20th Television Animation (formerly Fox Television Animation) is an American animation studio that creates, develops and produces adult animated television series and specials. It is a unit of Disney Television Studios, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company.[1]
History[]
1999–2020: 20th Century Fox Television and 20th Television animation unit[]
The studio was established on May 19, 1999.[2] Its first project was the continued production of Family Guy for its third season, which it took over from the series' previous home at Film Roman for seasons one and two. The studio would become the home of future animated series co-created by Seth MacFarlane: American Dad! and The Cleveland Show.[3] In 2016, Fox Television Animation assumed production of The Simpsons, taking over from Film Roman.
Most animated projects from 20th Television Animation are subcontracted to third party animation production companies such as Film Roman, Titmouse, Inc., Bento Box Entertainment and Rough Draft Studios, but the company maintains 20th Television Animation as an in-house option. Because the company acts as a production house for hire, it is not treated as a labeled division of 20th Century Studios like Touchstone Television or Searchlight Pictures. The studio specializes in animation pre-production and post-production, while the actual animation production is handled by studios in South Korea. 20th Television Animation's frequent contractors include Digital eMation, Yearim Productions, AKOM Production, and Rough Draft Korea.
The studio maintains a location in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles[4][5] Its workers are represented by The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839.[6]
2020–present: under Disney Television Studios[]
In September 2020, the animation company was renamed as 20th Television Animation starting with newer episodes of shows in production at the company.
In December 2020, it was announced that 20th Television Animation would be relaunched as a standalone unit from 20th Television. In March 2021, Marci Proietto was tentatively named as president of the company. It eventually went into effect in September with the on-screen logo for the company first appearing after the credits for the season 33 premiere of The Simpsons, the season 2 premiere of The Great North, the season 12 premiere of Bob's Burgers and the season 20 premiere of Family Guy. 20th Television Animation focuses on producing and developing animated projects targeted at adults, as opposed to their children-targeted sister studio Disney Television Animation. Under the new incarnation, 20th Television Animation would assume executive supervision of the production of all animated projects that had, up to that point, been overseen by 20th Television. This allowed series that 20th Television Animation was already producing animation for under 20th Television's watch to be brought entirely under one company, while series whose animation was produced by a third party company would retain that relationship, with 20th Television Animation only absorbing the above-the-line production and acting as the new client for the animation contractor.[7][8]
Television productions[]
Series[]
| Title[8] | Creator(s) | First air date | Last air date | Network or Platform |
Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | Matt Groening | December 17, 1989 | present | Fox | Gracie Films | Production company since season 1 |
| Capitol Critters | Nat Mauldin, Steven Bochco and Michael Wagner | January 28, 1992 | March 14, 1992 | ABC | Steven Bochco Productions | Production company since season 1 |
| King of the Hill | Mike Judge and Greg Daniels | January 12, 1997 | May 6, 2010 | Fox Broadcasting System | 3 Arts Entertainment Deedle-Dee Productions (seasons 1–13) Judgemental Films (seasons 1–13) |
Production company from season 1 to season 13 |
| Family Guy | Seth MacFarlane | January 31, 1999 | present | Fox Broadcasting System | Fuzzy Door Productions | Production company since season 1 |
| Futurama | Matt Groening | March 28, 1999 | September 4, 2013 | Fox Broadcasting System (seasons 1–4) Comedy Central (seasons 5–7) |
The Curiosity Company | Production company season season 1 |
| American Dad! | Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | February 6, 2005 | present | Fox (seasons 1–11) TBS (seasons 12–) |
Fuzzy Door Productions Underdog Productions |
Production company since season 19 |
| Sit Down, Shut Up | Mitchell Hurwitz | April 17, 2009 | November 21, 2009 | Fox | Adelaide Productions Tantamount Studios ITV Studios Sony Pictures Television |
Production company since season 1 |
| The Cleveland Show | Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel and Mike Henry | September 27, 2009 | May 19, 2013 | Fox | Fuzzy Door Productions Person Unknown Productions Happy Jack Productions |
Production company from season 1 to season 4 |
| Bob's Burgers | Loren Bouchard | January 9, 2011 | present | Fox | Bento Box Entertainment Wilo Productions |
Production company since season 12 |
| Bordertown | Mark Hentemann | January 3, 2016 | May 22, 2016 | Fox | Hentemann Films Fuzzy Door Productions |
Production company since season 1 |
| Bless the Harts | Emily Spivey | September 29, 2019 | June 20, 2021 | Fox | Jessebean, Inc. Lord Miller Productions Fox Entertainment |
Production company from season 1 to season 2 |
| Duncanville | Mike Scully, Julie Thacker Scully and Amy Poehler | February 16, 2020 | October 18, 2022 | Fox | Fox Entertainment Universal Television 3 Arts Entertainment Bento Box Entertainment Paper Kite Productions Scullys Productions |
