# Kurtz & Friends

Kurtz & Friends is an American animation studio founded by Bob Kurtz in 1975. Based in Burbank, California, the studio is known for producing films and television commercials.
Kurtz & Friends has created/produced animated theatrical titles for most major studios including The Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios, MGM, Sony Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group and Warner Bros. Titles include The Pink Panther, Are We Done Yet?, Four Rooms, George of the Jungle and City Slickers. Kurtz & Friends created the animation for the Emmy-winning specials David Macaulay: Roman City and Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) which won a Peabody Award. The company also created animated sequences for Carlin on Campus, Jurassic Park and Minority Report. Bob Kurtz is the director on all Kurtz & Friends projects, and sometimes designs and writes as well. The studio utilizes traditional cel animation, and later digital ink and paint.

## Filmography

| Title | Year(s) | Notes | Client |
| Sesame Street | 1970–71 1975 | animated sequences in "43", "85", "294", "303", "769", "772", "784" (produced at FilmFair) | Children's Television Workshop |
| A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | 1982 | title sequence | Orion Pictures |
| Max Dugan Returns | 1983 | title animation | 20th Century Fox |
| One to Grow On | 1983 | opening and closing animation | NBC |
| Carlin on Campus | 1984 | 'Drawing on My Mind' animated sequences | Carlin Productions |
| Harold and His Amazing Green Plants | 1984 | | EPCOT Educational Media |
| TGIF | 1989 | animation | ABC |
| Jetsons: The Movie | 1990 | "You and Me" | Universal Pictures |
| Taking Care of Business | 1990 | title sequence | Hollywood Pictures |
| City Slickers | 1991 | title sequence | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Straight Talk | 1992 | title sequence | Hollywood Pictures |
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | 1992 | title sequence | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Honeymoon in Vegas | 1992 | title sequence | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | Mr. DNA sequence | Universal Pictures |
| City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | 1994 | title sequence | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| David Macaulay: Roman City | 1994 | | Unicorn Projects |
| Casper | 1995 | teaser trailer | Universal Pictures |
| Four Rooms | 1995 | title sequence | Miramax |
| Kingpin | 1996 | title sequence | Rysher Entertainment |
| A Very Brady Sequel | 1996 | animation | Paramount Pictures |
| Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) | 1996 | Television special created by Lilly Tomlin | Tomlin and Wagner Theatricalz |
| George of the Jungle | 1997 | title sequence | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Durango | 1999 | animation | Hallmark Hall of Fame |
| The Way Things Work – In Mammoth 3D | 1999 | | Sony Metreon |
| God, the Devil and Bob | 2000 | additional character design | The Carsey-Werner Company |
| Major Flake | 2000 | | Cartoon Network |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 2001 | animated sequence | Universal Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Family Guy | 2001 | "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" (storyboards and animatic editing) | Fox Television Animation |
| Minority Report | 2002 | Pine & Oats animation | DreamWorks Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
| Scooby-Doo | 2002 | unused animated opening titles | Warner Bros. |
| Ask Rita | 2003 | opening titles | Litton Entertainment |
| Son of the Mask | 2005 | digital paint | New Line Cinema |
| The Pink Panther | 2006 | title sequence | Columbia Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Are We Done Yet? | 2007 | title sequence | Revolution Studios |
| Schoolhouse Rock! Earth | 2009 | "Report from the North Pole" and "A Tiny Urban Zoo" | ABC |
| Gambit | 2012 | title sequence | FilmNation Entertainment |
Commercials
* Acura Integra (1994)
* AirTouch Cellular
* Alpha-Bits
* Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau (1981)
* Brown & Polson (1980s)
* Bullwinkle's Vitamin Soda Pop (1992)
* Burger King (2002)
* Cadillac Catera
* California Department of Public Health (1984, 1990, 2000, 2011, 2013)
* CenTrust Bank (1980s)
* Chef Jr. (1997)
* Chevron (1977)
* Coca-Cola Europe (2002)
* Comcast (1999)
* Cold Turkey (1996)
* Crunchi-O's (1970s)
* Drug Emporium (1990s)
* Einstein Bros. Bagels
* Energizer (2001)
* Fingos (1993)
* First Interstate Bank (1987)
* FOX (station ID; 1990s)
* Gallo (1980s)
* The Gas Company (1980s)
* Group W (1970s)
* Happy Carob (1970s)
* Honda UK (2005)
* Honey Smacks
* I Wink Lashes
* Idaho Potato Commission (2000s)
* In Step (1970s)
* Juicy Fruit (1990s)
* Junior (1996)
* Just Pants (1970s)
* Kemps (2001)
* Ken-L Ration (1980s)
* Kirin Company
* Kitty Salmon (1970s)
* Klondike (1980s)
* Knudsen (1970s)
* Kraft Singles (1992)
* Kroger (1980s)
* Laura Scudder Inc. (1986)
* Levi's (1974, 1978)
* Lincoln Park Zoo (1987)
* Lincoln Savings and Loan Association (1980s)
* Lipton (1970s)
* Log Cabin syrup (1970s)
* Louisiana Lottery (1990s)
* Mazda (1995)
* McDonald's (1984)
* Moore Syndication (1984, 2013)
* MultiGroup Health Plan (1980s)
* NBC Online
* Nesbitt's
* New Hampshire Office of Travel & Tourism Development (1980s)
* Parco (1990s)
* Rolling Thunder (1995)
* Raid (1990s)
* Sparkletts (1970s)
* Sunbeam Products (1973)
* Taco Bell (1990s)
* Toshiba (2011)
* United States Forest Service (1972, 1995)
* United States Postal Service (1990)
* Van de Kamp's (1970s)
* Wild World Films