Margaret Nichols obit

TV Series Director  Dies at 82

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Animator and director Margaret Nichols, an executive board member of The Animation Guild from 1980 to 1985, died November 5. She was 82.

From 1955 until 1993, she worked for Warner Bros., Disney, UPA, Fleischer, Snowball, Patin, TV Spots, Creston, Eagle, Hanna-Barbera, Marvel, Universal and Graz Entertainment.

She was also known as Margaret Flores Nichols and Margaret Grewell.

Nichols directed the TV series Transformers (1985-86); The Glo Friends, Potato Head Kids, InHumanoids and Moon Dreamers (all 1986); My Little Pony ‘n Friends (1986-87); and Fraggle Rock (1987).

She served as an animation director for the series Muppet Babies (1985-88), Defenders of the Earth (1986), Spacecats and Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars! (both 1991), Tom & Jerry Kids Show and The Addams Family (both 1992), The Pirates of Dark Water (1992-93), and Droopy: Master Detective (1993). In addition, she was animation director of the TV-movies Solarman (1986), Pryde of the X-Men (1989) and I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993), along with the 1986 theatrical films The Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie and the 1987 video G.I. Joe: The Movie.

As an animator, Nichols worked on the series The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972); Jeannie and Speed Buggy (both 1973); These Are the Days and Partridge Family 2200 AD (both 1974); The New Tom & Jerry Show (1975); The Mumbly Cartoon Show and The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (both 1976); The All-New Super Friends Hour and C B Bears (both 1977); Scooby’s All Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977-78); Jana of the Jungle, Challenge of the SuperFriends and Dynomutt Dog Wonder (all 1978); Godzilla (1978-79); The World’s Greatest SuperFriends, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo and Casper and the Angels (all 1979;) Trollkins and The Kwicky Koala Show (both 1981); Smurfs (1981-84); Jokebook, Shirt Tales and Pac-Man (all 1982); and The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show and The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (both 1983).

Also, she was an animator on the 1974 ABC Afterschool Special Cyrano, along with the ABC Weekend Specials The Puppy Saves the Circus (1981) and Miss Switch to the Rescue and Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit (both 1982). She animated the TV shorts and TV-movies Clerow Wilson’s Great Escape (1974), The White Seal (1975), A Flintstone Christmas (1977), Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982), Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? (1983) and It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984), in addition to the 1987 theatrical movie Rock Odyssey.

A key assistant animator on the 1973 movie Charlotte’s Web, Nichols was an assistant animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Disney’s Oliver & Company (both 1988). She was a character animator on the 1982 theatrical film Heidi’s Song and a guest animator on Chuck Jones’ 1975 TV-movie Yankee Doodle Cricket.

Nichols was a sequence director on the TV series Robotix (1985), G.I. Joe (1985-86), Jem (1985-88), Transformers (1986-87) and The Little Wizards (1987), as well as the 1985 video Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines and TV-movie The GLO Friends Save Christmas.

Her first screen credit was as a layout artist for the 1970 TV-movie Uncle Sam Magoo. Nichols was a background and layout artist for the 1971 musical film Shinbone Alley.

At Disney, Nichols was a key clean-up artist for the movie The Black Cauldron (1985), and a character key for The Little Mermaid (1989) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990). She was a timing director and sheet timer for X-Men (1992-94), and a timing director for the 1994 TV series The Tick.

Director

Solarman (1989)

Solarman

5.5

TV Movie

Director (uncredited)

1989

 

Fraggle Rock (1987)

Fraggle Rock

7.2

TV Series

Director

1987

13 episodes

 

My Little Pony (1986)

My Little Pony

5.7

TV Series

Director

1986–1987

61 episodes

 

Moon Dreamers (1986)

Moon Dreamers

7.0

TV Series

Director

1986

4 episodes

 

InHumanoids (1986)

InHumanoids

7.3

TV Series

Director

1986

13 episodes

 

Potato Head Kids (1986)

Potato Head Kids

6.2

TV Series

Director (1986)

1986–1987

 

The Glo Friends (1986)

The Glo Friends

6.5

TV Series

Director (1986)

1986

 

My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)

My Little Pony: The Movie

5.9

Director (uncredited)

1986

 

Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in The Transformers (1984)

The Transformers

8.0

TV Series

Director

1985–1986

49 episodes

 

Animation Department

Droopy: Master Detective (1993)

Droopy: Master Detective

6.3

TV Series

animation director

1993–1994

13 episodes

 

The Tick (1994)

The Tick

7.8

TV Series

timing director

1994

6 episodes

 

George Buza, Catherine Disher, Cal Dodd, David Hemblen, Chris Potter, Alison Sealy-Smith, Norm Spencer, and Lenore Zann in X-Men (1992)

X-Men

8.4

TV Series

sheet timer

timing director

1992–1994

26 episodes

 

Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)

Tom & Jerry Kids Show

6.2

TV Series

animation director

1992–1993

27 episodes

 

The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)

The Pirates of Dark Water

8.2

TV Series

animation director

1992–1993

8 episodes

 

I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)

I Yabba-Dabba Do!

