Production
Writer David Stern said he wanted to go back to a "Patty and Selma episode", because it was sustained so well when he wrote "Principal Charming". He thought it was important to "Keep these characters (Patty and Selma) alive." The animators had trouble with the size of the characters' pupils during the season. In this episode, they are noticeably larger. When the family watches the video will, Julie Kavner did five voices in the scene. When Gladys shows off her collection of potato chips, the scene was inspired by an actual guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, who was showing off her collection of chips that looked like famous people. Jub-Jub made his debut appearance in this episode; The name of the iguana Jub-Jub came from Conan O'Brien.
Though research is usually done when real languages are used on the show, the language heard on Selma's ham radio is fictional.
Read more about this topic: Selma's Choice
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