Davis Doi (born 1954) is an American animation director and producer known for numerous American animated series and television films, as well as various ''

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'' and ''

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'' video productions. He has been a part of many

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and

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original productions.

Career

He did assistant animation to

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films, ''

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'' and ''

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''. He produced the

animated series '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron''. He co-produced with Larry Houston the second season of ''

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''. His work also includes ''

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'', ''

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'' and several other Hanna-Barbera animated cartoons. Doi has received three

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nominations, one in 1994 for ''

The Town Santa Forgot ''The Town Santa Forgot'' is a 1993 animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera, narrated by Dick Van Dyke and originally broadcast on NBC. It is an adaptation of the poem ''Jeremy Creek'', written by Charmaine Severson. I ...

'' and two in 1998 for ''

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'' and ''

Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, an enthusiastic boy-genius with a science laboratory in his bedroom, which he keeps secret from his u ...

''. He was also nominated for a CableACE Award in 1996 for ''The Chicken from Outer Space'', an animated short with the main characters from the eventual series ''

Courage the Cowardly Dog ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Films. The eponymous character is an anxious dog who li ...

''.Awards for Davis Doi

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. Retrieved on July 4, 2008. Doi went on to work at

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where he directed films and television.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* 1954 births Living people American television producers American television directors American production designers American animated film directors American animated film producers American storyboard artists Hanna-Barbera people Universal Animation Studios people {{US-animator-stub