Paul Germain (Writer)

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Release Date1989-12-17

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Episode Count1

Vote Count10229

Recess

Join a group of six fourth-grade best friends at Third Street Elementary School on their fun-filled adventures in their school playground. Through the ups-and-downs of adolescence, they must wrestle with authority, avoid the school snitch, and try their best to win at kick-ball.

Release Date1997-09-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count484

Eek! The Cat

Koombaya, it's Eek the cat and all his friends. Annabelle, Eek's 800-pound girlfriend, Sharky the vicious but lovable sharkdog, and Elmo the elk. Plus you can watch the Terrible Thunderlizards try to make Bill and Scooter, the cavemen, extinct. Plus there's Klutter who's, well, we're not exactly sure what Klutter is, but watch and find out for yourself.

Release Date1992-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count112

Even Stevens

The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state Senator. Their oldest child Donnie ia a high-school sports legend. Ren, an 8th-grader, is just about the perfect daughter. She makes the best grades, she's popular, she does volunteer work and other extracurricular tasks by the score. Her brother Louis, in the 7th grade, is her opposite. He likes to sleep late, he's messy, his grades are not good, he's frequently in detention and he seems to take nothing seriously. But he is serious about finding something of his own that he can do to put himself on a par with the rest of his overachieving family. Though he and Ren occasionally soften their attitudes toward each other, at any given moment the're likely to be fighting like mongoose and cobra.

Release Date2000-06-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count75

Rugrats

Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.

Release Date1991-08-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count16

Vote Count713

Pound Puppies

Lucky, Cookie and the rest of the dogs in Shelter 17 have an important secret mission: to help every dog that comes to the pound find a new home.

Release Date2010-10-10

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count65

Vote Count10

Lloyd in Space

Lloyd in Space is an animated television series, created by Joe Ansolabehere and Paul Germain, and released in 2001 on ABC-TV on Saturday mornings. The pilot was written by Ansolabehere, Germain and Mark Drop. The characters were designed by Eric Keyes.

Release Date2001-02-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count15

Part Timers

A group of employees attempt to deal with the mundanity of working at a dysfunctional children's restaurant called Pork E. Pine's.

Release Date2016-01-11

DepartmentProduction

JobConsulting Producer

Episode Count20

Vote Count1

Beethoven

Beethoven is an animated sitcom, loosely based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name. The series was produced by Northern Lights Entertainment, Universal Animation Studios, and Universal Television, and aired for one season on CBS, with 26 fifteen-minute episodes produced.

Release Date1994-09-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count12

All Grown Up!

The former "Rugrats" tots now face preteen issues and dilemmas.

Release Date2003-04-12

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count197

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, led by the brash Vidia, launch a daring rescue in the middle of a fierce storm, Tink develops a special bond with the lonely, little girl.

Release Date2010-07-29

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count956

Say Anything...

Lloyd, an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school beauty and straight-A student. He surprises just about everyone-including himself-when she returns the sentiment. But Diane's over-possessive, divorced Dad disapproves and it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.

Release Date1989-04-14

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1034

Recess: School's Out

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies — Miss Finster and Principal Prickly — in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break. As the kids discover the heroes inside themselves, a platoon of wacky characters, far-out music, and sci-fi surprises turn this madcap mission into a major victory for fun!

Release Date2001-02-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobCo-Director

Vote Count350

Recess: All Growed Down

T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.

Release Date2003-12-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count49

Rugrats: All Growed Up

Will Tommy still be the gang's fearless leader? Will Chuckie survive his first "crush"? Will Angelica still be underhanded? The answers are here as the entire Rugrats gang embarks on one of their most fantastic adventures yet.

Release Date2001-07-21

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count44

A Rugrats Passover

The plot follows series regulars Grandpa Boris and the babies as they become trapped in the attic on Passover; to pass the time, Boris tells the Jewish story of the Exodus. During the episode the babies themselves reenact the story, with young Tommy portraying Moses, while his cousin Angelica represents the Pharaoh of Egypt.

Release Date1994-05-29

DepartmentCrew

JobScript

Vote Count12

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be like if every day were Christmas! You'll enjoy lots of songs and holiday cheer with Elmo and his new friend Lightning, the reindeer, and discover for yourself why Christmas is best kept to one day a year!

Release Date1996-12-24

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Executive Producer

Vote Count11

A Rugrats Kwanzaa

When Aunt T. visits the Carmichaels to celebrate Kwanzaa, she tells Susie the holiday is a time to honor the legacy of our great people.

Release Date2001-07-21

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count4

Santa Barbara

Inspired by the 1980s American soap opera, Santa Barbara, Svetlana became a mail-order bride from post-Soviet Russia to America. She took her two children with her to California to meet a stranger, a man who would soon become her husband and father to her children. The film brings together the audition process, behind- the-scenes footage, archival home movies, scripted scenes, and an interview with the director's mother, Svetlana. This project is an immersive form of visual storytelling that employs memory and performance in equal measure to show the journey of immigrating to America.

Release Date2022-06-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Untitled Rugrats Film

A live-action/CGI hybrid film based on the Nickelodeon animated series about a group of toddlers, Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil and their day-to-day lives, usually involving life experiences that become much greater adventures to its foursome.

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Series Creator

Night Shift

UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Lines blur between a horror film and real life, as a man leaves a terrifying movie, walking home in the dark.

Release Date1980-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector