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On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

Jan 14, 2023 • 9 tweets • 10 min read • Read on X

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#OnThisDay #OTD January 14, 1996, "Two Bad Neighbors" (S07E13) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Wes Archer. Wr: Ken Keeler. EP: @thatbilloakley & @Joshstrangehill. #TheSimpsons

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill The episode features the first appearance of Disco Stu. Originally designed as a withered, old, John Travolta-esque figure, he was to be voiced by Phil Hartman. However, when the animators remodeled him, Hartman was not available so @HankAzaria took over the role.

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @HankAzaria President Bush had appeared in cameos a few times before "Two Bad Neighbors," including "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington," "Mr. Plow" and "Rosebud".

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @HankAzaria Gerald Ford moves into the house across the street at the end of the episode. It was originally Nixon but was changed to Bob Dole following Nixon's death. It was then decided it would be funnier if it were Ford since they believed he was the politician who best represented Homer.

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @HankAzaria This Fox promo for "Two Bad Neighbors" is so weird. It's for a repeat in July 1996 and implies FORD is the one who is featured in the main plot of the episode.

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @HankAzaria Bill Oakley came up with the idea for "Two Bad Neighbors" two years before production began. He got the inspiration for the episode after the "real life" feud between the Bushes and the Simpson family in the early 1990s.

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @HankAzaria "Two Bad Neighbors" features loose references to From Russia with Love and Casablanca (video: Onikorp)

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@thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @HankAzaria A few brief deleted scenes from "Two Bad Neighbors."

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