Tom Sheppard is a 5-time Emmy Award-winning Director, Writer, Producer and Actor, known for Robot Chicken, Supermansion and Annoying Orange. After graduating from The University of Southern California's School of Cinema, he worked as an assistant to filmmaker Mike Nichols before being hired as a writer at Warner Bros. on Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain. He went on to direct the indie feature, Would I Lie to You, and he co-created The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange for Cartoon Network, the first-ever successful Youtube to cable crossover, which he also directed. After working with Seth Green on George Lucas' Star Wars: Detours, he was hired as the director for Robot Chicken, and directed all episodes of seasons 8, 9, 10 and 11, along with numerous specials and commercials. In addition to his numerous writing credits, he has directed over 100 episodes of television, both stop-motion, and live action/animated hybrid.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Writer, actor and director, also producer
- 22 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Known for
What are Tom Sheppard's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet4
- Cyclical6
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 Sheppard's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011) · writer · free
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) · writer · free
- Freakazoid! (1995) · writer · free
- SuperMansion (2015) · writer, producer · free
- The Looney Tunes Show (2011) · additional writing · free
- Street Sharks (1994) · writer · free
- Zombie High (1987) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Sheppard'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
34 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Dawn of the Croods(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
SuperMansion(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Looney Tunes Show(2011)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Rabid Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Fur of Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Coyote Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Annoying Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Animal School Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Back at the Barnyard(2007)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
CN Invaded Part 3: That Darn Platypus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
My Gym Partner's a Monkey: The Big Field Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Robot Chicken(2005)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Would I Lie to You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Pet Alien(2004)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
What's New, Scooby-Doo?(2002)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Baby Looney Tunes(2001)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
The Medicine Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Zeta Project(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Detention(1999)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Adventures of Hyperman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Freakazoid!(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Pinky and the Brain(1995)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Street Sharks(1994)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Zombie High(1987)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles from 1987 to 2017.
Highest rated
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship (2015)
Most popular right now
Robot Chicken (2005)
Film career
- 1987Screen debut· Zombie High
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
2 Primetime Emmys from 7 major nominations, 2011–2022.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
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 Tom Sheppard's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
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 Sheppard's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.
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 Tom Sheppard work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Sheppard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Grey DeLisle shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Scott JeraldsShared titles: What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002), Detention (1999), Freakazoid! (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Scott Jeralds
- Nick SimotasShared titles: SuperMansion (2015), Back at the Barnyard (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Simotas
- Zeb WellsShared titles: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship (2015), SuperMansion (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Zeb Wells
- Mike GasawayShared titles: Back at the Barnyard (2007), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Gasaway
Writers
- Julie McNally CahillShared titles: The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012), My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005), Baby Looney Tunes (2001), Detention (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Julie McNally Cahill
- Tim CahillShared titles: The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012), My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005), Baby Looney Tunes (2001), Detention (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Tim Cahill
- Jessica GaoShared titles: The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012), Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011), Back at the Barnyard (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Jessica Gao
- Gene GrilloShared titles: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011), Back at the Barnyard (2007), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Gene Grillo
Actors
- Grey DeLisleShared titles: Dawn of the Croods (2015), Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012), Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011), My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
- Frank WelkerShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002), Freakazoid! (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Frank Welker
- Tom KennyShared titles: The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012), Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011), My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Kenny
- Breckin MeyerShared titles: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship (2015), SuperMansion (2015), Robot Chicken (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Breckin Meyer
Producers
- Margaret M. DeanShared titles: SuperMansion (2015), Back at the Barnyard (2007), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002), Street Sharks (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Margaret M. Dean
- Haven AlexanderShared titles: My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005), Baby Looney Tunes (2001), Freakazoid! (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Haven Alexander
- Eric TownerShared titles: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship (2015), SuperMansion (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Towner
- John Harvatine IVShared titles: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship (2015), SuperMansion (2015)See all 2 shared titles with John Harvatine IV
Mixed roles
- Alan BurnettShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012), Freakazoid! (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Burnett
- Spike BrandtShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012), Back at the Barnyard (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Spike Brandt
- Tony CervoneShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012), Back at the Barnyard (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Cervone
- Bruce TimmShared titles: Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011), Freakazoid! (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Timm
