Tim Burns is a Canadian writer and producer for Canadian and American television; more popularly known as the show runner/executive producer of the Teletoon-Disney Channel shared, supernatural comedy-drama series, My Babysitter's a Vampire and for writing its TV pilot film. He was also supervising writer of the third season of Crank Yankers and was a composer on The Sunny Side Up Show. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- Canada
- Writer, producer and composer
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Tim Burns' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tim Burns' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Tim Burns' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Angry Birds Movie(2016)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Bunks(2013)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Chica Show(2012)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
My Babysitter's a Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Spliced(2009)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Carl² (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Geraldine's Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Blackfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Freaked(1993)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Clarissa Explains It All(1991)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Dog City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1989 to 2016.
Biggest box office
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Highest rated
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
Most popular right now
Clarissa Explains It All (1991)
Film career
- 1993Screen debut· Freaked
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Tim Burns' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Tim Burns' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Tim Burns work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tim Burns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Stern shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Tom SternShared titles: Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History (2019), An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), Freaked (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Stern
Writers
- Jennifer PertschShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Pertsch
- Mike KissShared titles: Bunks (2013), Spliced (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Kiss
- Tom McGillisShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Tom McGillis
- Dale SchottShared titles: Spliced (2009), The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Dale Schott
Actors
- Joe DinicolShared titles: My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010), Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999), Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Dinicol
- Atticus MitchellShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Atticus Mitchell
Composers and editors
- Brian L. PickettShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Brian L. Pickett
- David Brian KellyShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with David Brian Kelly
- Ellen FineShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ellen Fine
- Graeme CorniesShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Graeme Cornies
Producers
- Bob HigginsShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Higgins
- Brian IrvingShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Irving
- George ElliottShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with George Elliott
- Sander SchwartzShared titles: Bunks (2013), My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Sander Schwartz