Fred Wolf Films

Formerly	Murakami-Wolf Productions (1967–1978) Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1978–1992)
Industry	Animation
Founded	1967
Founder	Jimmy T. Murakami Fred Wolf
Headquarters	Burbank, California
Key people	Chairman & CEO: Fred Wolf
Products	Television shows Feature films
Website	http://www.fredwolffilms.com/

Fred Wolf Films is an American animation studio founded in 1967 byFred Wolf andJimmy T. Murakami.^[1] It was founded asMW (Murakami-Wolf). It later became known asMurakami-Wolf-Swenson (MWS) whenCharles Swenson became a full partner in 1978. From 1989 to 2000, they also operated a subsidiary,Fred Wolf Films Dublin, located inDublin,Ireland.^[2] It adopted its current name in 1992 following a reorganization.

The studio producedThe Point, the first U.S. animated special to air inprime time (on theABC network in 1971).^[3] It was also responsible forFree to Be… You and Me, thePuff the Magic Dragon specials, and television series such asTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Toxic Crusaders,James Bond Jr.,The New Adventures of Speed Racer, andSarah Ferguson'sBudgie the Little Helicopter.

• Catalina Caper (Main Titles only) (1967)
• The Box (Academy Award winner) (1967)
• The Magic Pear Tree (Academy Award nominee) (1968)
• 200 Motels (produced by; Charles Swenson - Animation Director) (1971)
• Down and Dirty Duck (produced by; Charles Swenson - Director) (1974)
• The Mouse and His Child (1977)
• The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
• Snow White and the Magic Mirror (1994)
• Young Pocahontas (1995)

TV films and specials

• The Point! (A Murakami-Wolf Production; Fred Wolf - Director) (1971)ABC Movie of the Week
• Free to Be... You and Me (select animated segments)
• Puff the Magic Dragon (1978)
  • Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979)
  • Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982)
• The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979)
• Strawberry ShortcakeTV specials (1st^[3] and3rd ones only)
• Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
• Carlton Your Doorman (1980)
• Peter and the Magic Egg (1983)
• Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
• Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)
• Monster Bash (1993) (forUSA Cartoon Express)

TV series

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996)^[4]
• The Little Clowns of Happytown (1987–1988) (co-production withMarvel Productions)
• The Chipmunks (1988–1989) (eleven episodes from the sixth season)
• The California Raisin Show (1989)
• Barnyard Commandos (1990)
• Toxic Crusaders (1991) (co-production withTroma Entertainment)
• James Bond Jr. (1991–1992) (co-production withDanjaq andUnited Artists)
• The New Adventures of Speed Racer (1993–1994)
• The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1996–1998) (distributed byWarner Bros. International Television)
• The New Adventures of Zorro (1997–1998)^[5] (co-production with Harvest Entertainment,Zorro Productions, Inc. and Carrington Productions Incorporated, distributed by Warner Bros. International Television)

TV

• Dino Babies (1994–1996)
• Budgie the Little Helicopter (1994–1996)^[6]

• Fred Wolf Films Dublin
• Fred Wolf Films atIMDb
• Murakami-Wolf-Swenson atIMDb
• Murakami-Wolf Productions atIMDb
• Fred Wolf Films^{[dead link]} atBCDB

• Mass media companies established in 1965
• American animation studios
• Entertainment companies of Ireland
• Mass media companies disestablished in 1999
• Irish animation studios
• Mass media companies established in 2013
• Re-established companies

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