Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Alan Smart
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 7All crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 1217856
IMDb ID: nm0806640
Known for: Directing
Born: October 10, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2025
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 7.24
Wikidata: Q2830590
Also known as
Alan E. Smart • Allan Smart
Frequent jobs
Director (11)Animation Director (4)Animation (5)Other (3)Character Designer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a retired animator and animation director best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants, which he has been involved with since the pilot, and as assistant director and layout artist on the Simpsons (he has also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's"). He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, and Sanjay and Craig and on five animated films: The Little Mermaid, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog, as an animation director on Clone High and the first season of Rugrats.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alan Smart.
7.2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up
Animation Director
2025 Movie
7.1
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!
Director
2014 Movie
8.2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom
Director
2010 Movie
5.0
The Great Patty Caper
Director
2010 Movie
7.4
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show
Animation Director
2009 Movie
7.5
SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants
Director
2008 Movie
6.7
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Director
2007 Movie
8.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
Director
2005 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Alan Smart.
7.5
Clone High
Animation Director • 13 eps
2002 Series
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
Animation Director • 5 eps
1999 Series
7.1
CatDog
Director • 15 eps
1998 Series
7.5
Nightmare Ned
Director • 6 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Hey Arnold!
Director • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.3
The Critic
Director • 3 eps
1994 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alan Smart.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alan Smart.
8.0
The Simpsons
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Hey Arnold!
Director • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
Animation Director • 5 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Clone High
Animation Director • 13 eps
2002 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.3
The Critic
Director • 3 eps
1994 Series
7.1
CatDog
Director • 15 eps
1998 Series
7.0
Bobby's World
Other • 1 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alan Smart.
7.4
The Little Mermaid
Animation
1989 Movie
4.8
SpongeBob LongPants
Animation
2016 Movie
6.7
Oliver & Company
Other
1988 Movie
5.4
Recycle Rex
Other
1993 Movie
6.8
The Chipmunk Adventure
Animation
1987 Movie
7.4
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show
Animation Director
2009 Movie
10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
2009 Movie
6.7
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Director
2007 Movie
7.5
SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants
Director
2008 Movie
7.2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up
Animation Director
2025 Movie
8.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
Director
2005 Movie
5.8
Technological Threat
Character Designer
1988 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alan Smart.
8.0
The Simpsons
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Hey Arnold!
Director • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
Animation Director • 5 eps
1999 Series
7.1
CatDog
Director • 15 eps
1998 Series
7.0
Bobby's World
Other • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.5
Clone High
Animation Director • 13 eps
2002 Series
7.3
The Critic
Director • 3 eps
1994 Series
7.5
Nightmare Ned
Director • 6 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alan Smart.
4.8
SpongeBob LongPants
Animation
2016 Movie
5.4
Recycle Rex
Other
1993 Movie
6.2
Box-Office Bunny
Animation
1990 Movie
7.4
The Little Mermaid
Animation
1989 Movie
6.7
Oliver & Company
Other
1988 Movie
5.8
Technological Threat
Character Designer
1988 Movie
6.8
The Chipmunk Adventure
Animation
1987 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Alan Smart.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alan Smart.
