John R. Dilworth

Stretch Films, Inc. is a production company that was founded in 1991 by John R. Dilworth. It is best known for Courage the Cowardly Dog on Cartoon Network as well as the many short films screened all over the world.

Productions

 * Pierre (1985) (student film; appeared on Showtime)
 * The Limited Bird (1989)
 * When Lilly Laney Moved In (1991)
 * Psyched For Snuppa (1992) (Jumbo Pictures for Nickelodeon)
 * Smart Talk with Raisin (1993) (Appeared on MTV's Liquid Television in 1994)
 * The Dirdy Birdy (1994) (Redux aired in 2014)
 * Angry Cabaret (1994) (Also appeared on MTV Animation Weekend)
 * Cartoon Network (ID's) (1994–1997)
 * The Chicken from Outer Space (1995)
 * Noodles and Nedd (1996) (later appeared on Sesame Street)
 * Big Bag: Ace and Avery (1998)
 * Hector The Get-Over Cat (1998) – Indent for Nickelodeon.
 * A Little Curious (short films) (1999)
 * Catch Of The Day (featuring Noodles and Nedd) (2000)
 * Courage the Cowardly Dog (series) (1999–2002)
 * The Mousochist (2001)
 * Life In Transition (2005)
 * The Return of Sergeant Pecker (2006, credited as Pierre Delarue)
 * Garlic Boy (2008)
 * Rinky Dink (2009)
 * Bunny Bashing (2011)
 * Pumpkin Reports (2012) – CGI pilot episode made by Spanish studio Motion Pictures, S.A., that hired John for direct the pilot. In 2016, was turned in a TV series.
 * The Fog of Courage (2014) – A special CGI short starring Courage the Cowardly Dog.
 * The Dirdy Birdy Redux (2014)
 * Dirdy Birdy II: A Night at Club Sheik (2015) – An aborted sequel to The Dirdy Birdy.
 * Prudence and the Imps (2016) – An unfinished animated pilot
 * Goose in High Heels (2017)
 * Mom got eaten by a Spider Demon (2017)
 * Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A. (co-produced with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios; 2018)
 * Before Courage (TBD)