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Trivia
- Stan's final lines "Sue me, I dare you!" was an actual in-show threat by the creators who are daring Scientologists to sue them for mocking their 'religion'. The Church of Scientology has a well-known history of suing their critics, including lawsuits in the UK (thus the line "We'll sue you in England!"). Defamation laws in England & Wales are extremely plaintiff-friendly: once a plaintiff has proven that a statement could potentially affect his or her reputation, the defendant must prove the truth of the claim on a balance of probabilities.
- R. Kelly actually made a series of videos called "Trapped in the Closet".
- In the end credits, every person is shown as John Smith or Jane Smith - another jab at Scientology's litigious nature.
- Chef does not appear in this episode. Isaac Hayes, who did his voice, is a Scientologist. He left soon before the planned re-run of the episode, allegedly because of his displeasure with the episode. His comments were only given by a Scientologist spokesperson. At that time, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman reported that the real reason Hayes left was because of an alleged stroke and that he was not in a condition to quit on his own.
- The planned re-run of this episode was pulled, according to rumor, because Tom Cruise threatened to pull his support for Mission Impossible III (Comedy Central is part of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures). Comedy Central said that the episode was pulled in order to do a tribute to actor Hayes after his announcement. The episode has since re-aired.
- One of the aliens seen being frozen by Xenu is a Marklar.
- Although most countries had difficulty airing this episode and were pushing back the air dates (as well as banning it and unbanning it)[citation needed], The Comedy Network in Canada had no major issue in airing this episode and was re-aired in syndication numerous times.
- At the beginning of this episode, one can see a sign that reads "Twin Pines Plaza", this may be a reference to the "Twin Pines Mall" from Back to the Future.