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Tom Warburton

Director, writer and producer · Born July 23, 1968 (58) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Thomas Edward Warburton, better known as Mr. Warburton, is an American animator, producer, screenwriter, and character designer. He is best known for creating the animated television series, "Codename: Kids Next Door". He also created the animated short, "Kenny the Chimp". Prior to that, he served as production designer on the first season of "Beavis and Butt-Head" and was the lead character designer for the animated series "Pepper Ann". He is also the author of the book, 'A Thousand Times No'. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he has worked at Disney Television Animation, serving as creative director on "Fish Hooks", co-executive producer on "The 7D" and executive producer on "Muppet Babies".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1968 (58)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 25 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 21% in 30 days

What are Tom Warburton's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Society
26%
Self
15%
Ideas
9%
Power
5%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · 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 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
6
Absurd
4
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • 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 Tom Warburton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Warburton'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

25 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kindergarten: The Musical(2024)

    Show 32 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Within the Crystal Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Thanks

  • The Ten Commandments of Banquet Serving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Thanks

  • Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Muppet Babies: Play Date(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Muppet Babies(2018)

    Show 141 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The 7D(2014)

    Show 88 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Fish Hooks(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Story · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Schoolhouse Rock: Science (Classroom Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • The Grim Adventures of the KND(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O.(2006)

    Director · Creator · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Codename: Kids Next Door(2002)

    Show 139 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Chef (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Schoolhouse Rock! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • No P in the O.O.L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Sheep in the Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Kenny and the Chimp: Diseasy Does It! or Chimp 'n' Pox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Creator · Modeling · Story · Storyboard Artist · as Chef (voice) (uncredited)

  • Pepper Ann(1997)

    Show 113 episodes · Lead Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Fast Food Matador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Animation

  • The Adventures of the Maltese Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Animation

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Schoolhouse Rock!(1973)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Kenny and the Chimp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Saturday TV Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Animation

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 1975 to 2024.

Highest rated

Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O. (2006)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The 7D (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 24: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting13 of 24: 5 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting8 of 24: 1 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndProducing5 of 24: 2 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thOther crew11 of 24: 7 only other crew, 4 with another role

24 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Tom Warburton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Kindergarten: The Musical (2024)

99th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O. (2006)

Midcredits 91st · 79% 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.

Who does Tom Warburton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Warburton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dee Bradley Baker shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers