杰罗姆“大厨”·麦克尔罗伊是《南方公园》中经常出现的角色。他在南方公园小学担任厨师并且是孩子们寻求建议的关键人物，这经常会使他唱一些关于色情的歌曲。他首次出场于第一季的“卡特曼的肛门探针”。
大厨在第十季的“大厨归来”中被杀死，这是因为他的配音艾萨克·海斯在关于山达基教的剧集“困在衣柜中”的播出后离开了工作室。
背景
就如他的昵称所示，大厨是南方公园小学食堂的厨师并且还是市议会里的“公共安全负责人”之一。他是四人组经常寻求帮助的唯一成年人。他们之间经常会展开如下对话：
大厨：“你们好啊，孩子们！”
四人组（齐声）：“你好，大厨。”
大厨：“最近怎么样啊？”
四人组（一人或多人）：“不好。”
大厨：“为什么不好？”
大厨经常用“孩子们”这个词，即使有时对面只有一个小孩。例如，他曾对卡特曼（“卡特曼的荡妇妈”和“人体自燃”）、斯坦（“肯尼之死”）和巴特斯（“辛普森做过了”）这样使用过。他也倾向于用"fudge" 来替代"fuck"，这特别是在早期剧集。许多他在“大厨的巧克力咸酥球”为食物所取的滑稽名字也证明了这一点。
虽然镇上大多数居民都是白人，大厨是少数几个黑人居民，事实上长期住在南方公园里的居民只有托肯和他的父母，但他们要到第四季才会变成重要人物。大厨有时会带有种族歧视地称呼包括孩子们在内的其他镇民为“白鬼子”（crackers）或“白蠢蛋”（cracker-ass）。
除了做饭外，大厨也热衷于唱歌——他写了首名叫《臭裤子》（Stinky Britches）的歌，结果却被占到了艾拉妮丝·莫莉塞特的名下。他是以1970年代的黑人歌手艾萨克·海斯和巴里·怀特（Barry White）为原型的。他经常用唱歌的形式为孩子们提供建议，但常常兴奋地唱出有关性爱的歌词。然而像许多早期剧集中的角色，他唱歌的戏份受到了缩减并且不经常唱歌了。到他去世为止，他已经有整整4年没有唱过任何一首歌。
尽管对性和女人十分关注，但大厨是镇上为数不多的头脑清醒的成年人之一。除了向孩子们提供建议，他还在几个场合提出过其他一些独特的想法来拯救南方公园或是世界。然而这并不代表说大厨没有荒诞的行为，例如在“电影预告片”中他买了一台无法操控的花哨电视。
在早期，大厨经常被孩子们问道一些他们不理解的事物。每当这时，大厨会紧张地说：“该死的，孩子们，为什么我总是要教你们这些东西？”，但每次大厨还是向孩子们作出了解答。
大厨的姓氏表明他至少有一定的凯尔特血统，而且他的父母都住在苏格兰的爱丁堡。
在“改旗易帜”中，大厨短暂地皈依了伊斯兰教并改名为“阿卜杜拉·穆罕默德·贾巴尔·劳夫·卡里姆·阿里”，但在结尾又重新信仰了基督教。
犯罪记录
- 故意伤害：在“红眼病”中，他扯断了一个病人的手臂来向医生证明僵尸是感觉不到痛的，但事实上那个病人不是僵尸。
- 越狱：在“援助大厨”中，在帽子先生撞开监狱墙壁后，他和加里森一起逃出来巴布雷迪警官的监狱。
- 恋童：在“大厨归来”中，他被洗脑成了恋童癖并加入了超级冒险俱乐部。
死亡
大厨的命运在第十季的“大厨归来”中被揭示了出来，在这集他的对话是以前剧集里的声音拼凑起来的以支持情节的发展。大厨被超级冒险俱乐部洗脑成了恋童癖，这是一个将户外探险和性爱、奇特的宗教信仰相结合的组织，这里有些观点与现实中的山达基教相吻合。
在这集末尾，大厨遭到了雷击、火焚、刺伤、枪击，他的脸和一个眼球被撕扯开，他的四肢被棕熊和狮子扯走，最后他像“沃尔玛来袭”中所设定的那样排泄而死。
镇里为他举行了追悼会，凯尔做了最后的祷告：“我们不应该对大厨离开我们而感到生气，我们应当对那个对洗了他的脑的小俱乐部感到愤怒。”——这是对山达基教的暗讽。
达斯·大厨
在“大厨归来”的末尾，大厨的尸体被超级冒险俱乐部秘密地修复了，把他复活成了“达斯·大厨”，这是在模仿《星球大战前传3：西斯的复仇》的结尾。他们为大厨穿上了达斯·维德（Darth Vader）的铠甲（虽然还有一顶厨师帽）以及红色的光铲。之后，俱乐部领导人康奈利与他展开了模仿《西斯的复仇》的对话：
康奈利：“大厨，能听到我说话吗？说点什么吧！”
达斯·大厨（用维德似的带有呼吸声的声音）：“你们好啊，孩子们，你们想要索尔兹伯里肉排吗？”
康奈利：“是的，继续！”
达斯·大厨：“至于甜点，你们这些小孩想要舔我的巧克力咸酥蛋蛋吗？”
康奈利（模仿孩子的声音）：“哦，你是说那些巧克力糖吗？”
达斯·大厨：“不，是我的蛋蛋！”
康奈利就像达斯·西迪厄斯（Darth Sidious）那样，很满意达斯·大厨的回答并发出了邪恶的笑声。
达斯·大厨是由彼得·塞拉菲诺威配音的，他是《星球大战前传1：幽灵的威胁》中达斯·摩尔（Darth Maul）的配音。然而，他并没有再次出现。由于艾萨克·海斯的死，他现在不太可能归来了。然而，在《南方公园》的片头曲场景中仍然可以看到他。他在“大厨归来”后代替了大厨在挥手的人群中的位置，除了在“做爱做的事”以外，他都只是手持光铲站着并不像其他人一样在挥手。
