Ken Pontac

Ken Pontac
Pontac in 2009
Born	(1957-05-22) May 22, 1957 (age 68) Los Angeles, California U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Genre	Gore, Comedy
Notable works	Happy Tree Friends ReBoot LazyTown Arthur Toddworld Ka-Pow! Sonic the Hedgehog
Website
www.happytreefriends.com

Ken Pontac (born May 22, 1957) is an American writer, who has written for ToddWorld, LazyTown and Happy Tree Friends and helped create its spin-off Ka-Pow! . Pontac also was a co-creator of Bump in the Night and a co-writer for the Sonic the Hedgehog series. ^[1]

Writing credits

Television credits

• Gumby Adventures (1988)
• Mighty Max (1993)
• Bump in the Night (1994–1995) ^[2]
• Extreme Dinosaurs (1997)
• The Legend of Calamity Jane (1997)
• Shadow Raiders (1998–1999)
• ReBoot (1999)
• Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends (1999)
• Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999, 2001)
• Howdi Gaudi (2002)
• LazyTown (2004)
• ¡Mucha Lucha! (2004)
• ToddWorld (2004)
• Happy Tree Friends (2004–2008)
• Krypto the Superdog (2005)
• Pet Alien (2005)
• Growing Up Creepie (2006)
• The Secret Show (2006)
• Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2008)
• Storm Hawks (2008)
• Arthur (2010–2013)
• Generator Rex (2011)
• Matt Hatter Chronicles (2011–2012)
• Transformers: Rescue Bots (2012)
• Octonauts (2012, 2014)
• Slugterra (2012–2016)
• Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (2013–2015)
• Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
• Luna Petunia (2017)
• Sonic Boom (2017)
• Kong: King of the Apes (2018)
• Woody Woodpecker (2020, 2022)
• Curious George (2020)
• Mighty Express (2021)

Video game credits

• ClayFighter (1993)
• Primal Rage (1994)
• ClayFighter 63⅓ (1997)
• ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut (1998)
• MadWorld (2009)
• Sonic Colors (2010)
• Sonic Generations (2011)
• Sonic Lost World (2013)
• Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014)
• Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016)
• Sonic Forces (2017)
• State of Decay 2 (2018)
• Team Sonic Racing (2019)
• Grand Theft Auto Online (2022)

Comic books

• Justice League Unlimited #44 (2008)
• Wacky Raceland #1-6 (2016)

References

1. Doolan, Liam (January 31, 2021). "Two Veteran Sonic The Hedgehog Writers Appear To Have Moved On". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
2. "Bump in the Night Credits". www-old.cs.utah.edu. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

External links

• Ken Pontac at IMDb