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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicKey'' (with Creator/CollingwoodAndCo)

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* ''WesternAnimation/FlyTales'' - distribution only

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* ''WesternAnimation/FlyTales'' - distribution outside North America, French-speaking and German-speaking only



* ''Percy the Park Keeper'' (with Creator/GrandSlammChildrensFilms

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* ''Percy the Park Keeper'' (with Creator/GrandSlammChildrensFilmsCreator/GrandSlammChildrensFilms)


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* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' (co-financed Season 1 only, distribution outside North America) [[note]]HIT's rights expired in late 2003[[/note]]
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace1996 Dennis the Menace)]]'' - 1996-1998 series

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* ''[[WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace1996 Dennis the Menace)]]'' Menace]]'' - 1996-1998 series
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* ''[[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK Dennis the Menace (UK)]]'' - 1996-1998 series

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* ''[[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK ''[[WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace1996 Dennis the Menace (UK)]]'' Menace)]]'' - 1996-1998 series
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In 2011, Creator/{{Mattel}} bought them for US$680 million.[[http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/24/mattel-buys-hit-entertainment]] In 2016, [=HiT=] was merged with Mattel's Playground Productions division to form Mattel Creations, which itself was rebranded as Mattel Television in 2019.

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In 2011, Creator/{{Mattel}} bought them for US$680 million.[[http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/24/mattel-buys-hit-entertainment]] com/media/2011/oct/24/mattel-buys-hit-entertainment bought the company for US$680 million]]. In 2016, [=HiT=] was merged with Mattel's Playground Productions division to form Mattel Creations, which itself was rebranded as Mattel Television in 2019.
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[=HiT=] Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company originally founded by Creator/JimHenson in London, England in 1982 as Henson International Television, with the intention to act as a distribution point for Henson's programs outside of North America after splitting off from Creator/ITCEntertainment following that company's troubles. However, as the result of Creator/{{Disney}}'s failed attempt to buy Henson's assets in 1989, the company was bought out on October 1st of that year by co-founder Peter Orton, where it became independent from Henson's operations. In 1993, [=HiT=] launched its natural history division called [=HiT=] Wildlife (It was launched as Wild Media). Nowadays [=HiT=] Entertainment is mostly a producer and distributor of young children's programming.

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[=HiT=] Entertainment is was a British-American entertainment distribution company originally founded by Creator/JimHenson in London, England in 1982 as Henson International Television, with the intention to act as a distribution point for Henson's programs outside of North America after splitting off from Creator/ITCEntertainment following that company's troubles. However, as the result of Creator/{{Disney}}'s failed attempt to buy Henson's assets in 1989, the company was bought out on October 1st of that year by co-founder Peter Orton, where it became independent from Henson's operations. In 1993, [=HiT=] launched its natural history division called [=HiT=] Wildlife (It was launched as Wild Media). Nowadays [=HiT=] Entertainment is mostly a producer and distributor of young children's programming.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ArchibaldTheKoala''
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* [[Creator/JimHenson The Jim Henson Company]]: (would hold distribution rights to their "family showcase" programs between 2004-2009. Several of the shows listed ultimately didn't receive DVD releases from them)
** ''The Animal Show with Stinky & Jake''
** ''Animal Jam''
** ''Series/CityKids''
** ''Film/TheChristmasToy''
*** ''The Secret Life of Toys''
** ''Construction Site''
** ''[[Recap/TheJimHensonHourE5 Dog City]]''
** ''Literature/EmmetOttersJugBandChristmas'' [[note]]Scenes with [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]] were excluded for licensing issues.[[/note]]
** ''Series/FraggleRock''
*** ''[[AnimatedAdaptation Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series]]''
*** ''Down at Fraggle Rock: Behind the Scenes''
** ''Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories''
** ''Series/MopatopsShop''
** ''[[Series/TheJimHensonHour Song of the Cloud Forest]]''
** ''[[Creator/TomieDePaola Telling Stories with Tommy dePaola]]''
** ''The Ghost of Faffner Hall''
** ''Series/TheHoobs''
** ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss''
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* ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina''

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* ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina''''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina'' (With Creator/GrandSlammChildrensFilms)



* ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' (a co-production with Creator/CosgroveHall)
* ''Literature/BramblyHedge'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)

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* ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' (a co-production with Creator/CosgroveHall)
Creator/HOTAnimation)
* ''Literature/BramblyHedge'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)Creator/CosgroveHall (Season 1) and Creator/HOTAnimation (Season 2))



* ''WesternAnimation/FifiAndTheFlowertots'' (with [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Chapman Entertainment]])
* ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam''

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* ''WesternAnimation/FifiAndTheFlowertots'' (with - US distribution (Produced with [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Chapman Entertainment]])
* ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam''''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam'' - Season 5 onwards



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/LavenderCastle'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}''
''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}'' (With Creator/GrandSlammChildrensFilms)
* ''WesternAnimation/LavenderCastle'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)- TV distribution only



* ''Percy the Park Keeper''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}''

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* ''Percy the Park Keeper''
Keeper'' (with Creator/GrandSlammChildrensFilms
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}''''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'' (Seasons 5-6, produced with Creator/HOTAnimation)



* ''WesternAnimation/RoaryTheRacingCar'' (with [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Chapman Entertainment]])
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rubbadubbers}}'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)[[/index]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/RoaryTheRacingCar'' (with - US distribution (Produced with [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Chapman Entertainment]])
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rubbadubbers}}'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)[[/index]]Creator/HOTAnimation)[[/index]]



* ''Music/TheWiggles'' (1999-2007 in US, 2005-2012 in UK)

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* ''Music/TheWiggles'' - Home Video distribution (1999-2007 in US, 2005-2012 in UK)



* ''Wobbly Land''

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* ''Wobbly Land''Land'' - Distribution only
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* ''[[Literature/WheresWally Where's Wally?[=/=]Waldo]]'' (with Creator/DiCEntertainment)

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* ''[[Literature/WheresWally Where's Wally?[=/=]Waldo]]'' ''WesternAnimation/WheresWally1991'' (with Creator/DiCEntertainment)
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine Thomas & Friends]]''

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* ''[[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine Thomas & Friends]]''''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''

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* ''Shakespeare - the Animated Tales'' (with Soyuzmultfilm, [=S4C=], [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Wales]], Creator/{{HBO}} and Fujisankei; the VHS tapes of each tale are often distributed by HBO for Random House Home Video)[[index]]

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* ''Shakespeare - the Animated Tales'' ''WesternAnimation/ShakespeareTheAnimatedTales'' (with Soyuzmultfilm, [=S4C=], [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Wales]], Creator/{{HBO}} and Fujisankei; the VHS tapes of each tale are often distributed by HBO for Random House Home Video)[[index]]
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[=HiT=] Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company originally founded by Creator/JimHenson in London, England in 1982 as Henson International Television, with the intention to act as a distribution point for Henson's programs outside of North America. However, as the result of Creator/{{Disney}}'s failed attempt to buy Henson's assets in 1989, the company was bought out on October 1st of that year by co-founder Peter Orton, where it became independent from Henson's operations. In 1993, [=HiT=] launched its natural history division called [=HiT=] Wildlife (It was launched as Wild Media). Nowadays [=HiT=] Entertainment is mostly a producer and distributor of young children's programming.

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[=HiT=] Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company originally founded by Creator/JimHenson in London, England in 1982 as Henson International Television, with the intention to act as a distribution point for Henson's programs outside of North America.America after splitting off from Creator/ITCEntertainment following that company's troubles. However, as the result of Creator/{{Disney}}'s failed attempt to buy Henson's assets in 1989, the company was bought out on October 1st of that year by co-founder Peter Orton, where it became independent from Henson's operations. In 1993, [=HiT=] launched its natural history division called [=HiT=] Wildlife (It was launched as Wild Media). Nowadays [=HiT=] Entertainment is mostly a producer and distributor of young children's programming.

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[=HiT=] Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company originally founded by Creator/JimHenson in London, England in 1982 as Henson International Television, with the intention to act as a distribution point for Henson's programs outside of North America. However, as the result of Henson selling out their assets to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1989, the company was bought out on October 1st, 1989 by co-founder Peter Orton, where it became independent from Henson's operations. In 1993, [=HiT=] launched it's natural history division called [=HiT=] Wildlife (It was launched as Wild Media). Nowadays [=HiT=] Entertainment is mostly a producer and distributor of young children's programming.

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[=HiT=] Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company originally founded by Creator/JimHenson in London, England in 1982 as Henson International Television, with the intention to act as a distribution point for Henson's programs outside of North America. However, as the result of Henson selling out their Creator/{{Disney}}'s failed attempt to buy Henson's assets to Creator/{{Disney}} in 1989, the company was bought out on October 1st, 1989 1st of that year by co-founder Peter Orton, where it became independent from Henson's operations. In 1993, [=HiT=] launched it's its natural history division called [=HiT=] Wildlife (It was launched as Wild Media). Nowadays [=HiT=] Entertainment is mostly a producer and distributor of young children's programming.
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* ''Shakespeare - the Animated Tales'' (with Soyuzmultfilm, [=S4C=], [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Wales]], Creator/{{HBO}} and Fujisankei; the VHS tapes of each tale are often distributed by HBO for Creator/RandomHouseHomeVideo)[[index]]

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* ''Shakespeare - the Animated Tales'' (with Soyuzmultfilm, [=S4C=], [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Wales]], Creator/{{HBO}} and Fujisankei; the VHS tapes of each tale are often distributed by HBO for Creator/RandomHouseHomeVideo)[[index]]Random House Home Video)[[index]]
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* ''Series/Wishbone'' - distribution only (acquired from Lyrick Studios)

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* ''Series/Wishbone'' ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'' - distribution only (acquired from Lyrick Studios)
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* ''Series/Wishbone'' - distribution only (acquired from Lyrick Studios)

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