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'''Matt Groening''' is the creator of [[The Simpsons]] and appears on [[The Simpsons]] twice, and voiced himself.  There is a version of him featured on the [[138th Episode Spectacular]], wearing an eyepatch and being voiced by one of the usual actors. He also appears in The Simpsons Video Game.
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|name=Matt Groening
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|image=[[File:Matt Groening.jpg|250px]]
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
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|job=Creator, developer, executive producer, writer, character designer, creative consultant
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|birthdate= {{Birthdate|1954|2|15}}
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|status=Active
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|episodes= {{epnumber}}
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|seasons= [[Shorts season 1]] - Present
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|first short= "[[Good Night]]"
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|latest short= ''[[The Most Wonderful Time of the Year]]''
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|first episode="[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
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|latest episode="[[{{mostrecentep}}]]"
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|song = "[[Do the Bartman]]"
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|comics= 236
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|first comic= ''[[It's in the Cards]]''
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|latest comic= ''[[Margemary's Baby]]''
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|first album= ''[[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]''
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|latest album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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|first book= ''[[The Simpsons Annual 1992]]''
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|latest book= ''[[The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 3: Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies]]''
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'''Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening''' (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip ''[[Life in Hell]]'' and television series' ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'' and ''[[Disenchantment]]''. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of ''Life in Hell'' to the avant-garde ''Wet'' magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: A Culture Show]]''. He also appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/the-simpsons-live-show-with-orchestra-coming-to-hollywood-bowl-20140717 Rolling Stone - "'The Simpsons' Live Show With Orchestra Coming to Hollywood Bowl"]</ref>
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Groening has voiced {{Ch|Matt Groening|himself}} on a few occasions, "[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]", ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' and "[[Homer the Whopper]]". He also voiced a soccer announcer in "[[Holidays of Future Passed]]".<ref>[http://simpsonsmusic500.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/wrapping-up-2011/ Simpsons Music 500 "Wrapping Up 2011"]</ref>
  
==Credits==
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== Awards ==
===Created By===
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{{Table|width=50%|align=left|
{{scroll
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{{THT|Award}}
|content=
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{{TH|Year}}
* [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]
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{{TH|Episode}}
* [[Bart the Genius]]
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{{TH|Result}}
* [[Homer's Odyssey]]
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production}}}}
* [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
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{{TB|[[2007]]<ref name="Annie2007">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102916/http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
* [[Bart the General]]
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{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''}}
* [[Moaning Lisa]]
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{{TB|Nominated}}
* [[The Call of the Simpsons]]
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* [[The Telltale Head]]
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|10}}
* [[Life on the Fast Lane]]
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{{TRs|[[1990]]<ref name="Emmy42Anim">[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1990/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "42nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners"]</ref>|2}}
* [[Homer's Night Out]]
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{{TB|"[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"}}
* [[The Crepes of Wrath]]
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
* [[Krusty Gets Busted]]
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{{TBT|"[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"}}
* [[Some Enchanted Evening]]
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1991]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1991/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1991"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[1992]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1992"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Radio Bart]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1995]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1995"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Lisa's Wedding]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[1996]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer's Phobia]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Trash of the Titans]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1999]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Viva Ned Flanders]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[2000]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2000/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Behind the Laughter]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|11}}
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{{TB|[[2001]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[HOMЯ]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2002]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[She of Little Faith]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[2003]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2003"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Gays of the Condo]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2004]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2004"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Way We Weren't]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|2}}
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{{TBT|[[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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{{TBT|[[2006]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2006/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2006"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2007]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2007"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[2008]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2008/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2008"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2009]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2009"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Gone Maggie Gone]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|9}}
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{{TBT|[[2010]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2010"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2011]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2011"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|10}}
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{{TB|[[2012]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Holidays of Future Passed]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2013]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2013/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2013"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2015]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2015"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2016]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2016"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Halloween of Horror]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2017]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Town]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2018]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Gone Boy]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2019]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Mad About the Toy]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2020]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Thanksgiving of Horror]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|3}}
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{{TBT|[[2021]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2021"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Dad-Feelings Limited]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2022]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2022"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Pixelated and Afraid]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[2023]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2023/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXIII]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[2024]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2024"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Night of the Living Wage]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program}}}}
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{{TB|[[2017]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-creative-achievement-in-interactive-media-within-a-scripted-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program - 2017"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|''[[Planet of the Couches]]''}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|3}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[2021]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program - 2021"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|''[[The Force Awakens from Its Nap]]''}}
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{{TBT|[[2022]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program - 2022"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|''[[When Billie Met Lisa]]''}}
 
