Bill Oakley (born February 27, 1966) is an American TV writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. Along with his writing partner Josh Weinstein, Oakley was the executive producer and showrunner during the seventh and eighth seasons. Before serving as the show's executive producers, the pair were hired onto the writing staff during the fourth season. Together, the two wrote episodes such as "Who Shot Mr. Burns?". After leaving The Simpsons, Oakley and Weinstein created Mission Hill, The Mullets, and served as consulting producers on Futurama. He was born and raised in Union Bridge, Maryland, and attended St. Albans School, where he and Weinstein created cartoons for the school newspaper. He later attended Harvard University, where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is married to Rachel Pulido.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The George Lucas Talk Show (2020)
Guest starring as Bill Oakley
- Episode 2x05: EPISODE XXIV: Pretend It's A Super Bowl (Feb 7, 2021)
Crew Credits
Chicago Party Aunt (2021)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Lotion Commotion (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Breaking Balm (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Tits Up, Tits Out (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Empire State of Mind (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Swing and a Ms. (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Go Scratch (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: St. Patrick's Day (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Doppel Änger (Dec 30, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Emergency Contact (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: The Beefys (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Twenty-Six Point Tattoo (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Halloweener Circle (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Tailgate Jailgate (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Ribs for Her Pleasure (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Helicopter Aunt (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Chicago Party Aunt (Sep 17, 2021)
The Dragon Prince (2018)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
(27 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: Chapter 9 The Final Battle (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Chapter 8 Dragonguard (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Chapter 7 Hearts of Cinder (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: Chapter 6 Thunderfall (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Chapter 5 Heroes & Masterminds (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Chapter 4 The Midnight Desert (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Chapter 3 Ghost (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Chapter 2 The Crown (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter 1 Sol Regem (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 2x09: Chapter 9 Breathe (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Chapter 8 The Book of Destiny (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Chapter 7 Fire and Fury (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Chapter 6 Heart of a Titan (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter 5 Breaking the Seal (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Chapter 4 Voyage of the Ruthless (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Chapter 3 Smoke and Mirrors (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter 2 Half Moon Lies (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Chapter 1 A Secret and a Spark (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Chapter 9 Wonderstorm (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter 8 Cursed Caldera (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter 7 The Dagger and the Wolf (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6 Through the Ice (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter 5 An Empty Throne (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4 Bloodthirsty (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3 Moonrise (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2 What Is Done (Sep 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter 1 Echoes of Thunder (Sep 14, 2018)
Disenchantment (2018)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
(20 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: Tiabeanie Falls (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x19: The Electric Princess (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x18: In Her Own Write (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x17: Love's Slimy Embrace (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x16: The Dreamland Job (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x15: Our Bodies, Our Elves (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x14: The Lonely Heart Is a Hunter (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x13: The Very Thing (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x12: Stairway to Hell (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x11: The Disenchantress (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Dreamland Falls (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: To Thine Own Elf Be True (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: The Limits of Immortality (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Love's Tender Rampage (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Swamp and Circumstance (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Faster, Princess! Kill! Kill! (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Castle Party Massacre (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: The Princess of Darkness (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: For Whom the Pig Oinks (Aug 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: A Princess, an Elf, and a Demon Walk Into a Bar (Aug 17, 2018)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: In Her Own Write (Sep 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Dreamland Falls (Aug 17, 2018)
