Chef Goes Nanners
7th episode of the fourth season of South Park
"Chef Goes Nanners" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 55th episode of the series overall. It is eighth in production order. "Chef Goes Nanners" originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central on July 5, 2000.
In the episode, Chef's passionate protest declaring the South Park flag racist inflames the entire town. The kids separate into two opposing camps and prepare to debate the issue. Stan and Kyle champion the current flag while Wendy and Cartman head up the side for a new flag. Meanwhile, Wendy finds herself strangely attracted to Cartman.
Plot
Jimbo and Chef visit Mayor McDaniels' office, arguing about the South Park town flag: Jimbo wants to keep it, for it has been around since the time of the town's founding; Chef, however, insists it is racist. The South Park flag depicts four white figures hanging a black one on a gallows, inciting Chef's indignation and leads him to believe that the whole town is racist. Chef immediately starts to rally support in order to change the flag.
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