As you may recall, FOX advertised this as the “300th episode,” and even included a “300th episode” banner in the opening sequence (seen in syndication also). I think FOX just wanted to include big stars like Blink-182 and Tony Hawk in their landmark episode (like they used Steve Martin and U2 in their 200th and The Who in their 250th); there were none in the “real” 300th episode, unless you count Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers.
“I could’ve sworn it was 302.”
As you may recall, FOX advertised this as the “300th episode,” and even included a “300th episode” banner in the opening sequence (seen in syndication also). I think FOX just wanted to include big stars like Blink-182 and Tony Hawk in their landmark episode (like they used Steve Martin and U2 in their 200th and The Who in their 250th); there were none in the “real” 300th episode, unless you count Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers.