201/Trivia

Trivia

 * As a result of the previous episode "200", Trey Parker and Matt Stone were threatened by a radical Islamic website Revolutionmuslim.com for including an image of Muhammad in disguise. Ironically it wasn't even Muhammad in disguise. It was really Santa Claus.
 * In a Statement from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, The speech that Kyle gave was about fear and intimidation and had nothing to do with Muhammad. Despite that, all the bleeps were added by Comedy Central due to the threat against Trey and Matt.
 * When trying to get into Dr. Mephisto's lab, Cartman's hand, Mitch Conner wears black-face, which is a racist parody of African-American performers.
 * The word 'Muhammad' is censored in this episode by Comedy Central (Not South Park Studios), due to the previous threats from Revolutionmuslim.com.
 * Before Mephisto explains who Cartman's father is, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny burst into the lab with Muhammad and claim that cloning Muhammad is more important, claiming that no one cares who Cartman's father is, poking fun at the audience and leaving them hanging on the suspense of finding out who Cartman's father is.[[Image:BatmanKillingJoke.jpg|right|thumb|Original artwork from Batman: The Killing Joke]][[Image:201 42.jpg|right|thumb|South Park recreation of Batman: The Killing Joke]]
 * Scott Tenorman's father, Jack Tenorman, is revealed to be Eric Cartman's father.
 * First time Kevin spoke (despite being only a shriek).
 * Scott Tenorman's behavior throughout the episode is similar to that of the Joker from Batman Comics. Furthermore, his introduction into this episode at the Chili Con-Carnival and the rollercoaster scene are made to look like an iconic sequence from the "Batman: The Killing Joke "
 * Because of the threats, the episode did not re-air during the 12AM EST slot nor during the 10:30PM EST slot the day after the first airing, so it has been replaced by "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs" and "You have 0 Friends".
 * Many old supporting characters who have since stopped appearing returned in this episode such as Pip, Mr. Hankey, Dr. Mephisto and Kevin.
 * Several prominent locations from past episodes are visually destroyed, like Country Kitchen Buffet, Casa Bonita, and Raisins.
 * The conversation Mitch and Dr. Mephisto have is a parody of A Clockwork Orange, when Alex tries to get into an old lady's house to rob her, and she tells him that she doesn't let strangers in after dark, and that there is a telephone in the pub down the road.Nostream SBF.png on SouthParkStudios.com]]
 * After this episode was first aired, "Super Best Friends" and "200" were removed from the iTunes Store for purchase.
 * "Super Best Friends" was also removed from the South Park Studios after "201" aired with a notice saying that they were unable to stream it (see image). This would've been because of all the controversy that was caused by RevolutionMuslim.
 * Characters such as the Marshs and Guermoes most likely survived because they were on the roof of the community center with Mayor McDaniels and Jimbo who come out alive.
 * This episode was aired censored in Canada. Usually, episodes shown in Canada on The Comedy Network are uncensored.
 * This episode wasn't aired in the UK on the scheduled airdate/airtime on which the newest South Park episodes are shown and was instead replaced by a re-run of "Sexual Healing". It is unknown if it will be aired in the United Kingdom.
 * In "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000", the hooded girl calls the boys "Fudge Packers".
 * In The Simpsons episode The Squirt and the Whale the chalkboard gag Bart writes is "South Park, We'd Stand Beside If We Weren't So Scared" because of the death threats Trey Parker and Matt Stone received.
 * This episode marks the final appearance of Pip, when Mecha Streisand stepped on him, killing him.
 * In the DVD release of South Park Season 14, the episode 201 is censored and appears as on screen when released, including the conlcusive speech between Jesus, Kyle and Santa. Commentry from Trey Parker and Matt Stone is also heavily censored, partly stating that they are still not allowed to talk about the episode and controversy in detail.

References to Popular Culture

 * The song Time of the Season by the band The Zombies plays during Mitch Conner's "flashback" to Vietnam in the beginning of the episode. This song is also used during Jimbo and Ned's Vietnam flashback in "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka", which could have been a reference to that episode.

Continuity

 * This marks Mitch Conner's third appearance on the show.
 * This is the third official appearance of a majority of the Celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Rob Reiner, Barbara Streisand, and others.
 * This is the first major appearance of Mephisto and Kevin in just over ten seasons (His last appearance was in "Cartman Joins NAMBLA" however he did make short cameos in the crowd in "Red Sleigh Down", "It's Christmas in Canada", during the song in "I'm a Little Bit Country" and at the end of "Eat, Pray, Queef" in Season 13).
 * This is Scott Tenorman's first appearance since Season 9, and his first major appearance since Season 5.
 * This is Pip's first speaking role since Professor Chaos, and appearance since "D-Yikes". He is crushed by Mecha Streisand when trying to convince her to leave the town alone.
 * This is Mr. Hankey's first appearance since "Red Sleigh Down".
 * Bridon Guermo and his parents appear on the rooftop behind Randy during Mecha-Streisand's attack. They last all appeared in "Elementary School Musical". Although Mr. Guermo appeared during "Eat, Pray, Queef", singing Queef Free along with the other men.
 * The Pandemic "Cloverfield" style camera-work is brought back very briefly during Mecha-Streisand's attack on Casa Bonita.
 * Tom Cruise dies on the moon, rather silently, and was shown laying dead near Jambu, who was sent to the moon in the past episode, "Free Willzyx".
 * Before entering to Mephisto's lab, Kyle remembers the case when the boys were trying to make an elephant and a pig have sex. It's a reference of "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig".
 * Tweek and his parents appear in this episode. This is Mr. Tweak's first speaking role since "Eat, Pray, Queef".