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Eric Shaw

Writer, also director and producer · Born June 8, 1973 (53) · Jericho, New York, U.S.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric Shaw (born June 8, 1973) is an American television writer whose credits include Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants. Originally from Jericho, NY, he attended Jericho High School and graduated from Columbia University. He has been an animation writer since 2003 and has also written Skunk Fu, Krypto the Superdog, Sid the Science Kid, My Friends Tigger & Pooh and many other animated hit shows. He is known for writing on SpongeBob SquarePants seasons five and six. As a staff writer, Shaw had written 10 SpongeBob episodes. In 2007, Shaw served as the President of the International Jury and the Cartoons on the Bay Animation Festival in Salerno, Italy. Shaw was Head Writer on the PBS animated series WordGirl starring Tom Kenny, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, Jeffrey Tambor, and others. Shaw ran the writing on Season 5 (26 episodes), from Soup2Nuts's Watertown, Mass studio. On June 14, 2013, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 40th Annual Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 8, 1973 (53)
From
Jericho, New York, U.S.
Works as
Writer, also director and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 23 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 70% in 30 days

What are Eric Shaw's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Self
19%
Society
14%
Survival
8%
Ideas
5%
Morality
4%
Friendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
18
Warm
12
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
5
Absurd
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • 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 Eric Shaw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Shaw'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

23 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Super Duper Bunny League(2025)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Big Nate(2022)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Octonauts: Above & Beyond(2021)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Rhyme Time Town(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Muppet Babies(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Muppet Babies: Show and Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer

  • Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures(2018)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Esme & Roy(2018)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Luna Petunia(2016)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Insectibles(2015)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Xiaolin Chronicles(2013)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Pound Puppies(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Chloe's Closet(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Sid the Science Kid(2008)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Ni Hao, Kai-Lan(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • WordGirl(2007)

    Show 183 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Skunk Fu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • My Friends Tigger & Pooh(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot(2007)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Tom and Jerry Tales(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Xiaolin Showdown(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1999 to 2018.

Highest rated

Xiaolin Showdown (2003)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

WordGirl (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing12 of 12: 12 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score22nd

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s5 · 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.

Is Eric Shaw's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles40–58 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles19–44 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 40 · 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 Eric Shaw work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Shaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francisco Paredes shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles