Scott Tenorman's persona and the "Chili Carnival" is a direct reference to the one-shot graphic novel "Batman: The Killing Joke" and the Joker.
Due to fear of further stereotypical behavior related to the free speech depiction of "Mohammed", this episode has been withdrawn from distribution, however it is widely available online.
On the DVD release of this episode, the speeches from Kyle, Jesus, and Santa is bleeped out completely.
This episode serves as a continuation to several of the most popular episodes and story arcs of the show including:
-Season 1 "Mecha-Streisand": Return of Mecha-Streisand.
-Season 1/2 "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut"/"Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut": Revisiting the mystery of Eric Cartman's father.
-Season 5 "Super Best Friends": Return of the Super Best Friends.
-Season 5 "Scott Tenorman Must Die": Revealing the fate of Scott Tenorman
-Season 7 "Fat Butt and Pancake Head": Return of Eric Cartman's Jennifer Lopez hand puppet.
-Season 9 "Ginger Kids": Return of the Ginger Kids.
-Season 9 "Trapped in the Closet": Continuation of Tom Cruise's storyline.
-Season 10 "Cartoon Wars Part I"/"Cartoon Wars Part II": Continuation of the Muhammad image controversy.