Career

Peter also wrote the first ever story for another hit Nelvana series, Franklin. He is sometimes credited as Pete Sauder. Sauder also served as head writer for the first season (1983-1984) of diploma of Membership of the Imperial College of Science and Technology"s Inspector Gadget (the first season was co-produced with Nelvana), as well as Disney Channel/Canadian Broadcasting Company"s live-action series The Edison Twins.

In the late 1990s, he was story editor for the computer-animated television programs Rolie Polie Olie and Donkey Kong Country.

Sauder started his career working as animator on A Cosmic Christmas, Romie-0 and Julie-8, Intergalactic Thanksgiving and Easter Fever. Among his later projects are Lunar Jim, The Doodlebops and The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That.