Noah Z. Jones

Noah Zachary Jones (born June 20, 1973) is an American animator, screenwriter, illustrator and producer. He is the creator of the television series Fish Hooks, Almost Naked Animals, The 7D, and Pickle and Peanut. Jones was born in Fairport, New York, graduated from Fairport High School in 1991 and from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1996. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Life and career Jones was born in Fairport, New York on June 20, 1973. After graduating from Fairport High School in 1991, Jones attended Pacific Northwest College of Art and majored in Illustration. While attending college, he began to write children's books. Jones illustrated the children's book Not Norman: A Goldfish Story (2005) and its sequel Norman: One Amazing Goldfish! (2020). In 2006, Jones was in Camden, Maine working on children's books and freelance illustrating when Disney Channel asked him if he was interested in creating a television show. Jones pitched several ideas and Disney chose to move forward with what would eventually become Fish Hooks. He worked on the series remotely for two years before moving to California to work with the Disney team face-to-face. He stated that simple shapes were chosen for the fish characters so their emotions and facial features would be emphasized. The show ran for three seasons.

In June 2014, it was announced that Disney would pick up Jones' new series, Pickle and Peanut. Disney had asked Jones to create another series after the success of Fish Hooks and paired him with Joel Trussell. Jones stated that he wanted the main characters to act like normal teenage boys and incorporate offbeat humor. The series debuted on Disney XD in the fall of 2015. Jones also wrote and sang the show's theme song. The show ran for two seasons and ended on 2018.

In June 2019, Disney Branded Television announced that Jones had inked an overall development deal at Disney Television Animation, In 2022, it was revealed that Jones paired up with Ryan Quincy to develop a new project under the working title Hunch Bunch, the project would get renamed as Dog & Frog for Disney Channel.

Works

Book illustrations Always in Trouble Trouble Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit Those Shoes The Monster in the Backpack The Superheroes Employment Agency Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-believe Little Sweet Potato Duck, Duck, Moose! The Monster in the Backpack Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit Dance with Me Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

Television SeriesEp #SeasonsNetworkAirdateFish Hooks 59 3 Disney Channel 2010–14 Almost Naked Animals 52 YTV/Cartoon Network 2011–13 The 7D 44 2 Disney XD 2014–16 Pickle and Peanut 42 2015–18

Personal life Jones is married and has a son and a daughter.