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Jun 13, 2018 · Longtime Simpsons Writer Reveals Origins Behind Duff Beer, Troy McClure And More ... for Homer's favorite beer, and Jay Kogen came up with Duff. ... an amused reaction to the first time "Arnie in ...
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Arnie Kogen is an American comedy writer and producer. He has written for TV, film, and is a longtime writer for Mad Magazine. Among his hundreds of Mad bylines, Kogen has written more than 100 film or television parodies.
Apr 14, 2021 · Arnie Kogen, a former Mad writer, said in an interview: “Frank’s stuff sparkled. It was smart, classy and always funny. He was the best writer Mad magazine ever had.”
- What's in a name? The following is an excerpt of Springfield Confidential, the book by The Simpsons producer Mike Reiss, now available for purchase. “I used to be amazed by Matt Groening’s gift for coining names for characters.
- Dr. Julius Hibbert. “DR. JULIUS HIBBERT was originally a female doctor named Julia, whom writer Jay Kogen named after his friend Julia Hibbert. She later became famous under her maiden name, Julia Sweeney, as the creator of SNL’s ‘It’s Pat’ character.”
- Seymour Skinner. “PRINCIPAL SKINNER: Writer Jon Vitti named him after psychologist B. F. Skinner, inspired by rumors that B.F. used his children as lab rats for his theories.”
- Dr. James Loren Pryor. “Vitti also named the school psychologist DR. PRYOR for his prying into the children’s lives.” — MR.
May 8, 2017 · For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/arnie-kogen
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Arnie Kogen is an American comedy writer and producer. He has written for TV, film, and is a longtime writer for Mad Magazine. Among his hundreds of Mad bylines, Kogen has written more than 100 film or television parodies.
About this interview. In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Arnie Kogen talks about his early life and writing for MAD Magazine starting in 1959. He recalls early gigs writing for the nightclub acts of Jackie Vernon and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and later being on the writing staff of Candid Camera. He recounts writing for the Golden ...
