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Film Roman, LLC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAnimation, motion pictures, television Production
PredecessorMendelson/Melendez Productions
FoundedOctober 26, 1984; 38 years ago (1984-10-26)
FounderPhil Roman
HeadquartersWoodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Steve Waterman (CEO)
  • Phil Roman (chairman emeritus)
  • Dana Booton (president of production)[1]
Products
ParentIndependent (1984–2003)
IDT Entertainment (2003–2006)
Starz Media (2006–2015)
Waterman Entertainment (2015–present)
DivisionsFilm Roman Baja J.V.
Phil Roman Entertainment
Websitefilmroman.com
Film Roman's former headquarters in Burbank.
Film Roman's former headquarters in Burbank.

Film Roman, LLC is an American animation studio currently based in Woodland Hills, California and formerly in Burbank. It was previously owned by Starz Inc., which is now a division of Lionsgate, and currently by Waterman Entertainment, the production company of producer Steve Waterman.[2]

Founded by veteran animator and director Phil Roman on October 26, 1984, it is best known for providing animation for the Garfield primetime specials, based on Jim Davis' comic strip of the same name. The studio also produced the animated series The Simpsons, The Critic, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Goode Family, and Dan Vs..[3]

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Animation studio

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Burbank, California

Burbank, California

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Starz Inc.

Starz Inc.

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Lionsgate

Lionsgate

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Steve Waterman (producer)

Steve Waterman (producer)

Steve Waterman is a producer for both movies and television.

Phil Roman

Phil Roman

Philip Roman is an American animator and the director of the Peanuts and Garfield animated specials. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment.

Garfield television specials

Garfield television specials

The Garfield television specials are a series of twelve half-hour long American animated television specials based on the Garfield comic strip of the same name created by Jim Davis. All twelve specials were directed by Phil Roman, written by Davis, and featuring the voice of Lorenzo Music as the character. The specials were originally broadcast on CBS from 1982 to 1991. Although the first two specials were produced by Lee Mendelson Films, this boutique studio was fully committed to the production of the Peanuts animated specials and could not allocate resources for the Garfield specials. All of the remaining Garfield specials were produced by Roman's own production company and namesake Film Roman.

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, television writer, television producer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

Garfield

Garfield

Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as Garfield, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human owner Jon Arbuckle, and Odie the dog. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

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Family Guy

Family Guy

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Dan Vs.

Dan Vs.

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History

Background

Phil Roman, veteran alumnus of MGM Animation/Visual Arts and Bill Melendez Productions, founded Film Roman on October 26, 1984 as a means to continue the production of the Garfield television specials, since Melendez's own studio was unable to work on both the Peanuts and Garfield specials. Peanuts executive producers Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez and their aforementioned studio had produced the first two Garfield specials, but due to both Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz' and Garfield creator Jim Davis' concerns about conflicting interests in allocating production priority at Melendez's boutique studio, the production had to be moved. While he was leaving him and Melendez for his already-established studio, Roman was offered the opportunity to produce the next Garfield prime time special, Garfield in the Rough (1984), for CBS by Mendelson, which he accepted and went on to produce and direct all by himself, winning an Emmy in the process.

Formation

In 1985, CBS' head of children's programming Judy Price had commissioned an animated television series based on the Garfield prime time special series, later ultimately titled Garfield and Friends, which took three years for Roman to decide developing and producing the program before it eventually aired on the network's Saturday morning time slot, premiering on September 17, 1988. The aforementioned show was Film Roman's first regular series. In 1986, in an effort to expand and diversify the studio, Roman hired Marvel Productions VP of Business Affairs and his own personal attorney, Michael Wahl, as President and Bill Schultz, Marvel's Director of Development, to join in the company as the fledgling studio's VP of Production and Development. Garfield and Friends was expanded to an hour on CBS' number one rated Saturday Morning block and the studio grew to increase its capacity.

In 1988, the new management team developed, sold and produced a new series, Bobby's World, to the brand new Fox Kids Network, headed up by former Marvel Productions president Margaret Loesch. In 1992 to 2016, Film Roman took over the source production of 20th Century Fox's The Simpsons from Klasky-Csupo who had produced the one-minute teaser cartoon shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show as well as the animation for the first three seasons and the first two episodes of the fourth season (in total 61 episodes).[4][5] The studio went on to grow and produce many popular animated series now seen all around the world.

