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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) |
| Founder | Robert Mills |
| Defunct | 2018; 7 years ago (2018) |
| Fate | Folded into Boat Rocker Kids & Family |
| Headquarters | 310 King Street East,, Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Leitch (President) |
| Parent | Boat Rocker Media (2016–2018) |
| Website | radsheep.com at theWayback Machine (archived January 18, 2017) |
Radical Sheep Productions was a Canadian televisionproduction company that is owned byBoat Rocker Media and known for producing series includingThe Next Step,Stella and Sam, andThe Big Comfy Couch, the latter aGemini Award-winning series for preschoolers which produced seven seasons and aired for over ten years onYTV andTreehouse TV in Canada and public television stations in the United States.
Among its early work, Radical Sheep made puppets used in the early 1990s educational video seriesThe Adventures of Ruffus & Andy, which marked early appearances ofRuffus the Dog. Founded in 1985 by Robert Mills, the company also once housed the Sheep Shop, which providedpuppet construction and design services until 2002 when it closed its doors and Mills stepped aside from running the company. As president, John Leitch managed the business of Radical Sheep, acting as executive producer for all of Radical Sheep's productions and also overseeing the management and sales of Radical Sheep's properties, both domestic and foreign.
On March 31, 2016, Radical Sheep was acquired byBoat Rocker Media. Two years later in 2018, the company was folded into Boat Rocker Studios.[1][2]
| Title | Creator(s) | Year(s) | Co-production with | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | ||||
| The Adventures of Ruffus & Andy | 1990–1991 | Credit Valley Hospital | Direct-to-video | |
| Ali Baa Baa's Toy Box (pilot) | 1991 | Unaired | ||
| The Big Comfy Couch | Cheryl Wagner | 1993–2006 | Owl Television (1993–1994) Owl Communications (1994–1995) Tadpole Kids (2002) Amity Entertainment (2006) | YTV (1993–1996) Treehouse TV (2002–2006) PBS (1995–2006) |
| Ruffus the Dog | Robert Mills | 1998–1999 | Hunky Dorey Entertainment | YTV |
| Panda Bear Daycare | Cheryl Wagner Karen Valleau Robert Mills | 1998 | YTV | |
| Amigo & Me | Cheryl Wagner Robert Mills | 1999–2000 | CBC | |
| 2000s | ||||
| Just for Laughs Gags | Pierre Girard Jacques Chevalier | 2000 | Just for Laughs | TVA CBC The Comedy Network TVOntario (Canada) |
| Land O' Hands | Robert Mills | 2001 | Treehouse | |
| Puppets Who Kill | John Pattison | 2002–2006 | PWK Productions | The Comedy Network |
| 2010s | ||||
| Stella and Sam | Marie-Louise Gay | 2010–2014 | Bejuba! Entertainment Mercury Filmworks | Family Channel |
| Yup Yups | Matthew Fernandes | 2013 | Industrial Brothers | Family Jr. |
| The Next Step | Frank Van Keeken | 2013–present | Temple Street Productions Boat Rocker Studios | Family Channel (2013–2019) CBC Gem (2020) YTV (2022–present) |
| Fangbone! | Simon Racioppa Richard Elliott | 2014–2017 | Mercury Filmworks (episode 1) Pipeline Studios (episodes 2–26) DHX Media (episodes 2–26) | Family Chrgd (Canada) Disney XD (U.S.) Netflix (online) |
| Tee and Mo | Dominic Minns | 2014–2019 | Plug-In Media Zodiak Kids Keyframe Animation Serious Lunch | CBeebies (UK) TVOKids (Canada) |
| The Bagel and Becky Show | Dave Cooper | 2016–2017 | Jam Filled Toronto | Teletoon |
| Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate | Sheena Macrae | 2017–2019 | Keyframe Animation Mickey Rogers Media | CBC Kids Universal Kids |
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