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4Licensing Corporation, and its predecessor companies (Leisure Concepts, 4Kids Entertainment) along with their subsidiaries have licensed, developed, and distributed a wide variety of media products, ranging from video games and television programs to toy lines.
The following TV programs have ended or expired, but were handled by 4Kids Entertainment's 4Kids Productions subsidiary during their run on 4Kids TV and Toonzai, as well as other TV networks. All anime is in bold.
| Title | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Adrenaline Project | Marblemedia | Broadcast rights only |
| Alien Racers | MGA Entertainment | Currently unlicensed |
| Back to the Future: The Animated Series | Universal Animation Studios & Amblin Entertainment | Broadcast rights only |
| Biker Mice from Mars | Criterion Licensing & Brentwood Television Funnies | Broadcast rights only (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Bratz | Splash Entertainment & MGA Entertainment | Broadcast rights only (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Chaotic | 4Kids Entertainment | Rights now owned by Epic Story Media (Netflix) [1] |
| The Cramp Twins | Sunbow Entertainment & Telemagination | Currently unlicensed (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Cubix: Robots for Everyone | Cinepix & Daewon Media | Formerly licensed by Saban Brands for Vortexx and currently by Entertainment One; [2] originally aired on Kids' WB, since 2001–2003. (Netflix) |
| Di-Gata Defenders | LuxAnimation & Nelvana | Broadcast rights only (Netflix) |
| Dinosaur King | Sunrise & Sega | Physical media rights currently licensed by Discotek Media under original licensor Sunrise (Crunchyroll/Netflix) |
| Dragon Ball Z Kai | Toei Animation & Fuji TV | Dropped; Currently licensed and handled by Funimation with original licensor Toei Animation (Crunchyroll) |
| Ellen's Acres | Cake Entertainment & Animation Collective | Distribution |
| Fighting Foodons | Group TAC & Kodansha | Sub-licensed from Enoki Films; Currently licensed by Discotek Media under original licensor Enoki Films (Crunchyroll) |
| Funky Cops | Moonscoop | Formerly licensed by Moonscoop and currently by Mediatoon |
| F-Zero GP: Legend | Ashi Productions, Dentsu & TV Tokyo | Rights now owned and handled by Nintendo |
| G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 | Gonzo & 4Kids Productions | Distribution and dubbing only; Worldwide licensee is Hasbro (Netflix) |
| GoGoRiki | The Riki Group | Rights now owned and handled by The Riki Group (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Rainbow S.p.A & Rai Fiction | Home video rights held by Media Blasters; Rights now owned by Rainbow S.p.A. (Netflix) |
| The Incredible Crash Dummies | 4Kids Entertainment | Currently unlicensed |
| Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | Toei Company & Adness Entertainment | Currently licensed by Toei Company (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Kappa Mikey | Cake Animation & Animation Collective | Worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent; Currently distributed by Cake Entertainment (Paramount+) |
| Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | Studio Sign, Studio Comet, HAL Laboratory & Nintendo | Rights now owned and handled by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Magi-Nation | Daewon Media & Cookie Jar Entertainment | Broadcasting rights only (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Magical DoReMi | Toei Animation, ABC Animation & ADK | Production ceased after 50 episodes; series 1 consisted of 2 seasons; Currently unlicensed under original licensor Toei Animation |
| Mew Mew Power | Pierrot & Kodansha | Production ceased after episode 26; Currently unlicensed under original licensor Pierrot (HBO Max) |
| One Piece | Toei Animation & Fuji TV | Production ceased after 104 episodes; Currently licensed and handled by Funimation with original licensor Toei Animation (Crunchyroll) |
| Pat & Stan | Mac Guff Ligne & TV-Loonland | Broadcasting rights only (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Pirate Islands | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | Broadcast rights only |
| Pokémon | OLM, Shogakukan-Shueisha & Nintendo | Production ceased after 417 episodes; rights now owned and handled by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company International, and distributed by Viz Media; originally premiered on Kids' WB/The WB, since 1999–2006. (Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/Hulu) |
| Pokémon Chronicles | OLM, Shogakukan-Shueisha & Nintendo | Rights now owned and handled by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company International, and distributed by Viz Media (Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/Hulu) |
| Pretty Cure | Toei Animation, ABC Animation & ADK | Dropped; was dubbed in Canada by Ocean Productions; Currently unlicensed under original licensor Toei Animation; Available on Crunchyroll |
