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:''This article is about George Meyer the writer. For the character, see [[George Meyer (character)]].''
 
  
 
'''George Meyer''' (born 1956) is a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. In 2000, Meyer was called the "the funniest man behind the funniest show on TV" by ''The New Yorker''.
 
'''George Meyer''' (born 1956) is a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. In 2000, Meyer was called the "the funniest man behind the funniest show on TV" by ''The New Yorker''.
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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Born in Pennsylvania in 1956 Meyer grew up in Arizona, the eldest child of eight in a Roman Catholic family of mostly German people descent. Meyer has made frequent jokes about his somewhat unhappy childhood, stating in an audio commentary that one of the frequent arguments in his household was "which family member ruined a holiday". He attended Doolen Junior High and Catalina High School in Tucson, Az. An excellent student, Meyer later went on to Harvard University, where he served as president of the ''Harvard Lampoon'', a comedy magazine at Harvard University. Meyer graduated from Harvard in 1978 with a degree in biochemistry. After college, Meyer became a writer for ''Late Night with David Letterman'', ''Not Necessarily The News'', ''The New Show'', and ''Saturday Night Live''. In 1987, Meyer founded the legendary humor zine ''Army Man'', which attained a cult following. One of its readers was [[Sam Simon]], who was a producer on a new animated sitcom called ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In 1989 Simon asked Meyer to join the writing staff, and he has remained there intermittently ever since. In 2005 he wrote for the TBS special ''Earth To America''. He was one of the writers for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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After college, Meyer became a writer for ''Late Night with David Letterman'', ''Not Necessarily The News'', ''The New Show'', and ''Saturday Night Live''. In 1987, Meyer founded the legendary humor zine ''Army Man'', which attained a cult following. One of its readers was [[Sam Simon]], who was a producer on a new animated sitcom called ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In 1989 Simon asked Meyer to join the writing staff, and he has remained there intermittently ever since. In 2005 he wrote for the TBS special ''Earth To America''. He was one of the writers for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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== Credits ==
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=== Creative consultant ===
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*{{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Night Out}}
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*{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
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*{{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
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*{{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
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*{{ep|Homer Goes to College}}
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*{{ep|Rosebud}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror IV|(as Ghoulish George Meyer)}}
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*{{ep|Marge on the Lam}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Inner Child}}
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*{{ep|Boy Scoutz 'n the Hood}}
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*{{ep|The Last Temptation of Homer}}
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*{{ep|$pringfield (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)}}
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*{{ep|Homer the Vigilante}}
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*{{ep|Bart Gets Famous}}
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*{{ep|Homer and Apu}}
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*{{ep|Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy}}
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*{{ep|Deep Space Homer}}
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*{{ep|Homer Loves Flanders}}
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*{{ep|Bart Gets an Elephant}}
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*{{ep|Burns' Heir}}
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*{{ep|Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song}}
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*{{ep|The Boy Who Knew Too Much}}
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*{{ep|Lady Bouvier's Lover}}
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*{{ep|Secrets of a Successful Marriage}}
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*{{ep|Bart of Darkness}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Rival}}
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}}
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=== Written by ===
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*{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
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*{{ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
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*{{ep|Blood Feud}}
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*{{ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(as Gasping George Meyer)}}
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*{{ep|Separate Vocations}}
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*{{ep|Homer the Heretic}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Inner Child}}
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=== Co-producer ===
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{{Scroll|
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*{{ep|Bart Gets an F}}
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*{{ep|Simpson and Delilah}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror}}
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*{{ep|Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish}}
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*{{ep|Dancin' Homer}}
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*{{ep|Dead Putting Society}}
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*{{ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
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*{{ep|Bart the Daredevil}}
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*{{ep|Itchy and Scratchy and Marge}}
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*{{ep|Bart Gets Hit by a Car}}
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*{{ep|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish}}
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*{{ep|The Way We Was}}
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*{{ep|Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment}}
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*{{ep|Principal Charming}}
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*{{ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Dog Gets an F}}
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*{{ep|Old Money}}
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*{{ep|Brush with Greatness}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Substitute}}
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*{{ep|The War of the Simpsons}}
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*{{ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
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*{{ep|Blood Feud}}
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}}
  
== Trivia ==
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=== Producer ===
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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|Bart the Murderer}}
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*{{ep|Homer Defined}}
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*{{ep|Like Father, Like Clown (24 October 1991) - producer 
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II| (as Ghastly George Meyer)}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Pony}}
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*{{ep|Saturdays of Thunder}}
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*{{ep|Flaming Moe's}}
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*{{ep|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk}}
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*{{ep|I Married Marge}}
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*{{ep|Radio Bart}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Greek}}
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*{{ep|Homer Alone}}
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*{{ep|Bart the Lover}}
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*{{ep|Homer at the Bat}}
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*{{ep|Separate Vocations}}
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*{{ep|Dog of Death}}
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*{{ep|Colonel Homer}}
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*{{ep|Black Widower}}
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*{{ep|The Otto Show}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Friend Falls in Love}}
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*{{ep|Bart of Darkness}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Rival}}
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}}
  
*Raised Roman Catholic, but later became an atheist.
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=== Supervising producer ===
*Is a fan of the Grateful Dead
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*Was the editor of "The Harvard Lampoon Book of College Life" (Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1978).
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*{{ep|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?}}
*His hobbies include gambling and collecting space travel-related memorabilia
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*{{ep|Kamp Krusty}}
*Once won a little over 2,000 dollars on Jeopardy!
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*{{ep|A Streetcar Named Marge}}
*A strict vegetarian, as well as a practitioner of yoga
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*{{ep|Homer the Heretic}}
*Has a daughter with author Maria Semple named Poppy Valentina after Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
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*{{ep|Lisa the Beauty Queen}}
*According to [[David X. Cohen]], Meyer once attempted to live on a "flavorless mush," believing it to be a moral victory if he succeeded. However, he did not last long in his attempt.
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror III|(as Ghastly George Meyer)}}
*Has a cameo in the 2004 film ''I ♥ Huckabees''. He appears near the end as the annoyed tuxedoed man in an elevator with Jude Law and Jason Schwartzman.
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*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie}}
*In 2005, a newly discovered species of frog from Sri Lanka was named Philautus Poppiae after Meyer's daughter, Poppy, for his and his girlfriend's dedication to the Global Amphibian Assessment.
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*{{ep|Marge Gets a Job}}
*Wrote a full length screenplay for David Letterman, which was never produced after Letterman's talk show really took off. It is considered a masterpiece by those who have seen it, and a copy remains in The Simpsons re-write room that the show's writers occasionally consult when they are in need of a joke.
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*{{ep|New Kid on the Block}}
*Wrote an [[unproduced episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.
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*{{ep|Mr. Plow}}
*Meyer can be seen in the audience of season 3 Mr. Show episode 310, "It's A No Brainer." He is visible in the first few minutes of the show as the long-haired, bespectacled man sitting behind the "protestors."
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*{{ep|Lisa's First Word}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Triple Bypass}}
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*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail}}
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*{{ep|Selma's Choice}}
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*{{ep|Brother from the Same Planet}}
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*{{ep|I Love Lisa}}
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*{{ep|Duffless}}
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*{{ep|Last Exit to Springfield}}
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*{{ep|So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show}}
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*{{ep|The Front}}
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*{{ep|Whacking Day}}
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*{{ep|Marge in Chains}}
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*{{ep|Krusty Gets Kancelled}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}
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*{{ep|Cape Feare}}
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}}
  
