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'''Bill Oakley''' (born February 27, 1966) is an American TV writer, best known for his work on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Along with his writing partner [[Josh Weinstein]], Oakley was the executive producer and [[showrunner]] during the seventh and eighth seasons. Before serving as the show's executive producers, the pair were hired onto the writing staff during the fourth season. Together, the two wrote episodes such as "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]". After leaving ''The Simpsons'', Oakley and Weinstein created ''Mission Hill'', ''The Mullets'', and served as consulting producers on ''[[Futurama]]''. He was born and raised in Union Bridge, Maryland, and attended St. Albans School, where he and Weinstein created cartoons for the school newspaper. He later attended Harvard University, where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon.
 
'''Bill Oakley''' (born February 27, 1966) is an American TV writer, best known for his work on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Along with his writing partner [[Josh Weinstein]], Oakley was the executive producer and [[showrunner]] during the seventh and eighth seasons. Before serving as the show's executive producers, the pair were hired onto the writing staff during the fourth season. Together, the two wrote episodes such as "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]". After leaving ''The Simpsons'', Oakley and Weinstein created ''Mission Hill'', ''The Mullets'', and served as consulting producers on ''[[Futurama]]''. He was born and raised in Union Bridge, Maryland, and attended St. Albans School, where he and Weinstein created cartoons for the school newspaper. He later attended Harvard University, where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon.
  
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror V|(as The Late Bill Oakley)}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Girlfriend}}
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*{{ep|Lisa on Ice}}
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*{{ep|Homer Badman}}
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*{{ep|Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy}}
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*{{ep|Homer vs. Patty and Selma}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Wedding}}
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*{{ep|Two Dozen and One Greyhounds}}
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*{{ep|The PTA Disbands}}
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*{{ep|'Round Springfield}}
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*{{ep|The Springfield Connection}}
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*{{ep|Lemon of Troy}}
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*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)}}
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*{{ep|Radioactive Man}}
 
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Sideshow Bob Roberts (9 October 1994) - supervising producer , Writer (written by) , Soundtrack (writer: "'Quimby' Campaign Commercial" (uncredited)) 
 
Treehouse of Horror V (30 October 1994) - supervising producer (as The Late Bill Oakley) 
 
Bart's Girlfriend (6 November 1994) - supervising producer 
 
Lisa on Ice (13 November 1994) - supervising producer 
 
Homer Badman (27 November 1994) - supervising producer 
 
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (4 December 1994) - supervising producer , Writer (written by) 
 
Fear of Flying (18 December 1994) - supervising producer 
 
Homer the Great (8 January 1995) - supervising producer 
 
And Maggie Makes Three (22 January 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Bart's Comet (5 February 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Homie the Clown (12 February 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Bart vs. Australia (19 February 1995) - supervising producer , Writer (written by) 
 
Homer vs. Patty and Selma (26 February 1995) - supervising producer 
 
A Star Is Burns (5 March 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Lisa's Wedding (19 March 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (9 April 1995) - supervising producer 
 
The PTA Disbands (16 April 1995) - supervising producer 
 
'Round Springfield (30 April 1995) - supervising producer 
 
The Springfield Connection (7 May 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Lemon of Troy (14 May 1995) - supervising producer 
 
Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 1 (21 May 1995) - supervising producer , Writer (written by) 
 
Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 2 (17 September 1995) - supervising producer , Writer (written by) , Soundtrack (writer: "Señor Burns") 
 
