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138th Episode Spectacular
"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 3, 1995. As the title suggests, it is the 138th episode and the third clip show episode of ''The Simpsons'', after " So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" and " Another Simpsons Clip Show". While the "138th Episode Spectacular" compiles sequences from episodes throughout the entire series like the previous two, it also shows clips from the original Simpsons shorts from ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' and other previously unaired material. Like the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show's regular continuity. The "138th Episode Spectacular" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by David Silverman, and is a parody of the common practice among live-action series to produce clip shows. It has received positive reviews, and was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Silverman (animator)
David Silverman (born March 15, 1957) is an American animator who has animation director, directed numerous episodes of the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', as well as its The Simpsons Movie, 2007 film adaptation. Silverman was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original The Simpsons shorts, short ''Simpsons'' cartoons that aired on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. He went on to serve as director of animation for several years. He also did the animation for the 2016 film ''The Edge of Seventeen'', which was produced by Gracie Films. Early life and career Silverman was born to a American Jews, Jewish family on Long Island, New York. His father, Joseph Silverman, was a chemical engineering professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, for over 30 years. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended the University of Maryland for two years, focusing on art. He then attended UCLA and majored in animation. Early in his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
