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#OnThisDay #OTD May 19, 1996, "Homerpalooza" (S07E24) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Wes Archer. Wr: Brent Forrester. EP: @thatbilloakley & @Joshstrangehill. Featuring @SmashingPumpkin, @cypresshill, @thesonicyouth and @peterframpton. #TheSimpsons
They billed this as a "one-hour season finale" even though it was actually two new episodes back-to-back. ("Summer of 4'2" was the second episode, which I will be giving its own thread later today.) Below is the @TVGuide ad for both episodes.
A few years back, @Joshstrangehill shared his photo with @SmashingPumpkin at the recording session for this episode in 1995. https://twitter.com/joshstrangehill/status/507560931728293888
The entire story of this episode was developed by David Cohen, although it was written by Brent Forrester. To do research for this episode, Forrester went to one of the Lollapalooza concerts, which he thought would be a fun little perk, but ended up being a horrible experience.
Several of the jokes are based on his experiences: cameras were being seized and thrown in the garbage, there were numerous ads, several "sour faced teens", a real freak show (Jim Rose Circus), and at one point a stranger approached Forrester and asked "how's it going, narc?"
During Homer's confrontation with the crowd, there is a brief shot of Homer with the members of @nodoubt behind him. Gwen Stefani's brother Eric, who himself had been a member of the band, was working as an animator at #TheSimpsons at the time and added them in.
For the classic rock artist in "Homerpalooza," the staff originally sought out Bob Dylan, but he was replaced by @peterframpton. About the episode, Frampton said it was "such an honor to be made fun of, and I love it! I got to make fun of myself, which was great."
. @consequence did an interview with @peterframpton , @SmashingPumpkin's James Iha and @cypresshill's Sen Dog in 2017 about this episode. https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/dont-look-back-peter-frampton-sen-dog-and-james-iha-revisit-homerpalooza/
Neil Young and Pearl Jam also declined to appear in the episode. Courtney Love and Hole were also wanted for the episode, but they never responded to the staff's request. In turn, Sonic Youth had said that if Courtney Love were in the episode, they would not be.
Courtney Love was wanted specifically for one joke which would be in an exchange between her and Homer:
Love: Hi Homer! I'm a big fan, Courtney Love.
Homer: Homer Grateful!
This joke became the classic exchange below with Homer and Billy Corgan.
Love: Hi Homer! I'm a big fan, Courtney Love.
Homer: Homer Grateful!
This joke became the classic exchange below with Homer and Billy Corgan.
. @Joshstrangehill and @thatbilloakley, any idea why Fox decided to air the last two episodes of this season in one night? Was it just a timing thing?
