HOT Animation was a American-British production company and animation studio, established on 1 April 1927 by Ian Weinrib, Don Messick Sr., and Victor Adamson.
The company then made a reboot of Brambly Hedge, a series of 30-minute specials based on the illustrated books for children by Jill Barklem, and Rubbadubbers, a series about bath toys that come alive. Pingu, a Swiss series about a family of penguins, was recreated with great success in 2003. The company also provided CGI effects for seasons 8-12 of Thomas & Friends.
HOT ceased to produce the main series of Bob the Builder after 2007, and opted to produce a direct to DVD series called Bob the Builder: On Site, using stop-motion from Bob's World and live action from real world construction sites. Lennie Weinrib died in December 28, 2020.
List of Productions[]
TV[]
- Bob the Builder (1998–2011)
- Pingu (2002-2007)
- Rubbadubbers (2003–2006)
- Fireman Sam (2003–2011)
- Pokemon (1999-2007)
- Crashbox (17 episodes, 1999-2000)
Feature-Length Movies[]
- Help! I'm A Fish (USA title animation) (2000)
- Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (2001)
- Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot (2003)
- Bob the Builder: Snowed Under - The Bobblesburg Winter Games (2004)
- Bob the Builder - Project Build it: When Bob Became A Builder (2005)
- Bob the Builder - Project Build it: Built to Be Wild (2005)
- Bob the Builder - Project Build it: Scrambler to the Rescue (2007)
- Bob the Builder - Project Build it: Race to the Finish (2008)
- The StoryBots in Mexico (2011) (additional animation)
Direct-to-Home Video[]
- Bob the Builder: On Site (2007–2009)
- Truck Teamwork (2009)
Music Videos[]
- Can We Fix It? (2000)
- Mambo No. 5 (2001)
- 7-11 (2006)
- Big Fish, Little Fish (2008)
Shorts[]
- A Dog Cartoon (1997; additional animation)
References[]
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| Active companies | 9 Story Media Group • a.k.a. Cartoon • Arcana Studio • Atomic Cartoons • Bardel Entertainment • Big Bad Boo • Breakthrough Entertainment • CinéGroupe • Cinesite Animation • Clyde Henry Productions • Cuppa Coffee Studios • Fresh TV • Frima Studio • Global Mechanic • Guru Studio • House of Cool • HOT Animation • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment • Image Engine • Image Entertainment Corporation • Jam Filled Entertainment • Mercury Filmworks • MLDPS Canada • National Film Board of Canada • Nelvana • PiP Animation Services • Portfolio Entertainment • Rodeo FX • Skycron • Slap Happy Cartoons • Smiley Guy Studios • Snowball Studios Toronto • Sony Pictures Imageworks • ToonBox Entertainment • WildBrain (WildBrain Studios Vancouver) • Wow Unlimited Media (Rainmaker Studios/Mainframe Studios) • Yowza! Animation |
| Defunct companies | Arc Productions • Atkinson Film-Arts • C.O.R.E. • Collideascope • Cookie Jar Group • DIC Entertainment • Fatkat • Funbag Animation Studios • Gordon Stanfield Animation • Kennedy Cartoons • Krantz Films • Lacewood Productions • March Entertainment • Meteor Studios • MokkoStudio • Nitrogen Studios • Phoenix Animation Studios • Pixar Canada • Studio B Productions • The Embassy Visual Effects • Tooncan • WildBrain Entertainment |
| Related topics | Canadian comics • Quebec comics |
