by John Ortved
Comedy Central
comic books
Cooper Point Journal
Cops
Cosby, Bill see also The Cosby Show
Cosby Show, The
Costello, Elvis
Cribs
Critic, The: background crossover episode with The Simpsons as new focus of Simpsons writers Al Jean and Mike Reiss
Crittenden, Jennifer biographical sketch recalls Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein as showrunners recalls David Mirkin recalls John Swartzwelder
Cronkite, Walter
Cross, David
Crowe, Cameron
Crumb, Robert
Csupo, Gabor: animation issues with Gracie Films background biographical sketch and question of The Simpsons authorship recalls bumper episodes of The Simpsons on The Tracey Ullman Show recalls first Groening line drawings recalls initial studio viewing of first Simpsons episode recalls treatment by Gracie Films role in color development for Simpsons drawings work on first Simpsons episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The
Daniels, Greg
Danza, Tony
Davis, David
Davis, Marvin
“Death of the Author” (essay)
“Deep Deep Trouble” (episode)
“Deep Space Homer” (episode)
Designing Women
DeVito, Danny as Simpsons guest voice
DiCaprio, George
Dick Tracy
Dick Van Dyke Show, The
Die Hard
Diller, Barry: background biographical sketch and bumper Simpsons episodes description at Fox leaves Fox moves The Simpsons to Thursday night opposite Cosby at Paramount questions initial quality status of first Simpsons episode recalled by others recalls enmity between Sam Simon and Matt Groening recalls initial screening of first finished Simpsons episode for Fox executives relationship with Harris Katleman relationship with James L. Brooks role in giving go-ahead to The Simpsons skepticism about prime time animation shows and success of The Simpsons worries about Simpson overexposure
Dillon, Matt, as Simpsons guest voice
Disco Stu (Simpsons character)
Disney
DJ Kool Herc
“Do the Bartman”
“Doh!”
Dolgen, John at Fox meeting over animation costs
Dolph (Simpsons character)
Doonesbury
Downey, Jim
Doyle, Larry: biographical sketch recalls contract negotiations with actors recalls Mark McGwire recalls Mike Scully recalls Stephen Hawking
Duckman
Duets
Easton, Charleen: biographical sketch recalls David Mirkin
Ebert, Roger
Edge, The
Ed Sullivan Show, The
Edward Scissorhands
Eisner, Michael
Eisner, Will
Elfman, Danny
Elliott, Chris
Emmy Awards, for The Simpsons
Erikson, Steve
Ernie Pook’s Comeek
Estin, Ken: biographical sketch and earnings from Tracey Ullman Show and spin-offs recalls creation of The Tracey Ullman Show recalls Groening’s deal with Fox recalls how Life in Hell cartoons led to The Simpsons recalls James L. Brooks recalls Matt Groening’s game house recalls Richard Sakai
evangelicals
Evergreen College, Olympia, Washington
Everybody Loves Raymond
Fallout Boy, as Simpsons guest voice
Family Dog
Family Guy
Family Matters
Family Ties
Fantasia
Father Knows Best
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
female writers
Ferrell, Will
Fierstein, Harvey: biographical sketch as Simpsons guest voice
Film Roman (animation studio) see also Roman, Phil
Fish Police
“Flaming Moe’s” (episode)
Flanders, Maude (Simpsons character)
Flanders, Ned (Simpsons character)
Flash, The
Flintstones, The
Forrester, Brent: biographical sketch recalls Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein as showrunners recalls Conan O’Brien recalls David Cohen recalls David Mirkin recalls George Meyer recalls John Swartzwelder recalls King of the Hill recalls later writers as keepers of the grail recalls Mike Scully recalls other writers recalls process of creating jokes recalls writing room view of Conan O’Brien view of Simpsons influence
Fox: attitude toward Internet fan sites and Barry Diller comparing Fox Broadcasting and Fox Television and contract negotiations with Simpsons actors involvement in dictating creative content moves Simpsons from Sunday to Thursday night Murdoch purchase question of sharing percentage of earnings from The Tracey Ullman Show and spin-offs relationship with James L. Brooks role of The Simpsons in building television network and The Simpsons Movie takes action against bootlegged merchandise where possible and The Tracey Ullman Show as union-free during writers’ strike
Fox News
Frampton, Peter
Franzen, Jonathan
Frasier
Frazier, Ian
Friends
Full House
Futurama
Gammill, Tom
Garfield
Geffen, David
Gehr, Richard
Gersh Agency
Gervais, Ricky: asked to write Simpsons episode biographical sketch recalls meeting Matt Groening respectability as writer view of Simpsons influence view of The Simpsons
Get a Life
Get Smart
Gibson, Mel, as Simpsons guest voice
Gil (Simpsons character)
Gillis, Stephanie
Gingrich, Newt
“Girly Edition” (episode)
Glamour magazine
Goddard, Stephen
Godfather, The
Goldberg, Gary David
Golden Girls
Goldsmith, Gene
Goldstein, Charlie: biographical sketch initial view of The Simpsons as series recalls animation issues with Gracie Films recalls push to get The Simpsons onto the air
Goodman, Brad (Simpsons character)
Gracie Films: animation issues background and contract negotiations and earnings from Tracey Ullman Show and spin-offs importance of writers location moves offices to Sony lot role of Barrie Diller role of Richard Sakai
Graham, Billy
Grammer, Kelsey, as Simpsons guest voice
Grandpa (Simpsons character)
Gray, Jonathan: biographical sketch response to Bush’s Waltons speech view of Lisa view of Marge view of Simpsons influence
Greaney, Dan
Grease
Griffey, Ken, Jr., as Simpsons guest voice
Grimes, Frank (Simpsons character)
Groening, Deborah: becomes artist’s rep biographical sketch divorces Matt Groening as driver in Groening’s success at LA Reader marries Matt Groening meets Matt Groening takes charge of managing Groening’s business affairs view of Simpsons influence
Groening, Matt: background biographical sketch childhood continuing involvement with The Simpsons and credit for The Simpsons early LA work recalled by others first creates Simpsons characters first meets with James L. Brooks graduates from college launches Futurama Life in Hell cartoon originals lead to the Simpsons makes deal with Fox meets and marries Deborah Kaplan as member of original Simpsons writing room (sort of) and merchandising of Simpsons names Simpson characters after his own family opposes crossover episode between The Simpsons and The Critic original business plan for publishing operations profiled in early press about The Simpsons and question of The Simpsons authorship recalled by others ; recalls initial studio viewing of first Simpsons episode relationship with James L. Brooks relationship with Sam Simon reputation as nice guy response regarding elementary school principals response to comparison of The Simpsons with Married … with Children response to que
stion of show’s continuing quality response to unlicensed merchandise and Ricky Gervais and Rusty Nails side-by-side houses in Venice, California view of Emmy Awards view of Homer view of Itchy and Scratchy view of Lisa view of look and feel of The Simpsons writes for LA Reader
Growing Pains
guest stars
Gunsmoke
