Writer:	Trey Parker
Director:	Trey Parker
Star:	Trey Parker (Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma),  Matt Stone (Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others)

In the end of the episode where Tom Cruise tells Stan he is going to sue him and Stan says to go ahead, could easily be a secret message that Matt and Trey put in to tell Tom Cruise that he can't sue them over this episode. (edit) At the end of the episodes you can see that all the names in the credits are either John or Jane Smith. (edit) This episode, in many ways, is like "The Super Best Friends" episode. Although that one was about cults, it did mention how religions shouldn't cost money and Trey and Matt said it was secretly about scientology. Also, in both episodes, Stan stops being Kyle's friend. Both times are over differences between what they believe, but it was Kyle that stopped being friends with Stan because of his beliefs in "Blaintology." (edit) This episode was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), but it lost to The Seemingly Neverending Story episode of The Simpsons. (edit) The same week that Isaac Hayes quit the show over the "religious bigotry" of the episode, the episode was due to air again as part of the normal rotation. The episode was pulled and replaced with the Chef-centered episode "Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls."

Tom Cruise reportedly threatened Paramount, which is owned by Viacom, which owns Comedy Central, that if the episode aired again that he wouldn’t do publicity work for the upcoming "Mission: Impossible III." Cruise's representatives denied the allegation, stating that "he didn't threaten to pull publicity of 'Mission: Impossible III'." They didn't say whether he threatened to do something else, however.

Parker and Stone, who were reportedly told to keep quiet on the reason the episode was pulled, placed a full-page ad in Variety with the following statement:

"So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun! Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies. Curses and drat! You have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will fail! Hail Xenu!!! -- Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants for the overlord Xenu" (edit)

Scientology President: You see, Stan, there is a reason for people feeling sad and depressed. An alien reason. It all began 75 million years ago. Back then there was a galactic federation of planets which was ruled over by the evil Lord Xenu. Xenu thought his galaxy was overpopulated, and so he rounded up countless aliens from all different planets, and then had those aliens frozen. The frozen alien bodies were loaded onto Xenu's galactic cruisers, which looked like DC-8s, except with rocket engines. The cruisers then took the frozen alien bodies to our planet, Earth, and dumped them into the volcanoes of Hawaii. The aliens were no longer frozen, they were dead. The souls of those aliens, however, lived on, and all floated up towards the sky. But the evil Lord Xenu had prepared for this. Xenu didn't want their souls to return! And so he built giant soul-catchers in the sky! The souls were taken to a huge soul brain-washing facility, which Xenu had also built on Earth. There the souls were forced to watch days of brainwashing material which tricked them into believing a false reality. Xenu then released the alien souls, which roamed the earth aimlessly in a fog of confusion. At the dawn of man, the souls finally found bodies which they could grab onto. They attached themselves to all mankind, which still to this day causes all our fears, our confusions, and our problems. L. Ron Hubbard did an amazing thing telling the world this incredible truth. Now all we're asking you to do is pick up where he left off. (edit) Stan: …Huh?
Brian: Yeah, I'm afraid that you are completely miserable and totally depressed.
Stan: I am? I didn't know that! (edit) Kyle: Oh dude, check it out. I got a Jake Plummer.
Cartman: Aw man, I got a crappy AJ Feeley again!
Kyle: How come you didn't buy any cards, Stan?
Stan: I can't spend any money. I'm saving up for that bike I want. (edit) Randy Marsh: Mr. Cruise, come out of the closet. (edit) Brian: Well, what seems to be the… Oh hi Greg!
Stan: Stan.
Michelle: Can you look at his Thetan levels.
Brian: Well, get another E Meter this one's obviously broken. Sorry about this Greg. (edit)

John Travolta seems to be portraying his characters from Grease and Saturday Night Fever with the heavy accent and "Oh my God" references, yet in the episode, The Entity, he speaks in a normal tone. (edit) The alien souls look like colourful sperm. (edit) If the interstellar overlord had planned on the souls escaping, wouldn't he have a plan for some science fiction writer figuring it all out and writing it down? Also, how would no-one else in human history have had even the slightest snippet of this info before L. Ron Hubbard discovered all of it? (edit) One of the aliens that was thrown into the volcano was a Wookie, dressed similar to Chewbacca. (edit) The scientologist's helicopter was named "L-Ron 7". (edit)

Scientology/Star Wars:

This episode reveals that Stan's Thetan levels are OT9, higher than any other living creatures. The president of Scientology decides that Stan, a mere child, is the second coming of L. Ron Hubbard.

In a strange parallel, a young Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars has the highest known number of midi-chlorians, even higher than experienced Jedi masters. Qui-Gon Jinn believes that Anakin is "The Chosen One." (edit) Katie Holmes:

Stan: Look, is this a religion? Because my family is like, Catholic or something.

Katie Holmes has recently started studying Scientology, and Tom Cruise claims that this has no interference with her Roman Catholic upbringing. (edit) Xenu, Alien Souls and Volcanoes:

This story was also told in L. Ron Hubbard's novel Battlefield Earth. This book is more than 800 pages long and probably cheaper than joining the Church of Scientology. (edit) Coming Out:

Stan: Dad! Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet!

The expression "coming out of the closet" means telling a secret that you've hidden for a long time, usually about being gay. In 2001, speculations and rumors said that Tom Cruise was gay. (edit) Trapped In The Closet:

R. Kelly made a 12 part music video soap opera with this title. In the videos, the main character narrates all of his actions and dialogue, just like was portrayed in this episode. (edit)