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 its own way." It has also appeared as one of the favorite episodes on a number of "best of" lists. "Entertainment Weekly" placed the episode 19th in their top 25 Simpsons episode list. In an interview for "Star-News", "The Simpsons" writer Don Payne revealed that the episode was in his personal top six of the best "The Simpsons" episodes. Additionally, Gary Mullinax, a staff writer for "The News Journal", picked the episode as part of his top-ten list. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" is the twenty-fourth episode of the eighth season of "The Simpsons". It originally aired