Fred Wolf Films

Fred Wolf Films

Formerly	Murakami-Wolf Productions (1967–1978) Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1978–1992)
Industry	Animation
Founded	1967
Founder	Jimmy T. Murakami Fred Wolf
Headquarters	Burbank, California
Key people	Chairman & CEO: Fred Wolf
Products	Television shows Feature films
Website	http://www.fredwolffilms.com/

Fred Wolf Films is an American animation studio founded in 1967 by Fred Wolf and Jimmy T. Murakami. ^[1] It was founded as MW (Murakami-Wolf). It later became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (MWS) when Charles Swenson became a full partner in 1978. From 1989 to 2000, they also operated a subsidiary, Fred Wolf Films Dublin, located in Dublin, Ireland. ^{[2] [3]} It adopted its current name in 1992 following a reorganization.

The studio produced The Point , the first U.S. animated special to air in prime time (on the ABC network in 1971). ^[4] It was also responsible for Free to Be… You and Me , the Puff the Magic Dragon specials, and television series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Toxic Crusaders , James Bond Jr. , The New Adventures of Speed Racer , and Sarah Ferguson's Budgie the Little Helicopter .

Film

• Catalina Caper (Main Titles only) (1967)
• The Box (Academy Award winner) (1967)
• The Magic Pear Tree (Academy Award nominee) (1968)
• 200 Motels (produced by; Charles Swenson - Animation Director) (1971)
• Down and Dirty Duck (produced by; Charles Swenson - Director) (1974)
• The Mouse and His Child (1977)
• The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
• Snow White and the Magic Mirror (1994)
• Young Pocahontas (1995)

TV

TV films and specials

• The Point! (A Murakami-Wolf Production; Fred Wolf - Director) (1971) ABC Movie of the Week
• Free to Be... You and Me (select animated segments)
• Puff the Magic Dragon (1978)
  • Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979)
  • Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982)
• The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979)
• Strawberry Shortcake TV specials (1st ^[4] and 3rd ones only)
• Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
• Carlton Your Doorman (1980)
• Peter and the Magic Egg (1983)
• Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
• Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)
• Monster Bash (1993) (for USA Cartoon Express)

TV series

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996) ^[5]
• The Little Clowns of Happytown (1987–1988) (co-production with Marvel Productions)
• The Chipmunks (1988–1989) (eleven episodes from the sixth season)
• The California Raisin Show (1989)
• Barnyard Commandos (1990)
• Toxic Crusaders (1991) (co-production with Troma Entertainment)
• James Bond Jr. (1991–1992) (co-production with Danjaq and United Artists)
• The New Adventures of Speed Racer (1993–1994)
• The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1996–1998) (distributed by Warner Bros. International Television)
• The New Adventures of Zorro (1997–1998) ^[6] (co-production with Harvest Entertainment, Zorro Productions, Inc. and Carrington Productions Incorporated, distributed by Warner Bros. International Television)

Fred Wolf Films Dublin

TV

• Dino Babies (1994–1996)
• Budgie the Little Helicopter (1994–1996) ^[7]

References

1. Dyess, Phil (19 February 2014). "R.I.P. Jimmy Murakami, animator of When The Wind Blows and The Snowman · Newswire · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
2. "About Us". Fred Wolf Films. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. Flynn, Roderick; Brereton, Patrick (30 July 2007). and brereton Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema&pg=PA14 Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN   978-0-8108-6435-1 . Retrieved 15 August 2025.{{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)
4. Slide, Anthony (1991). The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. p. 181. ISBN   0-313-25634-9 . Retrieved 10 September 2010.
5. Solomon, Charles (28 December 1987). "'Ninja Turtles' Crawls Out, Lands on Back". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
6. Zorro Episode Guide-Fred Wolf Film|BCDB ^{[ dead link ]}
7. Eadie, Alison (4 December 1993). "Fergie's Budgie Coming To U.s." Sun Sentinel. London. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

External links

• Fred Wolf Films Dublin
• Fred Wolf Films at IMDb
• Murakami-Wolf-Swenson at IMDb
• Murakami-Wolf Productions at IMDb
• Fred Wolf Films ^{[ dead link ]} at BCDB