Christopher William Gifford (born May 3, 1959) is an American writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon. He co-created and executive produced the Peabody Award-winning children's series Dora the Explorer (where he voiced the Big Red Chicken, the Grumpy Old Troll, Pirate Pig, etc.) and its spin-offs, Go, Diego, Go! and Dora and Friends: Into the City!. Additionally, he served as the voice director for the first three seasons of Dora the Explorer.
He was also a cast member (Danny) on the 1980s syndicated children's series, The Great Space Coaster.
He has reprised his role as the Big Red Chicken in Dora.
Writing credits[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Season 4[]
Season 5[]
- Dora Saves the Snow Princess
- Dora Saves Three Kings Day
- Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
- Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure
Season 6[]
Season 7[]
Season 8[]
- Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure
- Dora & Diego in the Time of Dinosaurs
- Dora's Animalito Adventure
Go, Diego, Go![]
Season 1[]
- Diego Saves Baby Humpback Whale (with Valerie Walsh)
- Journey to Jaguar Mountain
- Three Little Condors
- Save the Sea Turtles
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Dora's Explorer Girls[]
Dora and Friends: Into the City![]
Season 1[]
- We Have a Pirate Ship!
- Dance Party
- Dora Saves Opera Land
- The Search for Mono
- S'more Camping
- Dragon in the School