"Chef Aid" is episode 2-14 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on October 7, 1998.

Synopsis

Chef discovers that Alanis Morissette's (fictional) hit song "Stinky Britches" is the same song he wrote years previously, before abandoning his musical aspirations. Chef contacts a "major record company" executive, seeking only to have his name credited as the composer of "Stinky Britches." Chef's claim is substantiated by a twenty-year-old recording of Chef performing the song. The record company refuses, and furthermore hires Johnnie Cochran, who files a lawsuit against Chef for harassment. Cochran triumphantly employs the Chewbacca Defense, resulting in a massive jury award in favor of the record company. Chef is left with the choice between paying the award within a few days, or going to jail.

The boys try to help Chef by rounding up various musicians whose careers have been boosted by Chef's advice to hold a benefit concert. The record company executive tries to sabotage the concert, but the outpouring of support for Chef touches Johnnie Cochran, whose heart "grew three sizes that day." Cochran switches sides, successfully defending Chef in a new trial.

Kenny's Death

Trivia

• The song Stinky Britches was also sung by Marilyn Manson in the episode Prehistoric Ice Man.
• The title of this episode is a reference to Live Aid.
• Music Acts trying to help Chef include Joe Strummer, Ozzy Osbourne, Ween, Primus, Elton John, Meat Loaf, Rick James, and Rancid.
• This episode also spawned a record including musical performances of the guest stars featured in this episode and many others in full length. Simulated sounds of a live audience (cheering, clapping, etc.) and introductions and commentary by Chef were added in between many of the songs, making the album seem like a live recording of the Chef Aid concert featured in the episode.
• Even though Alanis Morrisette is Canadian, she isn't portrayed as Canadians usually are in the South Park universe.
• Exactly what happens to all the money in this episode is never explained.
• Kenny's head being bitten off by Ozzy Osbourne is a reference to an infamous incident when Osbourne bit the head off of a live bat during a 1982 concert, and a separate incident in which he bit the head off a live dove during a meeting with record company executives.
• The German dance Cartman does also appears in the first teaser trailer for the movie Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
• The Chef Aid album is produced by Rick Rubin.
• In the first lawsuit, the record company is the plaintiff, represented by Johnnie Cochran, while Chef is the defendant, represented by Gerald Broflovski. However, Cochran was using the "Chewbacca DEFENSE" and later, after employing this technique, claims "the DEFENSE rests".

Quotes

• "Love isn't a decision, it's a feeling. If we could decide who we love, it would be much simpler, but much less magical. " - Mr. Twig

CD Tracklist

1. Primus - South Park Theme
2. Ozzy Osbourne/DMX/Ol' Dirty Bastard/The Crystal Method/Fuzzbubble - Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)
3. Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)
4. Rancid - Brad Logan
5. Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away
6. Master P. - Kenny's Dead
7. Chef - Simultaneous
8. ^*]/Puffy/Lil' Kim/System of a Down - Will They Die 4 You
9. Perry Farrell and DVDA - Hot Lava
10. Wyclef Jean with Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman - Bubblegoose
11. Chef - No Substitute
12. Elton John - Wake Up Wendy
13. Mousse T. vs. Hot 'N' Juicy - Horny
14. Devo - Huboon Stump
15. Rick James and Ike Turner - Love Gravy
16. Ned Gerblansky - Feel Like Makin' Love
17. Ween - The Rainbow
18. Chef and Meat Loaf - Tonight Is Right For Love (with Meredith Baxter-Birney)
19. Joe Strummer - It's A Rockin' World
20. Primus - Mephisto and Kevin
21. Vitro featuring the cast of South Park - Mentally Dull (Think Tank Remix)

The album was available with 2 collectible covers and in 3 different versions -- "Clean", "Explicit", and "Extreme". Whilst the explicit version contained profanities (including fuck) and carried a Parental Advisory sticker, it was still censored, most notably on the tracks Nowhere to Run, Will They Die 4 You, and Mentally Dull, even censoring lesser profanities such as shit. The Extreme version was completely uncensored.

South Park episodes: Season 2