C. H. Greenblatt

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**Carl Harvey Greenblatt** (born June 18, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, storyboard artist, cartoonist, animator, and voice actor. He has worked on the Nickelodeon's *SpongeBob SquarePants*, and on the Cartoon Network's *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* and *Evil Con Carne*. He has been the creator of Cartoon Network's *Chowder*, Nickelodeon's *Harvey Beaks*, and creator and executive producer of *Jellystone!*, a new Hanna-Barbera animated series for HBO Max and produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

Greenblatt took inspiration for his work from Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss, and Richard Scarry.

## Early life

He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in advertising. He was classmates with future film critic Korey Coleman.

## Career

He got his first job in the animation industry working as an additional storyboard artist for *SpongeBob SquarePants*.

In 2007, Greenblatt began *Chowder*, an animated show that he created and executive produced for Cartoon Network. Greenblatt collaborated with Maxwell Atoms on his new *Billy & Mandy* spin-off Halloween special called *Underfist*, in which he reprised his role as Fred Fredburger. He announced on his blog that Nickelodeon has given the go-ahead for an 11-minute pilot for a new show created by him entitled *Bad Seeds* (later renamed *Harvey Beaks*).

He announced in September 2013 that the show has since been picked up for 26 11-minute episodes, with production commencing at the beginning of 2014. He has also directed the *Deadman* shorts for DC Nation. From Season 2 and 3 of *SpongeBob* he teamed up with Aaron Springer and later in Season 3 he teamed up with Kaz.

On April 5, 2018, Greenblatt announced that he had now been employed by Warner Bros. Animation, adding that he has been developing "something fun" for the studio but could not yet disclose anything else about it. On October 29, 2019, the project was officially unveiled with the title of *Jellystone*, described as a crossover of several Hanna-Barbera characters living in the titular town “where they can’t help but make trouble for one another”.

## Legacy

Greenblatt is considered to be one of the greatest comedy writers by critics and fans in modern times. Scott Thill of *Cartoon Brew* praised Greenblatt as one of the most influential comedy writers with innovative comedic elements. *Cartoon Brew* also said Greenblatt "has logged a decade-and-a-half across studios and shows". James Poniewozik of *Time* credited Greenblatt as defining *SpongeBob*'s comedic style. Greenblatt was one of the writers of the *SpongeBob* episode "Band Geeks", considered by many to be the best episode of the entire series. *SpongeBob* writer Kaz recalled writing with Greenblatt fun and said he was full with "weird energy".

## Filmography

### Video games

 2009
 2011

## References

1. ↑ Coleman, Korey (August 14, 2018). "The Weekly Roast & Toast 8-14-18". https://doubletoasted.com/show/the-weekly-roast-toast-live-830-pm-cst-2/. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
2. ↑ Liu, Ed (October 30, 2007). "Toon Zone Interviews C.H. Greenblatt on Crafting "Chowder"". Toon Zone. http://www.toonzone.net/2007/10/toon-zone-interviews-c-h-greenblatt-on-crafting-chowder/. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
3. ↑ Amidi, Amid. "Nick's Upcoming 'Bad Seeds' Renamed 'Harvey Beaks!'". http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/nicks-upcoming-bad-seeds-renamed-harvey-beaks-108332.html. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
4. ↑ "Nerd Armada". http://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com/post/172637034217/hello-mr-greenblatt-ive-been-meaning-to-ask. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. ↑ "Nerd Armada". http://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com/post/172647285867/so-what-do-you-do-at-warner-bros. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
6. ↑ "'Looney Tunes' Update, Hanna-Barbera Series Set at HBO Max" (in en). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/looney-tunes-update-hanna-barbera-series-set-at-hbo-max-1250825.
7. ↑ "#C.H. Greenblatt". Cartoon Brew. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tag/c-h-greenblatt.

## External links

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* C. H. Greenblatt's current blog on Tumblr
* C. H. Greenblatt's original blog, Nerd Armada
* Frederator Studio's interview with Greenblatt

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