Editing Production staff cameos

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[[File:Matt Groening The Boy Who Knew Too Much.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Groening in "The Boy Who Knew Too Much".]]
This is a '''List of staff members who have appeared in ''The Simpsons'''''. Various writers, animators and producers have been inserted into shows as background characters. While these are often minor and non-vocal, there are a few instances where these characters have lines, such as in "[[The Front]]" and "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]". [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]] have both voiced themselves in episodes.

==Cameos==
''This list is a work in progress.''
=== Writers ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Image}}
{{TH|Writer}}
{{TH|Voiced by}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Richard Appel.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Richard Appel]]}}
{{TB|None}}
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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Donick Cary.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Donick Cary]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - David Cohen.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[David S. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|[[Harry Shearer]]}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Jonathan Collier.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Jonathan Collier]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Ned Goldreyer.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Ned Goldreyer]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Dan Greaney.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Dan Greaney]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Ron Hauge.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Ron Hauge]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Al Jean.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Al Jean]]}}
{{TB|}}
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*"[[The Front]]": He is among the ''Itchy & Scratchy'' writers. He also appears in the audience of the awards where he says he'll quit his current job to write a sitcom about a sassy robot.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Ken Keeler.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Ken Keeler]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Jeff Martin.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Martin]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Front]]"|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Ian Maxtone Graham.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.
*The design of the [[Very tall man]] is based on him.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Dan McGrath.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Dan McGrath]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - George Meyer.png|100px|George Meyer, as seen in "The Front"]]<br>[[File:Cameo - George Meyer (revised).png|100px|George Meyer, as seen in subsequent episodes]]|2}}
{{TB|[[George Meyer]]}}
{{TB|[[Harry Shearer]]}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Front]]" (with a different design than in his later appearances)
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of ''[[Itchy and Scratchy]]'''s writing staff and gets fired.
*"[[Realty Bites]]": He appears behind [[Kirk Van Houten]] at the unemployment office.
*"[[Special Edna]]": He is one of the men Bart thinks of that would be good for his teacher to date.
*"[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]": He is passed by Bart on the street.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - David Mirkin.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[David Mirkin]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[Marge on the Lam]]": He is one of the two cowboys that confront [[Marge]] and [[Ruth Powers]] in the bar.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Bill Oakley.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Bill Oakley]]}}
{{TB|[[Hank Azaria]]}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]": He and Josh Weinstein are part of the crowd that laughs at Nelson.
*"[[The Homer They Fall]]": A poster in Moe's office says "Szyslak vs. Oakley" and has a picture of Bill Oakley's head.
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He and Josh Weinstein appear as part of the writing staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Mike Reiss.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Mike Reiss]]}}
{{TB|}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Front]]": He is among the Itchy & Scratchy writers.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Mike Scully.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Mike Scully]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.
*"[[Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"]]": He appears with his family running away from a rhino at the zoo.
*"[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]": Mike's children can be seen in a crowd at one point.
*"[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]": He is one of the men in line for the bathroom at the concert.|2}}
{{TRsT||2}}
{{TB|[[Julie Thacker]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"]]": She appears with Mike Scully and her family running away from a rhino at the zoo.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Steve Tompkins.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Steve Tompkins]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - John Swartzwelder.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Front]]": He appears among the ''[[Itchy & Scratchy]]'' writers.
*"[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]": A statue of him appears outside the courthouse.
*"[[Bart the Fink]]": He appears at [[Krusty]]'s fake funeral.
*"[[The Day the Violence Died]]": He is one of [[Lionel Hutz]]'s surprise witnesses.
*"[[Bart After Dark]]": He is seen sitting in front when Homer first looks in the main stage area.
*"[[Hurricane Neddy]]": He is one of the people the family passes while walking through the mental hospital.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Jon Vitti.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Jon Vitti]]}}
{{TB|}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Front]]": He is the writer who is fired by [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]].|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Josh Weinstein.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Josh Weinstein]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]]}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]": He and Bill Oakley are part of the crowd that laughs at Nelson.
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He and Bill Oakley appear as part of the writing staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.|2}}
}}

=== Directors ===
{{Table|
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{{TH|Writer}}
{{TH|Voiced by}}
{{TRsT||2}}
{{TB|[[Neil Affleck]]}}
{{TB|}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]": He is one of the Canadians being covered in scorpions.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Bob Anderson.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[Hurricane Neddy]]"|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Wes Archer.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Wes Archer]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*He often appears as a background character in the early seasons, along with David Silverman and Rich Moore.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Rich Moore.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Rich Moore]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*He often appears as a background character in the early seasons, along with Wes Archer and David Silverman.|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Jim Reardon.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*Often appears in scenes at train stations, including in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]" and "[[Burns, Baby Burns]]".|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - David Silverman.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[David Silverman]]}}
{{TB|}}
{{TCsT|
*He often appears as a background character in the early seasons, along with Wes Archer and Rich Moore
*"[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]": He is one of the people that falls off the "Escalator to Nowhere".
*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is the sketch artist who draws out the first sketch of Poochie.
*"[[Blazed and Confused]]": Appeared at [[Blazing Guy]] playing a flaming tuba, which he actually did at {{W|Burning Man}}. He also voiced himself.|2}}
}}

=== Producers ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Image}}
{{TH|Writer}}
{{TH|Voiced by}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Richard Sakai.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Richard Sakai]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]]}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]": The character "Richie Sakai" is based on him.
*"[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]": He's one of the prisoners seen escaping during [[Sideshow Bob]]'s political ad.
*"[[Simpson Tide]]": One of the bystanders watching Krusty and Skinner play Russian roulette|2}}
{{TRsT|[[File:Cameo - Sam Simon.png|100px]]|2}}
{{TB|[[Sam Simon]]}}
{{TB|None}}
{{TCsT|
*"[[The Front]]"
*An image of "Sam Simon" appears in "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". The design was based on {{w|Howard Hughes}}, not Simon.|2}}
}}

===Other===
==== [[Conan O'Brien]] ====
[[File:Conancameo.jpg|frame|Conan O'Brian]]
*"[[Bart Gets Famous]]": Conan guest stars as himself, and [[Bart]] appears on his talk show.
*"[[Radioactive Man]]": When Homer is flipping through channels, he passes Conan's show.
==== [[James L. Brooks]] ====
*"[[The Front]]": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show.
*"[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]": He appears as a hobo when Grampa and Jasper are walking down the street. This hobo caricature also appears in "[[Homer Loves Flanders]]" in the homeless shelter and in "[[You Only Move Twice]]" during the [[Cypress Creek]] information video.
*In the disc holder artwork for [[The Complete Tenth Season]], James appears in a crashed studio lot cart.
*He guest stars as himself in "[[A Star Is Born Again]]".

==== [[Dan Castellaneta]] ====
*"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]": He is voice actor who plays [[Angry Dad]].
*"[[Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife]]": The studio cart passes him in the Fox Studio.
*"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]": Is in a play.
==== {{Ch|Matt Groening}} ====
*"[[The Front]]": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show.
*"[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]": He appears as the courtroom artist.
*"[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]": He guest stars as himself at the sci-fi convention.
*"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]": He is one of the people laughing at Nelson when his pants are pulled down.
*"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]": He is one of the celebrities captured by [[Comic Book Guy|The Collector]].
*In the couch gag for "[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]" that has Matt Groening's autograph on the floor and Marge cleans only to have Matt rewrite it.
*"[[Worst Episode Ever]]": His picture is on the wall of people who are banned from Comic Book Guy's store.
*In the couch gag for "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" that has the family as puppets, Matt is revealed to be the operator of them.
*The couch gag for "[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]" Matt yells woo hoo after Homer's hand finishes a puzzle.
*In the disc holder artwork for [[The Complete Tenth Season]], Matt appears in a crashed studio lot cart.
*He appears as a boss in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''.

==== [[Julie Kavner]] ====
*"[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]": She appears on a poster for ''Rhoda'' in the Museum of TV and Television.

==== [[Tress MacNeille]] ====
*"[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]": The character Betty is a cariciture of herself. Betty is also played by her.

== Character designs based on staff ==
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{{TH|Image}}
{{TH|Character}}
{{TH|Based on}}
{{TH|Voiced by}}
{{TH|Episode(s)}}
{{TBT|[[File:Mr. Bergstrom.png|100px]]}}
{{TB|[[Mr. Bergstrom]]}}
{{TB|[[Mike Reiss]]}}
{{TB|[[Dustin Hoffman]]}}
{{TB|"[[Lisa's Substitute]]"}}
{{TBT|[[File:Gary (nerd).png|100px]]}}
{{TB|{{ap|Benjamin|nerd}}}}
{{TB|[[Rich Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Harry Shearer]]}}
{{TB|"[[Homer Goes to College]]"}}
{{TBT|[[File:Very Tall Man.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|[[Very tall man]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|[[Harry Shearer]]}}
{{TB|"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]"}}
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:John Swartzwelder - Hurricane Neddy.png|John Swartzwelder in "[[Hurricane Neddy]]".
File:James L. Brooks hobo.png|James L. Brooks as a hobo 
File:John Swartzwelder cameo - Bart After Dark.png|John Swartzwelder at the Mason Derrière
File:Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con - Matt Groening with fans.png|Matt Groening in "[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]".
File:The Front.png|John Swartzwelder, George Meyer and Al Jean
File:TheFrontcameos02.png|Several staff members in the audience
File:AlJeanMikeReescameo.png|Al Jean and Mike Reiss
File:Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein.png|Josh Weinstein and Bill Oakley and George Meyer
File:Swartzwelder Statue.png|A John Swartzwelder statue
</gallery>

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