Jared Has Aides/Trivia

Censorship and Bans

 * The British satellite channel Sky One banned this episode due to the sequence with Butters’ makeshift liposuction, the part where Butters eats his own vomit, the AIDS references, and Butters’ parents beating him at the end of this episode, but was shown uncut on the UK terrestrial channel Channel 4. Some syndicated versions cut out the scene where Butters eats his own vomit and the scene at the end where Cartman watches Butters getting beaten and comments that if he "was old enough, he would totally start jacking off right now." In addition, the Cartman’s "Butters-like" conversation with Butters’ father was altered to remove references of "his hot spicy boner" and calling his dad a "pussy."

Controversial Ending

 * This episode has rarely re-aired on Comedy Central. According to one report, the channel forbade ever showing it after its initial week, because of the scene at the end where Butters was heard being beaten by his parents. The implied abuse is never actually seen — the camera cuts to an exterior view of the Stotches’ home and Butters’ yells, punches are heard with even some glass breaking. Comedy Central is also believed to have forbidden many other episodes with Butters being physically abused by his family. Despite the Comedy Central ban, this episode and other episodes depicting Butters experiencing painful treatment have been shown in syndication (edited for content). Also, the episode is uncut on the Season 6 DVD. In the UK it has been shown on Comedy Central UK, Channel 4 and MTV.
 * Some fans, however, believe that the reason this episode doesn’t re-air is the controversial portrayal of Subway and its spokesmodel, Jared, while others believe that the episode was pulled because of how it made light of AIDS.
 * The episode is on normal episode rotation on The Comedy Network in Canada.

Hidden Visitor(s)
Four can be seen in this episode:
 * When Jared follows his girlfriend out, if you look very closely to his left is a visitor on the wall.
 * Chef uses a visitor shaped spoon when he leads the boys into the kitchen.
 * When Jimbo announces that AIDS is funny, a visitor is seen over Mayor McDaniels' head.
 * When Tuong Lu Kim pays the boys for their work, one is seen behind the post office.