Who co-wrote the teleplay of the Simpsons episode in which Bart is rushed to the hospital after eating a jagged metal Krusty-O?
Jennifer Ventimilia Jennifer Ventimilia (born Jeffrey Ventimilia and also known as J.R. Ventimilia) is an American television writer. Ventimilia co-wrote "The Simpsons" episode "Simpson Tide" (with Joshua Sternin) and the teleplay of the episode "'Round Springfield", based on a story idea by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. Other credits include "Murphy Brown", "That '70s Show", and "The Critic". In 2002, Ventimilia and Sternin created a show for Fox called "The Grubbs", starring Randy Quaid. Due to negative critical reaction, the show was canceled before it went on air. Ventimilia co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film "Surviving Christmas" and the 2010 film "Tooth Fairy" and she also served as an executive producer and writer for "Kitchen Confidential", "Robot and Monster", and the 2012 Nickelodeon reboot of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
The Haw-Hawed Couple "The Haw-Hawed Couple" is the eighth episode of "The Simpsons"' eighteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 10, 2006. In the episode, Bart becomes Nelson's new best friend and under Nelson's protection no one dares to mess with Bart. It was written by Matt Selman and directed by Chris Clements. In its original run, the episode received 8.29 million viewers. The episode's title is a pun on "The Odd Couple", emphasizing Nelson's style of laughing. A fictional character featured in this episode, Angelica Button, was later used in the season 19 episode, "Smoke on the Daughter".