Don Payne, John Frink and Bob Bendetson began writing for the series, while Larry Doyle, Julie Thacker and Tom Martin left following the completion of this season. Rob LaZebnik received his first sole writing credit for the episode "Homer vs.
Don Payne, John Frink, and Bob Bendetson started writing for the series, while Larry Doyle, Julie Thacker, and Tom Martin departed after completing this season. Rob LaZebnik received his first individual writing credit for the episode "Homer vs."