Universal Television Animation, formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios, is the television animation production arm of the NBCUniversal Television Group dedicated to creating, developing and producing animated television series, films, specials and other projects.
On August 22, 2016, the television animation divisions of Universal and DreamWorks merged after Universal completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.
History[]
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Filmography[]
Television series[]
| Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | ||||
| Gabriel Garza | Geo G. | 1991–2002; 2018-Present | CBS (1991–1994) Syndication (1994–2002) Universal Kids (2018-2022) Peacock (2022-Present) |
Co-production with Gingo Animation |
| Back to the Future: The Animated Series | Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
1991–1992 | CBS | Co-production with Amblin Entertainment Based on the 1985 film and its sequels |
| Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Shelley Duvall | 1992–1993 | Showtime | |
| Fievel's American Tails | Characters: Don Bluth Gary Goldman Series: David Kirschner |
1992 | CBS | Co-production with Amblin Entertainment and Nelvana Based on the 1986 film An American Tail and its sequels |
| Family Dog | Brad Bird | 1993 | Uncredited; co-production with Amblin Entertainment, Tim Burton Productions and Nelvana | |
| Exosquad | Jeff Segal | 1993–1994 | Syndication | |
| Problem Child | Characters: Robert Simonds Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski Series: Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
USA Name etwork | Co-production with Imagine Entertainment | |
| Paratack! | 1993-1996 | Syndication | Co-production with Lacewood Productions | |
| Beethoven | 1994–1995 | CBS | Co-production with Northern Lights Entertainment Based on the 1992 film and its sequels | |
| Earthworm Jim | Doug TenNapel | 1995–1996 | Kids' WB | Co-production with Shiny Entertainment Based on the video game series by Shiny Entertainment |
| Savage Dragon | USA Network | Co-production with Lacewood Productions (1995 episodes), Studio B Productions and Admit Two Productions (1996 episodes), P3 Entertainment | ||
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Characters: Seymour Reit Joe Oriolo Series: Sherri Stoner Deanna Oliver |
1996–1998 | Fox Kids | Co-production with Amblin Entertainment Based on the 1995 film and the Harvey Comics cartoon character of Casper the Friendly Ghost |
| Hatty | Steve Samono | 1996–2002 | Syndication | Co-production with Gingo Animation |
| Wing Commander Academy | Universal Television Animation | 1996 | USA Network | |
| Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad | Syndication | |||
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Walter Lantz (characters) | 1999–2002 | Fox Kids | |
| GGTV | Gingo Animation | 1999–present | NBC | First NBC series produced by Universal Television Animation Co-production with Gingo Animation |
| 2000s | ||||
| Paint World | Geo G. Audel LaRoque |
2000–2001 | Fox Kids | Co-production with Gingo Animation Based on the 1999 film |
| The Mummy: The Animated Series | Characters: Stephen Sommers Series: Thomas Pugsley Greg Klein |
2001–2003 | Kids' WB | Co-production with The Sommers Company Based on the 1999 film and its sequel |
| Planetokio | Characters: Osamu Sato Series: Geo G. |
2002–2003 | UPN | Co-production with Gingo Animation Based on the video game franchise Planetokio by OutSide Directors Company |
| Critter Mockers | Michael Wildshill | 2003–2009 | Discovery Kids | Co-production with Gingo Animation and Discovery Kids Original Productions |
| Curious George | Characters: Margret Rey H.A. Rey Alan J. Shalleck Series: Joe Fallon |
2006–present | PBS Kids (2006–2015) Family Jr. (2018–2020) Peacock (2020–present) |
Co-production with Imagine Entertainment (seasons 1–9, 14–present), WGBH Boston (seasons 1–12) and Universal 1440 Entertainment (season 10–present) Based on the children's book series of the same name by Margret Rey |
| The Land Before Time | Characters: Charles Grosvenor Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Series: Ford Riley |
2007–2008 | Cartoon Network | First Universal Television Animation series to be aired on Cartoon Network Co-production with Amblin Entertainment Based on the 1988 film and its sequels |
