The scene was directed by David Mirkin and was the first time a Simpsons character had been in the real world in the series.

The character's new addiction to coffee was suggested by writer-producer David Mirkin, who has friends who stopped drinking alcohol and became addicted to coffee.

Created by Brown, Charlie Coffey, and director and executive producer David Mirkin, it was a comedy about actress Julie Robbins ( Brown ), who in this initial story, goes to great lengths to land an interview with teen singer Kiki ( played by Kim Walker ) in the hopes of getting hired as a tabloid-TV celebrity journalist.

Mirkin was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Northeast High School in 1975.

Mirkin has described himself as a " nerd " and was often in trouble as a child because he was " in another world ".

" Stand-up comedy was the most profitable and easily accessible route Mirkin found into the comedy industry, but " it wasn't a lifestyle that particularly coveted ," especially due to the traveling required.

Although rejected by the producers of The Ropers, Three's Company creator Bernie West was impressed by the script and Mirkin began pitching ideas for that series instead.

Mirkin was apprehensive about the job because he was aiming to work on Cheers, a show more focused on character-driven humor which Mirkin preferred writing, but felt he could not turn the opportunity down.

The episodes were commissioned, but Mirkin's agent rejected the Cheers job without telling his client, failing to see why Mirkin would want to work on what was then the lowest-rated comedy on television.

Mirkin " felt was where I belonged.

It was the first nomination the show had received in that category and for the first episode Mirkin wrote as the series ' showrunner.

" A philosophy he carried in to his later work, Mirkin felt that " being the head writer ... was not enough ; you had to see the material through its execution – especially the weirder stuff.

Mirkin created Get a Life alongside Chris Elliott, who was also the show's lead actor

Mirkin had wanted to cast comedian Chris Elliott in the pilot, but was prevented by Fox, which wanted Elliott for another show.

Fox was lukewarm about the idea, but Mirkin convinced them to order a pilot by understating how dark the show would be.

The network executives disliked the pilot after seeing an initial run-through, but Mirkin felt that this was because they " didn't get " the show and opted not to change it.

The show's production process was lengthy ; Mirkin would rise at to film the show, write further episodes from until, and then repeat that the following day.

" A strong cult following subsequently developed, and Mirkin noted that although the show was canceled " ultimately we got the audience I was hoping for and they are super dedicated and passionate to this day.

Grammer usually joins the show's " table readings " ( wherein cast members read each script together for the first time ), and former executive producer David Mirkin described working with Grammer as very pleasant, due to his lively sense of humor.

Mirkin left The Edge during its run and became the executive producer and showrunner of The Simpsons for its fifth and sixth seasons.

Mirkin served as executive producer for the series, directed most of the episodes, wrote several of them, and oversaw the filming and production of them all, to ensure that they had the correct " tone ".

" Mirkin left his role as executive producer of The Edge during its run.

Although " Homer the Great " was written by John Swartzwelder, the story was suggested by executive producer David Mirkin.

The Simpsons executive producer David Mirkin, who produced the episode, responded to the criticism in an interview with The Newcastle Herald by saying: " We like to have the Simpsons, the entire family, travel and this was the beginning of that.

It was filmed on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City and directed by former executive producer David Mirkin.

" Rosebud " was written by John Swartzwelder and was the first episode to be executive produced by David Mirkin, who was the show runner for the fifth and sixth seasons of the show.

" Rosebud " was written by John Swartzwelder and was the first episode to be executive produced and run by David Mirkin.

Before the recording session took part, the main voice actors of the show ( Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright, and Hank Azaria ) sat down with executive producer David Mirkin and a crew of writers at a table reading to determine what shape the script was in.

It was directed by Carlos Baeza and was the only episode of The Simpsons written by David Mirkin, who was also the executive producer at the time.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening thought it was a " quintessential " Swartzwelder episode, and executive producer / show runner David Mirkin said it was a " fantastic job by one of the most prolific writers of the show ".

Mirkin gave the idea to Collier to write it with the help of the show's executive producer, James L. Brooks.

The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland, with David Mirkin as executive producer.

David Mirkin ( born September 18, 1955 ) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer.

The writers had particular fun writing over the top, melodramatic lines " tortured metaphors ," many of which were penned by producer David Mirkin.

* David Mirkin, an American feature film and television director, writer and producer

Executive producer David Mirkin enjoyed directing Goulet because he was " such a good sport " and had " a great sense of humor ".

The character's new addiction to coffee was suggested by writer / producer David Mirkin, who had friends that had stopped drinking alcohol and became addicted to coffee.

Executive producer David Mirkin thought Neill, a big The Simpsons fan, was " lovely " to direct.

" Deep Space Homer " was written by then-executive producer David Mirkin and is his only writing credit for The Simpsons.

Executive producer David Mirkin thought it was difficult to make Abe funny because he is a " boring and tedious " character.

Executive producer David Mirkin " loved " that the whole situation of Bart seeing the waiter injure himself and not telling the truth ties together with the Homer plot in that it causes Homer to get jury duty and then only caring about going to the hotel.

Executive producer David Mirkin describes it as a very grounded and emotional episode that seems very " sitcomy ".