Even so many years after South Park joked that the Simpsons had already done every conceivable idea, Selman says he’s still able to find ways to put established characters in strange and interesting situations. If Selman feels the burden of history working on a show like The Simpsons, he doesn’t show it.

He describes himself as a coach, there to give writers, animators, actors, and musicians the occasional nudge while aiding Jean in running day-to-day operations. These days Selman is the co-showrunner alongside Al Jean, a relationship he describes as 'super collaborative.' His writing days on The Simpsons largely behind him, he is currently focused on the show’s upcoming 33rd season, which among other things will include a musical episode featuring Kristen Bell, and what Selman calls a massive two-part tribute to prestige dramas like Fargo. Selman would go on to work on several of the games based on The Simpsons, including The Simpsons Game, and talks about being addicted to The Simpsons Tapped Out mobile game, amused by how one could find an “uncensored, bizarre, crazy, bananas joke” buried in one of its otherwise unassuming dialogue bubbles.

His first credited episode was the Season 9 finale Natural Born Kissers - the famously racy episode that ends with a naked Marge and Homer being chased throughout Springfield.

While he wasn’t around for the earliest days of the series, he had a hand in several seminal Simpsons moments. Now in its 33rd season, multiple generations of fans have grown up with the series, which Selman describes as 'the ultimate compliment.' Selman himself has been present for several of those eras. The Simpsons has been in practically every conceivable entertainment medium, from comic books to film to video games. Like the rest of the show’s ancillary material, Simpsons Hit & Run - and more recently, the crossover short featuring Loki - serve as a time capsule for a show that encompasses multiple pop culture eras.

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