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Michael Sporn

April 23, 1946 — January 19, 2014 • 67 y.o. (78)

Director Director
Producer Producer
Writer Writer
Designer Designer

Place of Birth	Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Place of Death	Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Career	1980 — 2013
Genres	Animation, Family, Short
Zodiac sign	taurus

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Director — 49

2013

1

Animation Movie "Poe" (2013)

1

2013

Animation, 1 hr 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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2006

2

Animation Movie "Reading to Your Bunny" (2006)

2

2006

Animation, Short, Family, 11 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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2005

3

Animation Movie "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" (2005)

3

2005

Animation, Short, 10 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.5
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6.7
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2004

4

Movie "Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me" (2004)

4

2004

Short, Documentary
United States • Michael Sporn

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8.0
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2002

5

Animation Movie "I, Crocodile" (2002)

5

2002

Animation, Short, Family, 10 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.0
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6

Movie "Mona Mon Amour" (2002)

6

2002

Short
United States • Michael Sporn

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7

Animation Movie "The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale" (2002)

7

2002 — uncredited

Animation, Adventure, Comedy, 47 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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5.8
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2000

8

Animation Movie "Yo! Yes?" (2000)

8

2000

Animation, Short, Family
United States • Michael Sporn

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1999

9

Animation Movie "Leo the Late Bloomer" (1999)

9

1999

Animation, Short, Family, 7 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.1
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1997

10

Animation Movie "The Ten Commandments" (1997)

10

1997

Animation, Family, Musical, 46 min
China, United States • Michael Sporn

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3.9
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11

Animation Movie "Champagne" (1997)

11

1997

Animation, Documentary, Short, 13 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.8
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12

Animation Movie "White Fang" (1997)

12

1997

Animation, Drama, Family, 44 min
China, United States • Michael Sporn...

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1995

13

Animation Movie "The Land of the Four Winds" (1995)

13

1995

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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1994

14

Animation Movie "Whitewash" (1994)

14

1994

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.3
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1993

15

Animation Movie "The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale" (1993)

15

1993

Animation, Short, Drama, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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8.3
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16

Animation Movie "The Talking Eggs" (1993)

16

1993

Animation, Short, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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1992

17

Movie "Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems" (1992)

17

1992

Family
United States • Michael Sporn

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18

Animation Movie "Monty" (1992)

18

1992

Animation, Short, 7 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.6
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19

Movie "The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas" (1992)

19

1992

Short, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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20

Movie "Nightingale" (1992)

20

1992

Short, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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8.7
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21

Animation Movie "A Child's Garden of Verses" (1992)

21

1992

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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22

Movie "Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes" (1992)

22

1992

Family
United States • Michael Sporn

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1991

23

Animation Movie "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" (1991)

23

1991

Animation, Short, 5 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.4
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24

Animation Movie "Ira Sleeps Over" (1991)

24

1991

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.9
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25

Animation Movie "Jazztime Tale" (1991)

25

1991

Animation, Short, Adventure, 26 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.2
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26

Animation Movie "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1991)

26

1991

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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4.8
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27

Animation Movie "Max's Chocolate Chicken" (1991)

27

1991

Animation, Short, 5 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.5
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1990

28

Animation Movie "The Little Match Girl" (1990)

28

1990

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.3
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29

Animation Movie "The Marzipan Pig" (1990)

29

1990

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.5
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30

Animation Movie "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" (1990)

30

1990

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.7
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31

Animation Movie "Earthday Birthday" (1990)

31

1990

Animation, Short, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.2
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32

Animation Movie "The Red Shoes" (1990)

32

1990

Animation, Short, Drama, 27 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.0
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1989

33

Movie "Baby's Storytime" (1989)

33

1989

United States • Michael Sporn

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34

Movie "The Hunting of the Snark" (1989)

34

1989

Short, 19 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.2
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35

Animation Movie "The Story of the Dancing Frog" (1989)

35

1989

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.7
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36

TV Show "Long Ago and Far Away" (1989 – 1993)

36

1989 — 1993

Animation, Drama, Family, 25 min
United States • Steve Majaury...

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8.4
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37

Animation Movie "What's Under My Bed?" (1989)

37

1989

Animation, Short, 8 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.2
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1988

38

Animation Movie "Abel's Island" (1988)

38

1988

Animation, Short, 30 min
Switzerland, Italy, United States • Michael Sporn

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7.4
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39

Animation Movie "Max's Christmas" (1988)

39

1988

Animation, Short, 5 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.5
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1987

40

Animation Movie "Santabear's High Flying Adventure" (1987)

40

1987

Animation, Short, 23 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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41

Animation Movie "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical – The House on East 88th Street" (1987)

41

1987

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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8.1
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1986

42

Animation Movie "The Mysterious Tadpole" (1986)

42

1986

Animation, Short, 10 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.0
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1985

43

Animation Movie "The Amazing Bone" (1985)

43

1985

Animation, Short, 12 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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1984

44

Animation Movie "Doctor DeSoto" (1984)

44

1984

Animation, Short, 7 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.4
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1983

45

TV Show "Reading Rainbow" (1983 – 2006)

45

1983 — 2006

Animation, Sci-Fi, Comedy, 30 min
United States • Larry Lancit...

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8.4
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46

TV Show "Braingames" (1983 – 1985)

46

1983 — 1985

Animation, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn...

