Peter Sauder is a Canadian film and TV writer, television producer and

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best known for his contributions to

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franchises such as ''

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'' (whose three movies he wrote), ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Star Wars: Droids''. Peter, who is originally from

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, wrote the first ever story for another hit Nelvana series, '' Franklin''. He is sometimes credited as Pete Sauder. Sauder also served as head writer for the first season (1983–84) of DiC's ''

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'' (the first season was co-produced with Nelvana), as well as

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's live-action series '' The Edison Twins''. In the late 1990s, he was story editor for the animated television programs '' Rolie Polie Olie'' and ''

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''. Sauder started his career working as animator on ''

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'', '' Romie-0 and Julie-8'', '' Intergalactic Thanksgiving'' and '' Easter Fever''. Among his later projects are ''

Lunar Jim ''Lunar Jim'' is a Canadian science fiction stop-motion animated television series that aired from 2 January 2006 to 19 October 2007. The show focuses on Lunar Jim, an astronaut on the Blue Moon L22. The show, produced by Halifax Film Company ...

'', '' The Doodlebops'', '' The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' and '' Doki''.

Screenwriting credits

Television

* ''

'' (1983) (series head writer) * '' The Get Along Gang'' (1984) * '' The Edison Twins'' (1984) * '' Star Wars: Droids'' (1985-1986) (series head writer) * ''

The Care Bears Family ''The Care Bears Family'' is an animated series produced by Nelvana based on the American franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the series produced by DIC Entertainment. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 t ...

'' (1986-1987) * '' My Pet Monster'' (1987) (series head writer) * ''

Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American Gothic film, gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell (author), Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson (sc ...

'' (1989) * ''

'' (1989-1991) * '' Little Rosey'' (1990) * '' Rupert'' (1991-1992) * ''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4 and Global Television Network. The series ran for three seasons, airing on Fox Kids from September 26, 1 ...

'' (1992-1994) (series head writer) * ''

Tales from the Cryptkeeper ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an animated children's horror television series made by Canada-based studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1950s EC Comics ...

'' (1993-1994, 1999) (series head writer) * ''

The Neverending Story ''The Neverending Story'' () is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. It was later adapted into a film series and a television series. Plot T ...

'' (1995) (series head writer) * ''

Blazing Dragons ''Blazing Dragons'' is an animated television series created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, and co-produced by Nelvana, Ellipse Animation, & Carlton Television. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStati ...

'' (1996) (series head writer) * ''

'' (1997) (series head writer) * '' Franklin'' (1997, 2002) * '' Rolie Polie Olie'' (1998) * '' George Shrinks'' (2000) * '' Zeroman'' (2004) * '' The Doodlebops'' (2007) * '' Busytown Mysteries'' (2007-2010) * '' Best Ed'' (2008) * '' The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' (2010) * '' Justin Time'' (2011) * '' Doki'' (2013, 2015)

Film

* '' Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise'' (1983) * ''

Rock & Rule ''Rock & Rule'' (known as ''Ring of Power'' outside North America) is a 1983 Canadian animated musical science fantasy film featuring the voices of Don Francks, Greg Salata, and Susan Roman. It was produced by Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loub ...

'' (1983) * '' Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name'' (1984) * '' The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' (1984) * ''

The Care Bears Movie ''The Care Bears Movie'' is a 1985 animated musical fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick from a screenplay by Peter Sauder. It was the second feature film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana after the 1983 film ''Rock & Rule,'' in ...

'' (1985) * '' Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins'' (1985) * '' Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' (1986) * ''

The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' is a 1987 animated musical fantasy film and the third theatrically released film in the Care Bears franchise. It was released in the United States and Canada on August 7, 1987, by Cineplex Odeon Films, ...

'' (1987) * '' Babar: The Movie'' (1989) * '' Babar: King of the Elephants'' (1999)

References

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