Deals with a real-life tragedy in which several concertgoers were either injured or killed during a stampede while attending a concert in Cincinnati by The Who. As the camera is focused on one of the station windows at the end, the story of the real-life concert is given in brief, as well as what came of it.
The script was inspired by a real-life concert tragedy. On December 3, 1979, The Who played at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eleven concertgoers were trampled or crushed to death when the crowd rushed the gates while entering the area before the show.
The ending title card reads, "On December 3, 1979, 11 people died outside the Riverfront Coliseum. On December 27, 1979, the city of Cincinnati passed an ordinance prohibiting 'festival seating' or general admission."
Hugh Wilson, the show's creator, was initially reluctant to do an episode that dealt with The Who concert tragedy. But co-writer Steven Kampmann convinced him that addressing the tragedy was important, since their show was set at a rock 'n' roll radio station in Cincinnati, and since they would be speaking out against general admission seating at rock concerts, which had caused the tragedy.
Richard Sanders said that this was one of the hardest stories for the cast to film. After reading newspaper articles about The Who concert tragedy, the cast had trouble performing the comic elements, but they kept at it because the show was making a statement against general admission (a.k.a. festival seating).