Alan Smart
Person
Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a SpongeBob SquarePants crew member. He is known for being an animation director as well as the show's supervising director.
Biography
Smart was born on October 10, 1963 in Los Angeles. He was educated at Brandis Art Institute (1979-1981) and California Institute of the Arts (1982-1986).
He best known for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants and as an, assistant director and layout artist with The Simpsons (he also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's"). He also did animation for the Nickelodeon cartoons Catdog, Hey Arnold!, Rocko's Modern Life and Ren and Stimpy Show Ren and Stimpy. He has also done animation on four animated films: The Little Mermaid, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog and the first season of Rugrats.
As of July 2013, he is Supervising Animation Director at Paramount Pictures.
Credits
| Episode | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||
| 1a - "Help Wanted" | animation director supervising director | |
| 1b - "Reef Blower" | animation director supervising director | |
| 1c - "Tea at the Treedome" | supervising director | |
| 2a - "Bubblestand" | supervising director | |
| 2b - "Ripped Pants" | supervising director | |
| 3a - "Jellyfishing" | animation director supervising director | |
| 3b - "Plankton!" | supervising director | |
| 4a - "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" | supervising director | |
| 4b - "Boating School" | supervising director | |
| 5a - "Pizza Delivery" | supervising director | |
| 5b - "Home Sweet Pineapple" | supervising director | |
| 6a - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" | supervising director | |
| 6b - "Pickles" | supervising director | |
| 7a - "Hall Monitor" | supervising director | |
| 7b - "Jellyfish Jam" | supervising director | |
| 8a - "Sandy's Rocket" | supervising director | |
| 8b - "Squeaky Boots" | supervising director | |
| 9a - "Nature Pants" | supervising director | |
| 9b - "Opposite Day" | supervising director | |
| 10a - "Culture Shock" | supervising director | |
| 10b - "F.U.N." | supervising director | |
| 11a - "MuscleBob BuffPants" | supervising director | |
| 11b - "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" | supervising director | |
| 12a - "The Chaperone" | supervising director | |
| 12b - "Employee of the Month" | supervising director | |
| 13a - "Scaredy Pants" | supervising director | |
| 13b - "I Was a Teenage Gary" | supervising director | |
| 14a - "SB-129" | supervising director | |
| 14b - "Karate Choppers" | supervising director | |
| 15a - "Sleepy Time" | supervising director | |
| 15b - "Suds" | supervising director | |
| 16a - "Valentine's Day" | supervising director | |
| 16b - "The Paper" | supervising director | |
| 17a - "Arrgh!" | supervising director | |
| 17b - "Rock Bottom" | supervising director | |
| 18a - "Texas" | supervising director | |
| 18b - "Walking Small" | supervising director | |
| 19a - "Fools in April" | supervising director | |
| 19b - "Neptune's Spatula" | supervising director | |
| 20a - "Hooky" | supervising director | |
| 20b - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" | supervising director | |
| Season 2 | ||
| 21a - "Your Shoe's Untied" | supervising director | |
| 21b - "Squid's Day Off" | supervising director | |
| 22a - "Something Smells" | supervising director | |
| 22b - "Bossy Boots" | supervising director | |
| 23a - "Big Pink Loser" | supervising director | |
| 23b - "Bubble Buddy" | supervising director | |
| 24a - "Dying for Pie" | supervising director | |
| 24b - "Imitation Krabs" | supervising director | |
| 25a - "Wormy" | supervising director | |
| 25b - "Patty Hype" | supervising director | |
| 26a - "Grandma's Kisses" | supervising director | |
| 26b - "Squidville" | supervising director | |
| 27a - "Prehibernation Week" | supervising director | |
| 27b - "Life of Crime" | supervising director | |
| 28 - "Christmas Who?" | supervising director | |
| 29a - "Survival of the Idiots" | supervising director | |
| 29b - "Dumped" | supervising director | |
