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-based screenwriter noted for his work in children's programming and animation. Included amongst the many shows he has written for are ''

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Iggy Arbuckle ''Iggy Arbuckle'' is an animated series that premiered in Canada on Teletoon in June 2007. Based on a comic strip from National Geographic Kids, the show is created by Guy Vasilovich, and focuses on a pig (Iggy Arbuckle) who happens to be a for ...

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Captain Flamingo ''Captain Flamingo'' is an animated television series, which chronicles the adventures of ''Milo Powell'', whose alter-ego is ''Captain Flamingo''. The television series was produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, The Her ...

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Seven Little Monsters ''Seven Little Monsters'' is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper & Row in 1977, it was originally created as an animated short for Sesame Street in 1971 and served as the basis for the C ...

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Pelswick ''John Callahan's Pelswick'' (or simply ''Pelswick'') is an animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited. The series is about the title character, who uses a wheelchair, e ...

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Quads! ''John Callahan's Quads!'' (or simply ''Quads!'') is an adult animation, adult cartoon produced by Nelvana. It was created by and based upon the work of John Callahan (cartoonist), John Callahan, who also created another Nelvana-produced cartoon, ...

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Dino Dan ''Dino Dan'' is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada on January 4, 2010 and on Nick Jr. in the United States on October 17, 2010. The show is produced by Sinkin ...

'' and '' Doki''. His column "A Writer's Life" appears regularly in the magazine ''Canadian Screenwriter''. He is also the co-author of the university textbook ''On Our Wavelength: Broadcasting History From A Canadian Perspective'', and the video game ''Uh-Oh Flamingo!''https://www.centennialcollege.ca/programs-courses/full-time/childrens-media/ Click on Faculty bios and scroll down. Scott won a special animation award from the

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for his work on ''Ned's Newt'', as well as a 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Award in the Children & Preschool category for an episode of ''Iggy Arbuckle''.Etan Vlessing
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'' Playback'', April 28, 2008. In addition to his continuing work as a screenwriter, Scott has been teaching screenwriting and media history at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto since 1997. As of 2021, he is also a professor in the Children's Media program at Toronto's Centennial College.

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