List of Rankin/Bass Productions films
Appearance
Rankin/Bass Productions was an American production company, best known for its animated seasonal television specials. Television series and films pre-1974 are owned by NBCUniversal and post-September 1974 are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
Television specials
[edit]Feature films
[edit]Title | Year | Directed by | Written by | Music | Animation Production | Style |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willy McBean and His Magic Machine | 1965 | Arthur Rankin Jr. | Arthur Rankin Jr. | Edward Thomas | MOM Production | Stop-motion |
The Daydreamer | 1966 | Jules Bass | Maury Laws | |||
Mad Monster Party? | 1967 | Len Korobkin Harvey Kurtzman | ||||
The Wacky World of Mother Goose | Romeo Muller | George Wilkins | TCJ Animation Center | Traditional | ||
The Last Unicorn | 1982 | Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass |
Peter S. Beagle | Jimmy Webb | Topcraft | |
The King and I | 1999 | Richard Rich | Peter Bakalian Jacqueline Feather David Seidler |
William Kidd | Rich Animation Studios |
Animated TV series
[edit]With the exception of "The New Adventures of Pinocchio" (stop-motion), all of the TV shows were traditionally animated.
Title | Year | Animation Production | Network | No. of episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|
The New Adventures of Pinocchio | 1960 | MOM Production | Syndication | 130 |
Tales of the Wizard of Oz | 1961 | Crawley Films | 110 | |
The King Kong Show | 1966 | Toei Animation | ABC | 26 |
The Smokey Bear Show | 1969 | 17 | ||
The Tomfoolery Show | 1970 | Halas and Batchelor | NBC | |
The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show | Mushi Production | ABC | ||
The Jackson 5ive | 1971 | Halas and Batchelor Pegbar Production |
23 | |
The Osmonds | 1972 | Halas and Batchelor | 17 | |
Kid Power | Topcraft | |||
Festival of Family Classics | Mushi Production (17 episodes) Topcraft (3 episodes) |
Syndication | 20 | |
ThunderCats | 1985 | Pacific Animation Corporation | 130 | |
SilverHawks | 1986 | 65 | ||
The Comic Strip | 1987 |
Live-action productions
[edit]Title | Year | Directed by | Written by | Music | Distribution |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
King Kong Escapes | 1967 | Ishirō Honda | Takeshi Kimura | Akira Ifukube | Universal Pictures (theatrical) |
Marco | 1973 | Seymour Robbie | Romeo Muller | Maury Laws | Cinerama Releasing Corporation (theatrical) |
The Last Dinosaur | 1977 | Alexander Grasshoff Shusei Kotani |
William Overgard | ABC (television) | |
The Bermuda Depths | 1978 | Tom Kotani | |||
The Ivory Ape | 1980 | Bernard Hoffer Maury Laws | |||
The Bushido Blade | 1981 | Maury Laws | Aquarius Releasing (theatrical) | ||
The Sins of Dorian Gray | 1983 | Tony Maylam | Ken August Peter Lawrence |
Bernard Hoffer | ABC (television) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Originally aired as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie.
- ^ The Hobbit (1977) is based on the 1937 novel of the name, written by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- ^ The Return of the King (1980) is based on the 1955 volume of The Lord of the Rings novel of the same name, written by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- ^ The Coneheads (1983) is based on the Coneheads sketches from Saturday Night Live, first airing in 1977.
- ^ The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) is based on the 1902 children's story of the same name, written by L. Frank Baum.
- ^ The Wind in the Willows (1987) is based on the 1908 children's story of the same name, written by Kenneth Grahame.
References
[edit]- ^ "Return to Oz (1964) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ Burl Ives. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Ballad of Smokey the Bear (1966) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. November 24, 1966. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ Cricket on the Hearth (1967) - Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved December 16, 2021
- ^ "Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ the Vienna Boys Choir. "The Little Drummer Boy (1968) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ Jimmy Durante. "Frosty the Snowman (1969) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1970) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. February 21, 1972. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid (1972) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved December 16, 2021
- ^ The Red Baron (TV) (1972), retrieved December 16, 2021
- ^ That Girl in Wonderland (TV) (1973), retrieved December 16, 2021
- ^ "'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ Jules Bass'. "The Year without a Santa Claus (1974) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The First Christmas (1975) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The First Easter Rabbit (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Zero Mostel. "The Little Drummer Boy: Book 2 (1976) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Easter Bunny Is Coming to Town (1977) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Hobbit (1978) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Jack Frost (1979) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Return of the King (1980) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. May 11, 1980. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Leprechaun's Christmas Gold (1981) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Flight of Dragons (1982) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Mutations: The Coneheads briefly starred in a Rankin-Bass cartoon series". The Dissolve. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ L. Frank Baum. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Wind in the Willows (1987) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. July 5, 1987. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Enchanted World of Rankin-Bass News". www.rankinbass.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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