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This is a '''List of staff members who have appeared in ''The Simpsons'''''. Various writers, animators and producers have been inserted into shows as background characters. While these are often minor and non-vocal, there are a few instances where these characters have lines, such as in "[[The Front]]" and "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]". [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]] have both voiced themselves in episodes.
 
This is a '''List of staff members who have appeared in ''The Simpsons'''''. Various writers, animators and producers have been inserted into shows as background characters. While these are often minor and non-vocal, there are a few instances where these characters have lines, such as in "[[The Front]]" and "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]". [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]] have both voiced themselves in episodes.
  
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==== [[Conan O'Brien]] ====
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[[File:Conancameo.jpg|frame|Conan O'Brian]]
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*"[[Bart Gets Famous]]": Conan guest stars as himself, and [[Bart]] appears on his talk show.
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*"[[Radioactive Man]]": When Homer is flipping through channels, he passes Conan's show.
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==== [[James L. Brooks]] ====
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*[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]: He appears as a hobo when Grampa and Jasper are walking down the street. This hobo characiture also appears in [[Homer Loves Flanders]] in the homeless shelter and in [[You Only Move Twice]] during the Syfer's Creek video.
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*In the disc holder artwork for [[The Complete Tenth Season]], James appears in a crashed studio lot cart.
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*He guest stars as himself in "[[A Star Is Born Again]]".
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==== [[Dan Castellaneta]] ====
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*"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]": He is voice actor who plays [[Angry Dad]].
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*"[[Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife]]": The studio cart passes him in the Fox Studio.
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*"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]": Is in a play.
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==== [[David S. Cohen]] ====
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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scartchy''.
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==== [[Matt Groening (character)|Matt Groening]] ====
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*"[[The Front]]": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show.
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*"[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]": He appears as the courtroom artist.
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*"[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]": He guest stars as himself at the sci-fi convention.
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*"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]": He is one of the people laughing at Nelson when his pants are pulled down.
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]": He is one of the celebrities captured by [[Comic Book Guy|The Collector]].
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*In the couch gag for "[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]" that has Matt Groening's autograph on the floor and Marge cleans only to have Matt rewrite it.
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*"[[Worst Episode Ever]]": His picture is on the wall of people who are banned from Comic Book Guy's store.
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*In the couch gag for "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" that has the family as puppets, Matt is revealed to be the operator of them.
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*The couch gag for "[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]" Matt yells woo hoo after Homer's hand finishes a puzzle.
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*In the disc holder artwork for [[The Complete Tenth Season]], Matt appears in a crashed studio lot cart.
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*He appears as a boss in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''.
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==== [[Al Jean]] ====
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*"[[The Front]]": He is among the ''Itchy & Scratchy'' writers. He also appears in the audience of the awards where he says he'll quit his current job to write a sitcom about a sassy robot.
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==== [[Julie Kavner]] ====
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*"[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]": She appears on a poster for ''Rhoda'' in the Museum of TV and Television.
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==== [[Tress MacNeille]] ====
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*"[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]": The character Betty is a cariciture of herself. Betty is also played by her.
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==== [[George Meyer]] ====
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[[File:George Meyer cameo.png|thumb|George Meyer in "Special Edna".]]
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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of ''[[Itchy and Scratchy]]'''s writing staff and gets fired.
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*"[[Realty Bites]]": He appears behind [[Kirk Van Houten]] at the unemployment office.
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*"[[Special Edna]]": He is one of the men Bart thinks of that would be good for his teacher to date.
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*"[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]": He is passed by Bart on the street.
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*"The Day The Violence Died": One of the surprise witnesses along with Ralph Wiggum and the two fat guys on motorbikes.
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==== [[David Mirkin]] ====
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*"[[Marge on the Lam]]": He is one of the two cowboys that confront [[Marge]] and [[Ruth Powers]] in the bar.
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[[File:Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein.jpg|thumb|200px|Josh Weinstein and Bill Oakley and George Meyer.]]
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==== [[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]] ====
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*"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]": They are part of the crowd that laughs at Nelson.
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*"[[The Homer They Fall]]": A poster in Moe's office says "Szyslak vs. Oakley" and has a picture of Bill Oakley's head.
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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": They appear as part of the writing staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''.
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==== [[Mike Reiss]] ====
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*"[[The Front]]": He is among the Itchy & Scratchy writers.
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==== [[Mike Scully]] ====
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[[File:Scullycameo.jpg|frame|Mike Scully]]
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*"[[Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"]]": He appears with his family running away from a rhino at the zoo.
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*"[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]": Mike's children can be seen in a crowd at one point.
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*"[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]": He is one of the men in line for the bathroom at the concert.
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*In the disc holder artwork for [[The Complete Tenth Season]], Mike can be seen going in Homer's celebrity museum from "[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]".
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==== [[David Silverman]] ====
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*"[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]": He is one of the people that falls off the "Escalator to Nowhere".
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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is the sketch artist who draws out the first sketch of Poochie.
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==== [[John Swartzwelder]] ====
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[[File:Swartzwelder Statue.png|thumb|A John Swartzwelder statue]]
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*"[[The Front]]": He appears among the ''[[Itchy & Scratchy]]'' writers.
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*"[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]": A statue of him appears outside the courthouse.
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*"[[Bart the Fink]]": He appears at [[Krusty]]'s fake funeral.
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*"[[The Day the Violence Died]]": He is one of [[Lionel Hutz]]'s surprise witnesses.
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*"[[Bart After Dark]]": He is seen sitting in front when Homer first looks in the main stage area.
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*"[[Hurricane Neddy]]": He is one of the people the family passes while walking through the mental hospital.
  
