Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control'' (based on the
1986–1988 animated series version of
Dennis the Menace) (10/27/02)
# ''
The Archies in Jugman
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'' (based on the
Archie universe as portrayed in ''
Archie's Weird Mysteries
''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' (French: ''Archie, mystères et compagnie'') is an animated television series based on the characters by Archie Comics. The series premise revolves around a Riverdale High physics lab gone awry, making the town of R ...
'') (11/3/02)
# ''
Dinosaur Island'' (based on ''
The Lost World'' by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for '' A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...
) (11/10/02)
# ''My Fair Madeline'' (based on ''
Madeline
''Madeline'' is a media franchise that originated as a series of children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series ...
'') (11/17/02)
# ''
Groove Squad'' (11/24/02)
# ''Treasure Island'' (based on ''
Treasure Island
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'' by
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...
) (12/1/02)
# ''Charles Dickens'' ''
A Christmas Carol'' (based on ''
A Christmas Carol'' by
Charles Dickens
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) (12/8/02)
# ''
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure'' (based on ''
Around the World in Eighty Days'' by
Jules Verne) (12/15/02)
# ''The Amazing Zorro'' (based on
Johnston McCulley
John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro.
Biography
Born in O ...
's ''
Zorro
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'') (12/22/02)
# ''20,000 Leagues Under The Sea'' (based on ''
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.
The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-J ...
'' by Jules Verne) (12/29/02)
International broadcasts
In October 2002, Disney Television International purchased the broadcast rights to the movies for DIC to air on
Disney Channel,
Toon Disney and
Playhouse Disney
Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Televi ...
networks in France, Germany, Italy, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, the Middle East and Scandinavia.
In November 2002,
Super RTL
Super RTL is a German free-to-air television network owned by the RTL Group. The channel originally launched in 1995 as a joint venture between RTL Group predecessor company CLT-UFA and Disney's Buena Vista International Television Investments ...
purchased the German free-to-air broadcasting rights to the films as part of a six-year deal with DIC. Other networks like
YTV in Canada,
Cartoon Network Japan,
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
in Mexico and
RCTV in Venezuela purchased the broadcast rights to the movies in their respective regions.
Later on, DIC would pre-sell the movies to
ITV in the UK,
Club RTL
Club RTL is a Luxembourgish channel of French language based in Kirchberg, Luxembourg-City, Luxembourg and it was owned by DPG Media and Groupe Rossel, it was originally owned by RTL Group until 31 March 2022. The two principals countries of tr ...
in Belgium, Mediatrade in Italy,
Alter TV in Greece and Anteve in Indonesia.
Home media
All of the movies apart from ''A Christmas Carol'' were later released to
VHS and
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind ...
in the
United States
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by
MGM Home Entertainment
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC ( d/b/a MGM Home Entertainment and formerly known as MGM Home Video, MGM/CBS Home Video and MGM/UA Home Video) is the home video division of the American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
History ...
. In 2008,
Gaiam
Gaia, Inc., formerly Gaiam, is an American alternative media video streaming service and online community focusing on fringe-science and yoga. Founded by Jirka Rysavy in 1988, its brands include Gaiam TV; the latter's name was changed to Gaia ...
re-released the films on DVD.
In the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, a selection of the films were distributed through
Prism Leisure
Prism Leisure Corporation Plc was a distribution and publishing company that primarily focused on reissues and compilations, often at low prices. The company was located in Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom,
History
The company was founded in ...
and later Boulevard Entertainment.
In France, Italy, Spain/Latin America, Australia and Ukraine, the movies were released by TF1 Video, Eagle Pictures, Sum, Shock and ICTV respectively.
In Poland, these movies were dubbed and distributed by Kartunz.
Notes and references
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American motion picture television series
DIC Entertainment films
Television series by DIC Entertainment
Television series by DHX Media