6.3

TV Movie

animation director

1993

 

The Addams Family (1992)

The Addams Family

7.0

TV Series

animation director

1992

13 episodes

 

Spacecats (1991)

Spacecats

6.9

TV Series

animation director (as Margaret F. Nichols)

1991

13 episodes

 

Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! (1991)

Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!

7.3

TV Series

animation director

1991

13 episodes

 

Little Shop (1991)

Little Shop

4.1

TV Series

animation director

1991

1 episode

 

Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen, and Frank Welker in The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

The Rescuers Down Under

6.8

character key

1990

 

Solarman (1989)

Solarman

5.5

TV Movie

animation director (as Margaret F. Nichols)

1989

 

Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid

7.6

character key (as Margaret Flores Nichols)

1989

 

Pryde of the X-Men (1989)

Pryde of the X-Men

6.5

TV Movie

animation director

1989

 

Bette Midler, Cheech Marin, Roscoe Lee Browne, Billy Joel, Joey Lawrence, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Richard Mulligan in Oliver & Company (1988)

Oliver & Company

6.6

assistant animator (as M. Flores Nichols)

1988

 

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

7.7

assistant animator: additional animation (as M. Flores Nichols)

1988

 

Jem (1985)

Jem

7.4

TV Series

sequence director

1985–1988

65 episodes

 

John Ritter, Tom Selleck, Jim Henson, Greg Berg, Barbara Billingsley, Dave Coulier, Peter Cullen, Stan Lee, Katie Leigh, Jeffrey Scott, Laurie O'Brien, Russi Taylor, Frank Welker, and Lon Zimmet in Muppet Babies (1984)

Muppet Babies

7.5

TV Series

animation director

1985–1988

47 episodes

 

The Little Wizards (1987)

The Little Wizards

7.0

TV Series

sequence director (1987)

1987–1988

 

Rock Odyssey (1987)

Rock Odyssey

6.7

animator

1987

 

G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

G.I. Joe: The Movie

7.0

Video

animation director (as Margaret F. Nichols)

1987

 

Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in The Transformers (1984)

The Transformers

8.0

TV Series

sequence director

1986–1987

30 episodes

 

It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown (1986)

It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown

6.5

TV Short

animation by

1986

 

Defenders of the Earth (1986)

Defenders of the Earth

6.9

TV Series

animation director (as M. Flores Nichols)

1986

55 episodes

 

G.I. Joe (1985)

G.I. Joe

7.7

TV Series

sequence director

1985–1986

85 episodes

 

Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, Susan Blu, Robert Stack, and Lionel Stander in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

The Transformers: The Movie

7.2

animation director

1986

 

My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)

My Little Pony: The Movie

5.9

animation director

1986

 

Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines (1985)

Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines

6.2

Video

sequence director (as M. Flores Nichols)

1985

 

The GLO Friends Save Christmas (1985)

The GLO Friends Save Christmas

7.3

TV Movie

sequence director

1985

 

Robotix (1985)

Robotix

6.4

TV Series

sequence director (as M. Flores Nichols)

1985

2 episodes

 

Little Muppet Monsters (1985)

Little Muppet Monsters

6.9

TV Series

animation director

1985

1 episode

 

Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)

The Black Cauldron

6.3

key clean-up artist (as M. Flores Nichols)

1985

 

Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)

The Smurfs

7.2

TV Series

animator

1981–1984

120 episodes

 

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984)

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

6.7

TV Short

animator

1984

 

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show

6.4

TV Series

animator

1983

13 episodes

 

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983)

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

7.4

TV Series

animator

1983

4 episodes

 

Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? (1983)

Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?

