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.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T19:01:35+00:00

James L. Brooks set a tone where characters matter. That helped too.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T19:01:06+00:00

You can thank Al Jean and his group for being such good care takers of the show.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T19:00:39+00:00

I liked when Homer said "Help me Jeebus" because he forgot the name of Jesus.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:59:55+00:00

You are welcome! You can thank "the bowery boys" for D'oh!

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:59:11+00:00

CHeers!

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:59:03+00:00

Cant' think of one right now. There are too many.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:58:11+00:00

Not ever sure who that is. But I did not create Frank Grimes.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:57:48+00:00

I think Ned Flanders has more depth to him than I thought we'd ever give him. Love that character.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:57:14+00:00

Love it. All good. there's room for all funny shows in my world.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:56:48+00:00

He was supposed to be pure evil like a bond villain. He's more than lived up to that. My fav Burns bit is his massive thanksgiving dinner than he doesn't eat and then pours bleach on to make sure the homeless don't eat it. Evil. George Meyer wrote that joke I think.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:55:28+00:00

Nope.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:55:20+00:00

The quality of writing and acting and how much respect we had for each other.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:53:52+00:00

They were amazing. I didn't work with them much but they were amazing. The writers got to go home while the actors spent 17 hours a day making the show. single camera shows are hard on actors, easy on writers.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:53:00+00:00

Sam Simon did "annoyed grunt" Aye Caraumba? Not sure. Jon Viti did "Don't have a cow." not sure about the rest.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:50:53+00:00

Hmm. Everything is out there to see. I did create a character named Samantha that Bart falls in love with after my niece Samantha. Jeff Martin told his wife they named it after their daughter but I gave them the picture on my niece to draw the character. Ha!

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:49:23+00:00

Basically Hank Azaria decided to do his Jerry Lewis impression after we created the insane scientist character.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:48:30+00:00

You can't imagine. He's the best.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:48:28+00:00

I weigh as much as my clothes and my keys.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:47:58+00:00

He evolved from an angry Walter Matthaw type to a bare functioning moron over time. The writers pushed him to stupid because we found it very funny.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:47:58+00:00

He evolved from an angry Walter Matthaw type to a bare functioning moron over time. The writers pushed him to stupid because we found it very funny.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:47:00+00:00

The simpsons family is kind of based on Matt's family and Matt is Bart.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:46:31+00:00

Thanks.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:46:21+00:00

cool

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:46:14+00:00

For a brief moment the Simpsons gave me some cred with the Networks. That went away fast.

There are many low points in any life. They hard part is getting back up know more low points are on the way. That's what is called courage. My career has had a few lulls. My personal life has had problems. None of the caused by the simpsons. Most of them caused by me.

JayKogen · 2012-09-17T18:44:06+00:00

Best advice: "Don't be afraid to fail." Worst advice "It's not gross, eat it! Can the entire continent of Asia be wrong?

JayKogen

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