Written by Alan Kirschenbaum and directed by Jace Alexander, the episode first aired in the United States on November 30, 2010 on Fox.
Jimmy then comes up with the idea to have Smokey Floyd, Burt's Rockhero, sing at Grocery Palooza, which Barney thinks is splendid.
Initially the producers were looking for an actual musician to play Smokey Floyd, but many had turned it down due to the "unflattering" nature of the character.
They're bouncing ideas off of each other and the scene is constantly changing," [2] Jason had to wear makeup for the role to make him look older than he is.
Kenny was the name of the character that actor Gregg Binkley played in My Name Is Earl, which also starred Jason Lee and is another comedy also created by Greg Garcia.