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1982

47

Animation Movie "Morris's Disappearing Bag" (1982)

47

1982

Animation, Short, 7 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.4
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1981

48

Animation Movie "Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me" (1981)

48

1981

Animation, Short, 11 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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1980

49

Animation Movie "Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method" (1980)

49

1980

Animation, Short, 14 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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Producer — 40

2013

1

Animation Movie "Poe" (2013)

1

2013

Animation, 1 hr 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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2011

2

Movie "I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View" (2011)

2

2011

Short, Documentary, Family, 30 min
United States • Diane Kolyer

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5.5
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2005

3

Animation Movie "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" (2005)

3

2005

Animation, Short, 10 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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6.5
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6.7
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2002

4

Movie "Mona Mon Amour" (2002)

4

2002

Short
United States • Michael Sporn

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2000

5

Animation Movie "Yo! Yes?" (2000)

5

2000

Animation, Short, Family
United States • Michael Sporn

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1997

6

Animation Movie "The Ten Commandments" (1997)

6

1997

Animation, Family, Musical, 46 min
China, United States • Michael Sporn

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3.9
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7

Animation Movie "Champagne" (1997)

7

1997

Animation, Documentary, Short, 13 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.8
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8

Animation Movie "White Fang" (1997)

8

1997

Animation, Drama, Family, 44 min
China, United States • Michael Sporn...

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5.8
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1995

9

Animation Movie "The Land of the Four Winds" (1995)

9

1995

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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1994

10

Animation Movie "Whitewash" (1994)

10

1994

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.3
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1993

11

Animation Movie "The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale" (1993)

11

1993

Animation, Short, Drama, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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8.3
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12

Animation Movie "The Talking Eggs" (1993)

12

1993 — executive producer

Animation, Short, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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1992

13

Movie "Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems" (1992)

13

1992

Family
United States • Michael Sporn

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14

Animation Movie "Monty" (1992)

14

1992

Animation, Short, 7 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.6
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15

Movie "The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas" (1992)

15

1992

Short, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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16

Movie "Nightingale" (1992)

16

1992

Short, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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8.7
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17

Animation Movie "A Child's Garden of Verses" (1992)

17

1992

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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18

Movie "Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes" (1992)

18

1992

Family
United States • Michael Sporn

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1991

19

Animation Movie "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" (1991)

19

1991

Animation, Short, 5 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.4
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20

Animation Movie "Ira Sleeps Over" (1991)

20

1991

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.9
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21

Animation Movie "Jazztime Tale" (1991)

21

1991

Animation, Short, Adventure, 26 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.2
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22

Animation Movie "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1991)

22

1991

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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4.8
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23

Animation Movie "Max's Chocolate Chicken" (1991)

23

1991

Animation, Short, 5 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.5
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1990

24

Animation Movie "The Little Match Girl" (1990)

24

1990

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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7.3
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25

Animation Movie "The Marzipan Pig" (1990)

25

1990

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.5
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26

Animation Movie "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" (1990)

26

1990

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.7
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27

Animation Movie "Earthday Birthday" (1990)

27

1990

Animation, Short, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.2
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28

Animation Movie "The Red Shoes" (1990)

28

1990

Animation, Short, Drama, 27 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.0
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1989

29

Movie "The Hunting of the Snark" (1989)

29

1989

Short, 19 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.2
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30

Animation Movie "The Story of the Dancing Frog" (1989)

30

1989

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.7
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31

Animation Movie "What's Under My Bed?" (1989)

31

1989

Animation, Short, 8 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.2
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1988

32

Animation Movie "Abel's Island" (1988)

32

1988

Animation, Short, 30 min
Switzerland, Italy, United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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7.4
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33

Animation Movie "Max's Christmas" (1988)

33

1988

Animation, Short, 5 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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6.5
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1987

34

Animation Movie "Santabear's High Flying Adventure" (1987)

34

1987

Animation, Short, 23 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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7.1
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35

Animation Movie "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical – The House on East 88th Street" (1987)

35

1987

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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8.1
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1986

36

Animation Movie "The Mysterious Tadpole" (1986)

36

1986

Animation, Short, 10 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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7.0
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1985

37

Animation Movie "The Amazing Bone" (1985)

37

1985

Animation, Short, 12 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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7.1
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1984

38

Animation Movie "Doctor DeSoto" (1984)

38

1984

Animation, Short, 7 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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6.4
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1981

39

Animation Movie "Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me" (1981)

39

1981

Animation, Short, 11 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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1980

40

Animation Movie "Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method" (1980)

40

1980

Animation, Short, 14 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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Writer — 8

1999

1

TV Show "Courage the Cowardly Dog" (1999 – 2002)

1

1999 — 2002

Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, 22 min
United States • John Dilworth

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7.0
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8.3
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1992

2

Movie "The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas" (1992)

2

1992

Short, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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7.1
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1991

3

Animation Movie "Ira Sleeps Over" (1991)

3

1991 — (adaptation)

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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1989

4

Animation Movie "The Story of the Dancing Frog" (1989)

4

1989

Animation, Short, Family, 30 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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6.7
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5

TV Show "Long Ago and Far Away" (1989 – 1993)

5

1989 — 1993

Animation, Drama, Family, 25 min
United States • Steve Majaury...

Friends

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8.4
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1988

6

Animation Movie "Abel's Island" (1988)

6

1988

Animation, Short, 30 min
Switzerland, Italy, United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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7.4
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1987

7

Animation Movie "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical – The House on East 88th Street" (1987)

7

1987

Animation, Short, Family, 25 min
United States • Michael Sporn

Friends

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8.1
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1980

8

Animation Movie "Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method" (1980)

8

1980 — (screen adaptation)

Animation, Short, 14 min
United States • Michael Sporn

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Designer — 1

2001

1

TV Show "Harold and the Purple Crayon" (2001 – 2002)

1

2001 — 2002

Animation, Family, Fantasy, 25 min
United States • Tom Ellery...

Friends

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Kinorium

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IMDb

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7.8
Critics: —

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