▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Moon light ing ▁produced ▁an ▁episode ▁entitled ▁" At omic ▁Shakespeare ", ▁written ▁by ▁Ron ▁Os born ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Ren o ▁( with ▁a ▁writing ▁credit ▁for ▁William ▁' B ud d ' ▁Shakespeare ), ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Will ▁Mack en zie . ▁The ▁episode ▁rec asts ▁the ▁show ' s ▁main ▁characters ▁in ▁a ▁self - refer ential ▁com edic ▁par ody ▁of ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew . ▁The ▁episode ▁opens ▁with ▁a ▁boy ▁who ▁is ▁anno yed ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁read ▁The ▁Sh rew ▁for ▁his ▁home work , ▁rather ▁than ▁watching ▁his ▁favour ite ▁programme , ▁Moon light ing ▁itself . ▁He ▁goes ▁to ▁his ▁room ▁and ▁begins ▁reading , ▁and ▁the ▁episode ▁then ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁mind ▁as ▁he ▁imag ines ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁Moon light ing ▁in ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁itself , ▁with ▁Cy b ill ▁She ph erd ▁as ▁K ather ina ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Will is ▁as ▁Pet ru chio . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁BBC ▁a ired ▁an ▁adaptation ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Shakespeare : ▁The ▁Anim ated ▁T ales . ▁This ▁version ▁adapted ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁a ▁Sh rew ▁to ▁round ▁out ▁the ▁frame ; ▁after ▁S ly ▁announ ces ▁he ▁now ▁knows ▁how ▁to ▁t ame ▁a ▁sh rew , ▁he ▁proud ly ▁wal ks ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁ta vern ▁to ▁confront ▁the ▁host ess , ▁but ▁almost ▁immediately , ▁he ▁is ▁fl ung