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==Production== "D'oh-in' in the Wind" was written by [[Donick Cary]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]] and [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 1998.<ref name="Scully">Scully, Mike. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> The idea for the episode was pitched by Cary, who thought it would be fun to see the citizens of Springfield hallucinating. He then fleshed it out, forming its current iteration.<ref name="Cary" /> The episode features the revelation of Homer's middle name, "Jay", which is a "tribute" to animated characters such as [[Bullwinkle J. Moose]] and [[Rocket J. Squirrel]] from ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends|The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'' who got their middle initial from [[Jay Ward]].<ref name="Groening">Groening, Matt. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> The name was pitched on for three days by the writers.<ref name="Cary">Cary, Donick. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> {{multiple image | align = right | image1 = Martin Mull.jpg | width1 = 125 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = Jesus is coming.. Look Busy (George Carlin).jpg | width2 = 134 | alt2 = | caption2 = | footer = [[Martin Mull]] ''(left)'' and [[George Carlin]] ''(right)'' guest-starred as the aging [[hippie]]s Seth and Munchie in the episode. }} Originally, Kirkland was supposed to be the sole director for the episode, however, at the time, he was going through a divorce that he "did not see coming". Because of this, Kirkland assigned his assistant director, Matthew Nastuk, to direct the episode in his stead. However, after having directed a scene, Nastuk claimed that he was "terrified" and wanted Kirkland to continue the direction. Kirkland returned to direct the episode, feeling better after getting over the divorce. Despite the circumstances, Kirkland stated that he "loved" working on the episode, and could relate to the story since he had grown up in a "sort of [[hippie]] commune school" in the late '60s and early '70s. Kirkland based a lot of the scenery designs in the episode on the state of [[Vermont]] where, according to him, a lot of "ex-hippies" live.<ref name="Kirkland">Kirkland, Mark. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> The two hippies, Seth and Munchie, were portrayed by comic actors [[Martin Mull]] and [[George Carlin]] respectively. For a while, the staff were not sure of who would play Munchie. Although they had decided on Mull to play Seth, the staff were "kind of stuck" on who would play Munchie. Carlin was suggested by [[Ron Hauge]], one of the ''Simpsons'' writers, who "really wanted to meet [Carlin]" but ended up not going to the recording session.<ref name="Hauge">Hauge, Ron. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Scully stated that Mull and Carlin were "some of the funniest guys that ever lived", and that recording their lines was "a lot of fun". Although it does not occur with most other guest stars in the series, Mull and Carlin recorded their lines together.<ref name="Scully" /> While the designs of Seth and Munchie were not modeled after anyone in particular, their hair-styles were slightly based on those of [[Jerry Greenfield]] and [[Ben Cohen (businessman)|Ben Cohen]], owners of the ice cream company [[Ben & Jerry's]].<ref name="Kirkland" /> Comedian [[Bob Hope]] was portrayed by series regular cast member [[Dan Castellaneta]], who plays Homer among many other characters in the series. [[Jill St. John]] and [[Phyllis Diller]] were both voiced by American voice actress [[Tress MacNeille]].<ref name="Scully" /> The psychedelic version of ''The Simpsons''' main theme that plays during the end credits was performed by [[Yo La Tengo]], an American [[alternative rock]] band who are friends of Cary's.<ref name="Cary" />
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