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Deb Lacusta
Deborah Lacusta (born March 15, 1958) is an American television writer and actress. Personal life Lacusta is married to ''The Simpsons'' star Dan Castellaneta (who voices Homer Simpson among many other characters). They met at an improvisational comedy class in Chicago. Career Lacusta and Castellaneta performed together regularly and had a sketch show on Chicago local radio. In 1992 they starred in the show ''Deb & Dan's Show'' at Club Lux at Santa Monica Airport. Some of their comedy pieces were released on the 2002 CD ''I Am Not Homer''. In the early 1990s, Lacusta and Castellaneta pitched a script for an episode of ''The Simpsons'' to showrunner Al Jean. Jean liked the story, but turned it down because he felt it was too similar to "Duffless", an episode that the writers were already working on. They updated their script then, several years later, offered it to showrunner Mike Scully, who liked it, requested a few changes, and entered the result, the eleventh season's episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Of Wine And D'oh'ses
"Days of Wine and D'oh'ses" is the eighteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2000. In the episode, Barney realizes how much of a pathetic drunk he is after watching his birthday party video and decides to give up alcohol forever, which upsets his friend Homer. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa work together to take a memorable photo for a new phone book cover contest. It was the first episode of the show to be written by cast member Dan Castellaneta and his wife Deb Lacusta. They originally pitched the story during the production of the series' fourth season, but the concept was rejected on the basis of being too similar to the episode "Duffless"; it was later revived by showrunner Mike Scully. Several staff members opposed the idea of Barney becoming sober because they did not think his character change would be funny. Several critics, including Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tracy Ullman Show
''The Tracey Ullman Show'' is an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on April 5, 1987, the network's second original primetime series to air following ''Married... with Children'', and ran until May 26, 1990. The show was produced by Gracie Films. The show blended sketch comedy with Number (music), musical numbers and dance routines, choreographed by Paula Abdul, along with animated shorts. The format was conceived by creator and executive producer James L. Brooks, who was looking to showcase the show's multitalented star. Brooks likened the show to producing three pilots a week. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The show is also known for producing a series of The Simpsons shorts, shorts featuring the Simpson family, which was later adapted into the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, ''The Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Way Or The Highway To Heaven
"My Way or the Highway to Heaven" is the 642nd episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the third episode of season 30. Plot In heaven, in apparent homage to the show's traditional opening segment’s couch gags, God and St. Peter sit on the couch discussing possibly relaxing their admissions requirements to address the perceived lack of people there after a recent building project. They look on as Ned Flanders leads a Sunday school class: “Who will get into heaven”. In a montage, to the soundtrack of Ted Moock's cover of “Cheek to Cheek” with its lyric “I'm in heaven”, the children are seen imagining how they die and ascend, with Bart Simpson’s vision including his deathbed conversion repentance. Ned tells them the only way to heaven is to “never stray from the path of righteousness” and, after goading from Nelson Muntz, recalls his non-religious, bebop upbringing as Neddy to beatnik parents, and his subsequent trail of “depraved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Wild Weekend
"Havana Wild Weekend" is the seventh episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 603rd episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Bob Anderson and written by Deb Lacusta, Dan Castellaneta, and Peter Tilden. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 13, 2016. Plot When Grampa accidentally urinates on the carpet, the Simpsons try to get him medical help but find the nursing home has no resources or personnel at all, and the Veterans Administration tells Abe they can't see him for an appointment for 23 years. On the advice of another elderly ex-soldier, the family goes to Havana, Cuba to get Grampa cheap medical care. As they arrive there a friendly doctor sadly says there is nothing that can be done to help Abe, but the sights of cars and music from the 1950s leads to him feeling much healthier. While the family enjoys the sights of Havana, including Homer making a drinking game out of old speech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
"The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" is the eighth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 4, 2011. In the episode, Krusty the Clown becomes depressed after getting fired from his television show for being unpopular with children. The Simpson family encourages him to make a comeback, suggesting that he seek help from an agent they met earlier at a television museum. This agent turns out to be Annie Dubinsky, who was Krusty's first agent and former girlfriend. Krusty left her when he became successful but now he begs her to take him as a client again. She accepts and together they are able to get him back on television, hosting a show for adults that features his clown tricks. However, Annie soon begins to interfere too much, which frustrates the network executives. The episode, which contains parodies of films such as ''The King's Speech'', ''The Social Network'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Midsummer's Nice Dream
