Universal Animation Studios

American animation studio

Universal Animation Studios LLC

Logo used since 2006

Formerly| Universal Cartoon Studios (1990–2005)
Company type| Division
Industry| Animation
Predecessor| Studio:
Walter Lantz Productions
Library:
Sullivan Bluth Studios
Amblimation
Founded| 1990; 35 years ago (1990)[1]
Founder| Jeff Segal
Headquarters|

* 111 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City, California, U.S.[2][3]
* 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California, U.S.[4]

Number of locations

| 2

Key people

| Ellen Cockrill (SVP, Animation production)[5]
Products| Animated films
Animated television shows
Parent| Universal 1440 Entertainment[6]
Website| uphe.com

Universal Animation Studios LLC,[7] formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios, is an American animation studio and unit of Universal 1440 Entertainment, a home entertainment division of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, which in turn is owned by NBCUniversal, the entertainment division of Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels to Universal-released feature films, such as The Land Before Time (1988), An American Tail (1986), Balto (1995), and Curious George (2006), as well as other films and television series.

The actual animation production is done overseas, usually by foreign animation studios such as AKOM, Wang Film Productions, and Rough Draft Studios, while pre-production and post-production are United States–based. The television animation divisions of Universal and DreamWorks merged on August 23, 2016, after Universal completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, which began producing a majority of Universal Pictures' family-friendly TV shows.[8] The studio is one of Comcast's three animation studios, alongside DreamWorks Animation and Illumination.

## History

[edit]

Universal Animation Studios was established in 1990 as Universal Cartoon Studios, the animation division of MCA Inc.[9] It was originally a subsidiary of Universal Family Entertainment, which was headed by Jeff Segal.[10] Its debut work was Back to the Future: The Animated Series, which was announced on March 22, 1991, and premiered on CBS on September 14 the same year.[11][12]

In 1995, the company partnered with Harvey Comics to launch a new subsidiary, Universal/Harvey Animation Studios, to produce animated series based on Harvey Comics' properties.[13]

In 1996, the two groups Universal Family Entertainment and its subsidiary Universal Cartoon Studios were absorbed into MCA Television Entertainment.[14]

In 2005, Universal Cartoon Studios was absorbed into Universal Studios Family Productions, and later on, it was renamed to Universal Animation Studios.[15][5]

In 2007, Chris Meledandri founded Illumination with a deal was announced positioning Illumination as Universal's family entertainment arm, that would produce one to two films a year starting in 2010, while Universal Studios Family Productions acts as Universal Animation Studios' animation home-video arm.[16] As part of the deal, Illumination retains creative control and Universal Pictures exclusively distributes the films.[17]

In 2012, Universal Studios Family Productions rebranded as Universal 1440 Entertainment.[6]

In 2016, Universal Pictures acquired DreamWorks Animation, making it one of the two official animation divisions of Universal Pictures, alongside Illumination.[8]

## Franchises

[edit]

This is not including the original films of An American Tail, The Land Before Time and Balto made by either Sullivan Bluth Studios or Amblimation.

Titles  | Release dates  | Movies  | TV Seasons

|
|
|

Woody Woodpecker | 1991–present1 | 2  | 6
An American Tail | 1986–2000  | 4  | 1
The Land Before Time | 1988–2016  | 14  | 2
Balto | 1995–2004  | 3  | 0
Alvin and the Chipmunks | 1999–2000  | 2
Curious George | 2006–2022  | 6  | 15

1:The date reflects the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker in a production from Universal Cartoon Studios rather than the date when the character was originally created in 1940 by Walter Lantz Productions.

