Thread by @dailysimpsons

#OnThisDay #OTD February 21, 1991, "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" (S02E15) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Wes Archer. Wr: @Interbang1Jeff. EP: @canyonjim, @simonsam & Matt Groening. Guest-starring @DannyDeVito as Herb Powell. #TheSimpsons

@Interbang1Jeff @canyonjim @simonsam @DannyDeVito Danny DeVito was suggested for the role by Simpsons executive producer Sam Simon. DeVito had to record his lines quickly because he had another appointment, so the staff focused on recording only his scenes while he was there.

@Interbang1Jeff @canyonjim @simonsam @DannyDeVito .@nancycartwright thought DeVito "threw his body and soul" into his performance. While the recording took part, animation director Wes Archer scribbled down some of DeVito's attitudes, gestures, and facial expressions on a piece of paper as he performed.

@Interbang1Jeff @canyonjim @simonsam @DannyDeVito @nancycartwright The original @TVGuide print ad for "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" (Rare that Bart isn't saying "man" here.)

@Interbang1Jeff @canyonjim @simonsam @DannyDeVito @nancycartwright @TVGuide Another print ad for "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" which totally gives away the reveal of Homer's design from the end of the episode!

@Interbang1Jeff @canyonjim @simonsam @DannyDeVito @nancycartwright @TVGuide Danny DeVito went on to appear as Herb once more in "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" in 1992 and can be heard briefly in 2014's "Changing of the Guardian". Here he is talking about #TheSimpsons in 1992, stating "It could go on forever."

@Interbang1Jeff @canyonjim @simonsam @DannyDeVito @nancycartwright @TVGuide Danny DeVito congratulating The Simpsons on their 100th episode in 1994.

The storyline of a controversially styled car causing the company to fail echoes that of the Edsel, the Tucker 48, and the later DeLorean.

On June 29, 2013, Porcubimmer Motors debuted a real-life version of "The Homer," the car that was designed by Homer in this episode, at the 24 Hours of LeMons race in Buttonwillow, California.

Homer's mother, Mona Simpson, makes her first appearance in this episode, voiced by @MaggieRoswell.