Fred Wolf

Directing

Fred Wolf

Born

1932-09-13 (94)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Known for

Directing

Credits

31 titles

Fred Wolf is an American animator and director. His works include the 1967 short subject The Box, for which he won an Academy Award; television specials such as "The Point!" and "Free to Be...You and Me", and television series such as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "James Bond Jr.", and Sarah Ferguson’s "Budgie the Little Helicopter". Wolf was also responsible for the famous Tootsie Pops “How Many Licks” commercial.

Known for

The Adventures of the American Rabbit poster
5.5

To fight evil, a young rabbit can transform into a star spangled superhero.

The Adventures of the American Rabbit

1986

Free to Be… You and Me poster
6.8

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.

Free to Be… You and Me

1974

Fluppy Dogs poster
7.0

Five pastel-colored talking (Fluppy) dogs who arrive through a Fluppy interdimensional doorway. Upon arrival, the dogs befriend 10-year-old Jamie and his neighbor Claire. The friends must help the Fluppy dogs avoid the clutches of the evil exotic-animal collector Wagstaff and find the doorway that will lead them back to their world.

Fluppy Dogs

1986

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster
7.4

In the spring of 1984, a strange new comic book sat beside cash registers in select shops, too big to fit in the racks, and too weird to ignore. Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presented a completely original breed of super hero. It was too bizarre, too crazy. It broke all the rules and should never have worked. Until it sold out. Again and again and again. For 30 years. Now, peek under the shell and see how this so-called "happy accident" defied every naysayer to become one of the most popular and beloved franchises in the world.

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins poster
7.3

The first TMNT direct-to-video movie! Meet Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo, the Renaissance turtles who are fighting evil for truth, justice and a larger slice of pizza. Heroes in a half shell... Turtle Power!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

1988

No artwork available
NR

A quick, unabashed look at the downside of "kids' cereals" and hard-sell marketing, through the fictional brand Sooper Goop; an overpriced, overprocessed, candied, chemically-enriched, bad excuse for nutrition. (Not to mention a here-today, gone-tomorrow one; by the end, Sooper Goop is already being outsold by Eatum Sweetum, made from a different grain, but with the same drawbacks.) Kid-friendly, with a lesson easy to understand, and impossible to forget.

Sooper Goop

1976

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Adventures of the American Rabbit poster
5.5

To fight evil, a young rabbit can transform into a star spangled superhero.

The Adventures of the American Rabbit

1986

Free to Be… You and Me poster
6.8

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.

Free to Be… You and Me

1974

Fluppy Dogs poster
7.0

Five pastel-colored talking (Fluppy) dogs who arrive through a Fluppy interdimensional doorway. Upon arrival, the dogs befriend 10-year-old Jamie and his neighbor Claire. The friends must help the Fluppy dogs avoid the clutches of the evil exotic-animal collector Wagstaff and find the doorway that will lead them back to their world.

Fluppy Dogs

1986

Fluppy Dogs poster
7.0

Five pastel-colored talking (Fluppy) dogs who arrive through a Fluppy interdimensional doorway. Upon arrival, the dogs befriend 10-year-old Jamie and his neighbor Claire. The friends must help the Fluppy dogs avoid the clutches of the evil exotic-animal collector Wagstaff and find the doorway that will lead them back to their world.

Fluppy Dogs

1986

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins poster
7.3

The first TMNT direct-to-video movie! Meet Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo, the Renaissance turtles who are fighting evil for truth, justice and a larger slice of pizza. Heroes in a half shell... Turtle Power!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

1988

Puff, the Magic Dragon poster
7.0

Jackie is a boy who is so trapped by his fears and doubts that he could not communicate with anyone. Then, a magic dragon named Puff comes to help Jackie by taking his soul force on a wonderous voyage to his island of Honah Lee. Along the way, they have adventures that nurture Jackie's imagination and courage in unorthodox ways.

Puff, the Magic Dragon

1978

The Point poster
6.8

A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.

The Point

1971

The Point poster
6.8

A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.

The Point

1971

The Mouse and His Child poster
6.2

A mouse and his child, the two parts of a single small wind-up toy, go on a quest to become "self-winding".

The Mouse and His Child

1977

Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather poster
6.0

The first episode of the television series THE WUZZLES as released theatrically in Europe.

Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather

1986

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz poster
5.8

Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tic Toc (sic), and must stop the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (looking suspiciously like John R. Neil's depiction of the Nome King), who brings the balloon to life.

