Peter Hastings

Peter Hastings (born January 9, 1960) is an American writer, director and producer who has worked in animation and live action. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and is known for directing the films The Country Bears and Dog Man.

Works

Animaniacs

The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the 90's. There, they run wild, causing chaos everywhere!

Release Date1993-09-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Writer (voice)

Episode Count9

Vote Count733

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

Follow the adventures of Po, who partners up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade to find a collection of four powerful weapons before a mysterious pair of weasels do, and save the world from destruction.

Release Date2022-07-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Knight 2 / Knight 4 / Chess Player (voice)

Episode Count42

Vote Count237

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

Fourth-grade friends George and Harold have a shared love of pranks and comic books -- and turning their principal into an undies-wearing superhero.

Release Date2018-07-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Professor Drool (voice)

Episode Count1

Vote Count66

Dog Man

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.

Release Date2025-01-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House (voice)

Vote Count267

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space

Best friends George and Harold — along with their classmates and tyrannical principal — are recruited for a mysterious mission in outer space.

Release Date2020-07-10

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Comic Narrator (voice)

Episode Count6

Vote Count15

Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas

Christmas gets weird - really weird - after George and Harold go back in time to change up a few of their beloved holiday's traditions.

Release Date2020-12-04

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Comic Narrator (voice)

Vote Count14

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween

When Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, clever best friends Harold and George create their own spooky holiday -- and it's a huge success!

Release Date2019-10-08

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Comic Narrator (voice)

Vote Count23

Captain Underpants: Epic Choice-o-rama

In this interactive special, Harold and George need your decision-making skills to stop Krupp from blowing their beloved treehouse to smithereens.

Release Date2020-02-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Comic Narrator / Marlin (voice)

Vote Count5

Mrs. Munger's Class

Pilot based off One Saturday Morning segment.

Release Date1998-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Mrs. Munger / Artie

I Know That Voice

Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.

Release Date2014-01-07

Charactersd Self

Vote Count99

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

Now living in his permanent home at the Jade Palace with the rest of the Furious Five, Po the Panda trains, battles, learns, teaches, stumbles, gabs and "geeks out" as the newest hero in the Valley of Peace.

Release Date2011-09-19

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count80

Vote Count192

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello, find that life out of the sewers isn't exactly what they thought it would be. Now the turtles must work together as a team to take on new enemies that arise to take over New York City.

Release Date2012-09-28

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count26

Vote Count745

How to Train Your Dragon

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

Release Date2010-03-18

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count13564

Tiny Toon Adventures

Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series.

Release Date1990-09-14

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count98

Vote Count497

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.

Release Date1995-09-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count9

Vote Count706

Animaniacs

Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for all-new big laughs and the occasional epic takedown of authority figures in serious need of an ego check. Joining the Warners are Starbox & Cindy on their latest play date while Pinky and the Brain's ideas for world domination lead them to all new adventures.

Release Date2020-11-20

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count37

Vote Count576

Tak and the Power of Juju

Tak is a preteen shaman tasked with protecting the Pupununu tribe from certain destruction with his newfound gift: the power of juju. With it, he can cast spells, explore new worlds, and summon powerful creatures at the wave of his magic staff. Unfortunately, however, Tak's magic has a habit of causing more trouble than it fixes.

Release Date2007-08-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count8

Darkwing Duck

The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.

Release Date1991-09-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count308

Catscratch

When well-kept cat brothers Mr. Blik, Gordon and Waffle inherit their former owner's fortune, they get the keys to a lavish mansion -- and access to the very best adventures money can buy.

Release Date2005-07-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count9

Vote Count35

Great Minds Think for Themselves

Aladdin's Genie tells the stories of great historical figures who were prone to defy common thinking to make a difference in their times.

Release Date1997-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count13

Vote Count1

The Country Bears

For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall.

Release Date2002-07-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count123

Tiny Toon Spring Break

Buster, Babs and the entire 'Tiny Toons' gang decided to take a trip to Ft. Lauderdale for Spring Break. Meanwhile, Elmrya believes that Buster is the Easter Bunny, and with the help of Samuel Gerard(Tommy Lee Jones in 'The Fugitive') they go on a mission to capture Buster. Plucky tries to make a quick buck by sellin' "The Tan Meiser 6000" but quickly turns his sights on a blonde duck that passes him by. Spoofs of music videos and films of that time (1994) are some of the highlights

Release Date1994-03-27

DepartmentWriting

JobStory Editor

Vote Count27

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery

In this Halloween Special, Babs Bunny plays the part of host as she and the Tiny Toons gang spoof various popular horror movies and TV shows. Among the works parodied are "Night Gallery", "The Twilight Zone", "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "Frankenstein" and the "Abbott and Costello Meet..." films.

Release Date1995-05-28

DepartmentWriting

JobStory Editor

Vote Count35

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