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|latest episode= "[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"
 
|latest episode= "[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"
 
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== Credits ==
 
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*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
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*{{ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}}
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*{{ep|When Flanders Failed}}
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*{{ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
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|E4=yes
*{{ep|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk}}
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*{{ep|I Married Marge}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Greek}}
 
*{{ep|Homer Alone}}
 
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*{{ep|See Homer Run}}
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=== Storyboard ===
 
=== Storyboard ===
 
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*{{ep|Lisa Gets an "A"}}
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*{{ep|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}
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|E7=yes
*{{ep|Fraudcast News}}
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|E11=yes
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|E21=yes
*{{ep|Pranksta Rap}}
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*{{ep|Funeral for a Fiend}}
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*{{ep|Million Dollar Maybe}}
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*{{ep|Stealing First Base}}
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*{{ep|The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed}}
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*{{ep|The Squirt and the Whale}}
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*{{ep|To Surveil, with Love}}
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*{{ep|Elementary School Musical}}
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|E11=yes
*{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}
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*{{ep|The Fool Monty}}
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=== Assistant director ===
 
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*{{ep|Homer Badman}}
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=== Lead character layout ===
 
=== Lead character layout ===
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*{{ep|Them, Robot}}
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|E2=yes
*{{ep|Moonshine River}}
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|E20=yes
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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=== Pencils ===
 
=== Pencils ===
*{{bon|The Truth About Cats and Mice}}
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{{TO}}
*{{bon|Maggie's Mobilization}}
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'''Bart Simpson:'''
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Latest revision as of 14:04, April 16, 2024

Mark Ervin
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Director
Background layout artist
Character layout artist
Main title animator
Storyboard artist
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 171
Number of comic stories: 2
Seasons active: Season 2 - 24
First episode: "Bart Gets an "F""
Most recent episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
First comic: The Truth About Cats and Mice
Most recent comic: Maggie's Mobilization
First book: Big Bouncy Book of Bart Simpson
Most recent book: Bartman: The Hero's Handbook


Mark Ervin is a former animator and director for The Simpsons. He served as a director, background layout artist, main title animator, storyboard artist, character layout artist and assistant director. He also worked for Futurama and Family Guy.

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