值得一提的是“达斯·大厨”这个名字被粉丝们广泛接受，但这并没有出现在剧集里。南方公园工作室也提到了这一点。
Aftermath
After Chef died, the children were never seen getting lunch again until "Crème Fraiche", and it was unknown who replaced Chef. However, in "Eek, A Penis!", Mr. Derp was seen in the background, implying he took over for the time. In "Crème Fraiche", the boys are seen in the lunch line and are greeted by Randy with Chef's familiar lines "Hello there children!" and "How's it goin'?" He also wore an apron that was similar to Chef's, only smaller, and he reveals there was an opening for a cafeteria chef. Chef himself is not directly referenced in the episode though, and Randy quits at the end, meaning it is likely Mr. Derp or another staff member took on the role again.
Chef is seen briefly during a trailer for South Park: The Stick of Truth breaking out from a coffin, partially rotting, much to the shock of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and the new kid. Despite his final appearance in the show depicting him in a Darth Vader-like suit, his appearance in-game is a zombified version of his normal attire (along with the addition of a Nazi Sash around his arm). Chef is brought back to life by Clyde thanks to toxic waste made by aliens as a zombie Nazi as a boss fight, at points Chef will try biting the new kid, only for him to literally knock some sense into him, unfortunately Clyde shoots the toxic waste from a water gun at chef, causing the zombie Nazi personality to take over. At the end of the fight Chef gains control, but only briefly as Clyde lights him on fire in a last ditch effort to defeat the new Kid, who had no choice but to use magical farts on Chef, burning his face off and killing him again. Chef's dialogue is, much like in Chef's return, comprised of stock audio (both from Isaac Hayes and various speeches from Adolf Hitler).
Chef was referenced in "Stunning and Brave", when P.C. Principal mentions a "chef person of color who loved to sing soul songs", and claims that the children drove him to suicide. Butters corrects him by stating that he was brainwashed by a cult.
