It was Vitti's first script for a 30-minute television program. Bart's use of the phrase "Eat my shorts" was intended to reflect his adoption of catchphrases he had heard on TV; the creative team had told Vitti that he should not come up with original taglines for the character. The scene where the family plays Scrabble was inspired by the 1985 Canadian animated short The Big Snit.
It was Vitti's first script for a !30-minute television program. Bart's use of the phrase "Eat my shorts" was intended to reflect his adoption of catchphrases! he had heard on TV; the creative team had told Vitti that he should not come up? with original taglines for the character. The scene where the family plays Scrabble was inspired by the 1985 Canadian animated short The Big Snit.