Pre-School, 6+, 10+, Film, Head Writers, Series Developers, Show Runners
Pamela Hickey & Dennys McCoy have been a writing team since they met in high school in Tucson, Arizona. As developers, producers and show-runners, they have written for every continent on Earth excluding Antarctica and have over 1,500 produced credits for both animation and live-action, including Mighty Little Bheem, Insectibles, The Real Ghostbusters, Jakers!, Cosmic Quantum Ray, and Robocop: The Series (in which they also created and wrote the satirical “Commander Cash” animated segments).
In addition to their script writing, Hickey & McCoy have a reputation as top series troubleshooters and feature-film “script doctors”. They have “doctored” over 10 feature scripts and series developments in the last 2 years including the features Bayala: A Magical Adventure (Germany), Terracotta Warriors (China), The Dragon Spell (Ukraine), and My Toy Panda (Russia).
Hickey & McCoy have earned 5 Emmy nominations (one win), 4 BAFTA nominations (3 wins), and 2 PULCINELLA AWARDS including one for Best Series (Cosmic Quantum Ray). They are currently based in Lyon, France.
Writers on animated preschool series.
Series development and script.
Writing audio script for iconic brand.
Writing episodes for animated series.
Writing and developing series Bible.
Feature rewrite.
Animated feature.
Writing 22′ episodes of upcoming series.
Feature rewrite
Writing 22′ pilot script for new animated series
Development work on new animation series
Dialogue and comedy polish
Developers of animated series/phone app/game/interactive theatre, India
Series development and script writers
Writers/developers for animated series, 13 episodes of the 52-episode series
Writers of multiple episodes
Polish animation, series script & continuity department
Developers & writers
Wrote 21 episodes of 52-episode series
Developers and sole writers of 7-minute series based on the Mango character from the phenomenally-successful series ‘The Adventures of Annie and Ben’
Writers on 26 episodes
Writers of the theme song and all 26 episodes of the second series for Netflix, where it is available.
Developers of animated CGI series
Writers for 26 episodes
Writers on all 52 episodes and voice-directing on series for YouTube channel
Writers for animated series, currently on Amazon Prime.
Consultants/episodic writers, and under contract for original dialogue for William Shatner (narrator of US version of British series).
Head writers/co-developers for series of 52×12′ episodes
Principal writers/story editors/series consultants on 26-episode action-comedy retelling of the classic Bible stories with ‘progressive’ theological curriculum
Writers on CGI comedy series based on popular Irish property, and exclusive writers of Mel Brooks’ and Joan Rivers’ dialogue for series characters ‘Wiley’ and ‘Shirley’
Emmy winner 2006
Emmy nomination 2008
Producers/writers/developers/head writers on action/adventure/comedy CGI 26×30′ series that introduces children aged 7-14 to the ‘fun’ theories of quantum physics
Writers of 2 episodes for comedy/horror series
Emmy nomination 2007,
Writers for animation series
Emmy nomination 2005 & 2006
Humanitas Award finalist 2005 & 2006
Writers of two episodes on animated series based on the children’s book series
Emmy nomination 2005
Developers/producers/writers
Writers of one episode for television series based on the classic Japanese anime character – Hickey & McCoy were the first American writers to write a Japanese-produced anime
Writers of one episode
Weekend Special, written with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, and Jocelyn Stevenson
BAFTA nomination 1993 & 1994
Developers/story editors/principal writers on animation series
Writers of 18 episodes, with on-screen commentary on the DVD box set
Wrote animated feature based on the story of Esther (Old Testament)
Original series and feature film.
Script doctors for animated feature
Animated feature
Story doctors on animated feature
Part of the script writers group for this Russian film
Story and script doctors for animated feature based on the popular Chilean animated series
Consultants/developers on animated feature film
Writers/script doctors on an animated feature film in Russia
Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Mexico
Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Ukraine
Winner: Best Animated Film (2017) Ukrainian Film Academy Awards
Writers/script doctors on toy-based CGI animated feature film
Development work
Development work and pilot script
Development and pilot writers for animated educational geographic show.