"A Midsummer's Nice Dream" is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 13, 2011. The episode name is a play on the Shakespeare play '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and the Cheech & Chong movie ''Nice Dreams''. Plot The Simpsons are at a live Cheech and Chong show when Chong, upset by the act's repetitiveness, begins to improvise and ultimately leaves the stage. Homer is encouraged to take Chong's place on stage, and recites the " Dave's not here, man" act from memory. Cheech is impressed, and asks Homer to join him for the rest of the tour under the name "Cheech and Chunk". Homer is disillusioned to learn that Cheech and Chong's lives are different from their stoner personae. Meanwhile, Chong has replaced Cheech with Seymour Skinner, forming a duo called "Teech and Chong", but the team proves unsuccessful. Homer eventually convinces Cheech and Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically during the preceding calendar year. The television awards are for series that were produced and aired between December 1 and November 30, regardless of how many episodes aired during this time period. Additionally, scripts must be produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Lifetime achievement awards Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing: * Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement * Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Categories (As of 2022.) ;Film * Best Adapted Screenplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2006
The 59th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film and television writers of 2006. Winners and nominees Film Best Adapted Screenplay ''The Departed'' - William Monahan *'' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'' - Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer *'' The Devil Wears Prada'' - Aline Brosh McKenna *'' Little Children'' - Todd Field and Tom Perrotta *''Thank You for Smoking'' - Jason Reitman Best Original Screenplay ''Little Miss Sunshine'' - Michael Arndt *''Babel'' - Guillermo Arriaga *''The Queen'' - Peter Morgan *'' Stranger than Fiction'' - Zach Helm *'' United 93'' - Paul Greengrass Best Adapted Documentary Feature Screenplay '' Deliver Us from Evil'' – Amy J. Berg *''The Heart of the Game'' – Ward Serrill *'' Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos'' – Mark Monroe; story by Mark Monroe and John Dower *''Who Killed The Electric Car?'' – Chris Paine *''Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fight Before Christmas (The Simpsons)
"The Fight Before Christmas" is the eighth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 5, 2010, and consists of four short dream segments that all take place during Christmas. In the first segment, Bart travels to the North Pole and sets out to get Santa into giving him the dirt bike he has wished for every year. In the second one, set during World War II, Lisa has to cope with the absence of her mother who has been deployed as a soldier overseas. Martha Stewart arrives at the Simpsons' home in the third dream segment, helping Marge save the family's Christmas. Finally, in the last segment the entire family has become puppet characters in a theater show that also stars Katy Perry. Both Stewart and Perry guest starred in the episode as themselves. The segment featuring Perry, with the Simpsons as puppets, was filmed in live-action. It parodies ''The Muppet S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore
“Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore” is the seventeenth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2006. Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 59th Writers Guild of America Awards for their script to this episode. Plot On movie night at the nuclear power plant, Homer learns that the plant is being shut down and outsourced to India. After Homer is sent to train the new employees, he becomes power-hungry and is given a self-help book, ''The Cereal Is the Prize'', by Marge for the plane ride. Arriving in India, he seeks help from Apu's cousin Kavi on help with outsourcing. Homer is able to spur the "natives" into a working frenzy — the natives, at first not understanding his confusing speech, assume that if they cheer, they will be allowed to go back to work. Homer, Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ziff Who Came To Dinner
"The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" is the fourteenth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 14, 2004. The episode focuses on Artie Ziff, who takes residence in the Simpson family's attic after declaring bankruptcy. After playing poker with Homer and losing, he gives Homer all the shares of stock of his bankrupt company. Homer then gets arrested and Marge gets upset with Artie. This is the third of nine episodes to date written by ''The Simpsons'' voice actor Dan Castellaneta and his wife, Deb Lacusta. Plot Homer takes Bart and Lisa to see '' The Wild Dingleberries Movie'' and he has to bring Ned Flanders' children with him, because Ned volunteered to take the senior citizens for ice cream for Jasper's birthday. However, at the Googolplex Theatre, the movie and every other kid-friendly movie is sold out, and Rod and Todd will not let Homer see a raunchy comedy c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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