Hi! We’re the Writers Guild Foundation. You may remember our next GENRE SMASH! guests from such classic SIMPSONS episodes as “Last Exit to Springfield” and “A Streetcar Named Marge.”
That’s right: We’re having a CLASSIC SIMPSONS NIGHT! If you’re a Simpsons fan, lots of your favorite episodes of the show probably come from those amazing early seasons of the show. So we’re having a night to celebrate the writers of those episodes!
Here’s who’ll be joining us:
Al Jean (“Moaning Lisa,” “The Way We Was”)
Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky (“Bart the Daredevil,” “Like Father, Like Clown”)
Jeff Martin (“Lisa’s First Word,” “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet”)
Mike Reiss (“The Telltale Head,” “Supercalifragilisticexpiali-Annoyed-Grunt-cious”)
John Vitti (“Mr. Plow,” “Cape Feare”)
They’re responsible for developing characters like, oh, let’s just make a quick list:
Mr. Burns
Waylon Smithers
Krusty the Clown
Sideshow Bob
Moe Szyslak
Chief Wiggum
Mrs. Krabappel
Nelson Muntz
…and, you know, a whole bunch of others. So buy tickets now!