The Simpsons parodies The Bear in an episode tackling workers' rights...

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...and ghost kitchens

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Sunday's "Night of the Living Wage" episode will have an homage to Disney corporate sibling The Bear's one-take episode. It was also inspired by the 2020 campaign in California for Proposition 22, which allowed app-based transportation and delivery companies to classify their drivers as “independent contractors” instead of “employees," said the episode's writer, Cesar Mazriegos, who served last year as a WGA strike captain. “I wanted to say something,” said Mazriegos, whose wife is an activist. “Seeing the wins that we got, that SAG got and now hopefully that IATSE will get, it feels like an incredible time to have been able to pull this episode off,” he added. “Our production staff did an amazing job on this episode. It’s very real for them, and for so many people in this town. Clearly everything isn’t back to normal just yet. (IATSE and the Teamsters) were there to support us and we’re there to support them also.”