Although this episode was originally scheduled to premiere on May 17, 2013, it was temporarily shelved because the original version had references to gluten restrictions in the character's diet. Unfortunately, these references seemed offensive to people with gluten intolerance; instead, a re-run of the episode "Kids Don't Wanna Be Shunned" was shown to fill in its place. The edited version of "Quitting Cold Koala" finally aired on July 5, 2013, with all the gluten jokes removed in the revised version.
The title is a reference to quitting cold turkey when one gives up smoking