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Ken Scarborough

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Ken Scarborough
Ken Scarborough is a longtime writer for children's television. Scarborough's head writing credits include Curious George (2006), Martha Speaks (2008), Pocoyo (2005), Arthur (1996), and Doug (1991). He served as a staff writer on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1975). For Sesame Workshop, Scarborough developed Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (2006).

Scarborough serves as executive producer and head writer of the Amazon series If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (2015), which premieres in 2017.

Other writing credits include Between the Lions (1999) and The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992). He has received seven Emmy awards for his work and six further nominations.

As head writer for Sesame Street (1969), Scarborough's responsibilities include generating storylines for episodes, revising and editing scripts, and developing new formats.
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  • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 15 wins & 18 nominations total

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Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Ryan Dillon in The Not Too Late Show with Elmo (2020)
The Not Too Late Show with Elmo
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Melissa Altro, Sonja Ball, Daniel Brochu, Michael Caloz, Mark Camacho, Ellen David, Bruce Dinsmore, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, A.J. Henderson, Arthur Holden, Rick Jones, Tamar Kozlov, Bronwen Mantel, Walter Massey, Eleanor Noble, Joanna Noyes, Jodie Resther, Patricia Rodriguez, J.T. Turner, Michael Yarmush, and Dallas Jokic in Arthur (1996)
Arthur
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Frank Welker in Curious George (2006)
    Curious George
    • story editor
    • head writer
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2021
  • Roger Craig Smith and Mason Mahay in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (2015)
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2021
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    • head writer
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2021
  • Alison Bartlett, Linda Bove, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patti LaBelle, Peter Linz, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Carmen Osbahr, Itzhak Perlman, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Alan Muraoka, Big Bird, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Ryan Dillon, Elmo, Nitya Vidyasagar, Abby Cadabby, Chris Thomas Hayes, Stacey Gordon, Chris Knowings, and Suki Lopez in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
    Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
    • head writer
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Matt Vogel, Ryan Dillon, and Elmo in When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special (2018)
    When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
    • head writer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ryan Dillon, and Abby Cadabby in The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special (2017)
    The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
    • head writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, and Ryan Dillon in Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016)
    Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
    • head writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie (2016)
    If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Melissa Altro, Sonja Ball, Daniel Brochu, Michael Caloz, Mark Camacho, Ellen David, Bruce Dinsmore, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, A.J. Henderson, Arthur Holden, Rick Jones, Tamar Kozlov, Bronwen Mantel, Walter Massey, Eleanor Noble, Joanna Noyes, Jodie Resther, Patricia Rodriguez, J.T. Turner, Michael Yarmush, and Dallas Jokic in Arthur (1996)
    Arthur
    • head writer
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1996–2016
  • Hoyt 'n Andy's Sportsbender
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Kathleen Barr, Dalias Blake, Brian Drummond, Sarah Edmondson, Eli Gabay, Tabitha St. Germain, Jon Hamm, Matt Hill, Sam Vincent, Maxine Miller, Bill Mondy, Colin Murdock, Nicole Oliver, Betty Phillips, Laara Sadiq, French Tickner, Lee Tockar, J.T. Turner, Jennifer Westfeldt, Alan Marriott, Trevor Lim, Vanesa Tomasino, Alex Ferris, Regan Oey, Christina Crivici, Alison Araya, Michelle Creber, Valin Shinyei, Madeleine Peters, Cedric Payne, and Ashlyn Drummond in Martha Speaks (2008)
    Martha Speaks
    • written by
    • head writer
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2013
  • Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)
    Between the Lions
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Let's Go, Pocoyo (2010)
    Let's Go, Pocoyo
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Stephen Fry in Pocoyo and the Space Circus (2009)
    Pocoyo and the Space Circus
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Pocoyo (2005)
    Pocoyo
    • written by
    • head writer
    • TV Series
    • 2007

Producer

  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together (2021)
    Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special (2020)
    The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Ryan Dillon in The Not Too Late Show with Elmo (2020)
    The Not Too Late Show with Elmo
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Carmen Osbahr, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, Ryan Dillon, and Abby Cadabby in Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020)
    Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Alison Bartlett, Linda Bove, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patti LaBelle, Peter Linz, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Carmen Osbahr, Itzhak Perlman, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Alan Muraoka, Big Bird, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Ryan Dillon, Elmo, Nitya Vidyasagar, Abby Cadabby, Chris Thomas Hayes, Stacey Gordon, Chris Knowings, and Suki Lopez in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
    Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Matt Vogel, Ryan Dillon, and Elmo in When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special (2018)
    When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Roger Craig Smith and Mason Mahay in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (2015)
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ryan Dillon, and Abby Cadabby in The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special (2017)
    The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, and Ryan Dillon in Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016)
    Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie (2016)
    If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Kathleen Barr, Dalias Blake, Brian Drummond, Sarah Edmondson, Eli Gabay, Tabitha St. Germain, Jon Hamm, Matt Hill, Sam Vincent, Maxine Miller, Bill Mondy, Colin Murdock, Nicole Oliver, Betty Phillips, Laara Sadiq, French Tickner, Lee Tockar, J.T. Turner, Jennifer Westfeldt, Alan Marriott, Trevor Lim, Vanesa Tomasino, Alex Ferris, Regan Oey, Christina Crivici, Alison Araya, Michelle Creber, Valin Shinyei, Madeleine Peters, Cedric Payne, and Ashlyn Drummond in Martha Speaks (2008)
    Martha Speaks
    • creative producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008

Additional Crew

  • Melissa Altro, Sonja Ball, Daniel Brochu, Michael Caloz, Mark Camacho, Ellen David, Bruce Dinsmore, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, A.J. Henderson, Arthur Holden, Rick Jones, Tamar Kozlov, Bronwen Mantel, Walter Massey, Eleanor Noble, Joanna Noyes, Jodie Resther, Patricia Rodriguez, J.T. Turner, Michael Yarmush, and Dallas Jokic in Arthur (1996)
    Arthur
    • story editor
    • contributing story editor
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1999
  • Disney's Doug (1996)
    Disney's Doug
    • story editor
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Fred Newman, Constance Shulman, and Billy West in Doug (1991)
    Doug
    • story editor
    • story editor: Jumbo Pictures
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1994

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