The Simpsons

And now it’s reached “The Simpsons."Al Jean, head writer and executive producer of “The Simpsons,” said the writers came up with the bit after a previous joke failed. They saw an article about Anaheim’s bid and decided Comic Book Guy, a purist, would be irked. They added the topical joke late in the process, about a month ago.“We were trying to think about things Comic Book Guy would be unhappy about,” Jean said in a phone interview. “He’s someone who gets extremely aggravated by things that don’t aggravate normal people. A lot of people told us they really liked that joke.”Officials at the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau, which is leading the effort to bring Comic-Con to Anaheim, took the joke in stride, said Elaine Cali, a bureau spokeswoman.“When you are mentioned on ‘The Simpsons,’ you are somewhere on the radar screen,” Cali said. “We all kind of got a chuckle out of that.”In fact, bureau writers put messages about “The Simpsons” on their Twitter account and a special “Bring Comic-Con International to Anaheim, CA” Facebook page, which has more than 3,000 members.“Did anyone else watch The Simpsons last night? Good news: the debate has hit the mainstream. Bad news: Anaheim doesn’t make Comic Book Guy very jolly. the Facebook message states.