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David Max Freedman
David Max Freedman (born 1965) is an American writer, producer and director. He is well known as the co creator of the British animated adult comedy television series '' Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!'' for the BBC. Early life Freedman was born in Plattsburgh, New York and went to The School of Visual Arts in New York City. He now lives in the UK. Freedman worked for over 9 years in a writing partnership with Alan Gilbey. They developed and co-created a few cult cartoon classics including '' Foxbusters'', '' Bounty Hamster'' and the multi award-winning '' Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!'' which was co-produced at Peafur Productions with Barry Baker, Ben Bowen, Baljeet Rai and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh co-creator of ''Phineas & Ferb''. Contributed to ''The Danny Baker Show'' for 10 episodes, Directed Lucy Porter 3 webisodes 'Lucy Loves you' for the now defunct ComedyDemon.com, with the highest watched video, 'Sex' before the website closed Credits Writer * ''Unstable'' (pre-produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Freedman
David Freedman (April 26, 1898 – December 8, 1936) (aged 38) was a Romanian-born American playwright and biographer who became known as the "King of the Gag-writers" in the early days of radio. Biography David Freedman was born in Botoşani, Romania, as the first child and only son of Sara and Israel Freedman. Israel, a political refugee, immigrated with his young family to the United States in 1900, where four years later, David's sister Sophie became the first Freedman born in the U.S. Freedman graduated from the City College of New York in 1918, the first in his family to complete a formal education beyond high school. In September 1918, he married Beatrice (née Rebecca Goodman), a fellow New Yorker, who was born in the city on September 27, 1899 (her parents had fled from Kishinev, Russian Empire). Within five years they had three sons, Benedict (1919–2012), Noel (1922–2008, later adopted name David Noel), and Toby (1924–2011). A decade later their only daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosgrove Hall Films
Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was an English animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of children's television and animated programmes/films; Cosgrove Hall's programmes are still seen in over eighty countries. The company was wound down by its then owner, ITV plc, on 26 October 2009. It was mainly known for its series '' Danger Mouse'', '' The Wind in the Willows'' and '' Count Duckula''. History Stop Frame Productions Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall first met while both were students at Manchester College of Art and Design, which is now part of Manchester Metropolitan University. They later became co-workers at Granada Television, where they produced television graphics. Hall left his job in 1969 and founded his own production company, Stop Frame Productions. Cosgrove joined the company shortly after its establishment. Their firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel (UK And Ireland)
Disney Channel was a British and Irish television kids channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company (UK) Ltd. It was aired from 1 October 1995, to 30 September 2020. A one-hour timeshift service called Disney Channel +1 was available on Sky and Virgin Media. At the time of closure, the channel had two sister channels; Disney Junior and Disney XD. History Pre-launch Disney Channel was originally planned to launch in 1989 on Sky Television. It was featured in much of the promotional material surrounding the launch of Sky Television and the Astra satellite. The joint venture with Sky collapsed in May 1989 after discussion about the venture had been taking place since November 1988, but Disney felt it was no longer on equal footing on "decision-making responsibility" in 50-50 partnership. Disney was supposed to start up two channels, but when the talks broke down, Sky issued a lawsuit against Disney, claiming £1.5 billion in damages. The suit was later settled with D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groove High
''Groove High'' is a musical-comedy television series which aired on Disney Channel from November 2012 to March 2013. A mixture of live action and animation, the series centers around touring rock pop stars Tom played by Jonathan Bailey and Zoe played by Samantha Barks as they reminisce their time at their performing arts high school Groove High. Premise Each show begins in live action whereby Tom Mason (Jonathan Bailey) and Zoe Myer ( Samantha Barks) are two rock pop stars touring with their band. Between shows they like to remember the good old days at their performing arts high school Groove High. As they remember key events the show presents their memories as animated flashbacks. Their memories are often slightly distorted or exaggerated and Tom and Zoe's live action counterparts frequently interrupt the flashbacks to disagree about how it really happened. Production Groove High is co-produced by French company Planet Nemo, Irish company Telegael Teoranta and Belgian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronia The Robber's Daughter (anime)
is a Japanese cel-shaded computer-animated television series, based on the novel ''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter'' (''Ronja Rövardotter)'' written by Astrid Lindgren. Produced by Polygon Pictures, Studio Ghibli, NHK Enterprises and Dwango, the series is directed and storyboarded by Gorō Miyazaki, with Hiroyuki Kawasaki handling series composition and writing the scripts, Katsuya Kondō designing the characters, Toshio Suzuki providing the title logo and Satoshi Takebe composing the music. Miyazaki stated, "''Ronja, the Robber's Daughter'' is not only a story about a young girl growing into adulthood, but also a story of love, growth, and the bond between parent and child and their friends. We aim to create a story that can be enjoyed by everyone, from children to adults." Kazuyoshi Saito wrote, produced and performed all the instruments on "Player" for Mari Natsuki to sing as the ending theme song. It is Studio Ghibli's first television series. UK-based distributor Serious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Yesterday (1991 Film)
