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Davis Doi (born 1954) is an American animation director and producer known for numerous American animated series and television films, as well as various Scooby-Doo and Care Bears video productions. He has been a part of many Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network original productions.
He did assistant animation to Ralph Bakshi films, The Lord of the Rings and American Pop . He produced the Hanna-Barbera animated series SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron . He co-produced with Larry Houston the second season of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest . His work also includes Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island , The Smurfs and several other Hanna-Barbera animated cartoons.
Doi has received three Emmy Award nominations, one in 1994 for The Town Santa Forgot and two in 1998 for Cow and Chicken and Dexter's Laboratory . He was also nominated for a CableACE Award in 1996 for The Chicken from Outer Space, an animated short with the main characters from the eventual series Courage the Cowardly Dog . [1]
Doi went on to work at SD Entertainment where he directed films and television.
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Assistant animator | |
| 1981 | American Pop | Assistant animator | |
| 1982 | My Smurfy Valentine | Character designer | TV movie |
| 1983 | The Smurfic Games | Character designer | TV movie |
| 1985 | Pound Puppies | Character designer / design supervisor | TV movie |
| 1985 | Star Fairies | Design supervisor | TV movie |
| 1985 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Design supervisor | |
| 1987 | Blondie & Dagwood | Character designer | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Town Santa Forgot | Producer / production design | TV movie |
| 1994 | Yogi the Easter Bear | Producer / story / production design | TV movie |
| 1998 | Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Supervising Producer / Story writer | |
| 1999 | Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | Supervising Producer / Writer | |
| 2000 | Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | Supervising Producer / Writer | |
| 2001 | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Supervising Producer / Story editor | |
| 2004 | My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds | Director | |
| 2005 | Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone | Director | |
| 2005 | Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure | Director | |
| 2006 | Bratz: Babyz the Movie | Director | |
| 2007 | Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! | Director | |
| 2010 | Care Bears: Share Bear Shines | Director | |
| 2010 | Care Bears to the Rescue | Director | |
| 2010 | Care Bears: The Giving Festival | Supervising Director | |
| 2012 | Hydee and the Hytops | Director | |
| 2016 | The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave [2] | Director |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Kwicky Koala Show | Character designer | |
| 1981-1988 | The Smurfs | Character designer / layout artist / design supervisor / storyboard artist | |
| 1982 | The Smurfs Springtime Special | Character designer | TV short |
| 1982 | Richie Rich | Character designer | 1 episode: "The Maltese Monkey" |
| 1983 | Pac-Man | Character designer | |
| 1984 | Snorks | Design Supervisor | |
| 1985 | Challenge of the GoBots | Design Supervisor | |
| 1985-1986 | Paw Paws | Design Supervisor | |
| 1985-1986 | Yogi's Treasure Hunt | Design Supervisor | |
| 1985-1987 | The Jetsons | Character designer | 4 episodes |
| 1986-1987 | My Little Pony 'n Friends | Model designer | |
| 1987 | Garbage Pail Kids | Model designer | |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy | Background designer / model designer / producer | |
| 1988-1989 | Garfield and Friends | Storyboard artist | |
| 1989 | DuckTales | Storyboard designer | 1 episode: "The Bride Wore Stripes" |
| 1990 | Timeless Tales from Hallmark | Layout supervisor / producer | |
| 1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | Producer | |
| 1992 | Gramps | Supervising producer | TV short |
| 1993-1994 | Capitol Critters | Supervising producer | |
| 1993-1994 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Producer | |
| 1995-1997 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Supervising producer | |
| 1996-1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Producer / director | |
| 1997 | Larry & Steve | Supervising producer | TV short |
| 1997-1999 | I Am Weasel | Supervising producer | |
| 1997-2002 | Dexter's Laboratory | Supervising producer | 14 episodes |
| 1998 | Cow and Chicken | Supervising producer | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Alien Racers | Director | |
| 2007-2008 | Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot | Director | |
| 2009-2010 | Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps | Director | |
| 2019-present | Care Bears: Unlock the Magic | Executive producer |
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