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'''Mike Scully''' (born West Springfield, Massachusetts) is a former executive producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (Seasons 9 - 12, 1997 - 2001). | '''Mike Scully''' (born West Springfield, Massachusetts) is a former executive producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (Seasons 9 - 12, 1997 - 2001). | ||
| − | He also wrote several episodes of the show, beginning in the [[The Simpsons (season 6)|sixth season]], including "[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]", "[[Lisa's Rival]]", and "[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]", which he also executive produced. | + | He also wrote several episodes of the show, beginning in the [[The Simpsons (season 6)|sixth season]], including "[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]", "[[Lisa's Rival]]", and "[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]", which he also executive produced. |
| − | He was a writer on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' for Season 8, and co-created (with [[Julie Thacker]]) ''The Pitts'' for FBC and ''Complete Savages'' for ABC. | + | He was a writer on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' for Season 8, and co-created (with [[Julie Thacker]]) ''The Pitts'' for FBC and ''Complete Savages'' for ABC. |
He started his career by writing jokes for Yakov Smirnoff. He is currently co-writing and co-executive producing (with [[Al Jean]]) ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. | He started his career by writing jokes for Yakov Smirnoff. He is currently co-writing and co-executive producing (with [[Al Jean]]) ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. | ||
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:"But under Scully's tenure, ''The Simpsons'' became, well, a cartoon. ... Episodes that once would have ended with [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] bicycling into the sunset (perhaps while [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] gagged in the background) now end with Homer blowing a tranquilizer dart into Marge's neck." | :"But under Scully's tenure, ''The Simpsons'' became, well, a cartoon. ... Episodes that once would have ended with [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] bicycling into the sunset (perhaps while [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] gagged in the background) now end with Homer blowing a tranquilizer dart into Marge's neck." | ||
| − | ==Quotes== | + | == Quotes == |
*About people who criticize his years at ''The Simpsons'': ''"People want everything to stay the same. I think it's easier for people to go in and just criticize and say what they hate about something, rather than find out what they like."'' | *About people who criticize his years at ''The Simpsons'': ''"People want everything to stay the same. I think it's easier for people to go in and just criticize and say what they hate about something, rather than find out what they like."'' | ||
[[Category:Active writers]] | [[Category:Active writers]] | ||
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Mike Scully
Mike Scully (born West Springfield, Massachusetts) is a former executive producer of The Simpsons (Seasons 9 - 12, 1997 - 2001).
He also wrote several episodes of the show, beginning in the sixth season, including "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds", "Lisa's Rival", and "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", which he also executive produced.
He was a writer on Everybody Loves Raymond for Season 8, and co-created (with Julie Thacker) The Pitts for FBC and Complete Savages for ABC.
He started his career by writing jokes for Yakov Smirnoff. He is currently co-writing and co-executive producing (with Al Jean) The Simpsons Movie.
An editorial on Slate claims The Simpsons changed from a realistic show about family life into a typical cartoon during Scully's years as executive producer of The Simpsons.
- "But under Scully's tenure, The Simpsons became, well, a cartoon. ... Episodes that once would have ended with Homer and Marge bicycling into the sunset (perhaps while Bart gagged in the background) now end with Homer blowing a tranquilizer dart into Marge's neck."
Quotes
- About people who criticize his years at The Simpsons: "People want everything to stay the same. I think it's easier for people to go in and just criticize and say what they hate about something, rather than find out what they like."