| 30a - "No Free Rides" | supervising director | |
| 30b - "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" | supervising director | |
| 31a - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" | supervising director | |
| 31b - "Squirrel Jokes" | supervising director | |
| 32a - "Pressure" | supervising director | |
| 32b - "The Smoking Peanut" | supervising director | |
| 33a - "Shanghaied" | supervising director | |
| 33b - "Gary Takes a Bath" | supervising director | |
| 34a - "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" | supervising director | |
| 34b - "Frankendoodle" | supervising director | |
| 35a - "The Secret Box" | supervising director | |
| 35b - "Band Geeks" | supervising director | |
| 36a - "Graveyard Shift" | supervising director | |
| 36b - "Krusty Love" | supervising director | |
| 37a - "Procrastination" | supervising director | |
| 37b - "I'm with Stupid" | supervising director | |
| 38a - "Sailor Mouth" | supervising director | |
| 38b - "Artist Unknown" | supervising director | |
| 39a - "Jellyfish Hunter" | supervising director | |
| 39b - "The Fry Cook Games" | supervising director | |
| 40a - "Squid on Strike" | supervising director | |
| 40b - "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" | supervising director | |
| Season 3 | ||
| 41a - "The Algae's Always Greener" | supervising director | |
| 41b - "SpongeGuard on Duty" | supervising director | |
| 42a - "Club SpongeBob" | supervising director | |
| 42b - "My Pretty Seahorse" | supervising director | |
| 43b - "The Bully" | supervising director | |
| 43a - "Just One Bite" | supervising director | |
| 44a - "Nasty Patty" | supervising director | |
| 44b - "Idiot Box" | supervising director | |
| 45a - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" | supervising director | |
| 45b - "Doing Time" | supervising director | |
| 46a - "Snowball Effect" | supervising director | |
| 46b - "One Krabs Trash" | supervising director | |
| 47a - "As Seen on TV" | supervising director | |
| 47b - "Can You Spare a Dime?" | supervising director | |
| 48a - "No Weenies Allowed" | supervising director | |
| 48b - "Squilliam Returns" | supervising director | |
| 49a - "Krab Borg" | supervising director | |
| 49b - "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" | supervising director | |
| 50a - "Wet Painters" | supervising director | |
| 50b - "Krusty Krab Training Video" | supervising director | |
| 51 - "Party Pooper Pants" | supervising director extra | |
| 52a - "Chocolate with Nuts" | supervising director | |
| 52b - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" | supervising director | |
| 53a - "New Student Starfish" | supervising director | |
| 53b - "Clams" | supervising director | |
| 54 - "Ugh" | supervising director special thanks | |
| 55a - "The Great Snail Race" | supervising director | |
| 55b - "Mid-Life Crustacean" | supervising director | |
| 56a - "Born Again Krabs" | supervising director special thanks | |
| 56b - "I Had an Accident" | supervising director special thanks | |
| 57a - "Krabby Land" | supervising director | |
| 57b - "The Camping Episode" | supervising director | |
| 58a - "Missing Identity" | supervising director | |
| 58b - "Plankton's Army" | supervising director | |
| 59 - "The Sponge Who Could Fly" | supervising director | |
| 60a - "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" | supervising director | |
| 60b - "Pranks a Lot" | supervising director | |
| Season 4 | ||
| 61a - "Fear of a Krabby Patty" | animation director supervising director | |
| 61b - "Shell of a Man" | supervising director | |
| 62a - "The Lost Mattress" | animation director supervising director | |
| 62b - "Krabs vs. Plankton" | supervising director | |
| 63 - "Have You Seen This Snail?" | animation director supervising director | |
| 64a - "Skill Crane" | animation director supervising director | |
| 64b - "Good Neighbors" | supervising director | |
| 65a - "Selling Out" | animation director supervising director | |
| 65b - "Funny Pants" | supervising director | |
| 66 - "Dunces and Dragons" | animation director supervising director | |
