Chapter
The Naming of the Minions
17:43 - 22:27 (04:43)
The minions from the popular "Despicable Me" franchise were named after Simpsons writer Kevin Curritt, who passed away. The writer of the movie also talks about his confusion during the writing process due to the characters all being referred to as "minion" and how that influenced their designs.
Clips
Co-founder of Vox Media, Tyler Bleszinski, shares his story of how he almost participated in a Mars mission before it collapsed due to insufficient funding.
17:43 - 18:39 (00:55)
Summary
Co-founder of Vox Media, Tyler Bleszinski, shares his story of how he almost participated in a Mars mission before it collapsed due to insufficient funding.
ChapterThe Naming of the Minions
EpisodeInsane Vacations with Mike Reiss
PodcastA Bit of Optimism
Writer and Producer for The Simpsons, Al Jean, still works on the show once a week from New York via Zoom due to the pandemic.
18:39 - 19:37 (00:58)
Summary
Writer and Producer for The Simpsons, Al Jean, still works on the show once a week from New York via Zoom due to the pandemic. This allowed him to travel nonstop and work from anywhere in the world.
ChapterThe Naming of the Minions
EpisodeInsane Vacations with Mike Reiss
PodcastA Bit of Optimism
The writer of The Simpsons, Kevin Curritt, was immortalized in the name of one of the three main minions, Kevin, from the popular Minions franchise after a consulting session by writer Anne Beatts in the original script.
19:37 - 22:27 (02:49)
Summary
The writer of The Simpsons, Kevin Curritt, was immortalized in the name of one of the three main minions, Kevin, from the popular Minions franchise after a consulting session by writer Anne Beatts in the original script.