Homer's bar was initially the focal point of the episode, but it was moved to the third act when the writers devised the refurbishment of Moe's bar as the major plotline. R.E.M., an alternative music band, appeared as themselves in the episode. They were hired by NBC to write a new song for the show, and they delivered "Remodeling Man". The writing staff also made several other references to them during the episode. Here is how the script described the third act: "MOE'S BAR IS REOPENED - A NEW DAY FOR HOMER - THE END." The opening scene shows Marge taking out the trash at home one night while Bart is watching television. As she walks past him into the kitchen, he yells at the top of his voice,"MOMMY, THERE's GOO IN THE TRASH!" She turns around and looks inside the garbage can, then throws up her hands in disgust. He laughs evilly and adds,"AND I JUST LAYLED DOWN TO SLEEP!" In the next scene, we find Homer sitting in his usual seat at the end of the bar with a beer in front of him. As he starts to drink it, he notices that something is wrong with the bar. It appears that someone has cleaned it out - there are no customers, no employees, nothing going on at the bar. Then, R.