Conan O’Brien Wrote A ‘Simpsons’ Script For Prince But He Rejected It

Since Prince’s shocking passing, a lot of memories and fun stories have come out about The Purple One. One such story is that former “The Simpsons” writer and current late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien once wrote a script for Prince, but Prince himself ultimately rejected it.

It all occurred in 1991, when the popular “Simpsons” episode “Stark Raving Dad” was released; an episode in which Homer is taken to an insane asylum where he meets Leon Kompowsky, a patient who believes he is Michael Jackson. Jackson himself voiced the character, and the episode was so successful that the Fox folks wanted a follow-up to the character. Enter Conan and his script, this time based around Prince.

Conan’s script was rejected, however, and now some pages from it are being revealed thanks to show runner Al Jean. Take a look at one excerpt that Jean shared on his Twitter; a scene that involves Lisa trying to buy Prince tickets:

And here’s another excerpt; this one involves Prince and Selma talking about his movies:

Jean explains that this scene may have been a reason Prince rejected it.

It sucks that we didn’t get to see this, but don’t fret; there are loads of other great Prince and “Simpsons” videos to keep you busy.

h/t A.V. Club

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