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DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
. As of 2022, most of the DIC library is currently owned by
WildBrain WildBrain Ltd. (formerly known as DHX Media, Ltd.) is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest library of children' ...
through its in-name-only unit,
Cookie Jar Group Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. (also known as Cookie Jar Group and originally known as CINAR; renamed as DHX Cookie Jar Inc. from 2012 until 2014, or simply just Cookie Jar) was a Canadian media production and distribution company owned by DHX M ...
. International rights to DIC's pre-1990 library was owned by C&D Entertainment until 1996, until Saban acquired their assets and so international distribution moved to Saban International/BVS International. This remained until 2001 when
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
bought the
Fox Family Worldwide ABC Family Worldwide is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television that is responsible for the operations of the U.S. cable network Freeform. The company was originally formed as International Family Entertainment, a spin-off of the Christian Broad ...
franchise of libraries and assets, as well as the 75.7% majority stake in
Fox Kids Europe Jetix Europe N.V. (formerly known as Fox Kids Europe N.V.) was a European television broadcasting company that owned children's television channels and programming blocks across the Europe and Middle East, such as Jetix and Jetix Play. History ...
(later renamed to Jetix Europe), making international distribution rights to its pre-1990 library moved to
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
. In March 2006,
DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
re-acquired the international rights to 20 shows of its pre-1990 library from
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
. The international distribution rights to the post-1990 library are initially started off being distributed by Italian studio Silvio Berlusconi Communications, and later ABC Distribution Company and
Buena Vista International Television Disney Platform Distribution, Inc. is a business unit within Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) that manages all third-party media sales efforts for distribution, affiliate marketing and affiliate-related business operations for a ...
, before DIC became re-independent in 2000 and started self-distributing internationally. Many of DIC's shows that were not re-acquired back by DIC Entertainment, including most shows produced by DIC's French division which are part of the
Créativité et Développement Créativité et Développement or C&D (English: Creativity and Development) was a French animation production company founded in 1987 by Jean Chalopin.Faviez, Pierre. ''La Télé : un destin animé''. Paris: Société des Ecrivains, 2010 (pp. 47, 6 ...
library, are currently owned by
The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
through BVS Entertainment.


Animated shows

DIC Audiovisuel DIC Enterprises / DIC Entertainment / DIC Animation City


Live-action shows


TV specials

* '' Poochie'' (1984) * ''Robotman & Friends'' (1985) (co-production with United Media Productions and
LBS Communications The Lexington Broadcast Services Company (first known as Lexington Broadcast Services and later known as LBS Communications) was a television production and syndication company formed on November 15, 1976, by advertising pioneer Henry Siegel, wh ...
) * '' The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure'' (1986) (co-production with Diana Kerew Productions) * '' Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World'' (September 1987) (co-production with
Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...
) ** '' Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth'' (September 1987) (co-production with Mattel) * ''Meet Julie'' (1987) * ''
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 a ...
'' (1988) ** ''Madeline's Christmas'' (1990) ** ''Madeline and the Bad Hat'' (1991) ** ''Madeline and the Gypsies'' (1991) ** ''Madeline's Rescue'' (1991) ** ''Madeline in London'' (1991) * ''
Little Golden Book Land ''Little Golden Book Land'' is an animated syndicated special produced by DIC Animation City and Western Publishing Company in 1989. The special stars many popular characters from the Little Golden Books, a beloved children's book series. It wa ...
'' (1989) (co-production with
Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a Racine, Wisconsin, firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books and ...
) * ''
Battletoads ''Battletoads'' is a video game media franchise by Rare that began with the original beat 'em up game ''Battletoads'' in 1991. Starring three anthropomorphic toads named after skin conditions, Rash, Zitz, and Pimple, the series was created to ...
'' (1992) * ''
Defenders of Dynatron City ''Defenders of Dynatron City'' is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by JVC Musical Industries and Lucasfilm Games (later, LucasArts) in August 1992. The designer of the game was Gary Winnick. This was Winnick's first pr ...
'' (1992) * ''Hulk Hogan: All-Time Champ'' (1992) * '' Super Trolls'' (1992) (co-produced with Bohbot Entertainment) * ''
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas ''Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas'' is a Christmas television special, featuring characters from the animated series ''Inspector Gadget''. The special was produced by DIC Animation City and aired on NBC on December 4, 1992. Synopsis The speci ...
'' (1992) (co-production with LBS Communications) * ''A Hollywood Hounds Christmas'' (1994) * ''Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers'' (1994) * ''Jingle Bell Rock'' (1995) * '' Twas the Night Before Bumpy'' (1995) * '' Sonic Christmas Blast'' (1996) (co-production with
Sega of America is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division ...
)


