Trivia / The Simpsons S 7 E 24 Homerpalooza

• Creator Backlash: The Rover Hendrix sight gag has been called one of the worst jokes in show's history by the writers and producers.
• Meme Acknowledgment: 27 years on from the episode's airing, Cypress Hill replied to a Simpsons fan Instagram account that they're trying to arrange the London Symphony Orchestra to play for one of their concerts.
  • Indeed, this will finally happen for real in July 2024.
• Pop-Cultural Osmosis: The 5th Dimension actually recorded a song titled "Wedding Bell Blues", not "Weddings Are Nice."
• What Could Have Been:
  • Peter Frampton's role was originally meant for Bob Dylan, who declined. Neil Young and Pearl Jam were also sought for the episode but turned down the offer.
  • Courtney Love and Hole were wanted for this episode, but they declined. However, Sonic Youth said that if Courtney Love were in the episode, they would not be. It was thought that Love would appear in the episode because she had recently done a film with James L. Brooks, but she never responded to the request. Love was wanted specifically for one joke which would be in an exchange between her and Homer:
    Courtney Love: Hi Homer! I'm a big fan, Courtney Love.
    Homer: Homer Grateful!
  • No Doubt were also supposed to appear in the episode, thanks to Gwen Stefani's brother being an artist on the show at the time, but had to pull out of the last minute. A caricature of the band can be seen in the background after Homer speaks with Hullapalooza's manager.
• Write What You Know: Brent Forrester attended Lollapalooza to do research for this episode and found it to be a miserable experience, with many of the jokes in this episode based on that experience (Getting accused of being a "narc" by a concert-goer, lots of ads, a freak show, several sour-faced teens and cameras being seized and thrown in the trash).

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