. ▁The ▁jo ke ▁where ▁the ▁police ▁officers ▁laugh ▁at ▁Mar ge ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁was ▁pitch ed ▁by ▁David ▁M irk in ▁and ▁features ▁a ▁" cra zy ▁tw ist " ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁where ▁W igg um ▁says ▁" wel come ▁ab o ard ". ▁M irk in ▁liked ▁the ▁jo ke ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁he ▁repeated ▁it ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode . ▁Mar ge ▁uses ▁a ▁" Mc Gr iff ▁the ▁crime ▁dog " ▁hand ▁pu ppet ▁who ▁says ▁" Help ▁me ▁b ite ▁crime ". ▁The ▁hand ▁pu ppet ▁is ▁a ▁hom age ▁to ▁McG ru ff ▁the ▁Crime ▁Dog ▁– ▁the ▁produ cers ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁real ▁McG ru ff , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁permission ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁character . ▁The ▁idea ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁counter fe it ▁je ans ▁ring ▁was ▁pitch ed ▁because ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁explos ion ▁in ▁the ▁je ans ▁market , ▁and ▁David ▁M irk in ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁right ▁to ▁s ati ri ze ▁it . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Korean ▁anim ators ▁were ▁anim ating ▁the ▁sequence ▁with ▁Mar ge ▁in ▁the ▁gun ▁training ▁course , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁correctly ▁animate ▁the ▁" shell ▁com [ ing ] ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁gun " ▁because ▁guns ▁were ▁illegal ▁in ▁Korea . ▁They ▁had ▁to ▁consult ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁anim ators , ▁who ▁ad vised ▁them ▁to ▁watch ▁mov ies ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁properly ▁animate ▁the ▁guns . ▁The ▁original