Jim Staahl (Writer)
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Works
VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War
When the armies of Rhubarb go to battle against the Kingdom of Scone, The Great Pie War breaks out and things get really messy. Sweet Petunia, a charming young rhubarb, is forced to flee her homeland and live in a tree stump in a foreign land. When the Duke learns of the Princess's plight, he risks his life to help her and learns that true love means thinking of others first. Filled with serf music, Three Dog Knights, hurling catapults of slime and loads of silliness, Duke and the Great Pie War delivers a royal lesson in loving your family. Plus, Laura the Carrot stars in Baby Sitter In DeNile - a charming retelling of the story of Miriam and Moses.
Release Date: 2005-03-08
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 5
VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera
It's Rocky meets the Mikado when Larry the Cucumber stars as The Italian Scallion in this newest VeggieTales adventure. Larry is a wrestler who somehow manages never to finish what he starts. Eventually his ability to take anything seriously lands him in the ring with Apollo Gourd.
Release Date: 2004-08-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 2
Teacher's Pet
Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.
Release Date: 2004-01-16
Department: Crew
Job: Additional Writing
Vote Count: 36
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
When his beloved Grandma appears to be missing on Christmas Eve, young Jake Spankenheimer goes on the misadventure of a lifetime to try and prove that Santa Claus is indeed real. With his spirit, smarts and determination, Jake must outmaneuver his greedy and curvaceous Cousin Mel and the all-powerful businessman Austin Bucks to the disbelief of his doting parents, rebellious sister and goofy Grandpa. All the while, it is up to Jake to save Santa from his fretful fate in this colorful Christmas mystery.
Release Date: 2000-10-31
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: Santa Claus (voice)
Vote Count: 46
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Release Date: 2000-10-15
Character: Restaurant Manager
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 804
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series originally aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. It follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, who first appeared in the film Toy Story as an action figure and one of the film's protagonists.
Release Date: 2000-10-02
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 66
Teacher's Pet
Tired of being a dog, Spot the Dog disguises himself as a boy named Scott and goes to school! With the help of his owner, Leonard, the duo try to keep his deception a secret.
Release Date: 2000-09-09
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 11
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO. This is the original special that gave birth to the long-running award-winning HBO series.
Release Date: 1999-10-17
Character: Jim Swenson
Vote Count: 89
Sabrina: The Animated Series
An animated prequel to the live-action show "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," the series features 12-year-old Sabrina Spellman, who's half mortal and half witch. Though few people know of her powers, and her mortal uncle frequently warns her not to use her magic to solve problems, Sabrina still borrows spells from the Spookie Jar and gets into trouble with her friend Harvey.
Release Date: 1999-09-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 78
The King of Queens
Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
Release Date: 1998-09-21
Character: Mr. Halliburton
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 640
Here Come the Munsters
The Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, only to find out that he has turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is running for congress, and Grandpa must make a formula to change Norman back.
Release Date: 1995-01-11
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 22
Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills is an American television series which was released by DIC Entertainment and aired on the USA Network during the 1994–1995 season. The show was a low-budget attempt to emulate the success of Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The lower budget is evident from the installments having been produced using videotape rather than more expensive film stock.
Release Date: 1994-10-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 2
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck
Release Date: 1993-10-15
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 546
Bobby's World
Bobby Generic lives in a typical suburban neighborhood and uses his overactive imagination to discover a world of daring adventure, incredible wonder and lots of laughs — all in pint-sized perspective.
Release Date: 1990-09-08
Department: Production
Job: Development Producer
Character:
Episode Count: 81
Vote Count: 137
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical performances about Hollywood, featuring some of his classic characters like Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr., Lawrence Orbach and Troy Soren, and co-starring some of his colleagues from "SCTV" and "Saturday Night Live."
Release Date: 1989-06-03
Character: Man #1 at Party
Vote Count: 3
110 Lombard
Three single guys share their personal problems as well as a loft apartment.
Release Date: 1988-01-01
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Popples
Bonnie and Billy have to rescue the Popples when their parents accidentally send them to Goodwill following a surprise remodel of the family's attic.
Release Date: 1986-03-01
Character: Dad
Spies Like Us
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
Release Date: 1985-12-06
Character: Bud Schnelker
Vote Count: 645
Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall
A Howie Mandel comedy special where all the skits take place in a mall.
Release Date: 1985-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character:
Goodnight, Beantown
Matt Cassidy and Jennifer Barnes are reluctantly paired to anchor the news at a fictional TV station in Boston, Massachusetts, due to the sudden ratings drop.
Release Date: 1983-04-03
Character: Frank Fletcher
Episode Count: 13
Vote Count: 2
Max Dugan Returns
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
Release Date: 1983-03-25
Character: Man at Shoe Store
Vote Count: 53
Airplane II: The Sequel
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
Release Date: 1982-12-10
Character: International Inquirer Reporter (uncredited)
Vote Count: 1141
Class Reunion
Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and crashes the party. When guests start getting bumped off, the other alumni, including snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and class zero Gary Nash, spring into action to uncover the culprit.
Release Date: 1982-10-29
Character: Egon von Stoker
Vote Count: 41
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Release Date: 1982-09-11
Character: Palace Guard
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 23
Mae West
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Release Date: 1982-05-02
Vote Count: 4
Twilight Theatre
Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.
Release Date: 1982-02-13
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Mork & Mindy
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Release Date: 1978-09-14
Character: Nelson Flavor
Episode Count: 48
Vote Count: 145
Cracking Up
What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking Up" looks at from the lighter side. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster.
Release Date: 1977-07-01
Vote Count: 1