I'm sure everyone remembers the scene where Homer and Marge are in bed and Homer points to his new trophy case he's built just for the bowling tournament trophy he thinks he's about to win, says something like "I won't be needing -this- anymore!" and cuts to a shot of an Oscar given to Don Ameche, with Ameche's name crossed out and Homer's written in.
On the DVD commentary track for this episode, someone (Mirkin, perhaps) says that the Oscar was originally supposed to have another actor's name on it, but that the actor was murdered and the name was changed to Don Ameche because they were afraid it might look like Homer had killed the actor to obtain the Oscar. Matt Groening sounds like he says the actor's name, but it's mumbled so much that I can't make out what he says - it almost sounds like "Abe Vigoda," but that can't be right given that he's still alive and I don't think he ever won an Oscar. I tried Googling for Oscar-winning actors who were murdered but couldn't come up with anything - so does anybody have any idea who the murdered actor in question might have been?
-lugnut