“It’s a myth people have that the show took a while to find itself,” reveals Al Jean describing the instantaneous popularity that came to “The Simpsons” in 1989. In our recent interview (watch the exclusive video above) Jean describes the success of the show as coming right off the bat. “It was a smash! I went to Disney World and I had a ‘Simpsons’ jacket on and people were asking if they could buy my jacket. There was never a point where the show wasn’t white hot.”
Jean is the current showrunner for “The Simpsons” and has been there since the first season debuted on Fox. He took on his current responsibilities with his writing partner, Mike Reiss, during the show’s third and fourth seasons. He returned to that position at the beginning of the 13th hit season in 2001, without Reiss, and has been in the position ever since.
Jean is the current showrunner for “The Simpsons” and has been there since the first season debuted on Fox. He took on his current responsibilities with his writing partner, Mike Reiss, during the show’s third and fourth seasons. He returned to that position at the beginning of the 13th hit season in 2001, without Reiss, and has been in the position ever since.
- 8/23/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
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