From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Carroll (born 1955 in Easton, Maryland) is an American film producer, writer, and director. He was executive producer of The Brave Little Toaster series, writing the screenplays for The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. He wrote and directed the Ragnarok-themed horror/adventure film The Runestone, the ensemble romance, Playing by Heart, the family film, Tom's Midnight Garden, and the Bollywood pastiche, Marigold. An ardent fan of the Land of Oz, Carroll is recognized as having the largest privately-held collection of Oz memorabilia in the world, and several books, including The Wizard of Oz Collectors' Treasury and All Things Oz have been published displaying parts of is collection, which includes the Wicked Witch of the West's hourglass from the 1939 MGM film. He also wrote and produced the video series, The Oz Kids. He established Hyperion Pictures with Thomas L. Wilhite, a former Disney executive who greenlighted Return to Oz. Other animated films his studio released include The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The Tangerine Bear, Rover Dangerfield, and Bebe's Kids. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Carroll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Easton, Maryland, USA
- Producer, writer and director
- 22 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Known for
What are Willard Carroll's films like?
Across their 21 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
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 20
Light 15 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4
Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 1
Steady 14 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 14 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 13 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
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 Willard Carroll's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Willard Carroll's 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
35 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Marigold(2007)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Proud Family Movie(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Three Way(2004)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Da Boom Crew(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
My Louisiana Sky(2001)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Tangerine Bear(2000)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Sissy Duckling(1999)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Tom's Midnight Garden(1998)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Jingle Bells(1999)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
O' Christmas Tree(1999)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Playing by Heart(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Killing Mr. Griffin(1997)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Return of Mombi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Journey Beneath the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Monkey Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Christmas in Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Virtual Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Who Stole Santa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Underground Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Toto, Lost in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Bone Chillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Saturday Morning Preview Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
The Successor(1996)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bebe's Kids(1992)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Rover Dangerfield(1991)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Runestone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Brave Little Toaster(1987)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Nutcracker(1986)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1986 to 2007.
Biggest box office
Bebe's Kids (1992)
Highest rated
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Most popular right now
Playing by Heart (1998)
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 Willard Carroll's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic6
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 18 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 Willard Carroll's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Willard Carroll work with?
People who share at least 2 of Willard Carroll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas L. Wilhite shares the most, 20.
Directors
- Bert RingShared titles: The Tangerine Bear (2000), Jingle Bells (1999), O' Christmas Tree (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Bert Ring
- Bruce W. SmithShared titles: The Proud Family Movie (2005), Da Boom Crew (2004), Bebe's Kids (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce W. Smith
- Robert C. RamirezShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Robert C. Ramirez
Writers
- Jerry ReesShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Jerry Rees
- Joe RanftShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Ranft
- Thomas M. DischShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas M. Disch
- John Patrick WhiteShared titles: The Proud Family Movie (2005), Da Boom Crew (2004)See all 2 shared titles with John Patrick White
Actors
- Deanna OliverShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Deanna Oliver
- Thurl RavenscroftShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Thurl Ravenscroft
- Timothy StackShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Timothy Stack
- Chris YoungShared titles: The Proud Family Movie (2005), Killing Mr. Griffin (1997), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Young
Composers and editors
- Randall CrissmanShared titles: The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002), The Tangerine Bear (2000), Jingle Bells (1999), O' Christmas Tree (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Randall Crissman
- Julie Ann LauShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Julie Ann Lau
- Larry BrownShared titles: The Sissy Duckling (1999), Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Brown
- Alexander JankoShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Janko
Producers
- Thomas L. WilhiteShared titles: Marigold (2007), The Proud Family Movie (2005), Da Boom Crew (2004), Three Way (2004), The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002), My Louisiana Sky (2001), The Tangerine Bear (2000), Jingle Bells (1999), O' Christmas Tree (1999), The Sissy Duckling (1999), Playing by Heart (1998), The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) and 8 moreSee newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Thomas L. Wilhite
- Kurt AlbrechtShared titles: Three Way (2004), The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002), Playing by Heart (1998), The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)See all 5 shared titles with Kurt Albrecht
- Libby SimonShared titles: Jingle Bells (1999), O' Christmas Tree (1999), The Sissy Duckling (1999), Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Libby Simon
- Donald KushnerShared titles: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998), The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997), The Brave Little Toaster (1987), Nutcracker (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Donald Kushner
Mixed roles
- Anthony EdwardsShared titles: My Louisiana Sky (2001), Playing by Heart (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Edwards
