Josh Weinstein
history| birthplace = Virginia, U.S. | deathdate = | deathplace = | occupation = Television writer | nationality = American | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | debut_works = | influences = | influenced = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Josh Weinstein (born May 5, 1966 in Virginia)The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season. DVD commentary for Episode 4F11 "Homer's Phobia" is an American television writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. He attended St. Albans and Stanford University, where he was editor of the Stanford Chaparral.
Along with his writing partner Bill Oakley, Weinstein was executive producer and showrunner for seasons 7 & 8 of The Simpsons. Together, the two wrote such episodes as "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", "Sideshow Bob Roberts" and the series' 100th episode "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song". He started on the show in 1991 when, along with Conan O'Brien, he and Oakley were the first writers added to the original writing staff. "History of the Simpsons," by John Ortved, page 87 For his work he has won three Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. After leaving The Simpsons, Weinstein and Oakley created the cult-favorite animated series Mission Hill and also served as consulting producers on Futurama.
He is credited with coming up with the phrase "Too crazy for Boy's Town, too much of a boy for Crazy Town" on "The Simpsons". The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season. DVD Commentary for Episode 4F02 "Treehouse of Horror VII"
He served as an executive producer on the Fox television series Sit Down, Shut Up.
He is currently serving as one of the co-executive producers for the upcoming 2010 season of "Futurama" on Comedy Central.
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Writing credits
The Simpsons episodes
Weinstein has been credited as writing the following episodes of the Simpsons, with Bill Oakley:
- "Marge Gets a Job"
- "Marge in Chains"
- "Treehouse of Horror IV" ("Terror at 5½ Feet" segment)
- "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
- "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
- "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
- "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
- "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
- "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"
- "Bart vs. Australia"
- "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
- "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"
- "22 Short Films About Springfield"
Mission Hill episodes
Weinstein co-wrote the following episode with Bill Oakley:
- "Pilot"
- "The Funkhousers"
- "Zooburbia"
- "The Ruling Class"
- "Business Class"
- "22 Birthdays"