born american television writer producer known work animated comedy series simpsons best friends writing partners attended stanford_university editor chief worked short term media projects including writing variety sunday best unemployed long period eventually penned script wrote gets job episode simpsons subsequently hired write permanent basis wrote episodes learned stop worrying love gambling australia shot burns appointed executive producers seventh eighth seasons attempted include emotional episodes focusing simpson family high concept episodes homer enemy bad neighbors principal winning primetime emmy awards work left simpsons created plagued promotional issues swiftly canceled worked consulting producers created wrote unsuccessful pilots serve sit shut left project contract dispute remained canceled produced wrote comedy central revival winning emmy served showrunner series strange hill high served writer season writing season episodes married journalist early life born raised washington mother director provides education elderly father lawyer brother jacob sister attended washington met best friends eighth grade created school humor magazine later attended stanford_university served editor chief honorary member harvard worked parody publications summers course years career land job major comedy series previous harvard graduates wrote despite writing numerous scripts shows saturday night live late night david_letterman moved home washington worked advertising agency writing print clients free time wrote local comedy groups moved new_york_city hired write game writing variety network featuring wrote spy editor spy hired nbc run variety sunday best took los_angeles canceled episodes unemployed lengthy period simpsons writer changing agent wrote script received liked simpsons openings staff time hired write episode gets job based idea episode aired season script simpsons episode caught attention offered job sitcom accepted job told leaving simpsons joined writing staff permanent basis season began story editors initially quiet felt intimidated room greatest minds comedy eventually started pitching jokes confidence wrote scripts working computer episode staff writers chains existing idea assigned draft script based research women prison conducted making slightly realistic final version episode realistic elements replaced season original staff left arrived showrunner season brien writers working spent month mapping season episodes wrote episodes season terror feet segment horror learned stop worrying love gambling lisa 100th episode lover season wrote basing episode scandal great interest australia australia writing staff wanted produce episode simpsons family traveled foreign country selected australia thought australia good sense humor jokes episode intentionally inaccurate episode proved somewhat controversial australian fans said episode country shortly aired simpsons staff received letters australians insulted episode pair wrote episode shot burns initially proposed series creator deciding culprit pitched character jail change dynamic suggested felt funnier wanted culprit family member initially unsure having culprit decided episode end shifting eyes making look like complete accident showrunner appointed executive producers seventh eighth seasons chosen partly season understood dynamics showrunner responsible overseeing aspects production episode takes months produce showrunner oversee different episodes different stages production time roles including head writer making notes working voice actors animators editors composers set script rooms motion time leadership rooms writers suggested remained advisory capacity helping technical aspects editing sound mixing took series wanted episodes realistic ones focused members simpson family explored feelings emotions wanted produce episodes episodes bob format bending episodes short films springfield wrote scene featuring comic book guy van aimed episodes season pushed envelope expanded definition episode style employed seasons produced season featured episodes focus given secondary characters new issues explored divorce preferred choice guest stars unique interesting voices guest stars old men distinctive voices considered season single greatest comedic season television produced attempted recreate feel season ran focusing stories real emotions situations wall episodes season basis homer liked homer way second seasons consciously model loving hyper enthusiastic creatively goofy parody american father drawn real emotions exemplified couple reality based episodes beer baron usually treat certain latitude notable episodes homer enemy episode designed push envelope idea homer enemy conceived thought homer enemy evolved concept real world worker love hate homer writers chose thought funnier results result character man work hard life dismayed homer success comfort spite inherent ignorance homer enemy explores comic possibilities realistic character strong work ethic placed alongside homer work environment episode homer portrayed embodiment american spirit scenes negative characteristics prominently highlighted close episode hard working real american hero relegated role antagonist viewer intended pleased homer emerged victorious says episode hyper focused degree homer don like things episode supposed illustrate homer gone wrong argue homer enemy excessively stupid immature actually said wanted episode thinking real life normal person enter homer universe deal know episode controversial divisive love feels like happen real somewhat human deal homer talk ending funny shocking like lesson win episode study frustration homer laugh wanted real life dangerous life threatening sadly learned episode broadcast fans felt dark homer portrayed overly bad dvd commentary considers episode controversial seasons ran involves sharp humor fans didn talks generation gap episode originally panned viewers favorite fans grew episodes included bad neighbors sees homer meet president reference feud bushes early 1990s said episode misunderstood audiences expected political satire writers special effort parody stresses political attack personal attack instead criticizing bush policies episode instead fun described episode companion piece homer enemy character alongside homer considered working similar working bubble lack interference fox network executives commonplace shows allowed produce episodes wanted commented great thing simpsons pretty able away weren