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Bill Canterbury
The following is a list of writers who have worked on the Fox animated television series ''The Simpsons'' in the order of first credited episode (by broadcast). As of January 1, 2023, 152 people have been credited with writing or co-writing at least one episode of ''The Simpsons''. List of writers Timeline of producers and show runners DateFormat=mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:12/01/1989 till:12/31/2013 Define $now = 12/31/2013 Define $skip = at:end Define $s1 = 12/17/1989 Define $s2 = 10/11/1990 Define $s3 = 09/26/1991 Define $s4 = 10/08/1992 Define $s5 = 10/14/1993 Define $s6 = 10/02/1994 Define $s7 = 10/01/1995 Define $s8 = 10/27/1996 Define $s9 = 10/26/1997 Define $s10 = 10/25/1998 Define $s11 = 10/31/1999 Define $s12 = 11/19/2000 Define $s13 = 12/16/2001 Define $s14 = 12/15/2002 Define $s15 = 12/07/2003 Define $s16 = 01/30/2005 Define $s17 = 12/11/2005 Define $s18 = 12/10/2006 Define $s19 = 11/25/2007 Define $s20 = 2/15/2009 Define $s21 = 1/3/2010 Define $s22 = 12/5/2010 Defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge Simpson, Marge, Bart Simpson, Bart, Lisa Simpson, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson, Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield (The Simpsons), Springfield and parodies Culture of the United States, American culture and Society of the United States, society, television, and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of The Simpsons shorts, animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton". The shorts became a part of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' on April 19, 1987. After three sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plusaversary
''The Simpsons in Plusaversary'', or simply ''Plusaversary'', is an American animated short film based on the television series ''The Simpsons'' produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation, debuting on streaming service Disney+'s 2nd anniversary in 2021. It is the fifth short film in ''The Simpsons'' franchise, and the third promotional short produced for Disney+. The short was directed by David Silverman and released on November 12, 2021 – Disney+ Day. In the short film, there is a Disney+ party at Moe's Tavern and everyone is invited except Homer. Plot Several Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and The Simpsons characters are lined up to enter Moe's Tavern, where Maleficent is checking the guest list to enter, and Homer is complaining he's not on the list, however, when Goofy appears, he forces him to be his +1. At the Tavern, Darth Vader is drinking a beer, Doctor Strange is playing pool along with Carl and Lenny, Homer and Goofy are drinking beers, Elsa is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Selman
Matt Selman (born }) is an American writer and producer. Early life Selman is a native of Watertown, Massachusetts. He graduated from Beaver Country Day School in 1989 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. Career After considering a career in journalism, he decided to try to become a television writer. After two years of failed spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of ''Seinfeld'' in 1996. ''The Simpsons'' In 1997, Selman joined the writing staff of ''The Simpsons'', where he has remained, rising to the position of executive producer. He has written or co-written 28 episodes of the show, including "Natural Born Kissers" which the show's creator Matt Groening listed as his eighth favorite episode in 2000., "Behind the Laughter", "Trilogy of Error", "Sky Police" and "The Food Wife". He also co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, as well as co-writing the video games '' The Simpsons: Road Rage'', ''The Simpsons Hit and Run'' and ''The Simpsons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donick Cary
Donick Cary is an American writer and producer. Early life Cary grew up on Nantucket Island, graduating from Nantucket High School in 1986. Personal life He is the son of actors Richard and Mara Cary and the brother of actress Martha Cary, the latter two of whom have done voices for his show ''Lil' Bush''. Career He got his start writing for ''Late Night with David Letterman''. He continued working with the show through its move to CBS, serving as both head writer and the "guy in the bear suit". After five years in ''Late Night'', Cary moved to ''The Simpsons'', where he served as a co-executive producer for four seasons (seasons 7-11). He then served in the same capacity on NBC’s ''Just Shoot Me!'' and ''Parks and Recreation'', HBO’s ''Bored to Death'', and Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox’s ''New Girl''. Cary has produced pilots for and developed with Brillstein Grey, Sony Television, Happy Madison, Conaco, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, FX, HBO, the WB and Nickelodeon. In 2004, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Glazier
The following is a list of writers who have worked on the Fox animated television series ''The Simpsons'' in the order of first credited episode (by broadcast). As of January 1, 2023, 152 people have been credited with writing or co-writing at least one episode of ''The Simpsons''. List of writers Timeline of producers and show runners DateFormat=mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:12/01/1989 till:12/31/2013 Define $now = 12/31/2013 Define $skip = at:end Define $s1 = 12/17/1989 Define $s2 = 10/11/1990 Define $s3 = 09/26/1991 Define $s4 = 10/08/1992 Define $s5 = 10/14/1993 Define $s6 = 10/02/1994 Define $s7 = 10/01/1995 Define $s8 = 10/27/1996 Define $s9 = 10/26/1997 Define $s10 = 10/25/1998 Define $s11 = 10/31/1999 Define $s12 = 11/19/2000 Define $s13 = 12/16/2001 Define $s14 = 12/15/2002 Define $s15 = 12/07/2003 Define $s16 = 01/30/2005 Define $s17 = 12/11/2005 Define $s18 = 12/10/2006 Define $s19 = 11/25/2007 Define $s20 = 2/15/2009 Define $s21 = 1/3/2010 Define $s22 = 12/5/2010 Defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Ventimilia
