Howard Gewirtz

<p>Howard Gewirtz joined me to talk about his name; <em>Oliver Beene;</em> growing up in Rego Park, NY; working for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's television station; writing a spec script for a George Carlin sitcom; writing for <em>Busting Loose</em>; <em>We're on Our Own</em>; <em>Co-Ed Fever</em>;&nbsp;writing a spec script for <em>Taxi </em>and getting hired; <em>Taxi</em> episode "Shut it Down Part I &amp; II";&nbsp;writing a <em>Three's Company</em>; writing for Latka; Mr. Personalities; using a UCLA psychologist for research and getting Dr. Joyce Brothers to play the psychologist;&nbsp;casting his and Ian Praiser's mothers in "Sceneskees from a Marriage"; his favorite Latka episode "Latka the Revolutionary";&nbsp;Carol Kane as Simka; working with Tom Hanks on the episode "The Road Not Taken" and Martin Short on <em>The Associates</em> and "Jim Joins the Network"; J. Alan Thomas; him guest starring in "Of Mice and Tony"; creating <em>Domestic Life</em> with Ian Praiser, Steve Martin &amp; Martin Mull; working with Sylvia Sidney;&nbsp;<em>Down and Out in Beverly Hills</em>;&nbsp;his <em>Simpsons</em> episode "Homer Defined";&nbsp;<em>Sibs</em>; <em>The Larry Sanders Show</em>; <em>Wings</em>; and his upcoming novel.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>