7.5

TV Short

animator

1983

 

Marty Ingels in Pac-Man (1982)

Pac-Man

6.0

TV Series

animator

1982

13 episodes

 

Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982)

Christmas Comes to PacLand

5.6

TV Movie

animator

1982

 

Heidi's Song (1982)

Heidi's Song

6.2

character animator

1982

 

Shirt Tales (1982)

Shirt Tales

6.9

TV Series

animator (1982)

1982–1984

 

Jokebook (1982)

Jokebook

7.2

TV Series

animator (1982)

1982

 

ABC Weekend Specials (1977)

ABC Weekend Specials

7.7

TV Series

animator

1981–1982

3 episodes

 

Trollkins (1981)

Trollkins

7.6

TV Series

animator

1981

13 episodes

 

The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980)

The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show

6.3

TV Series

animator

1981

8 episodes

 

The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)

The Kwicky Koala Show

6.4

TV Series

animator

1981

1 episode

 

Godzilla (1978)

Godzilla

6.1

TV Series

animator

1978–1979

20 episodes

 

Adam West, Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Rye, William Callaway, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon, Casey Kasem, and Ted Knight in Super Friends (1973)

Super Friends

7.2

TV Series

animator

1977–1979

31 episodes

 

Casper and the Angels (1979)

Casper and the Angels

5.7

TV Series

animator (1979)

1979

 

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

6.3

TV Series

animator

1979–1983

 

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976)

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour

7.6

TV Series

animator

1976–1978

40 episodes

 

Jana of the Jungle (1978)

Jana of the Jungle

7.4

TV Series

animator

1978

13 episodes

 

Shake, Rattle and Roll (1977)

Shake, Rattle and Roll

6.8

TV Series

animator

1977

13 episodes

 

Blast-Off Buzzard (1977)

Blast-Off Buzzard

5.3

TV Series

animator

1977

13 episodes

 

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977)

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

7.4

TV Series

animator

1977

13 episodes

 

Mel Blanc, Lucille Bliss, Henry Corden, Gay Autterson, and Jean Vander Pyl in A Flintstone Christmas (1977)

A Flintstone Christmas

6.8

TV Movie

animator

1977

 

C B Bears (1977)

C B Bears

5.7

TV Series

animator

1977

13 episodes

 

Undercover Elephant (1977)

Undercover Elephant

6.2

TV Series

animator

1977

13 episodes

 

Posse Impossible (1977)

Posse Impossible

6.3

TV Series

animator

1977

13 episodes

 

Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976)

Dynomutt Dog Wonder

6.6

TV Series

animator

1976–1977

20 episodes

 

The Mumbly Cartoon Show (1976)

The Mumbly Cartoon Show

6.9

TV Series

animator (1976)

1976–1977

 

The New Tom & Jerry Show (1975)

The New Tom & Jerry Show

7.8

TV Series

animator

1975

16 episodes

 

The White Seal (1975)

The White Seal

7.2

TV Movie

animator (as Margaret Gruwell)

1975

 

A Chosen Cricket (1975)

A Chosen Cricket

6.3

TV Movie

guest animator

1975

 

Partridge Family 2200 AD (1974)

Partridge Family 2200 AD

4.7

TV Series

animator (as Margaret Gruwell)

1974

16 episodes

 

These Are the Days (1974)

These Are the Days

7.2

TV Series

animator (as Margaret Gruwell)

1974

16 episodes

 

Corny Cole, David H. DePatie, Dean Elliott, Friz Freleng, Robert T. Gillis, Joe Siracusa, Rick Steward, and Flip Wilson in Clerow Wilson's Great Escape (1974)

Clerow Wilson's Great Escape

TV Movie

animator

1974

 

ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

ABC Afterschool Specials

7.1

TV Series

animator

1974

1 episode

 

Speed Buggy (1973)

Speed Buggy

6.6

TV Series

animator

1973

16 episodes

 

Jeannie (1973)

Jeannie

6.0

TV Series

animator (1973)

1973

 

Paul Lynde, Agnes Moorehead, Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Danny Bonaduce, Pamelyn Ferdin, Joan Gerber, Dave Madden, Don Messick, Martha Scott, John Stephenson, Herb Vigran, and William B. White in Charlotte's Web (1973)

Charlotte's Web

6.9

key assistant animator

1973

 

The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972)

The Flintstone Comedy Hour

6.4

TV Series

animator

1972–1973

18 episodes

 

The Roman Holidays (1972)

The Roman Holidays

6.5

TV Series

assistant animator (uncredited)

1972

13 episodes

 

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971)

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

5.6

TV Series

animator

1971–1972

16 episodes

 

Shinbone Alley (1970)

Shinbone Alley

5.5

background artist

layout artist

1970

 

Hollywood Magoo (1970)

Hollywood Magoo

7.3

TV Movie

layout artist

1970

 

The Gumby Show (1956)

The Gumby Show

7.0

TV Series

animator

1966

4 episodes

 

Concept

scene planner

1964

 

Clarence Nash in Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

Donald in Mathmagic Land

7.8

Short

assistant animator (uncredited)

1959

 

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Sleeping Beauty

7.2

clean up artist (uncredited)

1959

 

Paul Bunyan (1958)

Paul Bunyan

6.9

Short

assistant animator (uncredited)

1958