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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
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History

The studio was originally owned and operated by three animation producers, husband and wife Mike and Liz Young, and Bill Schultz (6 seasons of ''
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''). The studio makes both
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. Mike Young Productions became a fully owned subsidiary of
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in 2006, with Mike Young becoming
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US Producer of
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in 2009. MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC.'s parent company, the MoonScoop Group, entered administration in Paris courts in July 2013, but this did not affect the operations of the US company.
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(through Jokebox), purchased MoonScoop France's 51% ownership in MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC. MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC. renamed itself Splash Entertainment, LLC. with the purchasing of the controlling interest by Mike and Liz Young on February 3, 2014. On June 13, 2022, it was announced Splash Entertainment merged with French studio
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to form CyberSplash Entertainment.


Productions

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The Prince of Atlantis ''The Prince of Atlantis'' is a British children's traditional- CGI animated television series about a group of underwater creatures who protect the oceans. Synopsis In the heart of the ocean, in the mysterious waters of the Bermuda Triangle, i ...
'' (co-production with
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and Ravensburger Film & TV, 1997) *''
Starhill Ponies Star Hill Ponies is a British children's stop-motion animation series co-produced by Mike Young Productions and Bumper Films for S4C. It was the last production by Bumper Films before they shut down in February 2002. The voice actors are Josie ...
'' (with S4C,
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, and the
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, 1998) *'' Voltron: The Third Dimension'' (1998) *''
Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series about the adventures of a precocious girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by No ...
'' (2000-2003, animation only) *''
Butt-Ugly Martians ''Butt-Ugly Martians'' is a computer-animated television series co-produced by Mike Young Productions, DCDC Limited and Just Entertainment. It was sold to ITV on October 2, 2000, for the original television pilot and premiered on CITV on Febru ...
'' (2001) *''
Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpora ...
'' (2001) *''
Funky Cops ''Funky Cops'' is an animated television series about two cops in San Francisco during the 1970s. The series is created by Thierry Sapyn and co-produced by Antefilms Production, TPS Cinéma (season 1) and Greenlight Media AG (season 1) for M6, i ...
'' (2002-2004) *''
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series. Developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series, it is produced by Mike Young Productions. It served as an update of the 1980s ...
'' (remake) *''
Clifford's Puppy Days ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' is an animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS Kids from September 1, 2003 to February 25, 2006. The prequel to the 2000–2003 series ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', it features the adventures o ...
'' (2003-2006, animation only) *''
Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated series, animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participatio ...
'' (2003-2007, 2D and 3D animation) *''Dive Olly Dive!'' (2005-2010) *''
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'' (2005-2008) *'' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' (2006-2007) *''
Cosmic Quantum Ray ''Cosmic Quantum Ray'' is a CGI- animated television series. The series premiered in the United States on November 5, 2007 on Animania HD, then in 2009 in Germany on KI.KA, and then later on October 10, 2010 on The Hub (later in 2014 became D ...
'' (2006-2007) *''
SamSam ''SamSam'' is an animated television series based on a character created by Serge Bloch and directed by Tanguy de Kermel in association with Bayard Presse. His son inspired him to base the program's eponymous character on him. The series has g ...
'' (2007-2011) *''
Chloe's Closet ''Chloe's Closet'' is an animated children's series produced by MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children ages 2 to 7 years old. The show premiered in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout on July 12 ...
'' (2009-2013) *''
Geronimo Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta Dami under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and th ...
'' (2009-2017) *''
Tara Duncan ''Tara Duncan'' (full name Tara'tylanhnem T'al Barmi Ab Santa Ab Maru T'al Duncan) is the heroine of the eponymous series of bestselling novels in French written by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian. Tara Duncan is a young girl who discovers she has st ...
