Top 10 Best Cartoon Writers

1. Alex Hirsch

   

   Alexander Robert Hirsch is an American animator, storyboard artist, voice actor, and television producer. He is best known as the creator of the Disney XD series "Gravity Falls," which gained a strong fan following for its clever writing and mystery-driven plot. Hirsch also voiced several characters... read more

   Alex is just plain awesome. He's created wonderful characters, has a great sense of humor, and managed to create a cartoon enjoyable for literally anyone.

2. Stephen Hillenburg

   

   Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was born on August 21, 1961. He was an American cartoonist, animator, director, producer, writer, voice actor, and marine biologist.

   He is best known for creating SpongeBob SquarePants, the popular animated series on Nickelodeon. Hillenburg also worked as a director... read more

   Former marine biologist and creator of Nickelodeon's greatest legend: SpongeBob SquarePants.

   He created a cartoon that would become well-known. Sadly, he passed away.

   If only Stephen Hillenburg were still alive today, he could continue to make SpongeBob great.

3. Genndy Tartakovsky

   

   Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian American animator, director, writer, and producer. He is widely known for creating the Cartoon Network animated series Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: Clone Wars. In 2011, he joined Sony Pictures Animation and directed Hotel Transylvania along with its... read more

   Gotta get back. Back to the past. Samurai Jack.

4. Craig McCracken

   

   Craig McCracken is an American animator, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the Emmy-winning animated series The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for Cartoon Network. He also contributed as a writer and storyboard artist on Dexter's Laboratory and was involved... read more

   He gave us the original Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Wander Over Yonder.

5. Lauren Faust

   

   Lauren Johanna Faust is an American animator, screenwriter, director, and producer. She is best known for developing Hasbro's animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She has also worked on The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and frequently collaborates... read more

6. Butch Hartman

   

   Elmer Earl Hartman IV, better known as Butch Hartman (born January 10, 1965), is an American animator, writer, director, producer, illustrator, and actor. He is best known for creating the Nickelodeon shows The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast... read more

7. J. G. Quintel

   

   James Garland "J. G." Quintel is an American animator, television writer, voice actor, and director. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network series Regular Show. Quintel also voices the characters Mordecai and High Five Ghost in the show.

8. Chris Savino

   

   Christopher Mason "Chris" Savino, born October 2, 1971, in Royal Oak, Michigan, is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator of The Loud House, an animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon in 2016.... read more

   Lol... this guy can't write or create to save his life, AND he's a creep. Everything he ever created sucks, and he ruined Dexter's Lab and The Powerpuff Girls!

9. John R. Dilworth

   

   Jonathan "John" Robert Dilworth, also known as "Dilly," is an American animator, director, and actor. He is best known as the producer, director, writer, and creator of the animated television series "Courage the Cowardly Dog." He founded Stretch Films, an animation studio that produced several notable... read more

10. Dan Povenmire

    

    Daniel Kingsley "Dan" Povenmire is an American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb.

    In addition to developing the show, Povenmire voices the villain Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz... read more

    There were hardly any bad episodes of Phineas and Ferb written, and it looks like Milo Murphy's Law will follow suit.

The Newcomers
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    Seth MacFarlane

    

    Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American television producer, filmmaker, actor, and singer. He is best known for his work in animation and comedy, including Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show, though he also works in live-action film and other genres. He has built a reputation for combining... read more

The Contenders

13. Kent Osborne

14. Daron Nefcy

    

15. Daniel Chong

    

16. Joseph Barbera

    

17. Rebecca Sugar

    

    Rebecca Rea Sugar is an American animator, composer, and director. She is best known for creating the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe. This made her the first woman to independently create a series for the network.

    The mastermind and stellar songwriter behind Steven Universe. Need I say more?

    This is the person behind some of Adventure Time's best moments.

    When she quit Adventure Time, everything went down the drain.

18. Kyle McCulloch

    He wrote a lot of great episodes in Season 9B, like Patrick the Game, Sold!, and The Whole Tooth! Most of them feel like pre-movie episodes.

19. Vincent Waller

    

20. Derek Drymon

21. C.H. Greenblatt

    

    Carl Harvey "C. H." Greenblatt is an American cartoon screenwriter, producer, and storyboard artist. He has worked on the hit TV series SpongeBob SquarePants and on Cartoon Network series such as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne. He is best known as the creator of Chowder and Harvey... read more

    One of the best writers of SpongeBob. I love his writing and drawings in those episodes, although he did everyone's least favorite pre-movie episode, I'm with Stupid.

    I enjoyed every show he worked on except Fish Hooks. Chowder is good and is certainly the best show on Cartoon Network during its dark age, although it wasn't my favorite because of the flaws. Harvey Beaks is better.

    An amazing writer/storyboard artist. He's the reason I want to become a writer/board artist myself in the future.

    He did an amazing job with SpongeBob and Billy & Mandy. I always liked him. One of the best cartoonists ever.

22. Paul Tibbitt

    

    Paul Harrison Tibbitt is an American animator, television producer, writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, and voice actor. He is best known for his work on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, where he served as a writer and executive producer. Tibbitt also directed The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge... read more

23. Meghan McCarthy

24. Amy Keating Rogers

25. Maxwell Atoms

    

    Maxwell Atoms is an American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, a popular Cartoon Network franchise. Atoms also created Evil Con Carne and contributed to several other animated series.

26. Ennio Torresan, Jr.

27. Trey Parker

    

    Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III is an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer. He is best known for his voice-over work and writing on the animated satire South Park, a show that satirizes a wide range of topics and individuals. In addition to South Park, Parker co-created... read more

    Guy who created South Park and does some of the male voices on the show.