is a 1991 Japanese animated drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, based on the 1982 manga of the same title by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Hakuhodo, and distributed by Toho. It was released on July 20, 1991. The ending theme song is a Japanese translation of Amanda McBroom's composition " The Rose". ''Only Yesterday'' explores a genre traditionally thought to be outside the realm of animated subjects: a realistic drama written for adults, particularly women. The film was a surprise box office success, attracting a large adult audience and becoming the highest-grossing Japanese film of 1991 in the country. It has also been well received by critics outside of Japan—it has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. To celebrate the film's 25th anniversary, GKIDS released the film for the first time in an English-language format on February 26, 2016, featuring the voices of Daisy Ridl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirates (TV Series)
''Pirates'' is a British children's television sitcom about a family of pirates whose ship runs aground in North London, and they decide to live in a council house on Wordsworth Terrace, located in the same area. The series ran from 1994 to 1997 on Children's BBC. Characters Main * Hayley Elliott as Lambkin Bones, Roger's daughter. She is a fun-loving sassy tomboy who has a secret underneath her tough exterior – she doesn't like the sea. * Paul Bown as Roger Bones. A single father who is the patriarch of the family. He has a slightly sarcastic personality, and cannot co-ordinate things to achieve what he wants. * Liz Smith as Gran, Roger's eccentric mother-in-law. Considering herself "a pirate and a half", she is a dab hand with a blunderbuss, and isn't afraid to fight hard. As the family's cook, her speciality is "mince pies made of squirmy things". * Benjamin Rennis as Lawrence Kitten, a preteen streetwise boy who lives next door to the Bones family. Although he is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Lady And The Pigeons
''The Old Lady and the Pigeons'' (french: La vieille dame et les pigeons) is a 1997 animated short film written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. It tells the slightly surreal story of a starving policeman who dresses up as a pigeon and tricks an old lady into feeding him. The film was produced through the French company Les Armateurs with support from companies in Canada, Belgium and the United Kingdom. It was Chomet's debut film and won several awards including the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Plot An emaciated Parisian policeman discovers an old lady who feeds pigeons in the park excessively. After having a nightmare ending in giant pigeon-men pecking at his stomach, the policeman constructs a pigeon mask, which he wears to the old lady's home. She welcomes him inside and, despite his rude behavior, allows him to gorge himself. As weeks pass, the policeman grows increasingly fat. As he goes up flights of stairs to the woman's home each day, he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HiT) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as Henson International Television, the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton, and Sophie Turner Laing. Orton alone took over the company in 1989 upon learning Henson's intent to sell the company to The Walt Disney Company. HIT owned and distributed children's television series such as ''Thomas & Friends'', '' Fireman Sam'', '' Bob the Builder'', '' Pingu'', '' Barney & Friends'', and '' Angelina Ballerina''. HIT Entertainment was one of several partner companies, alongside NBCUniversal, PBS, and Sesame Workshop, that founded PBS Kids Sprout, with many of HIT's shows airing on the channel as a result at the time. On 1 February 2012, HIT Entertainment was acquired by Mattel, as Mattel was initially only interested in the ''Thomas & Friends'' brand in its acquisition, according to ''Deadline Hollywood''. Mattel absorbed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Thomson
DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', '' The Evening Telegraph'' and '' The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor Wullie'', '' The Broons'', '' The Beano'', ''The Dandy'' and '' Commando''. It also owns the Aberdeen Journals Group which publishes the '' Press and Journal''. The company owns several websites, including Findmypast, and owned the now defunct social media site Friends Reunited. History The company began as a branch of the Thomson family business when William Thomson became the sole proprietor of Charles Alexander & Company, publishers of ''Dundee Courier and Daily Argus''. In 1884, David Couper Thomson took over the publishing business, and established it as D.C. Thomson in 1905. The firm flourished, and took its place as the third J in the "Three Js", the traditional summary of Dundee industry ('jute, jam and journalism'). Thomson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood O'Hare
Collingwood & Co., formerly Collingwood O'Hare, is a British TV animation studio based in London headed by writer/director Tony Collingwood. They are known for animated TV series like ''Oscar's Orchestra'', '' Dennis the Menace'', '' Gordon the Garden Gnome'', ''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'', ''The Secret Show'' and ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'', among others. List of television series *''RARG'' (1988) *'' Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) *''Oscar's Orchestra'' (1995–1996) *'' Dennis and Gnasher'' (1996–1998) *'' Pond Life'' (1996–2000) *'' Animal Stories'' (1999–2002) *''Busy Buses'' (1999–2003) *'' The Magic Key'' (2000–2001) *''Eddy and the Bear'' (2001–2002) *''The King's Beard'' (2002) *''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'' (2003–2005) *''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' (2005–2008) *'' Gordon the Garden Gnome'' (2005–2007) *''The Secret Show'' (2006–2007) *''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' (2010–2018) *''The Cat in the Hat Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis The Menace And Gnasher (1996 TV Series)
''Dennis and Gnasher'' (or ''Dennis the Menace'' and ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'') is a British animated television series based on characters from ''The Beano'' comic, which was broadcast on BBC from 2 April 1996 until 7 May 1998. Repeats of the programme ran on CBBC (BBC1, BBC2 and CBBC Channel) until January 2009. The series was produced by Collingwood O'Hare Productions and D.C. Thomson & Co. in association with BBC Television, alongside Flextech and PolyGram Video for the first season only. It was distributed by HIT Entertainment worldwide and was directed and largely written by Tony Collingwood. A revival series was announced by the BBC and was debuted in September 2009. Season 2 of the revival came in 2013 Characters Main *Dennis (voiced by Richard Pearce) is the main character, Dennis is a 10-year-old troublemaker and mischievous young boy. While most of his mischief is for fun, sometimes it can cause serious problems, or even help others. Dennis' antics have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