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

1980

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz poster
5.8

Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tic Toc (sic), and must stop the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (looking suspiciously like John R. Neil's depiction of the Nome King), who brings the balloon to life.

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

1980

Disney's Greatest Dog Stars poster
8.0

This installment looks at the dogs who have starred in Disney films, past and present. The program ends with a preview of the upcoming theatrical film The Shaggy D.A., in which host Dean Jones just happens to star. The program also features a song called "Hollywood Hound", written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. The program reaired in 1981, updated to promote The Fox and the Hound. Another version was released on home video overseas in the 1980s.

Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

1976

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell poster
7.1

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE fever has struck the nation! They're weird, they're wacky, and, man, are they ever hip! These HEROES IN A HALF SHELL are the latest rage among kids, teenagers, and ultra cool adults. Once common hosehold pets, they were transformed into mutants by radioactive green slime. Now, this noble foursome spreads their message of truth, justice, and a larger slice of pizza for all! Join Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo in their very first video adventure filled with laughter, lunacy, and unbeatable fun for everyone.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell

1988

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody poster
6.8

The magic dragon teaches a boy to believe in his own creative abilities.

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

1982

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody poster
6.8

The magic dragon teaches a boy to believe in his own creative abilities.

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

1982

The Little Rascals' Christmas Special poster
4.0

Spanky and Porky try to figure out a way to get their mother a winter coat for Christmas after she buys them a Blue Comet electric train.

The Little Rascals' Christmas Special

1979

The Little Rascals' Christmas Special poster
4.0

Spanky and Porky try to figure out a way to get their mother a winter coat for Christmas after she buys them a Blue Comet electric train.

The Little Rascals' Christmas Special

1979

Carlton Your Doorman poster
8.2

Rhoda's camera-shy doorman gets his own special in which we see his daily habits, including flirting with joggers and making the rounds of local watering holes.

Carlton Your Doorman

1980

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies poster
6.8

Sandy is a little girl with a penchant for whoppers. However, when her lies start go so far as to implicate the innocent for her own misdeeds, Puff decides to step in. Using his magic, Puff takes Sandy to the Land of Living Lies where everyone tells the most ridiculous lies and honesty is persecuted. Only when Sandy realizes the need for honesty can she help Puff escape this insane world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

1979

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies poster
6.8

Sandy is a little girl with a penchant for whoppers. However, when her lies start go so far as to implicate the innocent for her own misdeeds, Puff decides to step in. Using his magic, Puff takes Sandy to the Land of Living Lies where everyone tells the most ridiculous lies and honesty is persecuted. Only when Sandy realizes the need for honesty can she help Puff escape this insane world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

1979

The World of Strawberry Shortcake poster
5.0

Welcome to Strawberry Land, the charming and peaceful home of Strawberry Shortcake and her fruit-filled friends, where rivers of strawberry juice flow past homes made of pastry! But all is not well in this picturesque paradise. The presence of the Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak and his beastly Berry Birds threatens their tranquil existence.

The World of Strawberry Shortcake

1980

Peter and the Magic Egg poster
3.0

A boy named Peter must save Easter. An evil character named Tin Whiskers takes over the town and re-names everything including the streets to have tin in the name. He has several animal friends who help him and Mother Nature even gives him help.

Peter and the Magic Egg

1983

Peter and the Magic Egg poster
3.0

A boy named Peter must save Easter. An evil character named Tin Whiskers takes over the town and re-names everything including the streets to have tin in the name. He has several animal friends who help him and Mother Nature even gives him help.

Peter and the Magic Egg

1983

No artwork available
NR

What appears to start as a casual stroll turns into an unusual encounter continuing into a more than average "boy meets girl" sketch, all rendered in a rather unique free form style.

The Bird

1964

No artwork available
NR

What appears to start as a casual stroll turns into an unusual encounter continuing into a more than average "boy meets girl" sketch, all rendered in a rather unique free form style.

The Bird

1964

The Box poster
6.5

An old bearded man wearing a raincoat walks into a bar and sits down, placing a mysterious box next to him. The other patrons try, with varying success, to find out what's inside. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

The Box

1967

Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade poster
9.0

Strawberry Shortcake and her cat Custard are hosting and judging a pet show, but the Purple Pieman and Sour Grapes plotting to have their pets win by cheating.

Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade

1982