NEW YORK, April 13 — “South Park” may have just been named winner of a Peabody Award, but that did not stop the Comedy Central censors from pulling a controversial scene.

Instead of the planned image of Mohammed during Wednesday night’s episode, viewers saw a title card that said: “Comedy Central has refused to broadcast an image of Mohammed on their network,” E! Online reported. The network did, however, allow the images of President George W. Bush, the U.S. flag and a bowel movement.

The censored scene was supposed to have shown a cartoon of the Islamic prophet handing a football helmet to a character from “Family Guy.”

A source told E! Comedy Central decided to nix the frame out of concerns for public safety. The episode was poking fun, among other things, at the controversy surrounding the publication of political cartoons depicting Mohammed in Denmark. The cartoons sparking rioting among Muslims worldwide.

“In light of recent events, we feel we made the right decision,” Comedy Central said in a statement Thursday.

“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone did not immediately comment.