Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.

Articles By Jackson Murphy

PBS Kids

Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band is a new one-hour, jazz-infused special premiering Thursday May 1st on PBS Kids. Creator Kwame Alexander adapts from his 2011 book. Julius Harper serves as executive producer. It’s the story of a young rooster who wants to join jazz animal greats in making fantastic music. This special, and 20 […]

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Nickelodeon

Action comedy family series Super Duper Bunny League premieres this Saturday April 19th at 9:30am on Nickelodeon. Creators and EPs Johnny Belt and Robert Scull share insights on bringing to life the adventures of heroic, funny bunnies. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: Congratulations on this. Jonny, this is […]

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Independent

Three-time Emmy winning voice acting icon Keith David and four-time Modern Family SAG Awards winner Rico Rodriguez star in Sneaks. It opens in theaters this Friday April 18th. The animated comedy adventure is about new sneakers won by teen basketball player Edson. The pair is quickly stolen from him — and gets separated. The quest […]

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Tubi

Four-time Best Comedy Album Grammy-winning executive producer Brian Volk-Weiss is now the creator and director of RoboForce: The Animated Series, which is taking ’80s character toys that didn’t get their proper due and giving them a new shot at entertainment stardom. The show premieres this Saturday April 12th on Tubi. Volk-Weiss, of The Nacelle Company, […]

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Nickelodeon

The stage production facet of PAW Patrol is on a roll! Newest show (the fourth overall), is PAW Patrol Live! A Mighty Adventure, a collaboration between VStar Entertainment Group, Nickelodeon, Viacom and Spin Master. It’s touring North America throughout 2025, making stops this month in Chicago, Philadelphia, Albany, NY and The Big Apple. Performance Director […]

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