Full Name James Jinkins Name Jim Jinkins Role Animator | Years active 1981–present Religion Christian | |
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Residence Coastal Georgia, United States Occupation Animator, writer, television producer, television director Known for DougPB&J Otter101 Dalmatians: The SeriesAllegra's Windowvarious other shows Books Shrinky Pinky (Pinky Dinky Doo Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program Movies and TV shows Similar People India Ennenga, Fred Newman, Carin Greenberg Baker, Charles Shaughnessy, Anthony Asbury | ||
Ray Favata: A Life in Animation Chapter 26 (Disney's Doug by Jim Jinkins)
James Jinkins (born 1953 in Richmond, Virginia, United States) is an American animator and creator of the animated Doug television series which was later the basis for a feature film. Jinkins also created PB&J Otter, as well as several other shows produced by his two companies, Jumbo Pictures and Cartoon Pizza.
Contents
- Ray Favata A Life in Animation Chapter 26 Disneys Doug by Jim Jinkins
- Background and career
- References
Background and career
Jinkins was born in Richmond, Virginia, and lived there during his childhood. His experiences growing up in Richmond would serve as an inspiration for the fictional town of Bluffington, Virginia, in the series Doug.
Later, Jinkins worked in advertising, creating television commercials and promotions featuring a young boy and a dog, who would become the main characters of his major creation, Doug. Jim had developed Doug Funnie through doodles during the early days of his career. Doug and his dog Porkchop first appeared in Jinkins' book Doug Got a New Pair of Shoes, which led to his creating an animated pilot titled Doug Can't Dance. He sold the Doug pilot to Nickelodeon. The pilot tested higher than any other pilot for the network at the time. Jinkins established Jumbo Pictures in 1990 to produce Doug for Nickelodeon. Doug went on to become one of Nickelodeon's most popular and successful series. Jinkins has also served as executive producer and voice director for Doug as well as writing only two episodes. Jinkins also created a TV show for Nick Jr., Allegra's Window.
Doug's success caught the eyes of Disney executives. In 1996, Jim sold Jumbo Pictures to Disney. Disney then developed Disney's Doug (originally Brand Spanking New! Doug) as part of their "One Saturday Morning" lineup.
Jinkins and his team at Jumbo Pictures have produced the PB&J Otter and 101 Dalmatians animated series and feature film Doug's 1st Movie for Disney. Jinkins has also founded an independent company, Cartoon Pizza, which produced shows such as JoJo's Circus, Stanley, Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up, HoopDogz, and Pinky Dinky Doo.