Jim Reardon is an American animator, storyboard artist, television writer, television director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated TV series ''

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''. He has directed over 30 episodes of the series and was credited as a supervising director for seasons 9 through 15. Reardon attended the Character Animation program at the

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in 1982, where one of his student projects, the satirical cartoon ''

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown ''Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown'' is a 1986 American animated short fan film directed and animated by Jim Reardon, who would later become director and storyboard consultant for ''The Simpsons'' and one of the co-writers of the Oscar-winning 2 ...

'' (1986), has become a cult classic through the likes of YouTube. He was hired by

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as a writer on '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' and later worked on ''

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''. He has been described by

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as "one of the best cartoon writers in the business". Reardon supervised the storyboard department and co-wrote the

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film ''

WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, pro ...

'' with

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, which was released on June 27, 2008. He was nominated for an

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for

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for ''WALL-E'' at the

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List of ''The Simpsons'' episodes

Itchy & Scratchy & Marge "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 20, 1990. In the episode, which is a satire of ce ...

" *" Bart's Dog Gets an "F" *"

Brush with Greatness "Brush with Greatness" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on April 11, 1991. In the episode, Marge enrolls in an a ...

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When Flanders Failed "When Flanders Failed" is the third episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3, 1991. In the episode, Homer makes a wish for Ne ...

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Treehouse of Horror II "Treehouse of Horror II" is the seventh episode of the The Simpsons (season 3), third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on October 31 ...

" *"

Saturdays of Thunder "Saturdays of Thunder" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14, 1991. In the episode, Homer realizes he knows ...

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Homer at the Bat "Homer at the Bat" is the seventeenth episode of the The Simpsons (season 3), third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on Februar ...

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Dog of Death "Dog of Death" is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 12, 1992. In the episode, Santa's Little Helper falls i ...

" *"

Bart's Friend Falls in Love "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' (and the ''de facto'' season finale). It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 7, ...

" *"

Homer the Heretic "Homer the Heretic" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 8, 1992. In the episode, Homer decides to forgo going ...

" *"

Mr. Plow "Mr. Plow" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on November 19, 1992. In the episode, Homer buys a snowplow and starts a ...

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Duffless "Duffless" is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18, 1993. After getting arrested for drunk driving, Homer ...

" *"

Marge in Chains "Marge in Chains" is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 6, 1993. In the episode, Marge is a ...

" *"

Homer Goes to College "Homer Goes to College" is the third episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 14, 1993. In the episode, Homer causes a nuclear ...

" *"

Homer the Vigilante "Homer the Vigilante" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 6, 1994. In the episode, a crime wave caused by ...

" *"

Bart Gets an Elephant "Bart Gets an Elephant" is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 31, 1994. In this episode, Bart wins a radio ...

" *"

Bart of Darkness "Bart of Darkness" is the 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 September 4, 1994. In the episode, Bart breaks his leg and be ...

" *"

Treehouse of Horror V "Treehouse of Horror V" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the fifth episode in the ''Treehouse of Horror'' series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States ...

" *"

Homer the Great "Homer the Great" is the twelfth 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 8, 1995. In the episode, Homer joins an ancient secr ...

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Lisa's Wedding "Lisa's Wedding" is the nineteenth 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 March 19, 1995.Lemon of Troy "Lemon of Troy" is the twenty-fourth and penultimate 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 May 14, 1995.. In the episode, the childre ...

" *"

King-Size Homer "King-Size Homer" is the seventh 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 November 5, 1995. In the episode, Homer despises the nuclea ...

" *"

Bart the Fink "Bart the Fink" is the fifteenth 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 February 11, 1996. In this episode, Bart inadvertently ...

" *" 22 Short Films About Springfield" *"

Burns, Baby Burns "Burns, Baby Burns" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 1996. In the episode, Mr. Burns reunites with ...

" *" El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" *"

My Sister, My Sitter "My Sister, My Sitter" is the seventeenth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 2, 1997. In the episode, Marge and Homer leav ...

" *"

Homer's Enemy "Homer's Enemy" is the twenty-third episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 4, 1997. "Homer's Enemy" was directed by Jim Reard ...

" *" The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" *"

Trash of the Titans "Trash of the Titans" is the twenty-second episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The 200th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 26 ...

" *"

Thirty Minutes over Tokyo "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" is the twenty-third and final 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 May 16, 1999. In the episode, after being ...

" *"

Alone Again, Natura-Diddily "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" is the fourteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American television series ''The Simpsons'', and marks the final regular appearance of the character Maude Flanders. In the episode, she is killed in an acciden ...

" *"

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 ...

" *"

Large Marge "Large Marge" is the fourth 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 November 24, 2002. In the episode, Marge decides to get lipo ...

" *"

Simple Simpson "Simple Simpson" is the nineteenth 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 May 2, 2004 and was the final episode to be directed by ...

Filmography

*''

'' (1986) – director *'' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' (1987–88) – writer, storyboard artist, director *''

Christmas in Tattertown ''Christmas in Tattertown'' is a 1988 animated television Christmas special created and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The special was an unsold pilot episode for a series, ''Tattertown'', about a place where everything discarded in the world came al ...

'' (1988) – writer, layout artist *''

The Butter Battle Book ''The Butter Battle Book'' is a rhyming story written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House on January 12, 1984. It is an anti-war story; specifically, a parable about arms races in general, mutually assured destruction and nuclear wea ...

'' (1989) - storyboard artist *''

'' (1990) – writer *''

'' (1990–2004) – director, supervising director, storyboard consultant *''

'' (2008) – screenwriter, story supervisor *''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature director ...

'' (2012) – writer, head of story'' *'' Inside Out'' (2015) – storyboard artist *''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

'' (2016) – writer, co-head of story'' *''

Ralph Breaks the Internet ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a 2018 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 57th animated film produced by the studio and the sequel to ...

'' (2018) – characters, writer, director of story

References

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