Gunther, Sherry: biographical sketch recalls animation issues with Gracie Films recalls early animation work on The Simpsons
Handy, Bruce
Hanna-Barbera
Hapablap, Col. Hap (Simpsons character)
Harper’s Bazaar magazine
Hartman, Phil: recalled by others as Simpsons guest voice
Harvard Lampoon
Hathaway, Anne, as Simpsons guest voice
Hawk, Tony, as Simpsons guest voice
Hawking, Stephen, as Simpsons guest voice
Hayden, Pamela, hired for multiple Simpsons roles
HBO
Herman (Simpsons character)
Hibbert, Dr. (Simpsons character)
Hirsch, Judd
Hitchcock, Alfred
Hodgson, Joel
Hoffman, Dustin, as Simpsons guest voice
Home Alone
Home Improvement
“Homer Goes to College” (episode)
“Homer’s Enemy” (episode)
“Homer’s Phobia” (episode)
“Homer’s Triple Bypass” (episode)
Honeymooners, The
Hoover, Miss (Simpsons character)
Hope, Bob, as Simpsons guest voice
Hurwitz, Mitchell
Hutz, Lionel (Simpsons character)
Huxtable, Clair
Hyde, John
“I Am Furious Yellow” (episode)
If They Mated
Iger, Bob
I’ll Do Anything
“I Love Lisa” (episode)
In Living Color
Indiana Jones films
Internet: community of Simpsons fans discussion of The Simpsons decline Fox attitude toward fan sites Simpsons-related websites Usenet groups
Irwin, William
“Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show, The” (episode)
It’s Gary Shandling’s Show
Jackie Bison Show, The
Jackson, Michael as Simpsons guest voice
Jagger, Mick, as Simpsons musical guest
Japan Air Lines
Jazzy Jeff
J. C. Penney
Jean, Al: becomes official showrunner biographical sketch as cocreator of The Critic complaints by others about show’s decline in quality as member of original Simpsons writing room offers job to Conan O’Brien organizational skills points out creative possibilities in having Simpson family watch TV and question of The Simpsons authorship recalled by others recalled by Stan Lee recalls Tony Blair and Ricky Gervais as showrunner since 2001 as showrunner with Mike Reiss view of Simpsons influence works on The Simpsons Movie
Jerry Maguire
Jimbo (Simpsons character)
John, Dr.
Jones, Chuck
Jones, Gerard, view of The Simpsons
Jordan, Michael
Judge, Mike
“Kamp Krusty” (episode)
Kang (Simpsons character)
Kaplan, Deborah, see Groening, Deborah
Kaplan, Eric
Karl (Simpsons character)
Katleman, Harris: biographical sketch at Fox meeting over animation costs initial response to The Simpsons recalls broadcast numbers for first Simpsons episode aired recalls early view of Fox Broadcasting recalls initial studio viewing of first Simpsons episode ; recalls merchandise incident in New York recalls relationship between Gracie Films and Fox recalls risk taking by early Fox Broadcasting recalls testing short film of bumper Simpsons episodes relationship with Barry Diller role in getting The Simpsons onto the air shows Simpsons bumper tape to Fox executives view of The Simpsons role at Fox
Katzenberg, Jeffrey
Kaufman, Andy
Kavanaugh, Valerie
Kavner, Julie: and contract negotiations views her work on The Tracey Ullman Show as voice of Marge Simpson
Keeler, Ken
Kelley, David
Kenneally, Rob: biographical sketch recalls Barry Diller recalls push to get The Simpsons onto the air recalls screening bumper episodes for Barry Diller
Kennedy, Jay
Kenny, Tom
Kerry, John
Kimmel, Daniel M.
King, B.B.
King Features Syndicate
King of the Hill
Kinnear, Greg
Kirby, Jack
Klasky, Arlene
Klasky-Csupo (animation studio): early work on The Simpsons Gracie Films moves The Simpsons to Film Roman issues in dealing with Gracie Films role in turning Groening’s original Simpson drawings into animated cartoons
Kleinfeld, N. R.
