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Rob Oliver
Rob Oliver (born 1977) is a director for ''The Simpsons''. He has also been a character layout artist, storyboard artist, assistant director, second unit director, and technical director over the course of his long career on the show. He graduated from Owosso (MI) High School in 1995, and the next year he was hired to draw characters on "The Simpsons". He has worked on hundreds of episodes. Rob has also worked on Simpsons commercials, DVD menus, DVD boxes, and consumer products for the brand. His Renault Kangoo commercial was a mix of live-action and animation. Received an Emmy nomination for directing "Holidays of Future Passed", an episode of "The Simpsons". He conceptualized many of the visuals for the episode himself, while storyboarding it. Two of his artists—Charles Ragins and Dima Malanitchev—won individual Emmy awards for their work on his "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", for "The Simpsons". ''The Simpsons'' episodes He has directed the following episodes: *" The Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that joins Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Town (The Simpsons)
"The Town" is the third episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 599th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 9, 2016. In the episode, Bart enrages Homer by becoming a fan of the Boston Americans (a parody of the New England Patriots). Homer takes the family on a "hate-cation" to Boston to show Bart how bad the city is, but the family fall in love with the city and move there. However, Bart soon discovers that Boston is not how he imagined it, and wants to go home. "The Town" received positive reviews and was the most watched show on Fox that night, with an audience of 3.22 million. It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Plot Homer goes to Moe's Tavern to watch a football game between the Springfield Atoms and the Boston Americans, but they end up bitterly arguing with a group of Boston fans, calling their team cheaters and losers. Homer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry Not Sorry (The Simpsons)
"Sorry Not Sorry" is the ninth episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 693rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 6, 2020. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Nell Scovell. This was Scovell's second ''Simpsons'' episode as writer, after a hiatus of almost 30 years since her season 2 episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". Plot Lisa, excited to share her "Who Inspires You?" diorama project with the class, creates a rap about her topic that exceeds the time limit set by Miss Hoover for the entire class. When Hoover (who is stuck on the floor due to her combination of back pain and laziness) uses an automatic-messaging app to give everyone in the class (even Ralph) the same B- grade, Lisa calls her a hack and refuses to apologize. She is sent to detention, where the bullies are mean to her until Bart shoos them off with a stink bomb and suggests that Lisa te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Carumbus
"I, Carumbus" is the second episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 686th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 4, 2020. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver, and written by Cesar Mazariegos. Mike Duncan was the Roman history consultant. Michael Palin and Joe Mantegna appear in the episode as the museum curator and Gordus Antonius, respectively. The episode is a parody reimagining to I, Claudius, features the Simpson family learning about ancient Rome. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and watched live in the United States by 1.51 million viewers. Plot While the Simpson family visits a museum exhibit on Ancient Rome, Marge chastises a bored Homer for his lack of ambition when he admits to shirking chances for promotion. The curator overhears their argument and begins to relay the tale of Obeseus the Wide (played by Homer), the son of a poor farmer. While years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Off Ned
"Better Off Ned" is the 16th episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 678th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 15, 2020. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and was written by Joel H. Cohen and Jeff Westbrook. The episode was dedicated to actor Max von Sydow, who died on 8 March 2020, and had previously guest-starred in the episode " The War of Art" as Klaus Ziegler. Plot At the Springfield Retirement Castle after telling him a war story and pranking him with it, Grampa gives Bart a dud grenade. Bart takes it to a school assembly and pranks them the same way Grampa did, scaring everyone away while ambulances and firefighters are called. Ned Flanders throws himself on top of the bomb to sacrifice himself to save the school and Bart is forced to reveal the prank. Superintendent Chalmers wants to expel Bart from school, but Ned intervenes, volunteering to supervise Bart the right way w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanksgiving Of Horror
"Thanksgiving of Horror" is the eighth episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 670th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 24, 2019. The episode was written by Dan Vebber, and was directed by Rob Oliver. On February 1, 2020, Dan Vebber won the Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode and the episode was nominated for an Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Animated Program. This is the final episode featuring Russi Taylor, who had been with the show since the first season voicing characters such as Martin Prince, Sherri and Terri, and Uter, due to her death on July 26, 2019. Note that two prior episodes that aired were recorded after her death, with successor Grey Griffin already voicing the characters. Plot A Thanksgiving take on ''Treehouse of Horror'' looking at the past, present and fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marge The Lumberjill