## Filmography

[edit]

### Feature films

[edit]

#### Theatrical feature films

[edit]

#  | Title  | Release date  | Director  | Writer(s)  | Producer(s)  | Co-production with

|
|
|
|
|
|

Story  | Screenplay
1 | Curious George | February 10, 2006 (2006-02-10) | Matthew O'Callaghan | Ken Kaufman
Mike Werb | Ken Kaufman | Ron Howard
David Kirschner
Jon Shapiro | Imagine Entertainment
2 | Woody Woodpecker[R][S] | October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) | Alex Zamm | William Robertson
Alex Zamm
Daniel Altiere
Steven Altiere  | William Robertson
Alex Zamm | Mike Elliott | Universal 1440 Entertainment

S Combines live-action with animation.
R Not released theatrically in the United States

#### Direct-to-video/streaming feature films

[edit]

##### Children's feature films

[edit]

#  | Title  | Release date  | Co-production with

|
|
|

as Universal Cartoon Studios
1 | The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | December 13, 1994 (1994-12-13) | N/A
2 | The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | December 12, 1995 (1995-12-12)
3 | The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | December 10, 1996 (1996-12-10)
4 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)
5 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06) | Renaissance Pictures
6 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01) | N/A
7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28) | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC.
8 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15) | N/A
9 | An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25)
10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC.
11 | The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | December 5, 2000 (2000-12-05) | N/A
12 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | December 4, 2001 (2001-12-04)
13 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | February 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)
14 | The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)
15 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02) | N/A
16 | Balto III: Wings of Change | September 30, 2004 (2004-09-30)
17 | The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)
18 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | March 21, 2006 (2006-03-21)
as Universal Animation Studios
19 | The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | N/A
20 | The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)
21 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey![R] | July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10) | Imagine Entertainment
22 | The Little Engine That Could | March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) | Crest Animation Productions
23 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle[18] | June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23) | Imagine Entertainment
Universal 1440 Entertainment
24 | The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave[19] | February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02) | Universal 1440 Entertainment
25 | Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You | November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) | Universal 1440 Entertainment
Splash Entertainment
Telegael
Magic Carpet Productions
26 | Curious George: Royal Monkey[20] | September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10) | Imagine Entertainment
Universal 1440 Entertainment
27 | Curious George: Go West, Go Wild[P][21] | September 8, 2020 (2020-09-08)
28 | Bobbleheads: The Movie | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | Threshold Animation Studios
Universal 1440 Entertainment
29 | Curious George: Cape Ahoy[P][22] | September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30) | Imagine Entertainment
Universal 1440 Entertainment
30 | Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp[N][S][23] | April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)[24] | Universal 1440 Entertainment

##### Adult animated short films

[edit]

#  | Title  | Release date  | Co-production with

|
|
|

as Universal Cartoon Studios
1 | Van Helsing: The London Assignment[A] | May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11) | N/A
2 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury[A] | June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15)

P Released on Peacock.
N Released on Netflix.
A Adult animated production.

### Short films

[edit]

* Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999) (theatrical release)

### Television series

[edit]

#  | Title  | Creator(s) / Developer(s)  | Original run  | Network  | Co-production with

|
|
|
|
|

as Universal Cartoon Studios
1 | Back to the Future | Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale | 1991–1992 | CBS | Amblin Television
Zaloom/Mayfield Productions
BIG Pictures
2 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Shelley Duvall | 1992–1993 | Showtime | Think Entertainment
3 | Fievel's American Tails | David Kirschner | 1992 | CBS | Amblin Television
Nelvana
4 | Exosquad | Jeff Segal
Eric Lewald
Michael Edens | 1993–1994 | Syndication | N/A
5 | Problem Child | Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski | USA Network | D'Ocon Films Productions (season 1)
Lacewood Productions (season 2)
6 | Monster Force | Marv Wolfman | 1994 | Syndication | Lacewood Productions
7 | Beethoven | N/A | 1994–1995 | CBS | Northern Lights Entertainment
8 | Earthworm Jim | Doug TenNapel
Doug Langdale | 1995–1996 | Kids' WB | Shiny Entertainment
9 | The Savage Dragon | Dean Stefan
Bob Forward | USA Network | Lacewood Productions
(season 1)
Studio B Productions
(season 2)
P3 Entertainment
USA Studios
10 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Sherri Stoner
Deanna Oliver | 1996–1998 | Fox Kids | Amblin Television
Harveytoons
11 | Wing Commander Academy | Michael Edens
Mark Edens | 1996 | USA Network | USA Studios
12 | Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad | N/A | Syndication | Edition Dupuis France S.A.
Mediatoon
Lacewood Productions
13 | The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Bob Jaques
Kelly Armstrong | 1999–2002 | Fox Kids | N/A
14 | The Mummy: The Animated Series | Thomas Pugsley
Greg Klein | 2001–2003 | Kids' WB | Studios USA Television (season 1)
The Sommers Company
as Universal Animation Studios
15 | Curious George | Joe Fallon | 2006–2022 | PBS Kids (2006–2022)
Family Jr. (2018–2020)
Peacock (2020–2022) | Imagine Entertainment (seasons 1–9, 14–15)
WGBH Boston (seasons 1–12)
Universal 1440 Entertainment (seasons 10–15)
16 | The Land Before Time | Ford Riley | 2007–2008 | Cartoon Network | Amblin Entertainment
17 | Woody Woodpecker | Alex Zamm | 2018–2022 | YouTube | Universal Pictures International
Universal 1440 Entertainment
Splash Entertainment

### Television specials

[edit]

#  | Title  | Release date  | Network  | Co-production with

|
|
|
|

as Universal Cartoon Studios
1  | A Wish for Wings That Work | December 18, 1991 (1991-12-18) | CBS | Amblin Television
as Universal Animation Studios
2  | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25) | PBS Kids | Imagine Entertainment
WGBH Boston
3  | Curious George Swings Into Spring | April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
4  | Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest | October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
5  | How Murray Saved Christmas | December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05) | NBC | Universal Television

### Miscellaneous work

[edit]

* 63rd Academy Awards (1991) – animation for Woody Woodpecker presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film[25]
* Kids WB! promos – Earthworm Jim segments.
* The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) – traditionally-animated introduction[26]
* Dudley-Do Right’s RipSaw Falls (1999) – traditionally-animated queue video.

### Cancelled projects

[edit]

* Escape from Jurassic Park,[27] an animated TV series that takes place after the first Jurassic Park film, was confirmed to be in development and awaiting Steven Spielberg's approval in June 1993.[28] The series would have centered on John Hammond's attempts to finish Jurassic Park and open it to the public, while InGen's corporate rival Biosyn is simultaneously planning to open their own dinosaur theme park in Brazil, which ultimately ends with their dinosaurs escaping into the jungles.[29][30][31] Artist William Stout was hired to work on the series and subsequently made a trailer to demonstrate how the series would look, and how it would combine traditional animation with computer animation. The series required Spielberg's final approval before it could go into production. However, Spielberg had grown tired of the massive promotion and merchandise revolving around the film, and never watched the trailer.[32] On July 13, 1993, Margaret Loesch, president of the Fox Children's Network, confirmed that discussions had been held with Spielberg about an animated version of the film. Loesch also said, "At least for now and in the foreseeable future, there will not be an animated Jurassic Park. That's Steven Spielberg's decision, and we respect that decision."[33]
* A pair of traditionally animated cutscenes were produced for the 1996 video game Crash Bandicoot to serve as the game's intro and outro, as well as act as source material for a potential animated series if the game was well-received and commercially successful. The hand-drawn cutscenes were dropped after Sony Computer Entertainment picked up Crash Bandicoot for publication, as Sony desired to push the PlayStation's 3D polygonal graphics. The cutscenes were uploaded to YouTube by producer David Siller in 2015.[34][35]
* Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect, an animated television series based on The Lost World: Jurassic Park, was confirmed to be in development within the third part of a four-part comic adaptation of the film published by Topps Comics in July 1997.[36][37] In November 1997, it was reported that the cartoon would be accompanied by Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect, a series of dinosaur toys produced by Kenner and based on a premise that scientists had created dinosaur hybrids consisting of DNA from different creatures.[38][39] That month, it was also reported that the cartoon could be ready by March 1998, as a mid-season replacement.[38] The Chaos Effect toyline was released in June 1998,[39] but the animated series was never produced, for unknown reasons.[40]

## See also

[edit]

* Illumination
* DreamWorks Animation
* DreamWorks Animation Television
* List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
* List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
* List of animation studios owned by NBCUniversal

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* Denotes joint ventures

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* t
* e

Universal Animation Studios

Direct-to-video/streaming
feature films|

| Universal
Cartoon
Studios|

* The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)
* The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
* The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
* The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
* Hercules and Xena – The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)
* The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
* An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (2000)
* An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (2000)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)
* The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
* The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
* Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002)
* The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
* Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)
* The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
* The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005)
* Balto III: Wings of Change (2005)
* The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)

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Universal
Animation
Studios|

* The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
* The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
* The Little Engine That Could (2011)
* Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
* The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016)
* Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You (2017)
* Curious George: Royal Monkey (2019)
* Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020)
* Curious George: Cape Ahoy (2021)
* Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

Theatrical films|

* Curious George (2006)
* Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
* Woody Woodpecker (2017)

Short films|

* Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999)
* Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
* The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)

TV series|

* Back to the Future (1991–92)
* Fievel's American Tails (1992)
* Exosquad (1993–94)
* Problem Child (1993–94)
* Monster Force (1994)
* Beethoven (1994–95)
* Earthworm Jim (1995–96)
* The Savage Dragon (1995–96)
* The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996–98)
* Wing Commander Academy (1996)
* Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad (1996)
* The New Woody Woodpecker Show (1999–2002)
* The Mummy (2001–03)
* Curious George (2006–22)
* The Land Before Time (2007–08)
* Woody Woodpecker (2018–22)

TV specials|

* Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings That Work (1991)
* Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
* Curious George Swings Into Spring (2013)
* Curious George A Halloween Boo Fest (2013)
* How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)

Franchises|

* Woody Woodpecker (1940–present)
* Charlotte's Web (1973–2003)
* An American Tail (1986–2000)
* The Land Before Time (1988–2016)
* Balto (1995–2005)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks (1999–2000)
* Curious George (2006–2022)

Associated productions|

* Charlotte's Web (1973)
* An American Tail (1986)
* The Land Before Time (1988)
* An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
* Balto (1995)

Miscellaneous|

* 63rd Academy Awards
* Kids WB! promos
* The Incredible Hulk Coaster
* The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
* Dudley-Do Right’s RipSaw Falls

See also|

* Universal Monsters
* Illumination
* DreamWorks Animation
* DreamWorks Animation Television
* DreamWorks Classics
* Entertainment Rights
* Big Idea Entertainment
* Harvey Films
* UPA
* Bullwinkle Studios (50%)
* Amblimation
* Universal Interactive
* List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
* unproduced projects

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Comcast & NBCUniversal franchises and series

Universal Pictures†|

* Universal Monsters◈
* Dracula
* Frankenstein
* The Invisible Man
* The Mummy
* The Wolf Man
* The Scorpion King
* Back to the Future¶
* Jaws
* Johnny English
* Jurassic Park¶◈
* K-9
* The Munsters
* The Nutty Professor
* Pitch Perfect
* Psych
* Psycho
* Death Race
* The Purge
* Step Up+
* Ted
* Three Flavours Cornetto
* Timecop
* Silent Hill
* Tremors
* Unbreakable§
* Wet Hot American Summer
* The Little Rascals¶
* Fifty Shades
* Fast & Furious◈
* Meet the Parents
* Bourne
* Bring It On
* Child's Play
* Dragonheart
* American Pie
* American Pie Presents
* Beethoven
* Casper the Friendly Ghost
* Hulk#
* Airport
* E.T.¶
* Dumb & Dumber
* Smokey and the Bandit
* Bruce Almighty
* American Girl
* Wicked

Universal Television|

* Knight Rider
* The Equalizer
* The Office
* Chicago
* Battlestar Galactica
* Law & Order
* Dragnet
* Sharknado

Universal Animation Studios|

* Woody Woodpecker
* Chilly Willy
* The Land Before Time¶
* Curious George
* An American Tail¶
* Lego

DreamWorks Animation◈|

* Captain Underpants×
* How to Train Your Dragon
* Kung Fu Panda
* Madagascar
* Megamind
* Monsters vs. Aliens
* Shrek
* Puss in Boots
* Spirit
* Tales of Arcadia
* The Bad Guys×
* The Boss Baby
* The Croods
* The Prince of Egypt
* Trolls

