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| | In fall of 1991, he signed on as a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where he also became a supervising producer. In a speech he gave at Harvard on Class Day in [[2000]], he credited ''The Simpsons'' with "saving" him, a reference to the career slump he was experiencing prior to his hiring for that show.<ref name="commencement">[http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=692946 Text of his 2000 commencement speech at Harvard] from Everything2</ref> | | In fall of 1991, he signed on as a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where he also became a supervising producer. In a speech he gave at Harvard on Class Day in [[2000]], he credited ''The Simpsons'' with "saving" him, a reference to the career slump he was experiencing prior to his hiring for that show.<ref name="commencement">[http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=692946 Text of his 2000 commencement speech at Harvard] from Everything2</ref> |
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| − | He wrote the episodes "[[New Kid on the Block]]", "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", "[[Homer Goes to College]]" and the wraparounds of "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]". He also wrote the [[unproduced episodes|unproduced sequel]] to "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", which was intended to revolve around {{W|Prince (musician|Prince}}.<ref>{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD Easter Egg commentary for the episode "Stark Raving Dad"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> He also created the character of [[Horatio McCallister]] (the Sea Captain) and he named [[Patty Bouvier|Patty]] and [[Selma Bouvier]]'s iguana [[Jub-Jub]] (something he would say during awkward silences while writing). Of the episodes he wrote while there, he considers "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" to be his favorite. In the writer's room, O'Brien used to act out jokes and other actions, entertaining the other writers. | + | He wrote the episodes "[[New Kid on the Block]]", "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", "[[Homer Goes to College]]" and the wraparounds of "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]". He also wrote the [[unproduced episodes|unproduced sequel]] to "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", which was intended to revolve around [[Prince]].<ref>{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD Easter Egg commentary for the episode "Stark Raving Dad"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> He also created the character of [[Horatio McCallister]] (the Sea Captain) and he named [[Patty]] and [[Selma Bouvier]]'s iguana [[Jub-Jub]] (something he would say during awkward silences while writing). Of the episodes he wrote while there, he considers "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" to be his favorite. In the writer's room, O'Brien used to act out jokes and other actions, entertaining the other writers. |
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| | He left ''The Simpsons'' in [[1993]] to host ''{{W|Late Night With Conan O'Brien}}'', taking over after [[David Letterman]] left {{W|NBC}} for {{W|CBS}}. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'' and performed "[[The Monorail Song]]" with the [[Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles]] in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''. | | He left ''The Simpsons'' in [[1993]] to host ''{{W|Late Night With Conan O'Brien}}'', taking over after [[David Letterman]] left {{W|NBC}} for {{W|CBS}}. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'' and performed "[[The Monorail Song]]" with the [[Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles]] in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''. |
Episode – "New Kid on the Block" 
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (as Watch Conan O'Brien)
