# C. H. Greenblatt
**C. H. Greenblatt** (Carl Harvey Greenblatt; born 1972 in [Plano, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/plano-texas)) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, producer, and voice actor, best known as the creator of the [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network) series *Chowder*, the [Nickelodeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/nickelodeon) series *Harvey Beaks*, and the HBO Max series *Jellystone!*[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/c-h-greenblatt/) • [1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/c-h-greenblatt/). He began his career in animation as a storyboard artist and writer on *SpongeBob SquarePants* during its early seasons and has worked across Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Television Animation, and Warner Bros. Animation[2](https://animesuperhero.com/toonzone-interviews-creator-executive-producer-c-h-greenblatt-harvey-beaks/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972, Plano, Texas[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/c-h-greenblatt/) |
| Education and first career | University of Texas at Austin, then about four years as an advertising art director in New York City[3](https://animationguild.org/oral_history/ch-greenblatt/) • [4](https://animesuperhero.com/toon-zone-interviews-greenblatt-crafting-chowder/) |
| Break-in | Answered a Nickelodeon ad in *Animation Magazine*; hired as a board revisionist on *SpongeBob SquarePants* season one[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html) |
| Created series | *Chowder* (Cartoon Network, 2007–2010, 65 episodes), *Harvey Beaks* (Nickelodeon, 2015–2017, 52 episodes), *Jellystone!* (HBO Max, 2021– )[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148951/) • [7](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/jellystone/cast/1030759430/) |
| Emmy record | 3 Primetime Emmy nominations: *SpongeBob SquarePants* (2005) and *Chowder* (2008, 2010)[9](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/ch-greenblatt) |
| Voice roles | Fred Fredburger (*The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy*), Kimchi (*Chowder*), Boo Boo Bear and others (*Jellystone!*)[7](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt) • [10](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ch-greenblatt/credits/3000486176/) |
| Current work | Executive producer of an untitled Krypto animated series for Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, announced June 2026[11](https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainment_News/TV/2026/06/25/absolute-batman-dc-studios-series/4951782392779/) |
## Early life and advertising
Greenblatt grew up in the 1980s as a devoted cartoon watcher and drew a daily comic strip from around the sixth grade through college, hoping for a career in comics[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html). He studied advertising at the [University of Texas at Austin](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-texas-at-austin)[3](https://animationguild.org/oral_history/ch-greenblatt/), then worked about four years as an advertising art director in New York City, drawing small strips for *Ad Age* and sending comic submissions to syndicates while on the job[4](https://animesuperhero.com/toon-zone-interviews-greenblatt-crafting-chowder/) • [5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html).
## Breaking into animation
His entry into television animation came through a want ad. In his own account, he picked up *Animation Magazine*, saw a large page-one Nickelodeon advertisement seeking creative people, and mailed in a folder of character doodles, designs, and cartoon strips; about four months later Nickelodeon called him for freelance character design[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html). Some of his comics reached [Stephen Hillenburg](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-hillenburg), the creator of *SpongeBob SquarePants*, who liked that Greenblatt thought visually and brought him onto the show as a board revisionist in season one[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html).
**SpongeBob years.** Greenblatt spent the show's early seasons as a writer and storyboard artist, moving up to storyboard director in later episodes; his episode credits include "Dying for Pie," "Band Geeks," "Shanghaied," "Wet Painters," and "Fear of a Krabby Patty," for which he received a 2005 Primetime Emmy nomination as writer and storyboard director[12](https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt/credits) • [9](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/ch-greenblatt). He left the show after "Fear of a Krabby Patty" to work on *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* and to develop *Chowder*[7](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt). While on *Billy & Mandy* he also performed the recurring voice role of Fred Fredburger[7](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt).
## Chowder
Greenblatt created, wrote, and executive produced *Chowder*, a Cartoon Network series about an enthusiastic young cat apprenticed to a chef in Marzipan City. He had sketched early versions of the characters while still working on *SpongeBob*, and the premise grew from his interest in the master-and-apprentice relationship of *The Sorcerer's Apprentice*, with cooking chosen as the craft because combining ingredients "feels magical" without competing with the *Harry Potter* treatment of wizardry[4](https://animesuperhero.com/toon-zone-interviews-greenblatt-crafting-chowder/). The series ran for 65 episodes from 2007 to 2010[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148951/). It drew three Emmy nominations and one win, with Greenblatt personally nominated in 2008 and 2010 as executive producer for the episodes "Burple Nurples" and "The Toots"[13](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/chowder). He described running the show as physically and mentally punishing; he later said he ground his teeth badly enough to crack a tooth during production[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html).
## Harvey Beaks
At the end of *Chowder*, Greenblatt began doodling the characters that became *Harvey Beaks*, a Nickelodeon series whose working title was *Bad Seeds*; Nickelodeon picked up 26 22-minute episodes in September 2013 and production began in January 2014[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html) • [7](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt). The show follows Harvey, a mild-mannered bird named after its creator, and his troublemaking friends Fee and Foo, and ran for two seasons from 2015 to 2017[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html) • [7](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt). Greenblatt described it as deliberately different from *Chowder*: a mellower, more emotional show in the tradition of *Rugrats*, *Rocko's Modern Life*, and *Hey Arnold!*[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html).
