Studio B Productions

Studio B Productions

Logo used in 2006 as Studio B
Industry	Animation studio
Fate	Acquired by and merged with DHX Media
Successor	DHX Media
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Products	Animated television series
Owner	DHX Media
Website	vancouver.dhxmedia.com

Studio B Productions was a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1988.^[1] The studio was acquired by DHX Media on December 4, 2007, and became a subsidiary there since then.^[2][3][4] It now uses DHX Media's generic production logo.

History

On September 8, 2010, the renaming of the studio after its parent company, along with DHX Media's other subsidiaries, was announced:^[5][6][7] officially, on December 22, 2010, Studio B Productions Inc. and Studio B (Animation Service) Productions Inc. were renamed DHX Media (Vancouver) Ltd. and DHX Media Studio (Vancouver) Ltd., respectively,^[8] and on January 11, 2011, Studio B Holdings Inc. was renamed DHX Media (Vancouver Prod) Ltd.^[9]

Original productions

• The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers (2006; co-production with Pesky)
• B-Hive.tv Shorts
• Being Ian (co-production with Nelvana)
• Class of the Titans (co-production with Nelvana)
• D'Myna Leagues
• George of the Jungle (2007; co-production with Classic Media and Bullwinkle Studios)
• Kid vs. Kat (with YTV and Disney XD)
• Martha Speaks (co-production with WGBH-TV)
• Packages from Planet X (co-production with American Greetings, TELETOON, and Disney XD)
• Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
• Something Else (co-production with TV-Loonland AG and Family Channel Canada)
• What About Mimi? (co-production with Decode Entertainment)
• Yakkity Yak (co-production with Kapow Pictures)
• Yvon of the Yukon (co-production with Top Draw Animation)

Commissioned works

• Beetlejuice (layouts and posing; 18 episodes)
• Eek! the Cat (layouts, design and posing; 5 episodes)
• Stunt Dawgs (full pre-production packages; 26 episodes)
• Reboot (stock pack, pre-production design, storyboards and timing; 4 episodes)
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (full pre-production packages, design, layout and posing; pilot and 30 episodes)
• Sesame Street ("Flossee and Splatt" short)
• Super Dave’s Super Bowl of Knowledge (pre-production design and art direction)
• The Brothers Grunt (pre-production design layout and posing)
• Street Sharks (full pre-production package; 3 episodes)
• Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? (layouts and posing)
• The Terrible Thunderlizards (pre-production, design, layout and posing; 17 11-minute episodes)
• Eekstravaganza (layouts; 10 episodes)
• The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (7 11-minute episodes plus CBS bumpers)
• Action Man
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (4 episodes)
• The Mask (12 episodes)
• Road Rovers (2 episodes)
• Sonic Christmas Blast
• The Mighty Ducks (8 episodes)
• Savage Dragon (13 episodes; for Universal Cartoon Studios)
• Jungle Cubs (8 episodes)
• The Wacky World of Tex Avery (7 episodes)
• The Legend of Calamity Jane (6 episodes)
• Invasion America (storyboards)
• A Little Curious ("A Ring is Not A Ring" short from "Open, Close, Ring")
• Timon and Pumbaa (39 episodes)
• Ned's Newt (season 2; for Nelvana)
• Sabrina: Friends Forever (pre-production)
• CatDog (pre-production; 7 episodes)
• Cyberchase (pilot episode)
• Little Witch
• The Angry Beavers (15 11-minute episodes)
• Gahan Wilson's The Kid (pre-production)
• Santa Mouse
• Corduroy (pre-production; 13 episodes)
• George Shrinks (design; 3 episodes)
• Bob and Margret (design; 7 episodes)
• The New Woody Woodpecker Show (13 episodes)
• Braceface (design; 11 episodes)
• Edgar & Ellen (co-production with Bardel Entertainment)
• Johnny Test (season 1; for Warner Bros. Animation)
• Pucca (co-production with Jetix Europe and VOOZ Character System)
• The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (for Classic Media)
• Badly Drawn Roy
• Peanuts Motion Comics
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
• Pound Puppies (episode 8 – 65) (co-production with Hasbro Studios and Paul & Joe Productions (Season 1))
• Stroker and Hoop (co-production with Williams Street and Turner Studios)
• Littlest Pet Shop (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
• Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (for Disney Television Animation)
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
• The New Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show^[10] (for DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks Classics)
• Transformers: Rescue Bots (season 3 and onwards) (for Hasbro Studios)
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree (co-production with Hasbro Studios)
• My Little Pony: The Movie (co-production with Hasbro Studios and Allspark Pictures)

References

1. "Company Overview of Studio B Productions, Inc.". Businessweek. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
2. "DHX Media acquires Studio B Productions Inc." (Press release). Canada Newswire. December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
3. Ball, Ryan (December 5, 2007). "DHX Media Acquires Studio B Prods.". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
4. Loveday, Samantha (December 4, 2007). "DHX Media buys up Studio B". Licensing.biz. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
5. "DHX MEDIA REBRANDS ACROSS DIVISIONS" (Press release). DHX Media. September 8, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
6. Hudson, Hannah (September 8, 2010). "Rebrand for DHX Media". C21Media. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
7. McLean, Thomas J. (September 9, 2010). "DHX Media Rebrands Across Divisions". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
8. http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/corpreg/corpreg/crpn1230fin0410
9. http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/corpreg/corpreg/crpn0120fin0411
10. Spangler, Todd (August 6, 2015). "Netflix Reboots 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' in Series from DreamWorks Animation (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

External links

• Archive copy of Studio B Productions' former official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)