Among the irregular contributors with just a single Mad byline to their credit are Charles M. Schulz, Chevy Chase, " Weird Al " Yankovic, Andy Griffith, Will Eisner, Kevin Smith, J. Fred Muggs, Boris Vallejo, Sir John Tenniel, Jean Shepherd, Winona Ryder, Jimmy Kimmel, Jason Alexander, Walt Kelly, Rep. Barney Frank, Tom Wolfe, Steve Allen, Jim Lee, Jules Feiffer, Donald Knuth and Richard Nixon, who remains the only President credited with " writing " a Mad article.

* January 9 – Al Jean, American writer for " The Simpsons "

They pitched their idea to show runner Al Jean.

There is also a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin ’ s 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film ’ s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld ’ s original press book illustrations.

The Simpsons writer Al Jean commented that Grampa is often the focus of pointed jokes about old people.

Executive producers James L. Brooks and Al Jean confirmed that the character was not dead, but he just fainted, and he would be " brought back to life à la Dr. Marvin Monroe ".

Show runner Al Jean remarked: " That was specifically done to make people really mad.

They offered their script to show runner Al Jean.

According to executive producer Al Jean, the writers often used McClure as a " panic button " and added the character when they felt an episode needed more humor.

Executive producer Al Jean has compared Bob's character to that of Wile E. Coyote, noting that both are intelligent, yet always foiled by what they perceive as an inferior intellect.

In a 2007 interview, Simpsons executive producer Al Jean listed Grammer as one of his favorite guest stars ( second only to Phil Hartman ), saying " his voice is so rich.

" The name " Santa's Little Helper " was chosen because, according to writer Al Jean in the same TV Guide article, " we needed a name that would inspire Homer to bet on him, an omen, a Christmas name since he was betting on Christmas Eve.

Mimi Pond wrote the episode and staff writer Al Jean came up with the title.

Al Minns and Leon James are often considered authoritative figures in the academic discussion of Lindy Hop, in part for their work with Marshall and Jean Stearns ( in their book Jazz Dance and documentary films ).

* " Tell That To The Marines " w. Harold Atteridge & Al Jolson m. Jean Schwartz

In 1977 Al Guest and Jean Mathieson of Rainbow Animation were commissioned by Capitol Records to create the first animated rock video of the Klaatu song " A Routine Day ".

The funeral attracted thousands of spectators who came to view the arrival of countless stars from MGM and other studios, including Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Howard Hughes, Al Jolson, Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, among the stars.

Although the episode was scripted by Adam I. Lapidus, " Love That God " was written by Mike Reiss, Al Jean and Sam Simon.

* The Rite of Strings ( with Al Di Meola and Jean Luc Ponty ) ( 1995 )

The episode was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, and was directed by Wes Archer.

Groening felt that the episode was a thirty-minute advertisement for Brooks ' show The Critic, ( which had moved to Fox from ABC for its second season ) and was created by former The Simpsons show runners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, and whose lead character Jay Sherman appears in the episode.

" On the audio commentary for the episode, executive producer Al Jean said the line was " probably " written by The Simpsons staff writer Ken Keeler.

Vance was the first African American woman to become a SNL repertory player ( not to be confused with Yvonne Hudson from season six, who first appeared as a recurring extra for season four and season five and was hired as a feature player during Jean Doumanian's notoriously shaky sixth season ), the only SNL cast member to have a learning disability ( Vance was dyslexic and, according to Al Franken in the book, Live from New York: The Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, Vance had trouble memorizing lines and reading cue cards, though it wasn't made apparent in most cases and, in one case, was covered up by ad-libbing ), was the first lesbian cast member hired ( though her sexual orientation wasn't known until her death ), and the only black lesbian cast member as of 2012.

* Bozman, Jean ; Gillen, Al ; Kolodgy, Charles ; Kusnetzky, Dan ; Perry, Randy ; & Shiang, David ( October 2002 ).

Hanging over the bar was an oil painting of a nude Al had accepted from a student at the Corcoran Gallery who needed to eat and drink and was broke.

The Jazz Three displayed their sound musicianship, not only in their own chosen set, but as the emergency accompanists for Al Minns & Leon James, the superb jazz dancers who have now been Newport performers for three successive years, gradually moving up from a morning seminar on the evolution of the blues to a spot on the evening program.

Other important Arabic astrologers include Albumasur and Al Khwarizmi, the Persian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, who is considered the father of algebra and the algorithm.