== Credited episodes ==
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=== Co-executive producer ===
===Writer===
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Another Simpsons Clip Show (25 September 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[The Crepes of Wrath]]" (with [[Sam Simon]], [[John Swartzwelder]] and [[Jon Vitti]])
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Itchy & Scratchy Land (2 October 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]"
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Sideshow Bob Roberts (9 October 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Blood Feud]]"
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Treehouse of Horror V (30 October 1994) - co-executive producer (as George Meyer's Brain) 
*"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"
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Bart's Girlfriend (6 November 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" (contributor)
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Lisa on Ice (13 November 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Separate Vocations]]"
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Homer Badman (27 November 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Homer the Heretic]]"
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Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (4 December 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"
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Fear of Flying (18 December 1994) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]" (with [[Tom Martin]], [[Brian Scully]], and [[Mike Scully]])
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Homer the Great (8 January 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Brother's Little Helper]]"
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And Maggie Makes Three (22 January 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[Behind the Laughter]]" (with [[Tim Long]], [[Mike Scully]], and [[Matt Selman]])
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Bart's Comet (5 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
*"[[The Parent Rap]]" (with [[Mike Scully]])
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Homie the Clown (12 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Bart vs. Australia (19 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Homer vs. Patty and Selma (26 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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A Star Is Burns (5 March 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Lisa's Wedding (19 March 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (9 April 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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The PTA Disbands (16 April 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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'Round Springfield (30 April 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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The Springfield Connection (7 May 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Lemon of Troy (14 May 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 1 (21 May 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 
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Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 2 (17 September 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Radioactive Man (24 September 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily (1 October 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Bart Sells His Soul (8 October 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa the Vegetarian (15 October 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror VI (29 October 1995) - co-executive producer (as George ''Ghostie'' Meyer) 
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King Size Homer (5 November 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Mother Simpson (19 November 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming (26 November 1995) - co-executive producer 
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The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (3 December 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Marge Be Not Proud (17 December 1995) - co-executive producer 
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Team Homer (7 January 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Two Bad Neighbors (14 January 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield (4 February 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Bart the Fink (11 February 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa the Iconoclast (18 February 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Homer the Smithers (25 February 1996) - co-executive producer 
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The Day the Violence Died (17 March 1996) - co-executive producer 
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A Fish Called Selma (24 March 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Bart on the Road (31 March 1996) - co-executive producer 
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22 Short Films About Springfield (14 April 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' (28 April 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Much Apu About Nothing (5 May 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Homerpalooza (19 May 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (19 May 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror VII (27 October 1996) - co-executive producer (as George ''Exit Wound'' Meyer) 
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You Only Move Twice (3 November 1996) - co-executive producer 
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The Homer They Fall (9 November 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Burns, Baby Burns (17 November 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Bart After Dark (24 November 1996) - co-executive producer 
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A Milhouse Divided (1 December 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa's Date with Density (15 December 1996) - co-executive producer 
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Hurricane Neddy (29 December 1996) - co-executive producer 
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El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer (5 January 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Springfield Files (12 January 1997) - executive producer 
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The Twisted World of Marge Simpson (19 January 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Mountain of Madness (2 February 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show (7 February 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-Annoyed-Grunt-cious (7 February 1997) - executive producer 
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Homer's Phobia (16 February 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Brother from Another Series (23 February 1997) - co-executive producer 
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My Sister, My Sitter (2 March 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Homer vs. the 18th Amendment (16 March 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Grade School Confidential (6 April 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Canine Mutiny (13 April 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Old Man and the Lisa (20 April 1997) - co-executive producer 
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In Marge We Trust (27 April 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Homer's Enemy (4 May 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (11 May 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (18 May 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson (21 September 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Principal and the Pauper (28 September 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa's Sax (19 October 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror VIII (26 October 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Cartridge Family (2 November 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Bart Star (9 November 1997) - co-executive producer 
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The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (16 November 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa the Skeptic (23 November 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Realty Bites (7 December 1997) - co-executive producer 
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Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (21 December 1997) - co-executive producer 
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All Singing, All Dancing (4 January 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Bart Carny (11 January 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Das Bus (15 February 1998) - co-executive producer 
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The Last Temptation of Krust (22 February 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Dumbbell Indemnity (1 March 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa the Simpson (8 March 1998) - co-executive producer 
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This Little Wiggy (22 March 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Simpson Tide (29 March 1998) - co-executive producer 
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The Trouble with Trillions (5 April 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Girly Edition (19 April 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Trash of the Titans (26 April 1998) - co-executive producer 
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King of the Hill (3 May 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Lost Our Lisa (10 May 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Natural Born Kissers (17 May 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Lard of the Dance (23 August 1998) - co-executive producer 
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The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (20 September 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Bart the Mother (27 September 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror IX (25 October 1998) - co-executive producer 
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When You Dish Upon a Star (8 November 1998) - co-executive producer 
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D'oh-in' in the Wind (15 November 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Lisa Gets an "A" (22 November 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" (6 December 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Mayored to the Mob (20 December 1998) - co-executive producer 
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Viva Ned Flanders (10 January 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Wild Barts Can't Be Broken (17 January 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (31 January 1999) - co-executive producer , Writer (written by) 
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Homer to the Max (7 February 1999) - co-executive producer 
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I'm with Cupid (14 February 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Marge Simpson in 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' (21 February 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Make Room for Lisa (28 February 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Maximum Homerdrive (28 March 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Simpsons Bible Stories (4 April 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Mom and Pop Art (11 April 1999) - co-executive producer 
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The Old Man and the 'C' Student (25 April 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Monty Can't Buy Me Love (2 May 1999) - co-executive producer 
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They Saved Lisa's Brain (9 May 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo (16 May 1999) - co-executive producer 
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Beyond Blunderdome (26 September 1999) - executive producer 
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Brother's Little Helper (3 October 1999) - executive producer , Writer (written by) 
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Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? (24 October 1999) - executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror X (31 October 1999) - executive producer 
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E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) (7 November 1999) - executive producer 
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Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder (14 November 1999) - executive producer 
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Eight Misbehavin' (21 November 1999) - executive producer 
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Take My Wife, Sleaze (28 November 1999) - executive producer 
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Grift of the Magi (19 December 1999) - executive producer 
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Little Big Mom (9 January 2000) - executive producer 
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Faith Off (16 January 2000) - executive producer 
