Swinton O. Scott III is an American animator, storyboards artist, television director, television producer, and film director. He is best known for his work on ''

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Career

Scott has worked with producers

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, Gabor Csupo and

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. On September 2, 2021, it was announced that Scott would be directing ''

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Directing credits

''The Simpsons'' episodes

He has directed the following episodes: Season Six *"

And Maggie Makes Three "And Maggie Makes Three" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 22, 1995. In the episode, Homer recounts t ...

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The PTA Disbands "The PTA Disbands" is the twenty-first episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series, ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 16, 1995. In the episode, Bart Simpson manipulat ...

" Season Seven *"

Bart on the Road "Bart on the Road" is the twentieth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 31, 1996. In the episode, Bart makes his own fa ...

" Season Nine *"

Realty Bites "Realty Bites" is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on December 7, 1997. The episode sees Marge becoming a real estate ...

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The Trouble with Trillions "The Trouble with Trillions" is the twentieth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 5, 1998. It was written by Ian Maxtone-Gra ...

" Season Ten *"

Mayored to the Mob "Mayored to the Mob" is the ninth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 20, 1998. After Homer prevents Mayor Quimby and Mar ...

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Maximum Homerdrive "Maximum Homerdrive" is the seventeenth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on Fox in the United States on March 28, 1999. In the episode, Homer challenges trucker Red Barclay to ...

''Futurama'' episodes

Bendless Love "Bendless Love" is the sixth episode in the third season of the American animated television series ''Futurama'', and the 38th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 2001. Plot A ...

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A Leela of Her Own "A Leela of Her Own" is the sixteenth episode in the Futurama (season 3), third season of the animated series ''Futurama''. The episode is an homage to ''A League of Their Own''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in ...

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Jurassic Bark "Jurassic Bark" is the seventh episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 2002. The plot revolves around Fry, who finds a fossilized ...

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Three Hundred Big Boys "Three Hundred Big Boys" is the sixteenth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on June 15, 2003. Set in a retro-futuristic 31st century, t ...

''God, the Devil and Bob'' episodes

*"Andy Runs Away" *"Bob Gets Greedy" *"Bob Gets Involved"

''The Looney Tunes Show'' episodes

*"Bobcats on Three!" *"It's a Handbag!"

''The Angry Beavers'' episode

*"Alley Oops"

''Family Guy'' episode

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External links

Swinton's blog
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