| RollBots | Amberwood Entertainment & Elliott Animation | Broadcast rights only (Netflix) |
| Shaman King | Xebec, Shueisha, NAS, TV Tokyo | Currently unlicensed under original licensor Kodansha |
| Skunk Fu! | Cartoon Saloon & Cake Entertainment | Broadcast rights only (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Sonic X | TMS Entertainment | Formerly licensed by Saban Brands for Vortexx and currently by Discotek Media for physical media releases under original licensor TMS Entertainment (Netflix/Hulu) |
| Stargate Infinity | MGM Television & DiC Entertainment | Broadcast rights only under license by MGM Television & DiC Entertainment (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Tai Chi Chasers | Iconix Entertainment & Toei Animation | Production ceased after 26 episodes; episodes 27–39 have been cancelled; Currently unlicensed under original licensor Iconix Entertainment & Toei Animation |
| Tama and Friends | Group TAC, Sony Creative Products & Aniplex | Currently unlicensed under original licensor Aniplex; Japanese version streaming on Crunchyroll via Sony Creative Products |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Mirage Studios, Dong Woo Animation & 4Kids Entertainment | Rights now owned by ViacomCBS (Paramount+) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward | Mirage Studios, Dong Woo Animation & 4Kids Entertainment | Rights now owned by ViacomCBS (Paramount+) |
| TMNT: Back to the Sewer | Mirage Studios, Dong Woo Animation & 4Kids Entertainment | Rights now owned by ViacomCBS (Paramount+) |
| Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy | Toei Animation, TV Tokyo & Yomiko Advertising | Currently unlicensed under original licensor Toei Animation |
| Ultraman Tiga | Tsuburaya Productions | Currently licensed by Mill Creek Entertainment under original licensor Tsuburaya Productions |
| Viva Piñata | Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment & Microsoft | Rights now owned by Xbox Game Studios (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Winx Club | Rainbow S.r.L. & RAI | English version for the United States; localization ceased after 78 episodes; franchise owned by Rainbow-ViacomCBS (Netflix/Paramount+) |
| WMAC Masters | 4Kids Productions & Renaissance Alliance Entertainment | Currently unlicensed [3] |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! | Gallop, NAS & Shueisha | Rights now owned by Konami Cross Media NY; originally aired on Kids' WB, since 2001–2006. (Crunchyroll/Hulu) |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Gallop, NAS & Shueisha | Rights now owned by Konami Cross Media NY (Crunchyroll/Hulu) |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters | Gallop, NAS, Shueisha & 4Kids Entertainment | Commissioned by 4Kids; Rights now owned by Konami Cross Media NY (Crunchyroll/Hulu) |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Gallop, NAS & Shueisha | Rights now owned by Konami Cross Media NY (Crunchyroll/Hulu) |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Gallop, NAS & Shueisha | Rights now owned by Konami Cross Media NY (Crunchyroll/Hulu) |
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., also variously known as H-B Enterprises, H-B Production Co., and Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., was an American animation studio and production company founded in 1957 by Tom and Jerry creators and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and remained active until 2001.
"Saturday-morning cartoon" is a colloquial term for the original animated series programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings in the United States on the "Big Three" television networks. The genre's popularity had a broad peak from the mid-1960s through the mid-1990s; after that point it declined, in the face of changing cultural norms, increased competition from formats available at all times, and heavier regulations. In the last two decades of the genre's existence, Saturday-morning cartoons were primarily created and aired to meet regulations on children's television programming in the United States, or E/I. Minor television networks, in addition to the non-commercial PBS in some markets, continue to air animated programming on Saturday while partially meeting those mandates.
ThunderCats is an American animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and Leisure Concepts debuting in 1985, based on the characters created by Ted "Tobin" Wolf. The series, for which Leonard Starr was the head writer, follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens. The animation for the episodes was provided by the Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation, with Masaki Iizuka as production manager. The studio was acquired in 1989 to form Walt Disney Animation Japan. Season 1 of the show aired in 1985, consisting of 65 episodes, followed by a TV movie entitled ThunderCats – HO! in 1986. Seasons 2, 3, and 4 each contained twenty episodes, starting with a five-part story.
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