Dan McGrath

Dan McGrath

Crew Information Gender: Male ♂ Job: Writer Consulting producer Story editor Birth date: 1964 (age 59–60) Status: Inactive Number of episodes: 70 Seasons active: Season 4 - 6, 8 - 9 First episode: "Treehouse of Horror III" Most recent episode: "Lisa the Simpson" First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield Latest album: Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons

Daniel "Dan" McGrath (born 1964) is an American television writer, educator and stage director. He served as a writer, story editor, executive story consultant and consulting producer for The Simpsons. He also worked for King of the Hill.

Awards

Award Year Episode Result Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1997 "Homer's Phobia" Won

Credits

Written by

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (Terror at 5½ Feet; as Disfigured Dan McGrath)

• Episode – "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood"

• Episode – "Bart of Darkness"

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror V" (The Shinning; as Dearly Departed Dan McGrath)

Story editor

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" (as Disagreeable Dan McGrath) Episode – "Marge Gets a Job" Episode – "New Kid on the Block" Episode – "Mr. Plow" Episode – "Lisa's First Word" Episode – "Homer's Triple Bypass" Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail" Episode – "Selma's Choice" Episode – "Brother from the Same Planet" Episode – "I Love Lisa" Episode – "Duffless" Episode – "Last Exit to Springfield" Episode – "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" Episode – "The Front" Episode – "Whacking Day" Episode – "Marge in Chains" Episode – "Krusty Gets Kancelled" Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" Episode – "Cape Feare" Episode – "Homer Goes to College" Episode – "Rosebud" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (as Decapitated Dan McGrath) Episode – "Marge on the Lam" Episode – "Bart's Inner Child" Episode – "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" Episode – "The Last Temptation of Homer" Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" Episode – "Homer the Vigilante" Episode – "Bart Gets Famous" Episode – "Homer and Apu" Episode – "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" Episode – "Deep Space Homer" Episode – "Homer Loves Flanders" Episode – "Bart Gets an Elephant" Episode – "Burns' Heir" Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" Episode – "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" Episode – "Lady Bouvier's Lover" Episode – "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" Episode – "Bart of Darkness" Episode – "Lisa's Rival"

Executive story consultant

• Episode – "Another Simpsons Clip Show"
• Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy Land"
• Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror V" (as Dearly Departed Dan McGrath)
• Episode – "Bart's Girlfriend"
• Episode – "Lisa on Ice"
• Episode – "Homer Badman"
• Episode – "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"
• Episode – "Fear of Flying"

Consulting producer

Episode – "Bart After Dark" Episode – "Lisa's Date with Density" Episode – "Hurricane Neddy" Episode – "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" Episode – "Mountain of Madness" Episode – "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" Episode – "Homer's Phobia" Episode – "Brother from Another Series" Episode – "My Sister, My Sitter" Episode – "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" Episode – "Grade School Confidential" Episode – "The Canine Mutiny" Episode – "The Old Man and the Lisa" Episode – "In Marge We Trust" Episode – "Homer's Enemy" Episode – "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" Episode – "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" Episode – "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" Episode – "The Principal and the Pauper" Episode – "Lisa the Simpson"

For The Simpsons

• Album – Songs in the Key of Springfield
• Album – Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons

