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Jennifer Pertsch

Jennifer Pertsch

Writer and producer · Born August 17, 1962 (64)

Jennifer Pertsch (born August 17, 1962) is a Canadian writer, producer, and one of the founding partners of Fresh TV, a production studio specializing in teen and family oriented television projects. She began her career as a writer for Nelvana Ltd., before moving to Fresh TV. She co-created and executive produced 6teen, Stoked, Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1962 (64)
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 35 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Jennifer Pertsch's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Self
28%
Society
13%
Power
4%
Morality
2%
Survival
2%
Friendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 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 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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
13
Warm
9
Absurd
7
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical2

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 Jennifer Pertsch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jennifer Pertsch'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, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Total Drama Island: Reboot(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Total Dramarama: A Very Special Special That's Quite Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Creator

  • Lucas the Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 77 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Vote, Dude! (PSA) | 6Teen Reunion 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Creator

  • Total DramaRama(2018)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Lucas the Spider(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Total Drama All-Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show Creator

  • Bunks(2013)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Grojband(2012)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Total Drama: Revenge of the Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show Creator

  • My Babysitter's a Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Really Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show Creator

  • My Babysitter's a Vampire(2010)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Total Drama World Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Stoked(2009)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Total Drama Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 27 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Total Drama(2007)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 6Teen: Snow Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • 6Teen: Dude of the Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • 6Teen(2004)

    Show 94 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Berenstain Bears(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • My Dad the Rock Star(2003)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Braceface(2001)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Pelswick(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Corduroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · Writer

  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • George and Martha(1999)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Rolie Polie Olie(1998)

    Show 9 episodes · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Franklin(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Little Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Little Bear(1995)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1995 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

$138K worldwide

Highest rated

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Little Bear (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 29: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting16 of 29: 10 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing9 of 29: 3 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew14 of 29: 8 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

29 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s3 · 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 Jennifer Pertsch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · writer, producer

Total DramaRama (2018)

90th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

Midcredits 88th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 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 Jennifer Pertsch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–52 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles26–52 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jennifer Pertsch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jennifer Pertsch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom McGillis shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles