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Nate Cash

Nate Cash

Writer, director and producer · Born March 31, 1976 (50) · Utah, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Nathan Shawn "Nate" Cash is an American writer, artist and director. He was born in Utah, and his most well-known works are SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, and Over the Garden Wall. In addition to that, he has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction in an Animated Program" in 2012.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1976 (50)
From
Utah, USA
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 15 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Nate Cash's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
42%
Morality
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Absurd
3
Triumphant
2
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Nate Cash's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Nate Cash'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

15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Adventure Time: Side Quests(2026)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Tiny Toons Looniversity(2023)

    Show 23 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Aquaman: King of Atlantis(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Animaniacs(2020)

    Show 44 episodes · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Angry Birds Movie 2(2019)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Over the Garden Wall(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Supervising Art Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

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

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Writer

  • Adventure Time(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

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

    Director · Writer

  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • My Gym Partner's a Monkey(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 48 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Powerpuff Girls(1998)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Highest rated

Over the Garden Wall (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Powerpuff Girls (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 13: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting7 of 13: 2 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing3 of 13: 3 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 13: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

13 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  2. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program

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.

Is Nate Cash's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Nate Cash work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nate Cash's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Pakiz shares the most, 2.

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Writers

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Composers

Producers