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[[image:Sunbowmarvel.jpg|thumb|Sunbow and Marvel Productions logos as they appeared in the credits of [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Transformers]] and [[G.I. Joe]]]]
[[image:Sunbowmarvel.jpg|thumb|Sunbow and Marvel Productions logos as they appeared in the credits of [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Transformers]] and [[G.I. Joe]]]]


'''Sunbow Productions''' was a cartoon studio that produced many children's shows of the 80's and early 90's, including [[G.I. Joe]] and the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. While writing duties were handled in the United States, much of the animation was outsourced to companies like the Japanese [[Toei]] and the Korean studio [[AKOM]]. In 1988, the company was bought out by Sony BMG, and subsequently sold off to TV Loonland, who also purchased [[Metrodome]] which currently holds the European distribution rights to the original Transformers cartoon.
'''Sunbow Productions''' (now '''Sunbow Entertainment Inc.''') was an animation production company that was originally established by advertising agency Griffin-Bacal in the early 1980s.  Sunbow was founded for the purpose of creating animation to support and publicize the products of Griffin-Bacal's clients, which at that time included [[Hasbro]].  Animation for many of Hasbro's 1980s properties, including ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'', was produced by [[Marvel Prodctions Ltd]] under contract from Sunbow. (Marvel Productions, in turn, outsourced most of their animation to Asian studios such as [[Toei]] and [[AKOM]].)
 
In 1988, Sunbow Productions was bought out by Sony Wonder, and subsequently sold off to [[TV Loonland]].  Loonland re-established the company as Sunbow Entertainment Inc.
 
==External links==
*[http://www.loonland.com/ TV Loonland]
*[http://www.loonland.com/aboutus_companies.php4 Loonland's companies], which include Sunbow and [[Metrodome]].
 
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Revision as of 04:22, 3 October 2007

Sunbow and Marvel Productions logos as they appeared in the credits of Transformers and G.I. Joe

Sunbow Productions (now Sunbow Entertainment Inc.) was an animation production company that was originally established by advertising agency Griffin-Bacal in the early 1980s. Sunbow was founded for the purpose of creating animation to support and publicize the products of Griffin-Bacal's clients, which at that time included Hasbro. Animation for many of Hasbro's 1980s properties, including Transformers and G.I. Joe, was produced by Marvel Prodctions Ltd under contract from Sunbow. (Marvel Productions, in turn, outsourced most of their animation to Asian studios such as Toei and AKOM.)

In 1988, Sunbow Productions was bought out by Sony Wonder, and subsequently sold off to TV Loonland. Loonland re-established the company as Sunbow Entertainment Inc.




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