episodes wanted couldn crazy high concept ones like bad neighbors homer enemy managed air honestly network stop network limited input executive suggested staff introduce new character live simpsons staff rejected idea instead created episode time character roy explanation living family reference executive proposal episode marked point simpsons surpassed number episodes produced animated series named bbc memorable episodes noted writers opportunity pay tribute art animation rail network interference intrusion network limited normal procedure episode script sent censor list lines words substituted causing limited problems lines removed changed comedic purposes animation episode homer drew censor objections script came pages notes single line stated like use word gay discussion homosexuality closed stated topic substance episode unacceptable broadcast censor problems ultimately came episode came animation south_korea fox president fired replaced replaced new sent merely line acceptable broadcast leaving stood season didn want break said said joke felt showrunner stay seasons pressures having work seasons writing season whilst post production season seven said episodes season rewritten sufficient time end water working post production season credited consulting producers season initial writing stages stated contributed season attending table readings scripts produced episodes held season aired season city new york principal principal negatively received sudden revelation long time character actually example book describes principal broadcast marked abrupt simpsons golden age says began middle season calls episode weakest episodes simpsons history consider controversial episode tenure executive producers advise viewers treat principal experiment negative reception partly fact immediately apparent viewers episode opposed example simpsons spin showcase describe ending episode attempt reset continuity allow fans consider episode final involvement duo wanted end good note stated episode meant humor depth emotions simpsons pleased result awards critical reaction won work simpsons shared producers showrunner executive producer homer won emmy outstanding animated program previous year submitted award staff felt animation sequence homer given edge episode eventually lost brain later expressed regret submitting episode emotionally driven plot season seven received award shared awards lisa wedding trash respectively nominated composer emmy outstanding individual achievement music lyrics writing shot burns episodes considered best example entertainment_weekly included episodes produced homer fish called city new york short films springfield simpsons spin showcase episode wrote shot burns list best episodes robert_canning ign said episode twice season greatest simpsons episode time book tied described era reach ing pinnacle self reference short films springfield simpsons spin showcase considers line crazy boy crazy town episode horror vii favorite joke contribution popular fans early days internet read participated fan discussion participated question answer sessions fan message board work left simpsons created hip lazy year old cartoonist named sold fall debut pitched animated series young adults sophisticated simpsons sensibility aimed realistic issues affecting young adults mature simpsons network impressed initially ordered episodes ordered completed explained audience going sophisticated likes high low humor animation definitely case lot people don setup setup setup punch line humor jokes told weird way background bizarre sound effect plagued public relations difficulties meant start badly edited minute promotional video sent april annual poorly received informed matter similarly episodes finished time journalists able network schedule presentation july subsequently commented washington_post seven months impression people based minute tape looked terrible major publications panned saw pilot garnered largely negative reviews publications news earned positive write variety furthermore forced change originally planned title mtv factors combined ensure received little attention ran commercials stated don know exactly america doesn know like teen people came fall preview came time schedules saturated animated shows response genre friday night broadcast time felt inappropriate aired steve harvey shows felt incompatible poor reviews ratings average million led swift cancellation concluded pair naive regard producing better cable appealed broad audience subject matter completed episodes later aired adult swim block garnered worldwide cult following lobbying eventually released series dvd served consulting producers worked half days week contributing jokes helping stories worked substantially episodes ends produced upn written produced television pilots include cbs entitled business class comedy nbc traveling wall comedy abc close family directed ruling class fox high school class got regardless social group written feature film new line cinema slated star man born gene related comedy disney serve executive producer fox animated television series sit shut created based australian program featured cartoon characters live action backgrounds ended involvement contract dispute staff sony refused offer contract operated complete terms continued working canceled episodes returned following revival served writer executive producer sixth seventh seasons wrote episodes law presidents heads farewell arms shared emmy outstanding animated program episode late philip nominated following year tip individually received nomination writing television production episode presidents heads nomination outstanding animation writing farewell arms created produced wrote animated comedy mystery series strange hill high british children channel series imported role showrunner writer room routinely american television shows like simpsons uncommon british television uses animation technique mix cgi team write executive produce failed pilot originally produced cbs pilot executive producers personal life married west_coast editor cosmopolitan children simon credits sunday best writer simpsons writer producer story editor supervising producer consulting producer executive producer showrunner episodes gets job chains horror terror feet segment learned stop worrying love gambling lisa lover australia shot burns parts short films springfield comic book guy scenes creator writer executive 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