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===Developer===
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== Credits ==
{{scroll
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=== Written by ===
|content=
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{{Scroll|
* [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]
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{{TO}}
* [[Bart the Genius]]
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{{ShortsA|all=yes}}
* [[Homer's Odyssey]]
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{{Season1A
* [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
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|E13=yes
* [[Bart the General]]
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* [[Moaning Lisa]]
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{{Season3A
* [[The Call of the Simpsons]]
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|E20=yes
* [[The Telltale Head]]
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* [[Life on the Fast Lane]]
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{{Season7A
* [[Homer's Night Out]]
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|E21=yes
* [[The Crepes of Wrath]]
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* [[Krusty Gets Busted]]
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{{SpecialsA
* [[Some Enchanted Evening]]
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|TLD=yes
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|Playdate=yes
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}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons Sing the Blues|("[[Deep, Deep Trouble]]")}}
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*{{alb|The Yellow Album|("[[The Ten Commandments of Bart]]")}}
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{{TC}}
 
}}
 
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===Executive Producer===
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=== Screenplay by ===
{{scroll
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*{{mov}}
|content=
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* [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]
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=== Created by ===
* [[Bart the Genius]]
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{{Scroll|
* [[Homer's Odyssey]]
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{{TO}}
* [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
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{{Season1A|all=yes}}
* [[Bart the General]]
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{{Season2A|all=yes}}
* [[Moaning Lisa]]
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{{Season3A|all=yes|E7n=as Malevolent Matt Groening}}
* [[The Call of the Simpsons]]
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{{Season4A|all=yes|E5n=as Bat Groening}}
* [[The Telltale Head]]
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{{Season5A|all=yes|E5n=as Matt "Mr. Spooky" Groening}}
* [[Life on the Fast Lane]]
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{{Season6A|all=yes|E6n=as Morbid Matt Groening|E18n=uncredited}}
* [[Homer's Night Out]]
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as Matt "Funk Lord of USA" Groening}}
* [[The Crepes of Wrath]]
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as Rat Groening}}
* [[Krusty Gets Busted]]
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{{Season9A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
* [[Some Enchanted Evening]]
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{{Season10A|all=yes|E4n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{Season11A|all=yes|E4n=as Grat Moaning}}
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{{Season12A|all=yes|E1n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{Season13A|all=yes}}
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{{Season14A|all=yes}}
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{{Season15A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season16A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season17A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season18A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season19A|all=yes}}
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{{Season20A|all=yes}}
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{{Season21A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season22A|all=yes}}
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{{Season23A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season24A|all=yes|E2n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season25A|all=yes|E2n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season26A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season29A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season30A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season31A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season32A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season33A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{Season35A|all=yes|E5n=as Splat Groening}}
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{{Season36A|all=yes|E5n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{BooksA
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|Ann1992=yes
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|TSF1=yes
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|TSF4=yes
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|HSLBoL=yes
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|BSMoM=yes
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|MBHoWD=yes
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|LSGtGC=yes
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|GSGtA=yes
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|BMTSH=yes
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{{TC}}
 
