Death of peripheral Simpsons figure

Oct 15, 2006, 4:40 PM ET5 posts by 4 posters
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profjohnfrink

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061014/LOCAL17/610140424/1012

On the audio commentary, Belson is credited with helping to shape "The Way We Was" episode due to his experience writing flashback episdoes on the The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Aaron Hirshbergprofjohnfrink

[email] wrote:

I understand that he also wrote the Simpsons episode that featured Mel Gison.

Mr. Museum

thesimpsonsforumAaron Hirshberg

On Oct 17, 12:15 am, "[email]" wrote: I understand that he also wrote the Simpsons episode that featured Mel

The episode you are talking about is Beyond Blunderdome, and it was written by Mike Scully.

R Flowersprofjohnfrink

wrote in message news:[email]...

The article also has him writing for "The Tracey Ullman Show," which got me curious about something.

Does anyone know how much interaction there was between the writers & producers of the Ullman show proper and the producers of the "Simpsons" shorts?

-- R Flowers

Aaron HirshbergR Flowers

The guys who wrote the "shorts" used to taunt the writers from the regular show. "Eat my shorts", they used to say.

Mr. Museum