Lynne Rae Naylor (born November 7, 1953) is a Canadian-American, award-winning designer, animator, storyboard artist, director, producer, and icon for television. She is best known for co-finding Spümcø alongside John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Jim Smith as well as co-developing The Ren & Stimpy Show for Nickelodeon. Other best-known pieces of work she took part in was Monsters vs. Aliens, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, & Star Wars: Clone Wars. She has been married to Chris Reccardi since 1994 until his death in 2019, and co-created the rejected Nickelodeon pilot The Modifyers.
Outside of being a storyboard artist, she did voicework as the little girl's mother in the show's pilot, "Big House Blues", and also co-wrote the episode "A Hard Day's Luck" with her late husband, Chris Reccardi, and Vince Calandra.
Naylor had also served as the inspiration for Stimpy[1] and was Kricfalusi's girlfriend[2] during the 80s until the two broke up in the early 90s.
Episodes Credit[]
| Ep # | Episode Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | ||
| 0 | Big House Blues | writer (uncredited) layout artist character designer animator voice of Little Girl's Mom |
| Season 1 | ||
| *She is credited as Character designer & Layout Artist on every episode. | ||
| 1a | Stimpy's Big Day | writer (uncredited) |
| 1b | The Big Shot! | writer (uncredited) |
| Season 3 | ||
| 24 | Ren's Retirement | background designer You are what you eat segment only: director writer |
| 27a | Eat My Cookies | layout artist background painter |
| 27b | Ren's Bitter Half | layout artist background painter |
| 28 | Lair Of The Lummox | layout artist background painter |
| Season 4 | ||
| 29 | Hermit Ren | layout artist |
| 30a | House of Next Tuesday | layout artist |
| 30b | A Friend in Your Face! | layout artist |
| 31a | Blazing Entrails | layout artist background painter |
| 31b | Lumber Jerks | layout artist background painter |
| 33b | A Hard Day's Luck | writer storyboard artist |
| 34b | Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman | storyboard artist |
Jobs[]
- Samurai Jack
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
- Tiny Toons Adventures
- Chowder
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Wander Over Yonder
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- The Mighty B!
- The Mighty Ones
Trivia[]
- As a kid, Naylor enjoyed watching Tom and Jerry, Top Cat, and Honey Halfwitch.
- Naylor's sister, Jan Naylor, worked as an assistant animator on "Big House Blues" and also worked for Disney, Don Bluth, and Hanna-Barbera.[3]