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The Simpsons (season 14)
The fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between November 3, 2002, and May 18, 2003, and was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show runner for the fourteenth production season was Al Jean, who executive produced 21 of 22 episodes. The other episode, " How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", was run by Mike Scully. The season was the first to use digital ink-and-paint for most of its episodes, though four episodes ("How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade", "Large Marge" and "Helter Shelter") were hold-overs from season 13's production run and used traditional ink-and-paint. A fifth season 13 holdover episode ("Treehouse of Horror XIII") was the first episode of season 14 to use digital ink-and paint. The fourteenth season has met with mostly positive reviews and won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang And Kodos
Kang and Kodos Johnson are a duo of fictional recurring characters in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer and Kodos by Dan Castellaneta. They are green, perpetually drooling, octopus-like aliens from the fictional planet Rigel VII and appear almost exclusively in the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes. The duo has appeared in at least one segment of all thirty-three Treehouse of Horror episodes. Sometimes, their appearance is the focus of a plot. Other times, it is a brief cameo. Kang and Kodos are often bent on the conquest of Earth and are usually seen working on sinister plans to invade and subjugate humanity. The duo first appeared in season two's "Treehouse of Horror". The first drawing of Kang and Kodos came from writers Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky. The finished design was based on an EC Comics issue cover. Kang and Kodos had brief cameo appearances in several non-"Treehouse of Horror" episodes and have appeared as villains in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Payne (writer)
William Donald Payne (May 5, 1964 – March 26, 2013) was an American writer and producer. He wrote several episodes of ''The Simpsons'' after 2000, many of these with John Frink, whom he met while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. The duo began their careers writing for the short-lived sitcom ''Hope and Gloria''. Payne later moved into writing feature films, including ''My Super Ex-Girlfriend'' (2006), and co-wrote '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007), ''Thor'' (2011) and its sequel '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013). Payne died from heart failure caused by bone cancer in March 2013. Early life Payne was born William Donald Payne on May 5, 1964 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended New Hanover High School, graduating in 1982; he had been class president. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then transferred to and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received a master's degree i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Clements (animation Director)
Chris Clements is an animation director with ''The Simpsons''. Prior to that, he was a character layout artist with the show. The second episode he directed, " The Haw-Hawed Couple", was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007 for Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour). Episodes * " Dude, Where's My Ranch?" * " The Haw-Hawed Couple" * " Papa Don't Leech" * " Gone Maggie Gone" * " Million Dollar Maybe" * "Moms I'd Like to Forget" * " The Great Simpsina" * " The D'oh-cial Network" * " A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" * " A Test Before Trying" * "Pulpit Friction" * " Married to the Blob" * "Luca$" * " Walking Big & Tall" * " Let's Go Fly a Coot" * " The Girl Code" * " The Marge-ian Chronicles" (co-written with Matthew Faughnan) * " The Great Phatsby" * "22 for 30 "22 for 30" is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 613th episode of the series overall. It aired in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike B
Michael Byun (born January 11, 1989), better known by his stage name Mike B, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer of Korean American, Korean descent. He originates from the Koreatown, Los Angeles, Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Early life Born in Los Angeles, California to South Korean immigrants, Michael Byun started writing music when he was fourteen years old in a group where he began to develop skills such as music structuring. He had an emotionally hurtful event in his life, which led him to write his feelings down, creating them into lyrics, and producing his first song the same night. From then on he started writing about life-altering moments, to humorous and witty lyricism as the foundation of his music. Career Talented producer and close friend of Mike B., Matt Merisola (aka LoDef), produced many of Mike's music and as a team have worked together to unveil the unique album "Dear Michael, You’re Welcome". (Released nationwide, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Anderson (director)
Bob Anderson is an American animation director on ''The Simpsons''. He also contributed additional sequence direction on ''The Simpsons Movie''. After high school, Bob Anderson enrolled at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art to pursue an education in animation. Before Bob graduated from The Joe Kubert School, he began his professional career. Hired by Broadcast Arts in New York City, he started work on a variety of commercials. In 1990, Anderson moved to Los Angeles to work as an assistant director for ''The Simpsons''. In the fifth season, after fourteen episodes as an assistant to Jim Reardon and one episode for Mark Kirkland, he made his directorial debut with the episode "Bart's Inner Child" in 1993. ''The Simpsons'' episodes He has directed the following episodes: References External links Bob Andersonon TheTVDB TheTVDB.com is a community driven database of television shows. All content and images on the site have been contributed by the site's users ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Wilmore
