The episode features the first appearance of restaurant City Wok and its manager, who would later become a recurring character. Parker and Stone were inspired to include a parody of the restaurant in "South Park" while working on their film "Orgazmo". They wanted Chinese food, so they ordered from City Wok. The person answering the phone said, with an Asian accent, "City Wok", which Parker and Stone heard as "Shitty Wok". They began laughing, and would call the restaurant several times just to hear the person say "shitty".