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Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi are a team of American show-creators, writers and producers of television and screenwriters. They are best known as the co-creators of the award-winning and critically acclaimed
Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...
television series '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete''. Critics have called this quirky and heartfelt ode to growing up "one of the best kids' shows ever". ''
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'' TV critic Robert Lloyd said of the show, "By rendering the ordinary events of childhood and adolescence — staying up late, hating shop class, discovering music, ruing the end of summer — as the epic stuff of legend, the series captured the actual depth and intensity of feeling that comes with being young. Poignant without being sentimental, oddball but never merely weird, the show was made to be 'funny, sad, strange and beautiful'." The series was also known for its music and special guest stars. Over its 39 episodes, ''Pete & Pete'' featured
Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Stipe was born in Metro Atlanta in January 1960. Due to his father's militar ...
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Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1 ...
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Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble, July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie (band), Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1 ...
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Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi (,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself. It is not uncommon for people to pronounce his name or instead. ; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his work as an acclaimed character actor. Mul ...
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Patricia Hearst Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word '' patrician'', meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. Another well-known variant is Patrice. According to the US Social Secu ...
and many others. In recent years, the show has returned to its now grown-up audience in the form of cast reunions that have played to sold-out audiences in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Portland. McRobb was assigned to work on
Nicktoons Nicktoons is the brand name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Paramount Global) in their copyright bylines. Since ...
after the success of ''Pete & Pete''. While he worked with Jumbo Pictures on '' Doug'' effectively, his work with
Spümcø Spümcø, Inc. ( ; stylized as SPÜMCØ) was an American animation studio that was active from 1989 to 2005 and based in Los Angeles, California. The studio was best known for working on the first two seasons of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' for N ...
on ''
The Ren & 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 ...
'' is one of the hardest times in his career. He served as a voice of reason between Nickelodeon executives and series creator
John Kricfalusi Michael John Kricfalusi ( ; born September 9, 1955), known professionally as John K., is a Canadian illustrator, blogger, and former animator and voice actor. He is the creator of the animated television series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', which ...
, who considered him to be an obstacle in the series' creative process and viewed him more negatively than other executives like
Vanessa Coffey Vanessa Coffey is an American television producer and co-founder of the Nickelodeon Animation Studio best known for her work on '' Rugrats'', ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', '' Doug'', and '' Rocko's Modern Life''. Coffey has won two Daytime Emmy Aw ...
. Nevertheless, he was highly influential in the production of the first two seasons, approving plots for critically acclaimed episodes such as " Svën Höek" and "
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" while writing the episode "
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Bob Camp Robert Frank Camp (born February 7, 1956) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. He is best known for founding Spümcø and his work for developing and serving as a showrunner ...
considered him to be important to the series, providing constructive advice and improving on Kricfalusi's often overly crass ideas while receiving little to no credit for them. Currently, McRobb is an executive producer of two animated series for children in production for
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. '' Harriet the Spy'' is an adaptation of the coming-of-age novel about a rebellious 11-year-old girl living in New York City in the 1960s, who wants to be a spy and a writer. '' El Deafo'' is an adaptation of the Newbery Award-winning graphic novel and memoir. It is a tragicomic chronicle of a young girl who has to learn to overcome her disability when she loses her hearing at age five. Recent projects include executive-producing '' Costume Quest'', an animated children's series from Amazon which was premiered in 2018. He was also the executive producer and writer of '' Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm'', an animated Christmas special based on the popular '' Click, Clack, Moo'' children's book series. It premiered in December 2017. From 2015 to 2017, he was one of the executive producers of '' Sanjay and Craig'', an animated children's show for Nickelodeon. McRobb was also a writer on the 2007 family movie ''
Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks and billed for their first two decades as the Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for Novelty records in ...
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