Stephen Chiodo

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Credits
111 titles

Films in Production (2 titles)	Budget	Status
Broome Street Art Director Art Director See fewer		Post-Prod
The Return of the Killer Klowns from Outer Space in 3D Director, Producer, Writer (story) Director, Producer, Writer (story) See fewer		Production Unknown

Past Film & Video (59 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Thundermans Return (2024) Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) Supervising Animation Director Supervising Animation Director See fewer		$159K	$6.3MM	$6.9MM
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021) Animation Director Animation Director See fewer
Itsy Bitsy (2019) Special Thanks, Visual Effects Consultant Special Thanks, Visual Effects Consultant See fewer
Aliens Ate My Homework (2018) (Video) - The Producers Wish To Acknowledge The Assistance Of The Producers Wish To Acknowledge The Assistance Of See fewer
The Strange Case of M. Valdemar (2017) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Monster of the Sky (2016) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$50K
Ophilia (2015) (Short) - Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
Edward (2014) (Short) - Thanks Thanks See fewer
Calle 13: Así de grandes son las ideas (2014) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Alien Abduction (2014) Creature Designer Creature Designer See fewer		$11K	$13K	$83K
The Hungover Games (2014) Puppeteer (Talking Jay) Puppeteer (Talking Jay) See fewer
Retrograde (2013) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
1982 (2013) (Short) - Special Effects Special Effects See fewer
When You Find Me (2011) (Short) - Animation Director Animation Director See fewer	$1MM
Night of the Little Dead (2011) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$35K
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) Projects Designer/supervisor Projects Designer/supervisor See fewer	$69MM	$24MM	$73MM	$87MM
Yamasong (2010) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
Bygone Behemoth (2010) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Lucky (2009) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Growth (2009) (Short) - Digital Effects Digital Effects See fewer	$10K
Uncle Creepy Returns (2009) (Video) - Stop-motion Animation Produced By, Director (directed by) Stop-motion Animation Produced By, Director (directed by) See fewer
& Teller 2 (2008) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$3K
Callalilly (2007) (Short) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer	$10K
Playing with Dolls (2007) (Short) - Executive Producer (as Steve Chiodo) Executive Producer (as Steve Chiodo) See fewer
Team America: World Police (2004) Principal Puppeteer, Puppet Supervisor Principal Puppeteer, Puppet Supervisor See fewer	$32MM	$12MM	$33MM	$51MM
Elf (2003) Stop Motion Animation Supervisor (Chiodo Brothers) Stop Motion Animation Supervisor (Chiodo Brothers) See fewer	$33MM	$32MM	$178MM	$229MM
The Box Man (2002) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Survival Island (2002) Creature Effects Creature Effects See fewer
Graveyard Jamboree with Mysterious Mose (1999) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
King Cobra (1999) (Video) - Creature Effects Creature Effects See fewer
Good Burger (1997) Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer	$9MM	$7.1MM	$24MM	$24MM
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) Creature Fabricator Creature Fabricator See fewer	$8MM	$3.3MM	$8.4MM	$9.6MM
Geo Kids (1995) Lead Puppeteer Lead Puppeteer See fewer
Theodore Rex (1995) Guy in the Bag (puppeteer), Puppeteer ("Guy in the Bag") Guy in the Bag (puppeteer), Puppeteer ("Guy in the Bag") See fewer	$34MM
Screamers (1995) Mechanical Screamers & Stop-motion Sequence (Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.) Mechanical Screamers & Stop-motion Sequence (Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.) See fewer	$20MM	$2.9MM	$5.7MM	$5.7MM
Freaked (1993) Animation Director, Producer Animation Director, Producer See fewer	$11MM	$7K	$29K	$29K
The Return of Dinosaurs (1993) (Short) - Animation Director Animation Director See fewer
Critters 4 (1992) Design And Supervision (critters crew) Design And Supervision (critters crew) See fewer
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) Creature Effects Designer Creature Effects Designer See fewer	$9.6MM	$4.5MM	$14MM	$14MM
Rubin and Ed (1991) Creator (Simon the Cat) Creator (Simon the Cat) See fewer	$1.2MM	$4K	$16K	$16K
Critters 3 (1991) Design And Supervision (critters crew), Writer (Critters created by) (as Chiodo Brothers) Design And Supervision (critters crew), Writer (Critters created by) (as Chiodo Brothers) See fewer
Purple People Eater (1988) Puppet Fabrication (as the Chiodo Brothers) Puppet Fabrication (as the Chiodo Brothers) See fewer
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) Director (directed by), Producer (produced by), Writer (written by) Director (directed by), Producer (produced by), Writer (written by) See fewer	$2MM			$745
Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) Design And Supervision (Chiodo Brothers Productions, Inc.) Design And Supervision (Chiodo Brothers Productions, Inc.) See fewer	$4.5MM	$1.9MM	$3.8MM	$3.8MM
The Puppetoon Movie (1987) Artistic Finishing (Arnie the Dinosaur) (as Steve Chiodo) Artistic Finishing (Arnie the Dinosaur) (as Steve Chiodo) See fewer	$2.5MM
Critters (1986) Critter Designer And Supervisor Critter Designer And Supervisor See fewer	$2MM	$1.6MM	$13MM	$13MM
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) Animated Effects Consultant Animated Effects Consultant See fewer	$6MM	$4.5MM	$41MM	$41MM
Flicks (1983) Character Masks Character Masks See fewer
Vincent (1982) (Short) - Animator, Technical Director Animator, Technical Director See fewer
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) Sculptor (as Steve Chiodo), Fabricator (as Steve Chiodo) Sculptor (as Steve Chiodo), Fabricator (as Steve Chiodo) See fewer		$1.8MM	$39MM	$39MM
History of the World: Part I (1981) Visual Effects Crew (uncredited) Visual Effects Crew (uncredited) See fewer	$11MM	$4.8MM	$32MM	$32MM
I Go Pogo (1980) Character Adaptation, Directing Animator Character Adaptation, Directing Animator See fewer
Free Inside (1974) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Sludge Grubs (1972) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Eskimo (1971) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Africa Danny (1970) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Beast from the Egg (1968) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Land of Terror (1967) (Short) - Director Director See fewer

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Past Television (22 titles)	Episodes
The Simpsons (2005–2022) (TV Series) - Director (Stop-Motion Puppet Segment) (1 episode, 2012), Modelmaker (Claymation Sequence) (1 episode, 2005), Puppeteer (1 episode, 2010), Stop-motion Animation Director (Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.) (1 episode, 2022) Director (Stop-Motion Puppet Segment) (1 episode, 2012), Modelmaker (Claymation Sequence) (1 episode, 2005), Puppeteer (1 episode, 2010), Stop-motion Animation Director (Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.) (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Treehouse of Horror XXXIII (Oct 30, 2022) Season 34, Episode 6 - Stop-motion Animation Director (Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.) Stop-motion Animation Director (Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Horror's Hallowed Grounds (2022) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (1 episode, 2022) Special Thanks (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Killer Klowns from Outer Space (Jan 11, 2022) Season 1, Episode 32 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	1
Alien Xmas (2020) (TV Special) - Character Design, Director (directed by), Executive Producer, Writer (based on the book 'Chiodo Bros.' Alien Xmas' by) Character Design, Director (directed by), Executive Producer, Writer (based on the book 'Chiodo Bros.' Alien Xmas' by) See fewer
The Thundermans (2013–2018) (TV Series) - Puppeteer (86 episodes, 2013) Puppeteer (86 episodes, 2013) See fewer The Thunder Games (May 25, 2018) Season 4, Episode 29 - Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	86
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2017) (TV Series) - Puppeteer (1 episode, 2017) Puppeteer (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Wonderful Wizard of Quads: Part 2 (Aug 5, 2017) Season 3, Episode 24 - Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer	1
The Haunted Hathaways (2014) (TV Series) - Puppeteer (1 episode, 2014) Puppeteer (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Haunted Thundermans: Part 2 (Oct 11, 2014) Season 2, Episode 10 - Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer	1
Deadtime Stories (2013) (TV Mini-series) - Puppeteer (2 episodes, 2013), Special Thanks (2 episodes, 2013) Puppeteer (2 episodes, 2013), Special Thanks (2 episodes, 2013) See fewer Grandpa's Monster Movies (Oct 24, 2013) Season 1, Episode 8 - Puppeteer, Special Thanks (as The Chiodo Brothers) Puppeteer, Special Thanks (as The Chiodo Brothers) See fewer Along Came a Spider (Oct 3, 2013) Season 1, Episode 3 - Puppeteer, Special Thanks (as The Chiodo Brothers) Puppeteer, Special Thanks (as The Chiodo Brothers) See fewer	2
Felt (2013) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2013) Director (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Pilot (Mar 1, 2013) Director Director See fewer	1
The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich (2012– ) (TV Series) - Lead Puppet Fabricator Lead Puppet Fabricator See fewer
Elvira's Movie Macabre (2010) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2010) Director (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Dec 24, 2010) Season 1, Episode 10 - Director (animation sequences) Director (animation sequences) See fewer	1
Winter Tales (2007) (TV Mini-series) - Animation Director (3 episodes, 2007), Pre-viz Animatics (3 episodes, 2007) Animation Director (3 episodes, 2007), Pre-viz Animatics (3 episodes, 2007) See fewer Devil's Peak (2007) Season 1, Episode 3 - Animation Director, Pre-viz Animatics Animation Director, Pre-viz Animatics See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
That's My Bush! (2001) (TV Series) - Puppeteer #2 (1 episode, 2001) Puppeteer #2 (1 episode, 2001) See fewer An Aborted Dinner Date (Apr 4, 2001) Season 1, Episode 1 - Puppeteer #2 Puppeteer #2 See fewer	1
The Mr. Potato Head Show (1998–1999) (TV Series) - Puppet Fabrication (13 episodes, 1998) Puppet Fabrication (13 episodes, 1998) See fewer Not with a Bang: Part 2 (Jan 1999) Season 1, Episode 13 - Puppet Fabrication Puppet Fabrication See fewer See more See fewer Loading	13
The Crayon Box (1997–1998) (TV Series) - Producer Producer See fewer
Masked Rider (1995–1996) (TV Series) - Creature Fabricator (40 episodes, 1995) Creature Fabricator (40 episodes, 1995) See fewer Detention (Nov 20, 1996) Season 1, Episode 40 - Creature Fabricator Creature Fabricator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	40
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996) (TV Movie) - Creator Of Braxus Creator Of Braxus See fewer
Adventures in Wonderland (1992–1994) (TV Series) - Puppet Designer (100 episodes, 1992), Puppet Fabricator (100 episodes, 1992) Puppet Designer (100 episodes, 1992), Puppet Fabricator (100 episodes, 1992) See fewer A Wonderland Howl-oween (Oct 20, 1993) Season 3, Episode 40 - Puppet Designer, Puppet Fabricator Puppet Designer, Puppet Fabricator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	100
The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (1992) (TV Series) - Writer (creator) (11 episodes, 1992), Executive Producer (11 episodes, 1992) Writer (creator) (11 episodes, 1992), Executive Producer (11 episodes, 1992) See fewer Teacher's Pests (Nov 28, 1992) Season 1, Episode 11 - Executive Producer, Writer (creator) Executive Producer, Writer (creator) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	11
Land of the Lost (1991–1992) (TV Series) - Co-Producer (10 episodes, 1991) Co-Producer (10 episodes, 1991) See fewer Annie in Charge (Nov 7, 1992) Season 2, Episode 9 - Co-Producer Co-Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Monsters (1988) (TV Series) - Creator (monster) (1 episode, 1988) Creator (monster) (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Sleeping Dragon (Dec 10, 1988) Season 1, Episode 8 - Creator (monster) Creator (monster) See fewer	1
Faerie Tale Theatre (1986–1987) (TV Series) - Puppet Operator (1 episode, 1987), Models And Effects (1 episode, 1986) Puppet Operator (1 episode, 1987), Models And Effects (1 episode, 1986) See fewer The Little Mermaid (Apr 6, 1987) Season 6, Episode 2 - Puppet Operator (as Steve Chiodo) Puppet Operator (as Steve Chiodo) See fewer Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Jul 14, 1986) Season 5, Episode 1 - Models And Effects Models And Effects See fewer	2
Hansel and Gretel (1983) (TV Movie) - Stop-motion Animator (uncredited), Technical Director Stop-motion Animator (uncredited), Technical Director See fewer

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Self (26 titles)
Celebrity Chatter and Things that Matter with Elijah (2023) (Podcast Series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Chiodo Bros. (Oct 31, 2023) Season 1, Episode 67 - Self Self See fewer
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023) (TV Mini-series) - Self - '6000 SUX' Commercial (1 episode, 2023) Self - '6000 SUX' Commercial (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Blood, Sweat & Steel (Sep 12, 2023) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self - '6000 SUX' Commercial (as The Chiodo Bros.) Self - '6000 SUX' Commercial (as The Chiodo Bros.) See fewer
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game - Behind the Scenes with the Chiodo Brothers (2022) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Dead Talk Live (2021) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2021) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Stephen Chiodo is our Special Guest (Nov 18, 2021) Season 4, Episode 27 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Monsters Madness and Magic (2021) (Podcast Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Crites, Klowns, and Chaos - An Interview with Stephen Chiodo (Aug 27, 2021) Season 1, Episode 98 - Self Self See fewer
Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Creatures, Critters, & Hobgoblins Special (May 29, 2021) Season 16, Episode 14 - Self Self See fewer
The Movies That Made Us (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Stop Motion Animation Deirector (1 episode, 2020) Self - Stop Motion Animation Deirector (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Elf (Dec 1, 2020) Season 3, Episode 8 - Self - Stop Motion Animation Deirector Self - Stop Motion Animation Deirector See fewer
LCJ Q&A Podcast (2020) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Stephen Chiodo and Edward Chiodo (Nov 18, 2020) Season 10, Episode 20 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass (2018) Self Self See fewer
The Chiodos Walk Among Us (2018) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Bloodworks (2014) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2014) Self (2 episodes, 2014) See fewer Critters, Killer Klowns & More with the Chiodo Bros (Oct 28, 2014) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer Stop Motion Epic (Oct 21, 2014) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Bringing Life to These Things (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Monster Show (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Live from Monsterpalooza (Mar 30, 2014) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Dr. Mortose Commands (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Halloween Havoc (Oct 2012) Season 1, Episode 9 - Self Self See fewer
Chicly Geek (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Interview with the Chiodo Brothers! Creators of Killer Klowns from Outer Space! (Sep 17, 2012) Season 1, Episode 15 - Self Self See fewer
Modern Marvels (2011) (TV Series) - Self - Director (1 episode, 2011) Self - Director (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Built by Hand (Oct 10, 2011) Season 18, Episode 2 - Self - Director Self - Director See fewer
This Week in Horror (2011) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) See fewer The Easter Dead (Apr 25, 2011) Season 1, Episode 17 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Harryhausen Legacy (2008) (Video) - Self (as The Chiodo Brothers) Self (as The Chiodo Brothers) See fewer
Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
'Team America': Crafting the Puppets (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
'Team America': Pulling the Strings (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of 'Killer Klowns' (2001) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of 'Runaway' (1986) (TV Short) - Self (as Steve Chiodo) Self (as Steve Chiodo) See fewer

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Archive Footage (1 title)
Minty Comedic Arts (2023) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer 10 Things You Didn't Know About TeamAmerica (Nov 16, 2023) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

Other (1 title)
Luis Cardenas: Runaway (1986) (Music Video) - Stop Motion Animation Stop Motion Animation See fewer

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