 
==Character designs based on staff==
 
==Character designs based on staff==
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:David S. Cohen.jpg|David S. Cohen (right)
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File:David Silverman cameo.jpg|David Silverman as an animator
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File:Johnscameo2.JPG|John Swartzwelder in "[[Hurricane Neddy]]".
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File:James L. Brooks hobo.jpg|James L. Brooks as a hobo
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File:Johnscameo3.jpg|John Swartzwelder at the Masion Deriare
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File:mattgroeninganimated.jpg|Matt Groening in "[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]".
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File:TheFrontcameos01.jpg|John Swartzwelder, George Meyer and Al Jean
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File:TheFrontcameos02.jpg|Several staff members in the audience
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File:AlJeanMikeReescameo.jpg|Al Jean and Mike Reiss
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[[Category:Lists|Staff cameos]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Production]]
 
[[Category:Production]]

Revision as of 12:31, January 8, 2014

This is a List of staff members who have appeared in The Simpsons. Various writers, animators and producers have been inserted into shows as background characters. While these are often minor and non-vocal, there are a few instances where these characters have lines, such as in "The Front" and "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show". Matt Groening and James L. Brooks have both voiced themselves in episodes.

Cameos

This list is a work in progress.

Writers

Image Writer Voiced by Episode(s)
Cameo - Al Jean.png Al Jean "The Front"
Cameo - Jeff Martin.png Jeff Martin None "The Front"
Cameo - George Meyer.png George Meyer None "The Front"
Cameo - Mike Reiss.png Mike Reiss "The Front"
Cameo - John Swartzwelder.png John Swartzwelder None "The Front"
Cameo - Jon Vitti.png Jon Vitti "The Front"

Conan O'Brien

File:Conancameo.jpg
Conan O'Brian

James L. Brooks

Dan Castellaneta

David S. Cohen

Matt Groening

Al Jean

  • "The Front": He is among the Itchy & Scratchy writers. He also appears in the audience of the awards where he says he'll quit his current job to write a sitcom about a sassy robot.

Julie Kavner

Tress MacNeille

George Meyer

George Meyer in "Special Edna".

David Mirkin

File:Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein.jpg
Josh Weinstein and Bill Oakley and George Meyer.

Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein

Mike Reiss

  • "The Front": He is among the Itchy & Scratchy writers.

Mike Scully

File:Scullycameo.jpg
Mike Scully

David Silverman

John Swartzwelder

A John Swartzwelder statue

Character designs based on staff

Image Character Based on Voiced by Episode(s)
Mr. Bergstrom.png Mr. Bergstrom Mike Reiss Dustin Hoffman "Lisa's Substitute"
Benjamin.png Benjamin Rich Moore Harry Shearer "Homer Goes to College"


Gallery

  • David S. Cohen.jpg

    David S. Cohen (right)

  • David Silverman cameo.jpg

    David Silverman as an animator

  • Johnscameo2.JPG

    John Swartzwelder in "Hurricane Neddy".

  • James L. Brooks hobo.jpg

    James L. Brooks as a hobo

  • Johnscameo3.jpg

    John Swartzwelder at the Masion Deriare

  • Mattgroeninganimated.jpg

    Matt Groening in "My Big Fat Geek Wedding".

  • TheFrontcameos01.jpg

    John Swartzwelder, George Meyer and Al Jean

  • TheFrontcameos02.jpg

    Several staff members in the audience

  • AlJeanMikeReescameo.jpg

    Al Jean and Mike Reiss

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