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Tony Benedict(1936-2025)

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  • Art Department
  • Additional Crew
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Tony Benedict was born in 1936 in the USA. He was a writer, known for The Jetsons (1962), Santa and the Three Bears (1970) and The Atom Ant Show (1965). He died on 29 November 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born1936
DiedNovember 29, 2025
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DiedNovember 29, 2025
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Known for

Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
The Jetsons
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Santa and the Three Bears (1970)
Santa and the Three Bears
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1970
The Atom Ant Show (1965)
The Atom Ant Show
6.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Santa's Christmas Elf (Named Calvin) (1971)
Santa's Christmas Elf (Named Calvin)
2.4
  • Special Effects
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer

  • The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain (1995)
    The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain
    7.9
    Video Game
    • script
    • 1995
  • The Pink Panther (1993)
    The Pink Panther
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1993
  • The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986)
    The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer (segment "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol")
    • 1986
  • Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
    The Jetsons
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1962–1985
  • Saturday Supercade (1983)
    Saturday Supercade
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story by
    • writer (segment "The great Q-Tee Contest")
    • 1983
  • Heathcliff (1980)
    Heathcliff
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story (1980-1981)
    • 1980–1981
  • Ruth Buzzi, David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Robert T. Gillis, Arte Johnson, Rick Steward, and Steve DePatie in Baggy Pants & the Nitwits (1977)
    Baggy Pants & the Nitwits
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1977–1980
  • Mel Blanc in Daffy Duck's Easter Show (1980)
    Daffy Duck's Easter Show
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Daffy Flies North (1980)
    Daffy Flies North
    5.9
    TV Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Chocolate Chase (1980)
    The Chocolate Chase
    5.4
    TV Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Yolks on You (1980)
    The Yolks on You
    5.8
    TV Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979)
    Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol
    6.6
    TV Short
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
    Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
    6.9
    TV Short
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Hell-Bent for Election (1944)
    Fright Before Christmas
    6.3
    TV Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • String Along in Pink (1979)
    String Along in Pink
    5.9
    Short
    • story
    • 1979

Art Department

  • Droopy: Master Detective (1993)
    Droopy: Master Detective
    6.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1993–1994
  • Christopher Plummer, Ian James Corlett, Long John Baldry, A.J. Bond, Jim Byrnes, Babz Chula, Kristin Fairlie, Vanessa King, Kyle Labine, Andrea Libman, Scott McNeil, Kelly Sheridan, Tracey Lee Smythe, French Tickner, and Stevie Louise Vallance in The New Adventures of Madeline (1989)
    The New Adventures of Madeline
    6.8
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1993–1994
  • The Pink Panther (1993)
    The Pink Panther
    6.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1993
  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
    Tom & Jerry Kids Show
    6.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1990–1993
  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)
    The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
    6.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1990–1991
  • Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
    6.4
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1990–1991
  • John Candy in Camp Candy (1989)
    Camp Candy
    6.8
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1989–1990
  • Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
    Tiny Toon Adventures
    7.5
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1990
  • The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
    The New Yogi Bear Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1988
  • Beany and Cecil (1988)
    Beany and Cecil
    6.6
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1988
  • Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
    The Jetsons
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story director
    • storyboard artist (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958)
    The Huckleberry Hound Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (uncredited)
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • What a Cartoon! (1995)
    What a Cartoon!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1995
  • Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
    The Jetsons
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1985
  • The Wuzzles (1985)
    The Wuzzles
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Anthony Benedict
  • Born
    • 1936
    • USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 2025
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was a regular Hanna-Barbera staffer/story/writer from 1960 to the 1966, then returned as storyboard artist.

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