroRondo]

3. Barry White?

similar voice, and he has cartoon experience.

He did the voice of "Barry" the bear on Angry Beavers.

[misanthrope]

5. From beyond the grave?...

...Now THAT would be a feat!

What about Lou Rawls...

[maxsolomon]

9. now THAT is funny.

now i have to think of another dead baritone soul singer...

[MrPrax]

17. Good choice...

but he died...

But a good choice--it might be funny if they got a 'rap' guy and made him the new chef...they could explain it as a court-appointed 'community service' and make fun about how many hours he got for 'capping a guy'...

"You went to jail for giving a guy a hat?"--Kyle

[Taverner]

20. Unfortunately...he is no longer with us

RIP Barry

[madinmaryland]

6. Where was he when South Park was bashing

most of the other world religions? Jerk.

[Warpy]

7. Expect a "Who Killed Chef?" episode

There is a lot of potential for low humor in that one. Consider the cast of weeping floosies and their outraged husbands.

Chef's character might be funnier when he's gone.

[Stuckinthebush]

13. The surprise ending will show that the murderer is...

L. Ron Hubbard

[AllegroRondo]

14. You have a winner!

we would eventually find out that every woman in South Park has slept with Chef. The humor potential is astounding.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

10. Has "The Simpsons" ever done Scientology?

I vaguely remember a Heavens Gate / Jonestown style thing (a bit like the Blainetology episode in SP), but I'm about 7 years behind current episodes & haven't watched it in years.

I ask because Nancy Cartwright is still on board.

(& apropos of nothing, I'm still in shock on discovering last night that Paul Haggis (Crash) is a Scientologist!)

[Hawkeye-X]

18. Oh. Blainetology

I caught that last night. I thought it was a funny one.

Hayes quit over that? He needs to get over it. Scientology is not a real religion. I refer Scientology as $cientology.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

25. Hayes more likely quit over the recent "Trapped in the Closet" episode

watch / download here:

http://www.xenutv.com/cruise/sp-closet.html

Here's an album you might like - $cientology $ucks
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=23466

[Mike Daniels]

35. You may be thinking of the Movementarian (sp?) Simpsons ep.

It was a cult but more along the lines of your standard collective-living cult (brainwashing, starvation and slave labor)than a doomsday/apocalyptic cult thing.

In actuality, The Simpsons has been pretty respectful of religion and the beliefs behind the major ones. The humor seems to poke more at the ritualist practices that occur during the services and the hypocrisy of the ministers, rabbis, etc.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

39. That was the episode - thanks

googling simpsons + cult doesn't really work!

[jumpoffdaplanet]

12. Have Hubbard's ghost kill off the Chef

that should really piss the Scientologists off.

[Poll_Blind]

36. Oh that's evilly delicious! n/t

PB

[KyuzoGator]

15. They'll either kill him or make him a mute.

Come on, it's South Park. They'll make fun of it all.

[Yollam]

16. With any luck ratings will drop and it will be canceled

And right-wing republicans Stone and Parker will have to get real jobs.

[Hawkeye-X]

19. They're repukes?

Got proof?

[Yollam]

22. Every episode of south park is chock full of right-wing/libertarian crap

They have announced as much in public. They voted for Bush in 2000. If you couldn't tell by this point, whatever...

[Renegade Six]

23. Do you get the special fundy version of south park? eom

[Yollam]

24. It's libertarian repuke, not fundy repuke.

In other words they love greed, support war, and couldn't give a shit about the poor. In fact they think Kenny's poverty is hilarious.

They don't like fundies because they want their grass, booze and whores, but they are repuke scum nonetheless.

At least fundies are sincere. Stone and Parker are anti-humanist assholes.

[Renegade Six]

27. sincere fundies?

[Yollam]

29. Fundies are brainwashed drones, they are a massive pain in the ass, but..

....they actually believe that what they're doing is right and godly, etc.

People like Stone and Parker are strictly in it for the money and couldn't give a crap about anyone but themselves.

