Producer · Writer

1956-05-19 · United States · Male

7 series in the catalog

Stephen Robert Pepoon (May 19, 1956 – May 3, 2025) was an American television writer who wrote for The Simpsons, ALF, and Get a Life. He was also the co-creator of The Wild Thornberrys.

Life and career

Pepoon was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 19, 1956. He grew up in Paola, Kansas, and graduated from Kansas State University. He moved to Los Angeles and managed drive-in movie theaters. Pepoon's The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Pepoon died in Paola, Kansas on May 3, 2025, at the age of 68.

Writer

Silver Spoons (1 episode, 1986)

ALF (14 episodes, 1987–1990)

It's Garry Shandling's Show (1 episode, 1990)

Get a Life (1990)

Ferris Bueller (3 episodes, 1990)

The Simpsons (1 episode, 1991)

"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" (1991)

The Jackie Thomas Show (1992)

Roseanne (1 episode, 1994)

Cleghorne! (1 episode, 1995)

You Wish (1997)

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

The Wild Thornberrys (2 episodes, 2001–2003)

Producer

Roseanne (15 episodes, 1993–1994)

Cleghorne! (15 episodes, 1995)

Teen Angel (1 episode, 1998)

The PJs (3 episodes, 2000)

Awards and nominations

1991, won Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Animated Program' for The Simpsons