| 67a - "Enemy In-Law" | supervising director | |
| - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" | supervising director | |
| 68a - "Patrick SmartPants" | supervising director | |
| 68b - "SquidBob TentaclePants" | animation director supervising director | |
| 69a - "Krusty Towers" | supervising director | |
| 69b - "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" | supervising director | |
| 70b - "Ghost Host" | animation director supervising director | |
| 70a - "Chimps Ahoy" | supervising director | |
| 71a - "Whale of a Birthday" | supervising director | |
| 71b - "Karate Island" | supervising director | |
| 72a - "All That Glitters" | supervising director | |
| 72b - "Wishing You Well" | supervising director | |
| 73a - "New Leaf" | animation director supervising director | |
| 73b - "Once Bitten" | animation director supervising director | |
| 74a - "Bummer Vacation" | supervising director | |
| 74b - "Wigstruck" | animation director supervising director | |
| 75a - "Squidtastic Voyage" | supervising director | |
| 75b - "That's No Lady" | supervising director | |
| 76a - "The Thing" | supervising director | |
| 76b - "Hocus Pocus" | animation director supervising director | |
| 77a - "Driven to Tears" | supervising director | |
| 77b - "Rule of Dumb" | supervising director | |
| 78a - "Born to Be Wild" | supervising director | |
| 78b - "Best Frenemies" | animation director supervising director | |
| 79a - "The Pink Purloiner" | supervising director | |
| 79b - "Squid Wood" | supervising director | |
| 80a - "Best Day Ever" | supervising director | |
| 80b - "The Gift of Gum" | animation director supervising director | |
| Season 5 | ||
| 81 - "Friend or Foe" | animation director supervising director | |
| 82a - "The Original Fry Cook" | supervising director | |
| 82b - "Night Light" | supervising director | |
| 83a - "Rise and Shine" | supervising director | |
| 83b - "Waiting" | animation director supervising director | |
| 83c - "Fungus Among Us" | supervising director | |
| 84a - "Spy Buddies" | supervising director | |
| 84b - "Boat Smarts" | animation director supervising director | |
| 84c - "Good Ol' Whatshisname" | animation director supervising director | |
| 85a - "New Digs" | supervising director | |
| 85b - "Krabs à la Mode" | supervising director | |
| 86a - "Roller Cowards" | animation director supervising director | |
| 86b - "Bucket Sweet Bucket" | supervising director | |
| 87a - "To Love a Patty" | supervising director | |
| 87b - "Breath of Fresh Squidward" | supervising director | |
| 88a - "Money Talks" | animation director supervising director | |
| 88b - "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget" | animation director supervising director | |
| 88c - "Slimy Dancing" | supervising director | |
| 89a - "The Krusty Sponge" | supervising director | |
| 89b - "Sing a Song of Patrick" | animation director supervising director | |
| 90a - "A Flea in Her Dome" | supervising director | |
| 90b - "The Donut of Shame" | supervising director | |
| 90c - "The Krusty Plate" | supervising director | |
| 91a - "Goo Goo Gas" | animation director supervising director | |
| 91b - "Le Big Switch" | supervising director | |
| 92 - "Atlantis SquarePantis" | supervising director | |
| 93a - "Picture Day" | animation director supervising director | |
| 93b - "Pat No Pay" | animation director supervising director | |
| 93c - "BlackJack" | animation director supervising director | |
| 94a - "Blackened Sponge" | supervising director | |
| 94b - "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" | supervising director | |
| 95a - "The Inmates of Summer" | animation director supervising director | |
| 95b - "To Save a Squirrel" | animation director supervising director | |
| 96 - "Pest of the West" | supervising director | |
| 97a - "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" | supervising director | |
| 97b - "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" | supervising director | |
| 98 - "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" | animation director supervising director | |
| 99a - "The Two Faces of Squidward" | supervising director | |