Waterman Entertainment ownership

In 2015, Film Roman was acquired from its parent company Starz Distribution by Waterman Entertainment, the production company of executive producer Steve Waterman. As such, it now does business with Starz, which owns the company's catalogue.[1]

On November 22, 2016, the company formed a joint venture based in Tijuana, called Film Roman Baja J.V. (also known as Film Roman Baja Productions), with Boxel Studios, a Baja California-based animation facility.[6]

Location

The original studio was located on Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake, California, where Roman was also joined by Melendez producer Lee Mendelson. Years later, the studio moved to a new location on Chandler Blvd. in Studio City, before settling into another location at Starz Plaza on Hollywood Way in Burbank, which it shared with the former Hub Network and Hasbro Studios, and finally settling into its present location in Woodland Hills.

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MGM Animation/Visual Arts

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MGM Animation/Visual Arts was an American animation studio established in 1962 by animation director/producer Chuck Jones and producer Les Goldman as Sib Tower 12 Productions. Its productions include the last series of Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts, the TV specials Horton Hears a Who and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth, all released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Garfield television specials

Garfield television specials

The Garfield television specials are a series of twelve half-hour long American animated television specials based on the Garfield comic strip of the same name created by Jim Davis. All twelve specials were directed by Phil Roman, written by Davis, and featuring the voice of Lorenzo Music as the character. The specials were originally broadcast on CBS from 1982 to 1991. Although the first two specials were produced by Lee Mendelson Films, this boutique studio was fully committed to the production of the Peanuts animated specials and could not allocate resources for the Garfield specials. All of the remaining Garfield specials were produced by Roman's own production company and namesake Film Roman.

Lee Mendelson

Lee Mendelson

Leland Maurice Mendelson was an American animation producer and the executive producer of the many Peanuts animated specials.

Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez

José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the Peanuts animated specials. Before Peanuts, he previously worked as an animator for Walt Disney Productions, Warner Bros. Cartoons, and UPA. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well.

Charles M. Schulz

Charles M. Schulz

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Peanuts, featuring what are probably his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists in history, and cited by many cartoonists as a major influence, including Jim Davis, Murray Ball, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey.

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, television writer, television producer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

Garfield in the Rough

Garfield in the Rough

Garfield in the Rough is a 1984 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast October 26, 1984 on CBS. It has been released on VHS, LaserDisc and DVD home video.

CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global.

Garfield and Friends

Garfield and Friends

Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988, to December 10, 1994.

Bill Schultz (producer)

Bill Schultz (producer)

Bill Schultz is an animation producer. He was born in New York City and grew up in River Forest, a suburb near Chicago, Illinois, moving to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Illinois Champaign - Urbana Campus. He has worked on television shows such as Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, The Transformers, and produced others, notably The Simpsons and King of the Hill and now the founder and CEO of Home Plate Entertainment. Schultz started Home Plate Entertainment in 2010, after stepping down from his 12-year partnership with Splash Entertainment.

Bobby's World

Bobby's World

Bobby's World is an American animated comedy children's television series that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990 to February 23, 1998. The show was created by Canadian actor/comedian Howie Mandel, who also performs the voices of both Bobby and his father Howard Generic.

Fox Kids

Fox Kids

Fox Kids was an American children's programming block and branding for a slate of international children's television channels. Originally a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) and its affiliated stations, it was later owned by Fox Family Worldwide.

