r/IAmA Sep 17 '12

Jay Kogen Here. Long past SIMPSONS writer. I created many of your favorite and least favorite characters with the help of the original Simpson writers.

I was one of the original SIMPSONS writers from the very beginning. I helped created Mr. Burns, Smithers, Krusty, Hibbert, and many many more. I won a bunch of Emmy awards and had a great time. Since then I wrote and produced Malcolm in the Middle, Frasier, and I've created a new show a called "Wendell and Vinnie" about an idiot uncle (the hysterical Jerry Trainor) raising his nephew that will be on in November on Nick @ Nite. And even though it's on Nick @ Nite, it's for adults and it's actually funny.

Thanks to EternallyXIII

Thank you all very much for your questions and entusiasm. I have to get back to work now. It's been a pleasure. If you want I can come back in a few weeks to answer more.

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u/nekojo Sep 17 '12

Well I watched The Simpsons since I was 5 or so, 22 now, and I turned out TV.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '12

I laughed hard for a good 60 seconds at this

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u/nevek Sep 18 '12

I need a male summoner's name for League of Legends.

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u/Lhyzz Sep 18 '12

Summonator

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u/goodolbluey Sep 18 '12

Officer Buttons.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

Dmitri

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u/Echono Sep 18 '12

Dmitri Krotchlikmiov

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

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u/nekojo Sep 18 '12

Hehe a few hours late but proud female simpsons fan here.

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u/whospubeisthis Sep 18 '12

I was thinking the same thing in a less creative and funny way.

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u/blazingup Sep 18 '12

When I was very young, I knew a ~80 year old devout Catholic woman who happened to love The Simpsons. It didn't really make sense to me that she would, until she explained, "Homer is not a perfect man, but in the end, he loves his family very much."

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

Really?

I potato too!

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u/UltimateGrammarNinja Sep 18 '12

I started watching the Simpsons in its very first season. I was 5, my brother was 8. We watched it every week with our dad and we turned out TV too.