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C. H. Greenblatt

American animator (born 1972)

Summary

American animator (born 1972)

Field	Value
name	C. H. Greenblatt
image	C. H. Greenblatt by Gage Skidmore.jpg
caption	Greenblatt at the 2024 WonderCon
birth_name	Carl Harvey Greenblatt
birth_date
birth_place	Plano, Texas, U.S.
occupation	Animator
Television writer
Voice actor
alma_mater	University of Texas at Austin
notableworks	Chowder
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Evil Con Carne
Harvey Beaks
Jellystone!
yearsactive	1992–present
website

Television writer Voice actor SpongeBob SquarePants The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Evil Con Carne Harvey Beaks Jellystone!

Carl Harvey Greenblatt (born June 17, 1972) is an American animator, television writer and voice actor. He is the creator of Cartoon Network's Chowder, Nickelodeon's Harvey Beaks, and developer and executive producer of Jellystone!, an American animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for HBO Max based on Hanna-Barbera characters. He has also worked on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne, and Fish Hooks for Disney. His wacky influences come from the Coen Brothers, Terry Gilliam, Jim Henson, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Matt Groening, Stephen Hillenburg and Akira Toriyama.

Early life

Greenblatt grew up in Plano, Texas. As a child, Greenblatt was a fan of cartoons and made several comics, including a comic called Zibbler. In high school, he took a commercial program that taught technical art and graphic design. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in advertising. He worked as a cartoonist at the school's newspaper alongside Korey Coleman.

Career

While studying advertising, Greenblatt sent comic strips to syndicates as well as Ad Age magazine. After graduating, Greenblatt worked as an art director on several television commercials, including Chef Boyardee's Chef Jr. campaign. He saw an ad from Nickelodeon on Animation Magazine and sent his portfolio to them. He later received a response and became a character designer. In 1998, he landed a position as an additional storyboard artist for SpongeBob SquarePants, before graduating to full-on writer and storyboard artist. From season 2 and 3 of SpongeBob he teamed up with Aaron Springer and later in season 3 he teamed up with Kaz. After finishing up on SpongeBob in 2005, Greenblatt became a storyboard artist on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy right after it and sister series were both split into their own shows after being together from 2001 to 2003 in Grim & Evil.

In 2007, Greenblatt began Chowder, an animated show that he created and executive produced for Cartoon Network. Greenblatt collaborated with Maxwell Atoms on his new Billy & Mandy spin-off Halloween special called Underfist, in which he reprised his role as Fred Fredburger. He announced on his blog that Nickelodeon has given the go-ahead for an 11-minute pilot for a new show created by him entitled Bad Seeds (later renamed Harvey Beaks).

He announced in September 2013 that the show has since been picked up for 26 11-minute episodes, with production commencing at the beginning of 2014. He has also directed the Deadman shorts for DC Nation.

On April 5, 2018, Greenblatt announced that he had now been employed by Warner Bros. Animation, adding that he has been developing "something fun" for the studio but could not yet disclose anything else about it. On October 29, 2019, the project was officially unveiled under the title of Jellystone!, described as a crossover of several Hanna-Barbera characters living in the titular town "where they can't help but make trouble for one another".

Greenblatt also plays Fish Taco, one of three main characters in an animated YouTube series titled Mexiguin since 2018. He helps mentor show creator, Joe Kozdra, in animation and creative writing alongside his voice-acting contributions.

On January 29, 2021, a new Greenblatt project was registered for Disney Television Animation under the title Unnamed Pet Resort Project.

Legacy

Scott Thill of Cartoon Brew praised Greenblatt as one of the most influential comedy writers with innovative comedic elements. Cartoon Brew also said Greenblatt "has logged a decade-and-a-half across studios and shows". James Poniewozik of Time credited Greenblatt as defining SpongeBobs comedic style. Greenblatt was a storyboard artist and one of the writers of the SpongeBob episode "Band Geeks", considered by many to be the best episode of the entire series. SpongeBob writer Kaz recalled writing with Greenblatt fun and said he was full with "weird energy".

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999–2005, 2025	SpongeBob SquarePants	Carl ("Selling Out")	assistant storyboard artist, writer, storyboard artist, storyboard director
2003	Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?	N/A	writer, storyboard artist ("Safety Patrol" & "Popularity")
2003	Free for All	N/A	storyboard artist
2003–04	Evil Con Carne	story, storyboard artist
2004–07	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Fred Fredburger, additional voices
2005	The X's	N/A	storyboard artist ("Photo Ops")
2007–10	Chowder	Kimchi, Kiwi, Adult Chowder, Himself, additional voices	creator, character designer, prop designer, executive producer, story, songwriter, storyboard artist
2010–14	Fish Hooks	Chino	director, story, writer, storyboard artist
2012	Deadman shorts	N/A	writer, storyboard artist, director, producer, character designer, color stylist, and prop designer
2015–17	Harvey Beaks	Technobear (Pilot), Dade, Jeremy, additional voices	creator, character designer, main title designer, prop designer, executive producer, staff writer, writer, storyboard artist, voice director, director
2019	Big City Greens	Dentist	voice actor
2021–25	Jellystone!	Boo-Boo Bear, Doggie Daddy, Peter Potamus, Benny the Ball, Yahooey, Drooper, Grape Ape, Fred Fredburger	developer, writer, character designer, director, executive producer
TBA	title=WebVoyage	url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=Unnamed+Pet+Resort+Project&Search_Code=TALL&PID=VNNMvZi4GJUtwSKmdTOf5tRk9X4w&SEQ=20220510115933&CNT=25&HIST=1}}	TBA	creator

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure	Fred Fredburger, Pirate #4	Storyboard artist
The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door	Fred Fredburger	N/A
2008	Underfist
Hellboy II: The Golden Army	N/A	Special thanks
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Storyboard punch-up
2016	PINK: The Lighter Shade of Red	Special thanks

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
2006	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Fred Fredburger
2009	Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall	Fred Fredburger, Kimchi
2011	Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion	Fred Fredburger

Internet

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Cartoons VS Cancer	Himself	Podcast
RebelTaxi; Pizza Party Podcast
Nickelodeon Animation Podcast
2018–present	Mexiguin	Fish Taco	Voice

References

(2015-03-26). "Interview with Harvey Beaks Creator: C.H. Greenblatt {{!}} GIGA: GeekMagazine".
https://cartoonsunderground.com/2015/07/29/industry-professionals-c-h-greenblatt/
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html
(July 29, 2015). "Industry Professionals - C.H. Greenblatt".
(July 30, 2021). "C.H. GREENBLATT INTERVIEW | Double Toasted".
(March 2, 2006). "Nerd Armada: Chef Jr".
Liu, Ed. (October 30, 2007). "Toon Zone Interviews C.H. Greenblatt on Crafting "Chowder"". Toon Zone.
(January 27, 2015). "Nick's Upcoming 'Bad Seeds' Renamed 'Harvey Beaks!'".
"Nerd Armada".
"Nerd Armada".
(October 29, 2019). "'Looney Tunes' Update, Hanna-Barbera Series Set at HBO Max".
"Mexiguin | Season 1 - YouTube".
"WebVoyage".
(June 24, 2021). "Jellystone!: Hanna-Barbera Characters Return in HBO Max Original Animated Series".
"WebVoyage".
"Mexiguin (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb".

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