New Kid on the Block

The episode's original subplot was intended to include Don Rickles as a guest star presenting a comedy show and Homer laughing excessively at his jokes, until Rickles ridicules him. The pair were intended to start fighting and end up having to go to court. Despite Conan O'Brien and other production staff being sure that Rickles would appear in the episode, he was reportedly upset by the concept of the storyline, as he did not wish to be portrayed as a "mean guy". When attending a Fox Broadcasting Company publicity event in New York City with Rupert Murdoch, show producer Matt Groening was introduced by Murdoch to Rickles. Rickles began shouting at Groening, accusing him of spying on his Las Vegas act and using material from that for the episode.[4] The cast actually had been receiving recordings from Rickles from the 1950s to use as ideas on how to get the style for his animatic portrayal.

When Bart prank calls Moe to get Jimbo in trouble with his crush Laura, he tells him that his street address is 1094 Evergreen Terrace in order to have Moe come over as a scare tactic. However, it is usually listed as 742 Evergreen Terrace.

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