| The BJ and Wally Show | Characters: Geo G. Series: Universal Television Animation |
2007–2012 | Co-production with Gingo Animation Based on the 2006 film and the comic strip by Geo G. | |
| Computeropolis: Adventures of Peri and Nicky | Characters: Audel LaRoque Michael Wildshill Series: Amy McNeill Henri Dosclz |
2008–2014 | Based on the 2004 film and its sequels | |
| The New Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Characters: Shigeru Miyamoto Series: Tom Ruegger Steven Spielberg Peter Hastings |
2009–2015 | Nickelodeon | First Universal Television Animation series to be aired on Nickelodeon Co-production with Amblin Entertainment and Nintendo Based on the Video Game Series by Nintendo |
| 2010s | ||||
| Woo La La | Characters: Michael Wildshill Karey Kirkpatrick John Cohen Series: Nick Filippi |
2011–2013 | Cartoon Network | Based on the 2009 film |
| Gabriel & Friends | Characters: Geo G. Series: Universal Television Animation |
2015–2017 | Netflix | Co-production with Gingo Animation Based on the 2011 film and its sequels |
| The Hatty Weasel Show | Co-production with Gingo Animation Reboot of the 1996 animated series | |||
| Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem | Characters: Sergio Pablos |
2015-Present | Hulu (United States) France 4 (France) YTV (Canada) |
Co-production with Illumination and France Télévisions Based on the Despicable Me Franchise |
| Tales in Paradoria | Tom Ruzicka Shane Prigmore Craig Kellman |
2016–present | Netflix (2016–2018) Universal Kids (2018–present) |
Based on the 2015 film |
| Quest: Adventures of Ridder | Audel LaRoque | Netflix | Based on the 2013 film | |
| Luna & Zak: The Series | Shannon Tindle Sue Mondt |
2017–present | Universal Kids | Based on the 2015 film |
| Imagimals: The Series | Geo G. | 2018–present | Co-production with Gingo Animation Based on the 2016 film | |
| Lix & Melody: The New Tunes | Tom Ruzicka | Based on the 2017 film | ||
| Bernard Revamped | Characters Jose Luis Ucha Enriquez Claudio Biern Lliviria Series: Universal Television Animation |
Reboot of the 2002 animated series by RG Animation Studios | ||
| Woody Woodpecker | Walter Lantz (characters) Alex Zamm |
2018–2022 | YouTube | Co-production with Universal 1440 Entertainment and Splash Entertainment Based on the characters by Walter Lantz |
| Zola: Queen of the Deep Web | Characters: Audel LaRoque Michael Wildshill Series: Michael Wildshill |
2019-Present | Universal Kids | Based on the Computeropolis franchise |
| Where's Waldo? | Koyalee Chanda Lucas Mills |
2019-2021 | Universal Kids (2019) Peacock (2020–21) |
Co-production with DreamWorks Animation Television Based on Where's Wally? |
| Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Tim Hedrick Bret Haaland |
Netflix | Co-production with DreamWorks Animation Television, Original Film and One Race Films Based on The Fast and the Furious | |
| Upcoming | ||||
| Untitled original animated series | TBA | Universal Kids | Co-production with Gingo Animation | |
Television specials[]
| Title | Original air date | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Gabriel Garza Christmas | November 16, 1991 | CBS | |
| Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings That Work | December 18, 1991 | ||
| Gabriel Goes Hollywood | September 11, 1993 | Syndication | |
| Gabriel Gets Spooked | October 21, 1995 | ||
| Hatty's Weasel-tastic Christmas! | November 17, 2001 | First Hatty half-hour special. | |
| Hatty in the Night of the Living Weasel | October 14, 2003 | ||
| Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | November 25, 2009 | PBS Kids |
Feature films[]
Television films[]
| Title | Release date | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatty: The Untold Story | September 12, 1998 | Syndication | |
| The Gabriel Project | April 6, 1999 | ||
| How Murray Saved Christmas | December 5, 2014 | NBC |
Theatrical films[]
| # | Title | Release date | Co-production with | Animation services | Budget | Gross | RT | MC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gabriel Garza Movie | July 31, 2002 | Gingo Animation | Gingo Animation AKOM Wang Film Productions Anivision Saerom Animation |
$60 million | $89 million | 38% | 44 |
See also[]
- Universal Animation Studios
- Universal Television
- Gingo Animation
- DreamWorks Animation
- List of television shows produced by Universal Studios
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