Illumination|

* Despicable Me
* Minions
* Sing
* The Secret Life of Pets
* The Super Mario Bros. Movie

* ¶ (Co-owned with Amblin Entertainment)
* ◈ (Shared with DreamWorks Animation)
* # (Shared with Marvel Studios)
* § (Shared with Walt Disney Pictures)
* \+ (Shared with Lionsgate)
* × (Shared with Scholastic Corporation)
* Category

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Illumination

A division of NBCUniversal, a Comcast company

Feature films|

* Despicable Me (2010)
* Hop (2011)
* The Lorax (2012)
* Despicable Me 2 (2013)
* Minions (2015)
* The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
* Sing (2016)
* Despicable Me 3 (2017)
* The Grinch (2018)
* The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
* Sing 2 (2021)
* Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
* The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
* Migration (2023)
* Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Upcoming|

* Untitled Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel (2026)
* Minions 3 (2026)

Franchises|

* Despicable Me
* The Secret Life of Pets
* Sing

People|

* Chris Meledandri
* Chris Renaud
* Pierre Coffin
* Garth Jennings
* Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio
* Brian Lynch
* Janet Healy
* Pharrell Williams

See also|

* Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
* Lego Minions: The Rise of Gru
* Mac Guff
* Illumination Studios Paris
* DreamWorks Animation
* Universal Animation Studios
* Amblimation
* List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
* unproduced projects

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DreamWorks Animation

A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, a Comcast company

Feature
films|

| Theatrical|

* Antz (1998) PDI
* The Prince of Egypt (1998)
* The Road to El Dorado (2000)
* Chicken Run (2000) AA
* Shrek (2001) PDI
* Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
* Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
* Shrek 2 (2004) PDI
* Shark Tale (2004)
* Madagascar (2005) PDI
* Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) AA
* Over the Hedge (2006)
* Flushed Away (2006) AA
* Shrek the Third (2007) PDI
* Bee Movie (2007) C81P
* Kung Fu Panda (2008)
* Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) PDI
* Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
* How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
* Shrek Forever After (2010)
* Megamind (2010) PDI
* Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
* Puss in Boots (2011)
* Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) PDI
* Rise of the Guardians (2012)
* The Croods (2013)
* Turbo (2013)
* Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) PDI BS
* How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
* Penguins of Madagascar (2014) PDI
* Home (2015)
* Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) PS
* Trolls (2016)
* The Boss Baby (2017)
* Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
* How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
* Abominable (2019) PS
* Trolls World Tour (2020)
* The Croods: A New Age (2020)
* Spirit Untamed (2021)
* The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
* The Bad Guys (2022)
* Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
* Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
* Trolls Band Together (2023)
* Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
* The Wild Robot (2024)
* Dog Man (2025)
* How to Train Your Dragon (2025) LA
* The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

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Direct-to-video|

* Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)

Direct-to-digital|

* Orion and the Dark (2024)

Upcoming|

* Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) LA
* Forgotten Island (2026)
* How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027) LA
* Shrek 5 (2027)

Franchises|

* The Prince of Egypt (1998–2000)
* Shrek (since 2001)
* Spirit (2002–2023)
* Madagascar (since 2005)
* Kung Fu Panda (since 2008)
* Monsters vs. Aliens (2009–2014)
* How to Train Your Dragon (since 2010)
* Megamind (2010-2024)
* The Croods (since 2013)
* Trolls (since 2016)
* Tales of Arcadia (2016–2021)
* The Boss Baby (since 2017)
* Captain Underpants (since 2017)
* The Bad Guys (since 2022)
* The Wild Robot (since 2024)

People|

* Bill Damaschke
* Chris Meledandri
* Jeffrey Katzenberg
* Nico Marlet
* Kelly Asbury
* Eric Darnell
* Tom McGrath
* Pierre Perifel

Divisions|

* DreamWorks Animation Television
* DreamWorks Channel
* DreamWorks Classics
* Big Idea Entertainment
* Harvey Entertainment

