Clive A. Smith (Directing)

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it aired only once. George Lucas tried to bury it and an infamous camp legend was born. This documentary unravels the mysteries behind the most bizarre Star Wars spin-offs of all time.

Release Date: 2023-03-11

Character: Self (voice) (archive footage)

Vote Count: 5

Lost Heroes

Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. A ninety-minute journey to recover a forgotten part of Canada's pop culture and a national treasure few have ever heard about. This is the tale of a small country striving to create its own heroes, but finding itself constantly out muscled by better-funded and better-marketed superheroes from the media empire next door.

Release Date: 2014-02-28

Character: Self (Interviewed guest)

Vote Count: 2

The Santa Claus Brothers

This tale of Santa's 3 sons seeks the true meaning of Christmas. Kevin McDonald and Richard Kind add voices that instill a genuine comedy feel. With a southern California twist and unique animation, it's a great story for the whole family.

Release Date: 2002-07-12

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 6

Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie

Little Bear and Father Bear go camping in the wilderness where Little Bear encounters all kinds of new sights and sounds: an eagle's flight, a wolf's howl... and a wild little bear named Cub fishing in a stream. Even though they're from different worlds, Little Bear and Cub become fast friends.

Release Date: 2001-08-07

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 17

Committed

Committed is a Canadian animated television series that aired on CTV, beginning in 2001. It is currently airing on YTV. It was based on an American comic strip of the same name by Michael Fry, better known for Over the Hedge. All 13 episodes of the show can be seen viewed on Amazon Instant Video.

Release Date: 2001-03-10

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 13

Vote Count: 1

Elliot Moose

Elliot Moose is a Canadian children's live-action and animated series which was aired on TVOntario in Canada and PBS in the United States as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch until it was cancelled. Currently, the series airs on the TV station Qubo in the United States. Based on a series of children's books by Andrea Beck, its 104 episodes show the adventures of a young moose named Elliot who lives in a place called "The Big House", and shares adventures while having lots of fun with his friends; Beaverton, Lionel, Socks, and Paisley. The series was produced by Nelvana, then later on Corus Entertainment. The series was developed by Jed MacKay and produced by Marianne Culbert. The series was unique in that half of the stories were animated, and half were live action; reflecting children's real world of play and their imaginary world. The music was composed by Bruce Ley and Jed MacKay.

Release Date: 1999-09-06

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 26

Vote Count: 3

Rolie Polie Olie

Rolie Polie Olie was a children's television series produced by Nelvana, distributed by Disney, and created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. The show centers on a little roly pollie who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The show was one of the earliest series that was fully animated in CGI, and the first CGI animated preschool series.Rolie Polie Olie now airs in reruns on Disney Junior. Rolie Polie Olie won a Gemini Award in Canada for "Best Animated Program" in 1999. The show also won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" in 2000 and 2005. William Joyce won a 1999 Daytime Emmy for Best Production Design for this series. The show has a vintage atmosphere reminiscent of the 1950s and early 1960s, with futuristic elements.

Release Date: 1998-10-04

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 79

Vote Count: 31

Dumb Bunnies

These bunnies are fun, helpful, and very dumb. But they tackle problems in new ways while remaining confident and never giving up.

Release Date: 1998-10-03

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 26

Vote Count: 2

Donkey Kong Country

Taking place on Kongo Bongo Island, the show focuses on Donkey Kong, the island's resident hero. Before the series' events, he was chosen as the island's future ruler by a magical artifact known as the Crystal Coconut, which is connected to a spirit known as Inka Dinka Doo. In the present, Donkey Kong must prove he deserves the role through his heroics and by simply guarding the coconut. Alongside various allies such as his best friend and sidekick Diddy Kong and his mentor Cranky Kong, he must protect the Crystal Coconut from various threats, most notably the villainous King K. Rool and his Kremling army who long to steal it in order to rule Kongo Bongo. Oftentimes, Donkey Kong has to juggle his guardian duties with his social life, his relationship with Candy Kong, and his love of gorging on bananas.

Release Date: 1998-08-05

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 40

Vote Count: 18

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun nature makes her easy to befriend, as neighbors Tommy and Annika find, but can also earn ire, especially from social worker Mrs. Prysselius.

Release Date: 1997-08-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 36

Waynehead

Ten-Year-Old Damien "Damey" Wayne, living with little money, tries to deal with life as a pre-adolescent.

Release Date: 1996-10-19

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 13

Vote Count: 2

Stickin' Around

Young best friends Stacy and Bradley have a unique ability that allows them to bring their fantasies to life. The kids are able to draw their own cartoons, bringing their imaginations to life. They often use their hand-drawn adventures to help them overcome obstacles they face, whether they involve school, bullies or even their parents. With their drawings, everyday life for Stacy and Bradley can take a turn at any time and become a wild roller-coaster ride. Stacy's overweight dog Frank and Bradley's pet chameleon Lester accompany the best buds on their adventures.

