List of The Simpsons writers
Appearance
The following is a list of writers who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons in the order of first credited episode (by broadcast). As of October 7, 2018, 131 people have been credited with writing or co-writing at least one episode of The Simpsons.
List of writers
# | Writer | Number written | Duration | Seasons | Notes |
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1 | Mimi Pond | 1
|
1989 | 1 | |
2 | Jon Vitti | 25
|
1990–95, 2002, 2004 | 1–7, 13, 15–16 | Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
3 | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | 10
|
1990–93 | 1–4 | |
4 | Al Jean | 21
|
1990–92, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2014–15, 2017–18 | 1–4, 6, 8–12, 26, 29 | Includes ten episodes co-written with Mike Reiss, one with David Mirkin and one with Joel H. Cohen & John Frink (story only) Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie and The Longest Daycare |
5 | Mike Reiss | 10
|
1990–92, 1995, 1997 | 1–4, 6, 8 | All episodes co-written with Al Jean Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
6 | John Swartzwelder | 59
|
1990–2003 | 1–15 | Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
7 | Sam Simon | 6
|
1990–92 | 1–4 | Died 2015. |
8 | Matt Groening | 4
|
1990, 1992, 1996 | 1, 3, 7 | Also wrote all The Simpsons shorts and co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie and The Longest Daycare |
9 | George Meyer | 12
|
1990–93, 1999–2001 | 1–5, 10–11, 13 | Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
10 | David M. Stern | 9
|
1990–93, 1999, 2017 | 2–4, 10, 28 | |
11 | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | 2
|
1990–91 | 2–3 | |
12 | Jeff Martin | 12
|
1990–93, 2016–17 | 2–5, 27–28 | |
13 | Nell Scovell | 1
|
1991 | 2 | |
14 | Steve Pepoon | 1
|
1991 | 2 | |
15 | Brian K. Roberts | 1
|
1991 | 2 | |
16 | Howard Gewirtz | 1
|
1991 | 3 | |
17 | Robert Cohen | 1
|
1991 | 3 | |
18 | Thomas Chastain | 1
|
1992 | 3 | Story only |
19 | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein | 12
|
1992–95 | 4–7 | |
20 | Conan O'Brien | 4
|
1992–93 | 4–5 | |
21 | Gary Apple & Michael Carrington | 1
|
1992 | 4 | |
22 | Frank Mula | 3
|
1993, 2000 | 4–5, 11 | |
22 | Adam I. Lapidus | 1
|
1993 | 4 | |
23 | Greg Daniels | 8
|
1993–96 | 5–7 | Includes two co-written with Dan McGrath |
24 | Dan McGrath | 4
|
1993–94 | 5–6 | Includes two co-written with Greg Daniels |
25 | Bill Canterbury | 2
|
1993 | 5 | |
26 | David Mirkin | 2
|
1994, 2015 | 5, 26 | Includes one co-written with Al Jean Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie and The Longest Daycare |
27 | David Richardson | 1
|
1994 | 5 | |
28 | Jace Richdale | 1
|
1994 | 5 | |
29 | Mike Scully | 12
|
1994–97, 1999–2002 | 6–14 | Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
30 | Bob Kushell | 2
|
1994, 1996 | 6–7 | |
31 | David S. Cohen | 13
|
1994–98 | 6–10 | |
32 | Jonathan Collier | 6
|
1994–97 | 6–9 | |
33 | David Sacks | 1
|
1994 | 6 | |
34 | Jennifer Crittenden | 5
|
1995–97 | 6–8 | |
