History Creator / JimJinkins

* ''Hoop Dogz''

Richmond, Virginia native James Peter "Jim" Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) worked on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in its infancy, where he acted in ''Series/{{Pinwheel}}'' and served as a graphic designer on several other shows. He then moved on to the Children's Television Workshop (now Creator/SesameWorkshop), where he created short cartoons for ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/SquareOneTV'', and served as graphics director for the latter. Jinkins also worked in advertising during this period. In 1989, he produced a series of grapefruit juice commercials that featured an "everyman" character who would later be known as Doug Funnie.

James Peter "Jim" Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) worked on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in its infancy, where he acted in ''Series/{{Pinwheel}}'' and served as a graphic designer on several other shows. He then moved on to the Children's Television Workshop (now Creator/SesameWorkshop), where he created short cartoons for ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/SquareOneTV'', and served as graphics director for the latter. Jinkins also worked in advertising during this period. In 1989, he produced a series of grapefruit juice commercials that featured an "everyman" character who would later be known as Doug Funnie.

In 2000, Jinkins created a new production company called Cartoon Pizza. The new company mostly specialized in {{preschool show}}s, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' (both for Playhouse Disney), and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'' (an InternationalCoproduction for Creator/{{Noggin}}, [[Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' CBC]], and Creator/{{CBeebies}}). The studio animated the "Global Thingy" cartoons for ''Sesame Street''. Jinkins also co-created a DirectToVideo [[ReligiousEdutainment religious cartoon]] series called ''Hoop Dogz''. Cartoon Pizza's final project was ''Musical Mornings with Coo'', a programming block on [[Creator/{{Sprout}} PBS Kids Sprout]].

Jim Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) worked on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in its infancy, where he acted in ''Series/{{Pinwheel}}'' and served as a graphic designer on several other shows. He then moved on to the Children's Television Workshop (now Creator/SesameWorkshop), where he created short cartoons for ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/SquareOneTV'', and served as graphics director for the latter. Jinkins also worked in advertising during this period. In 1989, he produced a series of grapefruit juice commercials that featured an "everyman" character who would later be known as Doug Funnie.

In 2000, Jinkins created a new production company called Cartoon Pizza. The new company mostly specialized in {{preschool show}}s, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' (both for Playhouse Disney), and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'' (an InternationalCoproduction for Creator/{{Noggin}}, [[Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' CBC]], and Creator/{{CBeebies}}). The studio animated the "Global Thingy" cartoons for ''Sesame Street''. Jinkins also co-created a DirectToVideo [[ReligiousEdutainment religious cartoon]] series called ''Hoop Dogz''. The studio's final project was ''Musical Mornings with Coo'', a program block on [[Creator/{{Sprout}} PBS Kids Sprout]].

In 2000, Jinkins created a new production company called Cartoon Pizza. The new company mostly specialized in {{preschool show}}s, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' (both for Playhouse Disney), and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'' (an InternationalCoproduction for Creator/{{Noggin}}, [[Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' CBC]], and Creator/{{CBeebies}}). The studio animated the "Global Thingy" cartoons for ''Sesame Street''. Jinkins also co-created a DirectToVideo [[ReligiousEdutainment religious cartoon]] series called ''Hoop Dogz''. After ''Pinky Dinky Doo'' wrapped, Cartoon Pizza went dormant.

In 1990, Jinkins started Jumbo Pictures with his business partner, David Campbell. One year later, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' premiered as one of Nickelodeon's first Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}. After Jinkins sold his company to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1996, ''Doug'' [[ChannelHop hopped]] to Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and was {{retool}}ed as ''Brand Spanking New Doug''. The show ran until 1999 and spawned a theatrical film titled ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie''. Jinkins also created ''Series/AllegrasWindow'' for Creator/NickJr, ''Hoyt'n Andy's Sportsbender'' for Creator/{{ESPN}}[[note]]Disney's discovery of Jinkins working on this series during its acquisition of ABC and ESPN was one of the catalysts in Jumbo's sale to Disney[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' for One Saturday Morning, and ''WesternAnimation/PbAndJOtter'' for [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]], as well as the DirectToVideo series ''The Beginners' Bible''.

