Through this lens, Parker and Stone question the motivations of the so-called "church" and highlight the origin story central to its beliefs. The episode follows Stan Marsh surveying Scientology only to be told he is the reincarnation of the organization's founder L. RELATED: The 10 Best 'South Park' Episodes About Religion, Ranked After learning from their friend Penn Jillette that Showtime would not allow an episode of his show Penn & Teller: Bullshitto focus on the notoriously litigious group, South Park took that as a challenge and their network was more lenient. Parker and Stone always avoided Scientology as a subject of mockery out of loyalty to Isaac Hayes, the practicing Scientologist that voiced Chef, but nearly ten years into their run they could no longer resist. "Trapped in the Closet" aired November 16th, 2005 and the show started a trajectory of one of its biggest controversies.
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