According to one anecdote ( from Al Capp Remembered, 1994 ), Capp and his brother Elliot ducked out of a dull party at Capp's home — leaving Walt Kelly alone to fend for himself entertaining a group of Argentine envoys who didn't speak English.

It is surmised from the writings of Al Biruni that some Afghans who lived in west of India ( modern-day Afghanistan ) had not been completely converted to Islam.

Alphonse Gabriel " Al " Capone ( January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947 ) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate.

Gabriele and Teresa had nine children: Alphonse " Scarface Al " Capone, James Capone ( also known as Richard Two-Gun Hart ), Raffaele Capone ( also known as Ralph " Bottles " Capone, who took charge of his brother's beverage industry ), Salvatore " Frank " Capone, John Capone, Albert Capone, Matthew Capone, Rose Capone, and Mafalda Capone ( who married John J. Maritote ).

Recurring characters on SNL played by Guest include Frankie, of Willie and Frankie ( coworkers who recount in detail physically painful situations in which they have found themselves, remarking laconically " I hate when that happens "); Herb Minkman, a shady novelty toymaker with a brother named Al ( played by Crystal ); Rajeev Vindaloo, an eccentric foreign man in the same vein as Andy Kaufman's Latka character from Taxi ; and Senor Cosa, a Spanish ventriloquist often seen on the recurring spoof of The Joe Franklin Show.

The fictional Elbonia has some visual and thematic similarities to the fictional country of Lower Slobbovia in Al Capp's long-running strip Li ' l Abner, where the impoverished citizens, who suffered under corrupt government, were perpetually seen in waist-deep snow.

For instance, Idi Amin Dada, who had been a British army lieutenant prior to Uganda's independence from Britain in October 1962, subsequently styled himself as " His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada,,, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular ".

Rosenberg published Niflaos Maharal: Ha Golem Al Prague ( Wonders of the Maharal: The Golem of Prague ) ( Warsaw, 1909 ) which purported to be an eyewitness account by the Maharal's son-in-law, who had helped to create the Golem.

Minnie's brother was Al Schoenberg, who shortened his name to Al Shean when he went into show business as half of Gallagher and Shean, a noted vaudeville act of the early 20th century.

Aaron would hit 44 home runs in four different seasons, and he hit his record-breaking 715th career home run off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, who coincidentally also wore number 44.

Blues harmonica players who are primarily or mainly associated with the instrument include Norton Buffalo, Jerry Portnoy, Lazy Lester, Bob Dylan, Sugar Blue, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite, Corky Siegel, Junior Wells, Ron " Pigpen " McKernan, Kim Wilson, Slim Harpo, Al " Blind Owl " Wilson of Canned Heat, Jack Bruce of Cream and John Sebastian of The Lovin ' Spoonful.

In 1922 British officials concluded the Treaty of Mohammara with Abd al Aziz ibn Abd ar Rahman Al Saud, who in 1932 formed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The funding was also used to reward journalists and academics who followed the Saudis ' strict interpretation of Islam ; and satellite campuses were built around Egypt for Al Azhar, the world's oldest and most influential Islamic university.

Guitarist Al Di Meola, who started his career with Return to Forever in 1974, was one of the first guitarists to perform in a " shred " style, a technique later used in rock and heavy metal playing.

He also had a part in the ABC sitcom Dinosaurs, as Al " Sexual " Harris ( who frequently engaged in sexual harassment ).

While in San Diego, witnesses told the FBI he and Hazmi had a close relationship with Anwar Al Awlaki, an imam who served as their spiritual advisor.

One source credits Al Minns and Pepsi Bethel as among those who refined the air step.

In the 1980s, American and European dancers from California, New York, London and Sweden ( such as Sylvia Sykes, Erin Stevens, Steven Mitchell, Terry Monaghan and Warren Heyes who formed London's Jiving Lindy Hoppers performance troupe, and Stockholm's Rhythm Hot Shots / Harlem Hot Shots ) went about ' reviving ' Lindy Hop using archival films such as Hellzapoppin ' and A Day at the Races and by contacting dancers such as Frankie Manning, Al Minns, Norma Miller, Jewel McGowan and Dean Collins.

The Alaouites entered Morocco at the end of the 13th century when Al Hassan Addakhil, who lived then in the town of Yanbu in the Hejaz, was brought to Morocco by the inhabitants of Tafilalet to be their imām.

Many other broadcasters filled in, including several who would serve long stints for other NHL teams, including Howie Rose, Mike Emrick and John Kelly, as well as brothers Al and Steve.