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John Blanchard

Director, also producer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series SCTV, The Kids in the Hall, CODCO, MADtv and the talk show The Martin Short Show for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show. He also directed episodes of the sitcoms Grounded for Life, Wanda at Large, Cavemen, Unhitched, as well as a number of television films one of his notable films being The Last Polka (1985) starring John Candy and Eugene Levy. He also directed the direct-to-video Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Blanchard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 24 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 58% in 30 days

What are John Blanchard's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
39%
Ideas
25%
Survival
13%
Bonds
11%
Self
8%
Morality
5%
Art2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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 0 · 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 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Joyful
3
Warm
2
Manic
2
Tense
1

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical2

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 John Blanchard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Blanchard's 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

24 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Unhitched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Cavemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Legends in Concert: Loretta Lynn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Rock Me Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Mullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Wanda at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 40 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • SportsCentury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Miles Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • The Kids in the Hall(1988)

    Show 95 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rocket Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • All My Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Really Weird Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Loose Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • The Last Polka(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • SCTV Channel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Scrooge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • SCTV(1976)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1978 to 2008.

Highest rated

SCTV (1976)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Kids in the Hall (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 23: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting21 of 23: 21 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing1 of 23: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s8 · 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 John Blanchard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000)

72nd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

SCTV (1976)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

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.

Who does John Blanchard work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Blanchard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eugene Levy shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles