Homer and the rest become enraged when the Americans win the game by throwing to their mascot, who was activated for the 53-man roster and reported in as an eligible receiver.

Homer gets so traumatized that he decides to take the family on a "hate-cation" to Boston to show Bart what a terrible place it actually is.

During a visit to Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Homer unsuccessfully attempts to provoke the Bostonians when a cart full of bobbleheads falls on him.

Homer finds a job at the NEKCO candy factory and Lisa enjoys attending the Combat Zone Charter School.

However, Bart realizes that he can no longer keep his reputation as a bad boy in school, as the children in detention focused their energy into a cappella singing, and that most of the town is made for intellectuals like Lisa.

Homer tries to control his anger, but he gets enraged when asked to put on a Boston Americans cap, ripping it in two and yelling that they are cheaters.

The Simpsons then have to move back to Springfield, where Marge gets mad at Homer for making them lose that opportunity, but concludes that it would not have worked out for the family in Boston, as their problems are who they are, not where they are.

King played fantasy football with some of the series' writers, and they were looking for people to write an episode, which coincided with the production hiatus of Love.

Executive producer Matt Selman was interested in making an episode set in Boston, and the writers knew King was fond of the city and its football team.

[4] On Twitter, executive producer Matt Selman posted a still image from a deleted scene, in which Bart rides a city bike.

[6] It was later reported that Massachusetts natives Bill Burr, Rachel Dratch, and Dana Gould would also guest star in the episode.

As an easter egg, the final score of the Boston vs. Springfield football game was changed to reference the real-life result of Super Bowl LI.

Selman explained that his team had proposed the idea whilst watching the game, having realized that "The Town" had been scheduled for a rerun the following week.

[7] He added that "jamming the Super Bowl teams and score into one shot makes no sense in the show, but we couldn't resist.

"Jordan's Furniture and Motel", which offers the regional cable sports channel NESN as opposed to Connecticut-based ESPN and includes a poster for area UHF TV station WSBK-TV's The Movie Loft in their room The town of Quimby is a parody of Quincy, Massachusetts "Duncan's Doughnuts" is obviously Dunkin' Donuts, with Fred the Baker appearing at the parade.

Stores and kiosks at Fanueil Hall Marketplace include: "Filene's Basement's Attic" (specifically in the same location as Wagamama) "Noam Chomp-sky's Grinders & Frappes in the same location as Ned Devine's Irish Pub) "Lawful Seafoods" "Spenser: For Hire's Gifts" kiosk complete with the character of Hawk running it The Red Auerbach statue "Menino's Paninos" kiosk Homer Simpson is seen drinking a beer called "Brockton's Best," named after the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, known as the birthplace of boxer Rocky Marciano.

He recognized writer Dave King's experiences from Harvard University and the sports blog, Fire Joe Morgan, and praised the cutting of the opening titles to fill the story.