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'''Ralph Sosa''' is an American director and animator. He currently serves as a storyboard artist and character layout artist. He previously served as a director, storyboard revisionist and assistant director. He also served as an assistant sequence director on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.  
 
'''Ralph Sosa''' is an American director and animator. He currently serves as a storyboard artist and character layout artist. He previously served as a director, storyboard revisionist and assistant director. He also served as an assistant sequence director on ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.  
  
For his work on the [[Guillermo del Toro couch gag]], Sosa was nominated for an {{W|Annie Award}} in "Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production", along with [[Guillermo del Toro]] and [[Guy Davis]].<ref>[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/complete-list-of-2013-annie-award-nominations-91711.html Cartoon Brew - "Complete List of 2013 Annie Award Nominations"]</ref>
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== Awards ==
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2013]]<ref name="Annie2013">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141214105919/http://www.annieawards.org/nominees/ The Annie Awards - "41st Annual Annie Awards Winners"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]"<br>{{small|[[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]]}}}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}}}
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{{TB|[[2005]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2005"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Future-Drama]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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}}
  
 
== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
 
=== Directed by ===
 
=== Directed by ===
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*{{game|The Simpsons Game}}
 
*{{game|The Simpsons Game}}
*{{ep|Mona Leaves-a}}
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*{{ep|In the Name of the Grandfather}}
 
*{{ep|Donnie Fatso}}
 
  
 
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*{{ep|Lisa the Drama Queen}}
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*{{ep|The Fight Before Christmas}}
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*{{spec|The Longest Daycare}}
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{{Season21A
*{{ep|Adventures in Baby-Getting}}
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*{{ep|Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus|("Simpsons Time" Couch Gag)}}
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*{{ep|The Great Phatsby: Part One}}
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{{Season22A
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|Grampy Can Ya Hear Me}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXX}}
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{{Season24A
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|The Last Barfighter}}
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*{{ep|Portrait of a Lackey on Fire}}
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*{{ep|Mothers and Other Strangers}}
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*{{ep|Friend with Benefit}}
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*{{ep|Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXX}}
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*{{ep|Pixelated and Afraid}}
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*{{ep|Boyz N the Highlands}}
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{{TC}}
 
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=== Storyboard ===
 
=== Storyboard ===
 
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*{{ep|The Falcon and the D'ohman}}
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*{{ep|How I Wet Your Mother}}
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*{{ep|Homer Goes to Prep School}}
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*{{ep|Black-Eyed, Please}}
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*{{ep|Dark Knight Court}}
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*{{ep|The Saga of Carl}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIV}}
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*{{ep|Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}
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|E11=yes
*{{ep|How Lisa Got Her Marge Back}}
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*{{ep|Simprovised}}
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*{{ep|Orange Is the New Yellow}}
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*{{ep|Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus|("Simpsons Time" Couch Gag)}}
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|E19=yes
*{{ep|The Town}}
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*{{ep|Trust but Clarify}}
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*{{ep|Havana Wild Weekend}}
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*{{ep|The Last Traction Hero}}
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*{{ep|The Great Phatsby: Part One}}
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*{{ep|A Father's Watch}}
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*{{ep|Moho House}}
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*{{ep|Springfield Splendor}}
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*{{ep|Whistler's Father}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXVIII}}
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*{{ep|The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be}}
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*{{ep|Mr. Lisa's Opus}}
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*{{ep|Haw-Haw Land}}
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*{{ep|Homer Is Where the Art Isn't}}
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|E1=yes
*{{ep|3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage}}
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|E1n="Simpsons Time" couch gag
*{{ep|Fears of a Clown}}
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|King Leer}}
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|E5=yes
*{{ep|Left Behind}}
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*{{ep|Flanders' Ladder}}
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|E8=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIX}}
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*{{ep|Baby You Can't Drive My Car}}
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*{{ep|From Russia Without Love}}
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*{{ep|Krusty the Clown (episode)|pipe=yes|3=Krusty the Clown}}
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|E14=yes
*{{ep|Daddicus Finch}}
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|E18=yes
*{{ep|'Tis the 30th Season}}
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*{{ep|I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can}}
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*{{ep|The Clown Stays in the Picture}}
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|E2=yes
*{{ep|Girl's in the Band}}
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh}}
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|E4=yes
*{{ep|Woo-hoo Dunnit?}}
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|E6=yes
*{{ep|The Winter of Our Monetized Content}}
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|E8=yes
*{{ep|The Fat Blue Line}}
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|E10=yes
*{{ep|Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?}}
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|E12=yes
*{{ep|Bobby, It's Cold Outside}}
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|E13=yes
*{{ep|The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson}}
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|E14=yes
*{{ep|Bart the Bad Guy}}
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|E16=yes
*{{ep|Highway to Well}}
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|E19=yes
*{{ep|Warrin' Priests: Part One}}
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|E21=yes
*{{ep|The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds}}
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*{{ep|The Way of the Dog}}
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*{{ep|I, Carumbus}}
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*{{ep|Podcast News}}
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|E5=yes
*{{ep|The Road to Cincinnati}}
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|E6=yes
*{{ep|Sorry Not Sorry}}
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*{{ep|Diary Queen}}
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*{{ep|Bart's in Jail!}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Belly}}
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*{{ep|Portrait of a Lackey on Fire}}
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|A Made Maggie}}
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|E9=yes
*{{ep|The Longest Marge}}
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|E10=yes
*{{ep|Bart the Cool Kid}}
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|E12=yes
*{{ep|Pretty Whittle Liar}}
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|E14=yes
*{{ep|My Octopus and a Teacher}}
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|E17=yes
*{{ep|Marge the Meanie}}
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|E19=yes
*{{ep|Meat Is Murder}}
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|E21=yes
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*{{game|The Simpsons Game}}
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=== Animatic layout ===
 
=== Animatic layout ===
 
{{Scroll|
 
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*{{ep|Million Dollar Maybe}}
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*{{ep|Boy Meets Curl}}
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*{{ep|Postcards from the Wedge}}
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*{{ep|Stealing First Base}}
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*{{ep|The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed}}
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*{{ep|American History X-cellent}}
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*{{ep|Chief of Hearts}}
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*{{ep|The Squirt and the Whale}}
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*{{ep|Moe Letter Blues}}
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|E19=yes
*{{ep|The Bob Next Door}}
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*{{ep|Judge Me Tender}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXI}}
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*{{ep|Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda}}
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*{{ep|Moonshine River}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIII}}
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|E21=yes
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Latest revision as of 16:51, November 5, 2024

Ralph Sosa
Ralph Sosa.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Character layout artist
Storyboard artist
Director
Assistant director
Animatic layout artist
Assistant sequence director
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 220
Seasons active: Season 8 - 10, 13 - Present
First short: The Longest Daycare
Most recent short: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
First episode: "Mountain of Madness"
Most recent episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXXV"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
Game: The Simpsons Game


Ralph Sosa is an American director and animator. He currently serves as a storyboard artist and character layout artist. He previously served as a director, storyboard revisionist and assistant director. He also served as an assistant sequence director on The Simpsons Movie.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production 2013[1] "Treehouse of Horror XXIV"
Guillermo del Toro opening sequence
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2005[2] "Future-Drama" Nominated

Credits[edit]

Directed by[edit]

Character layout[edit]

Additional timer[edit]

Storyboard revisions[edit]

Assistant director[edit]

Storyboard[edit]

Assistant sequence director[edit]

Animatic layout[edit]

Animation storyboards[edit]

Additional storyboards[edit]

Lead character layout[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]