Jason Butler Rote is an American television writer, known mainly for his work at Hanna-Barbera on Cartoon Network animated television series like Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003) and The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005). He attended McClintock High School.

Filmography

edit
Year(s) Work Role Notes
1993–1995 2 Stupid Dogs Unit production coordinator (26 episodes) TV series
1994 Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights Unit production coordinator TV movie
A Flintstones Christmas Carol Unit production coordinator TV movie
1995 Dumb and Dumber Writer (1 episode) TV series
1996 Timon & Pumbaa Writer (1 episode) TV series
What a Cartoon! Creator, writer, and storyboard artist (1 episode) TV series; segment: "Godfrey & Zeek in 'Lost Control'"
1996–1998 Dexter's Laboratory Head writer (47 episodes) TV series
1998–2000 The Powerpuff Girls Writer (9 episodes) TV series
2000 Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Writer TV programming block
2002 Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? Story outline (2 episodes) TV series

Other work

edit

In 1995 Rote, along with Mark Hughes and Joe LoCicero, published The Jetsons Character Reference Guide under the Hanna-Barbera label.[1]

Awards and nominations

edit

He and fellow writer Paul Rudish won an Annie Award in 1997 in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production" for their work on the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Beard to Be Feared".[2] He was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: in 1997 and 1998 for Dexter's Laboratory[3] and in 1999 for The Powerpuff Girls.[4]

Date Award Category Work Shared with Result
1997 Annie Awards Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production Dexter's Laboratory (for "Beard to Be Feared")[2] Paul Rudish Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) Dexter's Laboratory (for "Star Spangled Sidekicks", "T.V. Superpals", and "Game Over")[3] Sherry Gunther, Larry Huber, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky Nominated
1998 Dexter's Laboratory (for "Dyno-Might" and "LABretto")[3] Davis Doi, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Michael Ryan Nominated
1999 The Powerpuff Girls (for "Bubblevicious" and "The Bare Facts")[4] Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, and Genndy Tartakovsky Nominated

References

edit
  1. ^ "The Jetsons Character Reference Guide". BarnesandNoble.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997)". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Dexter's Laboratory". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Variety Staff (July 22, 1999). "Primetime Emmy Noms - List 1". Variety. Reed Business Information. Section: Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less.). Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
edit