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'''George Meyer''' is a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. In 2000, Meyer was called the "the funniest man behind the funniest show on TV" by ''The New Yorker''.
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|name= George Meyer
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|image= [[File:George Meyer.jpg|200px]]
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
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|job= Writer<br>Producer<br>Creative consultant<br>Executive producer
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|birthdate= {{birthyear|1956}}
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|status= Inactive
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|episodes= 352
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|seasons= [[Season 1]] - [[Season 17|17]]
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|first episode= "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"
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|latest episode= "[[The Last of the Red Hat Mamas]]"
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|movie=yes
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|first album= ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''
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|latest album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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}}
  
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== Biography ==
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'''George Meyer''' (born 1956) is an American producer and writer. He served as a writer, creative consultant, producer, supervising producer, and executive producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also served as a writer for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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Born in Pennsylvania in 1956 Meyer grew up in Arizona, the eldest child of eight in a Roman Catholic family of mostly German people descent. Meyer has made frequent jokes about his somewhat unhappy childhood, stating in an audio commentary that one of the frequent arguments in his household was "which family member ruined a holiday". He attended Doolen Junior High and Catalina High School in Tucson, Az. An excellent student, Meyer later went on to Harvard University, where he served as president of the ''Harvard Lampoon'', a comedy magazine at Harvard University. Meyer graduated from Harvard in 1978 with a degree in biochemistry. After college, Meyer became a writer for ''Late Night with David Letterman'', ''Not Necessarily The News'', ''The New Show'', and ''Saturday Night Live''. In 1987, Meyer founded the legendary humor zine ''Army Man'', which attained a cult following. One of its readers was [[Sam Simon]], who was a producer on a new animated sitcom called ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In 1989 Simon asked Meyer to join the writing staff, and he has remained there intermittently ever since. In 2005 he wrote for the TBS special ''Earth To America''. He was one of the writers for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
 
  
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== Trivia ==
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== Awards ==
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{{THT|Award}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2007]]<ref name="Annie2007">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102916/http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|10}}
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{{TB|[[1991]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1991/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1991"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[1992]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1992"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Radio Bart]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1995]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1995"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Lisa's Wedding]]"}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|[[1996]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer's Phobia]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Trash of the Titans]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1999]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Viva Ned Flanders]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[2000]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2000/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Behind the Laughter]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|[[2001]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[HOMЯ]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2002]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[She of Little Faith]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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== Credits ==
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=== Written by ===
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|E7n=as Gasping George Meyer
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=== Screenplay by ===
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*{{mov}}
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=== Creative consultant ===
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|E5n=as Ghoulish George Meyer
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{{Season6A
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|E1=yes
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{{TC}}
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=== Co-producer ===
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{{Season2A|all=yes}}
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{{TC}}
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=== Producer ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{Season3A
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|E7n=as Ghastly George Meyer
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{{Season13A
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|E6=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E18=yes
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|E19=yes
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|E20=yes
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|E21=yes
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|E22=yes
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{{Season14A|all=yes}}
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{{Season15A|all=yes|E1n=as Gouge Eyer}}
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{{Season16A|all=yes}}
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|E1=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E7=yes
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{{TC}}
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=== Supervising producer ===
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{{Season4A|all=yes|E5n=as Ghastly George Meyer}}
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|E1=yes
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=== Co-executive producer ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{Season6A
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|E3=yes
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|E6n=as George Meyer's Brain
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as George "Ghostie" Meyer}}
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as George "Exit Wound" Meyer}}
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{{Season9A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E20=yes
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|E21=yes
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|E22=yes
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|E23=yes
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|E24=yes
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|E25=yes
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{{Season10A|all=yes}}
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{{Season11A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E5=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Executive producer ===
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{{Scroll|
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{{Season11A
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|E4=yes
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|E6=yes
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|E9=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E15=yes
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|E16=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E18=yes
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|E19=yes
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|E20=yes
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|E21=yes
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|E22=yes
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{{Season12A|all=yes}}
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{{Season13A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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{{TC}}
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}}
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=== Acknowledgment - Writing contribution ===
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*{{ep|So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show}}
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=== Acknowledgment - Contribution ===
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*{{ep|Another Simpsons Clip Show}}
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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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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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*Raised Roman Catholic, but later became an atheist.
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=== Parody lyrics by ===
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*Is a fan of the Grateful Dead
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*{{alb|The Simpsons Movie: The Music|("{{ap|Spider Pig|song}}")}}
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*Was the editor of "The Harvard Lampoon Book of College Life" (Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1978).
 
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*His hobbies include gambling and collecting space travel-related memorabilia
 
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*Once won a little over 2,000 dollars on Jeopardy!
 
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*A strict vegetarian, as well as a practitioner of yoga
 
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*Has a daughter with author Maria Semple named Poppy Valentina after Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
 
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*According to [[David X. Cohen]], Meyer once attempted to live on a "flavorless mush," believing it to be a moral victory if he succeeded. However, he did not last long in his attempt.
 
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*Has a cameo in the 2004 film ''I ♥ Huckabees''. He appears near the end as the annoyed tuxedoed man in an elevator with Jude Law and Jason Schwartzman.
 
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*In 2005, a newly discovered species of frog from Sri Lanka was named Philautus Poppiae after Meyer's daughter, Poppy, for his and his girlfriend's dedication to the Global Amphibian Assessment.
 
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*Wrote a full length screenplay for David Letterman, which was never produced after Letterman's talk show really took off. It is considered a masterpiece by those who have seen it, and a copy remains in The Simpsons re-write room that the show's writers occasionally consult when they are in need of a joke.
 
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*Wrote an [[unproduced episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.
 
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*Meyer can be seen in the audience of season 3 Mr. Show episode 310, "It's A No Brainer." He is visible in the first few minutes of the show as the long-haired, bespectacled man sitting behind the "protestors."
 
  
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== Credited episodes ==
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== Trivia ==
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===Writer===
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*Meyer wrote an [[unproduced episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.
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*"[[The Crepes of Wrath]]" (with [[Sam Simon]], [[John Swartzwelder]] and [[Jon Vitti]])
 
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*"[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]"
 
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*"[[Blood Feud]]"
 
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*"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"
 
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" (contributor)
 
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*"[[Separate Vocations]]"
 
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*"[[Homer the Heretic]]"
 
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*"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"
 
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*"[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]" (with [[Tom Martin]], [[Brian Scully]], and [[Mike Scully]])
 
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*"[[Brother's Little Helper]]"
 
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*"[[Behind the Laughter]]" (with [[Tim Long]], [[Mike Scully]], and [[Matt Selman]])
 
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*"[[The Parent Rap]]" (with [[Mike Scully]])
 
  
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===Showrunner===
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== References ==
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]" (with [[Mike Scully]] and [[Al Jean]])
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{{Reflist}}
  
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== Cameos in the show==
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== See also ==
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*{{Showrun}}
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*{{Written by}}
  
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*"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]" - Is the writer who speaks up and is fired.
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== External links ==
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*"[[Realty Bites]]" - Seen standing in line at the Springfield Unemployment Office
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0583127}}
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*"[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]" - Walks by [[Bart]] on the street
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
  
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[[Category:The Simpsons: Testify crew]]

Latest revision as of 21:03, October 11, 2025

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see George Meyer (character).


George Meyer
George Meyer.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Writer
Producer
Creative consultant
Executive producer
Birth date: 1956 (age 69–70)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 352
Seasons active: Season 1 - 17
First episode: "Life on the Fast Lane"
Most recent episode: "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify



George Meyer (born 1956) is an American producer and writer. He served as a writer, creative consultant, producer, supervising producer, and executive producer for The Simpsons. He also served as a writer for The Simpsons Movie.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production 2007[1] The Simpsons Movie Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1991[2] "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" Won
1992[3] "Radio Bart" Nominated
1995[4] "Lisa's Wedding" Won
1996[5] "Treehouse of Horror VI" Nominated
1997[6] "Homer's Phobia" Won
1998[7] "Trash of the Titans"
1999[8] "Viva Ned Flanders" Nominated
2000[9] "Behind the Laughter" Won
2001[10] "HOMЯ"
2002[11] "She of Little Faith" Nominated

Credits[edit]

Written by[edit]

Screenplay by[edit]

Creative consultant[edit]

Co-producer[edit]

Producer[edit]

Supervising producer[edit]

Co-executive producer[edit]

Executive producer[edit]

Acknowledgment - Writing contribution[edit]

Acknowledgment - Contribution[edit]

For The Simpsons[edit]

Parody lyrics by[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Meyer wrote an unproduced episode of The Simpsons which, although deemed hilarious, went unproduced as it would have led to serious legal ramifications and personally offended several staff/cast members.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1991"
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1992"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1995"
  5. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"
  7. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1998"
  8. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1999"
  9. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 2000"
  10. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less than One Hour) – 2001"
  11. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"


See also[edit]

External links[edit]


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