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 and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
'', ''
Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', ''
Futurama'', ''
Daria
''Daria'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom television series created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It centers on the titular character, D ...
'', ''
Napoleon Dynamite
''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American Independent film, independent Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt (producer), Chris Wyatt and Sean C. Covel (producer), Sean Covel, written by Jared and J ...
'' and ''
American Dad!
''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker (producer), Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the r ...
''. 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 television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
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'' and ''
The Onion'' in the early 1990s.
Filmography
''The Simpsons'' episodes
* "
The Book Job" (2011)
* "
Lisa the Veterinarian" (2016)
* "
Frink Gets Testy" (2018)
* "
101 Mitigations" (with
Rob LaZebnik &
Brian Kelley) (2019)
* "
Thanksgiving of Horror" (2019)
* "
Bart the Bad Guy" (2020)
* "
The Last Barfighter" (2021)
* "
Boyz N the Highlands" (2022)
* "
Step Brother from the Same Planet" (2022)
* "
McMansion & Wife" (2023)
* "
Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" (Lout Break) (2023)
* "
Bart's Brain" (2024)
* "
Treehouse of Horror XXXV" (The Fall of the House of Monty) (2024)
* "
The Flandshees of Innersimpson" (2025)
''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” (2011)
* “
Cold Warriors” (2011)
* “
The Thief of Baghead” (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" (2006)
* “A.T. The Abusive Terrestrial” (2006)
* “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 The WB on January 26, 1999. Feeling left out by the gang, Xander ends up ac ...
" (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
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Writers Guild of America Award winners
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