The "Mans best friend" segment of this episode did not air until 2003 on Spike TV as the unofficial premiere of "The Ren and Stimpy adult party cartoon", it passed with a TV-MA rating. It initially would not air on Nickelodeon or MTV for being too violent.
Both segments of this episode are banned on Paramount+. The uncut version of "Big house blues" is banned although the edited version is in a subsequent episode on the platform and "Man's best friend" was banned on the platform due to the episode featuring brutal violence, cigar references, and scatological jokes.