Radioactive Man (24 September 1995) - supervising producer 
 
  
Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily (1 October 1995) - executive producer 
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=== Executive producer ===
Bart Sells His Soul (8 October 1995) - executive producer 
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Lisa the Vegetarian (15 October 1995) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily}}
Treehouse of Horror VI (29 October 1995) - executive producer (as The Late Bill Oakley)
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*{{ep|Bart Sells His Soul}}
King Size Homer (5 November 1995) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Lisa the Vegetarian}}
Mother Simpson (19 November 1995) - executive producer 
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VI|(as The Late Bill Oakley)}}
Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming (26 November 1995) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|King-Size Homer}}
The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (3 December 1995) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Mother Simpson}}
Marge Be Not Proud (17 December 1995) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}
Team Homer (7 January 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular}}
Two Bad Neighbors (14 January 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Marge Be Not Proud}}
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield (4 February 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Team Homer}}
Bart the Fink (11 February 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Two Bad Neighbors}}
Lisa the Iconoclast (18 February 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield}}
Homer the Smithers (25 February 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Bart the Fink}}
The Day the Violence Died (17 March 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Lisa the Iconoclast}}
A Fish Called Selma (24 March 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Homer the Smithers}}
Bart on the Road (31 March 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Day the Violence Died}}
22 Short Films About Springfield (14 April 1996) - executive producer , Writer (written by) 
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*{{ep|A Fish Called Selma}}
Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' (28 April 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Bart on the Road}}
Much Apu About Nothing (5 May 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
Homerpalooza (19 May 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"}}
Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (19 May 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Much Apu About Nothing}}
Treehouse of Horror VII (27 October 1996) - executive producer (as The Late Bill Oakley)
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*{{ep|Homerpalooza}}
You Only Move Twice (3 November 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Summer of 4 Ft. 2}}
The Homer They Fall (9 November 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII|(as The Late Bill Oakley)}}
Burns, Baby Burns (17 November 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|You Only Move Twice}}
Bart After Dark (24 November 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Homer They Fall}}
A Milhouse Divided (1 December 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Burns, Baby Burns}}
Lisa's Date with Density (15 December 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Bart After Dark}}
Hurricane Neddy (29 December 1996) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|A Milhouse Divided}}
El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer (5 January 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Lisa's Date with Density}}
The Springfield Files (12 January 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Hurricane Neddy}}
The Twisted World of Marge Simpson (19 January 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer}}
Mountain of Madness (2 February 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Springfield Files}}
The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show (7 February 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Twisted World of Marge Simpson}}
Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-Annoyed-Grunt-cious (7 February 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Mountain of Madness}}
Homer's Phobia (16 February 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show}}
Brother from Another Series (23 February 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious}}
My Sister, My Sitter (2 March 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Homer's Phobia}}
Homer vs. the 18th Amendment (16 March 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Brother from Another Series}}
Grade School Confidential (6 April 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|My Sister, My Sitter}}
The Canine Mutiny (13 April 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment}}
The Old Man and the Lisa (20 April 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Grade School Confidential}}
In Marge We Trust (27 April 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Canine Mutiny}}
Homer's Enemy (4 May 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Old Man and the Lisa}}
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (11 May 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|In Marge We Trust}}
The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (18 May 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|Homer's Enemy}}
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson (21 September 1997) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase}}
The Principal and the Pauper (28 September 1997) - executive producer
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*{{ep|The Secret War of Lisa Simpson}}
Treehouse of Horror VIII (26 October 1997) - consulting producer (as The Late Bill Oakley)
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*{{ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson}}
The Cartridge Family (2 November 1997) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|The Principal and the Pauper}}
Bart Star (9 November 1997) - consulting producer 
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The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (16 November 1997) - consulting producer 
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Lisa the Skeptic (23 November 1997) - consulting producer 
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=== Consulting producer ===
Realty Bites (7 December 1997) - consulting producer 
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Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (21 December 1997) - consulting producer 
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VIII|(as The Late Bill Oakley)}}
All Singing, All Dancing (4 January 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|The Cartridge Family}}
Bart Carny (11 January 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Bart Star}}
The Joy of Sect (8 February 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons}}
Das Bus (15 February 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Lisa the Skeptic}}
The Last Temptation of Krust (22 February 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Realty Bites}}
Dumbbell Indemnity (1 March 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Miracle on Evergreen Terrace}}