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The Mansion Family (23 January 2000) - executive producer 
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Saddlesore Galactica (6 February 2000) - executive producer 
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Alone Again, Natura-Diddly (13 February 2000) - executive producer 
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Missionary: Impossible (20 February 2000) - executive producer 
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Pygmoelian (27 February 2000) - executive producer 
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Bart to the Future (19 March 2000) - executive producer 
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Days of Wine and D'oh'ses (9 April 2000) - executive producer 
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Kill the Alligator and Run (30 April 2000) - executive producer 
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Next US airings:
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Fri. Nov. 4 7:00 PM Fox
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Last Tap Dance in Springfield (7 May 2000) - executive producer 
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge (14 May 2000) - executive producer 
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Behind the Laughter (21 May 2000) - executive producer , Writer (written by) 
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Treehouse of Horror XI (1 November 2000) - executive producer 
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A Tale of Two Springfields (5 November 2000) - executive producer 
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Insane Clown Poppy (12 November 2000) - executive producer 
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Lisa the Tree Hugger (19 November 2000) - executive producer 
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Homer vs. Dignity (26 November 2000) - executive producer 
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The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (3 December 2000) - executive producer 
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The Great Money Caper (10 December 2000) - executive producer 
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Skinner's Sense of Snow (17 December 2000) - executive producer 
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HOMR (7 January 2001) - executive producer 
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Pokey Mom (14 January 2001) - executive producer 
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Worst Episode Ever (4 February 2001) - executive producer 
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Tennis the Menace (11 February 2001) - executive producer 
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Day of the Jackanapes (18 February 2001) - executive producer 
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New Kids on the Blecch (25 February 2001) - executive producer 
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Hungry Hungry Homer (4 March 2001) - executive producer 
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Bye Bye Nerdie (11 March 2001) - executive producer 
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Simpson Safari (1 April 2001) - executive producer 
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Trilogy of Error (29 April 2001) - executive producer 
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I'm Goin' to Praiseland (6 May 2001) - executive producer 
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Children of a Lesser Clod (13 May 2001) - executive producer 
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Simpson Tall Tales (20 May 2001) - executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror XII (6 November 2001) - executive producer 
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The Parent Rap (11 November 2001) - executive producer , Writer (written by) 
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Next US airings:
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Fri. Nov. 4 12:30 AM Fox
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Homer the Moe (18 November 2001) - executive producer 
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A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love (2 December 2001) - executive producer 
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The Blunder Years (9 December 2001) - executive producer 
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She of Little Faith (16 December 2001) - executive producer 
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Brawl in the Family (6 January 2002) - executive producer 
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Sweets and Sour Marge (20 January 2002) - executive producer 
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Jaws Wired Shut (27 January 2002) - executive producer 
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Half-Decent Proposal (10 February 2002) - executive producer 
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The Bart Wants What It Wants (17 February 2002) - executive producer 
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The Lastest Gun in the West (24 February 2002) - executive producer 
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The Old Man and the Key (10 March 2002) - executive producer 
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Tales from the Public Domain (17 March 2002) - executive producer 
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Blame It on Lisa (31 March 2002) - executive producer 
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Weekend at Burnsie's (7 April 2002) - executive producer 
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Gump Roast (21 April 2002) - executive producer 
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I Am Furious Yellow (28 April 2002) - executive producer 
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The Sweetest Apu (5 May 2002) - executive producer 
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Little Girl in the Big Ten (12 May 2002) - executive producer 
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The Frying Game (19 May 2002) - executive producer 
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Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge (22 May 2002) - executive producer 
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Treehouse of Horror XIII (3 November 2002) - producer 
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How I Spent My Strummer Vacation (10 November 2002) - producer 
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Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade (17 November 2002) - producer 
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Large Marge (24 November 2002) - producer 
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Helter Shelter (1 December 2002) - producer 
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The Great Louse Detective (15 December 2002) - producer 
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Special Edna (5 January 2003) - producer 
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The Dad Who Knew Too Little (12 January 2003) - producer 
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The Strong Arms of the Ma (2 February 2003) - producer 
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Pray Anything (9 February 2003) - producer 
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I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can (16 February 2003) - producer 
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Barting Over (16 February 2003) - producer 
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A Star Is Born Again (2 March 2003) - producer 
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Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington (9 March 2003) - producer 
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C. E. D'oh (16 March 2003) - producer 
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'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky (30 March 2003) - producer 
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Three Gays of the Condo (13 April 2003) - producer 
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Dude, Where's My Ranch? (27 April 2003) - producer 
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Old Yeller-Belly (4 May 2003) - producer 
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Brake My Wife, Please (11 May 2003) - producer 
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Moe Baby Blues (18 May 2003) - producer 
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The Bart of War (18 May 2003) - producer 
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Simple Simpson (2 May 2004) - producer 
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Treehouse of Horror XV (7 November 2004) - producer 
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All's Fair in Oven War (14 November 2004) - producer 
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Sleeping with the Enemy (21 November 2004) - producer 
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She Used to Be My Girl (5 December 2004) - producer 
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Fat Man and Little Boy (12 December 2004) - producer 
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Midnight Rx (16 January 2005) - producer 
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Mommie Beerest (30 January 2005) - producer 
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Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass (6 February 2005) - producer 
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Pranksta Rap (13 February 2005) - producer 
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There's Something About Marrying (20 February 2005) - producer 
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On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister (6 March 2005) - producer 
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Goo Goo Gai Pan (13 March 2005) - producer 
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Mobile Homer (20 March 2005) - producer 
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The Seven-Beer Snitch (3 April 2005) - producer 
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Future-Drama (17 April 2005) - producer 
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The Heartbroke Kid (1 May 2005) - producer 
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Don't Fear the Roofer (1 May 2005) - producer 
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A Star Is Torn (8 May 2005) - producer 
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Thank God It's Doomsday (8 May 2005) - producer 
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Home Away from Homer (15 May 2005) - producer 
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The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star (15 May 2005) - producer 
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Bonfire of the Manatees (11 September 2005) - creative consultant 
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The Girl Who Slept Too Little (18 September 2005) - creative consultant 
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Milhouse of Sand and Fog (25 September 2005) - creative consultant 
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Treehouse of Horror XVI (6 November 2005) - creative consultant 
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Marge's Son Poisoning (13 November 2005) - creative consultant 
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See Homer Run (20 November 2005) - creative consultant 
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The Last of the Red Hat Mamas (27 November 2005) - creative consultant 
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The Italian Bob (11 December 2005) - creative consultant 
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Simpsons Christmas Stories (18 December 2005) - creative consultant 
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Homer's Paternity Coot (8 January 2006) - creative consultant 
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We're on the Road to D'owhere (29 January 2006) - creative consultant 
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My Fair Laddy (26 February 2006) - creative consultant 
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The Seemingly Never-Ending Story (12 March 2006) - creative consultant 
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Next US airings:
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Sat. Nov. 5 7:00 PM Fox
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Bart Has Two Mommies (19 March 2006) - creative consultant 
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Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife (26 March 2006) - creative consultant 
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Million Dollar Abie (2 April 2006) - creative consultant 
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore (9 April 2006) - creative consultant 
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The Wettest Stories Ever Told (23 April 2006) - creative consultant 
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Girls Just Want to Have Sums (30 April 2006) - creative consultant 
 +
Regarding Margie (7 May 2006) - creative consultant 
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The Monkey Suit (14 May 2006) - creative consultant 
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Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play (21 May 2006) - creative consultant
  
