The Man Who Came to Be Dinner [SEP] series
The Man Who Came to Be Dinner
"The Man Who Came to Be Dinner" is the tenth episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons", and the overall 562nd episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 4, 2015.
Plot.
The Simpsons go to Diz-Nee-Land (a parody of the theme park Disneyland). After a long journey, they dislike all of the rides they visit,
The Man Who Came to Be Dinner", which was co-written with Al Jean. Mirkin worked on the concept for a long time, basing the story on NASA's Teacher in Space Project scheme to send ordinary civilians into space in order to spark interest amongst the general public. The idea proved controversial to some of the show's writing staff, who felt that having Homer go into space was too "large" an idea. Series creator Matt Groening felt that the idea gave the writers "nowhere to go"