* RealMenLoveJesus: Jinkins is a devout Christian. In ''Doug'', the Funnies are seen in their Sunday best in episodes that take place on Sunday; the show otherwise did not have explicit religious themes. Jinkins's faith led him to create ''The Beginners' Bible'' and ''Hoop Dogz''.

* CreatorsOddball: ''Allegra's Window'' used puppetry, and ''[=JoJo=]'s Circus'' used stop-motion animation. ''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' didn't use Jinkins's art style. ''Hoyt'n Andy's Sportsbender'' is the only adult work Jinkins has done.

In 1990, Jinkins started Jumbo Pictures with his business partner, David Campbell. One year later, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' premiered as one of Nickelodeon's first Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}. After Jinkins sold his company to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1996, ''Doug'' [[ChannelHop hopped]] to Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and was {{retool}}ed as ''Brand Spanking New Doug''. The show ran until 1999 and spawned a theatrical film titled ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie''. Jinkins also created ''Series/AllegrasWindow'' for Creator/NickJr, ''Hoyt'n Andy's Sportsbender'' for Creator/{{ESPN}}, ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' for One Saturday Morning, and ''WesternAnimation/PbAndJOtter'' for [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]], as well as the DirectToVideo series ''The Beginners' Bible''.

* CreatorsOddball: ''Allegra's Window'' used puppetry, and ''[=JoJo=]'s Circus'' used stop-motion animation. ''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' didn't use Jinkins's art style.

In 1990, Jinkins started Jumbo Pictures with his business partner, David Campbell. One year later, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' premiered as one of Nickelodeon's first Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}. After Jinkins sold his company to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1996, ''Doug'' [[ChannelHop hopped]] to Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and was {{retool}}ed as ''Brand Spanking New Doug''. The show ran until 1999 and spawned a theatrical film titled ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie''. Jinkins also created ''Series/AllegrasWindow'' for Creator/NickJr, ''Hoyt'n Andy's Sportsbender'' for Creator/ESPN, ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' for One Saturday Morning, and ''WesternAnimation/PbAndJOtter'' for [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]], as well as the DirectToVideo series ''The Beginners' Bible''.

In 1990, Jinkins started Jumbo Pictures with his business partner, David Campbell. One year later, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' premiered as one of Nickelodeon's first Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}. After Jinkins sold his company to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1996, ''Doug'' [[ChannelHop hopped]] to Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and was {{retool}}ed as ''Brand Spanking New Doug''. The show ran until 1999 and spawned a theatrical film titled ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie''. Jinkins also created ''Series/AllegrasWindow'' for Creator/NickJr, ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' for One Saturday Morning, and ''WesternAnimation/PbAndJOtter'' for [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]], as well as the DirectToVideo series ''The Beginners' Bible''.

In 2000, Jinkins created a new production company called Cartoon Pizza. The new company mostly specialized in {{preschool show}}s, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' (both for Playhouse Disney), and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'' (an InternationalCoproduction for Creator/{{Noggin}}, [[Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' CBC]], and Creator/{{CBeebies}}). The studio animated the "Global Thingy" cartoons on ''Sesame Street''. Jinkins also co-created a DirectToVideo [[ReligiousEdutainment religious cartoon]] series called ''Hoop Dogz''. After ''Pinky Dinky Doo'' wrapped, Cartoon Pizza went dormant.

Jim Jinkins's cartoons had a distinctive style. Most characters were depicted with BlackBeadEyes. The music was composed by Fred Newman, who also performed the voice of at least one character.

Jim Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) worked on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in its infancy, where he acted in ''Series/{{Pinwheel}}'' and served as a graphic designer on several other shows. He then moved on to the Children's Television Workshop (now Creator/SesameWorkshop), where he created short cartoons for ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/SquareOneTV'', and served as graphics director for the latter.