}}
 
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===Character Design===
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=== Developed by ===
{{scroll
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{{Scroll|
|content=
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{{TO}}
* [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]
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{{Season1A|all=yes}}
* [[Bart the Genius]]
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{{Season2A|all=yes}}
* [[Homer's Odyssey]]
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{{Season3A|all=yes|E7n=as Mad Matt Groening}}
* [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
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{{Season4A|all=yes|E5n=as Matt Merchandising Groening}}
* [[Bart the General]]
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{{Season5A|all=yes|E5n=as Matt "Count Chocula" Groening}}
* [[Moaning Lisa]]
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{{Season6A|all=yes|E6n=as Matt "Grave-Robbin" Groening|E18n=uncredited}}
* [[The Call of the Simpsons]]
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as Matt "Monstroso" Groening}}
* [[The Telltale Head]]
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as Mad Groening}}
* [[Life on the Fast Lane]]
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{{Season9A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
* [[Homer's Night Out]]
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{{Season10A|all=yes|E4n=as Matt Groin Injury}}
* [[The Crepes of Wrath]]
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{{Season11A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groaning}}
* [[Krusty Gets Busted]]
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{{Season12A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groin Injury}}
* [[Some Enchanted Evening]]
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{{Season13A|all=yes}}
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{{Season14A|all=yes}}
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{{Season15A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season16A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season17A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season18A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season19A|all=yes}}
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{{Season20A|all=yes}}
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{{Season21A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season22A|all=yes}}
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{{Season23A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season24A|all=yes|E2n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season25A|all=yes|E2n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season26A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season29A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season30A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season31A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season32A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season33A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{Season35A|all=yes|E5n=as Splat Groening}}
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{{Season36A|all=yes|E5n=as Brat Groening}}
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{{TC}}
 
}}
 
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==See also==
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=== Executive producer ===
* [[Matt Groening's 10 favorite episodes]]
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{{Scroll|
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{{TO}}
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{{Season1A|all=yes}}
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{{Season2A|all=yes}}
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{{Season3A|all=yes|E7n=as Mad Matt Groening}}
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{{Season4A|all=yes|E5n=as Mummified Matt Groening}}
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{{Season5A|all=yes|E5n=as Matt "Griddlecakes" Groening}}
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{{Season6A|all=yes|E6n=as Muu-Muu-Wearin Matt Groening|E18n=uncredited}}
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as Maaaaaaatt Groening}}
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as Mud Groening}}
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{{Season9A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season10A|all=yes|E4n=as Brat Groening}}
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{{Season11A|all=yes|E4n=as Matt Gruesome}}
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{{Season12A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season13A|all=yes}}
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{{Season14A|all=yes}}
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{{Season15A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season16A|all=yes|E1n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season17A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season18A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season19A|all=yes}}
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{{Season20A|all=yes}}
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{{Season21A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season22A|all=yes}}
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{{Season23A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season24A|all=yes|E2n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season25A|all=yes|E2n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season26A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season29A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season30A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season31A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season32A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season33A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{Season35A|all=yes|E5n=as Splat Groening}}
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{{Season36A|all=yes|E5n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{SpecialsA
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|Bartman=yes
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|DDT=yes
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}}
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}}
  
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=== Character design ===
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{{TC}}
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}}
  
[[Category:Cast and Crew|Groening, Matt]]
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=== Creative consultant ===
[[Category:Active writers|Groening, Matt]]
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{{Season4A|all=yes|E5n=as Matt "El Monstro" Groening}}
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{{Season5A|all=yes|E5n=as Matt "Mildly Frightening" Groening}}
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{{Season6A|all=yes|E6n=as Matt "Scary Nickname" Groening|E18n=uncredited}}
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as Wotsa Matt U. Groening}}
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as Mad Groening}}
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{{Season9A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season10A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season11A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groaning}}
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{{Season12A|all=yes|E1n=as Brat Groening}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season29A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season30A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season31A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season32A|all=yes|E4n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season33A|all=yes|E3n=as Bat Groening}}
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Rat Groening}}
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{{Season35A|all=yes|E5n=as Splat Groening}}
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{{Season36A|all=yes|E5n=as Splat Groening}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Produced by ===
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{{TO}}
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*{{mov}}
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{{SpecialsA
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|Playdate=yes
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|StarWars=yes
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|Marvel=yes
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|Plus=yes
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|Billie=yes
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|WelcomeClub=yes
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|Feliz=yes
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|RogueOne=yes
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|May12th=yes
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|TMWTOTY=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
 +
 