35 | Brent Forrester | 4
|
1995–96 | 6–7 | |
36 | Ken Keeler | 7
|
1995–97 | 6–9 | |
37 | Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | 2
|
1995, 1998 | 6, 9 | |
38 | Steve Tompkins | 4
|
1995–97 | 7–9 | |
39 | Dan Greaney | 18
|
1995–2000, 2003–05, 2010, 2014–15, 2017 | 7–11, 14–15, 17, 21, 25, 27–28 | Includes four co-written with Allen Glazier, one with Donick Cary and one with Matt Selman. The hour-long episode "The Great Phatsby" is counted as two episodes. |
40 | Richard Appel | 7
|
1995–98 | 7–10 | |
41 | Spike Feresten | 1
|
1995 | 7 | |
42 | Jack Barth | 1
|
1996 | 7 | |
43 | Rachel Pulido | 2
|
1996–97 | 7–8 | |
44 | Ian Maxtone-Graham | 22
|
1996–2014 | 8–18, 20–25 | Includes eight co-written with Billy Kimball Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
45 | Steve Young | 1
|
1996 | 8 | |
46 | Reid Harrison | 2
|
1997, 2008 | 8, 19 | |
47 | Ron Hauge | 7
|
1997–2000 | 8–11 | |
48 | Donick Cary | 7
|
1997–2000 | 8–11 | Includes one co-written with Dan Greaney |
49 | Ned Goldreyer | 2
|
1997–98 | 9 | |
50 | Steve O'Donnell | 2
|
1998 | 9 | |
51 | Larry Doyle | 7
|
1998–2001 | 9–12 | |
52 | Brian Scully | 3
|
1998–99 | 9–10 | |
53 | Matt Selman | 28
|
1998–2009, 2011–18 | 9–14, 16–19, 21–24, 26, 28, 30 | Includes one episode co-written with Dan Greaney and one with Renee Ridgeley Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie |
54 | Jane O'Brien | 1
|
1998 | 10 | |
55 | Tom Martin | 3
|
1999, 2001 | 10–12 | |
56 | Tim Long | 28
|
1999–2015, 2017–18 | 10–14, 16–18, 20–26, 29 | Includes two episodes co-written with Miranda Thompson Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie |
57 | Julie Thacker | 3
|
1999–2001 | 10–12 | |
58 | Carolyn Omine | 20
|
2000–12, 2014–17 | 11–16, 18–19, 21–28 | Includes three co-written with William Wright |
59 | Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta | 8
|
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010–11, 2016 | 11, 13, 15, 17, 22–23, 28 | Includes one co-written with Peter Tilden |
60 | Rob LaZebnik | 14
|
2000, 2009–18 | 12, 20–29 | |
61 | John Frink | 30
|
2000–05, 2007–18 | 12–15, 17–27, 29 | Includes nine co-written with Don Payne and one with Joel H. Cohen Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie |
62 | Don Payne | 18
|
2000–10, 2013 | 12–21, 25 | Includes nine co-written with John Frink and two with Mitchell H. Glazer. Died 2013. |
63 | Bob Bendetson | 2
|
2001–02 | 12–13 | |
64 | Joel H. Cohen | 27
|
2001–18 | 13–20, 22, 24–29 | Includes one co-written with John Frink Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie and co-writer on The Longest Daycare |
65 | Dana Gould | 7
|
2001–03, 2005–07 | 13–17, 19 | |
66 | Bill Freiberger | 1
|
2001 | 13 | |
67 | Andrew Kreisberg | 2
|
2002–03 | 13–14 | |
68 | Matt Warburton | 11
|
2002–08, 2010–12 | 13–16, 18–23 | |
69 | Marc Wilmore | 12
|
2002–03, 2005–09, 2012–13, 2015 | 14, 16–17, 19–20, 23, 25–26 | |
70 | Brian Kelley | 14
|
2002–04, 2009–18 | 14–15, 20–22, 24–27, 29 | Includes one co-written with David Mandel and one with David Silverman |