Related
topics|

* Amblimation
* CyberWorld
* DreamWorks Pictures
* films
* DreamWorks Records
* DreamWorks Television
* DreamWorks Interactive
* Go Fish Pictures
* MoonRay
* Pacific Data Images
* Pearl Studio
* Universal Animation Studios
* Illumination
* Illumination Studios Paris
* List of Paramount Pictures theatrical animated feature films
* List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated feature films
* List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
* unproduced projects
* List of unproduced DreamWorks Animation projects
* DreamWorks Water Park
* In amusement parks
* DreamWorks Experience

* Category

* PDI Produced with Pacific Data Images
* AA Produced with Aardman Animations
* C81P Produced with Columbus 81 Productions
* BS Produced with Bullwinkle Studios
* PS Produced with Pearl Studio
* LA Produced in live-action

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DreamWorks Animation Television

Current|

* Gabby's Dollhouse (since 2021)
* Curses! (since 2023)
* Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (since 2024)
* Mighty MonsterWheelies (since 2024)
* Bearbrick (since 2025)

Films/Specials|

* Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
* The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023)
* Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate (2024)
* The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (2024)

Former|

| 1990s/2000s debuts|

* Toonsylvania (1998–1999)
* Invasion America (1998)
* Father of the Pride (2004–2005)
* The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–2015)

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2010s debuts|

* Neighbors from Hell (2010)
* Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016)
* DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2018)
* Monsters vs. Aliens (2013–2014)
* Turbo Fast (2013–2016)
* VeggieTales in the House (2014–2016)
* All Hail King Julien (2014–2017)
* The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018)
* Dinotrux (2015–2018)
* The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015–2017)
* Dawn of the Croods (2015–2017)
* Noddy, Toyland Detective (2016–2020)
* Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016–2018)
* Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2016–2018)
* Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018)
* VeggieTales in the City (2017)
* Spirit Riding Free (2017–2020)
* The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–2020)
* Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018–2019)
* The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018–2019)
* Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020)
* The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–2020)
* Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018–2019)
* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020)
* 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018–2019)
* Where's Wally? (2019–2021)
* DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019–2022)
* Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019–2021)
* Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019–2021)

2020s debuts|

* Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020)
* Cleopatra in Space (2020–2021)
* Rhyme Time Town (2020–2021)
* Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020)
* Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020–2022)
* Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022)
* The Mighty Ones (2020–2022)
* Doug Unplugs (2020–2022)
* Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020–2022)
* The Croods: Family Tree (2021–2023)
* Go, Dog. Go! (2021–2023)
* DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021–2023)
* Team Zenko Go (2022)
* Pinecone & Pony (2022–2023)
* Abominable and the Invisible City (2022–2023)
* The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022–2023)
* Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022–2023)
* Not Quite Narwhal (2023–2024)
* Dew Drop Diaries (2023)
* Fright Krewe (2023–2024)
* Megamind Rules! (2024)

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Companies and studios

| Active|

| Majors|

| Universal Studios|

* DreamWorks Animation
* DreamWorks Animation Television
* DreamWorks Classics
* Big Idea Entertainment
* Harvey Films
* Illumination
* Universal Animation Studios

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Paramount Pictures|

* CBS Eye Animation Productions
* Late Night Cartoons
* MTV Animation
* Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Nickelodeon Digital
* Nickelodeon Movies
* Paramount Animation
* Miramax Animation Studios
* Skydance Animation

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Walt Disney Studios|

* 20th Century Animation
* 20th Television Animation
* Disney Television Animation
* Lucasfilm Animation
* Industrial Light & Magic
* Marvel Animation
* Marvel Studios Animation
* Pixar Animation Studios
* Walt Disney Animation Studios