'' (2010-2011; canceled) *''The DaVincibles'' (2011) *'' Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot'' (2012, Animation only) *'' Code Lyoko: Evolution'' (2013, live-action and 3D animation) *'' Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch'' (2014; canceled) *''
Care Bears and Cousins ''Care Bears & Cousins'' is an American CGI adventure animated television series released on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. The series, a continuation of the previous series '' Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot'', re-introduces four of the Care Bea ...
'' (2015-2016, Animation only) *''
Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972. Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by Lan ...
'' (2018) (web series) *''Gasp!'' *''
Growing Up Creepie ''Growing Up Creepie'' is an animated television series created by Anthony Gaud, Chris Woods, and Carin Greenberg, and produced by Mike Young Productions. In other countries, the series was simply titled ''Creepie''. The series premiered on Septe ...
'' *'' Hero: 108'' *''
The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats ''The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats'' is an animated television series which aired between September 9, 1995 and June 15, 1996 on ITV kids strand CITV, and was shown in May 11, 2009 on Scottish children's programme ''wknd@stv''. The series is ...
'' (with Dave Edwards Studio and
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, 1995) *'' I Got a Rocket'' *''
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' (or simply ''Jakers'' in Europe) is a computer-animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was ...
'' *'' Kulipari: An Army of Frogs'' *'' Kulipari: Dream Walker'' *''
Lalaloopsy Lalaloopsy is a line of plastic rag dolls from MGA Entertainment. Originally released in 2010 as Bitty Buttons, the brand name was changed to ''Lalaloopsy'' shortly after launch. They began to grow in popularity during the holiday season in 2010 ...
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Mix Master ''Mix Master'' (; ja, カード王 ミックスマスター) is a South Korea–Japan co-produced anime series based on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ''Mix Master: King of Cards''. It is a co-production of Nippon Animation ...
'' *'' My Phone Genie'' *''
Peep and the Big Wide World ''Peep and the Big Wide World'' (''PATBWW'') is an animated children's television series created by Danish-Canadian animator Kaj Pindal. It revolves around the lives of Peep, Chirp, and Quack, as viewers discover, investigate, and explore the w ...
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Pet Alien ''Pet Alien'' is a French-American computer-animated series produced by Mike Young Productions, Taffy Entertainment, Antefilms Productions, and John Doze Studios in 2005. It was created by Pajanimals creator Jeff Muncy and the episodes are ma ...
'' *'' Catscratch'' *''
Frankenstein's Cat ''Frankenstein's Cat'' (), created by Curtis Jobling, is a children's picture book that follows the exploits of Doctor Frankenstein's first experiment. The cat is created by the Doctor out of nine different cats, leading to his name being Nine. ...
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Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures ''Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures'' is a CGI animated television series based on the '' Strawberry Shortcake'' franchise. The series, produced by MoonScoop Group (2010–2013) and Splash Entertainment (2015), follows the adventure ...
'' *''Super Sportlets'' *''
The Big Knights ''The Big Knights'' is a British animated television series. It was created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker through their studio The Big Knights Ltd., in co-production with BBC Worldwide and in association with BBC Bristol. It was first broadc ...
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ToddWorld ''ToddWorld'' is a Flash animated children's television series created by Todd Parr and Gerry Renert through their California-based company SupperTime Entertainment. The show was produced by Mike Young Productions, an animation studio based in ...
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The Twisted Whiskers Show ''The Twisted Whiskers Show'' is an animated comedy television series based on the Twisted Whiskers greeting cards created by Terrill Bohlar for American Greetings. It began airing as the first program of the Hasbro/Discovery TV network, Discov ...
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We're Lalaloopsy ''We're Lalaloopsy'' is an animated children's television series co-produced by MGA Entertainment, Splash Entertainment, and Netflix. The series is based on the '' Lalaloopsy'' dolls from MGA Entertainment, and is a revival of the children’s an ...
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Wild Grinders ''Rob Dyrdek's Wild Grinders'', also known simply as ''Wild Grinders'', is an animated television series created by, produced by, and loosely based on the life of professional skateboarder and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek. It started out as a serie ...
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Zevo-3 ''Zevo-3'' is an American animation, animated television series co-produced by Maslen Entertainment, Splash Entertainment, MoonScoop Entertainment and Skechers#Entertainment, Skechers Entertainment for Nicktoons (American TV channel), Nicktoons. ...
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Feature films and specials

