'Simpsons' Legendary Writer John Swartzwelder Discusses Darkest Episode in First Major Interview

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The Simpsons” — but tucked in the background, and far from the spotlight, is one writer in particular.John Swartzwelder, the famously reclusive writer who worked for the Fox show between 1989 and 2003, has opened up in a rare interview with The New Yorker.

The Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder has given a rare interview about his work on the long-running show.Swartzwelder wrote some of the show’s most iconic episodes, including ‘Itchy & Scratchy & Marge,’ ‘Bart the Murderer’, ‘Homer vs.

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The revered and famously reclusive Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder granted his first major interview after leaving the show almost twenty years ago. In an exclusive interview published today by the New Yorker, Swartzwelder gave an inside look into his early career and his time writing on the iconic animated Fox sitcom.