All of the guest stars were recorded over a period of several months . One of the writers ' goals was to get a musical act to appear , but several performers , including The Rolling Stones and Wynonna Judd , turned the role down ( although the Stones did eventually appear in season 14 's " How I Spent My Strummer Vacation " ) . The Red Hot Chili Peppers finally accepted , and were directed by George Meyer , who told them to ad-lib many of their lines . The celebrity aspect of the episode was almost cancelled because the producers were unable to get an obligation before the record deadline . Johnny Carson appears in the episode , and it was one of the few televised appearances he made after he retired from '' The Tonight Show '' . He recorded his lines the night after the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards . The original role pitched for Carson was one where he visited the Simpson family 's house and mooched off them . Carson felt this role was too degrading , so instead the writers took the opposite route and portrayed him as extremely versatile and multi-talented . Bette Midler 's condition for guest-starring was that the show promoted her anti-littering campaign . Elizabeth Taylor guest-starred as herself and also recorded a part as Maggie in " Lisa 's First Word " on the same day . Luke Perry was one of the first guest stars to agree to their parts . Voice actors Julie Kavner and Harry Shearer both strongly objected to the celebrity cameos in the episode , which led to Kavner boycotting it entirely ; as a result , this is the only episode of the series in which Marge does not have any speaking parts
44th Primetime Emmy Awards
44th Primetime Emmy Awards
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