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Alan Smart

Actor and director · Born October 10, 1963 (63) · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a retired animator and animation director best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants, which he has been involved with since the pilot, and as assistant director and layout artist on the Simpsons (he has also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's"). He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, and Sanjay and Craig and on five animated films: The Little Mermaid, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog, as an animation director on Clone High and the first season of Rugrats.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1963 (63)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and director
Titles
13 on Motif · 33 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 38% in 30 days

Where can I watch Alan Smart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (5).

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Subscription and free streaming for Alan Smart's titles on Motif; 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

33 credits, 13 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Animation Director · Supervising Art Director

  • The Patrick Star Show(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Animation Director

  • SpongeBob LongPants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Animation

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Animation Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Animation Director

  • The Great Patty Caper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • SpongeBob's Truth or Square (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Animation Director

  • Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show(2009)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Spongebob Squarepants: Friend or Foe? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie(2004)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • My Life with Morrissey(2003)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Clone High(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Animation Director

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 177 episodes · Director · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • CatDog(1998)

    Show 15 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare Ned (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Hey Arnold!(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Critic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Recycle Rex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Other

  • Box-Office Bunny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Animation

  • Bobby's World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Other

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Mermaid(1989)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Oliver & Company(1988)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Technological Threat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Character Designer

  • The Chipmunk Adventure(1987)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Highest rated

The Patrick Star Show (2021)

Midcredits 2nd