Bardel Entertainment

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Bardel Entertainment
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Animation
Founded1987;38 years ago (1987)
FounderBarry Ward
Delna Bhesania
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Tina Chow (CEO)
Richard Grieve (COO)
Parent Rainbow (2015-present)
Website bardel.ca   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Bardel Entertainment (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 , Teen Titans Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , and The Dragon Prince . On October 5, 2015, Bardel was purchased by Rainbow, [3] an Italian studio owned by Iginio Straffi and formerly co-owned by Paramount Skydance 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)Note|-
Potato Head Kids 1987Episodes 16-23
Captain N: The Game Master 1989-1991 DIC Entertainment
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 1989Walt Disney Television
The Raccoons 1990Evergreen Raccoons Television Productions"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
Nelvana 		additional production facility
Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire 1992- DIC Entertainment
Stunt Dawgs 1992-1993 DIC Entertainment
The Pink Panther 1993 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation additional pre-production
Tales from the Cryptkeeper 1993–94 Nelvana production facility
Dog City 1993 The Jim Henson Company
Nelvana 		additional production facility
Street Sharks 1994-1997 DIC Entertainment
Problem Child 1994 Universal Cartoon Studios storyboards (season 2)
The Magic School Bus 1994–97 Scholastic
Nelvana 		pre-production
Phantom 2040 1994–96 Hearst Entertainment pre-production
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? 1994-1999 DIC Entertainment
Magic Adventures of Mumfie 1994–95 The Britt Allcroft Company additional animation (season 1)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 1995–97 Klasky Csupo
Nickelodeon Animation Studio 		storyboards
Gadget Boy & Heather 1995 DIC Entertainment
Little Bear1995 Nelvana
The Savage Dragon 1995 Universal Cartoon Studios
What-a-Mess 1995 DIC Entertainment
Stickin' Around 1996–97 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 1996–97 Film Roman pre-production
Jumanji: The Series 1996–99 Adelaide Productions
Project G.e.e.K.e.R. 1996
The Mouse and the Monster Saban Entertainment ink and paint
The Prince of Atlantis 1997 Ravensburger Film + TVpre-production
Ivanhoe the King's Knight CINAR
Rugrats Klasky Csupo
Nickelodeon Animation Studio 		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
Milo's Bug Quest2000 Sunwoo Entertainment pre-production
Marsupilami Marathon Productions
Marsu Productions 		storyboards
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Williams Street additional animation services
Zoog Disney2000–02 Disney Channel
Bob and Margaret 2001 Nelvana Season 3
Seven Little Monsters 2001–02 Nelvana additional production facility
¡Mucha Lucha! 2002–05 Warner Bros. Animation
Silverwing 2003 Philippine Animation Studio
The Buzz on Maggie 2005 Walt Disney Television Animation
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera 2006 Nickelodeon Animation Studio pilot
Viva Piñata 2006–09 4Kids Entertainment
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! 2006–10 Bolder Media
Starz Media
Where My Dogs At? 2006 MTV Animation
6 Point Harness
Chaotic 2006–08 4Kids Entertainment season 1
WordWorld 2007–08 WTTW Chicago season 1
Edgar & Ellen 2007–08 Star Farm Productions
Zeke's Pad 2008–09 Flying Bark Productions
Pearlie 2009–10 Nelvana
Neighbors from Hell 2010 MoonBoy Animation
Planet Sheen 2010–11 Nickelodeon Animation Studio additional animation
Fanboy & Chum Chum 2011–12 Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio 		season 2
Bob's Burgers 2011 Bento Box Entertainment season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012–17 Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Monsters vs. Aliens 2013–14 DreamWorks Animation
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Teen Titans Go! 2013–present Warner Bros. Animation
Mother Up! 2013–14 Breakthrough Entertainment
Rick and Morty 2013–23, 2025–present Williams Street animation (seasons 1–6, 8–present)
VeggieTales in the House 2014–16 DreamWorks Animation Television
All Hail King Julien 2014–17
The Adventures of Puss in Boots 2015–18
The Simpsons 2015 20th Television Animation "Mathlete's Feat" (couch gag)
Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates 2015–16 Disney Television Animation season 4
Dinotrux 2015–18 DreamWorks Animation Television
DC Super Hero Girls Warner Bros. Animation
Dawn of the Croods 2015 DreamWorks Animation Television "The Mean Warts", "School of Hard Rocks", "Garden of Eaten"
Mack & Moxy 2016 Georgia Public Broadcasting
HarmonQuest 2016–19 Starburns Industries
Universal Content Productions
VeggieTales in the City 2017 DreamWorks Animation Television
Angry Birds Blues Rovio Entertainment
Furze World Wonders 2017 YouTube
44 Cats 2018–21 Rainbow
The Dragon Prince 2018–24Wonderstorm
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty 2019 Funrise
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders 2019–22 DreamWorks Animation Television
Solar Opposites 2020–22 20th Television Animation Seasons 1-3
Gen:Lock 2021 Rooster Teeth Studiosco-animation; Season 2
SuperKitties 2023 Sony Pictures Television Kids co-animation; Season 1 only
Carol & The End of The World Netflix Animation original Netflix miniseries
Sausage Party: Foodtopia 2024–present Sony Pictures Television
Amazon MGM Studios
Annapurna Television
Point Grey Pictures 		co-animation
Mermaid Magic Rainbow animation
Magic: The Gathering TBANetflix Animation
Hasbro Entertainment
Wizards of the Coast
Moon Lake Heavy Metal Studios
Grounded Xbox Game Studios [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
Bebe'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
Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas 2015 Aardman Animations animation production
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 2022 Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios 		animation
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Walt Disney Pictures animation
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 Springs1989 CalArts ink and paint
Dogpile1991ink and paint
The Wish That Changed Christmas1991 McDonald's assistant animation
Whoopass Stew! 1992 CalArts ink and paint
Performance Art: Starring Chainsaw Bob
Thanks for the Mammaries CalArts
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 2012–13 Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program 2013–16 Nickelodeon "Earmouse and Bottle", "Space Mission: Danger"
Rick and Morty: Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse2017 Titmouse, Inc.
Williams Street
Monster High: Adventures of the Ghoul Squad Mattel Creations

References

  1. ↑ Hetherington, Janet (February 18, 2004). "Bardel Entertainment: Success Painted in Broad Strokes". Animation World Network . Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Company – Bardel Entertainment". Bardel.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  3. ↑ Getzler, Wendey (October 5, 2015). "Rainbow buys Canadian animation studio Bardel". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bianchi, Nicole (24 January 2023). "Good Morning, Cinecittà!". Cinecittà News (in Italian).
  5. ↑ White, Peter (2022-07-18). "Xbox Video Game 'Grounded' In The Works As Animated Series From 'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Brent Friedman". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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