John Holmquist
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John Holmquist is a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 animation director
Animation director
An animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film...

. He has worked on several episodes of Rugrats
Rugrats
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....

 as a director and storyboard artist for the late 90's to early 2000's. Holmquist has also acted as a director for some episodes of Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...

.

For Klasky Csupo, Inc.

He has designed the main characters and appeared as a director for many episodes of the animated
Animation
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 television series Rugrats
Rugrats
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....

 from 1991-1998 and acts as a storyboard artist
Storyboard artist
Storyboard artist is a profession specialized in creating storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions.A storyboard artist is able to visualize any stories using quick sketches on paper at any moment...

 for other later episodes from 2001-2004 and the three theatrical films.

Here is a partial list of Rugrats episodes he has worked on:

As a director


As a storyboard artist/character designer



And he has designed characters for Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
AAAHH!!! Real Monsters
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is an American animated television series about adolescent monsters in training, developed by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon...

 from 1994 to 1999.

Family Guy

He has also directed the following episodes:
  • "Running Mates"
  • "Airport '07
    Airport '07
    "Airport '07" is the twelfth episode of season five of Family Guy. The episode originally broadcast on March 4, 2007. The plot follows Quagmire being dismissed from his job as a pilot after Peter decided to remove the airplane fueling hose prematurely...

    "
  • "Stewie Kills Lois"
  • "Play it Again, Brian"
  • "Ocean's Three and a Half
    Ocean's Three and a Half
    "Ocean's Three and a Half" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of Family Guy. It first aired in the United States on the Fox television network on February 15, 2009. Peter decides to induce Joe's wife Bonnie into labor so that Joe will be able to spend more time with him. Bonnie gives...

    "
  • "We Love You, Conrad
    We Love You, Conrad
    "We Love You, Conrad" is the fourteenth episode of the seventh season of Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 3, 2009. In the episode, Brian's ex-girlfriend Jillian is getting married. As he tries to move on, he starts dating The Hills star Lauren Conrad and the media...

    "
  • "Hannah Banana
    Hannah Banana
    "Hannah Banana" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the animated series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 8, 2009. The episode follows baby Stewie after he sneaks backstage at a Miley Cyrus concert in Quahog, eventually discovering that she is actually...

    "
  • "Extra Large Medium
    Extra Large Medium
    "Extra Large Medium" is the twelfth episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. Directed by John Holmquist and written by Steve Callaghan, the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 14, 2010...

    "
  • "Excellence in Broadcasting
    Excellence in Broadcasting
    "Excellence in Broadcasting" is the second episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 3, 2010...

    "

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