pˈeɪn ɹˈoʊt ɔːɹ kˈoʊɹˈoʊt sˈɪkstiːn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz ʌvðə ʃˈoʊ ænd wˈɜːkt æz ɐ pɹədˈuːsɚɹ ˌɔn ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd; hiː ɹˈoʊt tˈuː fˈaɪnəl ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz, "wˈaɪt kɹˈɪsməs blˈuːz" ænd "lˈeɪbɚ pˈeɪnz", wˌɪtʃ ˈɛɹd pˈoʊsthjuːməsli.
Payne wrote or co-wrote 16 episodes of the show and worked as a producer on over 100; he wrote two final episodes, "White Christmas Blues" and "Labor Pains", which aired posthumously.