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. He also worked as a storyboard artist on ''

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'', ''

Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American science fantasy action-adventure animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The show is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jac ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as a director and storyboard supervisor on ''

Robotboy ''Robotboy'' is an animated television series that aired from 1 November 2005 to 27 September 2008 on Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel), Cartoon Network in the UK. In the United States, it aired on Cartoon Network, premiering on 14 ...

''. He co-created two pilots for

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, one with Don Shank and Carey Yost and one with

Chris Reccardi Christopher Joseph Reccardi (November 24, 1964 – May 2, 2019) was an American animator, artist, writer, producer, director, and musician. He worked on numerous animated television series, including ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', '' Samurai Jack'', ...

, which were respectively entitled ''

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'' and '' IMP, Inc''. Bean was also a layout artist on ''

The Ren and Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', commonly referred to as simply ''Ren & Stimpy'', is an American animated Comedy film, comedy television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. The series follows the misadventures of Ren Höek, an emotion ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Batman: The Animated Series''.

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