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Alan Zaslove

Director and producer · Died October 2, 2019, aged 91 · New York, New York, U.S.

Alan Louis Zaslove was an American animator, producer and director of animated series. He started in 1943 as an "office boy" for Leon Schlesinger Productions and went on to work for United Productions of America. He did animation for Gerald McBoing-Boing and Mr. Magoo. Zaslove has also worked on several other cartoons in film and TV such, later he did work for Hanna-Barbera and Disney. During his time at Disney he shared Daytime Emmy Award nominations for that and work on Darkwing Duck. When not working at Disney Zaslove worked as a supervising producer and director on The New Woody Woodpecker Show.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 9, 1927
Died
October 2, 2019 (aged 91)
From
New York, New York, U.S.
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 39 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Alan Zaslove's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Self
19%
Society
13%
Power
9%
Morality
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Alan Zaslove's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Zaslove'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

39 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess(2005)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The New Woody Woodpecker Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 118 episodes · Creator · Supervising Producer

  • Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World(1998)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Jafar(1994)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(1994)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Darkwing Duck: Comic Book Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers(1989)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • DuckTales(1987)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Treasure of the Golden Suns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Snorks: Bubbles of Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Pound Puppies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Gummi Bears(1985)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo(1985)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Galtar and the Golden Lance(1985)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Challenge of the GoBots(1984)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Stanley, the Ugly Duckling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Character Designer · Layout

  • A Chipmunk Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Animation

  • Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Animation

  • Energy: A National Issue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Animation

  • Carnival of the Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Animation

  • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Mad Magazine TV Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • The World's Greatest Freak Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Animation

  • The Phantom Tollbooth(1970)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Night Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Animation

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas(1965)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Jetsons(1962)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • A Tale of Old Whiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • 1001 Arabian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Sequence Supervisor

  • Merry Minstrel Magoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Animation

  • Scoutmaster Magoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Animation

  • Magoo's Moose Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Animation

  • Magoo's Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Animation

  • The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • The Gumby Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 109 episodes · Animation

  • Day of the Fox - The Legend of Shakaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1955 to 2005.

Biggest box office

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

DuckTales (1987)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 35: 16 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing3 of 35: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew17 of 35: 16 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s8 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s1 · 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 Alan Zaslove's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

78th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

DuckTales (1987)

Midcredits 89th · 88% 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.

Is Alan Zaslove's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Alan Zaslove work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Zaslove's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Welker shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles