John R. Dilworth

John Russell Dilworth (born February 14, 1963) is an American animator, actor, writer, director, storyboard artist, producer and the creator of the animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog. His work has mainly appeared on PBS, CBS, Showtime, HBO, Fox, ABC, NBC, Arte, CBC Television, YTV, Teletoon, BBC Two, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article John R. Dilworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Courage the Cowardly Dog

The bizarre misadventures of a cowardly dog named Courage and his elderly owners in a farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.

Release Date1999-11-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Jean Bon's Wife (voice)

Episode Count8

Vote Count1555

Random! Cartoons

Random! Cartoons is a spin-off of the Nickelodeon animation showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for the Nicktoons Network, it premiered on December 6, 2008.

Release Date2008-12-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Twin #1 / Twin #2 (voice)

Episode Count1

Vote Count10

Subconscious Password

In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe - forgetting somebody's name - as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try (and try, and try) to prompt Charles to remember the name. Finally, he realizes he will simply have to surrender himself to his predicament.

Release Date2013-06-10

Charactersd Himself

Vote Count8

The Fog of Courage

In this animated horror comedy, a cowardly dog named Courage must rescue his lovely owner, Muriel from a vengeful supernatural Fog. Eustace, Muriel's greedy husband, refuses to return the gold necklace belonging to the Fog's long lost love.

Release Date2014-10-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd The Fog

Vote Count12

Psyched for Snuppa

Bianca is taken hostage while babysitting and Snuppa, Sniz and Fondue come to her rescue.

Release Date1993-06-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Mr. Skiddiundi (voice)

Rinky Dink

A postmodern interpretation of the 'Prince Charming' myth.

Release Date2009-12-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Cell Phone (voice)

Vote Count1

Garlic Boy

Frank Capra, with a twist. Garlic Boy is a boy - who's also a stalk of garlic - who goes out into the world to "do good for others." His mother gave him a case of her special "garlic tonic" and Garlic Boy uses this tonic to cure "folk of what ails them."

Release Date2007-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Twin #1, Twin #2

Noodles & Nedd: Catch of the Day

A man tries to keep his cat from eating the fish he loves.

Release Date2000-06-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Nedd (voice)

Hector the Get Over Cat

Hector the cat tries to sell a watch to the audience.

Release Date1998-07-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Hector's Friend (uncredited)

Vote Count1

Bunny Bashing

Aliens who are planning to destroy Earth send a moron-alien undercover to gather intelligence on human life.

Release Date2011-05-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Spaceman Dilly / Fettuccine

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.

Release Date2012-10-16

Charactersd Self

Teen Titans Go!

Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg return in all-new, comedic adventures. They may be super heroes who save the world every day ... but somebody still has to do the laundry!

Release Date2013-04-23

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count1

Vote Count660

What a Cartoon!

Various original cartoons by some of today's top animators.

Release Date1995-02-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count23

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog

With Mystery, Inc. on the tail of a strange object in Nowhere, Kansas, the strange hometown of Eustice, Muriel, and Courage, the gang soon find themselves contending with a giant cicada monster and her winged warriors.

Release Date2021-09-14

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count391

Evil Toons

Four sexy young girls are to clean an old house for the new owners. They get delivered an old book full of magic incantations, and while reading it they accidentally bring a cartoon character to life. The cartoon character likes the blood of young girls...

Release Date1992-01-08

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Vote Count116

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Animated adaptation of Virginia Lee Burton's children's book.

Release Date1990-09-10

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Vote Count1

Earthday Birthday

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.

Release Date1990-04-22

DepartmentWriting

JobStoryboard

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

The Primm family moves into an old brownstone house on East 88th Street, where they find a crocodile named Lyle in their bathtub.

Release Date1987-11-18

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Howl If You Love Me

A romantic horror comedy about Jim and his girlfriend Jane, who is a werewolf. The drama emerges when Jane is put in danger and Jim is forced to make a decision that will transform his life.

Release Date2023-11-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Abel's Island

One summer afternoon in 1907, Abel and his wife (both mice) are picnicking, when they become separated during a violent rainstorm. After flying some distance, Abel discovers himself alone on a river island, unable to swim due to the powerful current. Abel periodically attempts to leave the island by various means: flying on a leaf, rowing a crudely fashioned boat, etc. Meanwhile, he tries to create a normal life of sorts, even learning to enjoy a new hobby: sculpture. Still, Abel's goal is to escape the island and rejoin his wife in the city.

