The Front

The Front

April 15, 1993 TV Episode The Simpsons

Studio
Gracie Films
Animation studio
Film Roman
Distributor
20th Century Fox Television

Synopsis

After watching a particularly bad "Itchy and Scratchy" cartoon, Lisa and Bart ghost write their own using their grandfather's name. Meanwhile, Homer takes night school to make up a missing science credit.

Characters

Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Klown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel, Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Nelson Muntz, Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Cletus, Professor Frink, Artie Ziff, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Reverend Lovejoy, Principal Skinner, Dr. Hibbert, Rainer Wolfcastle, Lunchlady Doris, Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Brooke Shields

Credits

Directing

Director
Rich Moore

Writing

Writer
Adam I. Lapidus

Voices

Voice
Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Klown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Cletus, Professor Frink, Artie Ziff), Harry Shearer (Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Reverend Lovejoy, Principal Skinner, Dr. Hibbert, Rainer Wolfcastle), Doris Grau (Lunchlady Doris), Maggie Roswell (Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy), Brooke Shields (Herself)

Music

Music
Alf Clausen
Theme
Danny Elfman

Editing

Editor
Marc McJimsey, Don Barrozo
Assistant Film Editors
Lee Harting, Kurtis Kunsak

Crew

Animation Executive Producer
Phil Roman
Animation Producers
Bill Schultz, Mike Wolf
Executive Consultant
Brad Bird
Executive Story Editors
Jon Vitti, Jeff Martin
Story Editors
Brent Forrester, Bob Kushell, Dan McGrath, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Dan McGrath
Staff Writers
Bill Canterbury, David S. Cohen
Casting
Bonita Pietila
Animation Co-Producer For Gracie Films
Ken Tsumaka
Post Production Coordinator
Alison Eliott
Dialogue Sound Editors
Bobby Mackston, Marc McJimsey, Terry Greene
Music Editor
Chris Lesdema
Sound Effects Editor
Travis Powers
Re-Recording Mixers
R. Russell Smith, Anthony D'Arico, Greg Orloff
Production Mixer
Ronny Cox
Production Coordinators
Jacqueline Sillo, Linda Levine
Sound Recordists
Greg Cheever, Randi Piotroski
Script Supervisor
Louise Jaffe
Post Production Audio Facility
Skywalker Sound
Post Production Facility
Laser-Pacific
Assistant To Mr. Brooks
Maria Cavanaugh
Assistants To Mr. Groening
Annette Andersen, Julie Steddom-Smith
Assistants To Mr. Mirkin
Elisabeth Jacobs, Charleen Easton
Assistants To Mr. Sakai
Jane M. Mackie, Felicia Navilanski
Assistants To The Producers
Leslie Ritcher, Don Gilberti, Craig Feeney, Bonnie Vitti, Jean Wing, Jacqueline Atkins, Richard-Kevin Stith
Post Production Assistant
C.J. Gibson
Overseas Animation Directors
Mike Girard, N.J. Kim
Overseas Productions By Anivision
J.C. Park
Assistant Director
Dark Ervin
Storyboard
Raymie Muzquiz, Kevin O'Brien, Steven Dean Moore, Jeffrey Lynch, John Rice, Celia Kendrick, Christian Roman, Chris Moeller, Pete Michels, Ted Mathot, Matin Archer, Brad Abelson, Wes Archer, Orlando Baeza, Barry Caldwell, Gary Graham, John Mathot, Michael O'Connor, David Silverman, Glen Wuthrich
Storyboard Revisions
Jerry Richardson, Kelly Spencer James
Character Design Supervisor
Dale Hendrickson
Character Design
Dale Hendrickson, Scott Alberts, Lucas Grey, Matt Groening, John Rice, Sam Simon, John Holmquist, Joseph Wack, Mark Howard, Phil Ortiz, Dan Haskett, Kevin M. Newman
Background Design Supervisor
Lance Wilder
Background Design
John Krause, Maria Mariotti, Alex Dilts, Lance Wilder, Edgar Duncan, Phil Ortiz
Character Layout Artists
Mike Anderson, Marcos Asprec, Marc Coangelo, Frederick J. Gardner III, Bob Logan, Eric S. Keyes, Andi Klein, Nancy Kruse, Jason Magness, Istvan Majoros, Ted Mathot, Noah Miller, Sarge Morton, Nollan Obena, Betty Tang, Andrews Tejeno, Anthony Wong
Background Layout Artists
Sarah Frost, Edgar Duncan, Phil Hayes, Becca Ramos, Peter J. Deluca, Lyna P. Johnson, Debbie A. Silver, Arnold Doong, David S. Karoll
Animation Timing
Neil Affleck, Pete Michels, Cindy Tang, Steve Socki, Dominic Polcino, Chris Loudon, Nicole Graham, Michael Polcino, Brian Sheesley, Gary McCarver, Emily Michels, David Bastien, Milton Gray
Lip Sync
Kent Holaday
Color Design Supervisor
Karen Bauer
Color Design
Bob Angelini, Dominique Blaskovitch, Paul Fetler, Kim Taylor
Ink & Paint Supervisor
Phyllis Craig
Painters
Casey Clayton, Belle Norman
Animation Checkers
Jackie Branks, Younghee Higa
Animation Camera
Robert Ingram, Patrick Buchanan, Ted Bemiller
Track Reader
Broughton-Winicki
Negative Cutter
Tim Heyen
Telecine
Unitel Video, Larry Field
Production Assistants
Donna Lafferty, Nichole Graham, Anthony Garcia, Steve Ingram
Executive In Charge Of Production For Gracie Films
Michael P. Schoenbrun
Creative Consultant
Matt Groening
Executive Creative Consultant
James L. Brooks
Crew
Living Or Dead, And Any Unauthorized Duplication

Companies and other credits

  • Film Animation Produced By: Film Roman Inc
  • Negative Cutter: D And A Film Cutting
  • Copyright © 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved
  • Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Is The Author Of This Motion Picture For Purpose Of Copyright And Other Laws
  • The Characters And Events Depicted In This Photoplay Are Ficticious. Any Similarity To Actual Persons
  • Is Purely Coincidental
  • Ownership Of This Motion Picture Is Protected By Copyright And Other Applicable Laws
  • Distribution Or Exhibition Of This Motion Picture Could Result In Criminal Prosecution As Well As Civil Liability

Production notes

Blackboard Sequence: I will not sell miracle cures.

Couch Scene: The Simpsons, and a cast of thousands, form a chorus line."

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