Nancy Kruse is a former

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on ''

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''. She started working on the show during the first season as a background clean-up artist. After that she did background layout and character layout for several years on the show before becoming an

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. She began directing during season 10 and left the show at the end of season 21 with the season 22 holdover MoneyBART. She was also a story artist on the movie ''

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'' and one of the head of story for 2021 Oscar winning movie ''

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''.

''The Simpsons'' episodes

She has directed the following episodes:

Season 10

Simpsons Bible Stories "Simpsons Bible Stories" is the eighteenth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1999. It is the first of ''The ...

Season 11

*" Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" *"

Faith Off "Faith Off" is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 16, 2000. In the episode, Bart believes he has the power ...

" *"

Last Tap Dance in Springfield "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" is the twentieth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 7, 2000. In the episode, Lisa decides ...

Season 12

Hungry, Hungry Homer "Hungry, Hungry Homer" is the fifteenth episode of the twelfth season of the American television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 4, 2001. In the episode, Homer becomes a Good Samaritan afte ...

Season 13

*" Jaws Wired Shut"

Season 14

I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" is the twelfth 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 February 16, 2003, and was seen by around ...

Season 15

*" My Mother the Carjacker" *"

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 ...

" *"

The Ziff Who Came to Dinner "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" is the fourteenth 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 March 14, 2004. The episode focuses on Ar ...

Season 16

Midnight Rx "Midnight Rx" is the sixth 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 January 16, 2005. The episode was written by Marc Wilmore and ...

" *"

There's Something About Marrying "There's Something About Marrying" is the tenth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. In the episode, Springfield legalizes same-sex marriage to increase tourism. After becoming a ministe ...

" *" A Star is Torn"

Season 17

See Homer Run "See Homer Run" is the sixth 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 20, 2005. Plot On Father's Day, Homer is unimpre ...

" *"

We're on the Road to D'ohwhere "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" is the eleventh episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 29, 2006. Plot While messing around ...

" *" Girls Just Want to Have Sums"

Season 18

*" G.I. (Annoyed Grunt) *" Rome-old and Juli-eh"

Season 19

*" Husbands and Knives" *"

Apocalypse Cow "Apocalypse Cow" is the seventeenth 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 April 27, 2008. After joining 4-H, Bart saves a cow ...

Season 20

Double, Double, Boy in Trouble "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" is the third episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 19, 2008 and in the United Kingdom on Nov ...

" *"

Eeny Teeny Maya Moe "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe" is the sixteenth episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 5, 2009. Moe falls in love with a woman name ...

Season 21

*" The Devil Wears Nada" *"

The Bob Next Door "The Bob Next Door" is the twenty-second and penultimate episode of the The Simpsons (season 21), twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in ...

Season 22

*" MoneyBART"

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