 
===Showrunner===
 
===Showrunner===
 
*"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]" (with [[Mike Scully]] and [[Al Jean]])
 
*"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]" (with [[Mike Scully]] and [[Al Jean]])
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== Trivia ==
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*Wrote an [[unproduced episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.
  
 
{{Executive producers}}
 
{{Executive producers}}

Revision as of 11:51, November 3, 2011

This article is about George Meyer the writer. For the character, see George Meyer (character).
George Meyer
Crew Information
Gender: Male
Job: Writer
Producer
Birth date: 1956
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 348
First episode: "Life on the Fast Lane"
Most recent episode: "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play"


George Meyer (born 1956) is a producer and writer for The Simpsons, and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. In 2000, Meyer was called the "the funniest man behind the funniest show on TV" by The New Yorker. He was born in 1956

Biography

After college, Meyer became a writer for Late Night with David Letterman, Not Necessarily The News, The New Show, and Saturday Night Live. In 1987, Meyer founded the legendary humor zine Army Man, which attained a cult following. One of its readers was Sam Simon, who was a producer on a new animated sitcom called The Simpsons. In 1989 Simon asked Meyer to join the writing staff, and he has remained there intermittently ever since. In 2005 he wrote for the TBS special Earth To America. He was one of the writers for The Simpsons Movie.

