From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tad Stones (born c.1952 in Burbank, California) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer and director best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Disney include creating, writing and producing the animated series Darkwing Duck and producing Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Aladdin and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. His latest project is the animated series Bob's Burgers, which premiered in January 2011 on Fox. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tad Stones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 28, 1952 (74)
- Writer, producer and director
- 24 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Known for
What are Tad Stones' films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2
Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy17
- Bittersweet3
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 Tad Stones' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (11).
- DuckTales (2017) · actor
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) · actor
- Darkwing Duck (1991) · writer
- Gummi Bears (1985) · writer, producer
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) · director, producer
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004) · writer
- The Return of Jafar (1994) · director, writer, producer
- Hercules (1998) · director, producer
- The Super Hero Squad Show (2009) · writer
- Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003) · director, writer, producer
- Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011) · director
Subscription and free streaming for Tad Stones' 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
34 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
DuckTales(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Kulipari(2016)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Hellboy Animated: The Dark Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Generator Rex(2010)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Turok: Son of Stone(2008)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Atlantis: Milo's Return(2003)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Hercules(1998)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Return of Jafar(1994)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Aladdin(1994)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Darkwing Duck: Comic Book Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Darkwing Duck(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Sport Goofy in Soccermania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Swabbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Gummi Bears(1985)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Fun with Mr. Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Understanding Alcohol Use and Abuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Darkwing Duck: Justice Ducks Unite! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1979 to 2022.
Highest rated
Generator Rex (2010)
Most popular right now
Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)
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 Tad Stones' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. 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 Tad Stones' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.
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 Tad Stones work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tad Stones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Cummings shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Alan ZasloveShared titles: Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess (2005), Aladdin (1994), The Return of Jafar (1994), Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989), Gummi Bears (1985)See all 5 shared titles with Alan Zaslove
- Toby SheltonShared titles: Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess (2005), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003), Aladdin (1994), The Return of Jafar (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Toby Shelton
- Victor CookShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes (2007), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Victor Cook
- Rob LaDucaShared titles: Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess (2005), Aladdin (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Rob LaDuca
Writers
- Kevin HoppsShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003), Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989), Gummi Bears (1985)See all 5 shared titles with Kevin Hopps
- Kevin CampbellShared titles: Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011), Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004), The Return of Jafar (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Campbell
- Thomas HartShared titles: Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011), Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Hart
- Mike MignolaShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes (2007), Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Mignola
Actors
- Jim CummingsShared titles: Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008), Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), Aladdin (1994), The Return of Jafar (1994), Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)See all 6 shared titles with Jim Cummings
- Frank WelkerShared titles: Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess (2005), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003), Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), Aladdin (1994), The Return of Jafar (1994), Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)See all 6 shared titles with Frank Welker
- Grey DeLisleShared titles: The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015), Generator Rex (2010), The Super Hero Squad Show (2009), Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
- Corey BurtonShared titles: Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011), Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003), Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989), Gummi Bears (1985)See all 4 shared titles with Corey Burton
Composers and editors
- Christopher DrakeShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes (2007), Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Drake
- Elen OrsonShared titles: Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess (2005), Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), The Return of Jafar (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Elen Orson
- Robert S. BirchardShared titles: Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess (2005), Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), The Return of Jafar (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Robert S. Birchard
- Matt SteinauerShared titles: Turok: Son of Stone (2008), Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Steinauer
Producers
- Guillermo del ToroShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes (2007), Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Guillermo del Toro
- Dana Tafoya CameronShared titles: The Super Hero Squad Show (2009), Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Tafoya Cameron
- John W. HydeShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)See all 2 shared titles with John W. Hyde
- Lawrence GordonShared titles: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007), Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence Gordon
