Bob Anderson (director)

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Bob Anderson
OccupationAnimation director

Bob Anderson is an American animation director on The Simpsons.[1] He also contributed additional sequence direction on The Simpsons Movie.

After high school, Bob Anderson enrolled at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art to pursue an education in animation. Before Bob graduated from The Joe Kubert School, he began his professional career. Hired by Broadcast Arts in New York City, he started work on a variety of commercials.

In 1990, Anderson moved to Los Angeles to work as an assistant director for The Simpsons. In the fifth season, after fourteen episodes as an assistant to Jim Reardon and one episode for Mark Kirkland, he made his directorial debut with the episode "Bart's Inner Child" in 1993.

The Simpsons episodes[edit]

He has directed the following episodes:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Snierson, Dan (October 19, 2018). "The Simpsons: A somewhat complete history of 'Homer³' from 'Treehouse of Horror VI'". EW.
  2. ^ Fink, Moritz (2019). The Simpsons: A Cultural History. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-5381-1617-3.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Arnold, David L. G.; Koeingsberger, Kurt M.; Chow, Valerie Weilunn; Broderick, Mick; Mullen, Megan; Rushkoff, Douglas; Brook, Vincent; Beard, Duncan Stewart; Sloane, Robert; Savage, William J. (2004). Leaving Springfield: The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2849-1.
  4. ^ Prewitt, Alex (November 12, 2019). "Lisa on Ice: Inside 'The Simpsons' Iconic Hockey Episode". Sports Illustrated.
  5. ^ Waltonen, Karma; Vernay, Denise Du (2019). The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield: Essays on the TV Series and Town That Are Part of Us All. McFarland. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-4766-7455-1.

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