Production
The episode was written Matt Selman, his eleventh writing credit for The Simpsons. The episode was the first season sixteen episode that Mark Kirkland directed.
Thomas Pynchon guest stars as himself in the episode, wearing a paper bag over his head. His role is reprised from the season 15 episode "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife". According to executive producer Al Jean, Pynchon helped write the jokes for his appearances. James Caan also guest stars in the episode, first seen in Bart's treehouse. He is then shown dating Brandine Spuckler, and he is later shot by hillbillies at a toll booth.
In the original version of this episode, after Homer tells Marge that she is the "best chef in the house," Marge grumbles, "Eh, BFD," which stands for "big, fucking deal". On Sunday night FOX repeats, the "F" in "BFD" is awkwardly muted out. The original line can be heard in syndicated reruns. The syndicated version also credits Russi Taylor, who was not credited in the original version of the episode.
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