Marc Edward Wilmore (May 4, 1963 – January 30, 2021) was an American television writer, producer, actor, and comedian. He wrote and performed for shows such as ''In Living Color'', ''The PJs'', ''The Simpsons'', and ''F Is for Family''. Wilmore was a 10-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee. He was the younger brother of comedian Larry Wilmore. Life and career Marc Edward Wilmore was born on May 4, 1963, to parents Betty and Larry in Fontana, California. He had five siblings, one of whom, older brother Larry, is a television comic. He was a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. In the early 1990s, Wilmore got a job as a writer on the sketch comedy series ''In Living Color''. He was promoted to cast member during the show's final season. Wilmore's impersonations included Isabel Sanford, Nell Carter, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Guillaume, Maya Angelou and James Earl Jones, and various sketches which re-imagined various television series such as ''All in the Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton (born February 7, 1978) is an American television writer. Early life Warburton grew up in northern Ohio and attended Strongsville High School. He has a degree in cognitive neuroscience from Harvard University. Career Warburton worked for 11 years as a writer and co-executive producer on the Fox animated series ''The Simpsons'', leaving the show in December 2012. He worked as a writer (consulting editor) on the NBC comedy series ''Community'', joining during the show's third season and then became executive producer and writer for the Fox comedy ''The Mindy Project''. Work ''The Simpsons'' episodes *" Tales from the Public Domain" (''Do the Bard, Man'') (2002) *"Three Gays of the Condo" (2003) *"Co-Dependents' Day" (2004) *"The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star" (2005) *" Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em..." (2006) *"Moe'N'a Lisa" (2006) *"Springfield Up" (2007) *"Treehouse of Horror XIX" (2008) *"The Squirt and the Whale" (2010) *" The Great Simpsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swartzwelder
John Joseph Swartzwelder Jr. (born February 8, 1949) is an American comedy writer and novelist, best known for his work on the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. Born in Seattle, Washington, Swartzwelder began his career working in advertising. He was later hired to work on comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' in the mid-1980s as a writer. He later contributed to fellow writer George Meyer's short-lived '' Army Man'' magazine, which led him to join the original writing team of ''The Simpsons'', beginning in 1989. He worked on ''The Simpsons'' as a writer and producer until 2003, and later contributed to ''The Simpsons Movie''. He wrote the largest number of ''Simpsons'' episodes (59 full episodes, with contributions to several others) by a large margin. After his retirement from the show, he began a career as a writer of self-published absurdist novels. He has written more than eleven novels, the most recent of which, ''The Spy With No Pants'', was published in Decem ... [...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] |
Carolyn Omine
Carolyn Omine is an American television writer. She won four Emmy Awards for her writing work on ''The Simpsons''. Writing credits ''The Simpsons'' episodes Omine has written the following episodes: *"Little Big Mom" (2000) *"Treehouse of Horror XI" ("Night of the Dolphin") (2000) *" The Great Money Caper" (2000) *"Treehouse of Horror XII" ("Wiz Kids") (2001) *" Sweets and Sour Marge" (2002) *" Strong Arms of the Ma" (2003) *" Smart & Smarter" (2004) *" A Star Is Torn" (2005) *"Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)" (2006) *"The Homer of Seville" (2007) *" Dial 'N' for Nerder" ''(with William Wright as co-writer)'' (2008) *"The Great Wife Hope" (2009) *"Chief of Hearts" ''(with William Wright as co-writer)'' (2010) *"Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2011) *"To Cur with Love" (2012) *"Luca$" (2014) *" Blazed and Confused" ''(with William Wright as co-writer)'' (2014) *" Halloween of Horror" (2015) *" Gal of Constant Sorrow" (2016) *"Looking for Mr. Goodbart" (2017) *"Werk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Ian Howes Maxtone-Graham is an American television writer and producer. He has formerly written for ''Saturday Night Live'' (1992–1995) and ''The Simpsons'' (1995–2012), as well as serving as a co-executive producer and consulting producer for the latter. Early years Maxtone-Graham was born in New York City, the son of maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham. He is the great-nephew of Jan Struther, the writer of Mrs. Miniver. He attended Trinity School and Brown University. An enthusiastic swimmer, his first job after college was as a diver with an underwater research team. After struggling to establish a career in journalism, he penned material for the television show ''Not Necessarily the News'' and the magazines '' National Lampoon'' and '' Army Man''. His work in ''Army Man'', an offbeat magazine published by future ''Simpsons'' colleague George Meyer, brought him to the attention of Jack Handey, who suggested he work for ''Saturday Night Live''. ''Saturday Night Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Long
Tim Long (born June 14, 1969) is a comedy writer born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Long calls Exeter, Ontario, his home town and has written for ''The Simpsons'', ''Politically Incorrect'', ''Spy (magazine), Spy'' magazine and the ''Late Show with David Letterman''. Currently credited as a consulting producer on ''The Simpsons'', Long was - until Season 20 - credited as an executive producer. His work has also recently appeared in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker''. He also wrote the episode "Mr Roboto" for YTV's ''Mr. Young''. Long was also a consulting writer on ''The Simpsons Movie''. He attended high school at South Huron District High School in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. Long graduated from University College, University of Toronto, University College at the University of Toronto with a major in English Literature and pursued graduate studies in English at Columbia University. He was an intern at ''Spy'' magazine under E. Graydon Carter before joining the staff of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