Release Date1988-06-17

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Vote Count1

Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever!

A delightful tool to help kids learn their letters, Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever finds Busytown pals Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm discovering that it's Alphabet Day at school. Their teacher, Miss Honey, invites her students to join in a spirited rendition of "The Alphabet Song." Next comes a series of 26 vignettes developed around each letter and cleverly intertwined with Sergeant Murphy's investigation into the mystery of some stolen bananas. Simple, sweet, and as entertaining as it is instructive, this production exemplifies the great care put into the Richard Scarry video series.

Release Date1989-04-21

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Ira Sleeps Over

Little Ira is invited to his best friend's sleep-over party, but struggles with leaving his beloved teddy bear behind.

Release Date1991-11-06

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks

The Cartoon Network's coolest characters celebrate the holidays in this collection of Christmas episodes. The season of giving turns chaotic as Johnny Bravo knocks Santa out; Courage the Cowardly Dog battles an evil snowman; Baboon sets out traps for Santa on I.M. Weasel's rooftop; and Dexter plots to shave Santa's beard off. The fun continues with episodes of "Ed, Edd n Eddy," "The Powerpuff Girls," "Codename: Kids Next Door" and more.

Release Date2005-10-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

Smart Talk with Raisin

Raisin, her brother Malcom and her orphan dog Hamilton host a magic show. This animated short was made for MTV's Liquid Television.

Release Date1994-01-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

The Limited Bird

John's first independent work from 1989. Won Best of Fest Shorts at the Cinequest Film Festival, CA. The film is comprised of highly rendered drawings with very little moving parts to tell a complex story of relationships "gone to the birds".

Release Date1989-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Angry Cabaret

Club owners Angry and Cabaret have to scrounge up the money for rent fast, or risk having their business shut down.

Release Date1994-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Richard Scarry's Best Counting Video Ever!

Lily Bunny counts from 1 to 20 in this exciting counting adventure. Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Bananas Gorilla, and others help Lily find funny things to count everywhere. Learning to count has never been more fun.

Release Date1989-04-21

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Vote Count2

The Chicken from Outer Space

An elderly couple's dog must defend them from a malicious space chicken, bent on conquest by infecting them with mutagenic eggs. First this quiet farm in the middle of nowhere, next, the world!

Release Date1996-02-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count32

Goose in High Heels

A tale told in three intertwined stories focused on a writer driven by glory. He struggles to complete a masterpiece, with inspiration from a life-long muse, about love, betrayal and horror based on childhood memories. After an encounter with an unnatural force, the writer realizes his true prize.

Release Date2017-09-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Pierre

John R. Dilworth's 1985 student film. A simple animation of a man smoking a cigarette, which generates a strange angry cloud of smoke.

Release Date1986-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Ren & Stimpy: Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas

A double-length holiday cartoon plus a Christmas bonus.

Release Date1996-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Noodles and Nedd

A short created by John R. Dilworth involving the daily lives of a yellow man and a purple cat.

Release Date1997-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Picnic

The littlest mouse disappears on the way to a family outing, temporarily putting a damper on the fun and games.

Release Date1991-01-01

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

The Dirdy Birdy Redux

The Dirdy Birdy Redux is a story about a dysfunctional relationship between a cat and a bird.

Release Date2015-05-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count3

Life in Transition

At once surreal and poignant, this semi-autobiographical film by American director John Dilworth (Courage the Cowardly Dog) chronicles a turning point in the life of an artist.

Release Date2005-09-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4

When Lilly Laney Moved in

John R. Dilworth's 2nd professional film, this short film was inspired by the romantic comedies of early Woody Allen. Shot on 35mm, it was animated and colored by hand using 'cels'.

Release Date1992-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

The Dirdy Birdy

A dirty bird with a penchant for mooning falls in love with a hostile cat who sits in a tree.

Release Date1994-09-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count14

The Mousochist

A mouse tosses away the strawberry he's eating for a huge piece of cheese, which is baiting a trap. He spends a lot of time licking the cheese and sort of avoiding it, before the trap finally does its job. But that doesn't stop the severed head from enjoying the cheese.

Release Date2001-11-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector