Jim Jinkins

James "Jim" Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) is an American animator who was the creator of one of the first three Nicktoons, Doug. Jinkins also created Disney's PB&J Otter, as well as several other shows produced by his two companies, Jumbo Pictures and Cartoon Pizza.
== Background and career ==
Jinkins was born in Richmond, Virginia, and lived there during his childhood. His experiences growing up in Richmond would serve as an inspiration for the fictional town of Bluffington, Virginia, in the series Doug.
Jinkins began his career in 1977 when he began working on Pinwheel, where he performed Minus, was the second hand of Ebeneezer, Aurelia, and Luigi, and was a graphic artist.GaryW48 (April 28, 2012) Pinwheel Closing Credits 1981 Nickelodeon. www.youtube.com Retrieved April 22, 2019. He was also a graphic artist on By the Way,tvguy1979 (December 26, 2018) By the Way- Ultra-rare/lost Nickelodeon show from 1979, Intro & Host Segments. www.youtube.com Retrieved April 22, 2019. Video Comics,tvguy1979 (March 16, 2020) Video Comics End Credits- 1970's Nickelodeon program. www.youtube.com Retrieved March 17, 2020. and Hocus Focus, and also played Professor Rhombus and various other characters on the latter.GaryW48 (April 23, 2012) Hocus Focus early Nickelodeon TV show from 1981. www.youtube.com Retrieved April 22, 2019.
Later, Jinkins worked in advertising, creating television commercials and promotions featuring a young boy and a dog, who would become the main characters of his major creation, Doug. Jim had developed Doug Funnie through doodles during a time of the early days of his career. Doug and his dog Porkchop first appeared in Jinkin's book Doug Got a New Pair of Shoes, which led to his creating an animated pilot titled "Doug Can't Dance". He sold the Doug pilot to Nickelodeon. The pilot tested higher than any other pilot for the network at the time. Jinkins established Jumbo Pictures in 1990 to produce Doug for Nickelodeon. Doug went on to become one of Nickelodeon's most popular and successful series. Jinkins has also served as executive producer and voice director for Doug as well as writing only two episodes. Jinkins also created a TV show for Nick Jr., Allegra's Window.
Doug's success caught the eyes of Disney executives. In 1996, Disney bought Jumbo Pictures and revived Doug (retitled Brand Spanking New! Doug) as part of their "One Saturday Morning" lineup.
Jinkins and his team at Jumbo Pictures have produced the PB&J Otter and 101 Dalmatians animated series and feature film Doug's 1st Movie for Disney. Jinkins has also founded an independent company, Cartoon Pizza, which produced shows such as JoJo's Circus, Stanley, HoopDogz, and Pinky Dinky Doo.
== Jinkins on Doug ==
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