Writing For The Simpsons (with Carolyn Omine)

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4.8 • 700 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Emmy-winning Simpsons writer Carolyn Omine joins Dando this week to discuss a range of topics including her first day on the job at Simpsons HQ, which gag she pleaded be taken out of a script, being the only woman in the writers room, we even talk about how she wrote Stupid Sexy Flanders!

We also delve into two of my favourite more recent episodes, Halloween of Horror and A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream, both of which she wrote.

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0:36.2	Music head and support the show today by joining the Four Finger Discount family on Patreon. Hey everybody, welcome to Four-finger discount extra.
0:39.1	I am Brendan Dano.
0:40.3	Thank you for tuning into the show this week.
0:42.2	I am, of course, incredibly excited because this week I was fortunate enough to be joined by
0:46.7	one of my favorite Simpsons writers of all time.
0:49.5	She is the amazing Carolyn Amine, and she was kind enough to give me over an hour of her time,
0:54.9	where we cover a whole range of topics, including her first day on the job at Simpson's HQ,
0:59.5	which gagged that she pleaded with Mike Sculler to be taken out of a script,
1:02.8	being the only woman in the Simpsons' Writers' Room.
1:05.3	We even talk about how she wrote Stupid Sexy Flanders.
1:07.6	Plus, we also delve into two of my favourite more recent episodes, Halloween of horror,
1:12.1	and amid childhood night's dream, both of which she wrote. Now, if you enjoy the show,
1:15.8	I would absolutely love if you could please show your support by joining the Four Finger Discount
1:18.9	family on Patreon, where you will get early and ad-free access to next week's episode of Four Finger Discount
1:24.1	Extra, where I will be joined by Lydia from The Simpsons Theory.
1:28.0	Of course, we also have our four exclusive podcasts on there are available as well.
1:31.6	Plus, we also have access to our Discord server, Facebook community, a whole lot of fun.
1:35.8	But for now, enough shilling.
1:36.8	Thank you for tuning into the show.
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