Fred Wolf is an American animator and director. His works include the 1967 short subject The Box, for which he won an Academy Award; television specials such as "The Point!" and "Free to Be...You and Me", and television series such as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "James Bond Jr.", and Sarah Ferguson’s "Budgie the Little Helicopter". Wolf was also responsible for the famous Tootsie Pops “How Many Licks” commercial.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 13, 1932 (94)
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Producer, director, actor and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Known for
What are Fred Wolf's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet2
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 Fred Wolf's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Fred Wolf'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, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Dino Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Toxic Crusaders(1991)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Shadow Strikers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The California Raisin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
DuckTales(1987)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Fluppy Dogs(1986)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Wuzzles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Peter and the Magic Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Carlton Your Doorman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Little Rascals' Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Puff, the Magic Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Mouse and His Child(1977)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Sooper Goop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Dirty Duck(1974)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Free to Be... You & Me(1974)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Point(1971)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
And Of Course You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all filmsThe Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1964 to 1996.
Biggest box office
The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
Highest rated
The Point (1971)
Most popular right now
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
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 Fred Wolf's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Who does Fred Wolf work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fred Wolf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tony Love shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Tony LoveShared titles: Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997), Toxic Crusaders (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Tony Love
- Bill HuttenShared titles: Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997), Toxic Crusaders (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Hutten
Writers
- Carole Bruce MendelsohnShared titles: Toxic Crusaders (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Carole Bruce Mendelsohn
- Jack MendelsohnShared titles: Toxic Crusaders (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Mendelsohn
- Norm LenzerShared titles: The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986), The Point (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Norm Lenzer
Actors
- Barry GordonShared titles: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Barry Gordon
- Susan BluShared titles: Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997), Toxic Crusaders (1991), Fluppy Dogs (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Susan Blu
- James AveryShared titles: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with James Avery
- Townsend ColemanShared titles: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Townsend Coleman
Editors
- Rich HarrisonShared titles: The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990), The Mouse and His Child (1977), The Point (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Rich Harrison
- Peter HarrisonShared titles: Toxic Crusaders (1991), The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Harrison
Producers
- Walt KubiakShared titles: Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997), Toxic Crusaders (1991), The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Walt Kubiak
- Andy LuckeyShared titles: Toxic Crusaders (1991), The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Luckey
Mixed roles
- David WiseShared titles: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with David Wise
- Kevin EastmanShared titles: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Eastman
- Peter LairdShared titles: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Laird
