The episode was directed by Lance Kramer and written by Jeff Westbrook.
While filming his show, Krusty sees that no one in his audience is laughing at his jokes.
He learns that the studio audience is composed of elderly people because children are not interested in watching.
Although he has low grades, Homer says that other children will follow if Bart enrolls, so Krusty accepts him.
Executive producer Al Jean revealed plot details about the episode on December 16, 2022.
Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 3.5 out of 5 stars.