David Silverman

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see David Silverman (character).

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David Silverman is a director on The Simpsons who holds the title for most episodes directed. He currently directs Treehouse of Horror episodes and stopped directing after season 7 but returned in season 14. He also directed The Simpsons Movie. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Access All Areas and The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.

Credits

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Director

Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Episode – "Bart the Genius" Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" (with Kent Butterworth) Episode – "Bart Gets an "F"" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror" (The Raven segment only) Episode – "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" Episode – "The Way We Was" Episode – "Old Money" Episode – "Blood Feud" Episode – "Black Widower" Episode – "Homer's Triple Bypass" Episode – "Krusty Gets Kancelled" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" as David "Dry Bones" Silverman Episode – "Deep Space Homer" (Uncredited; potato chip segment only) Episode – "Another Simpsons Clip Show" Episode – "Homie the Clown" Episode – "Mother Simpson" Episode – "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (as Pound Foolish) THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIII" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XV" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XVI" as Godzilla vs. Silverman THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XVII" (with Matthew Faughnan) – The Simpsons Movie Special – The Longest Daycare

Supervising director

• Episode – "Bart Gets an "F""
• Episode – "The Way We Was"
• Episode – "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
• Episode – "Principal Charming"
• Episode – "Bart's Dog Gets an "F""
• Episode – "Brush with Greatness"
• Episode – "Blood Feud"
• Episode – "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"

Producer

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror II" as Demonic David Silverman Episode – "Radio Bart" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" as Demonic David Silverman Episode – "Last Exit to Springfield" Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" Episode – "Rosebud" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" as Depravid David Silverman Episode – "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" Episode – "Deep Space Homer" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror V" as Depraved David Silverman THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VI" as David "Dry Bones" Silverman Episode – "The Homer They Fall"

Consulting producer

Episode – "Homerazzi" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIX" (as David Silverthing Overthere) Episode – "Lost Verizon" Episode – "Dangerous Curves" Episode – "No Loan Again, Naturally" Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XX" as David Chillverman Episode – "Loan-a Lisa" Episode – "MoneyBART" THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXI" as David Thriller Man Episode – "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" Episode – "The Fool Monty" Episode – "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?" Episode – "Donnie Fatso" Episode – "Moms I'd Like to Forget" Episode – "Flaming Moe" Episode – "Homer the Father" Episode – "The Blue and the Gray" Episode – "Angry Dad: The Movie" Episode – "Beware My Cheating Bart"

Storyboard

• Episode – "Bart the Genius"
• Episode – "Bart the General"
• Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane"
• Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening"
• Episode – "Bart Gets an "F""
• Episode – "The Way We Was"
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV"

Storyboard revisions

• Episode – "Old Money"

Main title design

Episode – "Bart the Genius" Episode – "Homer's Odyssey" Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home" Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Moaning Lisa" Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons" Episode – "The Telltale Head" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Homer's Night Out" Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" Episode – "Bart Gets an "F"" Episode – "The Way We Was" Episode – "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" Episode – "Principal Charming" Episode – "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Episode – "Bart's Dog Gets an "F"" Episode – "Old Money" Episode – "Brush with Greatness" Episode – "Lisa's Substitute" Episode – "Blood Feud" Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" Episode – "Radio Bart" Episode – "Last Exit to Springfield" Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" Episode – "Cape Feare" Episode – "Homer Goes to College" Episode – "Rosebud" Episode – "Bart's Inner Child" Episode – "Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood"

Animator

Simpsons short – "Good Night" Simpsons short – "Watching Television" Simpsons short – "Bart Jumps" Simpsons short – "Babysitting Maggie" Simpsons short – "The Pacifier" Simpsons short – "Burp Contest" Simpsons short – "Eating Dinner" Simpsons short – "Making Faces" Simpsons short – "The Funeral" Simpsons short – "Maggie's Brain" Simpsons short – "Football" Simpsons short – "House of Cards" Simpsons short – "Bart and Homer's Dinner" Simpsons short – "Space Patrol" Simpsons short – "Bart's Haircut" Simpsons short – "World War III" Simpsons short – "The Perfect Crime" Simpsons short – "Scary Stories" Simpsons short – "Grampa & the Kids" Simpsons short – "Gone Fishin'" Simpsons short – "Skateboarding" Simpsons short – "The Pagans" Simpsons short – "The Closet" Simpsons short – "The Aquarium" Simpsons short – "Family Portrait" Simpsons short – "Bart's Hiccups" Simpsons short – "The Money Jar" Simpsons short – "The Art Museum" Simpsons short – "Zoo Story" Simpsons short – "Shut Up Simpsons" Simpsons short – "The Shell Game" Simpsons short – "The Bart Simpson Show" Simpsons short – "Punching Bag" Simpsons short – "Simpson Christmas" Simpsons short – "The Krusty the Clown Show" Simpsons short – "Bart the Hero" Simpsons short – "Bart's Little Fantasy" Simpsons short – "Scary Movie" Simpsons short – "Home Hypnotism" Simpsons short – "Shoplifting" Simpsons short – "Echo Canyon" Simpsons short – "Bathtime" Simpsons short – "Bart's Nightmare" Simpsons short – "Bart of the Jungle" Simpsons short – "Family Therapy" Simpsons short – "Maggie in Peril - Chapter One" Simpsons short – "Maggie in Peril - The Thrilling Conclusion" Simpsons short – "TV Simpsons"

Character designer

• Episode – "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"

Character layout artists

• Episode – "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"

Interviewee

• Special – The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!

Commentary

• Commentary – Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
• Commentary – Bart the Genius
• Commentary – Bart the General
• Commentary – Life on the Fast Lane
• Commentary – Some Enchanted Evening

External links

• David Silverman at the Internet Movie Database
• David Silverman at Wikipedia

Directors

Current directors Bob Anderson • Timothy Bailey • Chris Clements • Gabriel DeFrancesco • Matthew Faughnan • Lance Kramer • Debbie Bruce Mahan • Steven Dean Moore • Matthew Nastuk • Rob Oliver • Mike Frank Polcino Former directors Neil Affleck • Mike B. Anderson • Wes Archer • Carlos Baeza • Brad Bird • Kent Butterworth • Susie Dietter • Milton Gray • Jen Kamerman • Mark Kirkland • Nancy Kruse • Jeffrey Lynch • Lauren MacMullan • Michael Marcantel • Pete Michels • Jennifer Moeller • Rich Moore • Raymond S. Persi • Dominic Polcino • Jim Reardon • Matthew Schofield • Swinton O. Scott III • Chuck Sheetz • David Silverman • Ralph Sosa One time directors Shaun Cashman • Sang-Yong Eom • Klay Hall • Eric Koenig • Alan Smart • Gregg Vanzo Supervising directors Mike B. Anderson • Dominic Bianchi • Mark Kirkland • Pete Michels • James Purdum • Jim Reardon • David Silverman Second unit directors Timothy Bailey • Oscar Cervantes • Gabriel DeFrancesco • Karen Carnegie Johnson • Eric Koenig • Lance Kramer • Drew McPhail • Jennifer Moeller • Rob Oliver • Matthew Schofield • Shane K. Sowell Other directors Bill Brown • Stephen Chiodo • Sylvain Chomet • Guillermo del Toro • Bernard Derriman • David Green • Jorge R. Gutierrez • John Harvatine IV • Garry Kitchen • Selina Mehta • Juan Meza-León • Chris Palmer • Bill Plympton • John Rice • Paul Robertson • Hal Rushton • Peter Shin • Bartek Socha • Jakob Socha • Jakub Socha • Kuba Socha • Michał Socha • Morgan Spurlock • Eric Towner

Interviewees in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!

Host Morgan Spurlock Cast and crew Hank Azaria • Brad Bird • James L. Brooks • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Dana Gould • Matt Groening • Al Jean • Julie Kavner • David Mirkin • Conan O'Brien • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • David Silverman • Sam Simon • Yeardley Smith • Matt Warburton Guest stars Hugh Hefner • Mike Judge • Joe Mantegna • Dan Rather • Jerry Springer • Sting • Tracey Ullman • John Waters Opening music montage Bellowhead • Chicha Libre • Jimmy Fallon • Flea • Eric Fraser • Sameer Gupta • Adam Lintz • Neel Murgai • The Bill Murray Experience • O.A.R. • People Under the Stairs (Double K • Thes One) • The Roots • Michael Sherman • Jonathan Stein • Andrew W.K. • ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons • Dusty Hill) Interviewees Noel Bankhead* • Bruce Bryant • George H. W. Bush* • Liz Cameron • Scott Choate • David Cross • William Anthony Donohue* • Ariel Filosa • Bjarni Gautur* • Paula Gobbi • Paul Halpern • Marc Horne • Jensen • Jimmy Kimmel • Seth MacFarlane • Mark McGhee • Seth Meyers • Moby • Rusty Nails • Gavin Newsom • Trey Parker • J. Scott Peterson • Kenneth Pogson • Lucas Pouyau • Rashad Robinson • Chad Rowland • Matt Stone • Richard Sumrall • Ruth Westheimer* • Jeremy Wilcox* • Andrena Williams • Brian Williams • Glynne Williams