 "Brother from the Same Planet" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. It originally aired in the United States on February 4, 1993, on Fox. The writers wrote the role of Tom for actor Tom Cruise. However, when offered the part, Cruise repeatedly turned it down, so the producers used Phil Hartman instead. The writers based the Corey character on the actors Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, known as The Two Coreys. Pepi was based on the fictional character Dondi from the daily comic strip of the same name.
