Fred Wolf Films

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Fred Wolf Films
FormerlyMurakami-Wolf Productions (1967–1978)
Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1978–1992)
Industry Animation
Founded1967
Founder Jimmy T. Murakami
Fred Wolf
Headquarters Burbank, California
Key people
Chairman & CEO:
Fred Wolf
ProductsTelevision 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.

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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 .

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Fred Wolf Films Dublin

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References

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  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. 1 2 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.