Release Date: 1996-08-14

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 77

Vote Count: 3

Little Bear

Follows a young bear as he goes on exciting adventures in the forest, gets into trouble and learns new things with his friends, including Emily, Duck, Hen, Cat, and Owl. His parents are Mother Bear, who is always there when he needs her, and Father Bear, a fisherman who is often at sea. Based on books by Else Holmelund Minarik.

Release Date: 1995-11-06

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 44

The Terrible Thunderlizards

The Terrible Thunderlizards is a segment that aired in Canada on YTV and in the United States as part of Eek! Stravaganza on the Fox Kids programming block.

Release Date: 1993-11-20

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Family Dog

Family Dog is an American animated television series that aired in the summer of 1993 on CBS. Created by Brad Bird, the series was about an average suburban family, the Binsfords, as told through the eyes of their dog. It first appeared as an episode of the TV show Amazing Stories, then was expanded into a very short-lived series of its own.

Release Date: 1993-06-23

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 6

The Incredible Crash Dummies

Dummyland is a fictional world inhabited only by living crash dummies. Many make a living testing cars, just like the real ones. The story begins with crash dummy professor Dr. Zub has creating a new "uncrashable" prototype armor called the Torso 9000 and is testing it with the help of crash dummy Ted. Unfortunately the initial trial run goes awry and Ted's head is severed from his body. The following night however, Ted is accidentally replaced with the head of the evil Junkman, who can now harness the power of the Torso 9000 and manages to break free from the Crash Test facility.[3] Plotting to destroy the crash dummies, the Junkman sets up his base near an abandoned scrap heap and creates an army of killing machines out of spare car parts. When a valuable disc of information on the Torso 9000 is stolen, and finally Dr. Zub himself is kidnapped, heroes Slick & Spin step in to save the day.

Release Date: 1993-05-16

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 1

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 Date: 1992-09-11

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 112

Vote Count: 107

Rupert

The classic tales of Rupert Bear and his friends in Nutwood as they embark on magical worlds with enchantment, intrigue, and danger around every corner.

Release Date: 1991-09-07

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 65

Vote Count: 24

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The story focuses on a family of anthropomorphic rabbits, the widowed mother rabbit cautioning her young against entering a vegetable garden grown by a man named Mr. McGregor, telling them: "your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor". Whereas her three daughters obediently refrain from entering the garden, going down the lane to pick blackberries, her rebellious son Peter enters the garden to snack on some vegetables. Peter ends up eating more than is good for him and goes looking for parsley to cure his stomach ache.

Release Date: 1991-06-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 2

Beetlejuice

The adventures of preteen goth Lydia Deetz and her undead friend Beetlejuice as they explore The Neitherworld, a wacky afterlife realm inhabited by monsters, ghosts, ghouls and zombies.

Release Date: 1989-09-09

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 109

Vote Count: 176

Babar

Inspired by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff's beloved children's books, this animated series tells Babar's life story from the elephant king's point of view, reliving his early days as a young pachyderm with important lessons to learn.

Release Date: 1989-01-03

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 78

Vote Count: 62

Clifford's Fun with Letters

An animated film starring Clifford, the Big Red Dog. He and his pal, Emily Elizabeth, want to go to the circus but they have no money for tickets. They decide to earn money by opening a message service, but finding all the letters and spelling all the messages can be tricky. This program is designed to provide a child with some of the essential tools for learning to read.

Release Date: 1988-01-01

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 1

The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland

The cuddly Care Bears and their cousins star in this charming third feature-length film incorporating characters from Alice in Wonderland. A young girl named Alice and the Care Bears travel together into the whimsical land of the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat. In this magical story about friendship and self-esteem, they try to thwart an evil wizard's attempt to become the King of Wonderland.

Release Date: 1987-08-07

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 33

Madballs: Gross Jokes

It begins with a warning. It is said that the episode contains scenes that may offend viewers. It is also said that most viewers may experience nagging backache, rapid heartbeat, post-nasal drip and delerium, swelling of the nose, throat, and abdomen and loss of facial hair. Repeated viewing of the episode will result in the loss of one's bodily functions, redistribution of facial features, and a difficulty in forming simple sentences. The announcer concludes the warning by saying that you should definitely watch this episode if you really want to have a career as a lawn ornament. After the roll call(which curiously excludes Bash Brain), Bash Brain appears and says that he's never seen anything so awful in his life. He then reminisces about some time in a hosptial.

Release Date: 1987-04-27

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 1

Madballs: Escape from Orb!

The Madballs are a zany animated rock band who rock and roll their way across the galaxy. Music is illegal on their home planet so they make a break for it on Earth.

