John Frink

This article is about the writer for the show. For the character, see Jonathan Frink.

John Frink

Crew Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Job:	Producer Writer
Birth date:	May 5, 1964 (1964-05-05) (age 61)
Status:	Active
Number of episodes:	576
Seasons active:	Season 11 - Present
Short:	The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
First episode:	"Treehouse of Horror X"
Most recent episode:	"Homer? A Cracker Bro?"
Movie:	The Simpsons Movie
Album:	The Simpsons: Testify

John Frink (born May 5, 1964) is an American television writer and producer. He currently serves as a writer and executive producer for The Simpsons. The character Professor Frink was named after him.

Awards

Award	Year	Episode	Result
Annie Award for Writing in a Television Production	2010^[1]	"Stealing First Base"	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	2000^[2]	"Behind the Laughter"	Won
2001^[3]	"HOMЯ"
2002^[4]	"She of Little Faith"	Nominated
2003^[5]	"Three Gays of the Condo"	Won
2004^[6]	"The Way We Weren't"	Nominated
2005^[7]	"Future-Drama"
2006^[8]	"The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"	Won
2007^[9]	"The Haw-Hawed Couple"	Nominated
2008^[10]	"Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"	Won
2009^[11]	"Gone Maggie Gone"	Nominated
2010^[12]	"Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	2011^[13]	"Angry Dad: The Movie"
2012^[14]	"Holidays of Future Passed"
2013^[15]	"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
2015^[16]	"Treehouse of Horror XXV"
2016^[17]	"Halloween of Horror"
2017^[18]	"The Town"
2018^[19]	"Gone Boy"
2019^[20]	"Mad About the Toy"	Won
2020^[21]	"Thanksgiving of Horror"	Nominated
2021^[22]	"The Dad-Feelings Limited"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program	2022^[23]	"Pixelated and Afraid"
2023^[24]	"Treehouse of Horror XXXIII"	Won
2025^[25]	"Bart's Birthday"	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation	2003^[26]	"The Bart Wants What It Wants"	Nominated
2006^[27]	"The Girl Who Slept Too Little"
2007^[28]	"The Italian Bob"	Won
2008^[29]	"Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"	Nominated
2010^[30]	"Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
2020^[31]	"Go Big or Go Homer"
2023^[32]	"Pixelated and Afraid"
2025^[33]	"Cremains of the Day"
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series	2009^[34]	N/A

Credits

Written by

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI"

Episode – "Insane Clown Poppy"

Episode – "Bye, Bye, Nerdie"

Episode – "Simpsons Tall Tales"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XII"

Episode – "The Bart Wants What It Wants"

Episode – "The Great Louse Detective"

Episode – "Old Yeller-Belly"

Episode – "The Wandering Juvie"

Episode – "Bart-Mangled Banner"

Episode – "The Girl Who Slept Too Little"

Episode – "The Italian Bob"

Episode – "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"

Episode – "All About Lisa"

Episode – "Lost Verizon"

Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"

Episode – "Stealing First Base"

Episode – "The Bob Next Door"

Episode – "Angry Dad: The Movie"

Episode – "500 Keys"

Episode – "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson"

Episode – "Black-Eyed, Please"

Episode – "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting"

Episode – "Waiting for Duffman"
Episode – "Peeping Mom"

Episode – "Love Is in the N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄"

Episode – "Simprovised"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII" (as Fhrek)

Episode – "Gone Boy"

Episode – "Go Big or Go Homer"

Episode – "Bobby, It's Cold Outside"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" (as The Return of Frinkzilla)

Episode – "Pixelated and Afraid"

Episode – "Bartless"

Episode – "Cremains of the Day"

Episode – "Men Behaving Manly"

Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner"

Special – The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

Teleplay by

Episode – "Left Behind"

Episode – "'Tis the 30th Season"

Episode – "The 7 Beer Itch"

Producer

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror X" (as John Frink³)

Episode – "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"
Episode – "Eight Misbehavin'"
Episode – "Take My Wife, Sleaze"
Episode – "Grift of the Magi"
Episode – "Little Big Mom"
Episode – "Faith Off"
Episode – "The Mansion Family"
Episode – "Saddlesore Galactica"

Episode – "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"
Episode – "Missionary: Impossible"
Episode – "Pygmoelian"

Episode – "Bart to the Future"
Episode – "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"
Episode – "Kill the Alligator and Run"
Episode – "Last Tap Dance in Springfield"
Episode – "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"
Episode – "Behind the Laughter"

THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI" (as Frink-A-Zoid)
Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"

Episode – "Insane Clown Poppy"

Episode – "HOMЯ"

References

External links

John Frink at the Internet Movie Database
John Frink at Wikipedia

Writers

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J. Stewart Burns • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • John Frink • Dan Greaney • 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

view • talk • edit • past 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 • Nick Dahan • 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 • Matt Groening • Reid Harrison • Ron Hauge • Pete Holmes • David Isaacs • Juliet Kaufman • Ken Keeler • Billy Kimball • Jay Kogen • Andrew Kreisberg • Bob Kushell • Deb Lacusta • Johnny LaZebnik • 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

view • talk • edit • past 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 • Spike Feresten • Bill Freiberger • Daniel Furlong • Ricky Gervais • Howard Gewirtz • Evan Goldberg • Brendan Hay • Eric Horsted • Justin Hurwitz • Ben Joseph • Eric Kaplan • Mick Kelly • Dave King • Adam I. Lapidus • Josh Lieb • David Mandel • Matt Marshall • Jenna Martin • Samantha Martin • Brian McConnachie • Jane C. O'Brien • Sam O'Neal • Kai Omine • 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

view • talk • edit • past Staff writers
Richard Appel • Bill Canterbury • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Jennifer Crittenden • Nick Dahan • Valentina L. Garza • Dan Greaney • Teresa Hsiao • Jon Kern • Cesar Mazariegos • Matt Selman • Matt Warburton

view • talk • edit • past Book writers
Peter Alexander • Jamie Angell • Ted Brock • Eileen Campion • Max Franke • Jim Jensen • Barbara McAdams • Bill Morrison • Mili Smythe • Mary Trainor • Doug Whaley

view • talk • edit • past 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

Executive producers and Co-executive producers

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James L. Brooks • John Frink • Matt Groening • Matt Selman • Sam Simon*

view • talk • edit • past Former executive producers
David X. Cohen • Al Jean • Tim Long • Ian Maxtone-Graham • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Carolyn Omine • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Josh Weinstein

view • talk • edit • past Other executive producers
Scot Amos • Richard Appel • Nick Bliobenes • Fritz Bronner • Dominic Buttimore • Steve Callaghan • Jeremy Chilnick • Charlie Dixon • Nandish Domlur • Jay Fukuto • Rick Giolito • Greg Goodrich • Seth Green • Dan Harmon • John Harvatine IV • Mark Hentemann • Clare Hollywood • Larry Jones • Foo Katan • Richard Kay • Leigh Kelly • Scott Krager • Brad Lewis • David Lipman • Seth MacFarlane • Jake Myrick • Jim Myrick • Nikhil Nandish • Trishaal Nandish • Rob Pratt • Kent Rice • Justin Roiland • Tom Root • Carl Rosendahl • Matthew Senreich • Eric Shanks • Denise Sirkot • Danny Smith • Gabe Spitzer • Morgan Spurlock • Chris Takami • Fumiaki Tanaka • Eric Towner • Kara Vallow • Nikki Vanzo • Michael Webb

view • talk • edit • past Current co-executive producers
J. Stewart Burns • Dan Castellaneta • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • Broti Gupta • Brian Kelley • Ryan Koh • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Cesar Mazariegos • Christine Nangle • Michael Price • Loni Steele Sosthand • Dan Vebber • Jeff Westbrook

view • talk • edit • past Former co-executive producers
Richard Appel • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Donick Cary • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Kevin Curran • Greg Daniels • John Frink • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Ron Hauge • Al Jean • Josh Lieb • Ian Maxtone-Graham • George Meyer • Frank Mula • Bill Odenkirk • Carolyn Omine • Don Payne • Mike Reiss • Jace Richdale • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Julie Thacker Scully • Steve Tompkins • Matt Warburton • Marc Wilmore

view • talk • edit • past Other co-executive producers
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong • Keith Crofford • Tom Devanney • Mike Lazzo • Patrick Meighan • Brian Scully • Peter Shin • John Viener

Supervising producers

view • talk • edit • past Former supervising producers
Larina Jean Adamson • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • J. Stewart Burns • Donick Cary • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Joel H. Cohen • Jonathan Collier • Jessica Conrad • Kevin Curran • Larry Doyle • John Frink • Valentina L. Garza • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Broti Gupta • Ron Hauge • Al Jean • Ken Keeler • Brian Kelley • Harold Kimmel • Jay Kogen • Ryan Koh • Tim Long • Tom Martin • Cesar Mazariegos • Frank Mula • Conan O'Brien • Bill Oakley • Bill Odenkirk • Carolyn Omine • Don Payne • Michael Price • Mike Reiss • David Richardson • David Sacks • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Julie Thacker Scully • Loni Steele Sosthand • Steve Tompkins • Matt Warburton • Josh Weinstein • Jeff Westbrook • Marc Wilmore • Wallace Wolodarsky

view • talk • edit • past Other supervising producers
Alex Carter • Marge Dean • Janet Dimon • Andrew Goldberg • Carl Hansen • Kelly L'Estrange • Aaron Lee • Richard Raynis • Dan Schwachter • Julius Sharpe • Hyejoon Yun

