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Jeff Martin (writer)
Jeff Martin is an American television producer and writer. He originally wrote for ''The Simpsons'' during the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons, and eventually returned over 20 years later to write again for seasons 27 and 28. He attended Harvard University, where he wrote for ''The Harvard Lampoon'', as have many other ''Simpsons'' writers. He left along with most of the original staff in 1993, and has since written for several TV shows, including '' Listen Up!'', ''Baby Blues'' and '' Homeboys in Outer Space''. He also wrote for ''Late Night with David Letterman'' during the 1980s, and occasionally appeared on the show as Flunky the late-night viewer mail clown, a depressed clown who smoked cigarettes and sometimes talked about his infected tattoos and other health problems. Martin won four Emmys during his time at ''Late Night''. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fellow television producer and writer Suzanne Martin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, Scenic design, set design, Casting (performing arts), casting, and directing. There are a variety of different producers on a television show. A traditional producer is one who manages a show's budget and maintains a schedule, but this is no longer the case in modern television. Types of television producers Different types of producers in the industry today include (in order of seniority): Showrunner : The showrunner is the "chief executive" in charge of everything related to the production of the show. It is the highest-ranking in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treehouse Of Horror II
"Treehouse of Horror II" is the seventh episode of the The Simpsons (season 3), third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on October 31, 1991. It is the second annual ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode, consisting of three self-contained segments, told as dreams of Lisa Simpson, Lisa, Bart Simpson, Bart and Homer Simpson, Homer and is the only ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode to date where each segment name is not stated inside the episode. In the first segment, which was inspired by W. W. Jacobs's short story ''The Monkey's Paw'' and ''The New Twilight Zone'' episode "A Small Talent for War", Homer buys a Monkey's Paw that has the power to grant wishes, although all the wishes backfire. In the second part, which parodies the ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), Twilight Zone'' episode "It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone), It's a Good Life", Bart is omnipotent, and turns Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male 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 * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
American Television Producers
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] |
Yokel Hero
"Yokel Hero" is the 14th episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 698th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 7, 2021. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver, and written by Jeff Martin & Samantha Martin. Albert Brooks guest-stars as Slick manager. The episode featured "Yokel Hero" Cletus, received generally positive reviews, and was watched live in the United States by 1.38 million viewers. Plot On Carl's birthday, Homer misses family dinner, greatly disturbing his wife Marge. Homer gets drunk and ends up in the police jail. Marge then bans him from the house for the night to stop his foolish and drunk misconduct. Homer, in a cell, feels saddened and believes he screwed up, but Cletus cheers him up with a nice song on acoustic guitar. Realizing the error of his ways, Homer returns home to Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Marge to tell them that he is sorry and vows to be a better father and husban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Just A Girl Who Can't Say D'oh
"I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh" is the twentieth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 659th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 7, 2019. Plot A disgruntled cast and crew expel short-tempered perfectionist theater director Llewellyn Sinclair from their production of ''Oklahoma!''. Marge steps up to helm a different show production written by Lisa about Springfield's founder Jebediah Springfield. Her show is a parody of '' Hamilton: An American Musical'', a sung-and-rapped through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Krusty plans to air Lisa's musical, ''Bloody, Bloody Jebediah'' with Sideshow Mel in the title role, on live TV, recording the open-air production. Its title is a reference to the musical ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson''. However, Mel later drops out of the show so Marge recasts the part, finding Professor Frink (Josh Groban) has a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moho House
"Moho House" is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 617th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Matthew Nastuk and written by Jeff Martin. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 7, 2017 and the United Kingdom on Sky 1 on May 21, 2017. The episode's name is in reference to British members club Soho House. Plot Homer drunkenly comes home for Sunday dinner, but Marge is too tired to reprimand him. At the power plant, while Homer, Lenny, and Carl discuss Marge’s reaction, Mr. Burns introduces them to Nigel and his wife. Marge visits Homer to say their marriage is in trouble, and Homer vows to do better. Watching Homer and Marge, Nigel bets Burns five million pounds that he can destroy their marriage, and Burns accepts. After work, Nigel invites Homer for a drink and implies that Burns will be mad if he declines. Homer texts Marge with emojis, which she do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Lisa Got Her Marge Back
"How Lisa Got Her Marge Back" is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 592nd episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 10, 2016. The episode was directed by Bob Anderson and marks as the first to be written by Jeff Martin since season five's Homer's Barbershop Quartet". Plot Bart buys a Money Grabber, a device to pull away dollar bills and trick people. However, everyone realizes it is one of Bart's pranks. Afterwards, Bart is pranked by another group. Later, he tries to pull a prank on Ralph, but even he will not fall for it. Later at breakfast, Lisa tries to show Homer and Marge her new saxophone solo, but Homer leaves for work and Lisa plays for Marge for 12 minutes, leaving her feeling tired. Later that day, she tries to play for her parents again, but she goes to her bedroom to fix one of her reeds. That's when Marge confesses to Homer that she hates jazz, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homer's Barbershop Quartet
"Homer's Barbershop Quartet" is the first episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 30, 1993. It features the Be Sharps, a barbershop quartet founded by Homer Simpson. The band's story roughly parallels that of the Beatles. George Harrison and David Crosby guest star as themselves, and the Dapper Dans partly provide the singing voices of the Be Sharps. The episode was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode begins with the Simpson family as they attend a swap meet. There, Bart Simpson and his sister Lisa notice a picture of their father, Homer, on the cover of an old LP album. Homer explains to his family that he, Principal Skinner, Barney Gumble, and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon recorded a barbershop quartet album in 1985, which catapulted them to national fame. He narrates to his family the story of how the band formed, reached the pinnac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa's First Word
"Lisa's First Word" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 1992. In the episode, as the Simpson family gathers around Maggie and tries to encourage her to say her first word, Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa's first word. Elizabeth Taylor appeared for the voicing of Maggie's first word. The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Jeff Martin. After its initial airing on Fox, the episode was later released as part of a 1999 video collection: '' The Simpsons: Greatest Hits'', and released again on the 2003 DVD edition of the same collection. The episode features cultural references to two chains of fast food restaurants, Wendy's and McDonald's, a reference to the 1981 arcade video game '' Ms. Pac-Man'', and to Olympic gymnast Shun Fujimoto's performance in the 1976 Summer Olympics in spite of a serious injury. "Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa The Beauty Queen
"Lisa the Beauty Queen" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 15, 1992. In the episode, Homer enters Lisa into a beauty pageant to boost her confidence. Lisa is runner-up, but gains the title of Little Miss Springfield after the original winner is injured. Little Miss Springfield's duties include being a spokesperson for Laramie Cigarettes, which causes Lisa to speak out against smoking. As a result of her anti-smoking protests, her title is taken away on a technicality. The episode and its accompanying songs and music was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Mark Kirkland where Bob Hope made a guest appearance. The episode references various films, music, and historical events and was well received by critics. Plot At a carnival held at Springfield Elementary School, Lisa gets a caricature of herself drawn, but the caricature is unflattering and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