 +
=== Producer ===
 +
*{{spec|The Simpsons Ride}}
 +
 
 +
=== Characters created by ===
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man}}
 +
*{{game|Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness}}
 +
 
 +
=== Creative consultant ===
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons Cartoon Studio}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons Bowling}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons Road Rage}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons Skateboarding}}
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run}}
 +
 
 +
=== Very special thanks to ===
 +
*{{game|The Simpsons Cartoon Studio}}
 +
 
 +
=== Comics ===
 +
:''Note: Each [[Simpsons Comics]] story features a credit for Matt Groening, in the vain of "created by", usually a humorous pun on the comic story.''
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{{Scroll|
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{{TO}}
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'''Simpsons Comics:'''
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{{SimpsonsComicsA
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|I42S1=yes
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|I42S2=yes
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|I43S1=yes
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|I43S2=yes
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|I43S2n=as Matt 'King of the Vast Wasteland' Groening
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'''Bartman:'''
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{{BartmanA
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|I3S1=yes
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|I4S1=yes
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|I5S1=yes
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|I6S1=yes
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'''Itchy & Scratchy:'''
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{{I&SA
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|I3S1=yes
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}}
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'''Radioactive Man:'''
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{{RadioactiveManA
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|I216S2=yes
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|I412S1=yes
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|I679S1=yes
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|I1000S1=yes
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|I222S1=yes
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|I136S1=yes
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|I575S1=yes
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|I106S2=yes
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|IBSHS2=yes
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|IBSHS3=yes
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|IBSHS4=yes
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|IBSHS4n=as Matt "Guru of Gargamash" Groening
 +
|I197S2=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Krusty Comics:'''
 +
{{KrustyComicsA
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|I1S2=yes
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|I2S1=yes
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|I2S2=yes
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|I3S1=yes
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}}
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'''Lisa Comics:'''
 +
*{{bon|Lisa's Adventures in Wordland}}
 +
'''Treehouse of Horror:'''
 +
{{TreehouseA
 +
|I2S1=yes
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|I2S1n=as Moldering Matt Groening
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|I2S2=yes
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|I2S2n=as Maggoty Matt Groening
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|I3S1=yes
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|I3S1n=as Mucous-Laden Matt Groening
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|I3S2=yes
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|I3S2n=as Mamin' Matt Groening
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|I4S1=yes
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|I4S1n=as Gut Wrenching Matt Groening
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|I4S3=yes
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|I4S3n=as Grotesque Matt Groening
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|I5S1=yes
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|I5S1n=as Mysterious Matt Groening
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|I5S2=yes
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|I5S2n=as Matt "Ghastly" Groening
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|I5S3=yes
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|I5S3n=as Monstrous Matt Groening
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|I6S1=yes
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|I6S1n=as Maimin' Matt Groenin'
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|I6S2=yes
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|I6S2n=as Splat Groening
 +
|I6S3=yes
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|I6S3n=as Malignant Matt Groening
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|I6S4=yes
 +
|I6S4n=as Malodorous Matt Groening
 +
|I7S1=yes
 +
|I7S1n=as The Spawn of Matt Groening
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|I7S2=yes
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|I7S2n=as Matt (Great Oz) Groening
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|I7S3=yes
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|I7S3n=as Mischievious Matt Groening
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|I7S4=yes
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|I7S4n=as Anti-Matter Groening
 +
|I8S1=yes
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|I8S2=yes
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|I8S3=yes
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|I8S4=yes
