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One of the more popular Asian animation studios, Toon City (full name Toon City Animation Inc., also known as Morph Animation) is an animation studio in the Philippines.

The studio was created in 1993 by Colin Baker, at first having only around 10 animators. Its employment has since multiplied.

As with South Korean studio Sunwoo Entertainment, Toon City's first client was Disney, which hired Toon City to work on Bonkers. Not only have they worked on a large amount of Disney cartoons since, but they've also gotten several other clients, including Universal (for Curious George), Warner Bros. (for Tom and Jerry Tales and The Looney Tunes Show), and even Nickelodeon (for The Mighty B!).

In its earlier years, Toon City was often listed with Moving Images International.

They also have a Facebook page, a YouTube page and a Twitter account.

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Shows and films worked on by Toon City:

• The 7D (alternating with Digital eMation (in Season 1) and Wang Film Productions (in Season 2); two episodes^List "The Littlest Giants/Gnome Alone" and "The Rock of Sages" done solo)
• 101 Dalmatians: The Series (17 episodes^List "Home is Where The Bark is", "The Great Cat Invasion", "A Christmas Cruella", "Shake, Rattle and Woof" (with Plus One Animation), "Goose Pimples", "Two Faces of Anita", "Lucky to be Alone" (with Plus One), "Citizen Canine" (with Hanho Heung-Up), "Invasion of the Doggy Snatchers", "Mall Pups", "Cruella World" (with Plus One), "Roborolly", "Splishing and Splashing", "Virtual Lucky", "Dalmatian Vacation, parts 1-3"; 13 of them with Wang's Thailand studio)
• Aladdin: The Series (11 episodes ^List  "A Clockwork Hero", "The Flawed Couple", "Forget Me Lots", "From Hipposdeth With Love", "Opposites Detract", "Plunder the Sea", "The Rain of Terror", "Scare Necessities", "The Secret of Dagger Rock", "Shadow of a Doubt", "When Chaos Comes Calling" ; with Moving Images International) ^Note (Some episodes were actually animated by Korean animators, likely outsourced further from Toon City)
• Angry Birds (2D animations only)
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  • Angry Birds Toons (most of season 1 ^{Except for:} the first twelve episodes and "Fired Up", which were primarily done in-house, sometimes with additional animation by Copenhagen Bombay and/or Karrot Animation, and "El Porkador!", "The Butterfly Effect", "Bird Flu", and "Piggies From the Deep", which were done at Atomic Cartoons and all of seasons 2 and 3)
• Animaniacs (2020) (Season 3)
• Atlantis: Milo's Return
• The Awesomes ("No Mo' Sumo" only; the other episodes were done in-house)
• Big Hero 6: The Series (Starting Season 2; 10 episodes^List "Seventh Wheel", "Something's Fishy", "The Fate of the Roommates", "Something Fluffy", "Lie Detector", "Write Turn Here", "Mini-Maximum Trouble", "El Fuego", "Hiro the Villain", "Fred the Fugitive", "Major Blast")
• Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
• Bonkers (5 episodes ^List  "The Good, The Bad, and the Kanifky", "Stand-In Dad", "The Dimming", "Seems Like Old Toons", "Imagine That" ; with Moving Images International) ^Note (As with Aladdin and Quack Pack, some episodes were actually animated by Korean animators, likely outsourced further from Toon City)
• Boo! To You Too, Winnie the Pooh
• Bratz: Starrin` and Stylin`
• Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (30 shorts)^List "Lack of Brains vs. Brawns/The No-Sleep Over", "Lame Boy/Taking Paws", "Skin of Eeeeeeeevil!!!", "Blind Ambition", "Flim-Flam Fever/Private Antics, Major Problems", "Tree Huggin' Bunny/The Big Game", "The Howler Bunny", "Pedigree, Schmedigree", "Trouble in Store/Payback", "Mini-Whiskers/Radio Free Bunny", "The Show Must Go Wrong/Whiskers the Great", "The Tell-Tale Shoes/Time for Waffles", "Pet Peeves/What Price, Dignity?! (Cheap!)", Auntie-Dote/Curses!", "Go! Fight! Win!", "Brandy's Best Ever Boyfriend", "A Really Crushing Crush/Pickled Tink", "The Tortise and the Hare-Brain/Rip Van Whiskers"
• Brickleberry (9 episodes)^List "Trailer Park" (with Cyber Chicken), "Crippleberry" (with Cyber Chicken), "My Way or the Highway" (with Cyber Chicken), "A-Park-a-lypse", "Miss National Park", "Miss National Park", "Old Wounds", "High Stakes", "Campin' Ain't Easy"
• Bro Town (on behalf of South Seas Animated Film)
• Bunnicula
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (9 episodes)^List "The Main Event", "Root of Evil", "Rescue Mission", "Star Smasher", "Eye of the Tempest", "Millennial Bugs", "Large Target", "Holiday Time", "Stranger Invasion"
• Care Bears: Unlock the Magic
• Chloe's Closet
• Chupacabras
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (with Walt Disney Animation Australia)
• Coach Me if You Can
• Counterfeit Cat (animation assistance for Atomic Cartoons)
• Curious George (seasons 1-9)
• Dawn of the Croods (uncredited)
• DC Nation (Plastic Man shorts; uncredited)
• Der kleine Rabe Socke - Das große Rennen (uncredited)
• Die Abrafaxe: Unter Schwarzer Flagge (uncredited)
• DuckTales (2017) (30 episodes) ^List  "Woo-oo!" (additional animation for Snipple Animation), "Daytrip of Doom!", "The Great Dime Chase!", "The House Of The Lucky Gander!", "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!", "The Missing Links of Moorshire!", "McMystery at McDuck McManor!", "Jaw$!", "The Golden Lagoon Of White Agony Plains", "Day of the Only Child!", From The Confidential Casefiles Of Agent 22!", "Who Is Gizmoduck?!", "Sky Pirates.... In the Sky!", "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!", " The Shadow War" (with Snipple Animation), "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!", "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice", "Last Christmas!", "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!", "The Golden Spear", "Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!", "Friendship Hates Magic!", "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!", "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", "Timephoon!", The Richest Duck in the World!", "Moonvasion!" (with Snipple Animation and Rough Draft Studios), "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!", "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"
• The Emperor's New School (20 episodes)^List "Rabbit Face", "Cart Wash/Battle of the Bots", "Girls Behaving Oddly", "The Lost Kids/The Big Fight", "Unfit to Print/The Emperor's New Pet", "The Mystery of Micchu Pachu", "Oops, All Doodles", "The New Kid/Officer Kronk", "Kuzcogarten/Evil and Eviler", "U.F.kuzcoO./Attack Sub" (with Synergy Animation), "Cool Summer/Prisoner of Kuzcoban" (with Synergy Animation), "Demon Llama/Show Me the Monkey", "Picture This!/TV or Not TV" (with Wang Film Productions), "A Giftmas Story", "No Man is an Island/Vincent van Guaka", "Citizen Kronk/The Pajama Llama Dilemma", "Auction Action/The Astonishing Kuzco", "Father O'Mine/Everyone Loves Kuzco", "Groove Remover/Overachiever Club", "Emperor's New Show/Too Many Malinas" (other episodes by Wang Film Productions and Synergy Animation)
• Fatherhood (additional animation for "Balancing the Books")
• Fillmore! (one episode of season 1: "Ingrid Third, Public Enemy #1")
• The Fox and the Hound 2
• Fritzi
• Gargoyles (2 episodes)^List "The Cage", "Kingdom" (with Moving Images International) ^Note (both episodes were actually animated by Korean animators, likely outsourced further from Toon City)
• Geronimo Stilton (Animated Adaptation)
• The Golden Horse (film)
• Henry & Me (film) (with Tycoon Animation)
• Hercules: The Animated Series (9 episodes)^List "Hercules and the Apollo Mission"*, "Hercules and the World's First Doctor"* (with Slightly Off Beat Productions), "Hercules and the Prince of Thrace"*, "Hercules and the First Day of School" (with Walt Disney Australia), "Hercules and the Visit From Zeus"*, "Hercules and the Prometheus Affair"*, "Hercules and the Jilt Trip", "Hercules and the Gorgon", "Hercules and the Kids" (*=with Thai Wang Film Productions)
• Hero: 108 (some episodes; most of the series was by Hong Ying)
• House of Mouse
  • Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
  • Mickey's House of Villains
• Jake And The Neverland Pirates
• Jellystone! (with Mercury Filmworks, Cheeky Little Media, Snipple Animation, Tonic DNA and Yowza Animation)
• The Jungle Book 2 (additional production)
• Jungle Cubs (6 episodes)^List "A Night in the Wasteland", "Red Dogs", "Who Wants to Be a Baboon?"*, "Treasure of the Middle Jungle"*, "The Coming of the Wolves"*, "Fool Me Once..."* (*=with Thai Wang Film Productions)
• Kim Possible (First season only) (8 episodes)^List "The New Ron", "October 31st", "All the News", "The Twin Factor", "Animal Attraction", "Monkey Ninjas in Space", "Low Budget", "Coach Possible"
• Kronk's New Groove
• Koati
• The Land Before Time (2007 TV series, with Wang)
• The Last Kids on Earth (additional animation services for Book 2)
• The Legend of Korra (season 2, for Studio Pierrot)^note Uncredited, confirmed through their demo reel.
• The Legend of Tarzan
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series (20 episodes)^List "Spooky", "Holio", "Yin-Yang", "Sprout", "Elastico", "627", "Sinker", "Nosy", "Bonnie & Clyde", "Slugger", "Shoe", "Skip", "Ploot", "Heckler", "Phoon", "Rufus", "Lax", "Remmy", "Snafu", "Link"
• The Lion King 1½ (with Walt Disney Animation Australia)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (with Walt Disney Animation Australia and Canada)
• The Little Mermaid III: Ariel's Beginning
• Looney Tunes
  • Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