The series also marked his return to Nickelodeon, which he compared to moving out of your parents' house and coming back years later[2](https://animesuperhero.com/toonzone-interviews-creator-executive-producer-c-h-greenblatt-harvey-beaks/). For crewing the show he recruited storyboard artists largely through Tumblr, seeking storytellers rather than only traditional portfolio artists, an approach he contrasted with his own break-in through a print magazine[5](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html).
## Jellystone! and later projects
**Jellystone!** After *Harvey Beaks*, Greenblatt developed *Jellystone!*, a [Hanna-Barbera](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanna-barbera) revival for [HBO Max](https://www.edgepedia.org/hbo-max) produced by [Warner Bros. Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-bros-animation); it premiered on July 29, 2021[14](https://www.awn.com/tag/c-h-greenblatt). He served as showrunner and executive producer, and voiced a large set of the studio's classic characters himself, including Boo Boo Bear, Doggie Daddy, Peter Potamus, Benny the Ball, and Fred Fredburger[10](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ch-greenblatt/credits/3000486176/). The series ran for four seasons through 2026, reuniting characters such as Yogi Bear, Top Cat, and Huckleberry Hound in one town[8](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/jellystone/cast/1030759430/).
In June 2026, [DC Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/dc-studios) and Warner Bros. Animation announced an untitled Krypto animated series in development with Greenblatt as executive producer, described as a kids' show in which Superman's dog falls in with a gang of misfit criminal wannabes[11](https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainment_News/TV/2026/06/25/absolute-batman-dc-studios-series/4951782392779/).
**Other credits.** Between his creator gigs, Greenblatt directed episodes of Disney's *[Fish Hooks](https://www.edgepedia.org/fish-hooks)*, contributed story work to *[Evil Con Carne](https://www.edgepedia.org/evil-con-carne)* and *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy*, and wrote for *Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?*[10](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ch-greenblatt/credits/3000486176/). He voiced the character Kimchi on *Chowder* and has continued voicing minor roles in his own and other series[15](https://www.nickalive.net/2016/02/nickelodeon-usa-hosts-q-with-ch.html).
## Style and influences
Greenblatt credits *Looney Tunes*, Jim Henson's work with the Muppets, and the 1980s and 1990s cartoon era as formative influences, and cites artists including [William Steig](https://www.edgepedia.org/william-steig), Hayao Miyazaki, Chuck Jones, and [Akira Toriyama](https://www.edgepedia.org/akira-toriyama) for his art and designs[16](https://www.cynopsis.com/story/c-h-greenblatt-explains-humor-big-heart-behind-nicks-newest-animated-series/) • [15](https://www.nickalive.net/2016/02/nickelodeon-usa-hosts-q-with-ch.html). He has described both *Chowder* and Harvey as expressions of parts of his own personality, with *Chowder* capturing what he called the surreal fun of animation and *Harvey Beaks* a more hopeful, sweet view of childhood[15](https://www.nickalive.net/2016/02/nickelodeon-usa-hosts-q-with-ch.html).
## References
1. [C.H. Greenblatt, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/c-h-greenblatt/)
2. [Toonzone Interviews Creator and Executive Producer C.H. Greenblatt About “Harvey Beaks”, Anime Superhero News](https://animesuperhero.com/toonzone-interviews-creator-executive-producer-c-h-greenblatt-harvey-beaks/)
3. [C. H. Greenblatt oral history, The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839)](https://animationguild.org/oral_history/ch-greenblatt/)
4. [Toon Zone Interviews C.H. Greenblatt on Crafting “Chowder”, Anime Superhero News](https://animesuperhero.com/toon-zone-interviews-greenblatt-crafting-chowder/)
5. [‘Harvey Beaks’ Creator C.H. Greenblatt on How to Break Into The Biz and Why Artists Should Post on Tumblr, Cartoon Brew](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/harvey-beaks-creator-c-h-greenblatt-on-how-to-break-into-the-biz-and-why-artists-should-post-on-tumblr-110734.html)
6. [C.H. Greenblatt, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148951/)
7. [C.H. Greenblatt, Harvey Beaks Wiki](https://harveybeaks.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt)
8. [Jellystone – Full Cast & Crew, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/jellystone/cast/1030759430/)
9. [C.H. Greenblatt – Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/ch-greenblatt)
10. [C.H. Greenblatt List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ch-greenblatt/credits/3000486176/)
11. ['Absolute Batman,' 'Joker: Laugh Riot,' 'Krypto' series in the works, UPI](https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainment_News/TV/2026/06/25/absolute-batman-dc-studios-series/4951782392779/)
12. [C.H. Greenblatt/credits, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia](https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/C.H._Greenblatt/credits)
13. [Chowder – Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/chowder)
14. [Tagged With: C. H. Greenblatt, Animation World Network](https://www.awn.com/tag/c-h-greenblatt)
15. [NickALive!: Nickelodeon USA Hosts Q&A With C.H. Greenblatt](https://www.nickalive.net/2016/02/nickelodeon-usa-hosts-q-with-ch.html)
16. [C.H. Greenblatt explains the humor, and big heart, behind Nick's newest animated series, Cynopsis](https://www.cynopsis.com/story/c-h-greenblatt-explains-humor-big-heart-behind-nicks-newest-animated-series/)
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