Wang Film Productions

Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (also known as Hong Guang Animation (宏廣) and Cuckoos' Nest Studio) is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese-American animation studios since 1978. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei and Los Angeles, California,[2] has done traditional hand-drawn 2D animation/ink and paint for various TV shows and films for studios across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
Native name
宏廣
Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
FormerlyCuckoos' Nest Studio (1978–1986)
IndustryTraditional hand-drawn 2D Animation
PredecessorChunghwa Cartoon Company
FoundedJuly 10, 1978 (1978-07-10) in Xinyi City, Taipei, Taiwan
FounderJames C.Y. Wang
Headquarters
ProductsFeature films, television series
ServicesAnimation outsourcing
OwnerHanna-Barbera (1978–1990s) (50%)
ParentBrilliant Pictures Group (2013–present)
SubsidiariesCGCG, Inc.
CGCG Studio, Inc.
Websitebrilliant-pictures.com

History

Wang Film/Cuckoo's Nest, the studio's original name, was founded by James C.Y. Wang (王中元)/Wang Zhongyuan, Hsu Chih-wei and Lu Kuang-chi started the studio in 1978 as a Taiwanese subcontractor for various Japanese animation studios and also an overseas facility for the American animation studio Hanna–Barbera.[3] Hanna-Barbera sent Jerry Smith to help set up the company and eventually owned half the company.[4] Many employees from Chunghwa Cartoon came to work at Cuckoo's Nest Studio along with employees from Ying Ren Cartoon and Shang Shang. Don Patterson was brought on board as a trainer. The company started with about 50 employees but soon had 300.[3]

In the company's first year, 17 episodes were produced for Hanna-Barbera. Quickly, they had contracts with Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal.[5]

With increased wages and foreign exchange rates, Cuckoo's was being priced out of the outsourcing market. Thus the CNS began restructuring. A Chinese subsidiary was opened in 1990 in Zhuhai, southern Guangdong province. In 1991, Cuckoo's Nest had to lay off 200 employees in Taipei. The company began computerization to reduced cost, while training some that would have been laid off to operate the computers. By 1993, the company had capacity to produce 200 half hour episodes each year. In 1993, a Shanghai unit, possibly a joint venture, was under consideration with Bangkok as an alternative. Also, internal developed and produced material was expected to start hitting the market in mid-1994.[5]

In early 1991, Hanna-Barbera sold its digital ink and paint software to the company which was developed by Marc Levoy.

The company is also notable for their work on the overseas production for Nelvana's Care Bears franchise, Film Roman's Garfield and Friends and Bobby's World, Klasky Csupo's Rugrats pilot and first season, Disney's DuckTales and Stretch Films' Courage the Cowardly Dog. They also helped produce effects for the 1982 film Tron[3] and some Peanuts television specials, production ink & paint matting, and animation assistance.

Filmography

TV series

Outsourced from Hanna-Barbera

Show Year(s) Notes
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels1977–1980uncredited
Laff-A-Lympics1978Season 2; uncredited
Godzilla1978–1979uncredited
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing1979uncredited
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang1980–1981uncredited
Laverne & Shirley1981–1982uncredited
Shirt Tales1982–1983uncredited
Pac-Man1983uncredited
The Dukes1983uncredited
The Biskitts1983
Challenge of the GoBots1984–1985
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible1985–1992direct-to-video series
The Jetsons1985season 2; uncredited
Snorks1985season 2
Paw Paws1985–1986uncredited
Yogi's Treasure Hunt1985–1988
Galtar and the Golden Lance1985–1986
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians1985
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo1985uncredited
The Smurfs1986–1989seasons 6-9; animation production shared with Toei Animation in season 7
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest1986–1987
The Flintstone Kids1986–1987uncredited
Foofur1986season 1
Wildfire1986
Popeye and Son1987
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo1988–1991
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley1988
The Further Adventures of SuperTed1989
Timeless Tales from Hallmark1990–1991direct-to-video series
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures1990Season 1
Tom & Jerry Kids1990–1993
Gravedale High1990
The Pirates of Dark Water1991–1993
Yo Yogi!1991
Capitol Critters1992
2 Stupid Dogs1993–1995
What a Cartoon!1995"Dino: Stay Out!"

