http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9m3nf6v1 No online items Finding Aid for the George Meyer Simpsons script files, 1990-2004 Processed by Kaitlin Waldron and Julie Graham; machine-readable finding aid created by Elizabeth Graney and Julie Graham. UCLA Library Special Collections Performing Arts Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the George Meyer 313 1 Simpsons script files, 1990-2004 Descriptive Summary Title: George Meyer Simpsons script files, Date (inclusive): 1990-2004 Collection number: 313 Creator: Meyer, George Extent: 78 boxes (38.5 linear ft) Abstract: Writer and producer George Meyer is well known for his work on the long-running animated television comedy The Simpsons. The collection consist of Meyer's scripts files for the The Simpsons (seasons two through six) which may include story notes, outlines, and/or drafts of scripts. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], George Meyer Simpsons script files (Collection 313). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography George Meyer was born in Pennsylvania in 1957 and grew up in Tuscon, AZ. After graduating from Harvard in 1978, he applied to medical school, was accepted, but never enrolled. Midway through his sophomore year at Harvard, he joined the writing staff of the Lampoon where he established many long-term relationships. In 1981, he started writing for the David Letterman Show and is credited with a stunt that was the basis for many subsequent Letterman routines: squashing things with a steam roller. He also wrote segments in which Letterman would demonstrate a variety of strange gadgets, which were presented as new products but had actually been conceived by Meyer. Meyer left Letterman after about two years to take a job with New Show, Lorne Michaels's successor to Saturday Night Live. The show was cancelled after just two and a half months taking Meyer to Not Necessarily the News, and then to Saturday Night Live. Meyer also published a small, offbeat humor magazine called Army Man. The first issue (there would eventually be three) was written almost entirely by him and included eight typed pages; he printed two hundred copies, which he gave away to friends. The magazine attracted a loyal following and made Rolling Stone's Hot List in 1989. Meyer began writing for The Simpsons in late 1989, a few months before the show's premiere, on Fox and went on to become an executive producer of the show. The show, created by Matt Groening, started as a series of short vignettes featured on the FOX variety program The Tracey Ullman Show starting in 1987. The Simpsons is the longest-running cartoon on American prime-time network television, chronicling the animated adventures of Homer Simpson and his family. Scope and Content The collection consist of scripts files for the television program The Simpsons, related directly to the career of George Meyer. The files may include story notes, outlines, and/or various drafts of scripts for seasons two through six, written or co-authored by Meyer. Many of the scripts are annotated by Meyer and/or others. Among the many credited writers documented in the collection are Al Jean, Mike Scully, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti. In cases where the working title and final title for a specific episode varied, the processor attempted to include the episode air title in the notes field. In addition to the script files, there is a photocopied version of The Simpsons character design guidelines including drawings of characters, situations, objects and logos, among other things; and The Simpsons Episode Guide and Storylines reference for seasons 1-9 which includes a general character fact sheet and synopses of each episode along with a character cast list. Organization and Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by script title. Finding Aid for the George Meyer 313 2 Simpsons script files, 1990-2004 Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Meyer, George -- Archives. Television writers -- United States -- Archival resources. Simpsons (Television program) Genres and Forms of Material Television scripts. Box 78, Folder 1 Censor Notes Note 1989 Jun 29 - 1996 Jan 16 Box 77, Folder 16 Character Design Guide Note Animation guidelines for characters, situations and objects along with copyright information. Box 77, Folder 14 Episode Guide and Storylines (Seasons 1-4) 12/11/1992 Box 77, Folder 15 Episode Guide and Storylines (Seasons 1-9) Box 77, Folder 17 Simpsons (The) - Correspondences Via Computer (bound) Box 78, Folder 3 Simpsons Mania Tour 2000 - Lisa's Date with Density 8/7/2000 Note Staged reading script. Note Writers: Scully, Mike Box 78, Folder 2 Simpsons Mania Tour 2000 schedule Box 14, Folder 14 $pringfield Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Legalized Gambling Note Annotated script. Note Writers: Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Box 14, Folder 16 $pringfield Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Legalized Gambling 7/21/1993 Note Final 4 script. Note Writers: Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Box 14, Folder 18 $pringfield Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Legalized Gambling 8/11/1993 Note Final 5 script. Note Writers: Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Finding Aid for the George Meyer 313 3 Simpsons script files, 1990-2004 Container List Box 14, Folder 15 $pringfield Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Legalized Gambling Note Script. Note Writers: Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Box 64, Folder 14 (Spells Like) Pre-Teen Spirit 1/31/2002 Note Pre-table draft script. Aired title appears to be I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can. Note Writers: Curran, Kevin Box 59, Folder 4 ...And God Created Marge 7/20/1998 Note Annotated first draft script. Segment from Simpsons Tall Tales. Note Writers: Long, Tim Box 59, Folder 5 ...And God Created Marge 7/20/1998 Note First draft script. Segment from Simpsons Tall Tales. Note Writers: Long, Tim Box 23, Folder 1 300 Pound Homer 2/16/1995 Note Annotated first draft script. Air title appears to be King-Size Homer. Working title appears to be Homer's Disability. Note Writers: Greaney, Dan; Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Box 23, Folder 2 300 Pound Homer 2/16/1995 Note Annotated first draft script. Air title appears to be King-Size Homer. Working title appears to be Homer's Disability. Note Writers: Greaney, Dan; Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Box 22, Folder 19 300 Pound Homer 1/30/1994 Note Annotated outline. Air title appears to be King-Size Homer. Working title appears to be Homer's Disability. Note Writers: Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh Box 31, Folder 26 Adventures in the Skinner Trade or, The Principal and the Pauper 10/1/1996 Note Annotated outline. Aired title appears to be The Principal and the Pauper. Working titles appear to be The Real Seymour Skinner and Adventures in the Skinner Trade. Note Writers: Keeler, Ken Finding Aid for the George Meyer 313 4 Simpsons script files, 1990-2004 Container List Box 43, Folder 5 Agony and the Art Money (The) Note Annotated story outline. Aired title appears to be Mom and Pop Art. Working title appears to be A Portrait of the Artist as a Big, Fat Man. Note Writers: Jean, Al Box 39, Folder 5 All Singing, All Dancing 7/18/1997 Note Record draft script. Note Writers: O'Donnell, Steve Box 72, Folder 4 All's Fair in Oven War 11/14/2003 Note Final 1 script. Working title appears to be Marge the Cook. Note Writers: No Author Box 72, Folder 5 All's Fair in Oven War 10/20/2003 Note Record script. Working title appears to be Marge the Cook. Note Writers: Selman, Matt Box 72, Folder 6 All's Fair in Oven War 10/16/2003 Note Table draft script. Working title appears to be Marge the Cook. Note Writers: Selman, Matt Box 49, Folder 16 Alone Again, Natura-Diddily 8/23/1999 Note Annotated final 1 - revised script. Working title appears to be Maude Gone. Note Writers: Maxtone-Graham, Ian Box 49, Folder 19 Alone Again, Natura-Diddily 6/17/1999 Note Annotated table draft script. Working title appears to be Maude Gone. Note Writers: Maxtone-Graham, Ian Box 49, Folder 17 Alone Again, Natura-Diddily 10/20/1999 Note Final 2 - revised script. Working title appears to be Maude Gone. Note Writers: Maxtone-Graham, Ian Finding Aid for the George Meyer 313 5 Simpsons script files, 1990-2004 Container List Box 49, Folder 18 Alone Again, Natura-Diddily 6/21/1999 Note Record script.