"Marge the Lumberjill" is the sixth episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 668th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 10, 2019. The writer was Ryan Koh. Musician Jill Sobule also wrote and performed an original song for the episode. This episode introduced Grey Griffin as Sherri and Terri and Martin Prince following the death of Russi Taylor on July 26, 2019, although some Taylor episodes (''Thanksgiving of Horror'') were still unaired. Plot At Springfield Elementary, the children perform dramatic scenes they have written based on TV shows and YouTube videos. Lisa performs a scene based on her own family, starring herself. Database plays Bart, Ralph plays Homer, Sam plays Marge, and Kearney plays Maggie. The Simpsons feel uncomfortable as to how others see them from. Marge in particular feels self-conscious for being perceived as boring. To change these perceptions, Marge tries to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E My Sports
"E My Sports" is the seventeenth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 656th episode overall. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Rob LaZebnik. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 17, 2019. Plot The family is peacefully enjoying some board games with Patty and Selma on a rainy day, which they all find strange until they realize it is because Bart is not with them. Homer reveals that he bribed Bart into behaving better by buying him a gaming computer after Bart jammed the ice cream machine at a mall food court. Bart has been using the computer to play a game called ''Conflict of Enemies'' with Milhouse, Sophie, Nelson and Martin. At Marge's insistence, Homer attempts to get Bart to play less, but when he realizes they are playing for a $1,000 prize, he relents. The team wins and Homer begins coaching the team, who soon qualifies for the World Championship in Seoul, South Korea with a $500,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad About The Toy
"Mad About the Toy" is the eleventh episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 650th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 6, 2019. The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Plot Homer and Marge celebrate their anniversary, leaving the kids at home with Grampa. Marge points out that Grampa needs to be home in an hour, so she and Homer do all their activities as fast as possible. At home, Bart and Lisa are bored and ask Grampa if they can play a game. Bart finds some plastic army men toys in the basement, which causes Grampa to panic. The family takes him to the VA, but the doctor is unable to find out what is wrong. Lisa notices that the molding of the soldier toys resembles Grampa, then asks if the company that used him for the photos of the plastic army men paid him. Grampa recalls that in 1947 he was paid to model for the original army men, including a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Way Or The Highway To Heaven
"My Way or the Highway to Heaven" is the 642nd episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the third episode of season 30. Plot In heaven, in apparent homage to the show's traditional opening segment’s couch gags, God and St. Peter sit on the couch discussing possibly relaxing their admissions requirements to address the perceived lack of people there after a recent building project. They look on as Ned Flanders leads a Sunday school class: “Who will get into heaven”. In a montage, to the soundtrack of Ted Moock's cover of “Cheek to Cheek” with its lyric “I'm in heaven”, the children are seen imagining how they die and ascend, with Bart Simpson’s vision including his deathbed conversion repentance. Ned tells them the only way to heaven is to “never stray from the path of righteousness” and, after goading from Nelson Muntz, recalls his non-religious, bebop upbringing as Neddy to beatnik parents, and his subsequent trail of “depraved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgive And Regret
"Forgive and Regret" is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 636th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 29, 2018. The title is a play on "forgive and forget". The episode deals with the relationship between Homer and Grampa hitting rock bottom once again, the result of a secret that the latter held from his son. As of this episode, ''The Simpsons'' surpassed '' Gunsmoke'' to become the longest-running scripted American primetime television series by number of episodes. This event was marked in the opening sequence by a gunfight between Maggie and Marshal Matt Dillon. Plot While trying to leave Moe's Tavern, Homer accidentally knocks over a streetlight. A man appears, asking Homer to sell his car for $500 to repair the damages to the streetlamp, which he accepts because his car will be used in a demolition derby. While at the derby, Grampa has a heart attack, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone Boy
"Gone Boy" is the ninth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 627th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 10, 2017. The title is a spoof of the novel '' Gone Girl''. Plot Sideshow Bob is collecting trash for community service with other men. However, when they finish the work, the Simpson family runs over it with a rental car. After finishing up the rental time and fuel, Homer goes with Bart to play. However, Bart needs to pee and goes in the forest, falling down a manhole. Bart finds himself in a strange bunker, where he finds electronic equipment, which appears to be a military installation. Bart tries to escape, but the ladder gives in. Milhouse finds the entrance, but fails to help him. The family and the Springfield Police Department as well as Bob and the other detainees start searching the forest for Bart, but Chief Wiggum and his fellow police officers fail as usual. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
