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Chef organizes a protest against the South Park flag, which depicts four white stick figures hanging a black stick figure, and apparently cheering. He sees it as racist, but Jimbo and many others in the town don't want to lose the history that the flag represents. At South Park Elementary, there is a debate over the issue, with Stan and Kyle leading a team for the flag, and Wendy and Cartman leading the opposition. After working together, Wendy finds that she has an attraction to Cartman. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Trey Parker

Director:: Eric Stough Trey Parker

Stars:: Trey Parker (Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma); Mona Marshall (Voice of Sheila Broflovski; Linda Stotch; Various Others [ episode 50+ ]); Eliza Schneider (Voice of Mayor McDaniels; Liane Cartman; Mrs. McKormick; Wendy Testaburger; Shelly Marsh; Sharon Marsh; Various Others [ episode); Isaac Hayes (Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy); Matt Stone (Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others)

Recurring Role:: Bruce Howell (Voice of Mr. Wyland); Jennifer Howell (Voice of Bebe)

Visitor: This visitor is behind Jimbo and Ned when they take off their KKK sheets. It appears right next to the tree. edit »
This is first episode Mr. Mackey features in that doesn't have him saying "M'kay". edit »
The grand dragon of the KKK wears a black robe instead of a white one, but in the episode the grand dragon is wearing a white robe. edit »
Mr. Wyland says that there are 8 people on each debate team, but there are 10 kids at Wendy's work table. edit »
Mr. Wyland is still teaching in place of Mr. Garrison in this episode. edit »

This is the third episode with Chef's name mentioned in the title. edit »
For pretty much the only time ever, everybody laughs after Kenny dies - it was also probably Kenny's funniest death. edit »
There are 16 kids in Mr. Garrison's class and there are 4,388 people in the town of South Park. edit »
Chef's Islam name, "Abdul Mohammed Jabar-Rouf Kareem Ali" is a spoof of NBA basketball players Kareem Abdul Jabar and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, as well as legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. edit »

Kyle: Kenny ate all the mints, dad.
Gerald: Oh, those weren't mints, those were antacid tablets.
Kyle: oh...
Kyle & Stan: KENNY!
(Kenny drinks water then explodes) edit »
(to Kenny, who's eating a bowl of mints)
Kyle: Look, Kenny, I know your family's poor, but you cant just eat a bowl of mints for dinner...
Kenny: (Muffled) Well, f**k you.(Flips Kyle off) edit »
Wendy: Cartman, why don't you just go home. You aren't helping any.
Cartman: You won't let me help.
Wendy: That's because you're stupid and you're a racist.
Cartman: ...touch�. edit »
Jimbo: (Spying on the Klan) Alright. Let's sneak in quietly.
Ned: Okay.
Jimbo: Dammit Ned, doesn't that thing have a volume control?
Ned: No. edit »
Chef: Hey, Mackey! Sign up to march on Wednesday?
Mr. Mackey: Oh, Wednesday? Wednesday's tough. I guess- maybe I could do somethin' uh, Thursday afternoon.
Chef: Alright, fudge it, Thursday. Anyone else wanna go Thursday?
Principal Victoria: Thursday's no good, we've got choir council.
Mr. Mackey: Oh, yeah.
Principal Victoria: What about next Sunday?
Chef: Fine! Next Sunday!
Man 1: You mean, during the ball game?
Man 2: Oh, yeah. We can't do Sunday.
Chef: Monday??
Principal Victoria: Oh, I can't do Monday.
Man: I could do Tuesday.
Mr. Mackey: Yeah, Tuesday morning's good.
Woman: You know what would be better for me is Saturday afternoon.
Man 2: Saturday is perfect for me.
Principal Victoria: Yeah. How about Saturday at 11:30?
Woman: Yeah.
Man 3: That sounds good.
Man 2: Yep.
Mr. Mackey: Yeah, I think that's the best day.
Chef: Okay! On Saturday, we march!
Man 2: Oh, march? What are we marching for?
Chef: To bring down the South Park Flag!
(People start walking away)
Man: Oh, I gotta go. edit »

The scene in which Chef sets the meditating monk on fire is a reference of Th�ch Quảng �ức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, who burned himself to death in Saigon in 1963 to protest oppression of the governments position against the buddhist religion. edit »
The brief flute passage that begins Wendy's dream sequence is lifted from "Pr�lude � l'apr�s-midi d'un faune" (Prelude to the afternoon of a faun) by Claude Debussy. edit »
Current Event/Georgia Flag:

This whole episode was probably a jab at the controversy over Georgia's state flag. That state flag contained the flag of the confederacy as part of its overall makeup. People wanted the state flag changed, as they felt the confederate flag still represented racism and slavery. edit »

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ozai890
member since: Jan 20, 2007
Chef Goes Nanners
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Chef made a great impact in this episode. ...Continue »
01/22/08 07:08pm | report abuse
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gengar1993
member since: Nov 8, 2007
Chef Goes Nanners
The Bottom Line: "Average"
Kinda good, a little bad ...Continue »
01/15/08 11:58am | report abuse
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JohnQ1127
member since: Dec 19, 2007
Chef Goes Nanners
The Bottom Line: "Out of character"
Chef is angry with the residents of South Park, because their town flag depicts a black man being lynched by four white men. Wendy makes an unlikely ally in Eric Cartman during her debate against the flag. The townspeople join the arguement. ...Continue »
01/15/08 11:29am | report abuse
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djjoe60
member since: Nov 6, 2006
Chef Goes Nanners
The Bottom Line: "Average"
Chef Goes Nanners ...Continue »
10/27/07 06:31am | report abuse
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p00ptooth
member since: Jun 24, 2007
Chef Goes Nanners
The Bottom Line: "Pivotal"
An excellent episode for the somewhat contraversial subject of racism...what a great subject to poke fun at. ...Continue »
07/30/07 09:20pm | report abuse