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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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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''. | *"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]": He is part of the staff for ''Itchy and Scratchy''. | ||
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| − | *"[[The Front]]": He appears among the ''[[Itchy & Scratchy]]'' writers. | + | *"[[The Front]]": He appears among the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' writers. |
*"[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]": A statue of him appears outside the courthouse. | *"[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]": A statue of him appears outside the courthouse. | ||
*"[[Bart the Fink]]": He appears at [[Krusty]]'s fake funeral. | *"[[Bart the Fink]]": He appears at [[Krusty]]'s fake funeral. | ||
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*He often appears as a background character in the early seasons, along with Wes Archer and David Silverman.|2}} | *He often appears as a background character in the early seasons, along with Wes Archer and David Silverman.|2}} | ||
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*"[[Bart Gets Famous]]": Conan guest stars as himself, and [[Bart]] appears on his talk show. | *"[[Bart Gets Famous]]": Conan guest stars as himself, and [[Bart]] appears on his talk show. | ||
*"[[Radioactive Man]]": When Homer is flipping through channels, he passes Conan's show. | *"[[Radioactive Man]]": When Homer is flipping through channels, he passes Conan's show. | ||
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*"[[The Front]]": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show. | *"[[The Front]]": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show. | ||
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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.
Contents
Cameos[edit]
This list is a work in progress.
Writers[edit]
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Directors[edit]
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Producers[edit]
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Other[edit]
Conan O'Brien[edit]
- "Bart Gets Famous": Conan guest stars as himself, and Bart appears on his talk show.
- "Radioactive Man": When Homer is flipping through channels, he passes Conan's show.
James L. Brooks[edit]
- "The Front": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show.
- "$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 caricature also appears in "Homer Loves Flanders" in the homeless shelter and in "You Only Move Twice" during the Cypress Creek information video.
- In the disc holder artwork for The Complete Tenth Season, James appears in a crashed studio lot cart.
- He guest stars as himself in "A Star Is Born Again".
Dan Castellaneta[edit]
- "I Am Furious (Yellow)": He is voice actor who plays Angry Dad.
- "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife": The studio cart passes him in the Fox Studio.
- "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs": Is in a play.
Matt Groening[edit]
- "The Front": He can bee seen in the audience during the award show.
- "The Boy Who Knew Too Much": He appears as the courtroom artist.
- "My Big Fat Geek Wedding": He guest stars as himself at the sci-fi convention.
- "22 Short Films About Springfield": He is one of the people laughing at Nelson when his pants are pulled down.
- "Treehouse of Horror X": He is one of the celebrities captured by The Collector.
- 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.
- "Worst Episode Ever": His picture is on the wall of people who are banned from Comic Book Guy's store.
- In the couch gag for "Blame It on Lisa" that has the family as puppets, Matt is revealed to be the operator of them.
- The couch gag for "Don't Fear the Roofer" Matt yells woo hoo after Homer's hand finishes a puzzle.
- In the disc holder artwork for The Complete Tenth Season, Matt appears in a crashed studio lot cart.
- He appears as a boss in The Simpsons Game.
Julie Kavner[edit]
- "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase": She appears on a poster for Rhoda in the Museum of TV and Television.
Tress MacNeille[edit]
- "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase": The character Betty is a cariciture of herself. Betty is also played by her.
Character designs based on staff[edit]
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Gallery[edit]
John Swartzwelder in "Hurricane Neddy".
James L. Brooks as a hobo
John Swartzwelder at the Mason Derrière
Matt Groening in "My Big Fat Geek Wedding".
John Swartzwelder, George Meyer and Al Jean
Several staff members in the audience
Al Jean and Mike Reiss
Josh Weinstein and Bill Oakley and George Meyer
A John Swartzwelder statue
