"Gnomes" is the seventeenth episode in the second season of the American animated television series "South Park", Season two of "South Park", an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on which date?
South Park (season 2) Season two of "South Park", an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on April 1, 1998. The second season concluded after 18 episodes on January 20, 1999; it remains the longest season of "South Park" to date. While most of the episodes were directed by series creator Trey Parker, Season 2 includes two episodes directed by Eric Stough.
The Return of Chef "The Return of Chef" is the first episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series "South Park". The 140th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 22, 2006. The episode was the first after the departure of actor Isaac Hayes, who voiced the character Chef. 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". Scientology has been accused of using brainwashing techniques, and the episode portrays Chef as having been brainwashed.