John Derevlany
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John Derevlany is a writer, director, and performer best known for playing "Crackers the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken" in Michael Moore's TV Nation
. He also created the preschool dance and movement show Animal Jam
for Jim Henson Productions and the Discovery Channel, wrote many episodes of cartoon The Angry Beavers
, and co-founded the heavy-metal ukulele band Uke Til U Puke. He most recently wrote and developed 26 episodes of Gerald McBoing Boing based on the 1951 cartoon
by Dr. Seuss
. He is currently writing and story-editing a series based on the Wayside School books by Louis Sachar
. The series airs on Nickelodeon
and Teletoon
. Derevlany is also the creator of the life sized board game CulverLand
, which is a temporary artwork located in Culver City, California.
TV Nation
Production on the pilot episode of TV Nation began in January 1993. Moore initially turned to friends and colleagues in many production areas, while also making a point to ensure the show's employees were unionized. For the show's title sequence, graphic designer Chris Harvey put together the...
. He also created the preschool dance and movement show Animal Jam
Animal Jam
Animal Jam is a children's television show created by John Derevlany and produced by Jim Henson Television which first aired on February 24, 2003. The show is sort of like an "American Bandstand" for preschool kids....
for Jim Henson Productions and the Discovery Channel, wrote many episodes of cartoon The Angry Beavers
The Angry Beavers
The Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near Wayouttatown, Oregon. The show premiered...
, and co-founded the heavy-metal ukulele band Uke Til U Puke. He most recently wrote and developed 26 episodes of Gerald McBoing Boing based on the 1951 cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
. He is currently writing and story-editing a series based on the Wayside School books by Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is an American author of children's books who is best known for the Sideways Stories From Wayside School book series and the 1998 novel Holes, for which Sachar won a National Book Award and the Newbery Medal...
. The series airs on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and Teletoon
Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
. Derevlany is also the creator of the life sized board game CulverLand
CulverLand
CulverLand is a temporary artwork and functioning game in Culver City, California, United States, created by John Derevlany. It was funded by an arts grant from the City of Culver City, California, and installed as part of the 2010 Indiecade, the International Festival of Independent Games.In...
, which is a temporary artwork located in Culver City, California.