this season's writers included larry arnstein, barry w. blaustein, billy brown, ferris butler, john debellis, jean doumanian, nancy dowd, brian doyle-murray, leslie fuller, mel green, david hurwitz, judy jacklin, sean kelly, mitchell kriegman, patricia marx, douglas mcgrath, tom moore, matt neuman, pamela norris, michael o'donoghue, mark reisman, david sheffield, jeremy stevens, terry sweeney, bob tischler, mason williams and dirk wittenborn.