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Larry Leichliter

Larry Leichliter

Director, also producer · Born May 24, 1941 (85)

Larry Leichliter is an American animator and director who began his work in animation in 1975 with the made-for-TV film You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. Throughout his career, he has worked on Peanuts animated television films, but he has also contributed to other successful animated series including Nickelodeon's ChalkZone and The Mighty B!, The Walt Disney Company's Gravity Falls, and Cartoon Network's Time Squad, Squirrel Boy, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Adventure Time.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 24, 1941 (85)
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 117% in 30 days

What are Larry Leichliter's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
57%
Self
26%
Society
17%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Larry Leichliter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Larry Leichliter'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

46 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Bee and PuppyCat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Sofia the First: Holiday in Enchancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Sofia the First: The Floating Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Sofia the First: Ready to Be a Princess(2013)

    Co-Director · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Director · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Time(2010)

    Show 37 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Random! Cartoons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Mighty B!(2008)

    Show 39 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • He's a Bully, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Animation Supervisor

  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Animation Director

  • Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Animation Director

  • Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • ChalkZone(1998)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • A Charlie Brown Valentine(2002)

    Animation Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Time Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • The Fairly OddParents(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Fetch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • CatDog(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Hey Arnold!(1996)

    Show 23 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Animation Supervisor

  • Frosty Returns(1993)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown(1992)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cathy's Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Animation

  • Cathy's Last Resort(1988)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Is America, Charlie Brown(1988)

    Show 7 episodes · Animation

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Animation

  • Snoopy: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Animation

  • Cathy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Animation

  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Animation

  • The Romance of Betty Boop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Animation

  • It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Animation

  • Garfield on the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Animation

  • The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · Animation

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Animation

  • Here Comes Garfield(1982)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • No Man's Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Animation

  • Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)(1980)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Animation

  • It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Animation

  • Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown(1977)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Animation Production Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1976 to 2015.

Highest rated

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

CatDog (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 46: 19 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew27 of 46: 26 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s7 · crew

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 Larry Leichliter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

The Mighty B! (2008)

81st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Adventure Time (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

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.

Who does Larry Leichliter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Larry Leichliter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles M. Schulz shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers