Wild Times in The Wildwood

"If my mom asks...none of this really happened."

Chuck Sheetz was born in a small town outside of Philadelphia. He worked menial jobs for a couple of years, attended Penn State and then moved West to study Film at UCLA.

After getting his B.A. and teaching animation, Chuck became an animation timer and assistant director. He's directed episodes of "The Critic", “King of the Hill", “Drawn Together”,” “Scooby-Doo” and was head director on both the animated series and feature “Recess.”

Chuck is currently a director on "The Simpsons" and teaches at the UCLA Animation Workshop.
 

"What do they say about Catholic School girls?"

Maria Elena Rodriguez was born in San Francisco and raised mostly in Catholic Schools. She graduated from UC-Berkeley with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and later earned an M.F.A. in Film from UCLA.

She ran the animation crew in the early seasons of "The Simpsons,” developed shows and launched "The New Baby Huey Show" as an executive. She also managed computer graphics at Disney, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Mattel Toys and video game projects for Broderbund.

Maria is now a TV and feature writer. She’s written on staff for the series “Resurrection Blvd.” and for mini-series “Kingpin.” She has also written and developed several TV pilots.