This episode was the only "Treehouse of Horror" episode that was directed by Mark Kirkland. It was also the last episode Brad Bird worked on; he left the show to direct "The Iron Giant". "Easy-Bake Coven" was storyboarded by Kirkland and the backgrounds were designed by Lance Wilder. Although Kang and Kodos make brief appearances in every Treehouse of Horror episode, their brief appearance in this one was nearly cut. David X. Cohen managed to persuade the producers to leave the scene in.