List of The Simpsons writers

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Part of the writing staff of The Simpsons in 1992. Back row, left to right: Mike Mendel, Colin ABV Lewis (partial), Jeff Goldstein, Al Jean (partial), Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Mike Reiss, Ken Tsumara, George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti (partial), CJ Gibson and David M. Stern. Front row, left to right: Dee Capelli, Lona Williams and Unknown.

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 May 22, 2016, 120 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
1 Mimi Pond
1
1989 1
2 Jon Vitti
25
1990–94, 2002, 2004 1–7, 13, 15–16
3 Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky
10
1990–93 1–4
4 Al Jean
19
1990–92, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001–02, 2014–15 1–4, 6, 8–12, 26 Includes ten episodes co-written with Mike Reiss and one with David Mirkin
5 Mike Reiss
10
1990–92, 1995, 1997 1–4, 6, 8 All episodes co-written with Al Jean
6 John Swartzwelder
59
1990–2003 1–15
7 Sam Simon
6
1990–92 1–4
8 Matt Groening
4
1990, 1992, 1996 1, 3, 7
9 George Meyer
12
1990–93, 1999–2001 1–5, 10–11, 13
10 David M. Stern
8
1990–93, 1999 2–4, 10
11 Ken Levine & David Isaacs
2
1990–91 2–3
12 Jeff Martin
11
1990–93, 2016 2–5, 27
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
27 David Richardson
1
1994 5
28 Jace Richdale
1
1994 5
29 Mike Scully
12
1994–97, 1999–2002 6–14
30 Bob Kushell
2
1994–96 6–7
31 David S. Cohen
13
1994–98 6–10
32 Jonathan Collier
6
1994–97 6–9
33 David Sacks
1
1994–95 6–7
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
16
1995–2000, 2003–05, 2010, 2014–15 7–11, 14–15, 17, 21, 25, 27 Includes four co-written with Allen Glazier and one with Donick Cary
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
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
25
1998–2009, 2011–15 9–14, 16–19, 21–24, 26
54 Jane O'Brien
1
1998 10
55 Tom Martin
3
1999, 2001 10–12
56 Tim Long
26
1999–2015 10–14, 16–18, 20–26
57 Julie Thacker
3
1999–2001 10–12
58 Carolyn Omine
19
2000–12, 2014–16 11–16, 18–19, 21–27 Includes three co-written with William Wright
59 Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta
7
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010–11 11, 13, 15, 17, 22–23
60 Rob LaZebnik
12
2000, 2009–16 12, 20–27
61 John Frink
27
2000–05, 2007–16 12–15, 17–27 Includes nine co-written with Don Payne
62 Don Payne
18
2000–10, 2013 12–21, 25 Includes nine co-written with John Frink and two with Mitchell H. Glazer
63 Bob Bendetson
2
2001–02 12–13
64 Joel H. Cohen
24
2001–16 13–20, 22, 24–27
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
12
2002–04, 2009–16 14–15, 20–22, 24–27 Includes one co-written with David Mandel
71 Kevin Curran
11
2002–10, 2014 14–18, 20–22, 25
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
17
2003–07, 2009, 2011–16 14–20, 23–27
77 Michael Price
19
2003, 2005–10, 2012–16 15–27
78 Robin J. Stein
1
2004 15
79 Julie Chambers & David Chambers
1
2004 15
80 Bill Odenkirk
11
2004–08, 2010–14, 2016 16, 18–22, 24, 26–27
81 Jeff Westbrook
13
2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–15 16–23, 25–26
82 Patric Verrone
1
2005 17
83 Daniel Chun
6
2005–09 17–19, 21
84 Stephanie Gillis
10
2005, 2007–2015 17, 19–27
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
98 Justin Hurwitz
1
2011 23
99 Dan Vebber
2
2011, 2016 23, 27
100 Ben Joseph
1
2012 23
101 David Mandel
1
2012 24 Co-written with Brian Kelley
102 Tom Gammill & Max Pross
1
2013 24
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

Timeline of producers and show runners

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