After this episode the producers decided that if a celebrity wished to guest-star on the show, they had to be willing to be credited under their real name and not a pseudonym. The producers of the show were actually legally prevented from confirming Jackson guest starred at the time, although many media sources assumed it was really him. He was also mentioned in " The Bart of War", where Homer refers to him having bought the rights to The Beatles' library of music. It's just something parents made up to scare children, like the boogeyman or Michael Jackson." He was mentioned in " Bart Sells His Soul", when Bart says, " Milhouse, there is no such thing as a soul. Leon Kompowsky's normal speaking voice was recorded by Hank Azaria. Jackson actually did record versions of the songs, and while there have been rumors that those tracks were the ones used in the final episode, Chris Ledesma says the Lennon versions were used. Lennon and Jackson recorded their parts at the same time, and Jackson found Lennon's impersonations hilarious. Jackson showed up for the recording session alone and did not use the special trailer that was set up for him. Jackson's lines were recorded at a second session by Brooks. While he recorded the voice work for the character, his entire singing was performed by Kipp Lennon, because Jackson wanted to play a joke on his brothers and fool them into thinking the impersonator was him.
One of Jackson's conditions for guest starring was that he voiced himself, but a sound-alike would receive credit. Jackson also wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa" for the episode, which was later included in the album Songs in the Key of Springfield. Jackson especially liked Bart and wanted to give him a #1 single, so he wrote much of the song " Do the Bartman", even though he didn't receive credit for it. Jackson with Ronald and Nancy Reagan at the White House ceremony to launch the campaign against drunk driving on May 14, 1984 He also requested several script changes, including that he wanted to have a scene in which he and Bart wrote a song and asked that a joke about Prince be changed to one about Elvis Presley. Jackson pitched several story ideas for the episode, including Bart telling everyone in town that Jackson was coming to his house. In an early version of script, Homer decided to take Barney in for rehab, but whilst there, Homer began acting crazily, so the doctors assumed he was the one to be committed.
Brooks and the script was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. The idea for the episode was pitched by James L. Jackson was a fan of the show and called Matt Groening one night and offered to do a guest spot. Michael Joseph Jackson (AugJune 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, choreographer, businessman, and actor who guest-starred on The Simpsons in " Stark Raving Dad" as the speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky under the pseudonym John Jay Smith.
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