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Brian Scully
Brian Scully (born August 10, 1953 in West Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American television writer and television producer, producer. Scully initially worked as a TV salesman before eventually getting a job writing on ''Out of This World (American TV series), Out of This World''. After the show was canceled, Scully was unemployed for over a year but a residual payment of $20,000 for ''Out of This World'' reruns helped pay his Health insurance in the United States, health insurance costs after his wife gave birth to their premature child. He has written episodes for ''The Simpsons'' (such as "Lost Our Lisa") and ''Complete Savages''. He has produced ''The Drew Carey Show'' and ''The Pitts''. He is the older brother of long-time ''The Simpsons'' writer and showrunner Mike Scully, and has a second brother called Neil. He currently works on ''Family Guy'' as a writer and consulting producer. ''The Simpsons'' episodes Brian Scully wrote the following episodes for ''The Simpsons'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Springfield, Massachusetts
West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,835 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is also known as "West Side", in reference to the fact that it is on the western side of the Connecticut River from Springfield, a fact which played a major part in the town's early history. History Early settlement In paraphrase, from the official town history book: The area that became known as West Springfield was settled in 1635. The settlers fled to higher ground on the east side of the river and founded Springfield in the aftermath of the great hurricane of 1635. West Springfield was good farm land, so some families did stay on the west side. Early transportation problems Other than the trade in beaver skins, economic activity in early colonial Springfield consisted largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry, with barter being the preferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Guy
''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griffin, Peter and Lois Griffin, Lois; their children, Meg Griffin, Meg, Chris Griffin, Chris, and Stewie Griffin, Stewie; and their anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic pet dog, Brian Griffin, Brian. Set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, Quahog, Rhode Island, the show exhibits much of its humor in the form of metafictional cutaway (filmmaking), cutaway gags that often lampoon Culture of the United States, American culture. The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films, The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, ''The Life of Larry'' and ''Larry & Steve''. MacFarlane redesigned the films' protagonist, Larry, and his dog, Steve, and renamed them Peter and Brian, respectively. MacFarlane pitched a seven-minute pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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American Male Television Writers
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American Television Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestigial Peter
"Vestigial Peter" is the second episode of the twelfth season and the 212th overall episode of the animated comedy series '' Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States and Canada on October 6, 2013, and is written by Brian Scully and directed by Julius Wu. In the episode, Peter finds a strange lump on his neck that turns out to be a vestigial twin, who ends up winning over Peter's family and friends with his optimism and sense of wonder. Plot When Lois tries getting Peter ready for church, she complains he keeps wearing the same old shirt, and insists that he go to the mall afterward to get new clothes. Trying on a new shirt, the salesman points out a lump on Peter's neck and Lois insists on seeing Dr. Hartman. Dr. Hartman identifies it as a twin that never fully developed and extracts it from just beneath Peter's skin so that it can talk and react to people, as Peter names him Chip. Taking it home, he frightens the kids at first but soon gets everyone to like him. But w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigfat
"Bigfat" is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season and the 205th overall episode of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States on April 14, 2013, and is written by Brian Scully and directed by Julius Wu. In the episode, Peter, Quagmire and Joe take a road trip to Canada, but their private plane crashes and Peter goes missing for two months. When his family finds him, he can no longer communicate intelligently. Plot Crossover cold opening The crossover consisted of ''American Dad!'', ''King of the Hill'', and ''Family Guy'' characters. It starts in Quahog when the Griffins visit their new neighbors, the Smiths (from ''American Dad!''), living in Cleveland's old house. Peter is then shot by Stan Smith for revealing Roger's identity to Quagmire. Peter then wakes up in his bed and discovered it was a dream. At that moment, Hank walks into the bedroom questioning, "Hey, Lois, what's that fat man doing in our bed?" Next, the scene cuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leggo My Meg-O
"Leggo My Meg-O" is the twentieth episode in the Family Guy (season 10), tenth season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on May 6, 2012. In this episode, Meg travels to Paris with her friend Ruth after being treated badly in school, but her exciting adventure comes to a halt when she gets kidnapped. Brian and Stewie embark on an action-packed mission to find her before it is too late. This plot is a parody of the film ''Taken (film), Taken''. This episode was written by Brian Scully and directed by John Holmquist. It received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and cultural references. It was viewed by 5.64 million U.S. viewers in its original airing, according to Nielsen ratings. The episode's guest stars were Omid Abtahi, Bill English (actor), Bill English, Ralph Garman, Mark Hentemann, Jerry Lambert (actor), Jerry Lambert, Rachael MacFarlane, Natasha Melnick, Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Of Peter G
"Friends of Peter G." is the tenth episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States on February 13, 2011. The episode follows Peter and Brian as they are forced to join Alcoholics Anonymous, due to their excessive drinking, much to their chagrin. Soon, however, Peter crashes his car while driving home drunk, and is approached by Death, who shows him what his life will be like if he continues to drink alcohol, as well if he had never drank at all. Death persuades Peter that he has the willpower to put the bottle down sometimes. The episode was written by Brian Scully and directed by John Holmquist. It received mostly mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 5.99 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by H. Jon Benjamin, Adam Carolla, Carrie Fisher, Phil LaMarr, Jessica Stroup and Laura Vandervoort, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Man On Hippocampus
"Big Man on Hippocampus" is the tenth episode of the eighth season of the American animated sitcom '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 3, 2010. The episode features Peter after he suddenly begins suffering from amnesia, and can no longer remember anything about his life, including his own family and friends. His wife, Lois, then attempts to reintroduce Peter to his surroundings, but he soon discovers partying, and having sex with other women is much more entertaining. Frustrated, Lois decides to leave her husband, causing her neighbor, Quagmire, to attempt to win her over. The episode was written by Brian Scully and directed by Dominic Bianchi. It received generally negative reviews from critics, despite its "promising start," as well as its many cultural references. According to the Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 8.1 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dream Of Jesus
"I Dream of Jesus" is the second episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 5, 2008. In the episode, Peter finds Jesus Christ (voiced by Alec Sulkin) working at a record shop and convinces him to make his second coming. Directed by Mike Kim and written by Brian Scully, the title of the episode refers to the television series '' I Dream of Jeannie''. The episode makes prominent use of the song "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen. The episode guest starred Chris Cox, Ike Barinholtz, Amanda MacDonald, Niecy Nash, Sulkin and Paris and Perez Hilton. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, with the more negative reviews going to the portrayal of Jesus, while the positive reviews went to the "Surfin' Bird" plot. According to Nielsen Media Research, "I Dream of Jesus" was Fox's most-watched program the evening it first aired, with 8.4 million views. Seth MacFarlane was nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Room For Lisa
"Make Room for Lisa" is the sixteenth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 28, 1999. The main plot has Homer and Lisa embark on a spiritual journey via a sensory deprivation tank. "Make Room for Lisa" was written by Brian Scully and was the first full ''The Simpsons'' episode Matthew Nastuk directed, having received a co-director credit for " D'oh-in' in the Wind", for which he directed one scene. The subplot, which involves Marge eavesdropping on phone calls using a baby monitor, was inspired by former showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, who also listened to private phone calls with a monitor. The episode contains references to the American sitcom ''All in the Family'', and advises children to be accepting of their parents. In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 7.6 million viewers, finishing in 52nd place in the rating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
