Bill Odenkirk

Bill Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.

Odenkirk was born in Naperville, Illinois. He is the younger brother of American comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for Tenacious D and Futurama. He has written and executive produced episodes of The Simpsons. He holds a PhD in Inorganic chemistry from the University of Chicago. He was a co-inventor of 2,2'-Bis(2-indenyl) biphenyl.

Tenacious D episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black, David Cross, Kyle Gass, Tom Gianas, and Bob Odenkirk:

• "Death of a Dream"
• "The Greatest Song in the World"
• "The Fan"
• "Road Gig"

The Simpsons episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

• "Treehouse of Horror XV" (all three segments)
• "The Seven-Beer Snitch"
• "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"
• "Crook and Ladder"
• "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"
• "Million Dollar Maybe"
• "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing"
• "Adventures in Baby-Getting"
• "Pulpit Friction"
• "Super Franchise Me"
• "To Courier with Love"
• "The Last Traction Hero"

Futurama episodes

He is credited with writing the following episodes:

• "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back"
• "Insane in the Mainframe"
• "A Tale of Two Santas"
• "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch"
• "The Farnsworth Parabox"