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4Cookie Jar Entertainment was a Canadian entertainment company that was founded in 1976 by married couple Micheline Charest and Ronald A. Weinberg under the name Cinar (stylized as CINAR). They started out as a film and television distribution company in New York, but in 1984, the studio moved to UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}} and switched focus to producing children's shows, particularly animated ones.
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6During the 80s and 90s, the studio, under the name Cinar, enjoyed great prestige as one of the top dogs of the Canadian animation industry, competing with Creator/{{Nelvana}} for the spotlight. They created many animated series during this era for Canadian and international television (such as ''WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers'' and ''WesternAnimation/MonaTheVampire''), with many of their works also being co-productions with European studios. Among their most famous animated creations however were ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}''. However, they also dabbled quite regularly in live-action fare, most famously producing ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' and ''Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}'', as well as puppet shows like ''Series/WimziesHouse''. They even dubbed a few foreign shows in both English and French, such as ''Anime/AdventuresOfTheLittleKoala'', ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', ''Series/UltraSeven'', ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome''. They were also one of the main companies involved in the establishment of Creator/{{Teletoon}} in 1997.
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8However, in 2000, Cinar's golden age came to an abrupt end when the now-infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CINAR_scandal Cinar Scandal]] came to light. In 1995, a Montreal animator named Claude Robinson had sued the studio for stealing the concept for their ''WesternAnimation/RobinsonSucroe'' series from him ([[AuthorAvatar with the lead even being based off his own bearded likeness]]). Charest and Weinberg insisted this was not the case, but court investigations into the ''Robinson Sucroe'' case [[MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot uncovered something much bigger]].
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10It turned out that Cinar had been cheating around Canadian Content laws to illegitimately acquire federal grants and tax credits from the Canadian and Quebec governments by paying American writers to produce the scripts for their TV shows (Canadian Content laws state a Canadian TV show must use Canadian screenwriters to receive funding). Furthermore, Weinberg, Charest, and several other top executives had transferred over $120 million of Cinar's [=CanCon=] funding to offshore bank accounts without the knowledge or approval of the rest of the studio. Cinar lost millions as a result of the scandal, and in 2001, the studio collapsed; Weinberg and Charest were fired from the studio's board of directors. And to top it off, the court found in 2009 that Cinar had indeed stolen Claude Robinson's ''Robinson Sucroe'' cartoon idea, as he had originally pitched it to the studio unsuccessfully in 1986. Robinson was awarded $5.2 million in damages, and in 2016, Weinberg was sentenced to 8 years 11 months in prison for his misdeeds (Charest unfortunately died in 2004 following a botched cosmetic surgery); he was paroled in 2019. The Cinar Scandal has gone down as one of the most shocking accounting scandals in Canadian business history, resulting in the country's longest-ever criminal trial before a jury and leaving the once-beloved Canadian children's TV and animation studio's legacy in tatters.
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12However, the story does not end there. In 2004, former Creator/{{Nelvana}} co-founder Michael Hirsch (who had departed from Nelvana following its 2000 acquisition by Creator/CorusEntertainment) purchased the smoldering wreckage of Cinar and re-established the Montreal-based studio in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} under the name Cookie Jar Entertainment. The reborn Cinar, still holding ownership of most of its old properties, continued work on ''Arthur'' and ''Caillou'' while also adding new shows under their belt, such as ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'', ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfQuest'', and ''Series/{{Debra}}''. They also did numerous co-productions with Asian studios, resulting in shows like ''Anime/SpiderRiders'', ''WesternAnimation/MetaJets'', and ''WesternAnimation/MagiNation''. A few of their shows were however released under the brand name of ''Coliseum Entertainment'', which was their division for series focused more on action or intended for older audiences.
