Jean MacCurdy is an American television executive, best known for her role as president of Warner Bros. Animation from 1989 to 2001.MacCurdy was first hired by Warner Bros. Animation in 1979, eventually becoming a vice president and a general manager. In 1983, she left to become an executive for Hanna-Barbera, supervising the production of shows such as Smurfs and The Flintstone Kids.In 1989, MacCurdy was hired by Warner Bros. Animation to help the studio make a push into original content production for television. She hired several members of the creative team at Hanna-Barbera, including Tom Ruegger, Paul Dini, and later Alan Burnett, to form the creative team of her first Warner production, the Steven Spielberg-executive produced Tiny Toon Adventures, which ran in syndication.Under MacCurdy's leadership, Warner Bros. Animation experienced a second renaissance, producing very popular children's programming and winning several Emmys. The company's output was expanded to included other successful programming for the FOX Network during the early 1990s such as Taz-Mania, Batman: The Animated Series, and Animaniacs.In 1995, Warner Bros. launched The WB television network, and made the Warner Bros. Animation shows exclusive to it. New shows produced for The WB's Kids' WB block included Superman: The Animated Series, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, Road Rovers, Waynehead, Histeria, Batman Beyond and Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain. During MacCurdy's tenure, Warner Bros. Animation was also the parent company of Hanna-Barbera following the Time Warner/Turner merger, until it was absorbed into Warner Animation in 2001. MacCurdy resigned as head of Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.In 1997, MacCurdy was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her work to enhance and improve the perception of women through the medium of television.
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Baby Blues | 2000-2002 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 3 episodes |
| Histeria! | 1998-2000 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 52 episodes |
| Animaniacs | 1993-1998 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 99 episodes |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1995-1998 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 60 episodes |
| Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | 1998 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1 episode |
| Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | 1998 | Video production manager |
| Freakazoid! | 1995-1997 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 3 episodes |
| Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery | 1995 | TV Movie executive in charge of production |
| I'm Mad | 1994 | Short executive in charge of production |
| Tiny Toons Spring Break | 1994 | TV Movie executive in charge of production |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990-1992 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 98 episodes |
| Muppet Babies | 1987-1988 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 18 episodes |
| Little Clowns of Happytown | 1987 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1987 |
| The Little Wizards | 1987 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1987 |
| Fraggle Rock | 1987 | TV Series production supervisor - 1987 |
| The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Movie documentary executive in charge of animation production |
| GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | 1986 | executive in charge of production |
| Paw Paws | 1985-1986 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 21 episodes |
| Daniel and the Lion's Den | 1986 | Video short executive in charge of production |
| David and Goliath | 1986 | Video short executive in charge of production |
| Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | 1986 | Video short executive in charge of production |
| Moses | 1986 | Video short executive in charge of production |
| Noah's Ark | 1986 | Video short executive in charge of production |
| Samson and Delilah | 1986 | Video short executive in charge of production |
| Galtar and the Golden Lance | 1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1985-1986 |
| Challenge of the GoBots | 1984-1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 65 episodes |
| The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | 1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes |
| The Smurfs | 1983-1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 82 episodes |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | 1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes |
| The Jetsons | 1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 2 episodes |
| Star Fairies | 1985 | TV Movie executive in charge of production |
| The Pound Puppies | 1985 | TV Movie executive in charge of production |
| Yogi's Treasure Hunt | 1985 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1985-1986 |
| The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries | 1984 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes |
| SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | 1984 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes |
| Snorks | 1984 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1984-1985 |
| Pink Panther and Sons | 1984 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1984 |
| The Biskitts | 1983 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes |
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | 1983 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes |
| Pac-Man | 1983 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes |
| The Dukes | 1983 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 7 episodes |
| Monchhichis | 1983 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1983 |
| Shirt Tales | 1982 | TV Series executive in charge of production - 1983 |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Justice League | 2001-2002 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes |
| Static Shock | 2000-2002 | TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes |
| Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | 2002 | Video executive producer |
| Batman Beyond | 1999-2001 | TV Series executive producer - 52 episodes |
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | 2001 | Video executive producer |
| The Zeta Project | 2001 | TV Series executive producer |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | 2000 | Video executive producer |
| Tweety's High-Flying Adventure | 2000 | Video executive producer |
| Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | 2000 | Video executive producer |
| Superman | 1996-2000 | TV Series executive producer - 48 episodes |
| The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | 1995-2000 | TV Series executive producer - 51 episodes |
| Detention | 1999 | TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes |
| The New Batman Adventures | 1997-1999 | TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes |
| Batman Beyond: The Movie | 1999 | TV Movie executive producer |
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | 1998 | Video executive producer |
| The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest | 1997 | TV Movie executive producer |
| Superman: The Last Son of Krypton | 1996 | TV Movie associate producer |
| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992-1995 | TV Series executive producer - 85 episodes |
| Taz-Mania | 1991-1995 | TV Series executive producer - 65 episodes |
| Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | 1992 | Video executive producer |
| Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island | 1983 | associate producer - as Jean H. MacCurdy |
| Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television | 1982 | TV Movie associate producer - as Jean H. MacCurdy |
| The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie | 1981 | associate producer - as Jean H. MacCurdy |
| The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special | 1980 | TV Movie associate producer |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2003 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Static Shock (2000) |
| 2002 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Batman Beyond (1999) |
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Batman Beyond (1999) |
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995) |
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | The New Batman Adventures (1997) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | The New Batman Adventures (1997) |
| 1998 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995) |
| 1997 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Superman (1996) |
| 1994 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Batman: The Animated Series (1992) |
| 1993 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | Batman: The Animated Series (1992) |
