Jim Simon made a name for himself as an animator with a distinctive squiggly lined style that featured African American characters on such shows as Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and Vegetable Soup, creating such segments as the little girl who was sent to the store to buy a loaf of bread, a container of milk... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideAnimation Department (36 titles)
1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV series) (timing director - 3 episodes)
Patience (1998) (timing director)
Gratitude (1998) (timing director)
Integrity (1998) (timing director)
 
1995 The Easter Chipmunk (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1994 Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series) (animation timer - 13 episodes)
The Doomsday Project (1994) (animation timer)
Spyhog (1994) (animation timer)
Drood Henge (1994) (animation timer)
Cry of the Wolf (1994) (animation timer)
The Odd Couple/Ro-Becca (1994) (animation timer)
 
1994 A Chipmunk Celebration (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason (TV movie) (animation director)
 
1994 The Tick (TV series) (timing director - 1 episode)
The Tick vs. the Idea Men (1994) (timing director - as James Simon)
 
1993-1994 X-Men (TV series) (sheet timer - 13 episodes)
Reunion: Part 2 (1994) (sheet timer)
Reunion: Part 1 (1994) (sheet timer)
Mojovision (1994) (sheet timer)
Beauty and the Beast (1994) (sheet timer)
A Rogue's Tale (1994) (sheet timer)
 
1994 Exosquad (TV series) (animation director - 39 episodes)
Warrior Brood (1994) (animation director)
Abandon Hope (The Fall of the Neosapien Empire 5) (1994) (animation director)
Behind the Shield (1994) (animation director)
Beyond Chaos (1994) (animation director)
 
1991 Doug (TV series) (overseas supervisor - 13 episodes)
Doug's Fair Lady/Doug Says Goodbye (1991) (overseas supervisor)
Doug's Cookin'/Doug Loses Dale (1991) (overseas supervisor)
Doug's Runaway Journal/Doug's Doodle (1991) (overseas supervisor)
Doug's Big Catch/Doug Needs Money (1991) (overseas supervisor)
Doug Gets His Ears Lowered/Doug on the Wild Side (1991) (overseas supervisor)
 
1990-1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV series) (overseas supervisor - 41 episodes)
Once Upon a Time Machine (1991) (overseas supervisor - as James Simon)
The Turtles and the Hare (1991) (overseas supervisor - as James Simon)
Unidentified Flying Leonardo (1991) (overseas supervisor - as James Simon)
The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting (1991) (overseas supervisor - as James Simon)
Big Bug Blunder (1991) (overseas supervisor - as James Simon)
 
1991 Sleeping Beauty (video short) (character designer)
 
1990 Barnyard Commandos (TV series) (overseas supervisor - 1990 / as James Simon)
 
1990 Peter Pan and the Pirates (TV series) (overseas animation supervisor)
 
1990 Shadow Strikers (video) (overseas supervisor)
 
1990 Snow White (video short) (key character designer)
 
1990 Jungle Book (video short) (key character designer)
 
1990 Cinderella (video short) (key character designer)
 
1990 Jack and the Beanstalk (video short) (key character designer)
 
1989 The California Raisin Show (TV series) (overseas supervisor - 1989 / as James A. Simon)
 
1987 The New Archies (TV series) (key character designer - 2 episodes)
The Last Laugh/Thief! (Of Hearts) (1987) (key character designer)
The Visitor/Ballot Box Blues (1987) (key character designer)
 
1986 Popples (TV series) (character design adaptation - 1986-1987 / as James A. Simon)
 
1984 Kidd Video (TV series) (layout supervisor)
 
1982 Pac-Man (TV series) (animator - 13 episodes, 1982) (layout artist - 13 episodes, 1982)
Nighty Nightmares/The Pac-Mummy (1982) (animator, layout artist)
A Bad Case of the Chomps/Goo-Goo at the Zoo (1982) (animator, layout artist)
The Pac-Love Boat/The Great Power-Pellet Robbery (1982) (animator, layout artist)
Chomp-Out at the O.K. Corral/Once Upon a Chomp (1982) (animator, layout artist)
The Abominable Pac-Man/The Bionic Pac-Woman (1982) (animator, layout artist)
 
1982 Smurfs (TV series) (animator - 36 episodes)
All's Smurfy That Ends Smurfy (1982) (animator)
Papa's Wedding Day (1982) (animator)
A Mere Truffle (1982) (animator)
 
1982 The Little Rascals (TV series) (layout artist - 1 episode)
Rascal's Revenge (1982) (layout artist)
 
1980 The New Adventures of Tom and Jerry (TV series) (animator)
 
1980 The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (TV series) (animator - 1980 / as James Simon)
 
1972 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (TV series) (animator)
 
1980 A Snow White Christmas (TV movie) (layout artist)
 
1979 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series) (animator - 1 episode)
The Horse That Played Centerfield (1979) (animator)
 
1978 Galaxy Goof-Ups (TV series) (animator - 1978)
 
1978 Yogi's Space Race (TV series) (animator)
 
1976 Vegetable Soup (TV series) (animator: specific segments)
 
1971 The Electric Company (TV series) (animator: specific segments)
 
1971 Soul Train (TV series documentary) (animator: opening sequence)
 
1969 Sesame Street (TV series) (animator: specific segments)
 
Show ShowArt Department (14 titles)
1988-1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV series) (storyboard artist - 54 episodes)
Mister Ogg Goes to Town (1989) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
The Big Blow Out (1989) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
The Big Break In (1989) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
The Big Rip Off (1989) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
Bye, Bye, Fly (1989) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
 
1988 The Chipmunks (TV series) (storyboard artist - 11 episodes)
Alvin in Analysis (1988) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
Cadet's Regrets (1988) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
Alvie's Angels (1988) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
Grounded Chipmunk (1988) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
Chipmunkmania (1988) (storyboard artist - as James Simon)
 
1984 Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (TV series) (storyboard artist)
 
1984 G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (TV mini-series) (storyboard artist)
 
1983 The Dukes (TV series) (story director - 13 episodes)
The Dukes in Switzerland (1983) (story director)
The Dukes Do Paris (1983) (story director)
The Dukes in Scotland (1983) (story director)
The Dukes in Hong Kong (1983) (story director)
The Dukes in Urbekistan (1983) (story director)
 
1982 Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz (TV series) (story director - 1982)
 
1982 Ri¢hie Ri¢h (TV series) (story director)
 
1982 Shirt Tales (TV series) (story director)
 
1982 Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (TV series) (story director - 1982)
 
1967 Mouse Trek (short) (designer - as James Simon)
 
1967 Mini-Squirts (short) (designer - as James Simon)
 
1967 The Fuz (short) (designer - as James Simon)
 
1967 Marvin Digs (short) (designer - as James Simon)
 
1986 Dennis the Menace (TV series) (assistant director - 65 episodes)
Pool Haul/Fool for Gold/Nothin' to Be Afraid Of (1986) (assistant director)
Wanted: Scarface Wilson/Ruff Come Home/10-4 Dennis (1986) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1985 MASK (TV series)
The Manakara Giant (1985)
Gate of Darkness (1985)
Disappearing Act (1985)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1990 Jack and the Beanstalk (video short)
 
1987 Sylvanian Families (TV series)
Founders Keeper/Little Ms. Woodkeeper (1987) (supervising director / as James A. Simon)
Here Come the Brides/Hoppily Ever After (1987) (supervising director / as James A. Simon)
Really Amelia/Boy's Intuition (1987) (supervising director / as James A. Simon)
Stand by Your Dad/My Brother's Keeper (1987) (supervising director / as James A. Simon)
Hip to Be Bear/Feud for Thought (1987) (supervising director / as James A. Simon)
 
1986 Popples (TV series) (1986-1987 / as James A. Simon)
 
1985 The Care Bears Family (TV series)
The Cloud Worm/The Girl Who Cried Wolf (1985) (as James A. Simon)
Wedding Bells/The Old Man and the Lighthouse (1985) (as James A. Simon)
The Dry Spell/Drab City (1985) (as James A. Simon)
The Magic Shop/Concrete Rain (1985) (as James A. Simon)
Mayor for a Day/The Night the Stars Went Out (1985) (as James A. Simon)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2012 Bachelorette (writer: "Coffee" / as James A. Simon)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1991 The Toxic Crusaders (TV series) (overseas supervisor - 1 episode)
The Making of Toxie (1991) (overseas supervisor - as James Simon)
 
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Alternate Names:

James A. Simon | James Simon