Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Genre | Animation |
Founded | July 20, 1990 |
Founders | Jim Jinkins David Campbell [1] |
Defunct | October 15, 2000 |
Fate | Closed |
Successor | TV: Cartoon Pizza Library: Disney Television Animation |
Headquarters | New York [1] , United States |
Production output | Animation |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
Parent | Walt Disney Television [1] |
Jumbo Pictures was a New York-based animation studio founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell on July 20, 1990. [1] [2] On February 29, 1996, Disney purchased Jumbo Pictures to add Doug to their roster of properties. [3] [1] Jumbo Pictures' Doug was a key show of Disney's One Saturday Morning since 1997. Jumbo Pictures also made one film, Doug's 1st Movie , in 1999. [1] The studio was closed in 2000.
Title | Year | Network | Notes |
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Doug | 1991–1999 | Nickelodeon (Seasons 1–4) ABC (Seasons 5–7) | Co-production with Games Animation (seasons 1–4), Ellipse Programmé (seasons 2–4) and Walt Disney Television Animation (seasons 5–7) |
Psyched for Snuppa | 1993 | Unaired TV pilot | Co-production with Games Productions |
Richard Scarry's Best Videos Ever! | 1993–1994 | Direct-to-video | Co-production with Random House Home Video |
Allegra's Window | 1994–1996 | Nick Jr. | Live-action/puppet show; Co-production with Topstone Productions |
The Beginner's Bible | 1995–1996 | Direct-to-video | Co-production with Sony Wonder and Time Life Video & Television |
Hoyt 'n Andy's Sportsbender | ESPN | Co-production with Sony Wonder | |
101 Dalmatians: The Series | 1997–1998 | ABC/Syndication | Co-production with Walt Disney Television Animation |
PB&J Otter [1] | 1998–2000 | Playhouse Disney [4] | |
Doug's 1st Movie | 1999 | Theatrical film | Co-production with Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons, Plus One Animation, Buena Vista Pictures |
Sabrina: The Animated Series | 1999 | ABC/UPN | pre-production services for 13 episodes for DIC Productions, L.P. |
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