Mac Bluff

Mac Bluff

December 16, 1991 TV Episode Widget, the World Watcher

Series title: Widget (Short Title)

Studio
Kroyer Films, Zodiac Entertainment, Calico Creations
Animation studio
Dinosaur Production Ltd., Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd., Heiter/Lee Productions, Da Vinci Animation Korea.
Produced in Association With: KBS Media Enterprises
Distributor
Zodiac Entertainment

Characters

Widget, Mega Brain, Ratchet, Brian, Kristine, Kevin, Elders

Credits

Directing

Director
Tom Burton, Mary Cim

Producing

Producer
Tom Burton
Supervising Producer
Claudia Burton
Executive Producer
Peter Keefe

Animation

Animator
Burt Medall, Erna Kaluza, Kaan Kalyon, Robert Lizarraga
Animators (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Sam-Bong Baik, Hwa Yeol Gong, Joon Bok Kim, Kwang Hee Lee, Sun Hee Lee, Lee Oak Mo, Jung Jae Ook, Seung-Jin Oh
Animators (Sei Young Animation)
Ki Ju In, Kim Un Kyu, Baekyup Sung, Kim Dong Tack, Lim Kyung Won
Assistant Animators
Kim Bowen, Matthew W. Grant, Todd Hoff
Assistant Animator (Da Vinci Animation)
Yeon Bok Lee
Assistant Animators (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Young Suck Choi, Sa Ill Hong, Mi Kyung Kim, Jin Taek Lee, Yeon Bok Lee, Jee Hee Min, Seong Won Oh, Jong Wha Park, Meong Ja Ra, Jae Kyuhn Yang
Assistant Animators (Sei Young Animation)
Kim Mi Ae, Lee Kee Doo, Yoo Sang Kun, Kwon Young Kwon, Lee Jae Wook
Animation Directors
Becky Bristow, Valerie Gifford, Norm Gottfredson, Constantin Mustatea, Ron Myrick, Greg Reyna
Animation Director (Da Vinci Animation)
Lee Oak Mo
Animation Supervisor
Burt Medall
Animation Production Supervisor
Don Goodman
Animation Checkers (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Sang Youn Lee, Taek Myun Lee
Animation Checkers (Sei Young Animation)
Ko Jong Hwan, Kim Hyo Tae
Final Checkers (Sei Young Animation)
Un Bong Soo, Oh Sei Wook
Director (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Sung-chil Kim, Gun Sul Lee
Director (Sei Young Animation)
Dae-jung Kim
Character Designers
Tom Burton, Hee Ja Cho, Won Ki Cho
Layout Supervisors
Curtis Cim, Armando Norte
Layout Artists
Pat Agnasin, Enzo Baldi, Lyle Beddes, San Wei Chan, Hee Ja Cho, Won Ki Cho, Brett Hisey, Les Kaluza, Yung Soo Kim, Tom Knowles, Jennifer McChristian, Shawn Murphy, Armando Norte, Dave Sharp, Jay Won So, Byun Kwang Won
Layout Artists (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Kee Yong Bae, Tae Syuk Kim, Il Nan Park
Layout Artists (Sei Young Animation)
Jung Sei Kwon, Lee Young Hwan
Painter (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Soon Rae Hwang
Painters (Sei Young Animation)
Choi Ok Hee, Choi Kum Ja, Yang Soo Ja, Lee Jin Soon, Choi Si Sung, Won Sang Un
Cel Painting Supervisor
Ashley Lupin
Cel Painters
Lada Babicka, Marie Boughamer, Lorraine Couzzi, Sybil Cuzzort, Corry Kingsbury, Tracey Oakley
Ink and Paint Supervisor
Ashley Lupin
Ink and Paint Artists
Kathy Blore, Marie Boughamer, Casey Clayton, Lorraine Couzzi, Elena Marie Cox, Sybil Cuzzort, Gail L. Fiala, Corry Kingsbury, Kristin Lande, Tracey Oakley
Scene Planner
Curtis Cim
Background Artist (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Han Sun Geun
Background Artists (Sei Young Animation)
Kwan Tae Hwan, Park Jae Hyun, Kwong Yong Nam, Jung Won Young
Background Styling Supervisor
David McBride
Background Stylists
Steve Butz, Helle Hane, David Harrington, Janet Kusnick, Gregory C. Miller, Ron Roesch, George W. Stokes, Glen Tarnowski
Trace Artist (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Seong Nam Ha
Trace Artists (Sei Young Animation)
Ha In Ha, Yoo Soo Jung, Yoo Ko Un
Cel Xerographers
Judi Cassell, John Remmel, Dean Stanley
Xerox (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Hee Joo Gee
Xerox (Sei Young Animation)
Lee Jong Kyu

Voices

Voice
Russi Taylor (Widget), Jim Cummings (Mega Brain, Elder #1), Tress MacNeille (Ratchet, Elder #2), Kath Soucie (Brian, Kristine), Dana Hill (Kevin)

Music

Music
Dale Schacker
Music (Dyaxis Programmer)
Jim Baldree
Music Scoring Engineer
Mark Shifman
Music Engineer
Mark Shifman

Editing

Editor
Jim Blodgett, Franklin Cofod, Rob Desales, Ivan Ladizinsky, Janet "Lime" Leimenstoll, Ethan Andrew Morgan
Editors (Sei Young Animation)
Park Young Ran, Hwang Ho Sam
Editorial Supervisor
Larry Whelan
Telecine Supervisors
James Kealy, Sarah Swiskow
Telecine Colorists
Stephen P. Arkle, Gary Barron, Richard Cassel, Trent Johnson
Supervising Video Tape Editor
Trent Johnson
Post-Production Supervisor (Film)
Larry Whelan

Crew

Creator
Peter Keefe
Production Design
Nestor Redondo
Art Director
Ken Leonard
Storyboard Supervisor
Gary Goldstein
Storyboard Assistant Supervisor
David Miller
Storyboard Artists
Bob Arkwright, Del Barras, Cullen Blaine, Michael V. Bennett, Tom Bernardo, Robin Brigstocke, Rick Catizone, Victor Cook, Victor Dal Chele, Ronaldo Del Carmen, Tom Ellery, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Stuart Heimdal, Glen Hill, Michael Hulme, J. Chantal Itkin, Robert Lamb, Ken Laramay, Robert Lizarraga, Job Martin, Kenny McGill, Keith Sargent, Mike Sosnowski, Bob Steele, Keith Tucker, Richard T. Walsh, Jim Willoughby
Storyboard Timers
Bob Arkwright, Mary Cim, Gerald Moeller, Ron Myrick
Designers
Tom Burton, Dan Chessher, Hee Ja Cho, Won Ki Cho, Burt Medall, Ric Quiroz, Dean Thompson
Supervising Sound Editor
R.D. Floyd
Sound Editors
R.D. Floyd, Bill Kean, Cathy Malkasian, Steve Nelson, Charles Rychwalski, Ken Stange
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Beiriger
Stereo Sound Post-Production Coordinator
Darragh O'Farrell
Stereo Sound Post-Production
Anne Rodman
Foley Artist
Ossama Khuluki
Dialogue Recording Engineer
Gary Littell
Track Readers
Tom Anderson, Laurie Wetzler
Technical Director (Camera and Optical Effects)
John Graves
Camera and Optical Effects Supervisor
Nancy Ketelsen
Camera and Optical Effects
Christopher Dusendschon, John Graves, Roncie Hantke, James Keefer, Nancy Ketelsen, John Lindahl, Marcus MacDonald, Drew Redford, Ken Yaecker
Effects Animation Designers
Joel Fajnor, George W. Stokes
Effects Animation Assistant
Kim Bowen
Special Effects (Da Vinci Animation)
Nam Yong Kim
Airbrush Artist (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Nam Yong Kim
Airbrush Artists (Sei Young Animation)
Lee Soon Jik, Kim Byung Jin
Production Manager (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Uey Nam Oh
Production Manager (Sei Young Animation)
Joe Jung Jin
Executive in Charge (Calico)
Lee Mann
Executive in Charge (KBS Media Enterprises)
Kim Sung Ryul
Executive in Charge (Sei Young Animation)
Choi An Hee
Pre-Production Supervisor
Paul Vitello
Post-Production Supervisor
Paul Vitello
Camera Operators (Dinosaur Production Ltd.)
Young Yeon Hwang, Chang Hwa Na
Camera Operators (Sei Young Animation)
Choi Soon Ho, Jeon Moon Ho, Kim Jung Joong, Choi Dong Sub
Assistants to Producers
Theresa Calderon, Diane De Laurentis
Assistant to Executive Producer
Thresa Katz
Production Controllers (Sei Young Animation)
Soon Shin Park, Joo Hong Soo, Choi Hyun Sook
Production Checkers
Mimi Clayton, Kathleen I. Evans
Production Assistants
Carmen Brooks, Nancy Bush, Theresa Calderon, April H. Corcoran, Deannie Gallegos, Felecia McEachin, Bruce T. Miyake, Martin James Pratti, Melissa Savlov
Production Assistants (Sei Young Animation)
Lee Kwang Ki, Kang Jong Man, Kim Young Tae
Story Editor
Peter Keefe
Creative Consultant
Mary Strauser
Production Accountants
June Burton, D. Douglas Hill, Janet Mann
Camera
Hana Camera Service
Dialogue Recording
Sound Services
Videotape Post-Production
Complete Post
Special Effects
Joel Fajnor

Companies and other credits

  • Stereo Sound Post-Production: Vitello & Associates
  • Stereo Sound Post-Production: Inc
  • Original Character Designs Produced in Association With: Kroyer Films

Production notes

Widget was a little alien with the task of preserving and protecting the environment of planet Earth with the aid of his friends, three human children named Kristine, Brian and Kevin. It was generally extraordinarily well-written, non-violent and non-condescending, compared to the multitude of other shows which were only pandering to the P.C. market, but which were actually nothing more than advertisements for licensed merchandise with morals slapped on at the end. I am always amazed that a show of this integrity was ever realized.