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|I11S3=yes
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|I11S3n=as "Gruesome" Matt Groening
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|I13S1=yes
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|I18S2=yes
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}}
 +
'''Bart Simpson:'''
 +
{{BartSimpsonA
 +
|I1S1=yes
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|I1S3=yes
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|I2S1=yes
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|I2S2=yes
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|I2S3=yes
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|I2S4=yes
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|I3S2=yes
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|I3S3=yes
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|I4S1=yes
 +
|I4S1n=as Matt "The Big Bucks Stop Here" Groening
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|I4S2=yes
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|I4S3=yes
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|I5S1=yes
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|I5S1n=as Matt "Bat Masterson" Groening
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|I5S2=yes
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|I5S3=yes
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|I6S1=yes
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|I6S2=yes
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|I6S3=yes
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|I7S1=yes
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|I7S2=yes
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|I7S3=yes
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|I8S1=yes
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|I8S2=yes
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|I8S3=yes
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|I8S4=yes
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|I9S1=yes
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|I9S2=yes
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|I9S3=yes
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|I9S4=yes
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|I9S5=yes
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|I9S6=yes
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|I9S7=yes
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|I10S2=yes
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|I10S3=yes
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|I10S4=yes
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|I10S5=yes
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|I10S6=yes
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|I11S1=yes
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|I11S2=yes
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|I11S3=yes
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|I11S4=yes
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|I12S2=yes
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|I12S3=yes
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|I12S4=yes
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|I12S5=yes
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'''Futurama Crossover:'''
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{{FuturamaCrossoverA
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|S1=yes
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|S2=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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 +
=== Contributing writer ===
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{{TO}}
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'''Simpsons Comics:'''
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{{SimpsonsComicsA
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|I100S1=yes
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}}
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'''Books:'''
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{{BooksA
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|SCRoy=yes
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|SCUnch=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Contributing artist ===
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{{TO}}
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{{SimpsonsComicsA
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|I100S1=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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 +
=== Writer ===
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{{TO}}
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{{RadioactiveManA
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|I88S1=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Publisher ===
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{{Scroll|
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|SCMelt=yes
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|BSPoP=yes
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|SCConf=yes
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|SCSupe=yes
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|BSA14=yes
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|SA14=yes
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|BSTtR=yes
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|SCCC2=yes
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|BSA15=yes
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|SA15=yes
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|SCClub=yes
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|BSBlast=yes
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|SCCC3=yes
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|BSBU=yes
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|SCSS=yes
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|BSBO=yes
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|SCCC7=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
 +
 
