This chaotic process made the episode nearly impossible to edit together, which is how it ended up with such a daring, sketch-like episodic structure. The disparate recording sessions—and the fact this was the show's first serious attempt of real life caricature—meant the nine ringers were not playing themselves but true cartoon stand-ins. It would allow them to create some of the greatest offbeat moments in Simpsons history. Some of the line readings from the players are just amazing. Mike Scioscia's sincere enthusiasm for nuclear power plant work, even after he spills radioactive material and Carl tells him not to worry. Scioscia replies with the gentlest, "Oh man, is this ever sweet." Somehow it just makes his fatal radiation poisoning diagnosis so gut-bustingly good, as the player responds to the news he'll barely be able to breathe tomorrow with a beleaguered, "Oh… maaan."