External links

• Dan McGrath at the Internet Movie Database
• Dan McGrath at Wikipedia

Writers

Current writers J. Stewart Burns • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • John Frink • Broti Gupta • Al Jean • Brian Kelley • Ryan Koh • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Cesar Mazariegos • Christine Nangle • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price • Matt Selman • Loni Steele Sosthand • Dan Vebber • Jeff Westbrook Former writers Megan Amram • Richard Appel • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Bob Bendetson • James L. Brooks • Bill Canterbury • Donick Cary • Dan Castellaneta • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Jonathan Collier • Jennifer Crittenden • Kevin Curran • Greg Daniels • Larry Doyle • Michael Ferris • Brent Forrester • Peter Gaffney • Tom Gammill • Valentina L. Garza • Stephanie Gillis • Mitch Glazer • Allen Glazier • Ned Goldreyer • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Matt Groening • Reid Harrison • Ron Hauge • Pete Holmes • David Isaacs • Ken Keeler • Billy Kimball • Jay Kogen • Andrew Kreisberg • Bob Kushell • Deb Lacusta • Ken Levine • Jeff Martin • Tom Martin • Ian Maxtone-Graham • Dan McGrath • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Frank Mula • Michael Nobori • Conan O'Brien • Steve O'Donnell • Bill Oakley • Bill Odenkirk • Don Payne • Max Pross • Rachel Pulido • Mike Reiss • Nell Scovell • Brian Scully • Mike Scully • David Silverman • Sam Simon • David M. Stern • Joshua Sternin • John Swartzwelder • Julie Thacker Scully • Miranda Thompson • Steve Tompkins • Jennifer Ventimilia • Jon Vitti • Matt Warburton • Josh Weinstein • Marc Wilmore • Wallace Wolodarsky • William Wright One-time writers Judd Apatow • Gary Apple • Bob Bain • Jack Barth • Jane Becker • Dick Blasucci • Neal Boushell • Neil Campbell • Michael Carrington • Nancy Cartwright • David Chambers • Julie Chambers • Thomas Chastain • Jeremy Chilnick • Chris Cluess • Robert Cohen • Max Cohn • David Cryan • Nick Dahan • Spike Feresten • Bill Freiberger • Daniel Furlong • Ricky Gervais • Howard Gewirtz • Evan Goldberg • Brendan Hay • Eric Horsted • Justin Hurwitz • Ben Joseph • Eric Kaplan • Juliet Kaufman • Mick Kelly • Dave King • Adam I. Lapidus • Johnny LaZebnik • Josh Lieb • David Mandel • Matt Marshall • Jenna Martin • Samantha Martin • Brian McConnachie • Jane C. O'Brien • Sam O'Neal • Jack Parmeter • Steve Pepoon • Edgar Allan Poe • Brian Pollack • Mimi Pond • Zach Posner • Julia Prescott • Mert Rich • Simon Rich • David Richardson • Jace Richdale • Renee Ridgeley • Brian K. Roberts • Seth Rogen • David Sacks • Robin Sayers • Harry Shearer • Dennis Snee • Robin Stein • David H. Steinberg • Peter Tilden • Patric Verrone • Steve Viksten • Vince Waldron • Danielle Weisberg • Steve Young • Ron Zimmerman Staff writers Richard Appel • Bill Canterbury • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Jennifer Crittenden • Valentina L. Garza • Dan Greaney • Teresa Hsiao • Jon Kern • Cesar Mazariegos • Matt Selman • Matt Warburton Book writers Peter Alexander • Jamie Angell • Ted Brock • Eileen Campion • Max Franke • Jim Jensen • Barbara McAdams • Bill Morrison • Mili Smythe • Mary Trainor • Doug Whaley Other writers Neil Alsip • Jamie Angell • Bob Bain • Eric Brewster • Jeremy Chilnick • Jorge R. Gutierrez • Patrick Meighan • Jack Parmeter • Jeffrey Poliquin • Tom Root • Morgan Spurlock • Michael R. Viner

Consulting producers

Current consulting producers Dan Greaney • Carolyn Omine • David Silverman Former consulting producers Megan Amram • Richard Appel • Dan Castellaneta • David X. Cohen • Kevin Curran • Tom Gammill • Al Jean • Brian Kelley • Tim Long • Ian Maxtone-Graham • Dan McGrath • David Mirkin • Frank Mula • Christine Nangle • Bill Oakley • Don Payne • Max Pross • Mike Reiss • Jace Richdale • Mike Scully • David M. Stern • Josh Weinstein Other consulting producers Chris Sheridan • Scott Sherman

Story editors

Episode story editors Richard Appel • Donick Cary • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • Jennifer Crittenden • Richard Doctorow • Larry Doyle • Brent Forrester • Valentina L. Garza • Ned Goldreyer • Dan Greaney • Reid Harrison • Ron Hauge • Jon Kern • Andrew Kreisberg • Bob Kushell • Tim Long • Jeff Martin • Cesar Mazariegos • Dan McGrath • Jane C. O'Brien • Bill Oakley • Matt Selman • Damilare Sonoiki • Loni Steele Sosthand • Joshua Sternin • John Swartzwelder • Jennifer Ventimilia • Jon Vitti • Matt Warburton • Josh Weinstein Other story editors Anthony Blasucci • Mike Desilets • Dave Ihlenfeld • Ted Jessup • Artie Johann • Shawn Ries • David Wright