71 | Kevin Curran | 12
|
2002–10, 2014, 2018 | 14–18, 20–22, 25, 29 | Died 2016. |
72 | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | 1
|
2002 | 14 | |
73 | Dennis Snee | 1
|
2002 | 14 | |
74 | Neil Boushell & Sam O'Neal | 1
|
2003 | 14 | |
75 | Allen Glazier | 4
|
2003–04, 2010, 2014 | 14–15, 21, 25 | All co-written with Dan Greaney |
76 | J. Stewart Burns | 20
|
2003–07, 2009, 2011–18 | 14–20, 23–29 | |
77 | Michael Price | 21
|
2003, 2005–10, 2012–18 | 15–29 | Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie and co-writer on The Longest Daycare |
78 | Robin J. Stein | 1
|
2004 | 15 | |
79 | Julie Chambers & David Chambers | 1
|
2004 | 15 | |
80 | Bill Odenkirk | 14
|
2004–08, 2010–14, 2016–18 | 16, 18–22, 24, 26–29 | |
81 | Jeff Westbrook | 16
|
2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–18 | 16–23, 25–26, 28–29 | |
82 | Patric Verrone | 1
|
2005 | 17 | |
83 | Daniel Chun | 6
|
2005–09 | 17–19, 21 | |
84 | Stephanie Gillis | 11
|
2005, 2007–2015, 2018 | 17, 19–27, 30 | |
85 | Peter Gaffney | 2
|
2006, 2011 | 18, 22 | Includes one co-written with Steve Viksten |
86 | Billy Kimball | 9
|
2007–14 | 18–25 | All but one co-written with Ian Maxtone-Graham |
87 | Mick Kelly | 1
|
2007 | 19 | |
88 | William Wright | 3
|
2008, 2010, 2014 | 19, 21, 26 | All co-written with Carolyn Omine |
89 | Matt Marshall | 1
|
2009 | 20 | |
90 | Valentina L. Garza | 4
|
2009–10, 2013–14 | 20, 22, 24, 26 | |
91 | Brendan Hay | 1
|
2009 | 20 | |
92 | Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen | 1
|
2009 | 21 | |
93 | Mitchell H. Glazer | 2
|
2010, 2013 | 21, 25 | Both co-written with Don Payne |
94 | Michael Nobori | 2
|
2010, 2013 | 21, 25 | |
95 | Chris Cluess | 1
|
2010 | 22 | |
96 | Dick Blasucci | 1
|
2011 | 22 | |
97 | Steve Viksten | 1
|
2011 | 22 | Co-written with Peter Gaffney. Died 2014. |
98 | Justin Hurwitz | 1
|
2011 | 23 | |
99 | Dan Vebber | 3
|
2011, 2016, 2018 | 23, 27, 29 | |
100 | Ben Joseph | 1
|
2012 | 23 | |
101 | David Mandel | 1
|
2012 | 24 | Co-written with Brian Kelley |
102 | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | 5
|
2013, 2016–18 | 24, 28–29 | |
103 | Brian McConnachie | 1
|
2013 | 24 | |
104 | Eric Kaplan | 1
|
2013 | 24 | |
105 | David H. Steinberg | 1
|
2014 | 25 | |
106 | Judd Apatow | 1
|
2015 | 26 | |
107 | Neil Campbell | 1
|
2015 | 26 | |
108 | Michael Ferris | 1
|
2015 | 27 | |
109 | Eric Horsted | 1
|
2016 | 27 | |
110 | Dave King | 1
|
2016 | 28 | |
111 | Harry Shearer | 1
|
2016 | 28 | |
112 | Peter Tilden | 1
|
2016 | 28 | Co-written with Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta |
113 | Ryan Koh | 2
|
2016–17 | 28–29 | |
114 | Ron Zimmerman | 1
|
2017 | 28 | |
115 | Simon Rich | 1
|
2017 | 28 | |
116 | Miranda Thompson | 2
|
2017–18 | 29 | Both co-written with Tim Long |
117 | Daniel Furlong & Zach Posner | 1
|
2018 | 29 | |
118 | David Silverman | 1
|
2018 | 29 | Co-written with Brian Kelley The only person ever to both write and direct for the show |
119 | Renee Ridgeley | 1
|
2018 | 30 | Co-written with Matt Selman |