However, South Park creators got into a feud with Comedy Central over depicting Muhammed, so they pushed the episode back. The episode, which aired in 2006, was initially set to be the first episode of the season.
'Cartoon Wars Part I & II' is inspired by the Jyllands-Posten Muhammed cartoons controversy, in which a Danish newspaper published cartoons featuring Muhammed in 2005, sparking protests across the globe and even violence and riots in places like Benghazi.