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Warner Bros.|

* Cartoon Network Studios
* Warner Bros. Animation
* Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
* Warner Bros. Television Animation
* Williams Street

|

Sony Pictures|

* Aniplex of America
* Crunchyroll
* Sony Pictures Animation
* Sony Pictures Imageworks

|

* 41 Entertainment
* AMC Networks
* Sentai Filmworks
* Section23 Films
* Augenblick Studios
* Awesome Inc
* Fox Corporation
* Bento Box Entertainment
* Bandera Entertainment
* Bang Zoom!
* Billionfold Inc.
* Blur Studio
* Cartuna
* CHRLX
* Cloudco Entertainment
* CMCC Cartoons
* DNEG
* Digital Domain
* Floyd County Productions
* Fred Wolf Films
* Fuzzy Door Productions
* Hasbro Entertainment
* Jay Ward Productions
* Joe Murray Productions
* Kanbar Animation
* Kartoon Studios
* Wow Unlimited Media
* Bolder Media
* Frederator Studios
* Kinofilm
* Klasky Csupo
* Kurtz & Friends
* Laika, LLC
* Lee Mendelson Films
* Lionsgate
* Lionsgate Canada
* Melendez Films
* Man of Action Entertainment
* Mattel Television
* Media Blasters
* Mexopolis
* Mondo Media
* 6 Point Harness
* Netflix Animation
* Noble
* NYAV Post
* Parallax Studio
* Powerhouse Animation Studios
* Psyop
* Reel FX Animation
* Renegade Animation
* Rough Draft Studios
* Rovio Animation
* Screen Novelties
* Scholastic
* Weston Woods Studios
* SD Entertainment
* ShadowMachine
* Snee-Oosh, Inc.
* SpindleHorse Toons
* Splash Entertainment
* Sprite Animation Studios
* Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
* Stretch Films
* Studiopolis
* Tau Films
* Threshold Entertainment
* Titmouse, Inc.
* The Kerner Entertainment Company
* The ULULU Company
* Toei Animation Inc.
* United Plankton Pictures
* Vanguard Animation
* Wild Canary Animation
* World Events Productions
* Worker Studio
* WWE Studios
* Walden Media

Former|

* 4Kids Entertainment
* 70/30 Productions
* Adelaide Productions
* Adventure Cartoon Productions
* Allspark
* Amblimation
* Animation Collective
* Animation Lab
* Animation Magic
* Blue Sky Studios
* BVS Entertainment
* Cartoon Pizza
* Chorion
* Circle 7 Animation
* Cookie Jar
* Crest Animation Productions
* Curious Pictures
* DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
* DIC Entertainment
* Disneytoon Studios
* DNA Productions
* Famous Studios
* Filmation
* Film Roman

* Phil Roman Entertainment

* Fleischer Studios
* Format Films
* Fox Animation Studios
* Frederator Films
* Golden Films
* Hanna-Barbera
* HIT Entertainment
* Jetlag Productions
* Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!
* Kroyer Films
* Laugh-O-Gram Studio
* Little Airplane Productions
* Marvel Productions
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
* MGM Animation/Visual Arts
* MGM Cartoons
* Mirari Films
* MoonScoop
* O Entertainment
* Omation Animation Studio
* Pacific Data Images
* PorchLight Entertainment
* Prana Studios
* Radical Axis
* Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
* Rhythm and Hues Studios
* Rooster Teeth
* Ruby-Spears
* Screen Gems
* Skellington Productions
* Soup2Nuts
* Spümcø
* Storyboard, Inc./Hubley Studios
* Sullivan Bluth Studios
* Sunbow Entertainment
* Terrytoons
* Total Television
* United Productions of America
* Van Beuren Studios
* Walter Lantz Productions
* Warner Bros. Cartoons
* Wētā FX
* Wildbrain Entertainment
* Will Vinton Studios
* Zodiac Entertainment

Industry associations

* The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839
* ASIFA-Hollywood

Other topics

| Awards|

* Academy Awards
* Best Animated Feature
* Annie Awards
* Emmy Awards
* Children's and Family
* Primetime
* Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
* Favorite Cartoon
* Animated Movie
* NAACP Image Awards
* Motion Picture
* Series
* GLAAD Media Awards
* Kids and Family Programming (Animated)
* Writers Guild of America Awards
* Television Animation

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History|

* Silent era
* Golden age
* World War II
* Television era
* Modern era

Related|

* Animated sitcom
* American comics
* History of American comics
* Tijuana bible
* Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
* Flash animation
* Labor strikes
* Fleischer Studios (1937)
* Disney (1941)
* Multiple studios (1982)

* Category

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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