Michael L. Reiss (/riːs/ REESS; born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a showrunner, writer, and producer for...

Jean began his writing career in the 1980s with fellow Harvard alum Mike Reiss. Together, they worked as writers and producers on television shows such...

Season (2001) [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. Groening, Matt; Jean, Reiss; Moore, Rich; Reiss, Mike; Vitti, Jon. (2002). Commentary for "Lisa's Substitute", in...

United States on February 11, 1990. The episode was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, and was directed by Wes Archer. Ron Taylor guest stars in the episode...

voiced by Jon Lovitz. It was created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers and showrunners on seasons 3 and...

the best birthday present ever. The episode was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss and directed by Rich Moore. Michael Jackson guest-starred as Leon Kompowsky...

the episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. Reiss, Mike (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "There's...

Weinstein and Matt Groening, but it is one of the least favorites of Mike Reiss. After spending most of his life alone and working hard to make ends meet...

physical appearance of Mike Reiss, a longtime writer and producer on the show. The episode features cultural references to Mike Nichols's film The Graduate...

to power a giant robotic laborer. The episode was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin, George Meyer, Sam Simon and John Swartzwelder while Jim...

based on a story idea by Al Jean and Mike Reiss – and was the first episode directed by Steven Dean Moore. Jean and Reiss, who were previously the series'...

that it is Homer she really wants. The episode was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, and Sam Simon, and directed by David Silverman. It was the first flashback...

from the 1995 film Crimson Tide. This was the last episode Al Jean and Mike Reiss executive produced together, although Jean became showrunner again in...

decides to part with her pony. The episode was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss and directed by Carlos Baeza. Lunchlady Doris, a recurring character on...

and written and executive produced by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. It was the last episode for which Reiss received a writing credit. In 2014, Jean selected...

1992. The showrunners for the third production season were Al Jean and Mike Reiss who executive produced 22 episodes for the season, while two other episodes...

in the United States on February 25, 1990. It was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon and Matt Groening, and directed by Rich Moore. In the episode...

voiced by actor Jon Lovitz. It was created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers and showrunners (seasons 3 and 4)...

"There's No Disgrace Like Home" Gregg Vanzo & Kent Butterworth Al Jean & Mike Reiss January 28, 1990 (1990-01-28) 7G04 20.2 5 5 "Bart the General" David Silverman...

references to the series. The story came from former showrunners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who returned to produce this episode while under contract with The Walt...

Al Jean and Mike Reiss and was the first episode Jean wrote by himself, as all of his previous writing credits had been shared with Reiss. It was directed...

the main character on the show. The Critic was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously written for The Simpsons but left following the fourth...

first appeared in the season one episode "The Telltale Head". Al Jean and Mike Reiss claim that while creating the character, the writers decided they would...

directed by Wes Archer. It was the first episode for which Al Jean and Mike Reiss served as show runners. It features multiple references to the 1939 film...

"The Yellow Lotus"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 7, 2024. Reiss, Mike [@MikeReissWriter] (July 12, 2024). "My wife & I are thrilled to be appearing...

for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. Scully, Mike (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of...

and had nothing to do with the other events of the episode. Showrunner Mike Reiss later commented, "As always, when we try something bold and new the general...

cause zombies to attack Springfield. The episode was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky, Sam Simon, and Jon Vitti, and directed...

co-directed by Mike Thurmeier (in his feature directorial debut), from a screenplay written by Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss, and Yoni Brenner...

with real Major League Baseball players. Executive producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss doubted that they would be able to get nine players, thinking they would...