Isaac Hayes Quits South Park
On March 13, 2006, Isaac Hayes was reported to have quit South Park over objections to the show's attitudes toward and depiction of various religions, claiming that the show had crossed the line from satire into intolerance.
Despite the content of the official press release, however, there remains considerable speculation about the motivations behind his departure. Parker and Stone assert that he quit due to the controversial episode "Trapped in the Closet", and its treatment of Scientology, as Hayes was a member of the religion. Series co-creator and writer Matt Stone commented in a manner that suggested that Hayes practiced a double standard regarding the treatment of religion on South Park: "[We] never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."
Others have suggested that Hayes left the show because of the external pressure forced by his fellow Scientologists and that the decision was not voluntary. It was eventually reported, however, that Hayes did not quit the show, but that the original press release announcing his departure was put out by someone who was not authorized to represent him. On January 4, 2006, Hayes defended South Park's style of controversial humor to The Onion's AV Club and XM's Opie and Anthony Show, going so far as to note that although he was not pleased with the show's depiction of Scientology, he "understand[s] what [Matt and Trey] are doing." It was reported that Hayes suffered a stroke in the middle of January 2006 and was not in a position to make major decisions for himself.
Hayes died of a stroke on August 10, 2008, making "The Return of Chef" Chef's final official appearance.
Appearance
Aside from Nichole, Token, and their families, Chef was the only African-American character in South Park. He was almost always seen wearing his chef's hat, red shirt and blue pants. He was also often seen wearing a white apron with the word "Chef" printed on it. He appeared to be slightly overweight and had a black beard.
Chef seems to have worn a chef's hat for most of his life, even when he wasn't employed as a chef. He wore it as a child, as seen in "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000" and supported by his father's anecdote in "The Succubus". Even when he is employed as an accountant in "The Succubus", his signature hat can be seen hanging up in his office. However, he does not wear it as a young adult in the flashbacks in "Chef Aid" or "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut"
Family
Chef's parents first appeared in "The Succubus", when they came over from Scotland for Chef's wedding. They told the boys of their many alleged encounters with the Loch Ness Monster, and his attempts to swindle $3.50 ("tree-fiddy") out of them by dressing up as a Girl Scout, an alien and even using young Chef by posing as his imaginary friend.
Chef's folks also made another appearance in "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", where they tried to give Cartman "more time" by extracting Kenny's soul from inside him. Chef's mother also offered "tree-fiddy" to Kenny to go out the window in case the soul got on the curtains or into the pot roast (which Kenny ended up getting trapped in), to which his father replied, "Now don't go offerin' the soul no tree-fiddy, woman!" They are also seen in a crowd during "Red Sleigh Down".
However, the two were not seen among those who attended their son's funeral after his death in "The Return of Chef".
Quotes
- Chef: "Uhhh... James Taylor, what the hell are you doin' in here?! Singing' about prostitutes to the children! Get out of here! ...These children tricked me!" from "Fat Camp"
- The Boys: [quoting Chef] "There's a time and a place for everything, and it's called college." from "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000"
- Chef: "Children, you know I rarely say this, but.....well, fudge ya." from "Summer Sucks"
- Chef: "Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"
General: "I don't listen to hip-hop." from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Chef: "I'm gonna make love to your asshole, children." from "The Return of Chef" using dialogue from "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" and "Cancelled."
Catchphrases
- "Hello there, children!"
Trivia
- In "Die Hippie, Die", Chef was the head of Public Safety Department. After his death, he was replaced by Glen in "Night of the Living Homeless" until he was also killed.
- In the early seasons, he is shown coaching the South Park Elementary dodgeball and football teams in "Conjoined Fetus Lady" and "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" respectively, making him a member of teaching staff. After his demise this position was taken over by Mr. Garrett.
- Chef is known for sleeping with lots of women and having no children; Isaac Hayes, the voice of Chef, has several children and grandchildren.
- Chef has seen The Loch Ness Monster and possibly thought it was imaginary, as he says to his father that it is his imaginary friend, Goo-Goo the Dinosaur.
