Lisa's First Word Bart was two during the flashback. Maggie's first word was provided by the Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor, who would also voice herself in the season four finale, "Krusty Gets Kancelled". While promoting the episode, the producers initially did not reveal who the voice of Maggie would be, prompting speculation as to the identity of the actress. Although it was only one word, the voice came out "too sexy" and Taylor had to record the part numerous times before the producers were satisfied and thought it sounded like a baby. Several sources, including John Ortved's "The Simpsons" history article "Simpsons
Media in The Simpsons "The Simpsons" is in a unique place, and when former producers/writers move to different networks, they are told that "We would never have "The Simpsons" on our network". On this issue Robert Sloane concludes in "Leaving Springfield" that "In sum, the show seems to defy certain industry practices." The episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" was a satire over unoriginal, poor television writing and references and parodies many TV shows. The episode features three spin-off ideas for "The Simpsons" show, which also functions as a critique of spin-offs in general. Troy McClure introduces the three spin-offs as a host of the