Credits

Creative consultant

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Supervising producer

Co-executive producer

Another Simpsons Clip Show (25 September 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Itchy & Scratchy Land (2 October 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Sideshow Bob Roberts (9 October 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Treehouse of Horror V (30 October 1994) - co-executive producer (as George Meyer's Brain) Bart's Girlfriend (6 November 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Lisa on Ice (13 November 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Homer Badman (27 November 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (4 December 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Fear of Flying (18 December 1994) - co-executive producer , producer Homer the Great (8 January 1995) - co-executive producer , producer And Maggie Makes Three (22 January 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Bart's Comet (5 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Homie the Clown (12 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Bart vs. Australia (19 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Homer vs. Patty and Selma (26 February 1995) - co-executive producer , producer A Star Is Burns (5 March 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Lisa's Wedding (19 March 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (9 April 1995) - co-executive producer , producer The PTA Disbands (16 April 1995) - co-executive producer , producer 'Round Springfield (30 April 1995) - co-executive producer , producer The Springfield Connection (7 May 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Lemon of Troy (14 May 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 1 (21 May 1995) - co-executive producer , producer Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 2 (17 September 1995) - co-executive producer Radioactive Man (24 September 1995) - co-executive producer Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily (1 October 1995) - co-executive producer Bart Sells His Soul (8 October 1995) - co-executive producer Lisa the Vegetarian (15 October 1995) - co-executive producer Treehouse of Horror VI (29 October 1995) - co-executive producer (as George Ghostie Meyer) King Size Homer (5 November 1995) - co-executive producer Mother Simpson (19 November 1995) - co-executive producer Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming (26 November 1995) - co-executive producer The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (3 December 1995) - co-executive producer Marge Be Not Proud (17 December 1995) - co-executive producer Team Homer (7 January 1996) - co-executive producer Two Bad Neighbors (14 January 1996) - co-executive producer Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield (4 February 1996) - co-executive producer Bart the Fink (11 February 1996) - co-executive producer Lisa the Iconoclast (18 February 1996) - co-executive producer Homer the Smithers (25 February 1996) - co-executive producer The Day the Violence Died (17 March 1996) - co-executive producer A Fish Called Selma (24 March 1996) - co-executive producer Bart on the Road (31 March 1996) - co-executive producer 22 Short Films About Springfield (14 April 1996) - co-executive producer Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' (28 April 1996) - co-executive producer Much Apu About Nothing (5 May 1996) - co-executive producer Homerpalooza (19 May 1996) - co-executive producer Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (19 May 1996) - co-executive producer Treehouse of Horror VII (27 October 1996) - co-executive producer (as George Exit Wound Meyer) You Only Move Twice (3 November 1996) - co-executive producer The Homer They Fall (9 November 1996) - co-executive producer Burns, Baby Burns (17 November 1996) - co-executive producer Bart After Dark (24 November 1996) - co-executive producer A Milhouse Divided (1 December 1996) - co-executive producer Lisa's Date with Density (15 December 1996) - co-executive producer Hurricane Neddy (29 December 1996) - co-executive producer El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer (5 January 1997) - co-executive producer The Springfield Files (12 January 1997) - executive producer The Twisted World of Marge Simpson (19 January 1997) - co-executive producer Mountain of Madness (2 February 1997) - co-executive producer The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show (7 February 1997) - co-executive producer Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-Annoyed-Grunt-cious (7 February 1997) - executive producer Homer's Phobia (16 February 1997) - co-executive producer Brother from Another Series (23 February 1997) - co-executive producer My Sister, My Sitter (2 March 1997) - co-executive producer Homer vs. the 18th Amendment (16 March 1997) - co-executive producer Grade School Confidential (6 April 1997) - co-executive producer The Canine Mutiny (13 April 1997) - co-executive producer The Old Man and the Lisa (20 April 1997) - co-executive producer In Marge We Trust (27 April 1997) - co-executive producer Homer's Enemy (4 May 1997) - co-executive producer The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (11 May 1997) - co-executive producer The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (18 May 1997) - co-executive producer The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson (21 September 1997) - co-executive producer The Principal and the Pauper (28 September 