Apple Gore-chard! (But Not Gory)/Trivia

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• Table read date: Unknown.
• This episode title contains, in parenthesis, "But Not Gory", self-referencing the show's episode "The Ring (But Not Scary)" from Season 10.
• This episode premiered the day before Halloween (October 30) making it the joint-closest with "Heartbreak Hotel-oween" (which premiered the day after Halloween in 2020) an episode in the series has ever aired to Halloween.
• First episode to feature a cold open since the new title sequence was introduced at the start of Season 13.
• First episode where Harley is voiced by Ashley Nicole Black after Black made her debut voicing Harley in The Bob's Burgers Movie.
• Guest stars Stephanie Beatriz and Chelsea Peretti both starred in Brooklyn Nine-Nine together but don't have any scenes together in this episode.
• The 1996 disaster film Twister influences the costumes of the Belcher children in the episode. Gene and Louise are dressed as the film's lead actors Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt while Tina is dressed as the titular twister.
• The song "Fa De La De" was written by Scott Jacobson, John Dylan Keith, and Nora Smith and was performed by Billy Idol who Jessica's outfit was partly based on making it the second episode where a musician being costume-parodied in a Halloween episode also contributed to a song after Fiona Apple in "Pig Trouble in Little Tina."
• Jessica's costume is a hybrid of the aforementioned Idol as well as Billie Eilish.
• Coach Blevins appears to be dressed as Robin Hood, sporting the same colors as the character in the 1973 animated Disney film.
• Wagstaff's costume contests first appeared in "Teen-a Witch."
• Revolution Recording, based out of Toronto, Canada, is credited as a recording studio for the first time.
• The horse skull costumes worn by the guides at the Celtic Farms Historical Apple Orchard were inspired by those worn in the Welsh Mari Lwyd tradition suggested by supervising director Simon Chong who was born in Wales.

Goofs

• Guest star Andrés du Bouchet's name is spelled without the acute accent in his first name on the end credits.
• While the fourth graders are on their lunch break, the green Celtic knot tapestry in front of the purple building centers its design incorrectly because of a patio post in front of it that obscures and divides it.

Behind the scenes

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