Deep Space Homer

Deep Space Homer

February 24, 1994 TV Episode The Simpsons

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

Synopsis

After seeing its ratings decline, NASA decides to send Joe Average to space. In this case, Joe Average is Homer Simpson.

Characters

Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Abe Simpson, Barney Gumble, Lenny, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, Carl, Buzz Aldrin, James Taylor

Credits

Directing

Director
Carlos Baeza
Assistant Director
Dark Ervin

Producing

Producer
David Mirkin, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon (Executive Producers)
Co-Executive Producer
Jace Richdale
Associate Producers
Colin A.B.V. Lewis, Jeffrey Goldstein
Animation Executive Producer
Phil Roman
Animation Producers
Bill Schultz, Mike Wolf
Animation Co-Producer For Gracie Films
Ken Tsumaka

Writing

Writer
David Mirkin
Story Editors
Brent Forrester, Bob Kushell, Dan McGrath
Script Supervisor
Louise Jaffe

Voices

Voice
Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Abe Simpson, Barney Gumble), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Lenny), Harry Shearer (Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, Carl), Buzz Aldrin (Himself), James Taylor (Himself), Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell

Music

Music
Alf Clausen
Theme
Danny Elfman

Animation

Overseas Animation Director
Mike Girard
Animation Timing
Neil Affleck, Pete Michels, Cindy Tang
Lip Sync
Kent Holaday
Animation Checkers
Jackie Branks, Younghee Higa

Art Department

Character Design
Dale Hendrickson, Scott Alberts, Lucas Grey, Matt Groening, Sam Simon
Story Board
Steven Dean Moore, Jeffrey Lynch
Background Design Supervisor
Lance Wilder
Background Design
John Krause, Maria Mariotti
Background Layout Artists
Peter J. Deluca, Lyna P. Johnson, Debbie A. Silver
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

Camera

Animation Camera
Robert Ingram, Patrick Buchanan, Ted Bemiller

Editing

Editor
Marc McJimsey, Don Barrozo
Assistant Film Editors
Lee Harting, Kurtis Kunsak
Negative Cutter
Tim Heyen

Sound

Sound Effects Editor
Travis Powers
Re-Recording Mixers
R. Russell Smith, Anthony D'Arico, Greg Orloff
Dialogue Sound Editors
Bobby Mackston, Marc McJimsey, Terry Greene
Production Mixer
Ronny Cox
Sound Recordists
Greg Cheever, Randi Piotroski
Post Production Audio Facility
Skywalker Sound
Track Reader
Broughton-Winicki

Music Department

Music Editor
Chris Lesdema

Casting

Casting
Bonita Pietila

Production Management

Production Coordinators
Jacqueline Sillo, Linda Levine
Post Production Coordinator
Alison Eliott
Post Production Facility
Laser-Pacific
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
Production Accountant
Anthony R. Reyes
Production Assistants
Donna Lafferty, Nichole Graham, Anthony Garcia, Steve Ingram
Executive In Charge Of Production For Gracie Films
Michael P. Schoenbrun

Crew

Executive Consultant
Brad Bird
Staff Writers
Bill Canterbury, David S. Cohen
Assistants 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
Overseas Productions By Anivision
J.C. Park
Telecine
Unitel Video, Larry Field
Creative Consultant
Matt Groening
Executive Creative Consultant
James L. Brooks

Companies and other credits

  • Film Animation Produced By: Film Roman
  • Film Animation Produced By: Inc
  • Negative Cutter: D And A Film Cutting

Production notes

Blackboard Joke: [None]

Couch Gag: The Simpsons come in to find an obese man taking up space on the couch. The family sits on the couch anyway, but now they are scrunched together."

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