You're not aware that there is more than one kind of repuke? What planet do you live on?

[Renegade Six]

32. kind of like having different dems?

I really like the kind that is just as hateful as the pubs. Fundies are more pure evil that you state and are responsible for most of the bad shit happening today. The libertarian pubs are just laughable and too self absorbed to do too much damage, but the fundies have organized and have control.

[Yollam]

34. I couldn't disagree more.

Fundies are utterly clueless about everything and can be led around by their leaders barking "family values!" "sanctity of life!". They have ZERO understandin of what the real GOP agenda is.

Libertarians are more intelligent and know better, but they are amoral greedheads. It's people like this that are in charge of the GOP and give the marching orders. Whatever keeps their pockets lined. They will use religion, gays, abortion, whatever it is to keep power, but they couldn't personally care less about any of those things.

Fundies create an awful lot of evil, are intellectually lazy and have no business inside a voting booth, but most of them are well-intentioned. (Talking about rank-and-file fundie voters, not the Falwells & Robertsons - they are no more Christian than I am)

[snooper2]

33. from wikipedia

"Parker and his creative partner, Matt Stone, have received criticism and acclaim from both sides of the political spectrum, making them hard to pin down politically, except that they display irreverence for almost any authority figure. The term South Park Republican has been coined to refer to those who claim that South Park reflects a Republican, although non-traditional, viewpoint. Historically, though, Parker has described himself as "middle-ground", and he is a registered member of the United States Libertarian Party."

Trey Parker:

Is a gun owner.
Has blue eyes.
Is left-handed.
Loves musicals.
Stands 6'1 (1m85).
s a talented pianist.
Is a Denver Broncos fan.
Has a cat named Jake.
Lived in Japan for a period.
Speaks Japanese.
Is a registered Libertarian.
Is a member of the band DVDA .
Is a big fan of The Cure and Radiohead.
Is also credited as Juan Schwartz.
Has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Owns additional homes in Seattle and Kauai.
Lived in Tennessee and Wyoming for a short time as a child
Formerly engaged to Liane Adamo, dated Cannibal! The Musical co-star Toddy Walters and has been linked with actress Lisa Faulkner and model/actress Nichole Robinson.
As of 2005, is engaged to Emma Sugiyama.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

28. Didn't the same guys do "That's My Bush"?

My impression has always been that they're equal opportunity bashers.

[Mike Daniels]

37. Same ones. The show would have "That's my Gore" or

"Oh That Gore" (if memory serves) had the election results been different.

I've never seen any sacred cows on South Park.

[Yollam]

40. That show did not bash Bush.

It had an adorably likable, slightly dimwitted Bush who barely resembled the real one. It was one of the worst parodies ever on TV, and was justly canceled.

I remember tuning in to it, hoping to see Bush bashed, and basically saw a tepid 80's sitcom, except with Bush/Pickles lookalikes as the stars. Stone and Parker love Bush and hate liberals above all things.

[Renegade Six]

26. Well then

if there is any real luck (karma), hopefully whatever you do will fail and disappear. See, you can hate all you want, but that hate just builds up around you like a garbage dump. It gets ulgy real quick.

[baby_mouse]

31. Not really.

In terms of karma, it's sanctimoniousness that builds up like a garbage dump. Hate flows like lightning through whatever it can find.

[TNDemo]

21. James Earl Jones? Rita Cosby?

Close call.

[jane_pippin]

30. In this month's Rolling Stone there's a big article on Scientology and it

mentions that the church was less than thrilled with the South Park episode criticizing it. I was reading it to kill time at work so the information isn't burned into my brain but I think it said that the Church of Scientology managed to make sure the episode won't air again.

Here's a link to the article: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/9363363/inside_scientology

[otohara]

41. Chef Joins Scientology - Becomes Tom Cruise's Cook

never to be seen again...

[pstokely]

42. Chef hasn't been in any recent episodes

at least not much