Editing Troy McClure (section)

===Development===
According to executive producer [[Al Jean]], the writers often used McClure as a "panic button" and added the character when they felt an episode needed more humor.<ref name="Jean">Jean, Al. (2003). Commentary for "Homer Alone", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>

McClure's character is most developed in "A Fish Called Selma", which provides a more in-depth look into his private life and backstory.<ref name=fcs/> [[Showrunner]]s [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] were fans of Hartman, and wished to make an episode entirely about McClure in order to give Hartman as much to do as possible. From this came the idea of McClure's marriage to [[Selma Bouvier]], as she was "always marrying people".<ref name=fcs/> Animator [[Mark Kirkland]] was particularly pleased that McClure was the star of the episode. He enjoyed interpreting Hartman's voice-over performances, and the episode allowed him and the other animators to "open [McClure] up visually as a character".<ref name=fcs/>

Throughout "A Fish Called Selma", it is hinted that McClure engages in strange sexual behavior. The writers did not initially know what the "unsavory" sexual preference would be, but eventually decided on a fish fetish, using a suggestion from executive producer [[James L. Brooks]]. Josh Weinstein described the fish fetish concept as "so perverted and strange, it was over the top."<ref name=fcs/>