Animator
Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a retired[ 1] animator and an animation director best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants , which he has been involved with since the pilot, and as assistant director and layout artist on The Simpsons (he also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's ").[ 2] [ 3]
He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog , Hey Arnold , Rocko's Modern Life , Ren and Stimpy , and Sanjay and Craig and on five animated films: The Little Mermaid , The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water , Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure .[citation needed ]
Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog , as an animation director on Clone High and the first season of Rugrats .[citation needed ]
Filmography
Television
Year
Title
Notes
2021
The Patrick Star Show
animation director (1 episode) supervising director (3 episodes)
2013
Sanjay and Craig
supervising timing director (10 episodes)
2005
Catscratch
sheet timer (1 episode)
2002–03
Clone High
animation director (13 episodes)
1999–2021
SpongeBob SquarePants
animation director (141 episodes) supervising director (192 episodes) sheet timer (12 episodes) actor (3 episodes) special thanks (6 episodes)
1998–99
The Wild Thornberrys
sheet timer (25 episodes)
CatDog
sheet timer (1 episode) animation director (11 episodes)
1997
101 Dalmatians: The Series
animation director (2 episodes)
Nightmare Ned
timing director (3 episodes) director (2 episodes)
Recess
animation director (2 episodes) additional timing director (2 episodes)
1996–97
Hey Arnold!
animation director (3 episodes) director (2 episodes)
1995
Eek! the Cat
animation timer (1 episode)
1994–1997
Duckman
animation timer (15 episodes)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
sheet timer (37 episodes)
1994–95
The Ren & Stimpy Show
timing director (4 episodes)
The Critic
animation timing (1 episode) director (3 episodes) character layout artist (1 episode)
1993–96
Rocko's Modern Life
animation director (23 episodes)
1991–98
Rugrats
animation director (44 episodes) sheet timer (2 episodes) assistant animator (1 episode) character layout artist (1 episode) assistant director (2 episodes)
1990–2003
The Simpsons
layout artist (4 episodes) animation timer (1 episode) additional timer (1 episode) character layout artist (1 episode) director (1 episode) assistant director (14 episodes) sheet director (2 episodes)
1990
Bobby's World
sheet timer (1 episode)
1987
Amazing Stories
principal assist animator (1 episode)
Film
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