Glenn Kirkpatrick
A career spent telling stories from both sides of the screen — from animation and television production to writing about the films, series and cultural moments that stay with us.
From making television to writing about why it matters.
Glenn Kirkpatrick built his professional life around animation and television. His screen credits span animation, supervision, directing and editing — a career spent not simply watching stories take shape, but helping to build them.
His credits are connected to productions including Rugrats, King of the Hill, Dennis & Gnasher and Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong, alongside other animated television work stretching across several decades.
That production background later found a second outlet in writing. Instead of working only inside the frame, Kirkpatrick began examining finished films and television from the outside — looking at character, craft, performance, nostalgia and the reasons certain pieces of popular culture continue to resonate.
Decades behind the screen.
Kirkpatrick’s public credits show a career that moved through the practical craft of animation into supervisory, directing and editing roles.
King of the Hill
Credited in overseas animation direction across the show’s early production years.
Rugrats
Part of Kirkpatrick’s wider body of animation and supervisory television work.
Dennis & Gnasher
Direction credits during the animated series’ 2009–2010 run.
Winston Steinburger
A later chapter combining creative direction with extensive editing work.
Funnyazhell Animation
An Australian animation studio established around Flash production for web and television.
Flash Cartoon Animation
Co-authored with Kevin Peaty as a practical guide to professional Flash animation.
Animation craft
Early credits developed into increasingly senior animation and supervisory responsibilities.
Major television productions
Work during this period included major animated properties and a substantial run connected to King of the Hill.
Direction and editing
Kirkpatrick’s credits expanded further into series direction, editing and broader production leadership.
25 Years Later
Production experience met pop-culture writing through a growing body of work for 25YL.
A natural move from production to criticism.
Glenn Kirkpatrick’s connection with 25 Years Later reaches back to the site’s earlier years. One of his documented bylines is a July 2017 interview with Brad Dukes, author of Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks.
His work for 25YL grew well beyond one series or one format. Across television, film, books and music, Kirkpatrick has written about subjects ranging from Magnum, P.I. and WandaVision to Dune, Star Wars, film noir, Primal Scream and contemporary film releases.
The connection makes sense. 25 Years Later is built around looking again — revisiting stories with time, context and a closer eye. Kirkpatrick brings a perspective shaped by years spent inside television production, where storytelling is not an abstraction but a craft made from hundreds of individual decisions.
From Twin Peaks to Marvel and beyond.
A few examples from Kirkpatrick’s work for 25 Years Later.
My Interview With Brad Dukes
An early 25YL byline tied to the history and continuing fascination of Twin Peaks.
Magnum, P.I.: Investigating the Man Behind the Mustache
A character-focused look at what made Thomas Magnum and the original series endure.
WandaVision and the Future of the MCU
A look at Marvel’s post-Endgame direction through one of its defining television experiments.
Devotion Puts Bravery Before Bombast
A film piece focused on performance, history and restraint rather than spectacle alone.
Experience behind the screen. Perspective on the page.
From television production and animation to long-form cultural writing, Glenn Kirkpatrick’s work is connected by the same question: what makes a story stay with us?