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Bob Roth

Writer, also producer · Born August 18, 1970 (56) · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Robert Frederick "Bob" Roth (born August 18, 1970) is an American writer, producer, and actor primarily known for his extensive work in animated television, often in collaboration with Bill Motz. Together, they are the co-creators of the Disney Channel animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1970 (56)
From
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 36 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 47% in 30 days

What are Bob Roth's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
62%
Self
18%
Morality
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Power
1%
Survival
1%
Friendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · 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 8 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · 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 12 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
21
Thrilling
13
Warm
13
Hopeful
7
Romantic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Bob Roth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (15).

Subscription and free streaming for Bob Roth'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

36 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Ghost and Molly McGee(2021)

    Show 78 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Lucky(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lego Star Wars: All-Stars(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Big Hero 6: The Series(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Rufus-2(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Producer · Scenario Writer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Rufus(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Eddie of the Realms Eternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Swindle(2013)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Breadwinners(2014)

    Show 18 episodes · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2013)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Penguins of Madagascar(2008)

    Show 43 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Saturdays(2008)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Story

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera(2007)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Emperor's New School(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild(2005)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Xiaolin Showdown(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan & Jane(2002)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 39 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure(2001)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Emperor's New Throne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Hercules: Zero to Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride(1998)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(1998)

    Show 15 episodes · Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas(1997)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Quack Pack(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Bug Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Teleplay

  • The Return of Jafar(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Darkwing Duck(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1991 to 2021.

Highest rated

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing31 of 33: 27 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing3 of 33: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew6 of 33: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

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

By decade

1990s9 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · 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 Bob Roth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · writer

Breadwinners (2014)

93rd percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Phineas and Ferb (2007)

Midcredits 90th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 12 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 Bob Roth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles30–54 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles14–30 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles8–32 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles32–58 · median 41 · moderatenear 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 Bob Roth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bob Roth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Motz shares the most, 24.

Directors

Writers

  • Bill Motz24 titles    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Bill Motz
  • John Behnke8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with John Behnke
  • Bob Schooley7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Bob Schooley
  • Mark McCorkle7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Mark McCorkle

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles