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May 15, 2024 54 mins

On Episode 214 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview Billy Aronson!

Early on in Billy's career, he wrote several episodes of the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head and the Comedy Central series Short Attention Span Theater. He then transitioned into writing for children's series and is best-known for co-creating the PBS Kids series Peg + Cat! He also wrote a number of episodes for Courage the Cowardly Dog, Out of the Box, Johnny and the Sprites, Postcards from Buster, various Sesame Workshop productions and many more. Aside from television, Billy is also a playwright who originated the concept of the successful rock opera Rent and has created a number of his own plays as well!

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