Dan Vebber is an American writer best known for his television work on animated shows such as ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
'', ''
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' is an American adult animated comedy talk show created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and hosted by a re-imagined version of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost. In contrast to the origi ...
'', ''
Futurama'', ''
Daria
''Daria'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It focuses on the title character, Daria Morgendorffer, an intelligent, cynical high ...
'', ''
Napoleon Dynamite
''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy high- ...
'' and ''
American Dad!
''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...
''. He was also a writer on ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer''.
Vebber was nominated for
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
s in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in 2011.
Vebber got his start as a cartoonist, writer, and editor at ''
The Daily Cardinal
''The Daily Cardinal'' is a student newspaper that serves the University of Wisconsin–Madison community. One of the oldest student newspapers in the country, it began publishing on Monday, April 4, 1892. The newspaper is financially and editoria ...
'' and ''
The Onion
''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on August ...
'' in the early 1990s.
Filmography
''The Simpsons'' episodes
* "
The Book Job
"The Book Job" is the sixth episode of the The Simpsons (season 23), twenty-third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on November ...
" (2011)
* "
Lisa the Veterinarian" (2016)
* "
Frink Gets Testy
"Frink Gets Testy" is the eleventh episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 629th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Chris Clements and written by Dan Vebber. ...
" (2018)
* "
101 Mitigations" (with
Rob LaZebnik
Rob or ROB may refer to:
Places
* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
People
* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
* Rob ...
&
Brian Kelley) (2019)
* "
Thanksgiving of Horror" (2019)
* "
Bart the Bad Guy" (2020)
* "
The Last Barfighter" (2021)
* "
Boyz N the Highlands
"Boyz N the Highlands" is the 13th episode of the 33rd season of the American animated television series '' The Simpsons'', and the 719th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 6, 2022. The episode was directed by Bob And ...
" (2022)
* "
Step Brother from the Same Planet
"Step Brother from the Same Planet" is the eighth episode of the thirty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 736th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 20, 2022. The episod ...
" (2022)
''Futurama'' episodes
* “
The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz” (2001)
* “
Love and Rocket” (2002)
* “
The Route of All Evil” (2002)
* “
Obsoletely Fabulous” (2003)
* “
A Clockwork Origin” (2010)
* “
Mobius Dick
''Mobius Dick'' (2004) is a novel by Andrew Crumey.
It features an alternate world in which Nazi Germany has invaded Great Britain and Erwin Schrödinger failed to find the wave equation that bears his name. This world becomes connected to our ...
” (2011)
* “
Cold Warriors” (2011)
* “
The Thief of Baghead
"The Thief of Baghead" is the fourth episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom ''Futurama''. It originally aired on Comedy Central on July 4, 2012.
The episode was written by series co-producer Dan Vebber and directed by Edmund Fong ...
” (2012)
* “
Fun on a Bun” (2012)
* “
The Inhuman Torch” (2013)
''American Dad!'' episodes
* “Roger Codger” (2005)
* “Not Particularly Desperate Housewife” (2005)
* "
The American Dad After School Special
"The American Dad After School Special" is the second episode of the third season and the twenty-fifth overall episode of the animated comedy series ''American Dad!'' It aired on Fox in the United States on September 17, 2006, and is written by ...
" (2006)
* “A.T. The Abusive Terrestrial” (2007)
* “Meter Made” (2007)
* “Escape from Pearl Bailey” (2008)
* “Crotchwalkers” (2013)
* “Honey, I’m Homeland” (2014)
''Napoleon Dynamite'' episodes
* “Pedro vs. Deb” (2012)
''Bordertown'' episodes
* “High School Football” (2016)
''Buffy The Vampire Slayer'' episodes
*"
Lovers Walk" (1998)
*"
The Zeppo
"The Zeppo" is episode thirteen of season three of '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. It was written by Dan Vebber, directed by James Whitmore, Jr., and first broadcast on January 26, 1999. Feeling left out by the gang, Xander ends up accompanying a ...
" (1999)
''Daria'' episodes
* “Jake of Hearts” (1999)
* “I Loathe a Parade” (2000)
* “Art Burn” (2001)
''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' episodes
* “Switcheroo” (1997)
* “Needledrop” (1997)
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American television writers
American male television writers
The Onion people
Emmy Award winners
Futurama
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