The Splat aired this episode uncut for the first time in years on November 18, 2015.
This episode was nearly banned like Man's Best Friend, however Vanessa Coffey loved the episode so much that she prevented Nickelodeon from banning it. However, due to the network's apprehension, the episode premiered on MTV instead of Christmas 1992, it later aired on January 13, 1993 a year later. 11 months later, an edited version later aired on Nickelodeon on December 11, 1993 during the third season's run (in between "A Yard Too Far/Circus Midgets (1993)"/"To Salve and Salve Not!/No Pants Today (1993)" and Ren's Pecs/An Abe Divided (1993)"). It aired on Nickelodeon after Kricfalusi's firing.
This episode was re-titled by Nickelodeon from John Kricfalusi's original title of "Stimpy's First Fart".
John Kricfalusi made this episode as an exchange: if he made heartwarming stories, Nickelodeon would let him make more gross stories.
When Stinky is floating past after he leaves Stimpy (not knowingly sitting on him), you see a box in the background in the dumpsters with "SPUMCO" labeled on it, a reference to John K's company.