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Was there any conflict during the production of the South Park episodeTrapped in the Closet?
Tom Cruise reportedly threatened to back out of his promotional obligations for Mission: Impossible III if Viacom, allowed a repeat airing of the South Park episode Trapped in the Closet.
Did Issac Hayes participate in the production of the South Park episode Trapped in the Closet?
Hayes, the voice of staple character Chef, asked to be released from his contract shortly before the Trapped in the Closet episode aired and the start of the tenth season.
Did production of Trapped in the Closet have to be put on hold because of the conflict?
How long did it take to produce the South Park episode Trapped in the Closet?
What season of South Park did they produce Trapped in the Closet for?
Trapped in the Closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series South Park.

Question: How much did it cost to produce this episode?
Self-contained rewrite: How much did it cost to produce the South Park episode Trapped in the Closet?