In 1990, Jinkins started Jumbo Pictures with his business partner, David Campbell. One year later, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' premiered as one of Nickelodeon's first Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}. The character had first appeared in a series of grapefruit juice commercials and in a [[StationIdent station ID]] for Creator/USANetwork. After Jinkins sold his company to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1996, ''Doug'' [[ChannelHop hopped]] to Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and was {{retool}}ed as ''Brand Spanking New Doug''. The show ran until 1999 and spawned a theatrical film titled ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie''. Jinkins also created ''Series/AllegrasWindow'' for Creator/NickJr, ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' for Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning, and ''WesternAnimation/PbAndJOtter'' for [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]], as well as the DirectToVideo series ''The Beginners' Bible''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', and its [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie''

In 2000, Jinkins created a new production company called Cartoon Pizza. The new company mostly specialized in {{preschool show}}s, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' (both for Playhouse Disney), and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'' (an InternationalCoproduction for Creator/{{Noggin}}, [[Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' CBC]], and Creator/{{CBeebies}}). The studio animated the "Global Thingy" cartoons on ''Sesame Street''. Jinkins also co-created a DirectToVideo [[ReligiousEdutainment religious cartoon]] series called ''Hoopdogz''. After ''Pinky Dinky Doo'' wrapped, Cartoon Pizza went dormant.

Jim Jinkins's cartoons had a distinctive style. Most characters were depicted with BlackBeadEyes. The music was composed Fred Newman, who also performed the voice of at least one character.

* ''Hoopdogz''

* RealMenLoveJesus: Jinkins is a devout Christian. In ''Doug'', the Funnies are seen in their Sunday best in episodes that take place on Sunday; the show otherwise did not have explicit religious themes. Jinkins's faith led him to create ''The Beginners' Bible'' and ''Hoopdogz''.

In 1990, Jinkins started Jumbo Pictures with his business partner, David Campbell. One year later, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' premiered as one of Nickelodeon's first Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}. The character had first appeared in a series of grapefruit juice commercials, and later in a [[StationIdent station ID]] for Creator/USANetwork. After Jinkins sold his company to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1996, the show was {{retool}}ed as ''Brand Spanking New Doug'' and ran until 1999. Jinkins also created ''Series/AllegrasWindow'' for Creator/NickJr, ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' for Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning, and ''WesternAnimation/PbAndJOtter'' for [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]], as well as the DirectToVideo series ''The Beginners' Bible''.

In 2000, Jinkins created a new production company called Cartoon Pizza. The new company mostly specialized in {{preschool show}}s, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' (both for Playhouse Disney) and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'' (an InternationalCoproduction for Creator/{{Noggin}}, [[Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' CBC]], and Creator/{{CBeebies}}). The studio animated the "Global Thingy" cartoons on ''Sesame Street''. Jinkins also co-created a DirectToVideo [[ReligiousEdutainment religious cartoon]] series called ''Hoopdogz''. After ''Pinky Dinky Doo'' wrapped, Cartoon Pizza went dormant.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', and its [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''[[WesternAnimation/DougsFirstMovie Doug's 1st Movie]]''

* RealMenLoveJesus: Jinkins is a devout Christian; in ''Doug'', the Funnies are sometimes seen in their Sunday best, implying that they have just attended church. This also led to Jinkins creating ''The Beginners' Bible'' and ''Hoopdogz''.

* AuthorCatchphrase: A number of characters in his works are named "Dink" or "Dinky".

* CreatorsOddball: ''Allegra's Window'' used puppetry, and ''JoJo's Circus'' used stop-motion animation. ''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' didn't use Jinkins's art style.

Jim Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) worked on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in its infancy, where he acted in ''Series/{{Pinwheel}}'' and served as a graphic designer on several other shows. He then moved on to the Children's Television Workshop (now Creator/SesameWorkshop), where he created short cartoons for ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/SquareOneTV'' and served as graphics director for the latter.

* CreatorsOddball: ''Allegra's Window'' used puppetry, and ''Jojo's Circus'' used stop-motion animation. ''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' didn't use Jinkin's art style.

!!Jim Jinkins's work provides examples of: