Bardel Entertainment

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B a r d e l filmworks entertainent inc. .
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Animation
Founded1987;37 years ago (1987)
FounderDelna Bhesania
Barry Ward
Headquarters
Key people
Tina Chow (CEO)
Richard Grieve (COO)
Parent Rainbow S.p.A.
Website bardel.ca   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Bardel Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Bardel Animation) is a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1987. The studio's name comes from its founders, Barry Ward and his wife Delna Bhesania. [1]

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Bardel is involved in the acquisition, development, production and distribution of animated programming. [2] The studio is best known for animating Rick and Morty , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , and The Dragon Prince . On October 5, 2015, Bardel was purchased by Rainbow S.p.A., [3] an Italian studio owned by Iginio Straffi and formerly co-owned by Paramount Global until January 2023. [4]

In September 2021, Bardel appointed Tina Chow as CEO and Richard Grieve as COO.

Logo used until 2022 BardelLogo.svg
Logo used until 2022

Filmography

Television

ShowYear(s)Co-production(s)Notes
The Raccoons 1990Evergreen Raccoons Television Production"Black Belt Bentley!" (camera, xeroxing, and opaquing)
The Ren & Stimpy Show Nickelodeon "Big House Blues"
Britannica's Tales Around the World1991 Encyclopædia Britannica "The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son" (xeroxing)
Fish Police 1992 Hanna-Barbera
Fievel's American Tails Universal Cartoon Studios additional production facility
The Pink Panther 1993 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation additional pre-production
Tales from the Cryptkeeper 1993–1994 Nelvana production facility
Dog City 1993 The Jim Henson Company additional production facility
Problem Child 1994 Universal Cartoon Studios storyboards (season 2)
The Magic School Bus 1994–1997 Scholastic pre-production
Phantom 2040 1994–1996 Hearst Entertainment pre-production
Magic Adventures of Mumfie 1994–1995 The Britt Allcroft Company additional animation (season 1)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 1995–1997 Klasky Csupo storyboards
The Savage Dragon 1995 Universal Cartoon Studios
Stickin' Around 1996–1997 Nelvana storyboards (season 1), animation (season 2)
Flash Gordon Hearst Entertainment storyboards and sheet direction
The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo 1996pre-production
The Oz Kids Hyperion Pictures storyboards
Bruno the Kid 1996–1997 Film Roman pre-production
Jumanji: The Series 1996–1999 Adelaide Productions
Project G.e.e.K.e.R. 1996
The Mouse and the Monster Saban Entertainment ink and paint
Prince of Atlantis 1997Pixiboxpre-production
Ivanhoe the King's Knight CINAR
Rugrats Klasky Csupo storyboards
Cartoon Sushi MTV Animation "Howl", ink and paint on "Man's Best Friend"
Flying Rhino Junior High 1998–2000 Nelvana additional production facility
George and Martha 1999–2000
Stories from the Seventh Fire1999Storytellers Productions2D animation
Milo's Bug Quest2000 Sunwoo Entertainment pre-production
Marsupilami Marathon Media storyboards
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law Williams Street
Zoog Disney2000–2002 Disney Channel
Seven Little Monsters 2001–2002 Nelvana additional production facility
¡Mucha Lucha! 2002–2005 Warner Bros. Animation
Silverwing 2003
The Buzz on Maggie 2005 Walt Disney Television Animation
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera 2006 Nickelodeon Animation Studios pilot
Viva Piñata 2006–2009 4Kids Entertainment
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! 2006–2010 Starz Media
Where My Dogs At? 2006MTV/MTV2 Music Group
Chaotic 2006–2008 4Kids Entertainment season 1
Edgar & Ellen 2007–2008 Star Farm Productions
Zeke's Pad 2008–2009 Flying Bark Productions
Pearlie 2009–2010Nelvana
Neighbors from Hell 2010 MoonBoy Animation
Planet Sheen 2010–2011 Nickelodeon Animation Studios additional animation
Fanboy & Chum Chum 2011–2012season 2
Bob's Burgers 2011 Bento Box Entertainment season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012–2017 Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Monsters vs. Aliens 2013–2014 Nickelodeon
Teen Titans Go! 2013–present Warner Bros. Animation
Mother Up! 2013–2014 Breakthrough Entertainment
Rick and Morty 2013–present Williams Street
Lah-Lah's Adventures 2014Stella Projects
VeggieTales in the House 2014–2016 DreamWorks Animation Television
All Hail King Julien 2014–2017
The Adventures of Puss in Boots 2015–2018
The Simpsons 2015 20th Television Animation "Mathlete's Feat" (couch gag)
Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates 2015–2016 Walt Disney Television Animation season 4
Dinotrux 2015–2018DreamWorks Animation Television
DC Super Hero Girls Warner Bros. Animation
Dawn of the Croods 2015DreamWorks Animation"The Mean Warts", "School of Hard Rocks", "Garden of Eaten"
LeapFrog Letter Adventures 2015 Lionsgate
Mack & Moxy 2016 Georgia Public Broadcasting
HarmonQuest 2016–2019Starburns Industries
VeggieTales in the City 2017DreamWorks Animation Television
Angry Birds Blues Rovio Entertainment
44 Cats 2018–2021 Rainbow S.r.l.
The Dragon Prince 2018–presentWonderstorm
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny 2018–2019DreamWorks Animation Television
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty 2019 Funrise
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders 2019–2022DreamWorks Animation Television
Solar Opposites 2020–present 20th Television Animation
Gen:Lock 2021 Rooster Teeth Studios Co-animation; Season 2
SuperKitties 2023 Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television Kids
Rainbow S.r.l.
Co-animation; Season 1 only
Carol & The End of The World 2023 Netflix Animation original Netflix miniseries
Sausage Party: Foodtopia TBA Sony Pictures Television
Amazon MGM Studios
Annapurna Television
Point Grey Pictures
Magic: The Gathering TBANetflix Animation
Hasbro Entertainment
Octopie
Snowball Studios
Created by Jeff Kline
Moon LakeTBA Heavy Metal Studios
Grounded TBA Xbox [5]

Film

ShowYear(s)Co-production(s)Notes
The Nutcracker Prince 1990 Lacewood Productions additional opaquing services
Rover Dangerfield 1991 Hyperion Pictures additional animation services
Adventures in Dinosaur City Smart Egg Picturesink and paint
Bébé's Kids 1992 Hyperion Pictures additional animation services
The New Adventures of Little Toot Strand Home Videopre-production art services
Once Upon a Forest 1993 Hanna-Barbera animation
Balto 1995 Amblimation animation, uncredited
Space Jam 1996 Warner Bros. Animation animation
Anastasia 1997 Fox Animation Studios animation
The Prince of Egypt 1998 DreamWorks Animation animation services
The Road to El Dorado 2000additional final line services and special effects
Joseph: King of Dreams animation
Titan A.E. Fox Animation Studios animation, uncredited
Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu 2001The Tooniversal Companyadditional animation production
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 2002 DreamWorks Animation additional final line services
Eight Crazy Nights Columbia Pictures additional animation
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 DreamWorks Animation additional final line services
Dragons: Fire and Ice 2004 Mega Bloks animation
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico 2005 Warner Bros. Animation additional animation
Dragons II: The Metal Ages Mega Bloks animation
Happily N'Ever After 2006 Vanguard Animation additional animation
Wubbzy's Big Movie! 2008 Starz Media additional animation
The Prophet 2014 Participant Media CGI animation
Albert 2016 Nickelodeon Animation Studios animation
Lucky 2019animation
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2021 Walt Disney Pictures animation
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild 2022Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios
animation
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Walt Disney Picturesanimation
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever 2023animation

Other

ShowYear(s)Co-production(s)Notes
Somewhere in the Arctic...1987 CalArts ink and paint
Lea Press on Limbs1988production services
The Thing What Lurked in the Tubink and paint
Black HulaInternational Rocketshiptrace and paint
Palm Springs1989CalArtsink and paint
Dogpile1991ink and paint
The Wish That Changed Christmas1991 McDonald's assistant animation
Whoopass Stew! 1992CalArtsink and paint
Performance Art: Starring Chainsaw Bob
Thanks for the MammariesCalArts
Bulimiator
Itsy Bitsy Spider Hyperion Pictures additional animation services
Mirabelle and Me1994 Nelvana/Tiger Electronics key animation
Wanna Be a Dino Finder1995Cloud 9 Interactivevideo game; animation
But Where Does It Come From?1996Playhouse Pictures
Gregory and MeKideo
The Fennels Figure MathMcGraw Hill Home Interactivevideo game; animation
My Party with Barney 1998Kideoanimation
Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Kindergarten2000 Disney Interactive video game; animation
The Christmas Orange2002
Def Jam Vendetta 2003 EA Canada video game; additional animation
SuperFuckers 2012–2013 Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program 2013–2016 Nickelodeon "Earmouse and Bottle", "Space Mission: Danger"
Rick and Morty: Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse2017 Titmouse, Inc./Williams Street
Monster High: The Adventures of The Ghoul Squad Mattel Creations

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