| 99b - "SpongeHenge" | supervising director | |
| 100a - "Banned in Bikini Bottom" | animation director supervising director | |
| 100b - "Stanley S. SquarePants" | supervising director | |
| Season 6 | ||
| 101b - "Krabby Road" | animation director | |
| 102a - "Penny Foolish" | animation director | |
| 104b - "Gone" | animation director | |
| 105b - "Slide Whistle Stooges" | animation director | |
| 107a - "Giant Squidward" | animation director | |
| 110a - "The Slumber Party" | animation director | |
| 110b - "Grooming Gary" | animation director | |
| 111 - "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" | animation director | |
| 113a - "Krusty Krushers" | animation director | |
| 115a - "Grandpappy the Pirate" | animation director | |
| 116b - "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" | animation director | |
| 118b - "Komputer Overload" | animation director | |
| 119a - "Gullible Pants" | animation director | |
| 121b - "Shell Shocked" | animation director | |
| 123-124 - "Truth or Square" | animation director | |
| 125b - "Chum Caverns" | animation director | |
| 126 - "The Clash of Triton" | animation director | |
| Season 7 | ||
| 127a - "Tentacle-Vision" | animation director | |
| 128b - "Stuck in the Wringer" | animation director | |
| 131a - "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" | animation director | |
| 132b - "Kracked Krabs" | animation director | |
| 135a - "Back to the Past" | animation director | |
| 135b - "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" | animation director | |
| 136b - "Summer Job" | animation director | |
| 138b - "Rodeo Daze" | animation director | |
| 139a - "Gramma's Secret Recipe" | animation director | |
| 140b - "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" | animation director | |
| 141b - "The Main Drain" | animation director | |
| 143 - "The Great Patty Caper" | animation director | |
| 145b - "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" | animation director, voice of Eel | |
| 146b - "Earworm" | animation director | |
| 149a - "You Don't Know Sponge" | animation director | |
| 149b - "Tunnel of Glove" | animation director | |
| 151b - "Love That Squid" | animation director | |
| 152b - "Perfect Chemistry" | animation director | |
| Season 8 | ||
| 154b - "The Hot Shot" | animation director | |
| 155b - "Sentimental Sponge" | animation director | |
| 157a - "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" | animation director | |
| 157b - "Oral Report" | animation director | |
| 161a - "Mooncation" | animation director | |
| 163a - "Mermaid Man Begins" | animation director | |
| 165a - "House Sittin' for Sandy" | animation director | |
| 167a - "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" | animation director | |
| 167b - "Bubble Buddy Returns" | animation director | |
| 171a - "Karen 2.0" | animation director | |
| 171b - "InSPONGEiac" | animation director | |
| 173b - "Demolition Doofus" | animation director | |
| 174a - "Treats!" | animation director | |
| 176a - "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" | animation director | |
| 177a - "The Good Krabby Name" | animation director | |
| 178 - "Hello Bikini Bottom!" | animation director | |
| Season 9 | ||
| 179b - "Squirrel Record" | animation director | |
| 180a - "Patrick-Man!" | animation director | |
| 181b - "Squid Baby" | animation director | |
| 183a - "Eek, an Urchin!" | animation director | |
| 186a - "Safe Deposit Krabs" | animation director | |
| 186b - "Plankton's Pet" | animation director | |
| 187b - "Séance Shméance" | animation director | |
| 188b - "Yeti Krabs" | animation director | |
| 190a - "Lost in Bikini Bottom" | animation director | |
| 190b - "Tutor Sauce" | animation director | |
| 191a - "Squid Plus One" | animation director | |
| 191b - "The Executive Treatment" | animation director | |
| 192a - "Company Picnic" | animation director | |
| 192b - "Pull Up a Barrel" | animation director | |
| 193b - "What's Eating Patrick?" | animation director | |
| List of episode credits | ||
External links
- Alan Smart's LinkedIn account
- Alan Smart on Wikipedia