 Despite the markedly different content of the episode , " 200 " took no longer to shoot than a normal episode , mainly because much of the filming took place on the briefing room set . On the other hand , the episode was much more expensive than a typical one , due to the unusual sequences . For example , the marionettes used in an elaborate spoof of the series were created by the Chiodo brothers , who also made the puppets for Team America : World Police ; each puppet cost about US $ 25 @,@ 000 , and the wires pulling each puppet had to be readded by CGI in post production because they didn 't show up well enough . Several existing sets were used as stand @-@ ins ; for example , the bridge of the Odyssey was used for a Star Trek : The Original Series spoof , while a set from the sister production Stargate : Atlantis was used as the chamber of the Wizard of Oz . 
