Keeler at the 2003 Writer's Guild Awards, after winning in the animation category.

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Biography

After graduating from St. John's School in Houston, Texas (which he described as "the worst two years of my life"), he studied applied mathematics at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude in 1983. He earned a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 1990; his doctoral thesis was on Map Representations and Optimal Encoding for Image Segmentation. For other uses, see St. ... Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with the mathematical techniques typically used in the application of mathematical knowledge to other domains. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

After earning his doctorate, Keeler joined the Performance Analysis Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He soon left Bell Labs to write for David Letterman and subsequently for various sitcoms, including several episodes of The Simpsons and The Critic, as well as the short-lived FOX claymation show The PJs. Bell Telephone Laboratories or Bell Labs was originally the research and development arm of the United States Bell System, and was the premier corporate facility of its type, developing a range of revolutionary technologies from telephone switches to specialized coverings for telephone cables, to the transistor. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and Indy race car owner. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The term Claymation is a registered trademark created by Will Vinton Studios to describe their clay animated movies; the more generic term is clay animation, but the portmanteau claymation has entered the English language as a genericized trademark. ... The PJs was a claymation television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. ...

Keeler was instrumental in the creation of Futurama, and served as a co-executive producer in its first three years, and as an executive producer in its fourth year. He was one of the show's most prolific writers, with nine episodes to his name (including the series finale, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", and the Writers Guild Award-winning "Godfellas"). Keeler wrote many of the original songs on both The Simpsons and Futurama during his time with the shows. He is also the writer of the upcoming direct-to-DVD Futurama movie Bender's Big Score. Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. ... The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings is the 18th and final episode in season four of the TV series Futurama. ... Godfellas is the twentieth episode of the third season of Futurama. ...

Keeler is also a fan of (but of no relation to) Harry Stephen Keeler and won the 2001 Fifth Annual Imitate Keeler Competition. His Futurama episode "Time Keeps on Slippin'" was partly inspired by the (Harry Stephen) Keeler story "Strange Romance" from the book "Y. Cheung, Business Detective". One of the most prolific and yet relatively unknown American authors, Harry Stephen Keeler represented to many the quintessential writer: one who wrote for the love of writing, regardless of fan base, profit or any other external factors. ... Time Keeps on Slippin is the 14th episode in season 3 of Futurama. ...

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Theory of Underpants

Keeler theorizes that the word "underpants" is 20% funnier than "underwear". He has mentioned this in multiple Futurama DVD commentaries. A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. ... DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Simpsons episodes

• "A Star Is Burns"
• "Two Bad Neighbors"
• "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)"
• "Brother from Another Series"
• "The Principal and the Pauper"
• "Treehouse of Horror VII" (co-writer)
• "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" (story)

A Star is Burns is the 18th episode of The Simpsons sixth season. ... Two Bad Neighbors is the 13th episode of The Simpsons seventh season. ... El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer), also known as The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer,[2] is the ninth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired January 5, 1997. ... Brother from Another Series is an episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... The Principal and the Pauper is the second episode of The Simpsons ninth season. ... Treehouse of Horror VII is the first episode of The Simpsons eighth season and originally aired October 27, 1996. ... The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase is an episode in the eighth season of The Simpsons, featuring clips from non-existent television series derived from The Simpsons. ...

Futurama episodes

• "The Series Has Landed"
• "When Aliens Attack"
• "Put Your Head on My Shoulders"
• "Anthology of Interest I" (co-writer)
• "The Honking"
• "Time Keeps on Slippin'"
• "Godfellas"
• "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings"

The Series Has Landed is the 2nd episode in series 1 of Futurama. ... When Aliens Attack is episode twelve in season one of Futurama. ... Put Your Head on My Shoulders is episode 7 in season 2 of Futurama. ... Anthology of Interest I is episode sixteen in season two of Futurama. ... The Honking is episode eighteen in season two of Futurama. ... Time Keeps on Slippin is the 14th episode in season 3 of Futurama. ... Godfellas is the twentieth episode of the third season of Futurama. ... The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings is the 18th and final episode in season four of the TV series Futurama. ...

References

External links

• Ken Keeler at the Internet Movie Database