Difference between revisions of "John Swartzwelder"
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| − | '''John Swartzwelder''' (born November 16, 1950) is a writer for the ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He is credited with writing the largest number of ''Simpsons'' episodes. John was one of several writers recruited to The Simpsons from the pages of [[George Meyer]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Army Man (magazine)| Army Man'' magazine]]. | + | '''John Swartzwelder''' (born November 16, 1950) is a writer for the ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He is credited with writing the largest number of ''Simpsons'' episodes. John was one of several writers recruited to The Simpsons from the pages of [[George Meyer]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Army Man (magazine)|Army Man'' magazine]]. |
Beginning with the show's sixth season, Swartzwelder no longer attended rewrites with the rest of the staff, having been given special dispensation to send in his drafts from home and let the other writers revise them. | Beginning with the show's sixth season, Swartzwelder no longer attended rewrites with the rest of the staff, having been given special dispensation to send in his drafts from home and let the other writers revise them. | ||
| − | According to his longtime collaborators on ''The Simpsons'', [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]], Swartzwelder is a huge fan of [[Wikipedia:Preston Sturges| Preston Sturges]] films and loves "anything old-timey American." This vaguely defined aesthetic presents itself in many of the episodes he's written, in the form of wandering hobos, Prohibition-era speakeasies, carnies, 19th-century baseball players, aging Western movie stars, and Sicilian gangsters. | + | According to his longtime collaborators on ''The Simpsons'', [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]], Swartzwelder is a huge fan of [[Wikipedia:Preston Sturges|Preston Sturges]] films and loves "anything old-timey American." This vaguely defined aesthetic presents itself in many of the episodes he's written, in the form of wandering hobos, Prohibition-era speakeasies, carnies, 19th-century baseball players, aging Western movie stars, and Sicilian gangsters. |
According to the DVD commentaries, he used to write episodes while sitting at a booth in his favorite restaurant "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes" (Matt Groening). When the state of California passed an anti-smoking law, Swartzwelder bought a diner booth and installed it in his house, allowing him to smoke and write in peace. | According to the DVD commentaries, he used to write episodes while sitting at a booth in his favorite restaurant "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes" (Matt Groening). When the state of California passed an anti-smoking law, Swartzwelder bought a diner booth and installed it in his house, allowing him to smoke and write in peace. | ||
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * The Time Machine Did It (2004) | + | * The Time Machine Did It (2004) |
| − | * Double Wonderful (2005) | + | * Double Wonderful (2005) |
| − | * How I Conquered Your Planet (2006) | + | * How I Conquered Your Planet (2006) |
* The Exploding Detective (2007) | * The Exploding Detective (2007) | ||
* Dead Men Scare Me Stupid (2008) | * Dead Men Scare Me Stupid (2008) | ||
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* {{Ep|Bart Gets Hit by a Car}} | * {{Ep|Bart Gets Hit by a Car}} | ||
* {{Ep|The War of the Simpsons}} | * {{Ep|The War of the Simpsons}} | ||
| − | * {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}} | + | * {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}} |
* {{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(contributer)}} | * {{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(contributer)}} | ||
* {{Ep|Homer at the Bat}} | * {{Ep|Homer at the Bat}} | ||
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* {{Ep|Much Apu About Nothing}} | * {{Ep|Much Apu About Nothing}} | ||
* {{Ep|Homerpalooza}} | * {{Ep|Homerpalooza}} | ||
| − | * {{Ep|Summer of 4 Ft. 2}} | + | * {{Ep|Summer of 4 Ft. 2}} |
* {{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII}} | * {{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII}} | ||
* {{Ep|You Only Move Twice}} | * {{Ep|You Only Move Twice}} | ||
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* {{Ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}} | * {{Ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}} | ||
* {{Ep|When Flanders Failed}} | * {{Ep|When Flanders Failed}} | ||
| − | * {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}} | + | * {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}} |
* {{Ep|Homer Defined}} | * {{Ep|Homer Defined}} | ||
* {{Ep|Like Father, Like Clown}} | * {{Ep|Like Father, Like Clown}} | ||
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[[Category:Writers]] | [[Category:Writers]] | ||
[[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]] | [[Category:Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning crew]] | ||
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| + | | DATE OF BIRTH = November 16, 1950 | ||
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John Swartzwelder (born November 16, 1950) is a writer for the The Simpsons. He is credited with writing the largest number of Simpsons episodes. John was one of several writers recruited to The Simpsons from the pages of George Meyer's Army Man magazine.
Beginning with the show's sixth season, Swartzwelder no longer attended rewrites with the rest of the staff, having been given special dispensation to send in his drafts from home and let the other writers revise them.
According to his longtime collaborators on The Simpsons, Al Jean and Mike Reiss, Swartzwelder is a huge fan of Preston Sturges films and loves "anything old-timey American." This vaguely defined aesthetic presents itself in many of the episodes he's written, in the form of wandering hobos, Prohibition-era speakeasies, carnies, 19th-century baseball players, aging Western movie stars, and Sicilian gangsters.
According to the DVD commentaries, he used to write episodes while sitting at a booth in his favorite restaurant "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes" (Matt Groening). When the state of California passed an anti-smoking law, Swartzwelder bought a diner booth and installed it in his house, allowing him to smoke and write in peace.
He is also noted as being a staunch Libertarian, as well as a gun rights advocate and a chain smoker.
In 2004, following a short break from writing scripts, he wrote his first novel, The Time Machine Did It (ISBN 0-9755799-0-8). It was followed by Double Wonderful (ISBN 0-9755799-2-4) in 2005.
John has yet to feature in a Simpsons DVD commentary, and has refused to even acknowledge this fact on a commentary, even when offered to have a mic brought to him just to utter the word "No". On one audio commentary one of the writers pretended to be him as a joke. Swartzwelder was rumored to be doing commentary on the Season 9 DVD box set episode "The Cartridge Family". However, the extent of his participation was that the actual commentators called him on the phone to verify for the fans that he exists. The only opinion he offered on the episode was that he recalled it was a good one.[1] But as far as is known, he won't be on any DVD commentaries.
Contents
Books
- The Time Machine Did It (2004)
- Double Wonderful (2005)
- How I Conquered Your Planet (2006)
- The Exploding Detective (2007)
- Dead Men Scare Me Stupid (2008)
- Earth vs. Everybody (2009)
- The Last Detective Alive (2010)
Credits
Writers
Consultant
Story Editor
Producer
Co-Producer
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Songs written by him/Lyric by
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Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail" (The Monorail Song) - Episode – "Homer the Great" (We Do The Stonecutters' Song)
- Episode – "The Day the Violence Died" (The Amendment Song)
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– The Simpsons Movie (Spider Pig, Springfield Anthem)