Television series

Show Creator(s) Year(s) Co-production(s) Notes
Garfield and Friends Jim Davis 1988–1994 United Media (seasons 1–6)
Lee Mendelson Productions (seasons 2–7)
Paws, Inc.
Now owned by 9 Story Media Group
Bobby's World Howie Mandel 1990–1998 Alevy Productions
Fox Children's Productions
Currently distributed by Splash Entertainment
Zazoo U Shane DeRolf 1990–1991 Fox Children's Productions Currently distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
Mother Goose and Grimm Mike Peters 1991–1993 Tribune Media Services
Grimmy, Inc.
Lee Mendelson Productions
MGM Television
The Simpsons Matt Groening 1992–2016 Gracie Films
20th Television
Seasons 427 only
Animated Classic Showcase 1993–1994 Soyuzmultfilm
Cro Mark Zaslove Children's Television Workshop
Mighty Max Mark Zaslove
Rob Hudnut
Bluebird Toys
Canal+ D.A.
Bohbot Entertainment
The Critic Al Jean
Mike Reiss
1994–1995 Gracie Films
Columbia Pictures Television
The Baby Huey Show Bob Jaques 1995 Carbunkle Cartoons (season 1)
Harveytoons
Claster Television
Season 2 only
Currently distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution
The Mask: Animated Series Duane Capizzi 1995–1997 Dark Horse Entertainment
Sunbow Entertainment
New Line Television
Currently distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
Klutter! David Silverman
Savage Steve Holland
1995–1996 Savage Studios
Fox Children's Productions
As part of Eek! Stravaganza
Currently distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat Pat Sullivan
Otto Messmer
Joseph Oriolo
1995–1997 Felix the Cat Productions Currently distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution
C Bear and Jamal Earl Richey Jones
Todd R. Jones
1996–1997 TaurusFilm
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Sean Catherine Derek 1996 Threshold Entertainment
New Line Television
USA Studios
Currently distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
Richie Rich Timothy Williams Harveytoons
Claster Television
Currently distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Bruno the Kid Joel Madison 1996–1997 Camelot Entertainment Sales
Active Entertainment
King of the Hill Mike Judge
Greg Daniels
1997–present Deedle-Dee Productions
Judgemental Films
3 Arts Entertainment
20th Television (1997-2010)
Originally cancelled in 2010, a revival is currently in production on Hulu
The Mr. Potato Head Show Dan Clark
Doug Langdale
1998–1999 Hasbro
Family Guy Seth MacFarlane 1999–2000 Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television
Seasons 12 only
Mission Hill Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
1999–2002 Bill Oakley/Josh Weinstein Productions
Castle Rock Entertainment
Currently distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
The Man Show Adam Carolla
Jimmy Kimmel
Daniel Kellison
Jackhole Industries (seasons 1-5)
Stone Stanley Entertainment
Comedy Partners
Animation[7]
Currently distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment
X-Men: Evolution Marty Isenberg
Robert N. Skir
David Wise
2000–2003 Marvel Studios Currently distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
The Oblongs Angus Oblong
Jace Richdale
2001–2002 Jobsite Productions
Mohawk Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Free For All Brett Merhar 2003 Showtime Networks
Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts
Sony Pictures Digital
Hilltop New Media, Inc.
Web series[8]
Based on Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Tripping the Rift Chris Moeller
Chuck Austen
2004–2007 Space
Teletoon (season 3)
CinéGroupe
Eloise: The Animated Series Kay Thompson
Hilary Knight
2006 HandMade Films
Law & Order Dick Wolf Wolf Films
NBC Universal Television Studio
Visual effects[9]
Eon Kid Designstorm 2006–2007 Manga Entertainment
BRB Internacional
Daiwon
Designstorm
Screen 21
TVE
English dub
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Bob Boyle 2006–2010 Bolder Media
Slacker Cats Andy Riley
Kevin Cecil
2007–2009 Laika
ABC Family
The Goode Family Mike Judge
John Altschuler
Dave Krinsky
2009 Ternion Pictures
3 Arts Entertainment
Judgemental Films
Media Rights Capital
Currently distributed by Shout! Factory
The Super Hero Squad Show Stan Lee 2009–2011 Ingenious Media (season 1)
Marvel Animation
Currently distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Ciro Nieli
Joshua Fine
Christopher Yost
2010–2012 Currently distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
Dan Vs. Dan Mendel
Chris Pearson
2011–2013 The Hatchery
Beavis and Butt-Head Mike Judge 2011 Ternion Pictures
3 Arts Entertainment
Judgemental Films
MTV Production Development
Season 8 only
Ultimate Spider-Man Marvel Animation 2012–2017 Marvel Animation Currently distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Paul Dini
Henry Gilroy
Marvel Animation
2013–2015
Camp WWE Seth Green 2016–2018 Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
WWE Studios
Heathcliff George Gately TBA Creators Syndicate
This Modern World Tom Tomorrow
The Untamed

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Garfield and Friends

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Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988, to December 10, 1994.

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, television writer, television producer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

Paws, Inc.

Paws, Inc.

Paws Incorporated, legally known as Paws, Inc., is an American comic studio and production company founded by American cartoonist Jim Davis in 1981 to support the Garfield comic strips and its licensing. The company was originally located in Davis' home state of Indiana. Its building was established in Muncie in 1989, relocated from Davis' own farm when he was a boy.

9 Story Media Group

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9 Story Media Group Inc. is a Canadian media production and distribution company founded in September 2002 by Vince Commisso, Steve Jarosz, and Blake Tohana.

Bobby's World

Bobby's World

Bobby's World is an American animated comedy children's television series that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990 to February 23, 1998. The show was created by Canadian actor/comedian Howie Mandel, who also performs the voices of both Bobby and his father Howard Generic.