- Chef says in "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" that he wouldn't have a three-way with Mrs. Cartman and Mr. Garrison, saying he would only do it if there were two women, and not two men. In "The Wacky Molestation Adventure", when Mrs. Cartman is arrested, she is arrested, presumably while having a three-way, with Chef and another unnamed man.
- Chef originally came to South Park to start his own restaurant, as revealed in "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut".
- Chef is strong, as he is shown lifting Dr. Alphonse Mephesto without strain in "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut".
- Chef had a speaking role in 55 episodes, including "The Return of Chef".
- Chef was the first adult to appear in the series.
- In "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", his last name is misspelled McGillory on the tag with the ham containing Kenny's soul. Rob Schneider takes it from the airport and eats it thus becoming possessed by Kenny.
- Unlike most of the children, who simply refer to him as "Chef", Pip Pirrip calls him "Mr. Chef", as shown in "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" and "Conjoined Fetus Lady".
- Chef was the first minority character to appear in the series.
- He was mentioned in the movie Blockers when Mitchell, Lisa, and Hunter were curious why Connor was known as chef, and Hunter stated if it's the one in South Park who says "Hello children."
Prominence
- "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" - When Ike is taken by Visitors, Chef helps the children get out of school by pulling down the fire alarm. Later that night, he waits for the visitors to come.
- "Volcano" - Chef is a part of the search team and he sings "Hot Lava".
- "Weight Gain 4000" - Chef sings a song for Kathie Lee Gifford about making love to her which he eventually does.
- "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" - Chef is the coach for the South Park Cows.
- "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" - Chef sings a song to get Cartman's pig and Kyle's elephant to make love.
- "Death" - The boys ask him about assisted suicide on grounds that Stan wants to know if it's okay to kill his suicidal grandpa.
- "Pinkeye" - Chef attempts to warn everyone about the zombies.
- "Starvin' Marvin" - Chef leads an army to fight the turkeys.
- "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" - Chef sings a non-offensive Christmas song.
- "Damien" - Chef helps train Jesus in a boxing match against Satan.
- "Tom's Rhinoplasty" - Chef tries to make love with Ms. Ellen and discovers she's playing for the other team.
- "Mecha-Streisand" - Chef learns about Barbra Streisand from Leonard Maltin.
- "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" - Chef is believed to be Cartman's father.
- "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" - Chef drives the boys to Hells Pass Hospital to help Dr. Alphonse Mephesto after he had been shot.
- "Ike's Wee Wee" - The boys ask Chef to tell them about drugs and circumcision, the latter which he does not explicitly explain due to his anger towards them constantly asking him sexual questions.
- "Conjoined Fetus Lady" - Chef is the coach for the school dodgeball team.
- "Summer Sucks"- Chef talks to the boys on the phone. When he arrives he thinks everyone is wearing black face to be racist.
- "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls" - Chef creates a new candy that everyone loves.
- "Chickenpox" - The boys ask Chef about herpes.
- "Roger Ebert Should Lay off the Fatty Foods" - Chef is brain washed by the planetarium.
- "Clubhouses - Chef teaches Stan about the rules to "Truth or Dare".
- "Chef Aid" - Chef gets sued and the musicians he previously helped come back to perform for him.
- "Spookyfish" - Offers the boys his Halloween-themed lunch and then informs the boys that "Evil" Cartman is from a parallel universe.
- "Spontaneous Combustion" - Chef is in Cartman's dream helping him off the cross.
- "The Succubus" - Chef almost gets married.
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Advises Stan to find the "clitoris" in order to get Wendy to love him more than Gregory. Later seen as one of the soldiers.
- "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery" - Chef helps solve the pirate ghost mystery.
- "The Red Badge of Gayness" - Seen briefly in the re-enactment.
- "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" - Chef educates Stan about the menstrual cycle.
- "Timmy 2000" - Chef gets the boys off of Ritalin.
- "Chef Goes Nanners" - Chef is angered by the racist flag of South Park.
