 In October 2013, in a conference to promote the 25th season of the show, producer Al Jean said that a major character would die in this episode.He stated that the character would have appeared more than twice in the show, and be voiced by an Emmy Award-winning voice actor who won an Emmy for the role as the character.Later that month, following the death of Marcia Wallace, it was confirmed that it would not be her character, Edna Krabappel.