The episode '200' celebrated the many people that South Park has offended over the years, by having them all team up to sue the town, led by Tom Cruise. However, as the Family Guy episode airs, the real-world Comedy Central replaced the picture of Muhammad with a black screen with the words: "Comedy Central will not allow an image of Muhammad to be broadcast on their network." This was followed by a pointed coda, in which terrorist leader Ayman al-Zawahiri responds with a picture of Jesus Christ defecating on George Bush and the American flag.īut it didn't end there. When it is revealed that Family Guy plans to show Muhammad uncensored, it creates mass panic, with the boys unsure which side to belong to: freedom of speech, sensitivity to others, or just hatred of Family Guy. At first, Cartoon Wars seemed to just be an excuse to lay into rival Family Guy, where the show's cut-away gags were written by manatees who build stories by fishing for balls with jokes and pop culture references attached to them.īut what made the episode iconic was its attempt to portray Muhammad onscreen, right after the ongoing controversy surrounding the publication of Danish cartoons depicting Islam's principal religious figure.
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