The "Black Friday" trilogy was meant to be a 4-part saga, but it was decided to cancel an episode and end it on "T***ies and Dragons" and then make the season 17 finale focus on a completely different story.
This episode was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Before the Game of Thrones and Black Friday elements became part of the episode, the original premise of the storyline was focused on the large amount of cut content from South Park: The Stick of Truth, a video game which Parker and Stone were heavily involved in the development of. However, as the episode became more and more focused on Game of Thrones and Black Friday, the aspects which were lifted from the game were almost entirely scrapped.
This episode parodies Game of Thrones (2010). South Park (1997) and Game of Thrones (2010) both appeared on Top 10 Shows You Shouldn't Watch With Your Parents made by Watchmojo.com. South Park at number 2 and Game of Thrones at number 1.