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Jay Ward Productions, or simply Ward Productions, is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1948 by American animator Jay Ward, and was most notable for the Rocky and Bullwinkle franchise.

The Jay Ward Productions library and rights are managed by Bullwinkle Studios, a joint venture between Jay Ward Productions and DreamWorks Animation.

History[]

The company was based on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, across Sunset Boulevard from the Chateau Marmont Hotel.^[3]

Jay Ward Productions was an independent studio from 1948 to 1959. It was part of Dancer Fitzgerald Sample (1959-1979), which originally brokered advertising for, and through its Gamma Productions subsidiary and its distributor Producers Associates of Television, Inc.(P.A.T.), animated Ward's productions. The Program Exchange acquired broadcast rights in 1979.

Jay Ward Productions today[]

The successor Jay Ward Productions Inc., managed by members of his family, is based in Costa Mesa, California.^[4]

By 2007, Jay Ward Productions had formed Bullwinkle Studios LLC, a joint venture with Classic Media (then an Entertainment Rights subsidiary), to manage the Jay Ward characters. Bullwinkle Studios's first production was “George of the Jungle” with Studio B Productions, a unit of DHX Media broadcast on Teletoon, then added to Cartoon Network. Tiffany Ward serves as president of Ward Productions and Bullwinkle Studios.^[2]^[5] Classic Media was acquired in 2012 by DreamWorks Animation, which was later purchased by Comcast in 2016.

Television programs[]

Animation[]

Jay Ward Productions[]

Crusader Rabbit (1950–1952)
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (1959–1964)
- Rocky and His Friends
- The Bullwinkle Show
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Aesop and Son
- Bullwinkle's Corner
- Mr. Know-It-All
- The Rocky and Bullwinkle Fan Club
- Peabody's Improbable History
- Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties
Hoppity Hooper (1964–1967)
- Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show
The Dudley Do Right Show (1964–1966)
George of the Jungle (1967–1970)
- Super Chicken
- Tom Slick
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015–2017)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018-present)

Bullwinkle Studios[]

George of the Jungle (2006–2008, 2015–2017)

Live-action[]

Fractured Flickers (1962–1964)

Commercials[]

General Mills[]

Cheerios, using characters Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), Boris Badenov (1959–1970), Aesop and Son (1960–1970), Dudley Do-Right (1961–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)
Trix, using characters Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)
Cocoa Puffs, using characters Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)
Jets, using characters Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)
Wheat Hearts, using characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman (1959–1970)
Frosty O's, using characters Dudley Do-Right (1961–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)
Lucky Charms, using characters Boris and Natasha (1964–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1964–1972)

Quaker Oats Company[]

Cap'n Crunch (1963–1984)
Quisp and Quake (1965–1973)
Monster Munch (1966)
Aunt Jemima (1968–1973)
Captain Vitaman (1968)
Frosted Oat Flakes (1968–1969)
Fudge Town Cookies (1968)
Mr. Chips Cookies (1968–1969)
Scooter Pie Cookies (1968)
Cinnamon Bear Cereal (1969)
Cinnamon Flakes (1969)
Crackles (1969)
Gauchos Cookies (1969)
Mister E (1969)
Pronto (1969)
Scooter Pies (1969)
Vitaman the Great (1969)
King Vitaman (1970–1971)
Halfsies (1979–1982)
Hi-Lo's (1980)

Films[]

Live-action[]

Boris and Natasha (1992)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (direct-to-video)

Animation[]

The Phox, The Box, and The Lox (1999) (short film)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) (credited as Bullwinkle Studios)
Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) (direct-to-video short film)

References[]

↑ Verrier, Richard. "DreamWorks Animation buys 'Casper,' 'Lassie' parent Classic Media", July 23, 2012. Retrieved on August 31, 2013.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "A Classic Series, Retooled and Swingin’", New York Times, January 16, 2008. Retrieved on August 3, 2016.
↑ Roadside America.com: "20-Foot-Tall Rocky and Bullwinkle (In Transition)"
↑ Manta.com: Jay Ward Production Inc.
↑ Businessweek: Private company information for Bullwinkle Studios, LLC

External links[]

Jay Ward Productions on IMDb
Bullwinkle Studios on IMDb

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Companies/studios	Industry associations	The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 • ASIFA-Hollywood
Awards	Academy Awards • Annie Awards • Daytime Emmy Award • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards • Primetime Emmy Award
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Feature films	Antz (1998) • Shrek (2001) • Shrek 2 (2004) • Shark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) • Home (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) • Trolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020)
	Traditionally-animated films	The Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Joseph: King of Dreams (2000 direct-to-video) • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
	Produced with Aardman	Chicken Run (2000) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Flushed Away (2006)
	Produced with Movie Land Animation Studios	Funimals (2018) • The Hampster Movie (2019) • The Legend of Disguise (2020)
	Upcoming films	Jin (2020) • The Croods 2 (2020)
Franchises	Shrek • Madagascar • Kung Fu Panda • Monsters vs. Aliens • How to Train Your Dragon • Tales of Arcadia
Television specials	Shrek the Halls (2007) • Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) • Merry Madagascar (2009) • Scared Shrekless (2010) • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) • Madly Madagascar (2013) • Trolls Holiday (2017)
Short films	Shrek 4-D (2003) • Far Far Away Idol (2004) • The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) • First Flight (2006) • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) • Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) • B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009) • Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010) • Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) • Night of the Living Carrots (2011) • Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Book of Dragons (2011) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) • Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) • Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016) • DreamWorks Theatre (2018) • Bird Karma (2018) • Bilby (2018)
People	Bill Damaschke • Chris Meledandri • Jeffrey Katzenberg
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Part of Comcast

U.S. broadcast networks:
NBC (HD) | Telemundo (HD) | Cozi TV | Telexitos

Notes
¹NBCUniversal owns the station, but it is operated by Serestar Communications.
²Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
³Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
⁴Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁵Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁶NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁷NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁸Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁹Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
¹⁰Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹Owned by Simple Networks and Inversiones Bahía and operated by Imagina US, under brand license
¹²Co-owned with The Amblin Group, Participant Media, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³Co-owned with Media Globe Networks and European public broadcasters.
¹⁴Co-owned with the United States Olympic Committee.
¹⁵Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁶Co-owned with Trans Corp.

[latimes-1] Verrier, Richard. "DreamWorks Animation buys 'Casper,' 'Lassie' parent Classic Media", July 23, 2012. Retrieved on August 31, 2013.

[nyt-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "A Classic Series, Retooled and Swingin’", New York Times, January 16, 2008. Retrieved on August 3, 2016.

[3] Roadside America.com: "20-Foot-Tall Rocky and Bullwinkle (In Transition)"

[4] Manta.com: Jay Ward Production Inc.

[5] Businessweek: Private company information for Bullwinkle Studios, LLC

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Jay Ward Productions

Contents

History[]

Jay Ward Productions today[]

Television programs[]

Animation[]

Jay Ward Productions[]

Bullwinkle Studios[]

Live-action[]

Commercials[]

General Mills[]

Quaker Oats Company[]

Films[]

Live-action[]

Animation[]

References[]

Further reading[]

External links[]