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The character's new addiction to coffee was suggested by writer-producer David Mirkin, who has friends who stopped drinking alcohol and became addicted to coffee.
David Mirkin has noted that " he can do anything, and it fits perfectly.
Mirkin has been cited as introducing a more surreal element to the show's humor, as shown by his sole writing credit for the show, " Deep Space Homer ", which sees Homer Simpson go to space as part of a NASA program to restore interest in space exploration.
Mirkin has also moved into feature film direction: he directed the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion ( 1997 ) and Heartbreakers ( 2001 ).
Mirkin has described himself as a " nerd " and was often in trouble as a child because he was " in another world ".
In 2004, Mirkin was attached to direct Sports Widow, a comedy starring Reese Witherspoon as a disregarded housewife who seeks to become an expert in American football in order to regain her husband's attention ; the project has never been completed.
The character, which was pitched by former show runner David Mirkin and portrayed by Castellaneta, has become one of the writers ' favourites, and was series animation director Jim Reardon's favourite joke of the entire season.
Mirkin and his coworkers hold the patents on this process, and the patterning technique has expanded to include liquid " inks ".

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The Simpsons writer David Mirkin said that one of his favorite jokes on the show is the one where Grampa cycles down the street in high speed and shouts that he feels young again, and is then knocked flying from his bicycle after a doll's head flies into the spokes and falls into an open grave.
Mirkin later said that recording with the McCartneys was one of the most " amazing " experiences of his life and considers the episode to be one of his favorites.
Mirkin said of the film: " These are women characters we haven't seen before.
Mirkin said, " Things had to happen really fast.
Mirkin said he felt the gremlin was well-done because he looked scary and " yet it looks like a completely organic Simpsons character ".
Mirkin said he believes Halloween shows can be " scary as well as fun ".
David Mirkin said that Homer's line " Oh I wish, I wish I hadn't killed that fish " is one of his favorites in the show, and that the alternate future in which the family are rich " breaks heart every time ".
" There was an eerie silence ," Mirkin said.
It was filmed on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City and directed by David Mirkin, who later said that Fox " couldn't have been less supportive " because they thought it would be too expensive.
Mirkin later said that recording with the McCartneys was one of the most " amazing " experiences of his life.
" Mirkin said the episode was also a tour de force for Kavner, who in one scene voices Marge, Marge's two sisters, and Marge's mother.
Mirkin also said Neill was " really game " and did " a terrific job " on the episode.
" Mirkin said this was a joke the staff enjoyed doing because it pointed out how negative and mean-spirited news broadcasts can be, and how they are seemingly " always trying to scare everybody " by creating panic and depression.
Mirkin said Mantegna is a joy to direct and that Mantegna loves the role so much, he wishes to voice him " even if he only coughs ".
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening thought it was a " quintessential " Swartzwelder episode, and executive producer / show runner David Mirkin said it was a " fantastic job by one of the most prolific writers of the show ".
Mirkin said the elephant " never quite bonds because it's a very cantankerous animal, a concept that was very important to this episode ".
Mirkin said Swartzwelder had always enjoyed putting presidents into his jokes, and this was only one of his many references to Lincoln.
Mirkin said of the Westworld parody: " Again, to show you what a collaboration this is, we had the animators looking at Westworld and making sure of the animation, and then we made sure that Simpsons composer Alf Clausen got the brilliant soundtrack from the film.

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Mirkin thinks it is hard to make a " boring " and " tedious " character, such as Grampa, funny.
Grammer, Mirkin says, is capable of perfect readings, but noted that the actor dislikes performing Sideshow Bob's evil laugh.
David Mirkin ( born September 18, 1955 ) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer.
The show's production company TriStar Television refused, while Mirkin responded: " The thing about these parodies is they don't hurt a show.
" Others criticised him, including Kushell, who clashed with Mirkin over the episode " A Star is Burns ", a crossover with the The Critic.
In 2004, Mirkin stated that he " really wasn't at all intimidat to join show's writing crew ," because he " had worked with and written with " many of his fellow writers previously and concluded that, " took this show in a direction that is more personal to me.
" Chris Hewitt of Empire wrote that " Mirkin's direction is a little flat, but he's clearly having tremendous fun ," but Susan Wloszczyna of USA Today opined that Mirkin " never gets the timing right and allows the story to drag with little internal logic.
Mirkin is a fan of the musician James Taylor ; Taylor guest starred in " Deep Space Homer " and Mirkin directed the music videos for his songs " Enough to Be on Your Way " and " Sea Cruise ".
Mirkin is a vegetarian.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Alan Cumming directed by David Mirkin.
Heartbreakers is a 2001 caper-romantic comedy film directed by David Mirkin.
According to David Mirkin, this is a joke about how " huge " Carrey's movies were at the time, and how he was not garnering much respect as an actor.
The Simpsons staff wanted to bring McCartney onto the show, and David Mirkin thought " Lisa the Vegetarian " would be an attractive story, since McCartney is a vegetarian himself.
Mirkin also enjoyed the use of Apu in the episode, because Apu shows Lisa that " the way to get people to change is through tolerance and understanding.
Using this technique Chad Mirkin, Schatz and their co-workers were able to make complex two dimensional shapes, a representation of a shape created is shown to the right.
" Deep Space Homer " was written by then-executive producer David Mirkin and is his only writing credit for The Simpsons.
As the episode is the 200th, at its first table reading David Mirkin joked that the show was " half way there.
Executive producer David Mirkin thought it was difficult to make Abe funny because he is a " boring and tedious " character.

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