Production company since season 3 |
| Solar Opposites | Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan | May 8, 2020 | Present | Hulu | Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! Bardel Entertainment Important Science |
Production company since holiday special |
| Central Park | Josh Gad, Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith | May 29, 2020 | November 18, 2022 | Apple TV+ | Bento Box Entertainment Wilo Productions Angry Child Productions Brillstein Entertainment Partners |
Production company since season 3 |
| The Great North | Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux and Minty Lewis | January 3, 2021 | Present | Fox | Fox Entertainment Bento Box Entertainment Double Molyneux Sister Sheux Wilo Productions |
Production company since season 2 |
| The Hobblepots[9] | Ben Schwartz | TBA | TBD | ABC | Mortal Media Rooster Teeth Studios |
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| How to Be Black[9] | Baratunde Thurston and Courtney Lilly | ABC Signature Cinema Gypsy Productions |
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| Koala Man[10] | Michael Cusack | Hulu | Princess Bento Studios Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! |
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| Little Demon[11] | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla | FXX | ShadowMachine Jersey Films 2nd Avenue FX Productions |
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| Praise Petey[12] | Anna Drezen | Freeform | ShadowMachine Bandera Entertainment |
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| Rhona Who Lives by the River[13] | Emily Kapnek | Disney+ | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Piece of Pie Productions |
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| Standing By[9] | Dan Levy and Ally Pankiu | Hulu | ABC Signature | |||
| SupaShawty Girls, Funkamatic BangBang[12] | Adamma and Adanne Ebo | Freeform | ||||
| Wallflower[12] | Julia Edelman, Danielle Uhlarik and Olivia de Recat |
Specials[]
| Title | Release date | Network | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Paloni Show! Halloween Special![14] | October 17, 2022 | Hulu | Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! |
Short films[]
Theatrical[]
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Release with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside the CIA | April 8, 2005 | Ron Hughart | Fever Pitch (theatrical) American Dad! Volume 1 (DVD) |
Included in the special features of the American Dad! Volume 1 DVD. |
| The Longest Daycare | July 13, 2012 | David Silverman | Ice Age: Continental Drift | The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013. |
| Playdate with Destiny | March 6, 2020 | Onward | It was released to Disney+ on April 10, 2020, a month after the films premiere due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] | |
| My Butt Has a Fever | May 6, 2022 | Loren Bouchard & Bernard Derriman | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness[lower-alpha 1] | The short was planned for a theatrical release in 2020 in front of an undetermined Disney film, but was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing down movie theaters.[16] |
Direct-to-video[]
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Release with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Terrifying Message From Al Gore | May 26, 2006 | Peter Avanzino | Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Originally a short film to promote An Inconvenient Truth. Later included as a special feature of the Futurama: Bender's Big Score DVD. |
| Amazon Adventure | November 27, 2007 | Dwayne Carey-Hill | Also included as a special feature of the Futurama: Bender's Big Score DVD. |
Disney+[]
| Title | Release date | Network | Co-production with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Force Awakens from Its Nap | May 4, 2021 | Disney+ | Gracie Films | The Simpsons homage to Star Wars |
| The Good, the Bart, and the Loki | July 7, 2021 | The Simpsons homage to the Marvel Cinematic Universe | ||
| Plusaversary | November 12, 2021 | The Simpsons celebration of Disney+ Day | ||
| When Billie Met Lisa | April 22, 2022 | The Simpsons homage to Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles | ||
| Welcome to the Club | September 8, 2022 | The Simpsons homage to the Disney Villains | ||
| The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad" | December 15, 2022 |
Theatrical films[]
Released films[]
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Co-production with | Distributor | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons Movie | July 27, 2007 | David Silverman | James L. Brooks Matt Groening Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham George Meyer David Mirkin Mike Reiss Mike Scully Matt Selman John Swartzwelder Jon Vitti |
Gracie Films | 20th Century Fox | $75 million[17] | $536.4 million[17] |
| The Bob's Burgers Movie | May 27, 2022 | Loren Bouchard Bernard Derriman |
Loren Bouchard Nora Smith |
20th Century Family Wilo Productions |
20th Century Studios[lower-alpha 2] | $38 million[18] | $34.1 million[19] |
See also[]
- Adult animation
- 20th Television
- ABC Signature
- Disney Television Studios
- Disney Television Animation
- 20th Century Studios
- 20th Century Animation
- Walt Disney Television
- Animation Domination
- Animation on Fox
- Fox Sunday Night
- Bento Box Entertainment
References[]
- ↑ Low, Elaine. "Longtime Animation Exec Marci Proietto to Head New 20th Television Animation Production Unit", Variety, March 30, 2021.