Portlandia (2011)
Episode crew as Writer
(11 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: Blackout (Mar 1, 2013)
- Episode 3x10: No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge (Feb 22, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: Alexandra (Feb 15, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: Soft Opening (Feb 8, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: The Temp (Feb 1, 2013)
- Episode 3x06: Off the Grid (Jan 25, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: Squiggleman (Jan 18, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Nina's Birthday (Jan 11, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Missionaries (Jan 4, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Take Back MTV (Jan 4, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Winter in Portlandia (Dec 14, 2012)
The Cleveland Show (2009)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x17: American Prankster (Apr 15, 2012)
- Episode 1x17: Gone with the Wind (Apr 11, 2010)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 3x22: All You Can Eat (May 20, 2012)
Futurama (1999)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
(21 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: The Route of All Evil (Dec 8, 2002)
- Episode 4x11: The 30% Iron Chef (Apr 14, 2002)
- Episode 4x10: A Leela of Her Own (Apr 7, 2002)
- Episode 4x09: Futurestock (Mar 31, 2002)
- Episode 4x07: A Pharaoh to Remember (Mar 10, 2002)
- Episode 4x06: Where the Buggalo Roam (Mar 3, 2002)
- Episode 4x03: Anthology of Interest II (Jan 6, 2002)
- Episode 4x02: A Tale of Two Santas (Dec 23, 2001)
- Episode 4x01: Roswell That Ends Well (Dec 9, 2001)
- Episode 3x15: I Dated a Robot (May 13, 2001)
- Episode 3x14: Time Keeps on Slipping (May 6, 2001)
- Episode 3x13: Bendin' in the Wind (Apr 22, 2001)
- Episode 3x12: Insane in the Mainframe (Apr 8, 2001)
- Episode 3x11: The Cyber House Rules (Apr 1, 2001)
- Episode 3x10: Luck of the Fryrish (Mar 11, 2001)
- Episode 3x09: The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz (Mar 4, 2001)
- Episode 3x08: That's Lobstertainment! (Feb 25, 2001)
- Episode 3x07: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid (Feb 18, 2001)
- Episode 3x06: Bendless Love (Feb 11, 2001)
- Episode 3x05: Amazon Women in the Mood (Feb 4, 2001)
- Episode 3x04: Parasites Lost (Jan 21, 2001)
The Simpsons (1989)
Show crew as Story Editor
(22 episodes)
- Episode 4x22: Krusty Gets Kancelled (May 13, 1993)
- Episode 4x21: Marge in Chains (May 6, 1993)
- Episode 4x20: Whacking Day (Apr 29, 1993)
- Episode 4x19: The Front (Apr 15, 1993)
- Episode 4x18: So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (Apr 1, 1993)
- Episode 4x17: Last Exit to Springfield (Mar 11, 1993)
- Episode 4x16: Duffless (Feb 18, 1993)
- Episode 4x15: I Love Lisa (Feb 11, 1993)
- Episode 4x14: Brother from the Same Planet (Feb 4, 1993)
- Episode 4x13: Selma's Choice (Jan 21, 1993)
- Episode 4x12: Marge vs. the Monorail (Jan 14, 1993)
- Episode 4x11: Homer's Triple Bypass (Dec 17, 1992)
- Episode 4x10: Lisa's First Word (Dec 3, 1992)
- Episode 4x09: Mr. Plow (Nov 19, 1992)
- Episode 4x08: The New Kid on the Block (Nov 12, 1992)
- Episode 4x07: Marge Gets a Job (Nov 5, 1992)
- Episode 4x06: Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (Nov 3, 1992)
- Episode 4x05: Treehouse of Horror III (Oct 29, 1992)
- Episode 4x04: Lisa the Beauty Queen (Oct 15, 1992)
- Episode 4x03: Homer the Heretic (Oct 8, 1992)
- Episode 4x02: A Streetcar Named Marge (Oct 1, 1992)
- Episode 4x01: Kamp Krusty (Sep 24, 1992)
Show crew as Supervising Producer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x18: A Star is Burns (Mar 5, 1995)
- Episode 6x17: Homer vs. Patty and Selma (Feb 26, 1995)
- Episode 6x13: And Maggie Makes Three (Jan 22, 1995)
- Episode 6x08: Lisa on Ice (Nov 13, 1994)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 9x02: The Principal and the Pauper (Sep 28, 1997)
- Episode 8x22: In Marge We Trust (Apr 27, 1997)
- Episode 8x19: Grade School Confidential (Apr 6, 1997)
- Episode 8x11: The Twisted World of Marge Simpson (Jan 19, 1997)
- Episode 8x04: Burns, Baby Burns (Nov 17, 1996)
- Episode 8x02: You Only Move Twice (Nov 3, 1996)
- Episode 7x13: Two Bad Neighbors (Jan 14, 1996)
- Episode 7x03: Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily (Oct 1, 1995)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 10x02: The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (Sep 20, 1998)
- Episode 9x08: Lisa the Skeptic (Nov 23, 1997)
- Episode 9x07: The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (Nov 16, 1997)
Episode crew as Writer
(12 episodes)
- Episode 7x01: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2) (Sep 17, 1995)
- Episode 6x25: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1) (May 21, 1995)
- Episode 6x16: Bart vs. Australia (Feb 19, 1995)
- Episode 6x10: Grandpa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (Dec 4, 1994)
- Episode 6x05: Sideshow Bob Roberts (Oct 9, 1994)
- Episode 5x21: Lady Bouvier's Lover (May 12, 1994)
- Episode 5x19: Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song (Apr 28, 1994)
- Episode 5x14: Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (Feb 17, 1994)
- Episode 5x10: $pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (Dec 16, 1993)
- Episode 5x05: Treehouse of Horror IV (Oct 28, 1993)
- Episode 4x21: Marge in Chains (May 6, 1993)
- Episode 4x07: Marge Gets a Job (Nov 5, 1992)