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 Hans Moleman reads a poem, it is based on Henry Gibson reading a poem on "Laugh-In". Other shows parodied during the variety show include "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour", and "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour". The songs parodied during the third segment are: In the planned future for the show, Homer meets a green space alien named Ozmodiar that only he can see. This is a reference to The Great Gazoo, a character added into some of the final episodes of "The Flintstones". In its original American broadcast, "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" finished 61st place in the weekly ratings