Dreamworks now owns Classic Media library - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Ccook50 · 07-23-2012, 02:14 PM

Dreamworks Animation has ponied up $155 million for the Classic Media library of cartoon stars. Classic Media had owned and distributed the Jay Ward library (Rocky & Bullwinkle, George Of The Jungle), Total Television (Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo), Harvey (Casper The Friendly Ghost, Little Audrey, Herman & Katnip), UPA (Mr. Magoo, Dick Tracy), along with The Lone Ranger, Felix The Cat, Roger Ramjet, Archie, and Rankin-Bass' holiday specials (Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer).

Related note: Ginny Tyler, who was a Mousketeer in the syndicated repackaging of the original Mickey Mouse Club and the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost in 1963 (The New Casper Cartoon Show), died at a nursing home in Washington state. She was 86.

Sparky · 07-23-2012, 06:56 PM

Huh! What do you think they plan to do with those properties? Just make movies?

Ccook50 · 07-24-2012, 01:04 PM

Hard to tell. Many of items that became movies (Rocky & Bullwinkle, Underdog, Mr. Magoo) didn't do too well theatrically.

07-23-2012, 02:14 PM	#1
Ccook50 Foster's Legend Don't forget to turn left at Greenland Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 510	Dreamworks now owns Classic Media library Dreamworks Animation has ponied up $155 million for the Classic Media library of cartoon stars. Classic Media had owned and distributed the Jay Ward library (Rocky & Bullwinkle, George Of The Jungle), Total Television (Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo), Harvey (Casper The Friendly Ghost, Little Audrey, Herman & Katnip), UPA (Mr. Magoo, Dick Tracy), along with The Lone Ranger, Felix The Cat, Roger Ramjet, Archie, and Rankin-Bass' holiday specials (Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer). Related note: Ginny Tyler, who was a Mousketeer in the syndicated repackaging of the original Mickey Mouse Club and the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost in 1963 (The New Casper Cartoon Show), died at a nursing home in Washington state. She was 86. __________________ "God forgot to make stupidity painful." --Ivan Stang (Church of the SubGenius) Last edited by Ccook50; 07-23-2012 at 02:18 PM.

07-23-2012, 06:56 PM	#2
Sparky Undisputed Ruler of Terrencania Am not Slave-O-Matic! Am Johnny Five! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,714	Huh! What do you think they plan to do with those properties? Just make movies? __________________ Custom Machine Embroidery & More

07-24-2012, 01:04 PM	#3
Ccook50 Foster's Legend Don't forget to turn left at Greenland Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 510	Hard to tell. Many of items that became movies (Rocky & Bullwinkle, Underdog, Mr. Magoo) didn't do too well theatrically. __________________ "God forgot to make stupidity painful." --Ivan Stang (Church of the SubGenius)