Lisa the Simpson (8 March 1998) - executive producer 
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*{{ep|All Singing, All Dancing}}
This Little Wiggy (22 March 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Bart Carny}}
The Trouble with Trillions (5 April 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|The Joy of Sect}}
Girly Edition (19 April 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Das Bus}}
Trash of the Titans (26 April 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|The Last Temptation of Krust}}
King of the Hill (3 May 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Dumbbell Indemnity}}
Lost Our Lisa (10 May 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|Lisa the Simpson}}
Natural Born Kissers (17 May 1998) - consulting producer 
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*{{ep|This Little Wiggy}}
The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (20 September 1998) - consulting producer
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*{{ep|The Trouble with Trillions}}
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*{{ep|Girly Edition}}
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*{{ep|Trash of the Titans}}
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*{{ep|King of the Hill}}
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*{{ep|Lost Our Lisa}}
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*{{ep|Natural Born Kissers}}
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*{{ep|The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace}}
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=== Showrunner ===
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*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)}}
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*{{ep|Radioactive Man}}
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*{{ep|Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily}}
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*{{ep|Bart Sells His Soul}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Vegetarian}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VI}}
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*{{ep|King-Size Homer}}
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*{{ep|Mother Simpson}}
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*{{ep|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}
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*{{ep|The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular}}
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*{{ep|Marge Be Not Proud}}
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*{{ep|Team Homer}}
 +
*{{ep|Two Bad Neighbors}}
 +
*{{ep|Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield}}
 +
*{{ep|Bart the Fink}}
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*{{ep|Lisa the Iconoclast}}
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*{{ep|Homer the Smithers}}
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*{{ep|The Day the Violence Died}}
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*{{ep|A Fish Called Selma}}
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*{{ep|Bart on the Road}}
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*{{ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
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*{{ep|Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"}}
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*{{ep|Much Apu About Nothing}}
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*{{ep|Homerpalooza}}
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*{{ep|Summer of 4 Ft. 2}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII}}
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*{{ep|You Only Move Twice}}
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*{{ep|The Homer They Fall}}
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*{{ep|Burns, Baby Burns}}
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*{{ep|Bart After Dark}}
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*{{ep|A Milhouse Divided}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Date with Density}}
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*{{ep|Hurricane Neddy}}
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*{{ep|El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer}}
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*{{ep|The Springfield Files}}
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*{{ep|The Twisted World of Marge Simpson}}
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*{{ep|Mountain of Madness}}
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*{{ep|Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious}}
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*{{ep|The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Phobia}}
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*{{ep|Brother from Another Series}}
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*{{ep|My Sister, My Sitter}}
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*{{ep|Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment}}
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*{{ep|Grade School Confidential}}
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*{{ep|The Canine Mutiny}}
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*{{ep|The Old Man and the Lisa}}
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*{{ep|In Marge We Trust}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Enemy}}
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*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase}}
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*{{ep|The Secret War of Lisa Simpson}}
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}}
  
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=== For The Simpsons ===
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
  
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Revision as of 18:23, January 6, 2020

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Bill Oakley (character).
Bill Oakley
BillOakley.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Writer
Story editor
Producer
Showrunner
Birth date: February 27, 1966 (1966-02-27) (age 58)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 144
Seasons active: Seasons 3 - 10
First episode: "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
Most recent episode: "When You Dish Upon a Star"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons


Bill Oakley (born February 27, 1966) is an American TV writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. Along with his writing partner Josh Weinstein, Oakley was the executive producer and showrunner during the seventh and eighth seasons. Before serving as the show's executive producers, the pair were hired onto the writing staff during the fourth season. Together, the two wrote episodes such as "Who Shot Mr. Burns?". After leaving The Simpsons, Oakley and Weinstein created Mission Hill, The Mullets, and served as consulting producers on Futurama. He was born and raised in Union Bridge, Maryland, and attended St. Albans School, where he and Weinstein created cartoons for the school newspaper. He later attended Harvard University, where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon.

He is married to Rachel Pulido.

Credits

Story editor

Written by

Supervising producer

Executive producer

Consulting producer

Showrunner

For The Simpsons

External links