"Mars, Bars" features a story by Phil Klemmer, John Enbom, and Joe Voci and a teleplay by Klemmer and Enbom, marking Klemmer's fourteenth installment of the series,[REF] Enbom's fifteenth episode for the show,[REF] and Voci's second and final writing credit (after "Postgame Mortem") [REF].
"Mars, Bars" features the reappearance of the character of Bronson, who had previously appeared in "Show Me the Monkey".