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• "Bullshit" is uncensored in the French Canada song because Comedy Central thought the French Canadian said "Bonjour".^{[citation needed]}
• This was Kenny's first death after his return following his absence in Season Six.
• Mr. Garrison suggests again that they get rid of all the Mexicans, when asked how to help the Broflovski Family. He suggested this for the first time in "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" during Season One.
• A 2001 Okama Gamesphere is seen behind the window of the toy store that Stan, Eric and Kenny are looking at. This was first seen in the episode "Towelie".
• This is the first Christmas special not to feature any appearance or mention of Mr. Hankey.
• Scott from "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" reappears in this episode.
• Saddam was found in a pit beneath a tent hovel on December 13, 2003 (Saturday before air time) in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit as the conclusion of the US military Operation "Red Dawn". His face in the episode is from the images circulating in the news and added to the final cut. The plot elements of him hiding in a spider-hole and people parading after his capture are from real life.
• Terrance and Phillip are not with the other Canadians.
• When entering French Canada, Rick the Mountie says "about," instead of "aboot."
• This episode remains censored on South Park Studios.
• This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award.
• This is Eliza Schneider's last episode as the voices of the female characters in South Park due to pay issues.
• The episode is uncensored on Blu-ray, which was released in December 2017.
• The Canadian provinces that are referenced in the episode include:
  • Ontario - Where Ottowa and the Canadian Parliament are located.
  • Quebec - The location that French Canada is based on, as it has the largest population of Canadians of French descent and is located between Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador - The boys visit the island of Newfoundland.
• Steve The Newfoundlander's accent and being a fisherman is a reference to Newfoundland's culture:
  • Over half of the population in Newfoundland are of Irish or English descent, which heavily influenced Newfoundland English.
  • The fishing industry is a major part of Newfoundland's economy.
• The only road in Canada that the boys were following was most likely the Trans-Canada Highway. Although Canada does in fact have more than one road, the Trans-Canada Highway is the only road which stretches across all of Canada.

References to Popular Culture

• Much of the story is a parody of the classic film The Wizard of Oz.
• Characters refer frequently to "the new Prime Minister." Paul Martin had taken office as Prime Minister just five days prior to the airing of the episode.
• The musical cue that plays during the City Wok scene where Tuong Lu Kim is sad about not getting any business is named Greensleeves.
• The scene where the boys crash in the plane is shown in the NZ show Bro Town episode "I Still Call Australia Home-oh" when Wong Wong is watching South Park on his cellphone.
• The scene where the boys are staring into the window of the toy store, with their noses pressed against it, is a reference to the same scene from "Towelie". The scene itself is a reference to the scene in the film, A Christmas Story, where Ralphie and his pals are also eyeballing the new toys they want for Christmas.

Continuity

• This is Saddam's final appearance on the show.
• Saddam previously tried to take over Canada in "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus". Though that plan was foiled he is seen here as the new prime minister of Canada, only to be foiled again.

Goofs

• Rick the Mountie is singing along to the French Canada song.
• When Scott the Dick tells the boys that they will "rue this day" the door of the building behind them clips in front of a tree.
• The boys are shown walking from French Canada to Newfoundland via the only road in Canada. Newfoundland is actually an island separated from the rest of Canada and requires a ferry or airplane to travel between Quebec and Newfoundland.
• In the second shot of Cartman wailing, Cartman's gloves somehow disappeared from the floor. This was later fixed in HD versions.

Kenny's Death

• Shot by a laser fired by Saddam Hussein. This is his first death since his "permanent" death in "Kenny Dies" and his resurrection following "Red Sleigh Down".

Dubbing Changes

International Titles

Language	Title	Translation
Czech	Vánoce v Kanadě	Christmas in Canada
French	Noël au Canada	Christmas in Canada
German	Blöder die Kanadier nie klingen	Dumber the Canadians never sound
Hungarian	Karácsony Kanadában	Christmas in Canada
Italian	È Natale in Canada	It's Christmas in Canada
Japanese	アイクをたずねて3000里 (Aiku o Tazunete Sanzenri)	3000 Leagues in search of Ike
Polish	Święta w Kanadzie	Christmas in Canada
Spanish	Es Navidad en Canadá	It's Christmas in Canada
Ukrainian	Різдво в Канаді (Rizdvo v Kanadi)	Christmas in Canada

Mandarin Chinese

• All mentions of Canada are replaced with "Maple Leaf Island". This is inconsistent with all other episodes featuring Canada, where it retains its original name or is renamed to Taiwan otherwise.
• The title of "Prime Minister" is changed to "Emperor".
• Instead of the "cola wars", the Gintzs cites a stock market crash as their reason for giving up Ike.
• While pleading for help from the other boys:
  • Kyle explains that it has been one month instead of one week since Ike's departure.
  • Sheila is claimed to have descended to alcoholism.
  • Cartman does not explicitly tease Kyle with his responses, though still reluctant on helping out. Here, he thinks Kyle's parents should perform oral sex, and later claims he would have helped if not for Christmas.
• City Wok and City Airlines are renamed to "雞店" (Jī diàn, lit. "Chicken shop") and "終滑飛機店" (Zhōng huá fēijī diàn) respectively. The name "終滑飛機店" is a parody of China Airlines.
• The flight tickets are initially offered at $5000 per passenger, before being bargained to $720.
• No references to sodomy are brought up by Steve the Newfoundlander, instead replacing all instances with "hunting".
• Instead of an official trip in China, the doorman claims that the Prime Minister is on a holiday trip in Bali, Indonesia.