Filmation
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| Filmation Associates | |
|---|---|
 Logo used for The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show. | |
| Type | Defunct animation studio |
| Industry | Animation Television Film |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder(s) | Norm Prescott Hal Sutherland Lou Scheimer |
| Defunct | February 3, 1989 |
| Fate | Closed by Group W Productions |
| Successor(s) | Universal Television (library) (through DreamWorks Classics, except third-party licensed properties) |
| Headquarters | Reseda, California, United States |
| Parent | TelePrompTer Corporation (1969–1982) Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (1982–1989) |
Filmation Associates was an American animation studio founded by Norm Prescott, Hal Sutherland and Lou Scheimer in 1962. It competed with Hanna-Barbera in producing various animated and live-action TV shows for children from 1963 to 1989.
Like Hanna-Barbera and other producers of Saturday-morning cartoons, Filmation focused on quantity over quality, and had a reputation of using techniques of limited animation in a style distinct from their competitors.
Notable filmography
- The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1970)
- The Adventures of Batman (1968-1969)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976-1979)
- The Archie Show (1968-1969)
- The Hardy Boys (1969)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1970-1974)
- Groovie Goolies (1970)
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1985)
- Lassie's Rescue Rangers (1972)
- The Brady Kids (1972)
- My Favorite Martians (1973)
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
- The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974-1975)
- The Shazam/Isis Hour (1974-1976)
- Uncle Croc's Block (1975-1976)
- The Ghost Busters (1975)
- The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty (1975)
- Ark II (1976)
- Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978-1980)
- Fabulous Funnies (1978)
- The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980)
- Gilligan's Planet (1982)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
- She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985-1987)
- BraveStarr (1987-1989)
Behind the scenes
- Some people who worked at Hanna-Barbera, including voice actors Don Messick and Howard Morris; writers Len Janson, Bob Ogle and Chuck Menville; and animators Don R. Christensen and John Kricfalusi, also did their work on Filmation's projects.
