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| Formerly | Universal Cartoon Studios (1991–2006) |
|---|---|
| Type | Division |
| Industry | Animation |
| Predecessor | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Founded | 1991[1] |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Margie Cohn (Head of DWA Television) |
| Products | Animated films Animated television shows |
| Parent | Universal Studios (NBCUniversal) |
Universal Animation Studios, formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios, is an American animation studio which is a division of Universal Studios. It has produced sequels to Universal-released feature films, such as The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto, as well as other films and television series.
The actual animation production is done overseas, usually by either Wang Film Productions or Rough Draft Studios, while pre-production and post-production is United States-based.
On August 22, 2016, the television animation divisions of Universal and DreamWorks merged after Universal completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.[2]
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Theatrical feature films[]
| Title | Release date | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| Curious George | February 10, 2006 | Imagine Entertainment |
| The Tale of Despereaux | December 19, 2008 | Relativity Media, Framestore Feature Animation |
| Woody Woodpecker | October 5, 2017 (Brazil), February 6, 2018 (USA) |
Universal 1440 Entertainment |
Direct-to-video feature films[]
| Title | Release date | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| as Universal Cartoon Studios | ||
| The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | December 13, 1994 | |
| The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | December 12, 1995 | |
| The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | December 10, 1996 | |
| The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | December 9, 1997 | |
| Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | January 6, 1998 | Renaissance Pictures |
| The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | December 1, 1998 | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | September 28, 1999 | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. |
| An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | February 15, 2000 | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | July 25, 2000 | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | August 29, 2000 | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. |
| The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | December 5, 2000 | |
| The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | December 4, 2001 | |
| Balto II: Wolf Quest | February 19, 2002 | |
| The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | December 10, 2002 | |
| Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | March 18, 2003 | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
| The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | December 2, 2003 | |
| Van Helsing: The London Assignment | May 11, 2004 | |
| The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | January 11, 2005 | |
| Balto III: Wings of Change | February 1, 2005 | |
| The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | March 21, 2006 | |
| as Universal Animation Studios | ||
| The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | February 27, 2007 | |
| The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | November 27, 2007 | |
| Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | March 2, 2010 | Imagine Entertainment, Toon City Animation |
| The Little Engine That Could | March 22, 2011 | Crest Animation Productions |
| Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle[3] | June 23, 2015 | Imagine Entertainment, Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave[4] | February 2, 2016 | Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You | November 14, 2017 | Universal 1440 Entertainment, Splash Entertainment, Telegael and Magic Carpet Productions |
Television series[]
| Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Original run | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to the Future: The Animated Series | Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
1991–1992 | CBS | Amblin Television Zaloom/Mayfield Productions BIG Pictures |
| Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Shelley Duvall | 1992–1993 | Showtime | |
| Fievel's American Tails | Characters: David Kirschner Series: David Kirschner |
1992 | CBS | Amblin Television Nelvana |
| Exosquad | Jeff Segal | 1993–1994 | Syndication | |
| Problem Child | Characters: Robert Simonds Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski Series: Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
USA Network | Imagine Television D'Ocon Films Productions (Season 1) Lacewood Productions (Season 2) | |
| Monster Force | 1994 | Syndication | Lacewood Productions | |
| Beethoven | 1994–1995 | CBS | Northern Lights Entertainment | |
| Earthworm Jim | Doug TenNapel | 1995–1996 | Kids' WB | Shiny Entertainment |
| Savage Dragon | USA Network | Lacewood Productions (Season 1) Studio B Productions (Season 2) P3 Entertainment USA Studios | ||
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Characters: Seymour Reit Joe Oriolo Series: Sherri Stoner Deanna Oliver |
1996–1998 | Fox Kids | Amblin Television |
| Wing Commander Academy | Universal Cartoon Studios | 1996 | USA Network | |
| Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad | Syndication | |||
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Walter Lantz (characters) | 1999–2002 | Fox Kids | |
| The Mummy: The Animated Series | Characters: Stephen Sommers Series: Thomas Pugsley Greg Klein |
2001–2003 | Kids' WB | Studios USA Television (Season 1) The Sommers Company Rough Draft Studios Sunwoo Entertainment |
| Curious George | Characters: Margret Rey H.A. Rey Alan J. Shalleck Series: Joe Fallon |
2006–2015 | PBS Kids | Imagine Television WGBH Boston |
| The Land Before Time | Characters: Charles Grosvenor Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Series: Ford Riley |
2007–2008 | Cartoon Network | Amblin Television |
Short films[]
- Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999)
Television specials[]
- A Wish for Wings That Work (1991)
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
- How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)
Miscellaneous work[]
- 63rd Academy Awards (1991) - Provided the animation for Woody Woodpecker presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film[5]
See also[]
- Illumination Entertainment
- DreamWorks Animation
- Universal Interactive Studios
- List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated features
- List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
References[]
- ↑ "Registration Certificate". United States Patent and Trademark Office. October 6, 1992. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
First use 4-5-1991, in commerce 4-5-1991.
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- ↑ "Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle". Universal Studios Entertainment. Retrieved March 30, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Rawr: Reba's Voice Will Be In The Next Land Before Time Movie". US99.5. August 18, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX7pyzjOHHQ
External links[]
- Universal Cartoon Studios at Internet Movie Database
- Universal Animation Studios on IMDb (subscription required)
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Animation industry in the United States
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| Companies/studios | Active | 21st Century Fox (20th Century Fox Animation • Blue Sky Studios • Fox Television Animation) • Ace & Son • Augenblick Studios • Bento Box Entertainment • The Curiosity Company • DHX Media (WildBrain) • Disney (Disney Television Animation • DisneyToon Studios • Industrial Light & Magic • Lucasfilm Animation • Marvel Animation • Pixar Animation Studios • Walt Disney Animation Studios) • Film Roman • Floyd County Productions • Frederator Studios (Frederator Films) • Fuzzy Door Productions • Golden Films • Hasbro (Hasbro Studios) • Jim Henson's Creature Shop • Kinofilm • Klasky Csupo • Laika • Little Airplane Productions • Man of Action Studios • Marza Animation Planet • Mattel (Hot Animation) • Mexopolis • Mondo Media (6 Point Harness) • NBCUniversal (DreamWorks Animation • Big Idea Entertainment • DreamWorks Classics • Harvey Entertainment • Jay Ward Productions • Illumination Entertainment • Universal Animation Studios • PorchLight Entertainment • Radical Axis • Reel FX Creative Studios • Renegade Animation • Rough Draft Studios • ShadowMachine • Sony Pictures (Adelaide Productions • Sony Pictures Animation • Sony Pictures Imageworks) • Splash Entertainment • Sprite Animation Studios • Spümcø • Stoopid Monkey • Time Warner (Cartoon Network Studios • Warner Bros. Animation • Williams Street) • Titmouse, Inc. • United Plankton Pictures • Vanguard Animation • Viacom (MTV Animation • Nick Digital • Nickelodeon Animation Studio • Paramount Animation) • World Events Productions |
| Defunct | 70/30 Productions • Amblimation • Animation Collective • Animation Lab • Animation Magic • Cartoon Pizza • Circle 7 Animation • Cookie Jar Group • Crest Animation Productions • Curious Pictures • DePatie-Freleng Enterprises • DIC Entertainment • DNA Productions • Famous Studios • Filmation • Fleischer Studios • Fox Animation Studios • Hanna-Barbera • Jetlag Productions • Kroyer Films • Laugh-O-Gram Studio • Marvel Productions • MGM-Pathé Communications • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation • MGM Animation/Visual Arts • MGM Cartoons) • Pacific Data Images • Rankin/Bass Productions • Ruby-Spears • Screen Gems Cartoons • Skellington Productions • Soup2Nuts • Sullivan Bluth Studios • Sunbow Entertainment • Terrytoons • United Productions of America • Van Beuren Studios • Walter Lantz Productions • Warner Bros. Cartoons • Will Vinton Studios • Williams Street West | |
| Industry associations | The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 • ASIFA-Hollywood | |
| Awards | Academy Awards • Annie Award • Daytime Emmy Award • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards • Primetime Emmy Award | |
| History | Silent era • Golden age (World War II) • Television era • Modern era | |
| Genres | Animated Infomercial • Animated sitcom • Buddy film • Comedy-drama • Superhero fiction • Western | |
| Related topics | American Comics (History of American comics • Tijuana bible) • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces • Flash animation | |