John Holmquist


John Holmquist is an American animator, director, designer, and storyboard artist. He has worked on several episodes of Rugrats as a director and storyboard artist from the late 1990s to early 2000s. In 2003, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program for his work on Rugrats. Holmquist has also acted as a director for some episodes of Family Guy.

Career

For Klasky Csupo, Inc.

He has designed the main characters and appeared as a director for many episodes of the animated television series Rugrats from 1991 to 1998 and acts as a storyboard artist for other later episodes from 2001 to 2004 and the three theatrical films.
Here is a partial list of Rugrats episodes he has worked on:

As a director

  • "Radio Daze"
  • "Heatwave"
  • "Faire Play"
  • "The Art Fair"
  • "Dust Bunnies"
  • "Turtle Recall"
  • "Angelica Orders Out"
  • "Grandpa's Bad Bug"
  • "Johnathan Babysits"
  • "The Fugitive"
  • "Uneasy Rider"
  • "Babysitting Fluffy"
  • "No Naps"
  • "Chuckie's a Lefty"
  • "Zoo Story"
  • "Hand Me Downs"
  • "The Jungle"
  • "Pedal Pusher"
  • "Silent Angelica"
  • "Runaway Reptar"
  • "Cooking with Susie"
  • "A Dog's Life"
  • "Thumbs Up"
  • "Accidents Happen"
  • "Bug Off"

    As a storyboard artist / character designer

  • "The First Cut"
  • "Chuckie Grows"
  • "Tommy's First Birthday"
  • "Barbeque Story"
  • "Waiter There's a Baby in My Soup"
  • "At the Movies"
  • "Reptar on Ice"
  • "Baby Commercial"
  • "Little Dude"
  • "Lady Luck"
  • "Real or Robots"
  • "Special Delivery"
  • "Ruthless Tommy"
  • "Toy Palace"
  • "Sand Ho!"
  • "Grandpa's Teeth"
  • "The Bank Trick"
  • "The Santa Experience"
  • "Let There Be Light"
In 1994–1999, Holmquist designed characters for Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.

''Family Guy''

Holmquist has also directed the following episodes:
  • "Running Mates"
  • "Airport '07"
  • "Stewie Kills Lois"
  • "Play it Again, Brian"
  • "Ocean's Three and a Half"
  • "We Love You, Conrad"
  • "Hannah Banana"
  • "Extra Large Medium"
  • "Excellence in Broadcasting"
  • "Leggo My Meg-O"
  • "Yug Ylimaf"
  • "Call Girl"
  • "Finders Keepers"
  • "Mom's the Word"
  • "Brian the Closer"
  • "Our Idiot Brian"
  • "Pawtucket Pete"
  • "Bri, Robot"
  • "Start Me Up"
  • "Christmas Is Coming"
  • "Yacht Rocky"
  • "La Famiglia Guy"
  • "Bend or Blockbuster"