Al Jean

Simpsons legend Al Jean joined me to talk about Get Smart; his  submission for the Harvard Lampoon; getting hired to the National Lampoon; Airplane II; Not Necessarily the News; writing for The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson; Carnac jokes; bitch McNuggets; Charles in Charge; the dangers of being on Alf; Sledge Hammer; It's Garry Shandling's Show; getting hired on The Simpsons; the "classic" writers room; becoming show runner in season 3; episodes: The Way We Was; Uncut Femmes; Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington; Tell-Tale Head; Lisa's Sax; hot water heaters; being renewed for season 33 & 34; Daddicus Finch; Homer;'s Barbershop Quarter; the Simpsons getting a Kennedy Center Honor; second choice's being better - Leonard Nimoy, Phil Hartman, Lionel Richie, Steve Sax; possible return of Uncle Herb (Danny DeVito); Sideshow Bob; Kelsey Grammer; Joe Mantegna; Jon Lovitz; The Critic; Doris Grau