My pal Ken Levine has posted a nice piece about Allan Burns, a greatly-respected TV writer who passed away over the weekend. My history with Mr. Burns consisted of a handshake and a few friendly words on a Writers Guild picket line so I'm not the guy to write a real piece about what he was like but Ken is.
And as near as I can tell, everyone else who knew Allan Burns well had the same opinion of the man and everyone else who watched The Mary Tyler Moore Show or any other show that Allan wrote, had the same opinion of his work. And hey, the guy wrote cartoons for Jay Ward!