  • The Looney Tunes Show (First season only) (6 episodes)^List "Best Friends", "Members Only", Devil Dog", "To Bowl or Not to Bowl", "Bugs & Daffy Get a Job", "Off-Duty Cop" (2 Merrie Melodies shorts)^List "I'm a Martian", "Be Polite"
  • Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production (pilot version of "To Catch a Fairy")
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (with Walt Disney Animation Australia)
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (interstitials/finale)
• The Mighty B! (first season only) (5 shorts)^List "Li'l Orphan Happy", "Dopplefinger", "Beenadict Arnold", "Boston Beean", "Toot Toot"
• Moka
• Molly of Denali (with Atomic Cartoons)
• Mother Up (under the name "Morph Animation")
• Mr. Magoo (2019)
• Oggy and the Cockroaches (starting in season 5; as "Morph Animation")
• Plastic Man pilot for Cartoon Network
• Quack Pack (14 episodes)^List "Need 4 Speed", "Pardon My Molecules", "The Unusual Suspects", "Heavy Dental", "Duck Quake", "Shrunken Heroes", "Take My Duck, Please!", "Huey Duck, P.I.", "Recipe For Adventure", "Ducky Dearest", "Nosy Neighbors", "Stunt Double or Nothing", "The Boy Who Cried Ghost", "Ducks By Nature" ^Note (As with Aladdin and Bonkers, some episodes were actually animated by Korean animators, likely outsourced further from Toon City; several episodes also worked on with Thai Wang Film Productions)
• Recess (season 2 and 3) (9 shorts)^List "Dance Lessons", "Here Comes Mr. Perfect", "Good Luck Charm/Diggers Split Up", "Schoolworld/Bachelor Gus", "Bonky Fever", "Buried Treasure", "The Library Kid"
• The Replacements (season 1, 11 episodes)^List "Todd Strikes Out/The Jerky Girls", "The Truth Hurts/Jumping Mad", "Days of Blunder/Cheer Pressure", "Going Overboard/Riley's Birthday", "Davey Hunkerhoff/Ratted Out", "Master Pho/Zoo or False?", "Boyzroq/Ball Hogs", "iTodd/See Dick Run", "A Daring Romance/Maid For K", "Abra K Dabra!/Kumquat Day", "London Calling"
• Rick and Morty (As Morph Animation, additional animation for Bardel Entertainment, 15 episodes)^list "M. Night Shaym-Aliens!" (with Snipple Animation and Tycoon Animation), "Meseeks and Destroy" (also with Snipple and Tycoon Animation), "Rixty Minutes" (with Snipple), "Something Ricked" (with Snipple and Magic N Colors Inc.), "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind" (with Snipple), all of Season 2
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Season 2, Additional inbetween animation services for Flying Bark Productions)
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil (First season only) (14 episodes) ^List "Mewberty", "Pixtopia", "Lobster Claws" (with Mercury Filmworks), "Sleep Spells", "Blood Moon Ball" (with Rough Draft Studios), "Fortune Cookies" (with Mercury Filmworks), "Freeze Day", "Royal Pain" (with Mercury Filmworks), "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses", "Mewnipendance Day", "The Banagic Incident", "Interdimensional Field Trip", "Marco Grows a Beard", "Storm the Castle"
• Sunny Day
• Tarzan II
• Teacher's Pet (8+ episodes^list "A Lick is Still a Kiss", "The Tale of the Telltale Taffy", "Don't Count Your Chickies Before They Hatch", "Science Not Fair", "Inspector Leadready II", "Double Dog Dare", "The Blight Before Christmas", "The Nose Knows/Don't Bite The Hound That Feed's You" and The Movie)
• Teamo Supremo
• Timon & Pumbaa (27 shorts)^List  "Russia Hour"*, "Rocky Mountain Lie", "Big Top Breakfast"*, "Madagascar About You"*, "Truth or Zaire"*, "Beauty and the Wildebeest"*, "Don't Break the China" (with Golden Key Animation), "Frantic Atlantic"*, "Tanzania Zany"*, "Timon's Time Togo/The Law of the Jungle"*, "Manhattan Mishap/Paraguay Parable"*, "Be More Pacific"*, "Okay Bayou?"*, "Yosemite Remedy/The Sky is Calling"**, "New Guinea Pig", "Puttin' on the Brits"**, "Wide Awake in Wonderland"**, "Roach Hotel"**, "I Don't Bolivia"**, "Library Brouhaha"**, "Catch Me if You Kenya", "Monster Massachusetts"**, "Washington Applesauce"**, "Zazu's Day Off"* (*=With Moving Images International; **=With Thai Wang Film Productions)
• Tiny Toons Looniversity
• Titeuf (2011 film)
• Tom and Jerry Tales (three season 1 episodes ^List "Dino-Sores, Freaky Tiki, Prehisterics", "Ho Ho Horrors, Doggone Hill Hog, Northern Light Fish Fight" and "Destruction Junction, Battle of the Power Tool, Jackhammered Cat" with Lotto Animation and Yearim Productions, and four season 2 episodes ^List Game of Mouse & Cat/Babysitting Blues/Catfish Follies", "DJ Jerry/Kitty Kat blues/Flamenco Fiasco, "Bend it Like Thomas/Endless Bummer/Game, Set, Match", "Summer Squashing/League of Cats/Little Big Mouse)
• Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (DTV)
• Voltron Force
• We Baby Bears
• Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (with Salty Dog Pictures)
• Zeroman (with Hosem Animation Studio, Hong Guang, and Zendo Entertainment)
• The ZhuZhus
• Zig & Sharko (season 3, with Armada TMT)

