Word: warburton
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...writers manage to get off a few smart references and clever spoofs. The detective in charge of the Hood case is a frog who dresses and acts like William Powell’s Nick of the classic “Thin Man” films, and The Wolf (Patrick Warburton), actually a misunderstood investigative reporter, is a carbon copy of Chevy Chase in “Fletch,” complete with hoodie, Lakers jersey, and 80’s background techno. The music sequences are also hysterically overdone, particularly one in which the Woodsman (James Belushi) yodels in praise...
...Matt Warburton ’00, who recently won an Emmy for his job as a writer for “The Simpsons,” recommended Herschbach for the role. The professor taught Warburton seven years ago in an introductory chemistry class...
...perk for Simpsons writers is the opportunity to watch the show’s many celebrity guest stars come into the studio to record their voice-overs. Warburton says that he enjoys making them nervous by watching them through the studio window...
Aside from writing for the show, Warburton also enjoyed working on the script for the new video game The Simpsons: Hit and Run. But apart from that, he says, he has had little time for side projects...
...Warburton doesn’t have any specific plans for the future. “I’m just happy to be where I am right now,” he says. “It’s great to work on a good show with funny people. We all get along really well...