- ↑ Fox Television Animation, Inc. Delaware corporate filing
- ↑ "Al Jean Speaks". The Animation Guild Blog. February 3, 2016. http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/al-jean-speaks.html.
- ↑ LinkedIn. "Fox Television Animation" about page.
- ↑ Fox Television Animation Inc OpenGovUS page
- ↑ The Animation Guild Studio List
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Dana Walden Merges 20th TV & Touchstone TV Under Karey Burke, ABC & Hulu Original Content Under Craig Erwich In Sweeping Reorg; Bert Salke Gets Producing Deal", December 1, 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 White, Peter. "Disney Launches 20th Television Animation, Promotes Veteran Exec Marci Proietto To Run New Unit Responsible For 'The Simpsons' & 'Family Guy'", Deadline, March 30, 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Petski, Denise (October 25, 2021). "20th Television Animation Ups Chris Cikowski To VP Animation". Deadline. https://deadline.com/2021/10/20th-television-animation-promoted-chris-cikowski-vp-animation-1234861759/.
- ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 23, 2021). "Hulu Orders 'Koala Man' Animated Series From Michael Cusack, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit & Justin Roiland". Deadline. https://deadline.com/2021/03/koala-man-hulu-animated-series-michael-cusack-dan-hernandez-benji-samit-justin-roiland-1234719622/.
- ↑ @DisneyTVANews (May 11, 2021). ".@FXXNetwork Has Greenlighted #LittleDemon Created by Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla, EP by #RickAndMorty's Dan Harmon After being impregnated by the Devil ,a reluctant mother and her Antichrist daughter attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware #20thTVA" (Tweet). https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1392180368380411905.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 White, Peter (2021-12-09). "Annie Murphy, John Cho & Christine Baranski Star In Animated Series ‘Praise Petey’ From Anna Drezen For Freeform As Network Takes Another Crack At Genre" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2021/12/annie-murphy-john-cho-christine-baranski-animated-series-praise-petey-anna-drezen-freeform-1234886722/.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2021-11-16). "Emily Kapnek's Musical Toon 'Rhona Who Lives by the River' on Course for Disney+" (in en-US). https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/emily-kapneks-musical-toon-rhona-who-lives-by-the-river-on-course-for-disney/.
- ↑ "Hulu Picks Up 'The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!' from Justin Roiland". Animation Magazine. August 31, 2022. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/08/hulu-picks-up-the-paloni-show-halloween-special-from-justin-roiland/.
- ↑ Miller, Shannon (April 9, 2020). "The Simpsons Short Maggie Simpson in 'Playdate with Destiny' Crawls onto Disney+ Tomorrow". The A.V. Club. https://news.avclub.com/the-simpsons-short-maggie-simpson-in-playdate-with-des-1842776135.
- ↑ Steve Russell (November 3, 2020). "Bob's Burgers Boss Says the Pandemic Canceled Planned Short, 'My Butt Has a Fever'". Comic Book Resources. https://www.cbr.com/bobs-burgers-covid-19-canceled-short/.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "The Simpsons Movie (2007)". Box Office Mojo. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm.
- ↑ Bouchard, Loren [@lorenbouchard]. "Am I supposed to share these numbers? $38M for production. Maybe another $20M to market it?" (Tweet). https://twitter.com/lorenbouchard/status/1545146647717597187. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)". https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7466442/.
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