Outsourced from Disney Television Animation

Show Year(s) Notes
DuckTales1987; 1989–90select episodes
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers1989–9016 Season 2 episodes: The Luck Stops Here, An Elephant Never Suspects, Fake Me to Your Leader, Last Train to Cashville, The Case of the Cola Cult, Throw Mummy from the Train, A Wolf in Cheap Clothing, Robocat, Does Pavlov Ring a Bell, Seer No Evil, Chocolate Chips, The Last Leprechaun, Double 'O Chipmunk, It's a Bird, It's Insane, It's Dale!, Short Order Crooks and Out of Scale
TaleSpin1990–918 episodes: The Bigger They Are, the Louder the Oink, Bearly Alive, On a Wing and Bear, The Old Man and the SeaDuck, Sheepskin Deep, Waiders of the Wost Tweasure, Mach One for the Gipper and A Jolly Molly Christmas
Darkwing Duck19913 episodes: The Darkwing Squad, Inside Binkie's Brain and Slime Okay, You're Okay
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh19915 episodes: "Sorry, Wrong Slusher", "A Pooh Day Afternoon", "Home is Where the Home Is", "The Wise Have It", "To Dream the Impossible Scheme"
Goof Troop1992–938 episodes: Buddy Building, Where There's a Will, There's a Goof, Terminal Pete, Rally Round the Goof, Frankengoof, Calling All Goofs, Pistolgeist and Tee for Two
Raw Toonage1992
Bonkers1993–944 episodes
Marsupilami1993–94
The Little Mermaid1993–94
Aladdin199414 episodes: Elemental, My Dear Jasmine, To Cure a Thief, My Fair Aladdin, Web of Fear, Seems Like Old Crimes: Part 1, Seems Like Old Crimes: Part 2, The Love Bug, The Vapor Chase, The Day the Bird Stood Still, Smells Like Trouble, Armored and Dangerous, Dune Quixote, The Prophet Motive and Sea No Evil
Gargoyles1995"Enter Macbeth"
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show1995
Timon & Pumbaa1995–1999
Mighty Ducks1996–19972 episodes: "Dungeons and Ducks", "Puck Fiction"
Quack Pack19965 episodes
Jungle Cubs1996–1998
101 Dalmatians: The Series1997–199812 episodes
Hercules: The Animated Series1998–199912 episodes
The Weekenders2000–2001
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command2000–0110 episodes
Teacher's Pet20019 episodes
The Legend of Tarzan2001–2003
Fillmore!200221 episodes
Lilo & Stitch: The Series2003–0513 episodes
Dave the Barbarian2004–0513 episodes
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers2004–06
W.I.T.C.H.2004–05Season 1
American Dragon: Jake Long2005–0714 episodes
The Emperor's New School2006–0823 episodes
The Replacements2006–0923 episodes
Phineas and Ferb2007–15
The 7D2015–16Season 2
Milo Murphy's Law2016–19with Synergy Animation

