Joel H. Cohen
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For the film director, see Joel Coen.
Joel H. Cohen (born in Calgary
) is a writer for Saturday Night Live
, Suddenly Susan
and The Simpsons
. He is the older brother of one-time Simpsons writer Robert Cohen, who penned the season three episode "Flaming Moe's
." Cohen received a Bachelor of Science
degree in 1988 from the University of Alberta
.
He also served as a script consultant on The Simpsons Movie
.
Joel H. Cohen (born in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
) is a writer for Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The show takes place at The Gate, a fictitious magazine which is based in San Francisco. Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane , who always has been cared for by someone else...
and The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
. He is the older brother of one-time Simpsons writer Robert Cohen, who penned the season three episode "Flaming Moe's
Flaming Moe's
"Flaming Moe's" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons third season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 1991. In the episode, Homer tells Moe Szyslak of a secret alcoholic cocktail that includes cough medicine and fire that he calls "Flaming Homer"...
." Cohen received a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in 1988 from the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
.
Episodes written by Joel H. Cohen
- "Treehouse of Horror XIITreehouse of Horror XII“Treehouse of Horror XII” is the first episode of The Simpsons thirteenth season. Because of Fox’s contract with Major League Baseball’s World Series, the episode first aired on the Fox Network in the United States on November 6, 2001, nearly one week after Halloween. It is the twelfth annual...
" ("Hex and the City") (2001) - "Brawl in the FamilyBrawl in the Family"Brawl in the Family" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons thirteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 6, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons family arrested for domestic disturbance, prompting social worker Gabriel to move in and make the family functional...
" (2002) - "The Fat and the FurriestThe Fat and the Furriest"The Fat and the Furriest" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons fifteenth season, which originally aired November 30, 2003. The episode is about Homer fighting a bear.-Plot:...
" (2003) - "Today I am A Clown" (2003)
- "Fat Man and Little Boy" (2004)
- "Home Away from HomerHome Away from Homer“Home Away from Homer” is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons’ sixteenth season. The episode aired on May 15, 2005 in the United States.-Plot:...
" (2005) - "The Last of the Red Hat MamasThe Last of the Red Hat MamasThe Last of the Red Hat Mamas is the seventh episode of the seventeenth season of The Simpsons. The episode originally aired on November 27, 2005. This episode was the second highest rated of the season with 11.5 million viewers.-Plot:...
" (2005) - "Homer's Paternity CootHomer's Paternity Coot"Homer's Paternity Coot" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season, and first aired on January 8, 2006, being the first episode of 2006. Mail from forty years earlier is discovered, and a letter from Homer Simpson's mother's old boyfriend states that he is Homer's true father. Homer...
" (2006) - "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple PlayMarge and Homer Turn a Couple Play“Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play” is the 22nd episode and the season finale of the 17th season of The Simpsons that was originally broadcast on May 21, 2006.-Plot:The show opens to the family watching a cop drama...
" (2006) - "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three TimesRevenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times"Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons eighteenth season, which originally aired on January 28, 2007. It was written by Joel H...
" (2007) - "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohsHe Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", also known as "He Loves to Fly", is the season premiere of The Simpsons’ nineteenth season and first aired on September 23, 2007. Homer gets to fly in Mr. Burns's private jet and likes it so much that he decides never to fly commercial again...
" (2007) - "The DebartedThe Debarted"The Debarted" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons nineteenth season. It was first broadcast on March 2, 2008, and guest stars Topher Grace and radio host Terry Gross have a cameo. A new troublesome student named Donny arrives at Springfield Elementary School, prompting a gleeful Bart to...
" (2008) - "Mona Leaves-aMona Leaves-a"Mona Leaves-a" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons nineteenth season, and was first broadcast on May 11, 2008. The episode features the death of Homer's mother, Mona Simpson. Homer is reunited with his mother, Mona, but isn't willing to forgive her for all the times she left him as a child...
" (2008) - "Wedding for DisasterWedding For Disaster"Wedding for Disaster" is the fifteenth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 29, 2009. In the episode, Marge and Homer's second marriage turns out to be invalid, so they decide to get married again...
" (2009) - "Treehouse of Horror XXITreehouse of Horror XXI"Treehouse of Horror XXI" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons twenty-second season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 2010...
" (2010) - "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your LifeLisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life"Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons 22nd season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14, 2010.-Plot:...
" (2010) - "Homer the FatherHomer the Father"Homer the Father" is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons twenty-second season and aired on January 23, 2011 on the Fox Network.-Plot:Homer becomes obsessed with a 1980s family sitcom and starts acting like the show's father...
" (2011)
He also served as a script consultant on The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons. The film was directed by David Silverman, and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress...
.