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Steven Banks

Steven Banks

Writer and actor, also producer · Born November 27, 1954 (71) · Los Angeles County, California, U.S.

Steven Craig Banks (born November 27, 1954) is an American actor, musician, comedian, and writer of television, plays, books and cartoons, including CatDog, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 27, 1954 (71)
From
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Works as
Writer and actor, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Steven Banks' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
25%
Survival
13%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Absurd
5
Warm
3
Dread
1
Tense
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Steven Banks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Banks' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Big Woop(2025)

    Writer

  • Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer(2015)

    as Billy the Mime

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Harvey Beaks(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Thomas Edison's Secret Lab(2015)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mom(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doug · as Randy · as Steven

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Story Editor

  • SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Story Editor · Writer

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Story Editor

  • The Great Patty Caper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • Planet Sheen(2010)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob's Truth or Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Additional Writing · Story Editor · Writer

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Story Editor · Writer

  • Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • The Aristocrats(2005)

    as Billy the Mime

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius(2002)

    Show 21 episodes · Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Fairly OddParents(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Company Man(2000)

    as Officer Emmons

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 216 episodes · Original Story · Story Editor · Writer · as Mime (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Susan's Plan(1998)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • CatDog(1998)

    Show 45 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Morley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as A.D.

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Pat and Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Assistant Camera

  • The Steven Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Steven

  • Beverly Hills Cop III(1994)

    as Spider Ride Operator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Yarn Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ryan Flynn

  • Murder of Innocence(1993)

    as John Walt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • F.A.R.T. The Movie(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Folk Singer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer · as Steven Banks

  • Date with an Angel(1987)

    as Aldridge

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Black Hole(1979)

    as Sentry Robot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1979 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Aristocrats (2005)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Murder of Innocence (1993)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 36: 12 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting23 of 36: 19 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing1 of 36: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 36: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 36: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

36 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew1990s12 · 9 acting · 5 crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2010s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Steven Banks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Thomas Edison's Secret Lab (2015)

98th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

Midcredits 88th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 41, detractors 8. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Steven Banks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–62 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Steven Banks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Banks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Victor Wilson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers