 " The Regina Monologues " is ( as of 2016 ) the last regular episode written by longtime Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder ( though Swartzwelder was credited for contributing to the script to The Simpsons Movie ) . The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland . The plot of Homer hitting the Queen 's carriage was recycled from a spec script that previous Simpsons <unk> team Al Jean and Mike Reiss had pitched to The Golden Girls . In that script , Dorothy Zbornak was injured after a collision with Mother Teresa 's car . 
