Buzz Dixon (December 7, 1953) is an American writer of comic books, film, and

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s. He has written comics for multiple companies, including

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(where he wrote '' Destroyer Duck'' alongside

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, and a ''

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'' adaptation for

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His cartoon work includes both writing and editing credits. He wrote numerous episodes of '' GI Joe: A Real American Hero'', ''

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'', ''

Thundarr the Barbarian ''Thundarr the Barbarian'' is an American Saturday morning animated series, created by Steve Gerber and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. The series ran for two seasons on ABC from October 4, 1980, to October 31, 1981, and was rerun on NBC ...

'', '' Jem'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Tarzan and the Super 7'' (the

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installments), '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'', ''

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'' and ''

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discover ...

''. He also served as a story editor for the ''GI Joe'' and ''Teen Wolf'' series, and was a story consultant on '' G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and '' My Little Pony: The Movie''.

Screenwriting credits

* series head writer denoted in bold

Television

* ''

'' (1978) * '' The Freedom Force'' (1978) * ''

The New Shmoo ''The New Shmoo'' is an American animated television series based on the character from the ''Li'l Abner'' comic strip created by Al Capp, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22 to December 15, 1979. ''The ...

'' (1979) * '' The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show'' (1979-1980) * '' Heathcliff'' (1980) * ''

'' (1980-1981) * '' Goldie Gold and Action Jack'' (1981) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983) * '' Mister T'' (1983) * ''

Mighty Orbots is a 1984 American-Japanese super robot animated series created in a joint collaboration of TMS Entertainment, Inc. and Intermedia Entertainment in association with MGM/UA Television. It was directed by veteran anime director Osamu Dezaki a ...

'' (1984) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1985-1986): season 2 head writer * ''

'' (1985-1986) * ''

'' (1986) * ''

'' (1986-1987) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'' (1987) * ''

BraveStarr ''BraveStarr'' is an American Space Western animated television series that aired 65 episodes from September 1987 to February 1988 in syndication. The show was created a year after Mattel had released a line of action figures. ''BraveStarr'' wa ...

'' (1988) * ''

Garbage Pail Kids ''Garbage Pail Kids'' is a series of sticker trading cards produced by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the '' Cabbage Patch Kids'' dolls, which were popular at the time. Each sticker card features a Garba ...

'' (1988) * '' Jem'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Police Academy: The Animated Series'' (1988) * '' Chip'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (1989) * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' (1989) * ''

'' (1990) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992) * '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1992) * ''

My Little Pony Tales ''My Little Pony Tales'' is an American animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and distributed by Graz Entertainment, with animation being produced by AKOM. The series, based on the My Little Pony toys by Hasbro, weekly aired fo ...

'' (1992) * '' Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' (1993) * '' Transformers: Generation 2'' (1993) * ''

G.I. Joe Extreme ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' is a line of military-themed toys that was sold in retail from 1995 to 1997. The toys were produced by Kenner following their acquisition by former competitor Hasbro and was intended to succeed the '' G.I. Joe: A Real Ameri ...

'' (1995)

Film

* '' G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (1987)

References

External links

Interview with Dixon, at ComicsReporter.com

Dixon comics bibliography
*
Buzz Dixon's personal blog

Snokie, Buzz Dixon's company blog2001 interview with Dixon
at JoeHeadquarters (via

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