Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for the Simpsons

Mike Reiss has spent his lifetime–well, nearly–at The Simpsons, since the show’s debut in 1989, as a writer, producer, and showrunner, and he knows a lot about these four-fingered freaks and their crazy antics. In Springfield Confidential, he shares his behind-the-scenes stories about his work on the most iconic American cartoon family ever. Reiss pulls back the curtain for those curious about how The Simpsons works, answers burning questions from Simpsons die-hards (such as “Why are the Simpsons yellow?”) and shares never-before-told stories about creating favorite episodes and characters.

In his freewheeling, irreverent comic style, Reiss reflects on his lifetime inside The Simpsons–a personal highlight reel of his achievements, observations, and favorite anecdotes–and gives fans lots of inside dish on the show’s animators, actors, and celebrity guests.