Patrick Ryan (author and journalist) then transferred to The Fourth Regiment of the Reconnaissance Corps of the Royal Armoured Corps. He served in North Africa, Italy, and Greece. He moved to Leeds in the 1950s as Assistant Head Postmaster, and his "apprenticeship" in adapting to Yorkshire life is related in his humorous memoir "How I Became A Yorkshireman", published in the late 1960s. He later became Head Postmaster at Harrogate and was a regular contributor for "Punch" and The New Scientist in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as writing several television plays and some episodes of "The Army Game" and "Bootsie and Snudge" both
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