*''Mama, Do You Love Me'' (1999) *''
Creepshow 3 ''Creepshow 3'' is a 2006 American comedy horror film, and a sequel to Stephen King and George A. Romero's horror anthology films ''Creepshow'' (1982) and ''Creepshow 2'' (1987). It was directed and produced by Ana Clavell and James Dudelson. The ...
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Quest for Zhu ''Quest for Zhu'' is a 2011 American/Canadian direct-to-DVD animated action/adventure family film. It is the first full-length feature film based on the Zhu Zhu Pets franchise. It stars Canadian voice actors Mariah Wilkerson, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ia ...
'' *''
Bratz Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...
'' **''Bratz: Rock Angelz'' (2005) **''
Bratz Genie Magic ''Bratz'' (also known as ''Bratz: The Series'') is an American computer animation, CGI animated series based on Bratz, the toy dolls of the same name. Produced by Splash Entertainment, Mike Young Productions and MGA Entertainment, it aired on Fox ...
'' (2006) **'' Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz'' (2006) **''
Bratz Fashion Pixiez Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...
'' (2007) **'' Bratz: Girlz Really Rock'' (2008) **'' Bratz: Desert Jewelz'' (2012) **'' Bratz Super Babyz'' (2007) **''Bratz Kidz Fairy Tales'' (2008) *''Dive Olly Dive and the Pirate Treasure'' *''Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue'' *''Dive Olly Dive: A Hero's Magical Quest'' *''Dive Olly Dive: Deep Sea Adventure'' *''Dive Olly Dive: Alien Encounter'' *''Journey to GloE'' *''
Michael Jackson's Halloween ''Michael Jackson's Halloween'' is a one-hour animated television special that premiered on CBS on October 27, 2017. It was produced by Splash Entertainment. The cast of voice actors includes Lucas Till, Kiersey Clemons, Jim Parsons, George Eads, ...
'' (TV special) *''Norm of the North'': **''
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'' (theatrical feature) **''Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom'' **''Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure'' **''Norm of the North: Family Vacation'' *'' P. J. Sparkles'' (1992) *'' ''Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse'''' *'' Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You'' *''Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs'' *''Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze'' *''Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom'' *''Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park'' *''Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat'' *'' The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus''


Taffy Entertainment

Taffy Entertainment was founded in 2004 to help Mike Young Productions to distribute their animated programs worldwide and to improve brand management. In March 2009, MYP sold their 51% in the company to
MoonScoop Group The MoonScoop Group was a French animation and production company that created and published animated television series. Its corporate headquarters were located in Paris, France, along with offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. I ...
and is now known as MoonScoop, LLC. In 2009, Taffy Entertainment took on the MoonScoop name and it continues to represent the company's brands worldwide, in addition to third-party properties from some of the largest producers worldwide. Taffy Entertainment represents brands from animation producers, including Mike Young Productions, its French parent company,
MoonScoop Group The MoonScoop Group was a French animation and production company that created and published animated television series. Its corporate headquarters were located in Paris, France, along with offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. I ...
, and some programs from third party producers. Taffy's library for distribution includes such programs as “ToddWorld,” “Pet Alien,” “Titeuf”, “Growing Up Creepie,” “Mix Master,” “Fantastic Four,” “Bobby's World” and “Code Lyoko”. The full library includes over 1500 hours of animation. Taffy now handles the distribution for the animated series based on the book series ''
Geronimo Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta Dami under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and th ...
''.


Awards

*Distributor of the Year for 2007 *Nominated for a second year in 2008


References


External links


Official websiteMike Young Productions
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