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John Holmquist
John Holmquist is an American animator, director, designer, and storyboard artist. He has worked on several episodes of ''Rugrats'' as a director and storyboard artist from the late 1990s to early 2000s. Holmquist has also acted as a director for some episodes of '' Family Guy''. Career For Klasky Csupo, Inc. He has designed the main characters and appeared as a director for many episodes of the animated television series ''Rugrats'' from 1991 to 1998 and acts as a storyboard artist for other later episodes from 2001 to 2004 and the three theatrical films. Here is a partial list of ''Rugrats'' episodes he has worked on: As a director * " Radio Daze" * "Heatwave" * " Faire Play" * " The Art Fair" * " Dust Bunnies" * " Turtle Recall" * " Angelica Orders Out" * " Grandpa's Bad Bug" * " Johnathan Babysits" * " The Fugitive" * "Uneasy Rider" * " Babysitting Fluffy" * " No Naps" * " Chuckie's a Lefty" * " Zoo Story" * " Hand Me Downs" * "The Jungle" * " Pedal Pusher" * " Silent Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugrats
''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving life experiences that become much greater adventures in the imaginations of the main characters. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, as the second Nicktoon—after ''Doug'' and before ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', with an initial instalment of 65 episodes spanning three seasons. Production was then halted in 1993 with the last episode airing on November 12, 1994. In 1995 and 1996, two Jewish-themed specials premiered; " A Rugrats Passover" and " A Rugrats Chanukah", respectively, both of which received critical acclaim. During this time, after the end of the show's production run, ''Rugrats'' began to receive a boost in ratings and popularity due to constant reruns on Nickelodeon. In 1996, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Banana
"Hannah Banana" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 8, 2009. The episode follows Stewie Griffin after he sneaks backstage at a Miley Cyrus concert in Quahog, eventually discovering her horrible secret. Meanwhile, Chris Griffin proves to his family that the Evil Monkey who lives in his closet is actually real, and eventually comes to realize that the monkey is actually friendly, well-spoken and intelligent, when he begins spending more time with him than his own father. First announced at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International, the episode was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by John Holmquist. It received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 7.73 million homes in its original airing. The episode aired during an "all-Seth MacFarlane" line-up, along with the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Guy (season 21)
The twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy'' premiered on Fox on September 25, 2022. This season also features the series' 400th episode. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog, Rhode Island. Season twenty-one premiered the run of the twentieth production season, which is to be executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Richard Appel, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Mark Hentemann, Tom Devanney, and Patrick Meighan. Sulkin and Appel returned as the series' showrunners. Production On September 23, 2020, Fox announced that ''Family Guy'' had been renewed for a twentieth and twenty-first season, ensuring that the series will last another two years. As revealed at Comic-Con 2022, Season 21 is featuring guest stars like Mario Lopez, Gerald McRaney, Jay Pharoah, Martha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Guy (season 19)
The nineteenth season of ''Family Guy'' aired on Fox from September 27, 2020, to May 16, 2021. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. Season nineteen premiered the run of the eighteenth production season, which was executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Richard Appel, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Mark Hentemann, Tom Devanney and Patrick Meighan. Sulkin and Appel returned as the series' showrunners. During this season, Stewie says his first word ("Stewie's First Word"), Peter becomes an Italian mob boss ("La Famiglia Guy"), Peter finds out his mortal enemy Ernie the Giant Chicken is dying ("Fecal Matters"), Quahog gets a new mayor, voiced by Sam Elliot ("Wild Wild West"), Meg adopts a cat ("Family Cat") and Brian and Stewie go on a ''Terminator''-esque adventure to save Stewie's life ("PeTermin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Guy (season 18)
The eighteenth season of ''Family Guy'' was announced on February 12, 2019. It aired on Fox from September 29, 2019, to May 17, 2020. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The season included a crossover with ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' guest starring Mike Judge reprising his roles as Beavis and Butt-Head. In April 2020, the show joined the rest of Fox's Animation Domination lineup in a partnership with Caffeine for the ''AniDom Beyond Show'', a recap show hosted by Andy Richter. The hour-long program featured interviews with guests and live interactivity with fans online, with recaps for the episodes that aired through April and May. The ''Family Guy'' episode aired on May 10, 2020, featuring Richard Appel, Seth Green, and Michael K Hunt. On May 18, 2020, John Viener joined the show with other writers from the Fox Animation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Guy (season 17)
The seventeenth season of ''Family Guy'' aired on Fox in the United States from September 30, 2018, to May 12, 2019. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The season's executive producers are Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Richard Appel, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Mark Hentemann, Tom Devanney, Patrick Meighan and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong. The season's showrunners are Sulkin and Appel. This season sees Brian trapped in a marriage with a dying woman (played by Casey Wilson) in a two-part arc ("Married... with Cancer", "Dead Dog Walking"), another two-part arc focused on Peter becoming a scaremongering news anchor, which lands him a job as President Trump's press secretary ("Hefty Shades of Gray", "Trump Guy"), Quagmire once again bonding with an estranged child who's biologically his ("No Giggity, No Doubt" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Idiot Brian
