It's actually not uncommon for a creator, even a creator known to be an artist/animator, to not do much of the nuts and bolts drawing on a series because they tend to be too busy doing other things (writing, directing, etc). Hayao Miyazaki is a big exception, largely because he likes to keep as much control over the final look of his films as possible.
(Man, John K. would be raging if he sees the examples here. XD)
Quiet, you! *Whip*
Tex Avery couldn't draw much beyond basic rubberhose, hence why he stepped aside from being an animator to be an excellent director. He mostly relied on his animators to interpret his crude drawings into the fantastic animation you see in his MGM shorts. Friz Freleng was also not a particularly good draftsman, and even he thought so himself.
For another example, Jay Ward didn't even draw any of the cartoons he worked on.
Walt Disney actually did animate for his earliest work like the Newman Laugh-O-Grams and the Alice Comedies, but he was a pretty mediocre draftsman, and decided from Oswald The Lucky Rabbit and onward to just let the animators handle the dirty work.
edited 2nd Aug '11 10:26:42 PM by Prinzenick
Stephen Hillenburg can draw to an extent, if only in child-like drawings. He established the look of the characters.
Superjail is an inversion. The creators can draw, but chose a very child-like drawing style for their show!
Larry Schwarz CAN'T DRAW FOR BEANS, however!
edited 3rd Aug '11 10:22:02 AM by kyun
The Simpsons Season 1 DVD features an alternate version of the very first episode (babysitter bandit) where Matt Groening had sent his own drawings overseas and believed they were going to be streamlined and touched up. Instead the show came back following his exact, uh, "designs." He spends almost the entire commentary groaning in disgust at the results.
bogleech.com for my writing, comics and cartoons.Can Ralph Bakshi draw? Everywhere I've looked he's listed as a director rather than an artist
Don Bluth on the other hand is listed as both,and it's proven he can draw what with all those tutorials up. What with "How to Draw Mrs.Brisby from Secret of NIMH" and "How to Draw Derek from Dragon's Lair" on youTube and all.
Gene Simmons. And we shall never speak again of My Dad the Rockstar...
edited 3rd Aug '11 10:56:59 AM by GREGTHECAT
http://www.longcriercat.deviantart.com I'm thirsty. Got any ink? Resident Pen Ward antagonist.I highly doubt the creators of Aqua Teen Hunger Force draw. I also don't think Matt Stone or Trey Parker draw.
signature line(These guys all know that the medium isn't as important as the overall concept of a show. Only the artists they hire to produce their creations for them are required to have the skill.)
I want you to look at this video below, it's advice from Mr. Hitchcock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG43hjICE2U
edited 4th Aug '11 8:36:24 AM by Prinzenick
Chris Sanders (creator and co-director of Lilo And Stitch and co-director of How to train your Dragon) made a statement about writer's role in animation in the form of a picture book: http://thebigbearaircraftcompany.blogspot.com/
Here are his explanations of the document:
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/comment-of-the-day-chris-sanders-explains-big-bear.html
TL;DR: Sanders thinks that writers shouldn't be arrogant toward visual artists and they should be able and willing to collaborate with them.
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Creator of Ren And Stimpy. Massive Ego. Thinks for a cartoon drawing quality is more important that writing.
edited 4th Aug '11 2:32:03 PM by Ghilz

Couldn't think of a better place to put this.
I'm having trouble finding examples of cartoons where the person listed as the creator of the show is not also listed as an animator or is known for animating/storyboarding.
Could you guys help me find some?
Edit: I found one so far. Duck Dodgers and The Looney Tunes Show. The creators for those two shows do not animated for them.
edited 2nd Aug '11 3:33:05 PM by Saturn