Robert N. Skir (born 3 January 1961) is a writer best known for his work in television animation on shows including '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', '' Gargoyles'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''. He co-created and served as Story Editor on programs including ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

Beast Machines ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' is an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment as part of the Transformers franchise. Hasbro has full distribution rights to the show as of 2011. It was a direct sequel to '' Beast Wars'', ...

'', ''

Extreme Ghostbusters ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, based on the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise, which initially aired from September 1 to December 8, 1997. A sequel to '' The Real Ghostbusters'', which aired from 1986 to 1991 on AB ...

'', '' Godzilla: The Series'', and ''

DinoSquad ''DinoSquad'' is an American animated television series that was produced by DIC Entertainment and aired on the KEWLopolis block on CBS from November 3, 2007 to December 6, 2008. The show is about five teenagers, each with the power to turn i ...

'', and co-developed the series '' X-Men: Evolution''. From 1991 to 2003, he frequently collaborated with

Marty Isenberg Martin Elliot Isenberg (born 1963) is an American animation writer. He is best known for his role as co-story editor on ''Beast Machines'' and '' Transformers: Animated'', and for his work on the 2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series. He als ...

. His work on the series '' Transformers: Beast Machines'' was highly controversial, gaining favor among new viewers but polarizing many—but not all—longtime Transformers fans. Since then, the show has gained a cult following, consisting partially of fans who rejected the show when it first aired. His short story "Singularity Ablyss" was published in the anthology ''

: Legends''. Skir's work on the ''

Pocket Dragon Adventures ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The seri ...

'' episode "Festival of Lights" earned him a nomination for the

Humanitas Award The Humanitas Prize is an American award for film and television writing, presented to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful manner. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of ...

. Skir has taught numerous classes in Animation Writing at

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

's Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media.

Television credits

''Series head writer denoted in'' bold *''

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 ...

'' (1991) *''

Little Shop ''Little Shop'' is a 1991 animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids TV network, about a teenage boy and his giant talking plant. Based on Roger Corman's 1960 comedy horror film ''The Little Shop ...

'' (1991) *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992, 1994) *''

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) *''

The Legends of Treasure Island ''The Legends of Treasure Island'' is a British animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel ''Treasure ...

'' (1993) *''

Stone Protectors Stone Protectors is a 1993 multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES and the Sega Genesis. It was one of several attemp ...

'' (1993) *'' X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1993-1994) *'' Red Planet'' (1994) *'' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994, 1996–1997) *'' BattleTech: The Animated Series'' (1995) *''

Ultraforce The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group co ...

'' (1995): eps 10-13 *'' Gargoyles'' (1996) *'' The Mask: Animated Series'' (1996) *'' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996) *'' Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series'' (1996-1997) *''

'' (1997) *'' The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police'' (1997-1998) *''

'' (1998) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998-2000) *'' Beast Machines: Transformers'' (1999-2000) *''

Action Man Action Man is an action figure launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy as a licensed copy of Hasbro's American "movable fighting man", G.I. Joe. Action Man was originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom and Australia by Palitoy Ltd of ...

'' (2000-2001) *''

The Mummy A mummy is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to: Places * Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States * Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in P ...

'' (2001, 2003) *''

'' (2007-2008) *'' Transformers: Prime'' (2012) *''

Kaijudo ''Kaijudo'' is an American animated series and trading card game that serve as a spin-off and relaunch of the Japanese '' Duel Masters'' franchise. The animated series was produced by Hasbro Studios, animated by Moi Animation in South Korea, an ...

'' (2013) *''

Super Monsters ''Super Monsters'' is an animated children's television series that premiered on Netflix on October 13, 2017. The show is about a group of 12 preschool kids, the children of the world's most famous monsters, as they try to master their special pow ...

'' (2017) *''

Tarzan and Jane ''Tarzan & Jane'' is a 2002 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Released on July 23, 2002, it is a direct-to-video spin-off to the Disney's 1999 animated feature film ''Tarzan'', and uses three then-una ...

'' (2018)

References

External links

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BobSkir.com (archived)
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