It was 26 years ago today

Amazingly, more than a quarter century since one of the greatest episodes of TV ever first aired:

Also note that if we had kept this, Lenny’s last name would’ve been Fitzhugh instead of Leonard.

There’s a follow-up on Lenny’s baseball career later in the script, right before Kent Brockman launches into his anti-Poochie editorial pic.twitter.com/H976T5gBZ3— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) February 10, 2023

It’s always fun to see Weinstein’s discussion of these episodes, especially what ended up on the cutting room floor during a period in which the writers were working on an incredibly high level.