Recording and production of the final episode continued into January 1981.

Several incidents hindered the production of the episode.

Larry Hagman passed away before production of the episode began.

The show's writers debated during production of the episode whether or not the incident would be "a step too far, even for Cartman".

A second season was ordered during the production of the 15th episode.

The production of the episode was plagued with issues.

The network became unhappy with the direction of the series and cancelled the show during the production of the seventh episode.

A number of scenes were changed or cut during production of the episode.

Several lines and scenes from the storyboard were removed or altered in the eventual production of the episode.

During the production of the episode they developed a way to hide the fact that Joe used a wheelchair.