The Hatchery LLC is an American media production company, which was owned 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 ...

and

Mandalay Entertainment Mandalay Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company founded in 1995 by Peter Guber, with interests in motion pictures, animated films, television, sports entertainment and new media. The name after ''Mandalay'' the second-largest c ...

and located in Burbank, California.

Margaret Loesch Margaret Ann Loesch () is an American television executive and producer. She is the former President and CEO of Discovery Communications and Hasbro Inc's joint venture television network Hub Network. On June 12, 2014, she announced that she would ...

and Bruce Stein formed Hatchery in 2003 with financing from

Peter Guber Howard Peter Guber (born March 1, 1942) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment. Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include '' The Kids Are All ...

and Paul Schaeffer of Mandalay Entertainment Group. American Greetings Corporation purchased a major stake in the company in December 2004, joining Mandalay in joint ownership. American Greetings thereafter licensed their

Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...

and

Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry shortcake may refer to: * Strawberry shortcake (dessert), a shortcake served with strawberries * "Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie," a song published in 1956; a version by The Brother Sisters was released by Mercury Records in 196 ...

characters in various filmed projects with Hatchery, marketing their products via their approximately 600 stores and 35,000 greeting card retail locations. The Hatchery has produced two programs that aired on cable channel

The Hub The Hub may refer to: Places * The Hub, Bronx, an area of the South Bronx, New York, known for its convergence of subway and bus lines * The Hub (Edinburgh), former church in Edinburgh that is now home to the Edinburgh International Festival * T ...

: '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour'' and ''

Dan Vs. ''Dan Vs.'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Mandel and Chris Pearson. The series spanned three seasons, airing on The Hub from January 1, 2011, to March 9, 2013. 53 episodes were produced. Plot The show is about Dan, a ...

''.

Shows produced

*''

Balderdash ''Balderdash'' is a board game variant of a classic parlor game known as ''Fictionary'' or "The Dictionary Game". It was created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game was first released in 1984 under Canada Game ...

'' (2004–2005) *''

Young Blades ''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX TV from January to June 2005, inspired by Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation. Plot Set in ...

'' (2005) *''

The Zula Patrol ''The Zula Patrol'' is an American animated television series produced by Kambooteron Productions, Gotham Entertainment and The Hatchery and distributed by American Public Television to PBS Kids in the United States. Characters The Zula Patro ...

''(Season 1; 2005–2006) *'' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It'' (2007) *'' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour'' (2010–2014) *''

'' (2011–2013)

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* Film production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 2003 Companies based in Burbank, California American Greetings {{US-film-company-stub