Originally, many of the scene transitions, as well as some of the opening credit sequences and Million Dollar Extreme's vanity card, were supposed to contain large amounts of onscreen text. These sequences were later censored by the network upon broadcast.
The show's humor, the group's previous online material, and much of their fanbase led to criticism towards the network from fans and a few media outlets for choosing to air it. However, it also led to an internal controversy within the network's employees. Adult Swim's Senior Director of Programming, Kim Manning, claimed the show was a major topic of debate around the office, and anonymous members of the network claimed in a Buzzfeed article that "hidden swastikas" and "coded racist messages" were removed from broadcast. (Series co-creator Sam Hyde denied these accusations, claiming that despite the show's humor, he was still trying to err on the side of caution. He eventually posted much of the material cut from the show online.) There were also reports of employees attempting to convince Adult Swim president Mike Lazzo to cancel the series, as well as of a negative attitude towards the network from showrunners at their Upfront event in May 2016. Much of Adult Swim's advertising played up the controversy, with the website jokingly referring to it as a "racist, sexist show" following the premiere. The site also listed such taglines as "Celebrate Diversity", and "Try Not to Get Offended."
Prior to the show's premiere, a clip of the series was featured in the Adult Swim web series Development Meeting. The clip included an early logo for the series containing a symbol found in the notebook of James Holmes, the man who committed the 2012 shooting at an Aurora movie theater. The clip also featured certain on-screen graphics that were censored by the network.
Comedian Brett Gelman listed the series as a motivation for him cutting ties with the network, the other being statements made by network president Mike Lazzo in response to a lack of female showrunners.
2 sketches were unaired. Those being "Thank you, White people", and "I am a Cop". Sam Hyde would later release these online after the cancellation of the show.