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rezny717 · 10-09-2011, 09:05 PM

And there IS one.The writer of the very good first season(1966-1967)Christmas episode "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid"(did he write any OTHER "That Girl "episodes?),is the SAME person who worked on "The Mary Tyler Moore"show and now works on "The Simpsons".Name him.

rezny717 · 10-11-2011, 04:24 PM

Answer:James L.Brooks.Question

id James L.Brooks write any OTHER episodes of "That Girl"?Anyway,as I've said before in another post,his epsode
Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid(which was one of the BEST first season(1966-1967)episodes should have been nominated for an Emmy,but wasn;t,and didn't.

D-Dey · 11-13-2011, 08:57 AM

He must've been flattered when John Swartzwelder wrote this Simpson's episode:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701253/combined
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F17

Kristen · 11-13-2011, 06:31 PM

They also share an actor: Ted Bessel played Ann's boyfriend Donald on That Girl, then he became Mary's boyfriend Joe, hehe.

D-Dey · 12-02-2011, 08:46 PM

Oh, there's a whole other connection there:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0827453/combined
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642806/combined

10-09-2011, 09:05 PM	#1
rezny717 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2011 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 659	The "That Girl"/"The Simpsons"/"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" connection And there IS one.The writer of the very good first season(1966-1967)Christmas episode "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid"(did he write any OTHER "That Girl "episodes?),is the SAME person who worked on "The Mary Tyler Moore"show and now works on "The Simpsons".Name him.

10-11-2011, 04:24 PM	#2
rezny717 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2011 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 659	Answer:James L.Brooks.Questionid James L.Brooks write any OTHER episodes of "That Girl"?Anyway,as I've said before in another post,his epsode Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid(which was one of the BEST first season(1966-1967)episodes should have been nominated for an Emmy,but wasn;t,and didn't.

11-13-2011, 08:57 AM	#3
D-Dey Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 11, 2000 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 5,518	He must've been flattered when John Swartzwelder wrote this Simpson's episode: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701253/combined http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F17
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12-02-2011, 08:46 PM	#5
D-Dey Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 11, 2000 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 5,518	Oh, there's a whole other connection there: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0827453/combined http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642806/combined
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11-13-2011, 06:31 PM	#4
Kristen Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 4,042	They also share an actor: Ted Bessel played Ann's boyfriend Donald on That Girl, then he became Mary's boyfriend Joe, hehe.