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Howard Michael Mandel is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel voiced the character Gizmo in the 1984 film Gremlins and the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. In 1987, Mandel starred alongside Amy Steel in the comedy film Walk Like a Man. From 1982 to 1988, Mandel played the rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. He also created, voiced and starred in the FOX children's cartoon Bobby's World. Additionally, he has been a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent since 2010, and Citytv's Canada's Got Talent since 2022. He hosted the American NBC and later CNBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. In 2022, he began hosting the first season of Netflix's Bullsh*t the Game Show.

Fox Kids

Fox Kids

Fox Kids was an American children's programming block and branding for a slate of international children's television channels. Originally a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) and its affiliated stations, it was later owned by Fox Family Worldwide.

Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)

Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)

Mother Goose and Grimm, also known as Grimmy for the second season, is an American animated television series that premiered September 14, 1991, on CBS. The show is an adaptation of Mike Peters's comic strip of the same name. The Saturday morning cartoon was produced by Bob Curtis, and written by Mark Evanier.

Mike Peters (cartoonist)

Mike Peters (cartoonist)

Michael Bartley Peters, better known as Mike Peters, is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm.

MGM Television

MGM Television

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Matt Groening

Matt Groening

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Gracie Films

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Films/specials

Title Year Co-production(s) Notes
Garfield in the Rough 1984 United Media The studio's inaugural production
Garfield's Halloween Adventure 1985
Garfield in Paradise 1986
Garfield Goes Hollywood 1987
A Garfield Christmas United Media
Paws, Inc.
Happy Birthday, Garfield 1988 Paws, Inc.
Garfield: His 9 Lives United Media
Paws, Inc.
Garfield's Babes and Bullets 1989
The Pink Panther MGM Television Unreleased live-action/animated pilot
Garfield's Thanksgiving United Media
Paws, Inc.
Garfield's Feline Fantasies 1990 United Media
Lee Mendelson Productions
Paws, Inc.
Garfield Gets a Life 1991
Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992 Live Entertainment
Turner Entertainment Co.
WMG Film
Miramax Films
Currently distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Nick & Noel 1993 Bohbot Entertainment
A Cool Like That Christmas 1994
The Bears Who Saved Christmas Bohbot Entertainment
Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold 1995 International Olympic Committee
The Story of Santa Claus 1996 Arnold Shapiro Productions
CBS Productions
The Magic Pearl 1997 Greengrass Productions
Puss in Boots
Super Bowl XXXIII (The Simpsons short) 1999 Gracie Films
20th Television
Johnny Tsunami Disney Channel Live-action
Hairballs 2000 Unsold TV series pilot created by Mr. Lawrence
Motocrossed 2001 Stu Segall Productions
Disney Channel
Live-action
My First Mister Total Film Group
ApolloMedia Film Management GmbH
Paramount Classics
The Santa Claus Brothers Sitting Ducks Productions
Disney Channel
Nelvana
Second Time Around 2002 Mei Ah Entertainment Visual effects
Hellraiser: Hellseeker Dimension Home Video
Daredevil 2003 20th Century Studios
Regency Enterprises
Marvel Enterprises
Horseshoe Bay Productions
The Fallen Ones The Fallen Ones Inc.
Sci Fi Channel
I, Robot 2004 20th Century Studios
Davis Entertainment
Laurence Mark Productions
Overbrook Films
Mediastream IV
Demon Hunter 2005 New Arc Entertainment
All Souls Day Anchor Bay Entertainment
Weebles: Welcome to Weebleville! Playskool
Hasbro
Weebles: Sharing in the Fun!
The Happy Elf HC Productions
DKP Studios
Voodoo Moon 2006 IDT Entertainment
Sci Fi Channel
Visual effects
Slayer Anchor Bay Entertainment
Sci Fi Channel
Jackass Number Two Paramount Pictures
MTV Films
Dickhouse Productions
Lynch Siderow Productions
Hellboy: Sword of Storms Revolution Studios
Mosaic 2007 POW! Entertainment
Manga Entertainment
Hellboy: Blood and Iron Revolution Studios
The Thirst Anchor Bay Entertainment Visual effects
The Simpsons Movie 20th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Gracie Films
Rough Draft Studios
AKOM
Pre-production split between Film Roman and Rough Draft Studios
Sands of Oblivion Starz Productions
Sci Fi Channel
Visual effects
Rush Hour 3 New Line Cinema
Roger Birnbaum Productions
Arthur Sarkissian Productions
Unlike Film Productions
Visual effects
Trailer only
Illegal Tender Universal Pictures Visual effects
Hairspray New Line Cinema
Ingenious Media
Zadan/Meron Productions
Storyline Entertainment
Offspring Entertainment
Visual effects
Trailer only
The Great Buck Howard 2008 Magnolia Pictures
Playtone
Walden Media
Bristol Bay Productions
Visual effects
Turok: Son of Stone Classic Media
Speed Racer Warner Bros. Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Silver Pictures
Anarchos Productions
Visual effects
Sex and the City Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
HBO Films
Visual effects
Trailer only
Tripping The Rift: The Movie CinéGroupe
Wubbzy's Big Movie! Bolder Media
Dead Space: Downfall Electronic Arts
Secrets of the Furious Five DreamWorks Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios
2-D sequences
Cranberry Christmas Ocean Spray Productions
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubb Idol 2009 Bolder Media
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Carbunkle Cartoons Planned for theatrical release
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic 2010 Electronic Arts "Prologue", "The Arrival", "Entry to Hell" only
Dead Space: Aftermath 2011 Electronic Arts
Visceral Games
Max Steel: Turbo-Charged 2017 Mattel Creations
Max Steel: Turbo-Warriors

