History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS4E2AStreetcarNamedMarge

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Jeff Martin first pitched the idea of Homer being in a theatrical production of ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''.

* TooSoon and MissingEpisode: Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans song that trashes the city as a hellhole (which actually was a point of contention years before Hurricane Katrina came along) is now in worse taste than it was when it premiered. Over in the UK, the episode aired on Channel 4 alongside news reports of Katrina's destruction, leading to viewer complaints and a public apology from Channel 4. Subsequent airings on Channel 4 simply remove the "New Orleans" number, though an airing of the episode during the 2019 summer holiday played it without edits.

* BannedEpisode: The episode was pulled from syndication after Hurricane Katrina because of its references to New Orleans being a horrid, run-down hellhole. The episode also angered residents of New Orleans on original airing, prompting an apology in Bart's chalkboard punishment the following episode.

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The original idea was to simply have Marge in a production of ''Streetcar'' itself. When getting the rights to the play turned out to be prohibitively expensive, a lawyer advised them that they could write songs based on the story and not have to pay anyone. Of course, the songs are the best remembered part of the episode.

* CreatorBreakdown: Sinclair introduces himself by saying he's had a heart attack during each of his previous plays, and is planning for another this time.

* TooSoon and MissingEpisode: Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans song that trashes the city as a hellhole (which actually was a point of contention years before Hurricane Katrina came along) is now in worse taste than it was when it premiered. Over in the UK, the episode aired on Channel 4 alongside news reports of Katrina's destruction, leading to viewer complaints and a public apology from Channel 4. Subsequent airings on Channel 4 simply remove the "New Orleans" number.

* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/MattGroening listed this as one of his own favorites, calling the subplot "Maggie's finest moment". James L. Brooks also listed it as one of his favorites, saying it "showed we could go into areas no one thought we could go into".

* The Ayn Rand School For Tots would later return in the ''Simpsons'' theatrical short ''WesternAnimation/MaggieSimpsonInTheLongestDaycare'', released twenty years after this episode.

* TooSoon and MissingEpisode: Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans song that trashes the city as a hellhole (which actually was a point of contention years before Hurricane Katrina came along) is now in worse taste than it was when it premiered. Over in the UK, the episode aired on BBC Two alongside news reports of Katrina's destruction, leading to viewer complaints and a public apology from BBC Two. Subsequent airings on BBC Two simply remove the "New Orleans" number.

* CrossDressingVoices: Jon Lovitz plays both Llewelyn and Llewelyn's sister.
* DVDCommentary: All episodes have one of these, but this one is unique for featuring Hank Azaria and Jon Lovitz along with usual commentators.

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* TooSoon and MissingEpisode: Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans song that trashes the city as a hellhole (which actually was a point of contention years before Hurricane Katrina came along) is now in worse taste than it was when it premiered. Over in the UK, the episode aired on BBC Two alongside news reports of Katrina's destruction, leading to viewer complaints and a public apology from BBC Two. Subsequent airings on BBC Two simply remove the "New Orleans" number.

* CrossDressingVoices: JonLovitz plays both Llewelyn and Llewelyn's sister.

* TooSoon and MissingEpisode: Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans song that trashes the city as a hellhole (which actually was a point of contention years before Hurricane Katrina came along) is now in worse taste than it was when it premiered. Over in the UK, the episode aired alongside news reports of Katrina's destruction, leading to viewer complaints, a public apology from the BBC, and the BBC banning this episode from ever airing. Subsequent airings simply remove the "New Orleans" number.

* TooSoon and MissingEpisode: Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans song that trashes the city as a hellhole (which actually was a point of contention years before Hurricane Katrina came along) is now in worse taste than it was when it premiered. Over in the UK, the episode aired alongside news reports of Katrina's destruction, leading to viewer complaints, a public apology from the BBC, and the BBC banning this episode from ever airing.