Matthew Faughnan is an

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with ''

The Simpsons ''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, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' and has directed twenty four episodes. Prior to that, he was an

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with the show and won an Emmy award in 2003 for "

Three Gays of the Condo "Three Gays of the Condo" is the seventeenth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 13, 2003. The episode was written by ...

Episodes of The Simpsons directed by Faughnan

Season 18

Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" is the twentieth episode of the The Simpsons (season 18), eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United State ...

Treehouse of Horror XVII "Treehouse of Horror XVII" is the fourth episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the seventeenth ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States ...

- co-directed with David Silverman (as Malicious Matthew C. Faughnan)

Season 20

* Dangerous Curves

Season 21

The Great Wife Hope "The Great Wife Hope" is the third episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series '' The Simpsons''. Originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on October 11, 2009, it sees the men of Springfield t ...

Season 22

Loan-a Lisa "Loan-a Lisa" is the second episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3, 2010. In the episode, Lisa helps fund Nelson's b ...

Season 23

Treehouse of Horror XXII "Treehouse of Horror XXII" is the third episode of the twenty-third season and the twenty-second Halloween episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October ...

Season 24

The Day the Earth Stood Cool "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" is the seventh episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2012. Plot Homer becomes up ...

Season 25

* Labor Pains

Season 26

Treehouse of Horror XXV "Treehouse of Horror XXV" is the fourth episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', the 25th episode in the ''Treehouse of Horror'' series of Halloween specials, and the 556th episode overall. ...

Season 27

Friend with Benefit "Friend with Benefit" is the sixth episode of the The Simpsons (season 27), twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 580th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Matthew Faugh ...

Orange Is the New Yellow "Orange Is the New Yellow" is the twenty-second and final episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 596th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Matthew Faughnan ...

Season 28

* There Will Be Buds

Season 29

Springfield Splendor "Springfield Splendor" is the second episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 620th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 8, 2017. This episode ...

Whistler's Father "Whistler's Father" is the third episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 621st episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 15, 2017. This is the f ...

Season 30

Treehouse of Horror XXIX "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" is the 643rd episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', the fourth episode of season 30 and the twenty-ninth "Treehouse of Horror" episode. It was released on October 21, 2018. Plot Opening sequ ...

Krusty the Clown Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky (; ) better known by his stage name Krusty the Clown (sometimes spelled as Krusty the Klown), is a recurring character on the List of animated television series, animated television series ''The Si ...

Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion" is the twenty-third and final episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 662nd episode overall. The episode was directed by Matthew Faughnan and written by ...

Season 31

Go Big or Go Homer "Go Big or Go Homer" is the second episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 664th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 6, 2019. The writer was John Frink. ...

The Way of the Dog "The Way of the Dog" is the 22nd and final episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', and the 684th episode overall. It debuted on Fox on May 17, 2020. In this episode, Santa's Little Helper bites matriar ...

Season 32

Podcast News "Podcast News" is the sixth episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 2020. In the episode, Grampa Simpson is acc ...

Season 33

Treehouse of Horror XXXII "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" is the third episode of the thirty-third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 709th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 10, 2021, and unlike the pre ...

A Serious Flanders "A Serious Flanders" is a two-part episode of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It is the sixth and seventh episodes of the thirty-third season and the 712th and 713th episodes overall. Part One premiered on the Fox networ ...

(Part 2)

Season 34

Habeas Tortoise "Habeas Tortoise" is the thirty-fourth season premiere of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 729th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on September 25, 2022. The episode was directed by Matthew Fa ...

* Step Brother from the Same Planet

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