Theatrical films

Produced in France * ''
Here Come the Littles ''Here Come the Littles'' is a 1985 animated fantasy film produced in France by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and distributed by Atlantic Releasing. It was directed by Bernard Deyriès and adapted by Woody Kling from John Peterson's series of books, ' ...
'' (1985) (co-production with
ABC Motion Pictures Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities/ABC and Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production companies over the years. ABC Film Syndication, or ABC Films, was ABC's syndication distributio ...
and
Clubhouse Pictures Atlantic Entertainment Group, also known as Atlantic Releasing Corporation, was an independent film production and distribution company founded by Tom Coleman and Michael Rosenblatt in 1974. History Their initial releases were mostly geared t ...
) * ''
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'' is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November 15 ...
'' (1985) (co-production with
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group division of Warner Bros. Entertainment (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). The studio is the flagship producer of liv ...
) * '' Heathcliff: The Movie'' (1986) (co-production with
LBS Communications The Lexington Broadcast Services Company (first known as Lexington Broadcast Services and later known as LBS Communications) was a television production and syndication company formed on November 15, 1976, by advertising pioneer Henry Siegel, wh ...
and Clubhouse Pictures) Produced in America: * ''
Meet the Deedles ''Meet the Deedles'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Steve Boyum in his directorial debut, and starring Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, A. J. Langer, John Ashton, Robert Englund, and Dennis Hopper. This was the first live-action fi ...
'' (1998; live-action) (co-production with
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios uni ...
and Peak Productions) * ''
Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series ''Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated s ...
'' (1999; live-action) (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures,
Caravan Pictures Caravan Pictures, Inc. was an American film production company at Walt Disney Studios, formed by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth. Caravan's films were distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. While Disney would sign directors and talent ...
and
The Kerner Entertainment Company Jordan Kerner is an American film producer. Career Kerner started his career at CBS-TV KPIX-SF in San Francisco in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainm ...
) * '' Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie'' (2006; computer animation) (co-produced by
American Greetings American Greetings Corporation is a privately owned American company and is the world's second largest greeting card producer behind Hallmark Cards. Based in Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, the company sells paper greeting ...
)


TV movies

* '' Liberty and the Littles'' (1986) (co-production with
ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...
; later aired as multi-part TV episode) * ''Liberty'' (1986: live-action) (co-production with
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...
and Robert Greenwald Productions) * '' The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure'' (1986) (co-production with
ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...
and Diana Kerew Productions) * '' Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World'' (1987) (co-produced with
Saban Productions Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and S ...
) * '' Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth'' (1987) (co-produced with
Saban Productions Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and S ...
) * '' Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter'' (1987; live-action) (co-production with
Coca-Cola Telecommunications Coca-Cola Telecommunications (CCT) was a short-lived first-run syndication unit of Columbia Pictures Television (then a unit of The Coca-Cola Company) created on November 24, 1986, that was a merger between CPT's first-run syndication division an ...
) * '' Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again'' (1990) * '' Mori no Tonto-tachi'' (1990) (combined episodes to make a movie called ''A Christmas Adventure''; co-distributed with
Saban Entertainment Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and S ...
) * ''
The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...
'' (1994) (acquired from
ABC Entertainment The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, Calif ...
; produced by
Ruby-Spears Productions Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) was a Burbank, California–based American entertainment production company that specialized in animation with another branch in Rome, Italy. This company was founded in 1977 by vete ...
,
Greengrass Productions Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities Communications, Capital Cities/ABC and Walt Disney Television, Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production ...
, and
ABC Entertainment The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, Calif ...
) * ''
The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in ''The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and ...
'' (1994) (acquired from
ABC Entertainment The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, Calif ...
; produced by
Mike Young Productions Splash Entertainment, LLC., formerly known as Mike Young Productions, Inc., MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC. and Taffy Entertainment, is an American animation studio that produces children's TV series. Splash also controls the streaming service Kab ...
,
Greengrass Productions Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities Communications, Capital Cities/ABC and Walt Disney Television, Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production ...
, and
ABC Entertainment The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, Calif ...
) * ''
Genius Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabiliti ...
'' (1999; live-action) * ''
DIC Movie Toons DIC Movie Toons (originally known as the Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons in the United States) were a series of animated made-for-TV movies produced by DIC Entertainment, which lasted for just one season (2002) on Nickelodeon in the United States. It ...
'' (2002) ** '' Sabrina: Friends Forever'' ** ''
Inspector Gadget's Last Case ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series ''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the sh ...
'' ** ''Time Kid'' ** '' Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control'' ** ''
The Archies in Jugman ''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 ...
'' ** ''
Dinosaur Island ''The War that Time Forgot'' was a comic book feature published by DC Comics beginning in 1960 in the title '' Star Spangled War Stories'', created by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. It ran for eight years, ending in 1968 and retu ...
'' ** ''My Fair Madeline'' ** ''
Groove Squad ''Groove Squad Cheerleaders'' is a 2002 animated television film produced by DIC Entertainment as part of the ''DIC Movie Toons'' series of movies and DIC Films UK Limited, which debuted on Nickelodeon in the United States and Cartoon Network in ...
'' ** ''Treasure Island'' ** '' Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure'' (produced by
Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon Animation Studio is an American animation studio owned by Paramount Global. It has created many original television programs for Nickelodeon, such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Rugrats'' and ''Avatar: The ...
and
Frederator Studios Frederator Studios is an American animation television production studio which is a division of Frederator Networks, Inc. It was founded by Fred Seibert in 1997 with its first series launching in 1998. (Seibert resigned from Frederator in Augus ...
) ** ''The Amazing Zorro'' ** ''20,000 Leagues Under The Sea''


Direct-to-video features and movies

* ''
A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...
'' (1997) * ''The Adventures of Snowden'' (1997) * ''
Our Friend, Martin ''Our Friend, Martin'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. It was produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P. and Intellectual Properties Worldwide, and distri ...
'' (1999) (co-production with Intellectual Properties Worldwide) * '' Madeline: Lost in Paris'' (1999) * ''
Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called ''The Original Monster Mash'', which contained several ...
'' (2000, co-production with
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy), Ministry of Eco ...
) * ''My Fair Madeline'' (2002) * ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever!'' (2005) (CGI) * ''Madeline in Tahiti'' (2005) * '' McKids Adventures'' (co-production with
McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...
, KanDoKid Films and Brookwell McNamara Entertainment): ** ''Get Up and Go with Ronald'' (2006) (live-action) ** ''Treasure Hunt with Ronald'' (2006) (live-action) * ''Iz and the Zizzles'' (2006) * ''Iz and the Zizzles: Will the Zizzles Sizzle or Fizzle?'' (2006)


Direct-to-video compilations

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References

{{Reflist Lists of animated films