1997) - co-executive producer Lisa's Sax (19 October 1997) - co-executive producer Treehouse of Horror VIII (26 October 1997) - co-executive producer The Cartridge Family (2 November 1997) - co-executive producer Bart Star (9 November 1997) - co-executive producer The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (16 November 1997) - co-executive producer Lisa the Skeptic (23 November 1997) - co-executive producer Realty Bites (7 December 1997) - co-executive producer Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (21 December 1997) - co-executive producer All Singing, All Dancing (4 January 1998) - co-executive producer Bart Carny (11 January 1998) - co-executive producer Das Bus (15 February 1998) - co-executive producer The Last Temptation of Krust (22 February 1998) - co-executive producer Dumbbell Indemnity (1 March 1998) - co-executive producer Lisa the Simpson (8 March 1998) - co-executive producer This Little Wiggy (22 March 1998) - co-executive producer Simpson Tide (29 March 1998) - co-executive producer The Trouble with Trillions (5 April 1998) - co-executive producer Girly Edition (19 April 1998) - co-executive producer Trash of the Titans (26 April 1998) - co-executive producer King of the Hill (3 May 1998) - co-executive producer Lost Our Lisa (10 May 1998) - co-executive producer Natural Born Kissers (17 May 1998) - co-executive producer Lard of the Dance (23 August 1998) - co-executive producer The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (20 September 1998) - co-executive producer Bart the Mother (27 September 1998) - co-executive producer Treehouse of Horror IX (25 October 1998) - co-executive producer When You Dish Upon a Star (8 November 1998) - co-executive producer D'oh-in' in the Wind (15 November 1998) - co-executive producer Lisa Gets an "A" (22 November 1998) - co-executive producer Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" (6 December 1998) - co-executive producer Mayored to the Mob (20 December 1998) - co-executive producer Viva Ned Flanders (10 January 1999) - co-executive producer Wild Barts Can't Be Broken (17 January 1999) - co-executive producer Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (31 January 1999) - co-executive producer , Writer (written by) Homer to the Max (7 February 1999) - co-executive producer I'm with Cupid (14 February 1999) - co-executive producer Marge Simpson in 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' (21 February 1999) - co-executive producer Make Room for Lisa (28 February 1999) - co-executive producer Maximum Homerdrive (28 March 1999) - co-executive producer Simpsons Bible Stories (4 April 1999) - co-executive producer Mom and Pop Art (11 April 1999) - co-executive producer The Old Man and the 'C' Student (25 April 1999) - co-executive producer Monty Can't Buy Me Love (2 May 1999) - co-executive producer They Saved Lisa's Brain (9 May 1999) - co-executive producer Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo (16 May 1999) - co-executive producer Beyond Blunderdome (26 September 1999) - executive producer Brother's Little Helper (3 October 1999) - executive producer , Writer (written by) Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? (24 October 1999) - executive producer Treehouse of Horror X (31 October 1999) - executive producer E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) (7 November 1999) - executive producer Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder (14 November 1999) - executive producer Eight Misbehavin' (21 November 1999) - executive producer Take My Wife, Sleaze (28 November 1999) - executive producer Grift of the Magi (19 December 1999) - executive producer Little Big Mom (9 January 2000) - executive producer Faith Off (16 January 2000) - executive producer The Mansion Family (23 January 2000) - executive producer Saddlesore Galactica (6 February 2000) - executive producer Alone Again, Natura-Diddly (13 February 2000) - executive producer Missionary: Impossible (20 February 2000) - executive producer Pygmoelian (27 February 2000) - executive producer Bart to the Future (19 March 2000) - executive producer Days of Wine and D'oh'ses (9 April 2000) - executive producer Kill the Alligator and Run (30 April 2000) - executive producer Next US airings: Fri. Nov. 4 7:00 PM Fox Last Tap Dance in Springfield (7 May 2000) - executive producer It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge (14 May 2000) - executive producer Behind the Laughter (21 May 2000) - executive producer , Writer (written by) Treehouse of Horror XI (1 November 2000) - executive producer A Tale of Two Springfields (5 November 2000) - executive producer Insane Clown Poppy (12 November 2000) - executive producer Lisa the Tree Hugger (19 November 2000) - executive producer Homer vs. Dignity (26 November 2000) - executive producer The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (3 December 2000) - executive producer The Great Money Caper (10 December 2000) - executive producer Skinner's Sense of Snow (17 December 2000) - executive producer HOMR (7 January 2001) - executive producer Pokey Mom (14 January 2001) - executive producer Worst Episode Ever (4 February 2001) - executive producer Tennis the Menace (11 February 2001) - executive producer Day of the Jackanapes (18 February 2001) - executive producer New Kids on the Blecch (25 February 2001) - executive producer Hungry Hungry Homer (4 March 2001) - executive producer Bye Bye Nerdie (11 March 2001) - executive producer Simpson Safari (1 April 2001) - executive producer Trilogy of Error (29 April 2001) - executive