Eric Kaplan. Producer: Futurama. Eric Kaplan of Flatbush, New York is an American producer and writer for television shows such as Futurama, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, The Big Bang Theory, Rick & Morty, and Zombie College. He wrote two direct-to-video Futurama films in 2008: The Beast with a Billion Backs and Bender's Game.