Unconfirmed:

• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ^Note IMDb lists "The Little Merhog" as having uncredited animation by Toon City. Anyone got another source?
• Angry Birds 2 animated trailer ^Note No credits, but the animation looks similar to the Angry Birds Toons episodes of the same time period.
• Angry Birds Transformers animated trailer ^Note Same as Angry Birds 2, no credits, but looks similar to the Angry Birds Toons episodes of the same time period.

Tropes found in Toon City's work:

• Adobe Flash: Mother Up.
• All-CGI Cartoon: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
• Animation Bump: Particular high points can be found in most of their Disney work. One notable example is Boo! To You Too, Winnie the Pooh, especially the song "I Wanna Scare Myself".
• Limited Animation: Mother Up is a lot more conservative than most of their work.
• Medium Blending: Happens from time to time on some of their shows.
• Off-Model: Quite a bit, surprisingly enough. And most of it with Disney:
  • All of their Recess episodes. ^note  One of their main problems with Recess was that while the animation was pretty fluid, it really didn't work with the show's style.
  • The way some of the lesser-known Disney characters were animated in House of Mouse sometimes fall into this trope. A particularly glaring example is Basil and Dawson's cameo in "Donald's Lamp Trade," which they animated.
  • Their work on Star Vs. also caught fire with its fanbase for being a huge downgrade from Mercury Filmworks (then the main animators for the show). The most common complaint being the lack of fluidity in comparison to the earlier episodes.
  • Their Kim Possible episodes are not well-regarded for similar reasons. Not helped along by how alien the designs can get when compared to the other companies involved on the show.
  • The less said about Belle's Magical World and Atlantis: Milo's Return, the better.

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