# Darrick Bachman

Darrick Bachman is an American television writer born in Glendale, California. He has worked on such animated programs as Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Chowder, Sym-Bionic Titan, Mickey Mouse, the fifth season of Samurai Jack and Primal. He won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004 and 2005 for his work on Star Wars: Clone Wars and another win in 2009 for the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends TV-movie Destination: Imagination. He has been nominated for three additional Primetime Emmys, two Annie Awards, and one Daytime Emmy Award.

## Filmography

| Year(s) | Work | Credit(s) | Notes |
| 2002-17 | Samurai Jack | Head writer; story; production assistant | TV series |
| 2003–05 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Story | TV series |
| 2005 | Robotboy | Script | TV series |
| 2006–09 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Writer; story | TV series |
| 2008 | Destination: Imagination | Story | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! | Story | TV movie |
| 2008–09 | Chowder | Story | TV series |
| 2010–11 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Head writer; story; writer | TV series |
| 2012 | Regular Show | Writer | TV series |
| 2012 | Motorcity | Writer | TV series |
| 2012–14 | Fish Hooks | Story | TV series |
| 2013 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Writer | TV series |
| 2014 | Wander Over Yonder | Writer; story, 1 episode | TV series |
| 2014–19 | Mickey Mouse | Writer | TV series short |
| 2016–17 | Bunnicula | Story | TV series |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Writer, 1 episode | TV series |
| 2019 | Primal: Tales of Savagery | Writer | |
| 2019–present | Primal | Head writer and story | TV series |
| 2020 | The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | Writer and story | TV series short |
| 2023 | Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Head writer and story | TV series |
| 2024 | The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie | Writer | Theatrical film |

## Accolades

| Date | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Star Wars: Clone Wars (for Volume 1, Chapters 1–20) | Brian A. Miller, Claudia Katz, Genndy Tartakovsky, Geraldine Symon, Jennifer Pelphrey, Bryan Andrews, Mark Andrews, Paul Rudish, Scott Vanzo, Yumun Jeong, Robert Alvarez | Won |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Star Wars: Clone Wars (for Volume 2, Chapters 21–25) | Claudia Katz, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Shareena Carlson, Geraldine Symon, Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews, Paul Rudish, Yumun Jeong, Dong Soo Lee, Jong Ho Kim, Scott Vanzo, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers | Won |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (for "Good Wilt Hunting") | Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Lauren Faust, Vincent Aniceto, Michelle Papandrew, Craig Lewis, Robert Alvarez, Eric Pringle, Robert Cullen | Nominated |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Broadband Program - Children's | Grim & Evil | Maxwell Atoms, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Kelsey Mann, Robert Alvarez, Nate Funaro, Sue Perrotto | Nominated |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination | Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Ryan Slater, Michelle Papandrew, Lauren Faust, Timothy McKeon, Ed Baker, Vaughn Tada, Alex Kirwan, Rob Renzetti, Robert Alvarez, Eric Pringle | Won |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | Mickey Mouse (for "Mumbai Madness") | Paul Rudish, Alonso Ramirez Ramos, Graham MacDonald | Nominated |
| 2015 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Mickey Mouse | — | Won |
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Mickey Mouse (for "Split Decisions") | Paul Rudish, Dave Wasson, Graham MacDonald | Nominated |
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Mickey Mouse (for "Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling" from episode "Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special") | Christopher Willis and Paul Rudish | Nominated |
| 2018 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Mickey Mouse (for "Locked in Love") | — | Nominated |
| 2021 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | Primal (for "Plague of Madness") | Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Keith Crofford, Mike Lazzo, Oussama Bouacheria, Julien Chheng, Ulysse Malassagne, Erika Forzy, Shareena Carlson, David Krentz, and Bryan Andrews | Won |