Feature development
Feature story developers
Story editors and writers for 52-episode CGI series which premiered on Netflix in early 2018 in 190 countries
Original animation sci-fi/action/comedy series and feature film created by Hickey & McCoy and Marc Lumer
Writers of the bible for an animated action comedy
Story editors and head writers on live-action series with animation elements; a re-working of live-action health and fitness comedy for 6-9 year olds
‘The Trapper’
‘Sisters of Mercy’
‘Robocop vs Commander Cash’
‘The Tin Man’
‘Corporate Raiders’
‘The Singularity’
‘Old Business’
‘Foreign Exchange’
Also created the Commander Cash commercial parodies in Robocop
NOMINATED for Shanghai International Film Festival, ‘Realm of the Terracotta’ (2021)
NOMINATED for Kidscreen Award: Best Children’s Programme, ‘Insectibles’ (2018)
NOMINATED for Kidscreen Award: ‘The Adventures of Annie & Ben’
2012 – WINNER of Australian Writers Guild Award: ‘Flea-Bitten!’ (co-head writers with Ray Boseley) (2016)
WINNER of Pulcinella Award: Best TV Series, ‘Cosmic Quantum Ray’ (2009)
NOMINATED for Emmy: Writing in Animation, ‘Jakers!’ (2008)
WINNER of Silver Hugo Award (Chicago Film Festival): ‘Cosmic Quantum Ray’ (2008)
WINNER of Golden Angel Award: ‘The Wumblers’ (2008)
NOMINATED for 2 Emmy Awards: ‘Growing Up Creepie’ and ‘Toddworld’ (2007)
WINNER of Emmy Award: Animated Series, ‘Jakers!’ (2006)
WINNER of BAFTA: ‘Jakers!’ episode ‘Rock Around the Cluck’ (2005)
NOMINATED for Emmy Award: Animated Series, ‘ToddWorld’ (2005)
| Current | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2025) | Uyong Animation | Writers on animated preschool series. |
| TBA (2025) | German Film Partners | Series development and script. |
| TBA (2025) | Tonies | Writing audio script for iconic brand. |
| TBA (2024) | Wildseed/ Mediawan | Writing episodes for animated series. |
| TBA (2025) | Story Egg | Writing and developing series Bible. |
| TBA | Caligari Films | Feature rewrite. |
| Agent 203 | Toon2Tango | Animated feature. |
| TBA | Caligari Films | Writing 22′ episodes of upcoming series. |
| TBA | Studio 56 Animation | Feature rewrite |
| TBA | Crossover Media | Writing 22′ pilot script for new animated series |
| TBA | Something Big SAS | Development work on new animation series |
| Animation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2024) | GunHil | Dialogue and comedy polish |
| Mastipur: Palace of Pranks | Guppy Theatre (India) | Developers of animated series/phone app/game/interactive theatre, India |
| Agent 203 | Toon2Tango | Series development and script writers |
| Sweethearts | Caramel & Co. Russia | Writers/developers for animated series, 13 episodes of the 52-episode series |
| You Look Yummy | Bilibili China/Baboon Entertainment | Writers of multiple episodes |
| Kayko & Kokosh (2021) | Grupa Schmaznego/Baboon/Netflix | Polish animation, series script & continuity department |
| Turbozaurus (2020) | Caramel & Co. Russia | Developers & writers |
| Panda & Rooster (2020) | CCTV China | Wrote 21 episodes of 52-episode series |
| Mango Minutes (2019-2020) | Yoboho/Cyber Group | Developers and sole writers of 7-minute series based on the Mango character from the phenomenally-successful series ‘The Adventures of Annie and Ben’ |
| Smighties (2019) | Herotainment/Baboon/Amazon Prime | Writers on 26 episodes |
| Treehouse Tales (2019) | Shemaroo India | Writers of the theme song and all 26 episodes of the second series for Netflix, where it is available. |
| Captain Funtime (2018) | Yoboho/Cyber Group | Developers of animated CGI series |
| Eddie is a Yeti (2018) | Toon Goggles On-Demand Entertainment | Writers for 26 episodes |
| Annie, Ben & Mango (2015) | Yoboho/Hooplakidz | Writers on all 52 episodes and voice-directing on series for YouTube channel |
| Insectibles (2015) | One Animation (Singapore)/KIKA (Germany) | Writers for animated series, currently on Amazon Prime. |
| The Clangers (2014) | NBC/Universal/CBBC | Consultants/episodic writers, and under contract for original dialogue for William Shatner (narrator of US version of British series). |
| Fleabitten! (2010-2011) | Moody Street Kids (Australia) | Head writers/co-developers for series of 52×12′ episodes |
| Chi Rho (2010-2011) | KiKA/Cross Media (Germany) | Principal writers/story editors/series consultants on 26-episode action-comedy retelling of the classic Bible stories with ‘progressive’ theological curriculum |
| Jakers! (2006-2007) | Mike Young Productions/PBS | Writers on CGI comedy series based on popular Irish property, and exclusive writers of Mel Brooks’ and Joan Rivers’ dialogue for series characters ‘Wiley’ and ‘Shirley’ Emmy winner 2006 |
| Cosmic Quantum Ray (2007) | Mike Young Productions/Moonscoop/KiKA/M6/The Hub Network | Producers/writers/developers/head writers on action/adventure/comedy CGI 26×30′ series that introduces children aged 7-14 to the ‘fun’ theories of quantum physics |
