Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group (also known as Sony Family Entertainment Group) was an American and global company that was established in February 1999 by Sony Pictures Entertainment that handles all of the family programs and films by Sony Pictures.Sony formalizes Family Entertainment Group
David Kilmer awn.com September 1, 1999, Retrieved on December 9, 2013 It was formalized on September 1, 1999. On January 17, 2001, Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group acquired 3.8% in

BKN International BKN International AG (BKNI) was a German kids TV production and distribution company that formerly operated as the international division of Bohbot Entertainment, BKN, Inc. History BKN International was originally founded as Bohbot Entertainme ...

.Sony acquires chunk of expanding BKNI
screendaily.com On June 20, 2007,

Sony Wonder Sony Wonder (founded as Sony Kids’ Music) is the kids and family entertainment label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and the former record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Despite the similarity in name, Sony Wonder is not directl ...

, the former kids label division of

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout ...

, was moved to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as the kids and family entertainment label. Steve Okin, the vice president of Sony Wonder, was named vice president of family entertainment.Rick DeMott "Animation World Network
Sony Home Ent. Takes Over Sony Wonder
awn.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013 Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group also distributes classic children’s programming from the libraries of Sony Pictures Television, such as '' Wheel 2000'', '' JEP!'', '' Joker! Joker! Joker!'', and ''The Junior Pyramid''.

List of programs

The following series are listed for this group: *'' Jeannie'' (1973–1975) *'' Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' (1974) *''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off/sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran from September 13, 1986, to October 5, 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and DI ...

'' (1986–1991) *''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada, produced by DIC Animation City and distributed in syndication in the US by Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created by producer Michael ...

'' (1987) *''

Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off/sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran from September 13, 1986, to October 5, 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and DI ...

'' (1988–1990) *'' The Karate Kid: The Animated Series'' (1989) *''

Beakman's World ''Beakman's World'' is an American educational children's television program. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip ''You Can with Beakman and Jax'' created by Jok Church. The series premiered on Wednesday, ...

'' (1992–1998) *''

The Adventures of Hyperman ''The Adventures of Hyperman'' is an American animated series that aired from November 4, 1995 to August 10, 1996 on CBS. The show features an intergalactic sheriff fighting the evil monster Entrobe and his sidekick Kidd Chaos. Hyperman is joined b ...

'' (1995-1996) *'' Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (1996–1999) *''

Project G.e.e.K.e.R. ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by Douglas TenNapel, creator of ''Earthworm Jim'', and Doug Langdale, the developer of ''Earthworm Jim'' the animated series, and ...

'' (1996–1997) *'' Jumanji: The Series'' (1996–1999) *''

Channel Umptee-3 ''Channel Umptee-3'' (also known simply as ''Umptee-3'') is a Saturday morning animated television series created by Jim George and produced by Norman Lear. It aired on The WB as part of the Kids' WB programming block from 1997 to 1998. The one ...

'' (1997) *''

Extreme Ghostbusters ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series based on the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. It is a spin-off to the animated series '' The Real Ghostbusters''. The series originally aired on the syndicated Bohbot Kids Network's ...

'' (1997) *'' Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998–2000) *''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser and produced by Sony Pi ...

'' (1999–2001; 2005) *'' Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles'' (1999–2001) *''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The ca ...

'' (2000–2005) *''

Max Steel Max Steel is a line of action figures produced and owned by the toy company Mattel since 1999. The original figures based on the first TV series were similar to the original 12-inch G.I. Joe toys, consisting almost entirely of different versi ...

'' (2000–2002) *'' Alienators: Evolution Continues'' (2001–2002) *''

Harold and the Purple Crayon ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' is a 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. Published by Harper Collins Publishers, it is Johnson's most popular book, and has led to a series of other books, as well as many adaptations. Plot The protagonist ...

'' (2001–2002) *''

Phantom Investigators ''Phantom Investigators'' is an American children's animated TV show that aired on Kids' WB in 2002, premiering on May 25 and ending on August 17 for 13 episodes. It was created using a special mixture of stop-motion (used for the main cast and t ...

'' (2001–2002) *''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 '' tankōbon'' ...

'' (2003) *'' Stuart Little: The Animated Series'' (2003) *''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' (2008–2009)

References

External links

Official Sony Wonder website
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