The Simpsons' iconic Planet of the Apes musical parody born from a wild writer's room pitch session
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According to the showrunners, the writers were instructed to pitch the craziest ideas they could come up with, leading to the memorable musical parody
The five pitched concepts included an all-dog cast, a rap version, and even a Bender from Futurama crossover - proving the writers' creativity knows no bounds