It’s crossed my mind that Jasper is one of the few compatible people to breed with all of these babies that get born. Why did you want to highlight that detail here and have everyone going crazy around him?

It heightens the stakes for our gang because they have to come to terms with the consequences of their decisions to have babies in this new world. Yes, it’s good for the fate of the human race — but how is it for the actual kids? In this new world, they don’t really have childhoods anymore, so what will our gang do (or not do) to protect what’s left of their children’s innocence? It was a crazy premise for an episode, and it took a long time to ground it as much as possible. We’re really happy with how it turned out. It’s got the right amount of crazy, and the right amount of heart as well.

Jasper’s misbehaving is a lot of fun here. Are there any examples of disobedience or explosions that didn’t make it into the episode?

There was some talk about showing Jasper actually driving the car. But in the end, we decided it was funnier to have the mystery and a big reveal. The explosive giraffe almost didn’t make it into the episode because the stuffed giraffe was going to cost several thousand dollars. Ultimately a cost effective giraffe was found and we blew it up. In the script it said that, “the giraffe’s head flies off its body.” It didn’t fly off, but it definitely separated from the body in a satisfying way (on the first take).

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten some more of Carol’s bedazzling. Should we expect to see Gail wearing that updated dress at any point?