Release Date: 1986-11-01

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 3

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

C-3PO and R2-D2 are on their way to Biitu to meet their new master, Mungo Baobab, when their ship is attacked and they are taken prisoner. Biitu has been taken over by the giant mechanical Great Heep who works with the Empire, enslaving the natives by using droid enforcers and draining R2 units to keep up his strength. Meanwhile Mungo has been imprisoned to be handed over to his arch enemy Admiral Screed.

Release Date: 1986-06-07

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 17

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

This animated adventure goes back in time to the Care Bears' first-ever Caring Mission, when True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse touch down on Earth to boost the spirits of some unhappy kids at summer camp. But the evil Dark Heart has other plans, and convinces one of the campers to help him capture the Care Bears. Will our lovable heroes' Care Stare be enough to vanquish the villain -- and convince his apprentice that good's the way to go?

Release Date: 1986-03-21

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 77

The Care Bears

The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-Lot. They travel around the world on Missions in Caring, whilst evil villains such as Professor Coldheart and Lord No Heart, try to thwart their plans.

Release Date: 1985-09-14

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 76

Vote Count: 83

Star Wars: Droids

An animated television series that features the exploits of R2-D2 and C-3PO. The series takes place between the events depicted in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Release Date: 1985-09-07

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 82

The Care Bears Movie

The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.

Release Date: 1985-03-23

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 133

The Adventures of the Get Along Gang

The Gang participates in the annual scavenger hunt to win their own ice cream flavor but the stakes are made even higher when Bingo makes a bet with Catchum that if he wins, he and Leland get the Gang's clubhouse.

Release Date: 1984-05-06

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Rock & Rule

A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.

Release Date: 1983-04-15

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 80

The Making of Rock & Rule

Documentary on the making of the cult classic Nelvana animated film, "Rock & Rule." Featuring interviews with Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Iggy Pop, Maurice White, and Director Clive Smith.

Release Date: 1983-01-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 1

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

In this interplanetary baseball story, a group of friends are playing a sandlot game on Earth that is noticed by Irwin, an outer space promoter of baseball. The haphazard team consists of an eagle, a beaver, a bear, a kangaroo, and a mole. Irwin invites the Earth team to play against the Outer Space All-Stars, an awesome team that has never lost a game, of that matter, been scrored upon. Their secret: they are the biggest cheaters in the universe.

Release Date: 1980-09-01

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Easter Fever

A jive-talking Easter Bunny named Jack decides to retire, so his friends throw him a crazy roast before he officially hangs up his basket. A series of kooky flashbacks tells of his life-story and career, but will all this reminiscing only convince him not to quit after all?

Release Date: 1980-03-29

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 2

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fantasy with the old and revered traditions that make Thanksgiving a great festive holiday.

Release Date: 1979-11-01

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 2

Romie-0 and Julie-8

Two rival robotics companies in the future release their latest creations at a robotics convention, claiming each to be the latest and greatest in technological advances. Mega Stellar Company's release is a robot boy named Romie-O, while Super Solar Cybernetics has released a girl robot named Julie-8. Unforeseen to each of the company's creators, is how each of the advanced robots soon falls in love with the other.

Release Date: 1979-04-29

Department: Writing

Job: Story

The Devil and Daniel Mouse

When a young female mouse makes a deal with the devil to become a rock star and learns the price, her boyfriend has to help her avoid damnation.

Release Date: 1978-10-05

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 11

A Cosmic Christmas

Three aliens from an unknown planet, who bear a strong resemblance to the Biblical Magi, visit earth to know the true meaning of Christmas. Peter, a young boy, and Lucy, his goose, are the first to encounter them. Unable to find the true meaning of Christmas in town, Peter takes them to his family's house in the woods. While Peter's grandmother tells the aliens about her memories of Christmas, Marvin, one of the town's bullies, steals Lucy. In the chase to rescue Lucy, Marvin falls through the ice in a lake. Peter attempts to rescue him but falls into the lake as well. The townsfolk, who were out searching for the aliens, attempt to save the boys but their human chain isn't long enough to reach them. The three aliens, who had sworn not to interfere with events on earth, decide to help in order to learn the meaning of Christmas.

Release Date: 1977-12-04

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 9

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

Film accompanying the book of the same name by Nelvana Enterprises founders Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, with partner Clive Smith as designer and illustrator. It looks at the "Canadian Whites" series of comic books made during World War II, with some focus on Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the genre's first superheroine, and Johnny Canuck. It was accompanied by a two-year travelling tour of the art, the National Gallery of Canada's "Comic Art Traditions in Canada, 1941–45". This is Nelvana Enterprises' first film.

Release Date: 1971-01-01

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation

Mister Pencil Draws The Line

A guy dressed as a pencil goes to the Hospital for Sick Children to animate a nonsense story the kids make up on the spot. Directed by Nelvana co-founder Michael Hirsh.

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation Director

Mirabelle and Me

A girl goes on a fanciful adventure with her interactive doll.

Department: Directing

Job: Director