History Creator / Nelvana

[[https://nelvana.com Nelvana Limited]] (also trading as Nelvana Enterprises) is a UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}-based [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian]] entertainment company founded in 1971. It is best known and most beloved for its world-renowned animation studio, which more or less paved the way for the entire Canadian animation industry, comparable in status for Canada as Creator/HannaBarbera or even Creator/{{Disney}} are for the United States. If you've watched Canadian animation, especially shows aimed for children, there's a major chance Nelvana contributed to its production.

[[https://nelvana.com Nelvana]] is a UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}-based [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian]] entertainment company founded in 1971. It is best known and most beloved for its world-renowned animation studio, which more or less paved the way for the entire Canadian animation industry, comparable in status for Canada as Creator/HannaBarbera or even Creator/{{Disney}} are for the United States. If you've watched Canadian animation, especially shows aimed for children, there's a major chance Nelvana contributed to its production.

** The series list Nelvana's website tends to not acknowledge any shows that they have no distribution rights to anywhere. For instance, the ''WesternAnimation/AceVentura'' cartoon, ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'', and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyDog'' are excluded due to them being commissioned works, while any productions currently owned by other studios (such as the ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' cartoon) are also not mentioned. However, some series like ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' are included due to Nelvana owning non-US rights).

* ''WesternAnimation/AceVentura'' - the AnimatedAdaptation

* CanadaEh: Often used in the form of such things as characters sporting clothing with maple leaves or playing sports such as hockey. Also that most of the voice actors have a Canadian accent. More prominent in some series than others, with ''WesternAnimation/JacobTwoTwo'', ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' being some of the more notable cases.

* ''Film/FreeWilly'' - the AnimatedAdaptation, co-produced with Regency and Warner Bros.

** Many French co-productions, particularly with Creator/EllipseAnimation, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991'', although they've also cooperated with other studios, like Creator/{{Medialab}} for ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'''s first season (although [[Creator/WangFilmProductions Hong Guang]] took over for season 2), Sparx Productions for ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'', and Alphanim for ''WesternAnimation/DeltaState''.

Established by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith, the company got its start making adult-oriented animated television specials like ''WesternAnimation/ACosmicChristmas'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheDevilAndDanielMouse'', as well as feature films like ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule''. Since the 80s, they have become most famous for their work on television series, especially {{Animated Adaptation}}s of properties like ''Literature/PippiLongstocking'', ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'', ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'', ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', ''WesternAnimation/JacobTwoTwo'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom''. They have also been involved in many wholly original shows, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'', ''WesternAnimation/DiGataDefenders'', ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'', ''WesternAnimation/MovilleMysteries'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishfart}}''. Many of their series were created in association with American and British {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}} blocks or kids' networks in Canada like Creator/{{YTV}}, Creator/FamilyChannel, Creator/TreehouseTV, and Creator/{{Teletoon}} (the last of which they actually helped with establishing), resulting in shows like ''WesternAnimation/FlyingRhinoJuniorHigh'', ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'', ''WesternAnimation/BlazingDragons'', ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'', ''WesternAnimation/CadillacsAndDinosaurs'', ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes'', and ''WesternAnimation/StickinAround''.

'''[[https://nelvana.com Nelvana]]''' is a UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}-based [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian]] entertainment company founded in 1971. It is best known and most beloved for its world-renowned animation studio, which more or less paved the way for the entire Canadian animation industry, comparable in status for Canada as Creator/HannaBarbera or even Creator/{{Disney}} are for the United States. If you've watched Canadian animation, especially shows aimed for children, there's a major chance Nelvana contributed to its production.

* '' WesternAnimation/DeltaState'' - co-production with Alphanim

The long history and diverse output that defines Nelvana's place in Canadian animation has earned the company a great deal of high regard for its ability to innovate in the medium and enchant audiences both young and old. Many of the series that define their stock-in-trade have earned critical acclaim and loyal fanbases, as has their ability to faithfully reproduce distinctive styles in their storybook-to-screen transitions like the ''WesternAnimation/{{Care Bears|1980s}}'', ''Literature/{{Babar}}'', ''Literature/LittleBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|1991}}'', ''WesternAnimation/MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rupert}}'', and ''Literature/TheDumbBunnies''. Top Hollywood talent like Creator/GeorgeLucas (''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''), Creator/TimBurton (''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}''), Creator/JimCarrey (''Film/AceVentura''), and Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller (''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'') have worked with them, as have major entertainment companies from around the world, such as Creator/DiCEntertainment (''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''), Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation (''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTheSeries''), Creator/{{PBS}} (''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' (the first 5 seasons only), ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' and the ''Bookworm Bunch'' shows) and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} (''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' and seasons 2 through 4 of ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies''). They have especially close ties with the last one, as they own the non-American distribution rights to some Nickelodeon properties, most prominently ''Series/{{Taina}}'' and the first 5 seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. Nickelodeon in turn has aired many of Nelvana's in-house productions, like ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'', ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack'', and ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast''.

The long history and diverse output that defines Nelvana's place in Canadian animation has earned the company a great deal of high regard for its ability to innovate in the medium and enchant audiences both young and old. Many of the series that define their stock-in-trade have earned critical acclaim and loyal fanbases, as has their ability to faithfully reproduce distinctive styles in their storybook-to-screen transitions like the ''WesternAnimation/{{Care Bears|1980s}}'', ''Literature/{{Babar}}'', ''Literature/LittleBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|1991}}'', ''WesternAnimation/MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rupert}}'', and ''Literature/TheDumbBunnies''. Top Hollywood talent like Creator/GeorgeLucas (''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''), Creator/TimBurton (''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}''), Creator/JimCarrey (''Film/AceVentura''), and Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller (''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'') have worked with them, as have major entertainment companies from around the world, such as Creator/DiCEntertainment (''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''), Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation (''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTheSeries'') and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} (''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' and seasons 2 through 4 of ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies''). They have especially close ties with the last one, as they own the non-American distribution rights to some Nickelodeon properties, most prominently ''Series/{{Taina}}'' and the first 5 seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. Nickelodeon in turn has aired many of Nelvana's in-house productions, like ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'', ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack'', and ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast''.

* ''WesternAnimation/HorridHenry'' - season 1 was co-produced by Novel Entertainment

* ''Zokie of Planet Ruby''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|1991}}'' - the AnimatedAdaptation; co-production with Ellipse Programme

* ''Literature/{{Babar}}'' - the AnimatedAdaptation; co-production with Ellipse Programme

* ''WesternAnimation/BlazingDragons'' - co-production with Ellipse Programme and [[Creator/{{ITV}} Carlton Television]]

** Many French co-productions, particularly with Ellipse Animation, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991'', although they've also cooperated with other studios, like Creator/{{Medialab}} for ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'''s first season (although [[Creator/WangFilmProductions Hong Guang]] took over for season 2), Sparx Productions for ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'', and Alphanim for ''WesternAnimation/DeltaState''.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleCharmers'' - co-produced with Spin Master Entertainment

* ''Lucky Duck'' - co-produced with Creator/DisneyJunior