- "Something You Can Do with Your Finger" - Cartman asks him for advice.
- "Fourth Grade" - Chef vomits after meeting Ms. Choksondik.
- "Fat Camp" - Chef educates the boys about what a prostitute is by singing a song with James Taylor.
- "The Wacky Molestation Adventure" - Chef gets taken away with all the other adults in the town for being accused of child molesters.
- "It Hits the Fan" - Chef tries to get people to stop saying "shit".
- "Scott Tenorman Must Die" - Chef makes chili for Cartman's Chili-Con Carnival.
- "Proper Condom Use - Chef convinces the parents that it is their job to explain sex, not the school's.
- "Kenny Dies" - Chef talks to Stan about death.
- "Jared Has Aides" - Chef helps the boys fatten up Butters Stotch for their commercial.
- "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer" - The boys ask him if they can use his TV. After the TV comes to life, he chases it around town whilst calling the manufacturers on the phone for instructions on how to stop it.
- "The Simpsons Already Did It" - Greets Butters. Later tells him that it's not a big deal if the Simpsons have already done of his ideas.
- "Red Hot Catholic Love" - (Cameo)
- "The Death Camp of Tolerance" - Chef is sent to tolerance seminar.
- "The Biggest Douche in the Universe" - Chef takes Cartman to his parents in Scotland to get Kenny's soul out of him.
- "Cancelled" - Chef takes the children to the Proctologist where they discover how to activate Cartman's Anal Probe.
- "Red Man's Greed"
- "South Park is Gay!" - Along with Kyle, Chef refuses to become part of the new trend of being a metrosexual.
- "Good Times with Weapons" - Chef is seen briefly during the scenes animated in anime style.
- "AWESOM-O" - Chef is seen briefly in the background laughing at the video of Cartman.
- "You Got F'd in the A" - Chef alerts the children's parents when they get served.
- "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes"- Shops at Wall-Mart.
- "Die Hippie, Die" - Chef helps Cartman by being part of his crew to stop the hippies. This is the last time Chef speaks until his death.
- "Erection Day"- Seen in the audience in Jimmy's nightmare.
- "The Return of Chef" - Chef's final appearance. He is brainwashed by the Super Adventure Club and dies, but is later revived as Darth Chef by the Super Adventure Club.
South Park: The Stick of Truth
In South Park: The Stick of Truth, Chef is revived as a Nazi Zombie by Clyde. The player referred to as "Douchebag" must fight him as a penultimate boss. It is revealed that he has been stitched back together, however, his skin has turned green (like most zombies in the game), the visible scars and gashes from his brutal death still remain, and his old clothes are tattered (as you would expect). He will quickly switch between his old voice and the Nazi outbursts common among those exposed to the green goo. His voice lines are similar to being replayed from an old episode, much like "The Return of Chef", this is due to how the original voice actor having passed away 6 years prior to the game's release, when making his old voice lines, he is still his old self, showing regret for him being forced to attack the boys, but this is quickly stopped by Clyde, who quickly covers him in the green goo.
Zombie Chef's abilities include: "Chocolate Salty Balls" involves him pulling out said balls from the gash in his stomach and will inflict gross out if not blocked, "Hello Children": where he attempts to bite the player character (but mashing the corresponding buttons when shown can resist the attack). Or he can use his spatula as a Melee weapon dealing a large amount of damage if it is unblocked (especially to Jimmy or Cartman).
When the player takes Chef's health down to 1 (from a rather large 73,476 if you are level 15), Chef will fully regain control of himself and proclaim "Children! Everybody! I'm back!", before Clyde will throw a Molotov Cocktail at Chef, causing him to violently burst into flames and run around. The player will charge up and release a powerful fart, to which Chef gets caught in the proceeding fireball, killing him and causing him to re-sustain the brutal injuries that lead to his original death, albeit him now being horribly charred. If the player fails to do this quickly then Chef will set the player and their buddy on fire unless they have any shields. Once they have no shields then they will get fire damage and will die soon meaning that they will have to restart the game from the last checkpoint.