44 Why do the production codes in Season Six jump from 2F22 to 2F31? And what about 3F31 in Season Seven? (Simpsons)
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This article is from the The Simpsons FAQ, by Ondre Lombard wakkojr@nospam.wcat.com and Andrew Gill superluser@mail.rit.edu with numerous contributions by others.
44 Why do the production codes in Season Six jump from 2F22 to 2F31? And what about 3F31 in Season Seven? (Simpsons)
The current production staff at "The Simpsons" has only enough resources to
put together roughly 22 episodes a season. However, for Season Six an
arrangement was made with the staff of "The Critic" to produce two
additional episodes. Those two episodes were given the p-codes 2F31 and
2F32.
Currently, Fox is demanding the production of 25 episodes per season.
In 1994 to 1996, the arrangement was 24 new shows and 1 clip show.
For Season Six, a former writer was called in at the last minute to hack
together 2F33, even going so far as to use a pseudonym - "Penny Wise"
(implying that Fox is "Pound Foolish" of course!) and so the episode was
given the highest p-code available to distance it from the other episodes.
Similarly, the Season Seven clip show was designated as 3F31 - and this
time "Pound Foolish" was even named as the director!
Season Nine saw The Simpsons' fourth clip show, "All Singing, All Dancing"
(5F24).
-> David Silverman admitted to using the alias `Pound Foolish' as director of
3F31. He also directed 2F33, "Another Simpsons Clip Show."
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