"Our Idiot Brian" is the eighth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated sitcom '' Family Guy'', and the 239th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on January 11, 2015, and is written by Aaron Lee and directed by John Holmquist. The title is a play on the film ''Our Idiot Brother''. The episode centers on Brian failing an SAT test, leading the family into thinking that he is not as smart as he claims to be, although Peter shows him the upside to being unintelligent. The cause of Brian's change in behavior is found to be a brain tumor, and Stewie longs for Brian to have it removed to return to normal. Plot Meg worries about passing her SAT to get into college, so her friends suggest she hire a smart person to take the test for her. She convinces Brian to do so, inflating his ego by reciting quotes from his novel ''Faster Than the Speed of Love''. Brian disguises himself as Meg, goes to school and takes the test for her. Meg shows Brian that he failed badly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian The Closer
"Brian the Closer" is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated sitcom '' Family Guy'', and the 235th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 9, 2014, and is written by Steve Marmel and directed by John Holmquist. In the episode, Brian works for a real estate agency, which leads him into trouble with Quagmire. Plot Peter finds Brian's old rope toy in the sofa, and Brian becomes possessive of it, making Peter jealous. One day, when the rope toy is in Brian's mouth, Peter ties it to his car and drives off. Brian trails behind the car until Peter takes a sharp turn and sends him flying into a fire hydrant, losing all his teeth and breaking his nose severely. Brian is miserable without his teeth and Lois refuses to spend money at the dentist to get him a new set since the procedure would be expensive and the fact that he's an animal. While having a drink with Quagmire at The Drunken Clam, Brian starts to cry until Quagmire gives him the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mom's The Word
"Mom's the Word" is the twelfth episode of the twelfth season of the animated comedy series '' Family Guy'' and the 222nd episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on March 9, 2014, and is directed by John Holmquist and written by Ted Jessup. In the episode Peter's mother, Thelma Griffin, dies of a stroke. After the funeral, Thelma's friend Evelyn arrives to support Peter, but ends up kissing him. The episode marked Lauren Bacall's final television role. Plot Lois sees Peter eating an entire tube of raw cookie dough (which Peter thought was a sausage with raisins). During a meeting at the Pawtucket Brewery, Peter feels unwell as a result of eating the raw cookie dough and a taco he found in the parking lot, and he soils himself trying to get to the restroom while evading various people. Depressed and exhausted following that incident, Peter comes home from work to find his friends and family gathered in the living room. Though he at first believes that the incident a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finders Keepers (Family Guy)
"Finders Keepers" is the first episode of the twelfth season and the 211th overall episode of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States and Canada on September 29, 2013, and is written by Anthony Blasucci and Mike Desilets and directed by John Holmquist. In the episode, Peter is convinced that a placemat at a restaurant is a treasure map. The rumor of supposed treasure sparks a citywide search, turning the residents of Quahog against each other. Plot Peter arrives from work with foul breath. It affects his relationships with his co-workers and family until Lois forces him to go to the dentist. The dentist discovers a shrimp left in Peter's mouth for an entire week. To celebrate the shrimp removal, Peter and the family go out to eat at The Founding Father restaurant. The waiter tells Stewie that his placemat is a real treasure map, then tells a probably false story about Miles "Chatterbox" Musket which impresses Peter, despite Lois's insistenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Girl (Family Guy)
"Call Girl" is the fourteenth episode of the eleventh season and the 202nd overall episode of the animated comedy series '' Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States on March 10, 2013, and is written by Wellesley Wild and directed by John Holmquist. In the episode, when Peter loses everything in a lawsuit, Lois gets a job. She starts working on a phone sex line, and ends up with Peter as a client. Plot Chris builds a birdhouse he built based on an episode of '' Benson'' and Peter becomes interested in attracting birds. Chris wants the birds to reenact the ''Benson'' episode "Conflict of Interest." A falcon sweeps in and snatches the smaller birds. Peter decides to become a falconer. He acquires a falcon, which he names Xerxes and trains to fetch him things. As Peter sets off to take Xerxes to the park, they spot a couple on a motorcycle with a sidecar, and uses Xerxes to hijack the motorcycle and steal it. He ends up losing everything, including Xerxes, when the motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yug Ylimaf
"Yug Ylimaf" is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of the animated comedy series '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 11, 2012. This was the 200th episode produced and was promoted as such but was the 192nd episode broadcast. In the episode, Brian uses Stewie's time machine to hook up with potential girlfriends but it goes awry when he causes time to run in reverse and he has to find a way to reverse it. The episode's title is ''Family Guy'' spelled backwards. Plot When Brian attempts to score a date at a bar, he gets a girl to come to his house, claiming he has a time machine. They sneak into Stewie's room and use the time machine to travel to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Brian uses this tactic to score other dates, traveling to events such as the Hindenburg disaster and segregation-era America. However, when one of his dates points out the " years traveled" gauge on the time machine, Brian realizes Stewie might ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
