Al Jean began his career in writing with what show-runner for The Simpsons?
Mike Reiss Michael "Mike" L. Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series "The Simpsons" and co-created the animated series "The Critic". He created and wrote the webtoon "Queer Duck" and has also worked on screenplays including: "", "The Simpsons Movie" and "My Life in Ruins".
Mother Simpson "Mother Simpson" is the eighth episode of "The Simpsons"' seventh season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 19, 1995. After faking his own death to get a day off work, Homer reunites with his mother Mona, who he thought had died 27 years ago. It was directed by David Silverman and was the first episode to be written by Richard Appel. Glenn Close makes her first of six guest appearances as Homer's mother.