Brian Scully (born August 10, 1953 in

West Springfield, Massachusetts West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,835 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is also known as "West ...

) is an American

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and producer. Scully initially worked as a TV salesman before eventually getting a job writing on '' Out of This World''. After the show was canceled, Scully was unemployed for over a year but a residual payment of $20,000 for ''Out of This World'' reruns helped pay his

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costs after his wife gave birth to their premature child. He has written episodes for ''

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'' (such as " Lost Our Lisa") and ''

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''. He has produced ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is the older brother of long-time ''The Simpsons'' writer and showrunner

Mike Scully Michael C. Scully (born October 2, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. He is known for his work as executive producer and showrunner of the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' from 1997 to 2001. Scully grew up in West Springfield, ...

, and has a brother, Neil, whose resume includes hockey writing for local newspapers and team magazines. He currently works on ''

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'' as a writer and consulting producer.

''The Simpsons'' episodes

Brian Scully wrote the following episodes for ''The Simpsons'': * " Lost Our Lisa" - May 10, 1998 * "

Sunday, Cruddy Sunday "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday" is the twelfth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on Fox in the United States on January 31, 1999, just after Super Bowl XXXIII Sunday . In the episod ...

" (co-written with Tom Martin,

George Meyer George Meyer (born 1956) is an United States, American producer and writer. Meyer is best known for his work on ''The Simpsons'', where he served as a scriptwriter and gag writer (for which he is credited as a producer) and led the show's commu ...

, and Mike Scully) - January 31, 1999 * "

Make Room for Lisa "Make Room for Lisa" is the sixteenth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on Fox in the United States on February 28, 1999. The main plot has Homer and Lisa embark on a spiritua ...

" - February 28, 1999

''Family Guy'' episodes

Brian Scully wrote the following episodes for ''Family Guy'': * "

I Dream of Jesus "I Dream of Jesus" is the second episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 5, 2008. The episode makes prominent use of the song "Surfin' ...

" - October 5, 2008 * "

Big Man on Hippocampus "Big Man on Hippocampus" is the tenth episode of the Family Guy season 8, eighth season of the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox in the United States on January 3, 2010. The episode fea ...

" - January 3, 2010 * " Friends of Peter G." - February 13, 2011 * "

Leggo My Meg-O "Leggo My Meg-O" is the twentieth episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy'', and the 185th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 6, 2012. In this episode ...

" - May 6, 2012 * "

Bigfat "Bigfat" is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season and the 205th overall episode of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States on April 14, 2013, and is written by Brian Scully and directed by Juli ...

" - April 14, 2013 * "

Vestigial Peter "Vestigial Peter" is the second episode of the twelfth season and the 212th overall episode of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 6, 2013, and is written by Brian Scully and directed by Ju ...

" - October 6, 2013

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