producer I'm Goin' to Praiseland (6 May 2001) - executive producer Children of a Lesser Clod (13 May 2001) - executive producer Simpson Tall Tales (20 May 2001) - executive producer Treehouse of Horror XII (6 November 2001) - executive producer The Parent Rap (11 November 2001) - executive producer , Writer (written by) Next US airings: Fri. Nov. 4 12:30 AM Fox Homer the Moe (18 November 2001) - executive producer A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love (2 December 2001) - executive producer The Blunder Years (9 December 2001) - executive producer She of Little Faith (16 December 2001) - executive producer Brawl in the Family (6 January 2002) - executive producer Sweets and Sour Marge (20 January 2002) - executive producer Jaws Wired Shut (27 January 2002) - executive producer Half-Decent Proposal (10 February 2002) - executive producer The Bart Wants What It Wants (17 February 2002) - executive producer The Lastest Gun in the West (24 February 2002) - executive producer The Old Man and the Key (10 March 2002) - executive producer Tales from the Public Domain (17 March 2002) - executive producer Blame It on Lisa (31 March 2002) - executive producer Weekend at Burnsie's (7 April 2002) - executive producer Gump Roast (21 April 2002) - executive producer I Am Furious Yellow (28 April 2002) - executive producer The Sweetest Apu (5 May 2002) - executive producer Little Girl in the Big Ten (12 May 2002) - executive producer The Frying Game (19 May 2002) - executive producer Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge (22 May 2002) - executive producer Treehouse of Horror XIII (3 November 2002) - producer How I Spent My Strummer Vacation (10 November 2002) - producer Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade (17 November 2002) - producer Large Marge (24 November 2002) - producer Helter Shelter (1 December 2002) - producer The Great Louse Detective (15 December 2002) - producer Special Edna (5 January 2003) - producer The Dad Who Knew Too Little (12 January 2003) - producer The Strong Arms of the Ma (2 February 2003) - producer Pray Anything (9 February 2003) - producer I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can (16 February 2003) - producer Barting Over (16 February 2003) - producer A Star Is Born Again (2 March 2003) - producer Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington (9 March 2003) - producer C. E. D'oh (16 March 2003) - producer 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky (30 March 2003) - producer Three Gays of the Condo (13 April 2003) - producer Dude, Where's My Ranch? (27 April 2003) - producer Old Yeller-Belly (4 May 2003) - producer Brake My Wife, Please (11 May 2003) - producer Moe Baby Blues (18 May 2003) - producer The Bart of War (18 May 2003) - producer Simple Simpson (2 May 2004) - producer Treehouse of Horror XV (7 November 2004) - producer All's Fair in Oven War (14 November 2004) - producer Sleeping with the Enemy (21 November 2004) - producer She Used to Be My Girl (5 December 2004) - producer Fat Man and Little Boy (12 December 2004) - producer Midnight Rx (16 January 2005) - producer Mommie Beerest (30 January 2005) - producer Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass (6 February 2005) - producer Pranksta Rap (13 February 2005) - producer There's Something About Marrying (20 February 2005) - producer On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister (6 March 2005) - producer Goo Goo Gai Pan (13 March 2005) - producer Mobile Homer (20 March 2005) - producer The Seven-Beer Snitch (3 April 2005) - producer Future-Drama (17 April 2005) - producer The Heartbroke Kid (1 May 2005) - producer Don't Fear the Roofer (1 May 2005) - producer A Star Is Torn (8 May 2005) - producer Thank God It's Doomsday (8 May 2005) - producer Home Away from Homer (15 May 2005) - producer The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star (15 May 2005) - producer Bonfire of the Manatees (11 September 2005) - creative consultant The Girl Who Slept Too Little (18 September 2005) - creative consultant Milhouse of Sand and Fog (25 September 2005) - creative consultant Treehouse of Horror XVI (6 November 2005) - creative consultant Marge's Son Poisoning (13 November 2005) - creative consultant See Homer Run (20 November 2005) - creative consultant The Last of the Red Hat Mamas (27 November 2005) - creative consultant The Italian Bob (11 December 2005) - creative consultant Simpsons Christmas Stories (18 December 2005) - creative consultant Homer's Paternity Coot (8 January 2006) - creative consultant We're on the Road to D'owhere (29 January 2006) - creative consultant My Fair Laddy (26 February 2006) - creative consultant The Seemingly Never-Ending Story (12 March 2006) - creative consultant Next US airings: Sat. Nov. 5 7:00 PM Fox Bart Has Two Mommies (19 March 2006) - creative consultant Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife (26 March 2006) - creative consultant Million Dollar Abie (2 April 2006) - creative consultant Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore (9 April 2006) - creative consultant The Wettest Stories Ever Told (23 April 2006) - creative consultant Girls Just Want to Have Sums (30 April 2006) - creative consultant Regarding Margie (7 May 2006) - creative consultant The Monkey Suit (14 May 2006) - creative consultant Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play (21 May 2006) - creative consultant

Showrunner

Trivia

  • Wrote an unproduced episode of The Simpsons which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.