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Garfield in the Rough

Garfield in the Rough

Garfield in the Rough is a 1984 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast October 26, 1984 on CBS. It has been released on VHS, LaserDisc and DVD home video.

Garfield's Halloween Adventure

Garfield's Halloween Adventure

Garfield's Halloween Adventure is a 1985 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It is directed by Phil Roman and written by Garfield creator Jim Davis, and features the voices of Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger and C. Lindsay Workman. It originally aired on CBS on October 30, 1985.

Garfield in Paradise

Garfield in Paradise

Garfield in Paradise is a 1986 animated television special directed by Phil Roman, based on the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis. It features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, other regulars Thom Huge and Gregg Berger, and guest star Wolfman Jack. It originally aired on CBS on May 27, 1986.

Garfield Goes Hollywood

Garfield Goes Hollywood

Garfield Goes Hollywood is a 1987 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast May 8, 1987 on CBS and was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.

A Garfield Christmas

A Garfield Christmas

A Garfield Christmas Special is a 1987 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip, created by Jim Davis. It is directed by Phil Roman and stars Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, as well as Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Julie Payne, Pat Harrington Jr., David L. Lander and Pat Carroll. The special is about Garfield spending Christmas with the Arbuckle family on their farm, and discovering the true meaning of Christmas.

Paws, Inc.

Paws, Inc.

Paws Incorporated, legally known as Paws, Inc., is an American comic studio and production company founded by American cartoonist Jim Davis in 1981 to support the Garfield comic strips and its licensing. The company was originally located in Davis' home state of Indiana. Its building was established in Muncie in 1989, relocated from Davis' own farm when he was a boy.

Happy Birthday, Garfield

Happy Birthday, Garfield

Happy Birthday, Garfield is an hour-long television special dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Garfield comic strip, hosted by its creator Jim Davis. It uses both live-action and animation.

Garfield's Babes and Bullets

Garfield's Babes and Bullets

Garfield's Babes and Bullets is a 1989 animated television special directed by Phil Roman, based on a short story of the same name by Ron Tuthill in the book Garfield: His 9 Lives. It features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield, the house cat, re-imagined as a private detective named Sam Spayed attempting to solve a murder mystery.

MGM Television

MGM Television

MGM Television Worldwide Group and Digital is an American television production and distribution studio launched in 1956 as "MGM-TV" as a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Garfield's Thanksgiving

Garfield's Thanksgiving

Garfield's Thanksgiving is a 1989 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast November 22, 1989 on CBS and was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The events of the special take place during the second season of Garfield and Friends. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video. On overseas DVD copies of Garfield's Holiday Celebrations, this special is replaced with Garfield in the Rough.

Garfield's Feline Fantasies

Garfield's Feline Fantasies

Garfield's Feline Fantasies is a 1989 American animated short based on the Garfield comic strip and is produced by Film Roman, United Media/Mendelson, and Paws, Inc. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The animated short was first broadcast on May 18, 1990 on CBS and September 10, 1991 on CITV and was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The events of the special take place between the second and third seasons of Garfield and Friends. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.

Garfield Gets a Life

Garfield Gets a Life

Garfield Gets a Life is a 1991 animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip written by Jim Davis. It features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast May 8, 1991 on CBS. It was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards. It was the final in the series of twelve Garfield television specials, in spite of the success of Garfield and Friends as CBS cancelled new animated specials in 1990. It is the only CBS Garfield special directed by John Sparey instead of Phil Roman, although the latter served as producer.

Miscellaneous

Commercials

Unreleased projects

  • Blues Brothers: The Animated Series[13] (Canceled due to irreplaceable casting of the original actors)
  • Big Bug Man (Canceled due to actor Marlon Brando died during production)

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