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Joel H. Cohen is a
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producer and screenwriter for ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. He is the younger brother of one-time ''Simpsons'' writer Robert Cohen, who penned the season three episode "
Flaming Moe's "Flaming Moe's" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 1991. In the episode, Homer tells Moe Szyslak about the ...
". Cohen was born in
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. He received a
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degree in 1988 from the
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and a
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from the
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in 1992. In addition to his work on ''The Simpsons'', he is also the author of the non-fiction book ''How to Lose a Marathon'', a retelling of his training for and running the
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. It was released April 4, 2017 by
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and as an audiobook by
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Episodes written by Joel H. Cohen

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Treehouse of Horror XII "Treehouse of Horror XII" is the first episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. Because of Fox's contract with Major League Baseball's World Series, the episode first aired on the Fox network ...
" ("Hex and the City") (2001) *" Brawl in the Family" (2002) *"
The Fat and the Furriest "The Fat and the Furriest" is the fifth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 30, 2003. Plot Homer goes to Sprawl-Mart ...
" (2003) *"
Today I Am a Clown "Today I Am a Clown" is the sixth episode of the The Simpsons (season 15), fifteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on Dece ...
" (2003) *"
Fat Man and Little Boy ''Fat Man and Little Boy'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Shadow Makers'') is a 1989 epic historical war film directed by Roland Joffé who co-wrote the script with Bruce Robinson. The story follows the Manhattan Project, the secret Alli ...
" (2004) *"
Home Away from Homer "Home Away from Homer" is the twentieth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 15, 2005. Plot Lisa calls in to an unpopular ...
" (2005) *"
The Last of the Red Hat Mamas "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas" is the seventh episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on November 27, 2005. In the episode, Marge ...
" (2005) *"
Homer's Paternity Coot "Homer's Paternity Coot" is the tenth episode of the The Simpsons (season 17), seventeenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on Janu ...
" (2006) *"
Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play “Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play” is the twenty-second and the final episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 21, 200 ...
" (2006) *"
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times" is the eleventh episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 28, 2007. It was wri ...
" (2007) *"
He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", also known as "He Loves to Fly", is the nineteenth season premiere of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It was the first episode to air after the release of ''The Simpsons Movie'', having or ...
" (2007) *"
The Debarted "The Debarted" is the thirteenth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 2, 2008, and features Topher Grace as guest star and ...
" (2008) *"
Mona Leaves-a "Mona Leaves-a" is the nineteenth and penultimate episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 2008. The episode features the ...
" (2008) *" Wedding for Disaster" (2009) *"
Treehouse of Horror XXI "Treehouse of Horror XXI" is the fourth episode of the The Simpsons (season 22), twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on ...
" (2010) *"
Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" is the fifth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14, 2010. Plot After finding out ...
" (2010) *" Homer the Father" (2011) *"
Gone Abie Gone "Gone Abie Gone" is the fourth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the 512th episode overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 11, 2012, and in th ...
" (2012) *" A Test Before Trying" (2013) *"
Yellow Subterfuge "Yellow Subterfuge" is the seventh episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the 537th episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 8, 2013. ...
" (2013) *"
Clown in the Dumps "Clown in the Dumps" is the twenty-sixth season premiere of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the 553rd episode of the series overall. It first aired in the United States on the Fox network on September 28, 2014, with t ...
" (2014) *"
Cue Detective "Cue Detective" is the second episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 576th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Timothy Bailey and written by Joel H. Cohen. ...
" (2015) *"
Treehouse of Horror XXVI "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" is the fifth episode of the The Simpsons (season 27), twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', the 26th episode in the ''Treehouse of Horror'' series of Halloween specials, and t ...
" (2015) *"
Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles" is the eleventh episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 585th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 10, ...
" (2016) *"
Treehouse of Horror XXVII "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" is the fourth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', the 27th episode in the '' Treehouse of Horror'' series of Halloween specials, and the 600th episode of the ...
" (2016) *" 22 for 30" (2017) *"
Left Behind ''Left Behind'' is a multimedia franchise that started with a series of 16 bestselling religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. It focuses on a seven-year conflict between the Tribulation Force, an underground network of converts, a ...
" (2018) *"
Treehouse of Horror XXIX "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" is the 643rd episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', the fourth episode of The Simpsons (season 30), season 30 and the twenty-ninth "Treehouse of Horror" episode. It was released on October 21 ...
" (2018) *
'Tis the 30th Season "Tis the 30th Season" is the tenth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 649th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 9, 2018. Plot After Thanksgiving dinne ...
" (2018) *" The Girl on the Bus" (2019) *" The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds" (2020) *"
The 7 Beer Itch "The 7 Beer Itch" is the fifth episode of the The Simpsons (season 32), thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 689th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox ...
" (2020) *"
The Wayz We Were "The Wayz We Were" is the fourth episode of the thirty-third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 710th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 17, 2021. The episode was directed by ...
" (2021) *"
Pretty Whittle Liar "Pretty Whittle Liar" is the 16th episode of the The Simpsons (season 33), 33rd season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 722nd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on Mar ...
" (2022) He also served as a script consultant on ''
The Simpsons Movie ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American Animation, animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. The film was directed by the show's supervising director David Silverman (animator), David Silverman and star ...
''.


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