Producers and Co-producers

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Richard K. Chung • Alexander Duke • Richard Raynis • Richard Sakai • Denise Sirkot

view • talk • edit • past Former producers
Larina Jean Adamson • Richard Appel • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Bob Bendetson • Joseph A. Boucher • Donick Cary • Daniel Chun • David X. Cohen • Joel H. Cohen • Jonathan Collier • Jessica Conrad • Greg Daniels • Larry Doyle • John Frink • Tom Gammill • Valentina L. Garza • Dana Gould • Dan Greaney • Broti Gupta • Ron Hauge • Ken Keeler • Jay Kogen • Colin A.B.V. Lewis • Tim Long • Jeff Martin • Tom Martin • Cesar Mazariegos • J. Michael Mendel • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Frank Mula • Conan O'Brien • Carolyn Omine • Don Payne • Bonita Pietila • Max Pross • Mike Reiss • Gerry Richardson • David Sacks • Brian Scully • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • David Silverman • Loni Steele Sosthand • David M. Stern • John Swartzwelder • Julie Thacker Scully • Jon Vitti • Matt Warburton • Jeff Westbrook • Marc Wilmore • Wallace Wolodarsky

view • talk • edit • past Other producers
Holly Adams • Rory Armes • Bob Bain • Chuck Beaver • Trevor Bent • Tara Beyhm • Kevin Biggins • Travis Bowe • James L. Brooks • Hans ten Cate • Vlad Ceraldi • Chiodo Brothers Productions, Inc. • Edward Chiodo • Dorina Diakoumopoulou • Ron Diamond • András Erkel • Kim Fertman • Mark Flitman • Darren Futa • Marci Galea • Ollie Green • Matt Groening • Brian Grohl • Joey Haines • Dean Hannan • Pete Herzog • Al Jean • Bryan Johnson • Conall Jones • Rachel Braga Jones • Claudia Katz • Dan Kitchen • Jonathan Knight • Edward Kuspiel • Cate Latchford • Scott Lauritzen • Rob Leingang • Steve Marmel • Matt McKnight • John Melchior • Alfred Milgrom • Jon O'Sheal • Jon Osborn • Jack Parmeter • Maria Beatriz Silva Piovezanni • Paul Provenzano • Harish Rao • Alan Rast • Johanna Rees • Mark Rhodes • Ryan Ridley • Laura Saravia • Mike Schneider • Kirk Scott • Gary Sheinwald • Shannon Smith • Beth Sowersby • Desirée Stavracos • Szavo Sztilkovics • Nick Trotta • Scott Turow • Brian Ullrich • Martijn van der Meulen • Csaba Varga • Dan Vebber • Michael R. Viner • Ru Warner • Cam Weber • David Wisehart • Tim Yoon • Esther Young • Wendy Cong Zhao

view • talk • edit • past Current co-producers
Dominique Braud

view • talk • edit • past Former co-producers
Larina Jean Adamson • Joseph A. Boucher • Tom Brady • Daniel Chun • Richard K. Chung • David X. Cohen • Joel H. Cohen • Jessica Conrad • Greg Daniels • Larry Doyle • Alexander Duke • Brent Forrester • Valentina L. Garza • Paul Germain • Al Jean • Ken Keeler • Colin A.B.V. Lewis • Tim Long • Tom Martin • J. Michael Mendel • George Meyer • Carolyn Omine • Mike Reiss • Brian Scully • Matt Selman • Loni Steele Sosthand • John Swartzwelder • Julie Thacker Scully • Jon Vitti • Patric Verrone • Matt Warburton • Jeff Westbrook • Marc Wilmore

view • talk • edit • past Other co-producers
Sady Cohen • Doug Goldstein • Tova Goodman • Jay Kleckner • Ethan Marak • Amanda Moshay

[Annie2010-1] The Annie Awards - "38th Annual Annie Nominations" (archived on Wayback Machine)

[2] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"

[3] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"

[4] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"

[5] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2003"

[6] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2004"

[7] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2005"

[8] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2006"

[9] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2007"

[10] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2008"

[11] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2009"

[12] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2010"

[13] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2011"

[14] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2012"

[15] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2013"

[16] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2015"

[17] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2016"

[18] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2017"

[19] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2018"

[20] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2019"

[21] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2020"

[22] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2021"

[23] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2022"

[24] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2023"

[25] Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2025"

[26] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2003 Awards"

[27] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2006 Awards"

[28] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2007 Awards"

[29] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2008 Awards"

[30] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2010 Awards"

[31] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2020 Awards"

[32] Writers Guild of America - "2023 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees"

[33] Writers Guild of America - "2025 Writers Guild Awards Nominees"

[WGA2009-34] IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2009 Awards"

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John Frink

Contents

Awards

Credits

Written by

Teleplay by

Producer

Supervising producer

Co-executive producer

Consultant

Executive producer

Produced by

Lyrics by

For The Simpsons

References

See also

External links