The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase unoriginal, poor television writing and references and parodies many television series. When Troy McClure mentions that Fox can only fill up three slots for the next season, the three series are "Melrose Place", "The X-Files" and "The Simpsons" itself. In the museum of television, Troy walks by posters of spin-offs, such as "The Ropers" (spun off from "Three's Company"), "Laverne & Shirley" (spun off from "Happy Days"), "Rhoda", a show that Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge, once starred in, (spun off from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") and "Fish" (spun off from "Barney Miller"), to demonstrate the power of
Alan Vint Alan Vint Alan Richard Vint (November 11, 1944 – August 16, 2006) was an American character actor. Vint was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He appeared in a number of supporting roles during the 1970s in films such as "The McMasters" (1970), "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971), "The Panic in Needle Park" (1971), "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (1971), "Unholy Rollers" (1972), "Badlands" (1973), "Macon County Line" (1974), "Earthquake" (1974), "Breakout" (1975), "Checkered Flag or Crash" (1977) and "The Lady in Red" (1979). He also made guest appearances on such television series as "Centennial", "Police Story," "Emergency!", "Hawaii Five-O", "Adam-12", "Lou Grant" and "Baretta".