Alan Smart
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) is a retired animator and animation director best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants, which he has been involved with since the pilot, and as assistant director and layout artist on the Simpsons (he has also received credit as a director in the season three episode, "Flaming Moe's"). He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, and Sanjay and Craig and on five animated films: The Little Mermaid, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Oliver & Company and The Chipmunk Adventure. Alan Smart also worked on the pilot episode of Family Dog, as an animation director on Clone High and the first season of Rugrats.
Known for
Directing13
movieThe Great Patty Caper
2010
Director
tvSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Director
tvCatDog
1998
Director
tvNightmare Ned
1997
Director
tvHey Arnold!
1996
Director
tvThe Critic
1994
Director
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Director
Visual Effects17
movieSpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up
2025
Animation Director
tvThe Patrick Star Show
2021
Animation Director
movieSpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
Animation Director
movieSpongeBob LongPants
2016
Animation
movieSpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011
Animation Director
movieSpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom
2010
Animation Director
movieSpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
Animation Director
movieEd, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show
2009
Animation Director
movieThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
Animation Director
tvClone High
2002
Animation Director
movieSpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
2002
Animation Director
tvSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Animation Director
movieBox-Office Bunny
1991
Animation
movieThe Little Mermaid
1989
Animation
movieTechnological Threat
1988
Character Designer
movieThe Chipmunk Adventure
1987
Animation
tvAmazing Stories
1985
Animation
Art4
movieSpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up
2025
Supervising Art Director
movieRecycle Rex
1993
Other
tvBobby's World
1990
Other