Knight, Robert
Knight, Wayne
Kodos (Simpsons character)
Koffman, Brian
Kogen, Jay: biographical sketch leaves The Simpsons after fourth season as member of original Simpsons writing room participates with Simpson characters in Hollywood Christmas Parade and question of The Simpsons authorship recalls Al Jean and Mike Reiss as showrunners recalls Army Man recalls Conan O’Brien recalls enmity between Sam Simon and Matt Groening recalls fellow writers recalls how writers wrote recalls John Swartzwelder recalls Matt Groening recalls merchandise frenzy recalls Sam Simon view of impact of The Simpsons view of Matt Groening view of Simpsons as relatable characters views fame of Conan O’Brien
Kopp, Bill
Koren, Leonard
Krabappel, Mrs. (Simpsons character)
Kramden, Ralph
Kravitz, Lenny, as Simpsons musical guest
Krazy Kat
“Krusty Gets Kancelled” (episode)
Krusty the Clown (Simpsons character)
Kubrick, Stanley
Kushell, Bob: biographical sketch recalls David Mirkin recalls George Meyer recalls Jon Vitti recalls other writers recalls watching Conan O’Brien’s show with other Simpsons writers recalls writing spec script
L.A. Law
LA Reader
LA Weekly
Larry Sanders Show, The
Lassie
Late Night with Conan O’Brien
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, The
Late Show with David Letterman, The
Leave It to Beaver
Lee, Stan: biographical sketch as Simpsons guest voice
Leeson, Michael
Leftorium
Leno, Jay
Letterman, David
Levensky, Matt
Levine, Jane: biographical sketch recalled by others recalls LA Reader
Lewis, Colin A.B.V.: biographical sketch recalls Al Jean and Mike Reiss as showrunners recalls Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein as showrunners recalls Conan O’Brien recalls contract negotiations recalls David Mirkin recalls early Simpsons writers recalls Matt Groening recalls Sam Simon
Liberty Media, Inc.
Licorice Pizza
Life in Hell: books cartoon originals lead to The Simpsons as cottage industry Deborah Kaplan manages origins as progenitor of The Simpsons retaining merchandise rights syndication of strip viewed by Hank Azaria Village Voice publishes strip
Limbaugh, Rush
Lincoln High School, Portland, Oregon
“Lisa’s Pony” (episode)
“Lisa’s Substitute” (episode)
Lloyd, Christopher
Lloyd, David
Long, Tim: biographical sketch recalls fellow writers recalls Mr. T recalls view of The Simpsons while still in college recalls writers’ ways to waste time recalls writing room view of job writing for The Simpsons
Looney Tunes
Lou Grant
Love Is Hell
Lovitz, Jon
MacFarlane, Seth: biographical sketch as creator of
Family Guy life spared on 9/11 reflects on longevity of The Simpsons view of Simpsons influence
MacFarlane, Todd
MacLaine, Shirley
MacNeille, Tress, hired for multiple Simpsons roles
MAD magazine
Madden, John, as Simpsons guest voice
magazines, with Simpsons covers or features
Mandela, Nelson
“Marge vs. the Monorail” (episode)
Marley, Bob
Married … with Children comparison with The Simpsons
Marshall, Garry
Marshall, Penny
Martin, Dmitri
Martin, Don
Martin, Jeff: as member of original Simpsons writing room recalled by others travels with Conan O’Brien to Bob Hope’s house view of Lisa
Martin, Steve: recalls Phil Hartman as Simpsons guest voice
Martin, Tom: biographical sketch recalls fellow writers recalls Mike Scully recalls process of creating jokes ; view of Al Jean view of writing job for Simpsons
Marvel Comics
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The
M*A*S*H
Mason, Jackie
Masters of American Comics
Mattel
Maxtone-Graham, Ian
McCartney, Paul
McClure, Troy (Simpsons character)
McGrath, Dan
McGwire, Mark, as Simpsons guest voice
McMurtry, Larry
Meltzer, Richard
Mendel, Michael: biographical sketch recalled by others recalls bumper episodes of The Simpsons on The Tracey Ullman Show recalls Conan O’Brien recalls initial studio viewing of first Simpsons episode recalls push to get The Simpsons onto the air view of TV show vision today
merchandising: Life in Hell The Simpsons
Metromedia
Meyer, George: background biographical sketch distrust of authority as godfather of The Simpsons rewrite room as key Sam Simon writer find as member of original Simpsons writing room profiled in New Yorker publishes Army Man recalled by others recalls impact of Simpsons merchandising recalls writers’ inside gags relationship with Dan Greaney under showrunners Al Jean and Mike Reiss view of Bart view of Frank Grimes character view of Homer view of Homer and Marge’s marriage view of launching new TV show view of live studio audiences for sitcoms view of Marge view of marriage view of Simpsons longevity view of Simpsons traditional setup view of Simpsons writing quality works on The Simpsons Movie
Michaels, Lorne
Milhouse (Simpsons character)