▁give ▁up ▁his ▁job ▁and ▁his ▁dign ity ▁just ▁because ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Spring field ▁prefer ▁Ar min ▁to ▁him . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁ban ish ▁the ▁real ▁Sk inner ▁from ▁town ▁by ▁t ying ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁chair ▁on ▁a ▁flat car ▁of ▁a ▁fre ight ▁train ▁( liter ally ▁running ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁on ▁a ▁rail ). ▁Judge ▁S ny der ▁decl ares ▁that ▁Ar min ▁will ▁again ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Se ym our ▁Sk inner , ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁school ▁principal , ▁and ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁shall ▁ever ▁again ▁refer ▁to ▁Sk inner ▁or ▁the ▁fall out ▁from ▁his ▁visit , ▁under ▁penalty ▁of ▁tort ure . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁" The ▁Princi pal ▁and ▁the ▁P au per " ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁written ▁by ▁Ken ▁Ke eler , ▁who ▁also ▁pitch ed ▁the ▁original ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁episode . ▁Many ▁fans ▁believe ▁the ▁episode ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Martin ▁Guerre ▁or ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁film ▁S omm ers by . ▁According ▁to ▁animation ▁director ▁Steve ▁Moore , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁titles ▁for ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁" Sk inners by ". ▁However , ▁Ke eler ▁has ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁T ich bor ne ▁Case ▁of ▁nin ete enth - century ▁England . ▁The ▁episode ' s ▁official ▁title ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Prince ▁and ▁the ▁P au per ▁by ▁Mark ▁Tw