The Front (The Simpsons) Harvard alumnus who resembles "Simpsons" writer Jon Vitti. At the awards ceremony, "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is shown in the audience. Lisa is also seen reading a book titled "How to Get Rich Writing Cartoons" by John Swartzwelder, a "Simpsons" writer credited with nearly sixty episodes of the show. The credits at the end of Bart and Lisa's "Itchy & Scratchy" episode (shown in very small print) are a copy of the credits at the end of "The Simpsons". At the Annual Cartoon Awards, the clip from the nominated "The Ren & Stimpy Show" is merely a black screen
The War of the Simpsons jolly good fellow." The War of the Simpsons "The War of the Simpsons" is the twentieth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 2, 1991. In the episode, Homer gets drunk at a party and embarrasses Marge, so she decides to sign them up for a marriage counseling retreat. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Mark Kirkland. It was the last episode Kirkland directed during his first year on the show. Although not named until season three's "Black Widower", the character Snake Jailbird appeared