Sherri Lynn Stoner (born July 16, 1959) is an American animated film producer, actress and writer. She is best known for her work on the animated television series Animaniacs as a writer, story editor, and the voice of Slappy Squirrel throughout its run and for one short segment in its revival. She co-developed the animated spin-off series The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper and has written for series such as The 7D, Curious George, Work It Out Wombats!, and the film My Favorite Martian.
Biography She has worked extensively in animation. She was a writer and producer for such 1990s animated shows as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. In Animaniacs, Stoner also voiced Slappy Squirrel, a grumpy elderly squirrel and retired cartoon star.Maurice LaMarche, Tom Ruegger, et al. (2006). Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Volume 2. Special Features: The Writers Flipped They Have No Script. [DVD]. Warner Home Video. In 2023, she reprised the role of Slappy Squirrel for the final episode of the Animaniacs revival.
She co-wrote (with Deanna Oliver) Universal's Casper and was on the writing staff of the 1996 revival of an animated Casper the Friendly Ghost, also known as The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper. Stoner and Oliver wrote the Disney film My Favorite Martian, based on the original 1960s TV series.
Stoner served as animation reference model for Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid and for Belle in Beauty and the Beast.The Little Mermaid Art Gallery: Early Drawings, Model Keys, color Keys Disney Archives – Belle Character History Animators for The Little Mermaid incorporated some of Stoner's mannerisms, such as biting her lower lip, into the character design of Ariel.
Stoner's live-action television work includes a recurring role as Rachel Brown Oleson in the 9th season of Little House on the Prairie, and appearances in Murder, She Wrote and Knots Landing. She worked with Tom Ruegger as story editor on Disney's The 7D.
On the big screen, Stoner starred alongside Wendy O. Williams in the 1986 film Reform School Girls. She was also a member of The Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Acting YearTitleRoleNotes1980Knots LandingMary AnnEpisode: "Let Me Count the Ways"1983Little House on the PrairieRachel Brown Oleson2 episodes1986Reform School GirlsLisa1987Murder, She WroteSarah MartinoEpisode: "Old Habits Die Hard"1993–1998AnimaniacsSlappy Squirrel (voice)Recurring role (37 episodes) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1998Pinky and the BrainEpisode: "Star Warners"1999Wakko's WishDirect-to-video2015The 7DNougat (voice)Episode: "Big Rock Candy Flim-Flam"2023AnimaniacsSlappy Squirrel (voice)Episode: "Slappy's Return"
Crew work YearTitleRole1990–1992Tiny Toon AdventuresProducer, writer (37 episodes)1993–1995AnimaniacsProducer, writer (67 episodes)1995CasperWriter1999My Favorite MartianWriter2007AnimaliaWriter (3 episodes)2014–2016The 7DWriter (44 episodes)2017–2019Mickey and the Roadster RacersWriter (7 episodes)2019–2022Curious GeorgeWriter (43 episodes)2023Work It Out Wombats!Writer (18 episodes)
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