Ken Scarborough

4 Primetime Emmys · 1 other major award body

Ken Scarborough is a longtime writer for children's television. Scarborough's head writing credits include Curious George (2006), Martha Speaks (2008), Let's Go, Pocoyo (2005), Arthur (1996), and Doug (1991). He served as a staff writer on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1975).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Writer and producer
Titles: 16 on MovieCove · 21 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are Ken Scarborough's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Adventure3 titles52^nd

Short3 titles29^th

Animation2 titles17^th

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

share of theme weight

Bonds

40%

Society

28%

Self

20%

Morality

9%

Ideas

4%

Friendship9 Community8 Coming of age2 Family bonds2 Self-worth2 Hope2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Gentle

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

12

Warm

14

Hopeful

8

Contemplative

1

Melancholic

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Feel-good12 Hopeful9 Fun5

How their films end

Happy11
Bittersweet1
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 Ken Scarborough's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).

Also on these channels

Ameba1 title, show their title on Ameba
Kidstream1 title, show their title on Kidstream
PBS KIDS1 title, show their title on PBS KIDS
Pinguinitos1 title, show their title on Pinguinitos
PlayKids Learning1 title, show their title on PlayKids Learning

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Scarborough'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

21 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Not Too Late Show with Elmo(2020)
Show 29 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate(2020)
Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration(2019)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special(2018)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special(2017)
Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas(2016)
Co-Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Writer
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie(2015)
Show Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Arthur's Missing Pal(2006)
Writer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures(2006)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Pocoyo(2005)
Show 212 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Between the Lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 140 episodes · Writer
Doug's 1st Movie(1999)
Writer
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Doug's Secret Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Writer
Arthur(1996)
Show 421 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Hoyt 'n Andy's Sportsbender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show Creator
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Doug(1991)
Show 29 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Show 50 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1975 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Doug's 1st Movie (1999)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Doug (1991)

Midcredits 63^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing15 of 18 · 52^ndProducing5 of 18 · 48^thOther crew1 of 18

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s5 · 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.

Awards

4 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 8 major nominations, 2002–2019.

WinNomination

2019
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Children's Program
2018
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Children's Program
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Writers Guild Award, nominated · Children's Episodic and Specials
2017
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Children's Program
- +1 other major body · 1 win
  - Writers Guild Award, won · Children's Long Form or Special
2003
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
2002
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ken Scarborough's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29^th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

35^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

20^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th6
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Divisive.

Divisive5
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser5
Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together (2021)

99^th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

Midcredits 96^th · 81% 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.