Ken Spears (1938–2020) |
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Ken Spears was an American animator, television writer, television producer and sound editor from Los Angeles. He and his partner Joe Ruby co-created the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, and all five of its original co-protagonists. They later co-led the animation studio Ruby-Spears Productions (1977-1996), which produced a large number of animated ...
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Born:in Los Angeles, California, USADied:(age 82) in Brea, California, USA |
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Producer (44 credits)
Producer (44 credits)
1995
Skysurfer Strike Force
(TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- The Ancient City
(1995)
... (executive producer)
- Voodoo Master
(1995)
... (executive producer)
- Titan of Terror
(1995)
... (executive producer)
- Death Paint
(1995)
... (executive producer)
- Cyber-Magic
(1995)
... (executive producer)
1995
Mega Man
(TV Series) (supervising producer - 1 episode)
- Robo-Spider
(1995)
... (supervising producer)
1978-1995
ABC Weekend Specials
(TV Series short) (executive producer - 14 episodes)
- Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
(1995)
... (executive producer)
- The Magic Flute
(1994)
... (executive producer)
- Bad Cat
(1984)
... (executive producer)
- Miss Switch to the Rescue
(1982)
... (executive producer)
- Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
(1982)
... (executive producer)
1993
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
(TV Series short) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- The Wild, Wild Pest
(1993)
... (executive producer)
- The Fastest Filly in the West
(1993)
... (executive producer)
- Boomtown or Bust
(1993)
... (executive producer)
- Night of the Cowgoyle
(1993)
... (executive producer)
- No Way to Treat a Lady
(1993)
... (executive producer)
1990
Piggsburg Pigs!
(TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- A Beast for Rembrandt
... (executive producer)
- Raid on the Forbidden Zone
... (executive producer)
- Nightmare Wish
... (executive producer)
- Day of the Creeping Fog
... (executive producer)
- Case of the Troublesome Monster
... (executive producer)
1989-1990
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
(TV Series short) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
- Day of the Snake/Rivals
(1990)
... (executive producer)
- Raiders of the Lost Nest/Land of No Return
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- Phantom of the Cave/Dry River
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- Crusty's Baby/The Gentle Hunter
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- Shell Game/Shyler's Friend
(1989)
... (executive producer)
1988-1989
Police Academy: The Series
(TV Series) (executive producer - 65 episodes)
- Ten Little Cops
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- Thieves Like Us
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- Like Coppers, Like Son
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- Grads on Tour
(1989)
... (executive producer)
- The Legend of Robin Good
(1989)
... (executive producer)
1988
Superman
(TV Series short) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
- Bonechill/The Driver's License
(1988)
... (executive producer)
- Cybron Strikes/The First Day of School
(1988)
... (executive producer)
- Destroy the Defendroids/The Adoption
(1988)
... (executive producer)
1983-1987
Alvin ja pikkuoravat
(TV Series short) (executive producer - 52 episodes)
- Just One of the Girls/Goin' Down to Dixie
(1987)
... (executive producer)
- Big Dreams/Island Fever
(1987)
... (executive producer)
- Ask Alvin/Theodore Lucks Out
(1987)
... (executive producer)
- Old Friends/The Mystery of Seville Manor
(1987)
... (executive producer)
- Alvin, Alvin, Alvin!/Dave's Dream Cabin
(1987)
... (executive producer)
1987
CBS Schoolbreak Special
(TV Series short) (executive producer - 1 episode)
- The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
(1987)
... (executive producer)
1986
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
(TV Series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
- Terror Train
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Target: Chuck Norris
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Menace from Space
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Island of the Walking Dead
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Deadly Dolphin
(1986)
... (executive producer)
1986
Sectaurs
(TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
- Valley of the Stones
... (executive producer)
- Trapped in the Acid Desert
... (executive producer)
- Spidrax Attacks
... (executive producer)
- Slave City
... (executive producer)
- Battle of the Hyve
... (executive producer)
1986
Rambo
(TV Series) (executive producer - 65 episodes)
- Horror of the Highlands
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Change of Face
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- S.A.V.A.G.E. Space
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- The Twin Within
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Sepulcher of Power
(1986)
... (executive producer)
1986
Centurions
(TV Series) (executive producer - 65 episodes)
- Man or Machine: Part 5
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Man or Machine: Part 4
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Man or Machine: Part 3
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Man or Machine: Part 2
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Man or Machine: Part 1
(1986)
... (executive producer)
1986
Lazer Tag Academy
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Jamie and the Spitfires
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- StarLyte on the Orient Express
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Drear's Doll
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Redbeard's Treasure
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Sir Tom of Jaren
(1986)
... (executive producer)
1985-1986
Punky Brewster
(TV Series) (executive producer - 26 episodes)
- Caught in the Act
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Allen Who?