Outsourced from Warner Bros. Animation

Show Year(s) Notes
Tiny Toon Adventures1990–9230 episodes: The Looney Beginning (animated by Kennedy Cartoons with a few scenes by Wang Film Productions), You Asked for It, Rock 'n' Roar, Career Oppor-Toon-ities, Dating, Acme Acres Style, Hare Raising Night, Citizen Max, Prom-ise Her Anything, The Acme Acres Zone, Starting from Scratch, Looking Out for the Little Guy, Spring in Acme Acres, Ask Mr. Popular, Europe in 30 Minutes, Fairy Tales for the 90's, Here's Hamton, No Toon Is An Island, Return to the Acme Acres Zone, Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool!, Viewer Mail Day, K-ACME TV, High Toon (animated by Kennedy Cartoons with a few scenes by Wang Film Productions), Going Places, Best of Buster Day, Toon TV, New Class Day, Flea for Your Life, Weekday Afternoon Live, Buster's Directorial Debut and The Horror of Slumber Party Mountain
Taz-Mania1991–95
Animaniacs1993–98
Pinky and the Brain1995–98
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain1998
Histeria!1998–2000
Detention1999–2000
Baby Looney Tunes2002–03
What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002–034 episodes: It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine, Roller Ghoster Ride, A Scooby-Doo Christmas and Pompeii and Circumstance
Ozzy & Drix2002–04

Outsourced from other studios

Show Year(s) Notes Client
Les Aventures de Plume d'Elan1979–81DIC Audiovisuel (France)
Ulysses 311981–82uncreditedDIC Audiovisuel (France)
Inspector Gadget1983first season only, 12 episodes: Down on the Farm, Gadget at the Circus, The Amazon, Movie Set, Amusement Park, Art Heist, M.A.D. Trap, Eye of the Dragon, King Wrong, Pirate Island, Smeldorado and So It Is WrittenDIC Entertainment
Kidd Video1984–85DIC Entertainment
Saban Productions
ThunderCats1985–86uncreditedRankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling1985–87Animation production shared with Shaft and Hanho Heung-Up (Korea)DIC Entertainment
Ewoks1985–86Nelvana (Canada)
SilverHawks1986uncreditedRankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Care Bears1986–88Nelvana (Canada)
Lazer Tag Academy1986Saban Productions
Rambo and the Forces of Freedom1986Ruby-Spears Productions
Madballs: Escape from Orb1986Nelvana (Canada)
The Comic Strip1987Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures1987–88Bakshi/Hyde Ventures
Garbage Pail Kids1987–88CBS Entertainment Productions
Wisdom of the Gnomes1987–88BRB International (Spain)
Kissyfur1988Season 2DIC Entertainment
Saban Productions
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil1988DIC Entertainment
The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy1988CBS Entertainment Productions
Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters1988Slimer! segmentsDIC Entertainment
Garfield and Friends1988–94Film Roman
Police Academy: The Animated Series1988–89Ruby-Spears Productions
The Video Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog1988Nelvana (Canada)
Bobobobs1988–89BRB Internacional (Spain)
The Return of Dogtanian1989BRB Internacional (Spain)
Dink, the Little Dinosaur1989–91Ruby-Spears Productions
Beetlejuice1989–91Nelvana (Canada)
Peter Pan and the Pirates1990–91Fox Children's Productions
Bobby's World1990–98Film Roman
Zazoo U1990–91Film Roman
Piggsburg Pigs!1990–91uncreditedRuby-Spears Productions
New Kids on the Block1990–91DIC Enterprises
Rugrats1990–92pilot and season 1Klasky Csupo
James Bond Jr.1991Murakami-Wolf-Swenson
Mother Goose and Grimm1991–93Film Roman
Back to the Future: The Animated Series1991–92Universal Cartoon Studios
Fievel's American Tails1992Universal Cartoon Studios/Nelvana (Canada)
Sandokan1992BRB International
Eek! The Cat1992–97Nelvana (Canada)
Family Dog1993Nelvana (Canada)
The Pink Panther1993–95MGM Animation
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa1993Season 2Gunther-Wahl Productions
Tales from the Cryptkeeper1993–94Nelvana (Canada)
The Itsy Bitsy Spider1993–95Hyperion Animation
The Ren & Stimpy Show19943 episodesGames Animation
The Busy World of Richard Scarry1994–97seasons 2-5CINAR (Canada)
Willy Fog 21994–95BRB Internacional (Spain)
Fantastic Four1994Season 1; animation production shared with Kennedy CartoonsMarvel Films
Free Willy1994–95Nelvana (Canada)
Mort & Phil1994BRB Internacional (Spain)
Dog Tracer1994Marina Productions
Life with Louie1994–98Hyperion Animation
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995season 1Hyperion Animation
The Mask: Animated Series1995season 1Film Roman
Street Sharks1995Season 2DIC Productions, L.P.
Littlest Pet Shop1995Sunbow Entertainment
The Little Lulu Show1995–96seasons 1-2CINAR (Canada)
The Mozart Band1995BRB Internacional (Spain)
Marathon Productions (France)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1995–97seasons 1-2Nelvana (Canada)
Stickin' Around1996Season 1Nelvana (Canada)
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series1996–98Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
Hey Arnold!1996–9713 episodesGames Animation
The Oz Kids1996–97Hyperion Animation
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures1997–99CINAR
France Animation (France)
The Adventures of Paddington Bear1997–2001CINAR (Canada)
Pippi Longstocking1997–98Nelvana (Canada)
Bibi Blocksberg1997Kiddinx (Germany)
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor1998Fred Wolf Films
Troll Tales1999
Chucklewood Critters1999season 2; animated by PT Asiana Wang
Dragon Tales1999–2000season 1 interstitialsAdelaide Productions
Courage the Cowardly Dog1999–2002Stretch Films
Generation O!2000–01Sunbow Entertainment
Poochini's Yard2000Wild Brain
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat2001–02CinéGroupe (Canada)
Make Way for Noddy2001–06SD Entertainment
ChalkZone2002–05Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Jungledyret Hugo2002–03A. Film Production (Denmark)
Benjamin Blümchen2002–03Kiddinx
The Cartoon Cartoon Show2002"Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order — All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven"Cartoon Network Studios
Stuart Little: The Animated Series2003Adelaide Productions
Lenny & Sid2003Toonacious Family Entertainment
Momo2003
Winx Club2004season 1Rainbow S.p.A. (Italy)
Stripperella20043 episodesSpike Animation
The Fairytaler2004–05
Alien Racers2005SD Entertainment
Random! Cartoons2006–07Nickelodeon Animation Studio
My Friends Tigger & Pooh2007–10Walt Disney Television Animation
The Future Is Wild2007–08Nelvana (Canada)
Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot2007–08SD Entertainment
The Land Before Time2007–08Universal Animation Studios
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan2008–11Animation shared with Saerom AnimationNickelodeon Animation Studio
Curious George2018–19seasons 10-11Universal Animation Studios
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!2021additional animationBento Box Entertainment

