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Hickey & McCoy

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

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Hickey & McCoy

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

Email Agent

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.

Current
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Title TBA
Company
Caligari Films
Notes

Feature rewrite

Production
Agent 203
Company
Toon2Tango
Notes

Animated feature

Production
Title TBA
Company
Caligari Films
Notes

Writing 22′ episodes of upcoming series

Production
Title TBA
Company
Studio 56 Animation
Notes

Feature rewrite

Production
Title TBA
Company
Crossover Media
Notes

Writing 22′ pilot script for new animated series

Production
Title TBA
Company
Something Big SAS
Notes

Development work on new animation series

Animation
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Mastipur: Palace of Pranks
Company
Guppy Theatre (India)
Notes

Developers of animated series/phone app/game/interactive theatre, India

Production
Agent 203
Company
Toon2Tango
Notes

Series development and script writers

Production
Sweethearts
Company
Caramel & Co. Russia
Notes

Writers/developers for animated series, 13 episodes of the 52-episode series

Production
You Look Yummy
Company
Bilibili China/Baboon Entertainment
Notes

Writers of multiple episodes

Production
Kayko & Kokosh (2021)
Company
Grupa Schmaznego/Baboon/Netflix
Notes

Polish animation, series script & continuity department

Production
Turbozaurus (2020)
Company
Caramel & Co. Russia
Notes

Developers & writers

Production
Panda & Rooster (2020)
Company
CCTV China
Notes

Wrote 21 episodes of 52-episode series

Production
Mango Minutes (2019-2020)
Company
Yoboho/Cyber Group
Notes

Developers and sole writers of 7-minute series based on the Mango character from the phenomenally-successful series ‘The Adventures of Annie and Ben’

Production
Smighties (2019)
Company
Herotainment/Baboon/Amazon Prime
Notes

Writers on 26 episodes

Production
Treehouse Tales (2019)
Company
Shemaroo India
Notes

Writers of the theme song and all 26 episodes of the second series for Netflix, where it is available.

Production
Captain Funtime (2018)
Company
Yoboho/Cyber Group
Notes

Developers of animated CGI series

Production
Eddie is a Yeti (2018)
Company
Toon Goggles On-Demand Entertainment
Notes

Writers for 26 episodes

Production
Annie, Ben & Mango (2015)
Company
Yoboho/Hooplakidz
Notes

Writers on all 52 episodes and voice-directing on series for YouTube channel

Production
Insectibles (2015)
Company
One Animation (Singapore)/KIKA (Germany)
Notes

Writers for animated series, currently on Amazon Prime.

Production
The Clangers (2014)
Company
NBC/Universal/CBBC
Notes

Consultants/episodic writers, and under contract for original dialogue for William Shatner (narrator of US version of British series).

Production
Fleabitten! (2010-2011)
Company
Moody Street Kids (Australia)
Notes

Head writers/co-developers for series of 52×12′ episodes

Production
Chi Rho (2010-2011)
Company
KiKA/Cross Media (Germany)
Notes

Principal writers/story editors/series consultants on 26-episode action-comedy retelling of the classic Bible stories with ‘progressive’ theological curriculum

Production
Jakers! (2006-2007)
Company
Mike Young Productions/PBS
Notes

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

Production
Cosmic Quantum Ray (2007)
Company
Mike Young Productions/Moonscoop/KiKA/M6/The Hub Network
Notes

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

Production
Growing Up Creepie (2007)
Company
Mike Young Productions/Discovery Kids
Notes

Writers of 2 episodes for comedy/horror series

Emmy nomination 2007,

Production
ToddWorld (2005-2006)
Company
Mike Young Productions/Discovery Kids
Notes

Writers for animation series

Emmy nomination 2005 & 2006
Humanitas Award finalist 2005 & 2006

Production
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2004-2005)
Company
Mike Young Productions/Scholastic/PBS
Notes

Writers of two episodes on animated series based on the children’s book series

Emmy nomination 2005

Production
Butt Ugly Martians (2001)
Company
Mike Young Productions/Just Group/ITV/Nickelodeon
Notes

Developers/producers/writers

Production
Astro Boy (2001)
Company
Sony
Notes

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

Production
X-Men: Evolution (1997)
Company
Marvel/Warner Bros.
Notes

Writers of one episode

Production
The Legend of Lochnagar (1993)
Company
S4C Wales/Siriol Animation
Notes

Weekend Special, written with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, and Jocelyn Stevenson

BAFTA nomination 1993 & 1994

Production
Zazoo U (1990-1991)
Company
Fox Kids/Film Roman
Notes

Developers/story editors/principal writers on animation series

Production
The Real Ghostbusters (1991)
Company
ABC/Syndicated
Notes

Writers of 18 episodes, with on-screen commentary on the DVD box set

Film
Production
Company
Notes
Production
My Fairy Troublemaker and Me (2022)
Company
Ulysses Films/Fabrique d'Images
Notes

Script doctors for animated feature

Production
Teddy Boom (2022)
Company
Riki Group
Notes

Part of the script writers group for this Russian film

Production
Paper Port (2019)
Company
Zoombastico/Bardell
Notes

Story and script doctors for animated feature based on the popular Chilean animated series

Production
Terracotta Warriors (2018)
Company
Fantawild Holdings Inc.
Notes

Consultants/developers on animated feature film

Production
My Toy Panda (2018)
Company
Riki Co/Baboon Animation
Notes

Writers/script doctors on an animated feature film in Russia

Production
Thingdom (2018)
Company
Mandaraka Animation/Versatile Media (China)
Notes

Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Mexico

Production
The Dragon Spell (2017)
Company
Panama Grand Prix/Ukrainian State Film Agency
Notes

Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Ukraine

Winner: Best Animated Film (2017) Ukrainian Film Academy Awards

Production
Bayala: A Magical Adventure (2017)
Company
Babboon Animation/Ulysses Film
Notes

Writers/script doctors on toy-based CGI animated feature film

Development
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Magnus the Good (2022)
Company
Kool Production AS
Notes

Feature development

Production
Mighty Little Bheem (2017-2018)
Company
Green Gold/Netflix
Notes

Story editors and writers for 52-episode CGI series which premiered on Netflix in early 2018 in 190 countries

Production
Six-Cylinder Samurai (2017-2018)
Company
Hickey McCoy Productions/Bioscopewala Pictures/Green Gold
Notes

Original animation sci-fi/action/comedy series and feature film created by Hickey & McCoy and Marc Lumer

Production
Jack/Chaos (2017)
Company
Aadarsh (India)
Notes

Writers of the bible for an animated action comedy

Live Action
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Super Sportlets (2010)
Company
Moonscoop/Workout Factory
Notes

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

Production
Dead Man's Gun (1997)
Company
Showtime
Notes

‘The Trapper’
‘Sisters of Mercy’

Production
Robocop, the Series (1994)
Company
Skyvision/Rysher Entertainment
Notes

‘Robocop vs Commander Cash’
‘The Tin Man’
‘Corporate Raiders’
‘The Singularity’
‘Old Business’
‘Foreign Exchange’

Also created the Commander Cash commercial parodies in Robocop

Awards & Nominations
Notes

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
Title TBA Caligari Films

Feature rewrite

Agent 203 Toon2Tango

Animated feature

Title TBA Caligari Films

Writing 22′ episodes of upcoming series

Title TBA Studio 56 Animation

Feature rewrite

Title TBA Crossover Media

Writing 22′ pilot script for new animated series

Title TBA Something Big SAS

Development work on new animation series

Animation
Production Company Notes
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 Grupa Schmaznego/Baboon/Netflix

Polish animation, series script & continuity department

Turbozaurus Caramel & Co. Russia

Developers & writers

Panda & Rooster CCTV China

Wrote 21 episodes of 52-episode series

Mango Minutes 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 Herotainment/Baboon/Amazon Prime

Writers on 26 episodes

Treehouse Tales Shemaroo India

Writers of the theme song and all 26 episodes of the second series for Netflix, where it is available.

Captain Funtime Yoboho/Cyber Group

Developers of animated CGI series

Eddie is a Yeti Toon Goggles On-Demand Entertainment

Writers for 26 episodes

Annie, Ben & Mango Yoboho/Hooplakidz

Writers on all 52 episodes and voice-directing on series for YouTube channel

Insectibles One Animation (Singapore)/KIKA (Germany)

Writers for animated series, currently on Amazon Prime.

The Clangers NBC/Universal/CBBC

Consultants/episodic writers, and under contract for original dialogue for William Shatner (narrator of US version of British series).

Fleabitten! Moody Street Kids (Australia)

Head writers/co-developers for series of 52×12′ episodes

Chi Rho 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! 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
Emmy nomination 2008

Cosmic Quantum Ray 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 Mike Young Productions/Discovery Kids

Writers of 2 episodes for comedy/horror series

Emmy nomination 2007,

ToddWorld Mike Young Productions/Discovery Kids

Writers for animation series

Emmy nomination 2005 & 2006
Humanitas Award finalist 2005 & 2006

Clifford the Big Red Dog 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 Mike Young Productions/Just Group/ITV/Nickelodeon

Developers/producers/writers

Astro Boy 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 Marvel/Warner Bros.

Writers of one episode

The Legend of Lochnagar S4C Wales/Siriol Animation

Weekend Special, written with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, and Jocelyn Stevenson

BAFTA nomination 1993 & 1994

Zazoo U Fox Kids/Film Roman

Developers/story editors/principal writers on animation series

The Real Ghostbusters ABC/Syndicated

Writers of 18 episodes, with on-screen commentary on the DVD box set

Film
Production Company Notes
My Fairy Troublemaker and Me Ulysses Films/Fabrique d'Images

Script doctors for animated feature

Teddy Boom Riki Group

Part of the script writers group for this Russian film

Paper Port Zoombastico/Bardell

Story and script doctors for animated feature based on the popular Chilean animated series

Terracotta Warriors Fantawild Holdings Inc.

Consultants/developers on animated feature film

My Toy Panda Riki Co/Baboon Animation

Writers/script doctors on an animated feature film in Russia

Thingdom Mandaraka Animation/Versatile Media (China)

Writers/script doctors on animated feature film for Mexico

The Dragon Spell 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 Babboon Animation/Ulysses Film

Writers/script doctors on toy-based CGI animated feature film

Development
Production Company Notes
Magnus the Good Kool Production AS

Feature development

Mighty Little Bheem 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 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 Aadarsh (India)

Writers of the bible for an animated action comedy

Live Action
Production Company Notes
Super Sportlets 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 Showtime

‘The Trapper’
‘Sisters of Mercy’

Robocop, the Series Skyvision/Rysher Entertainment

‘Robocop vs Commander Cash’
‘The Tin Man’
‘Corporate Raiders’
‘The Singularity’
‘Old Business’
‘Foreign Exchange’

Also created the Commander Cash commercial parodies in Robocop

Awards & Nominations

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)