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Mother of the Year
(1986)
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- Bright Eyes
(1986)
... (executive producer)
- Camp Confusion
(1986)
... (executive producer)
1983-1985
Mister T
(TV Series) (executive producer - 30 episodes)
- The Cape Kennedy Caper
(1985)
... (executive producer)
- The Comeback Mystery
(1985)
... (executive producer)
- The Playtown Mystery
(1985)
... (executive producer)
- The Mystery of the Open Crates
(1985)
... (executive producer)
- Mission of Mercy
(1985)
... (executive producer)
1984
Dragon's Lair
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
- Tale of the Enchanted Gift
(1984)
... (executive producer)
1983
Rubik, the Amazing Cube
(TV Series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- Super Power Lisa
(1983)
... (executive producer)
- Rubik's First Christmas
(1983)
... (executive producer)
1983
Saturday Supercade
(TV Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- I Remember Mummy/How Much Is That Gorilla in the Window?/Thanksgiving for the Memories/Gorilla Ghost
(1983)
... (executive producer)
- Fake Me Out to the Ball Game/Apey and the Snowbeast/A Christmas Story/The Sabretooth Goof
(1983)
... (executive producer)
- Gorilla My Dreams/The Great Seal Steal/The Headline Hunters/Tibetan Treasure Trouble
(1983)
... (executive producer)
- The Who-Took-Toadwalker Story/Banana Bikers/Disc Derby Fiasco/Rocky Mountain Monkey Business
(1983)
... (executive producer)
- Gorilla Gangster/Sheep Rustle Hustle/Spaced Out Frogs/Amazon Jungle Bungle
(1983)
... (executive producer)
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
(TV Series) (executive producer - 22 episodes, 1982) (producer - 22 episodes, 1982)
- The Incredible Shrinking Mork
(1982)
... (executive producer) / (producer)
- Muddle in a Huddle
(1982)
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- Meet Mork's Mom
(1982)
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- Ride 'em Morkboy
(1982)
... (executive producer) / (producer)
- The Wimp
(1982)
... (executive producer) / (producer)
1982
The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1982) / (producer - 1982)
1981
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- The Goddess of the Black Pearl
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- The Return of the Man Beast
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- Pursuit Into Peril
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- Menace of the Medallion
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- Race Against Time
(1981)
... (executive producer)
1980-1981
Thundarr the Barbarian
(TV Series) (executive producer - 21 episodes)
- Prophecy of Peril
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- Trial by Terror
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- Master of the Stolen Sunsword
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- Last Train to Doomsday
(1981)
... (executive producer)
- City of Evil
(1981)
... (executive producer)
1980
Katti-Matti
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Star Trick/The Big Fish Story/Detective Ding-a-Lings/High Flying Fools
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Red Hot Riding Hooded Heathcliff/The Great Milk Factory Fracas/SService Station Screwballs/No News Is Ghoul News
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Kitty a La Carte/Mystery Loves Company/French Fried Fracas/Showbiz Shenanigans
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Cat in the Beanstalk/The Great Chase/LeMans-ter Rally/Beach Blanket Bozos
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Rodeo Dough/Pinocchio Rides Again/Bungling Baby Sitters/Treasure Haunts
(1980)
... (executive producer)
1979-1980
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
(TV Series) (executive producer - 19 episodes)
- The Abominable Snow Sport/Bad Luck Stroll/The Royal Gargoyle Foil
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Baby Plas' Finny Friend/Haircut Headache/The Crime Costume Caper
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Introducing Baby Plas/Baseball Bully/Plastic Man Meets Plastic Ape
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy/Doctor Icicle/The Deep Sea Demon Caper/The Stone-Cold Dragon of Gold/City of Ice/The Glutunous Glop
(1980)
... (executive producer)
1979-1980
Fangface and Fangpuss
(TV Series) (executive producer - 16 episodes)
- A Goofy Bungle in the Filipino Jungle
(1980)
... (executive producer)
- The Film Fiasco of Director Disastro
(1979)
... (executive producer)
- The Defiant Casablanca Giant
(1979)
... (executive producer)
- The Evil Design of Vulture-Man's Mind
(1979)
... (executive producer)
- The Stone-Cold Dragon of Gold
(1979)
... (executive producer)
1978
Fangface
(TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
- A Heap of Trouble
(1978)
... (executive producer)
1973
Bailey's Comets
(TV Series) (associate producer - 4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4
(1973)
... (associate producer)
- Episode #1.3
(1973)
... (associate producer)
- Rahja and Out/Ghost of a Clue
(1973)
... (associate producer)
- Skateroo to the Carlsbad Clue!/To Win or Toulouse
(1973)
... (associate producer)
1972
The Barkleys
(TV Series) (associate producer - 13 episodes)
- The Talent Agency Caper
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- Arnie Come Clean
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- Barkley Beware
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- The Great Disc Jockey
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- Law and MIssorder
(1972)
... (associate producer)
1972
The Houndcats
(TV Series) (associate producer - 13 episodes)
- The Call Me Madam X Mission
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- Is There a Doctor in the Greenhouse Mission
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- The Outta Sight Blight Mission
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- The French Collection Mission
(1972)
... (associate producer)
- The Perilous Possibly Pilfered Plans Mission
(1972)
... (associate producer)
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Writer (44 credits)
Writer (44 credits)
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Editor (11 credits)
Editor (11 credits)
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Additional Crew (7 credits)
Additional Crew (7 credits)
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Music department (5 credits)
Music department (5 credits)
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Sound department (1 credit)
Sound department (1 credit)
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Actor (1 credit)
Actor (1 credit)
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Thanks (32 credits)
Thanks (32 credits)
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Self (1 credit)
Self (1 credit)
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Archive footage (1 credit)
Archive footage (1 credit)
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Ruby-Spears ProductionsAlternate Names:
Kenneth Spears | Ken SpeersSpouse:
Sandra Mathison (her death) (2 children)
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