Mike Reiss
Michael "Mike" Reiss (born November 15, 1959) is an American comedy writer. He, along with Al Jean, served as showrunner on The Simpsons for the second and third seasons, writing ten episodes. In 1994, the duo created and executive produced The Critic after leaving The Simpsons. Reiss later returned to the show as a consultant and co-wrote The Simpsons Movie.
He attended Harvard University. Reiss previously collaborated with Jean as a writer for National Lampoon magazine, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and ALF.
Reiss independently produced a short internet cartoon series entitled Queer Duck for Icebox.com. In 2002, the series was picked up by Showtime, where it aired as a supporting feature to Queer as Folk. Queer Duck: the Movie was released on DVD July 18, 2006. The feature film reunites the Queer Duck cast, with guest stars Conan O'Brien, David Duchovny, Bruce Vilanch, Andy Dick, and Tim Curry.
Other television shows Reiss has produced include It's Garry Shandling's Show, Teen Angel, The PJs, and The Oblongs.
He later co-wrote the films Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and wrote his the screenplay for his original project My Life in Ruins (2009).
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Written by
- Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home"
- Episode – "Moaning Lisa"
- Episode – "The Telltale Head"
- Episode – "The Way We Was"
- Episode – "Stark Raving Dad"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror II" (as Morbid Mike Reiss)
- Episode – "Lisa's Pony"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" (as Morbid Mike Reiss)
- Episode – "'Round Springfield"
- Episode – "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"
- – The Simpsons Movie
Supervising producer
Co-executive producer
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Consulting producer
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- Episode – "Homer Goes to College"
- Episode – "Rosebud"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (as Meshuggeh Mike Reiss)
- Episode – "Marge on the Lam"
- Episode – "Bart's Inner Child"
- Episode – "Boy Scoutz 'n the Hood"
- Episode – "[[The Last Temptation of Homer (9 December 1993) - consulting producer
- Episode – "$pringfield (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
- Episode – "Homer the Vigilante"
- Episode – "Bart Gets Famous"
- Episode – "Homer and Apu"
- Episode – "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
- Episode – "Deep Space Homer"
- Episode – "Homer Loves Flanders"
- Episode – "Bart Gets an Elephant"
- Episode – "Burns' Heir"
- Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
- Episode – "The Boy Who Knew Too Much"
- Episode – "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
- Episode – "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"
- Episode – "Bart of Darkness"
- Episode – "Lisa's Rival"
- Episode – "Another Simpsons Clip Show"
- Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy Land"
- Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
- Episode – "Treehouse of Horror V" (as Mike 'Reptilicus' Reiss)
- Episode – "Bart's Girlfriend"
- Episode – "Lisa on Ice"
- Episode – "Homer Badman"
- Episode – "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"
- Episode – "Fear of Flying"
- Episode – "Homer the Great"
- Episode – "And Maggie Makes Three"
- Episode – "Bart's Comet"
- Episode – "Homie the Clown"
- Episode – "Bart vs. Australia"
- Episode – "Homer vs. Patty and Selma"
- Episode – "Lisa's Wedding"
- Episode – "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds"
- Episode – "The PTA Disbands"
- Episode – "The Springfield Connection"
- Episode – "Lemon of Troy"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"
- Episode – "Radioactive Man"
- Episode – "Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily"
- Episode – "Bart Sells His Soul"
- Episode – "Lisa the Vegetarian"
- Episode – "Treehouse of Horror VI" (as The Abominable Dr. Reiss)
- Episode – "King Size Homer"
- Episode – "Mother Simpson"
- Episode – "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"
- Episode – "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"
- Episode – "Marge Be Not Proud"
- Episode – "Team Homer"
- Episode – "Two Bad Neighbors"
- Episode – "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield"
- Episode – "Bart the Fink"
- Episode – "Lisa the Iconoclast"
- Episode – "Homer the Smithers"
- Episode – "The Day the Violence Died"
- Episode – "A Fish Called Selma"
- Episode – "Bart on the Road"
- Episode – "22 Short Films About Springfield"
- Episode – "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish""
- Episode – "Much Apu About Nothing"
- Episode – "Homerpalooza"
- Episode – "Summer of 4 Ft. 2"
- Episode – "You Only Move Twice"
- Episode – "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer"
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Producer
External links
- Mike Reiss at the Internet Movie Database
- Mike Reiss at Wikipedia
Showrunners
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James L. Brooks • Matt Groening • Al Jean • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Sam Simon • Josh Weinstein | ||
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Brian Kelley • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price |