Jennifer Ventimilia (previously Jeffrey Ventimilia and also known as J.R. Ventimilia) is an American television writer. Ventimilia co-wrote ''The Simpsons'' episode "Simpson Tide" (with Joshua Sternin) and the teleplay of the episode 'Round Springfield", based on a story idea by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.. Other credits include ''Murphy Brown'', ''That '70s Show'', and ''The Critic''. In 2002, Ventimilia and Sternin created a show for Fox called ''The Grubbs'', starring Randy Quaid. Due to negative critical reaction, the show was canceled before it went on air. Ventimilia co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film ''Surviving Christmas'' and the 2010 film ''Tooth Fairy'' and she also served as an executive producer and writer for '' Kitchen Confidential'', ''Robot and Monster'', and the 2012 Nickelodeon reboot of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Daniels
Gregory Martin Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He has worked on several television series, including writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Simpsons'', adapting ''The Office'' for the United States, and co-creating ''Parks and Recreation'' and ''King of the Hill''. Daniels attended Harvard University, where he befriended and began collaborating with Conan O'Brien. His first writing credit was for ''Not Necessarily the News'', before he was laid off because of budget cuts. He joined the writing staff of ''The Simpsons'' during its fifth season. He wrote several classic episodes, including "Lisa's Wedding", " Bart Sells His Soul", and " 22 Short Films About Springfield". He left ''The Simpsons'' to co-create another long-running animated series, ''King of the Hill'', with Mike Judge. The show ran thirteen years before its cancellation in 2009. During the run of ''King of the Hill'' he worked on several other seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan McGrath
Dan McGrath is an American television writer, educator and stage director. He is known primarily for his work as a writer/producer for several TV series including ''The Simpsons'', ''Saturday Night Live'', ''King of the Hill'', ''Gravity Falls'' and ''Mission Hill (TV series), Mission Hill''. He was nominated for an Emmy Awards, Emmy for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'', and later won an Emmy for his work on ''The Simpsons''. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Awards, Writers Guild Award for "King of the Hill (season 12), Life: A Loser's Manual". Early life McGrath was raised in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Gerard McGrath, a machinist and electrician, and Eleanor McGrath, a homemaker. He is of Irish, Hungarian, and Scandinavian descent. He attended Regis High School (New York City), Regis High School and Harvard University, where he studied Chinese and Japanese history and politics. He failed all his Japanese-language courses, but was active as a writer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carrington (voice Actor)
Michael Carrington is an American comic writer and voice actor best known for his work on the animated series ''The Simpsons''. He co-wrote the episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" with Gary Apple and has provided occasional voicework, most notably as Sideshow Raheem (Krusty's militant black sideshow partner in the 1970s) in "I Love Lisa", the black comedian who does the joke about black drivers versus white drivers in "Homer and Apu", the drill sergeant in "Simpson Tide," and a sportscaster in " Million Dollar Abie". Carrington has also written for ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', ''The Proud Family'', and ''The Gregory Hines Show'' and did some voice work for ''The Critic'' and appeared in the television series ''Martin'' and made appearances as the host of the first season of the children's game show ''Think Fast!'' and appears as one of the journalists in the film screened in the queue area of the theme park ride Space Mountain. He has been a writer and producer of ''That's So Raven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Weinstein
Josh Weinstein (born May 5, 1966) is an American television writer and producer, known for his work on the animated comedy series ''The Simpsons''. Weinstein and Bill Oakley became best friends and writing partners at St. Albans School; Weinstein then attended Stanford University and was editor-in-chief of the ''Stanford Chaparral''. He worked on several short-term media projects, including writing for the variety show ''Sunday Best'', but was then unemployed for a long period. Weinstein and Oakley eventually penned a spec script for '' Seinfeld'', after which they wrote " Marge Gets a Job", an episode of ''The Simpsons''. Subsequently, the two were hired to write for the show on a permanent basis in 1992. After they wrote episodes such as "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", " Bart vs. Australia" and " Who Shot Mr. Burns?", the two were appointed executive producers and showrunners for the seventh and eighth seasons of the show. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Isaacs (writer)
David Isaacs is an American screenwriter and producer. He has written episodes of ''M*A*S*H'', '' Cheers'', its spin-off ''Frasier'', and ''The Simpsons'' with Ken Levine. Isaacs became a consulting producer and writer for the AMC television drama ''Mad Men'' for the show's second season. He won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the second season. He is currently a professor and Chair of the writing division at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he teaches comedy and screenwriting. References External links * David Isaacsat the UCLA Extension Writers' Program David Isaacsat the University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simpsons Shorts
''The Simpsons'' shorts are a series of animated shorts that aired as a recurring segment on Fox variety television series ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' for three seasons, before the characters spun off into ''The Simpsons'', their own half-hour prime-time show. They feature Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, and a few secondary characters. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. The shorts first aired on April 19, 1987 starting with "Good Night". The final short to air was "TV Simpsons", originally airing on May 14, 1989. ''The Simpsons'' later debuted on December 17, 1989, as an independent series with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". One marketing study found that only 14 percent of Americans were familiar with the shorts, compared to 85 percent in November 1990 who were familiar with the Simpsons family, 11 months after the full-length show began airing. Only a few of these shorts hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