 +
=== Acknowledgement ===
 +
{{TO}}
 +
{{BooksA
 +
|TSFCC=yes
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|THOHO1=yes
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|THOHO2=yes
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|THOHO3=yes
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}}
 +
{{TC}}
 +
 
 +
=== The Simpsons Family History by ===
 +
*{{bk|The Simpsons Family History}}
 +
 
 +
=== For The Simpsons ===
 +
*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
 +
*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
 +
*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
 +
 
 +
=== Parody lyrics by ===
 +
*{{alb|The Simpsons Movie: The Music|("{{ap|Spider Pig|song}}")}}
 +
 
 +
=== Hans Zimmer would like to thank ===
 +
*{{alb|The Simpsons Movie: The Music}}
 +
 
 +
=== Thanks to ===
 +
*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
 +
 
 +
=== Interviewee ===
 +
*{{spec|The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!}}
 +
 
 +
== See also ==
 +
*{{Showrun}}
 +
*{{Written by}}
 +
*[[Matt Groening's 10 favorite episodes]]
 +
 
 +
== References ==
 +
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0004981/}}
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
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*{{MobyGames|97069}}
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{{Season 21 Guest Stars}}
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Latest revision as of 15:14, November 5, 2024

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Matt Groening (character).
Matt Groening
Matt Groening.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Creator, developer, executive producer, writer, character designer, creative consultant
Birth date: February 15, 1954 (1954-02-15) (age 70)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 780
Number of comic stories: 236
Seasons active: Shorts season 1 - Present
First short: "Good Night"
Most recent short: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "The Man Who Flew Too Much"
First comic: It's in the Cards
Most recent comic: Margemary's Baby
First book: The Simpsons Annual 1992
Most recent book: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 3: Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies
Song: "Do the Bartman"
First album: The Simpsons Sing the Blues
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell and television series' The Simpsons, Futurama and Disenchantment. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends, The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem, The Simpsons: Access All Areas, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, The Simpsons: America's First Family, and The Simpsons: A Culture Show. He also appeared in The Simpsons Take the Bowl.[1]

Groening has voiced himself on a few occasions, "My Big Fat Geek Wedding", The Simpsons Game and "Homer the Whopper". He also voiced a soccer announcer in "Holidays of Future Passed".[2]

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production 2007[3] The Simpsons Movie Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1990[4] "Life on the Fast Lane" Won
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Nominated
1991[5] "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" Won
1992[6] "Radio Bart" Nominated
1995[7] "Lisa's Wedding" Won
1996[8] "Treehouse of Horror VI" Nominated
1997[9] "Homer's Phobia" Won
1998[10] "Trash of the Titans"
1999[11] "Viva Ned Flanders" Nominated
2000[12] "Behind the Laughter" Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2001[13] "HOMЯ"
2002[14] "She of Little Faith" Nominated
2003[15] "Three Gays of the Condo" Won
2004[16] "The Way We Weren't" Nominated
2005[17] "Future-Drama"
2006[18] "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" Won
2007[19] "The Haw-Hawed Couple" Nominated
2008[20] "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" Won
2009[21] "Gone Maggie Gone" Nominated
2010[22] "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
2011[23] "Angry Dad: The Movie"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2012[24] "Holidays of Future Passed"
2013[25] "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
2015[26] "Treehouse of Horror XXV"
2016[27] "Halloween of Horror"
2017[28] "The Town"
2018[29] "Gone Boy"
2019[30] "Mad About the Toy" Won
2020[31] "Thanksgiving of Horror" Nominated
2021[32] "The Dad-Feelings Limited"
2022[33] "Pixelated and Afraid"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 2023[34] "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" Won
2024[35] "Night of the Living Wage" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program 2017[36] Planet of the Couches Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program 2021[37] The Force Awakens from Its Nap
2022[38] When Billie Met Lisa

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Comics[edit]

Note: Each Simpsons Comics story features a credit for Matt Groening, in the vain of "created by", usually a humorous pun on the comic story.
Simpsons Comics:Bartman:Itchy & Scratchy:Radioactive Man:Krusty Comics:Lisa Comics:Treehouse of Horror:Bart Simpson:Futurama Crossover:

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References[edit]

  1. Rolling Stone - "'The Simpsons' Live Show With Orchestra Coming to Hollywood Bowl"
  2. Simpsons Music 500 "Wrapping Up 2011"
  3. The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  4. Television Academy - "42nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners"
  5. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1991"
  6. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1992"
  7. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1995"
  8. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"
  9. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"
  10. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"
  11. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"
  12. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"
  13. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"
  14. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"
  15. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2003"
  16. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2004"
  17. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2005"
  18. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2006"
  19. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2007"
  20. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2008"
  21. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2009"
  22. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2010"
  23. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2011"
  24. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"
  25. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2013"
  26. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2015"
  27. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2016"
  28. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"
  29. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"
  30. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"
  31. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"
  32. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2021"
  33. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2022"
  34. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"
  35. Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2024"
  36. Television Academy - "Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program - 2017"
  37. Television Academy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program - 2021"
  38. Television Academy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program - 2022"


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