Funbag Animation Studios, also known as Funbag Studios or Funbag, was a Canadian
animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals ...
headquartered in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
. It was well known for working on animated television series such as ''
Undergrads
''Undergrads'' (stylized as ''underGRADS'') is an adult animated sitcom centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only 13 episodes were created. It has since been shown on Teletoon in Canad ...
'', ''
Freaky Stories
''Freaky Stories'' is a Canadian animated anthology television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille in French (five-minute versions using the French title ''Frissons''). It is an animated show about ur ...
'', ''
Toad Patrol
''Toad Patrol'' is a Canadian animated series created by George and Peggy Sarson. It premiered on October 2, 1999, on Teletoon and on September 7, 2002, on Toon Disney.
Although it was aimed at young children, it found a following among pre- ...
'', ''
Watership Down
''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural w ...
'', ''
Anthony Ant
''Anthony Ant'' is a 1999 animated television series based on a book of the same name by Graham Philpot and Lorna Philpot. It takes place in "Antville," an underground city. Anthony and his friends must avoid being stepped on by the "Bigfeet" (hu ...
'', ''
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...
'', ''
Mole Sisters
''Mole Sisters'' is an animated TV series released on February 28, 2003. It teaches preschoolers to respect the natural world around them. It is based on the book series written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz, and follows the adventures of tw ...
'', ''
The Eggs'', ''
For Better or For Worse'', ''Faireez'', ''
Seven Little Monsters
''Seven Little Monsters'' is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper & Row in 1977, it was originally created as an animated short for Sesame Street in 1971 and served as the basis for th ...
'', ''
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 ...
'', and ''
The Wiggles Show
The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, ...
''.
Funbag provided additional production services on projects such as ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
'', ''
The Ren & Stimpy Show
''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Dec ...
'', ''
Beavis and Butt-head'', ''
Rupert
Rupert may refer to:
People
* Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert"
Places Canada
*Rupert, Quebec, a village
*Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay
*Rupert River, Quebec
*Rupert' ...
'', ''
LazyTown'', ''
The Oz Kids
''The Oz Kids'' is an American direct-to-video animated fantasy comedy-drama series produced by Hyperion Animation based on '' The Wizard of Oz'', L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel, and its various sequels. Nine episodes were released between ...
'', ''
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island'', ''
Sniz & Fondue
''Sniz & Fondue'' is a series of animated shorts originally appearing on the first three seasons of the animation-anthology series ''KaBlam!'' on the American cable television network Nickelodeon.
Premise
The series is about the day-to-day lives ...
'', ''
Freaky Stories
''Freaky Stories'' is a Canadian animated anthology television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille in French (five-minute versions using the French title ''Frissons''). It is an animated show about ur ...
'', ''
Captain Star
''Captain Star'' is a 1997 animated series created by Steven Appleby based on Appleby's comic ''Rockets Passing Overhead''. It stars Richard E. Grant as the voice of Captain Jim Star. The show as produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and HTV.
13 ...
'', ''
Birdz'', ''
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', ''
WildC.A.T.s'', ''
The Lionhearts
''The Lionhearts'' is an American animated television series from MGM that aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings in syndication from September 19 to December 12, 1998. The series aired on syndication in the United States and was also seen in Au ...
'', ''
The Ripping Friends
''The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men!'' (also known as ''The Ripping Friends'') is an animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi, creator of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' on Nickelodeon. The series aired for one season on Fox ...
'', ''
Ed, Edd n Eddy
'' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is a Canadian animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (called "Double D" ...
'', ''
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' is an American animated television series developed by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on three young monsters—Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm—who attend a school for monsters under a city dump and learn t ...
'', ''
Roboroach
''RoboRoach'' is a Canadian animated television series which ran on Teletoon in Canada, Animania HD in the United States, and Fox Kids internationally. The title song was sung by Big Rude Jake. It follows the story of a cockroach named Ruben and ...
'', ''
The New Woody Woodpecker Show
''The New Woody Woodpecker Show'' (titled ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' on-screen) is an American animated comedy television series based on the animated short film series created by cartoonist and animator Walter Lantz. It was developed by anim ...
'', ''
The Oblongs
''The Oblongs'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001 on The WB, and was removed on May 20th, leaving the la ...
'', ''
Mission Hill Mission Hills or Mission Hill may refer to:
Places Communities
;In the United States (alphabetically by state)
* Mission Hills, Santa Barbara County, California, a town north of the city of Lompoc
* Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, in the S ...
'', ''
Rainbow Fish
''The Rainbow Fish'' is a children's picture book drawn and written by Swiss author and illustrator, Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fi ...
'' and ''
Back to School with Franklin
''Back to School with Franklin'' is a 2003 Canadian animated comedy film. It is the third '' Franklin'' film and was released direct-to-video and on DVD. This animated film was directed by Arna Selznick.
Cole Caplan takes over for Noah Reid as th ...
''.
On April 29, 2007, the company closed due to a decline in business, and some of the employees at the studio founded New Bike Entertainment to secure Funbag's
assets
In financial accounting, an asset is any resource owned or controlled by a business or an economic entity. It is anything (tangible or intangible) that can be used to produce positive economic value. Assets represent value of ownership that can b ...
.
Funbag also had an office in
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
Notes
Canadian animation studios
Mass media companies established in 1992
Mass media companies disestablished in 2007
Companies based in Ottawa
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