Simon Climie others made significant contributions. In 2016, Climie was the co-producer with Clapton on the album "Live in San Diego" which was recorded during the "Doyle & Derek World Tour" in 2007. Climie is the son of David Climie, co-writer of the popular 1960s and 1970s television comedy series, "Oh, Brother!", which starred Derek Nimmo. as well as "Lulu's Back in Town" (see Lulu), the comedy series "Bootsie and Snudge", "Backs to the Land", "Wodehouse Playhouse", "That Was The Week That Was", "The Army Game", the sci-fi series "Out of the Unknown", the radio version of "Whack-O!" and the comedy film
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase "22 Short Films About Springfield" sparked the idea amongst the staff for a spin-off series entitled "Tales from Springfield". The proposed show would focus on the town in general, rather than the Simpson family. Every week would be a different scenario: three short stories, an adventure with young Homer or a story about a background character that was not tied into the Simpson family at all. The idea never came to anything, as Groening realized that the staff did not have the manpower to produce another show as well as "The Simpsons". The staff believe it is something that they