| Growing Up Creepie (2007) | Mike Young Productions/Discovery Kids | Writers of 2 episodes for comedy/horror series Emmy nomination 2007, |
| ToddWorld (2005-2006) | Mike Young Productions/Discovery Kids | Writers for animation series Emmy nomination 2005 & 2006 |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog (2004-2005) | Mike Young Productions/Scholastic/PBS | Writers of two episodes on animated series based on the children’s book series Emmy nomination 2005 |
| Butt Ugly Martians (2001) | Mike Young Productions/Just Group/ITV/Nickelodeon | Developers/producers/writers |
| Astro Boy (2001) | Sony | Writers of one episode for television series based on the classic Japanese anime character – Hickey & McCoy were the first American writers to write a Japanese-produced anime |
| X-Men: Evolution (1997) | Marvel/Warner Bros. | Writers of one episode |
| The Legend of Lochnagar (1993) | S4C Wales/Siriol Animation | Weekend Special, written with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, and Jocelyn Stevenson BAFTA nomination 1993 & 1994 |
| Zazoo U (1990-1991) | Fox Kids/Film Roman | Developers/story editors/principal writers on animation series |
| The Real Ghostbusters (1991) | ABC/Syndicated | Writers of 18 episodes, with on-screen commentary on the DVD box set |
| Film | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Esther (2023) | Studio 56 | Wrote animated feature based on the story of Esther (Old Testament) |
| RONIN 25 (2023) | Original series and feature film. |
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| My Fairy Troublemaker and Me (2022) | Ulysses Films/Fabrique d'Images | Script doctors for animated feature |
| The Legend of Magnus The Good | Kool Productions | Animated feature |
| In Luna | Filmallee | Story doctors on animated feature |
| Teddy Boom (2022) | Riki Group | Part of the script writers group for this Russian film |
| Paper Port (2019) | Zoombastico/Bardell | Story and script doctors for animated feature based on the popular Chilean animated series |
| Terracotta Warriors (2018) | Fantawild Holdings Inc. | Consultants/developers on animated feature film |
| My Toy Panda (2018) | Riki Co/Baboon Animation | Writers/script doctors on an animated feature film in Russia |
| Thingdom (2018) | Mandaraka Animation/Versatile Media (China) | Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Mexico |
| The Dragon Spell (2017) | Panama Grand Prix/Ukrainian State Film Agency | Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Ukraine Winner: Best Animated Film (2017) Ukrainian Film Academy Awards |
| Bayala: A Magical Adventure (2017) | Babboon Animation/Ulysses Film | Writers/script doctors on toy-based CGI animated feature film |
| Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Ashes (2023) | Dog Ears | Development work |
| Teen-Z (2023) | Something Big | Development work and pilot script |
| Becoming Narad (2023) | Crossover Media India | Development and pilot writers for animated educational geographic show. |
| Magnus the Good (2022) | Kool Production AS | Feature development |
| Animal Treasures | Ulysses Films | Feature story developers |
| Mighty Little Bheem (2017-2018) | Green Gold/Netflix | Story editors and writers for 52-episode CGI series which premiered on Netflix in early 2018 in 190 countries |
| Six-Cylinder Samurai (2017-2018) | Hickey McCoy Productions/Bioscopewala Pictures/Green Gold | Original animation sci-fi/action/comedy series and feature film created by Hickey & McCoy and Marc Lumer |
| Jack/Chaos (2017) | Aadarsh (India) | Writers of the bible for an animated action comedy |
| Live Action | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Super Sportlets (2010) | Moonscoop/Workout Factory | Story editors and head writers on live-action series with animation elements; a re-working of live-action health and fitness comedy for 6-9 year olds |
| Dead Man's Gun (1997) | Showtime | ‘The Trapper’ |
| Robocop, the Series (1994) | Skyvision/Rysher Entertainment | ‘Robocop vs Commander Cash’ Also created the Commander Cash commercial parodies in Robocop |
| Awards & Nominations | ||
|---|---|---|
NOMINATED for Shanghai International Film Festival, ‘Realm of the Terracotta’ (2021) NOMINATED for Kidscreen Award: Best Children’s Programme, ‘Insectibles’ (2018) NOMINATED for Kidscreen Award: ‘The Adventures of Annie & Ben’ WINNER of Pulcinella Award: Best TV Series, ‘Cosmic Quantum Ray’ (2009) NOMINATED for Emmy: Writing in Animation, ‘Jakers!’ (2008) WINNER of Silver Hugo Award (Chicago Film Festival): ‘Cosmic Quantum Ray’ (2008) WINNER of Golden Angel Award: ‘The Wumblers’ (2008) NOMINATED for 2 Emmy Awards: ‘Growing Up Creepie’ and ‘Toddworld’ (2007) WINNER of Emmy Award: Animated Series, ‘Jakers!’ (2006) WINNER of BAFTA: ‘Jakers!’ episode ‘Rock Around the Cluck’ (2005) NOMINATED for Emmy Award: Animated Series, ‘ToddWorld’ (2005) |