Thomas Joseph Martin is an American television writer. He grew up in Southern California and attended Rolling Hills High School and Indio High School. He graduated from University of California, Irvine in 1987 with degrees in Economics and Political Science. While at UC Irvine he ran on the Track and Cross Country teams. He has written for Saturday Night Live (as a guest writer), The Simpsons, The Naked Truth, Just Shoot Me!, Clone High, WordGirl, and is a former standup comedian. He co-created Talking Tom and Friends, and is currently executive producer on the Clash of Clans inspired series Clash-a-Rama!.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 29, 1964 (62)
- Writer and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Tom Martin's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 2 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Ambiguous1
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 Tom Martin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Martin'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
22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Monster Mia(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Doug Unplugs(2020)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Homing In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Simon's Cat, Volume. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Talking Tom & Friends(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Out of Jimmy's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
WordGirl(2007)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Clone High(2002)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Secret KGB Paranormal Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Any Given Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Just Shoot Me!(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1975 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Monster Mia (2026)
Highest rated
Clone High (2002)
Most popular right now
WordGirl (2007)
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 Tom Martin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 4 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 Tom Martin'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 Tom Martin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Martin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Shepard shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Will ShepardShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), WordGirl (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Will Shepard
- Kirk R. ThatcherShared titles: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Kirk R. Thatcher
Writers
- Chris KarwowskiShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), WordGirl (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Karwowski
- Guy ToubesShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), WordGirl (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Guy Toubes
- Hugh WebberShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Webber
- Jack FerraioloShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), WordGirl (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Ferraiolo
Actors
- Maria BamfordShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), WordGirl (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Maria Bamford
- Tom KennyShared titles: Talking Tom & Friends (2014), WordGirl (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Kenny
- Jeffrey TamborShared titles: WordGirl (2007), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Tambor
- Bill BarrettaShared titles: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Barretta
Cinematographers and editors
- Gregg FeathermanShared titles: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Gregg Featherman
- Tony WestmanShared titles: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Westman
Producers
- Christoph StaberShared titles: Monster Mia (2026), Talking Tom & Friends (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Christoph Staber
- Dunja BernatzkyShared titles: Monster Mia (2026), Talking Tom & Friends (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dunja Bernatzky
- Lisa HensonShared titles: Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Henson
- Brian HensonShared titles: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Henson