Television films and specials

Feature films

Original productions

  • Uncle Niou's Great Adventure (1982)
  • Doraemon Robot Wars (1983)
  • Funky Space Monkey
  • Fire Ball (2005)
  • Lin Wang (2018) (currently in production)

Outsourced productions

Others
  • MGM Sing Alongs (1997)

CGCG
CGCG, Inc.
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1988
Headquarters
Taipei City, Taiwan
Shanghai, China
Okinawa, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Productshigh profile Animated series for SVOD platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.), Animated features, VFX for Live action films, DVD movies, Game cinematics.
Production output
Animation
Websitehttp://www.cgcg.com.tw/

CGCG, Inc. is a leading CGI computer-animation studio based in Taiwan since 1988.

Productions

CGCG (Taiwan)

Show Year(s) Notes Client
Xcalibur2001–02Ellipsanime (France)
Make Way for Noddy2001–03SD Entertainment
Bionicle 2003–05; 2009film seriesLego (Denmark)
Tonka Tough Truck Adventures: The Biggest Show on Wheels2004SD Entertainment
Alien Racers2005SD Entertainment
D.I.C.E.2005CGIXebec
My Friends Tigger & Pooh2007–10Walt Disney Television Animation
The Future Is Wild2007–08Nelvana (Canada)
Tak and the Power of Juju2007–09six episodesNickelodeon Animation Studio
Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008–14Lucasfilm Animation
The Penguins of Madagascar2008–09"Popcorn Panic", "Launchtime", "Happy King Julien Day!", "Kingdom Come"Nickelodeon Animation Studio
DreamWorks Animation Television
Bob the Builder2009–12HIT Entertainment (UK)
SD Entertainment
Fanboy & Chum Chum2009–12Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Hero Factory2010–13Lego (Denmark)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series2012–13Warner Bros. Animation
Dragons: Riders of Berk2012–13layoutsDreamWorks Animation Television
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out2012
Beware the Batman2013–14Warner Bros. Animation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014–17Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Star Wars Rebels2014–18Lucasfilm Animation
Thunderbirds Are Go2015–20ITV Studios (UK)
Dragons: Race to the Edge2015–18animation for most episodes; layouts for a few episodesDreamWorks Animation Television
Netflix
Tales of Arcadia
 2016–20layouts and animationDreamWorks Animation Television
Netflix
Star Wars Resistance2018Lucasfilm Animation
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers2019–presentasset creation and riggingDreamWorks Animation Television
Universal Pictures
Netflix
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous2020–2022DreamWorks Animation Television
Amblin Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Netflix
Doug Unplugs2020-presentDreamWorks Animation Television
Apple TV+
Star Wars: The Bad Batch2021–presentproduction servicesLucasfilm Animation
Gabby's Dollhouse2021–presentproduction servicesDreamWorks Animation Television
Netflix
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2021-presentMattel Television
Netflix
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms2021-presentDreamWorks Animation Television
Hulu
Peacock
Abominable and the Invisible City2022-presentDreamWorks Animation Television
Hulu
Peacock

CGCG (China)

Show Year(s) Notes Client
Pet Alien2006–07Taffy Entertainment

CGCG Studio (Japan)

Show Year(s) Notes Client
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO2004"The Howl that Dyed the Setting Sun"Sunrise
Genki Genki Nontan2004
Zoids: Genesis2005–06CGIShoPro
Rockman.EXE Beast2006Xebec
Saru Get You -On Air-2006–07Xebec
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars2007"Bian's Final Will"OLM, Inc.
Abunai Sisters Koko & Mika2009CG modeling
Appleseed XIII2011motion capture; production coordinationProduction I.G
Blade & Soul2014ending animation motion captureGonzo
Schwarzesmarken2016ixtl/Liden Films
Ajin: Demi-Human2016motion capture assistancePolygon Pictures
Aikatsu Stars!2016–18CG cooperationBandai Namco Pictures
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar2018EMT Squared
The Magnificent Kotobuki2019CG cooperation for episodes 11 and 12Digital Frontier
Ultraman2019–presentrigging assistanceProduction I.G
Netflix
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_20452020–presentriggingProduction I.G
Netflix
Eden2021Qubic Pictures
Netflix

Continuations

CGCG (Taiwan)

Show Year(s) Notes Client
Donkey Kong Country (Season 2) [6]1999-2000Nelvana (Canada)

Thai Wang Film Productions
Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
IndustryEntertainment
Headquarters63/141-142 Cartoon Building Ratanathibet Rd. Bangkasor Nonthaburi 11000[7]
ProductsFeature films, television series
Production output
Animation
ServicesAnimation outsourcing
OwnerWang Film Productions

Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. is a division of Wang Film Productions located in Bangkok, Thailand.

Productions

Hong Guang Animation (Suzhou)
Hong Guang Animation (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1996
HeadquartersNo. 137 Bao Dai West Road, Wu Zhong Qu, Su Zhou City, Jiang Su Province, China (P.R.C.)[8]
ProductsFeature films, television series
Production output
Animation
ServicesAnimation outsourcing
OwnerWang Film Productions

Hong Guang Animation (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 宏广动画（苏州）有限公司; traditional Chinese: 宏廣動畫（蘇州）有限公司; pinyin: Hóng Guǎng Dònghuà (Sūzhōu) Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a division of Wang Film Productions located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Productions

See also

References
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