Matt Selman, the writer of last night's episode of The Simpsons, explains A.V Club cameo
We here at The A.V. Club continue to bask in the afterglow of our unexpected cameo in last night's episode of The Simpsons. But how did it come about? How did a reference to our humble publication end up in this most venerable, beloved and influential of pop-culture institutions? For an answer, we emailed Matt Selman, the episode's writer, who was kind enough to give us the following explanation for our appearance:
"I love it when The Simpsons references specific real world things that people are passionate about. It's what drew me to the show when I was just a fan, and I love putting those specific references in now that I have some power over these things. To include The Onion and The A.V. Club is an honor.
I was writing an episode about Marge feeling awkward and uncool around the new mom next ...
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