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14Outside of making cartoons and other TV shows, Cookie Jar also ran SaturdayMorningCartoon blocks, such as Creator/CookieJarTV on Creator/{{CBS}} and Cookie Jar Toons on Creator/ThisTV. In 2008, Cookie Jar acquired Creator/DiCEntertainment, gaining ownership of such series as ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', as well as their syndicated [=DiC=] Kids Network block (renamed Cookie Jar Kids Network). In the early 2010s, they ran a now-defunct website called "Jaroo" (described as "Creator/{{Hulu}} for kids" at the time), which hosted a catalog of shows they owned.
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16In 2012, Cookie Jar Entertainment was acquired by the rising Creator/WildBrain studio (then known as DHX Media), becoming one of the many acquisitions that transformed it into the world's largest independent owner of children's television programming. As a result, most of Cookie Jar (and Cinar)'s shows, as well as those of [=DiC=], are now owned by [=WildBrain=]. Their final production was ''Johnny Test'''s 6th season, produced under the DHX Media label after the acquisition. Once production on the show finished, Cookie Jar officially closed down, bringing its story to a close.
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19!!List of shows that Cinar/Cookie Jar has made:
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21* ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Protecrea)
22* The English ''and'' French dubs of ''Anime/AdventuresOfTheLittleKoala'' (as Cinar)
23* ''WesternAnimation/AlbertTheFifthMusketeer'' (as Cinar; co-produced by France Animation and BBC)
24* ''WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Creator/{{Alphanim}})
25* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' (as Cinar; co-production with Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Campfire Productions and Creator/{{YTV}})
26* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' (seasons 1-8 as Cinar; seasons 9-15 as Cookie Jar; seasons 16-19 were produced by Creator/NineStoryEntertainment, and seasons 20-25 were produced by [[Creator/SphereAnimation Oasis Animation]]), and its spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/PostcardsFromBuster''
27* ''WesternAnimation/TheBabaloos'' (as Cinar)
28* ''WesternAnimation/TheBaskervilles'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Alphanim and Carlton Television)
29* ''Bizby'' (as Cinar)
30* ''Bonjour Timothy Bronco Teddy'' (as Cinar)
31* ''WesternAnimation/ABunchOfMunsch'' (as Cinar; a series of cartoons based on the works of Canadian children's book author Robert Munsch)
32* ''WesternAnimation/TheBusyWorldOfRichardScarry'' and ''Busytown Mysteries'' (as Cinar; co-produced by France Animation and Paramount)
33* ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' (Seasons 1-3 as Cinar; Seasons 4-5 as Cookie Jar)
34* ''Chip and Charlie'' (as Cinar)
35* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Clyde}} C.L.Y.D.E.]]'' (as Cinar; co-produced by France Animation)
36* ''WesternAnimation/TheCountryMouseandCityMouseAdventures'' (as Cinar; co-produced by France Animation)
37* ''WesternAnimation/CreepSchool'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Alphanim; final series before reestablishment as Cookie Jar)
38* ''Series/DarkOracle'' (under ''Coliseum'' name)
39* ''Series/{{Debra}}''
40* ''Series/TheDoodlebops''
41* The 80s English dub of the 1979 ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' anime (as Cinar; retitled ''The Adventures of Albert and Sidney'')
42* ''Dr. Xargle'' (as Cinar)
43* ''WesternAnimation/EmilyOfNewMoon'' (as Cinar; co-production with WIC Entertainment and Salter Street Films)
44* ''Favorite Songs'' (as Cinar)
45* ''Flight Squad'' (as Cinar)
46* ''WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing'' (the 2005 reboot; co-produced by Classic Media; first series as Cookie Jar)
47* ''Happy Castle'' (as Cinar)
48* ''The Intrepids'' (as Cinar)
49* ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight'' (as Cinar)
50* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' (seasons 2-5 (6 was under the DHX Media label); co-produced by Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation; season 2 went under ''Coliseum'' name)
51* The English dub of ''Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King'' (as Cinar; co-produced by China Central Television)
52* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuDinoPosse'' (co-produced by Sunwoo Entertainment and Optix Entertainment)
53* ''Franchise/{{Lassie}}'' (as Cinar; the 1997 relaunch)
54* ''The Legend of White Fang'' (as Cinar; co-produced by France Animation)
55* ''The ComicStrip/LittleLulu Show'' (as Cinar; 1995-99, with Creator/{{HBO}}, Creator/FamilyChannel and for season 3 TV-Loonland)
56* ''Lucha Libre USA''
57* ''Literature/{{Madeline}}'' (as Cinar; the 1988-1992 specials, co-produced by Creator/DiCEntertainment)
58* ''WesternAnimation/MagiNation''
59* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metajets}}'' (co-produced by Creator/SunwooEntertainment)
60* ''WesternAnimation/AMissMallardMystery'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Creator/ShanghaiAnimationFilmStudio)
61* ''Million Dollar Babies'' (as Cinar; TV mini-series, co-produced by CBS and the CBC)
62* ''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Creator/{{Nickelodeon}})
63* ''WesternAnimation/MonaTheVampire'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Alphanim)
64* ''Mudpit''
65* ''Mumble Bumble'' (as Cinar)
66* ''Animation/TheNewAdventuresOfNanoboy'' (co-produced by Agogo Media and Scrawl Studios Pte. Ltd.)
67* ''WesternAnimation/NightHood'' (as Cinar)
68* ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' (Season 1 only; co-produced by Creator/DaiWon)
69* ''WesternAnimation/PapaBeaversStorytime'' (as Cinar)
70* ''WesternAnimation/Patrol03'' (as Cinar; co-produced by France Animation)
71* ''WesternAnimation/PotatoesAndDragons'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Alphanim)[[/index]]
72* ''The Real Story of...'' (as Cinar; A series of stories loosely based on famous children's songs in the PublicDomain.)[[index]]
73** ''WesternAnimation/TheRealStoryOfOChristmasTree'' (as Cinar)
74* ''WesternAnimation/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Alphanim)
75* ''WesternAnimation/RobinsonSucroe'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Creator/{{BBC}} and France Animation. Best known for being plagiarized from a proposed series called ''The Adventures of Robinson Curiosity'' by Claude Robinson, leading to the scandal that ultimately brought Cinar down.)
76* ''Rumble and Growl'' (as Cinar)
77* ''Sci Squad'' (as Cinar)
78* The English dub of ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'' (as Cinar)
79* ''WesternAnimation/SimonInTheLandOfChalkDrawings2002'' (as Cinar)
80* ''Series/SpaceCases'' (as Cinar)
81* ''The Small Giant'' (co-produced by Alphanim and Jiang Toon Animation)
82* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmoggies'' (as Cinar)
83* ''Anime/SpiderRiders'' (co-produced by Creator/BeeTrain; under ''Coliseum'' name)
84* ''WesternAnimation/{{Treasure}}'' (as Cinar; co-produced by BBC)
85* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwins2000'' (as Cinar)
86* The TNT English dub of ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' (as Cinar; co-produced by [[Creator/{{TBS}} Turner Program Services]])
87* ''Upstairs Downstairs Bears'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Egmont Imagination)
88* ''Series/WimziesHouse'' (as Cinar)
89* ''Who Gets the House?'' (as Cinar)
90* ''The Whole of the Moon'' (as Cinar)[[/index]]
91* ''Wisdom of the Gnomes'' (as Cinar; co-produced by BRB International and Creator/{{Miramax}})[[index]]
92* ''WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt''
93* ''WesternAnimation/TheWombles'' (as Cinar)
94* The English dub of ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' anime adaptation (as Cinar)
95* The English dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome'' (as Cinar; co-produced by BRB Internacional and Creator/{{Miramax}})
96* ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfQuest''[[/index]]
97* ''Young Robin Hood'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Creator/HannaBarbera)[[index]]
98* ''Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}'' (as Cinar; co-produced by Maryland Public Television and Earth Creatures.)
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