John Holmquist is an American animator, director, designer, and storyboard artist. He has worked on several episodes of ''
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, a ...
'' 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
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television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...
''
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, a ...
'' from 1991 to 1998 and acts as a
storyboard artist
A storyboard artist (sometimes called a story artist or visualizer) creates storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions.
Work
A storyboard artist visualizes stories and sketches frames of the story. Quick pencil drawings and mark ...
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
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Radio Daze"
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Heatwave
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Faire Play"
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The Art Fair"
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Dust Bunnies"
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Turtle Recall"
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Angelica Orders Out"
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Grandpa's Bad Bug"
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Johnathan Babysits"
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The Fugitive"
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Uneasy Rider
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Babysitting Fluffy"
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No Naps"
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Chuckie's a Lefty"
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Zoo Story"
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Hand Me Downs"
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The Jungle
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Pedal Pusher"
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Silent Angelica"
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Runaway Reptar"
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Cooking With Susie"
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A Dog's Life"
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Thumbs Up"
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Accidents Happen"
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Bug Off"
As a storyboard artist / character designer
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The First Cut"
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Chuckie Grows"
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Tommy's First Birthday"
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Barbeque Story"
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Waiter There's a Baby in My Soup"
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At the Movies"
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Reptar on Ice"
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Baby Commercial"
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Little Dude"
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Lady Luck"
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Real or Robots"
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Special Delivery"
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Ruthless Tommy"
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Toy Palace"
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Sand Ho!"
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Grandpa's Teeth"
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The Bank Trick"
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The Santa Experience"
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Let There Be Light
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In 1994–1999, Holmquist designed characters for ''
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' is an American animated television series developed by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on three young monsters—Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm—who attend a school for monsters under a city dump and learn to ...
''.
''Family Guy''
Holmquist has also directed the following episodes:
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Running Mates
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Airport '07"
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Stewie Kills Lois"
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Play it Again, Brian"
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Ocean's Three and a Half"
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We Love You, Conrad
"We Love You, Conrad" is the fourteenth episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 3, 2009. In the episode, Brian's ex-girlfriend Jillian is ge ...
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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 backstag ...
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Extra Large Medium"
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Excellence in Broadcasting"
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Leggo My Meg-O"
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Yug Ylimaf"
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Call Girl
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Finders Keepers
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Mom's the Word"
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Brian the Closer"
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Our Idiot Brian"
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Pawtucket Pete"
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Bri, Robot
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 Ste ...
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Start Me Up"
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Christmas Is Coming
"Christmas Is Coming" is a traditional nursery rhyme and Christmas song frequently sung as a round. It is listed as number 12817 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
The most famous version goes as follows:
:Christmas is coming, the geese are getti ...
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Yacht Rocky"
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La Famiglia Guy"
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Bend or Blockbuster"
External links
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Living people
American animators
American storyboard artists
American television directors
American animated film directors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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