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[[File:WB_family_entertainment_logo.jpg|thumb|290px|Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] |
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+ | '''Warner Bros. Family Entertainment''' is the family film label of [[Warner Bros.]], established in 1992. It is best known for producing numerous family films and television series in either live-action or animation (especially animated television programs produced by [[Steven Spielberg]]). It was dissolved in 2009. |
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| − | The division was founded in 1992 to produce more family-friendly films. |
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| − | The first theatrical film released under the Family Entertainment label was ''[[Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace]]'', released in the summer of 1993. The film proved to be a huge hit at the box office, grossing over $50 million at the domestic box office. Following it was ''[[Free Willy]]'', which was also released in the summer of 1993, and would also be a huge box office hit, grossing over $75 million domestically. |
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| − | Other 1993 releases included a live-action film adaptation of the book ''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' which didn’t perform as well as the previous two films but still garnered over $30 million at the domestic box office. WBFE made another film in 1993, called ''[[The Nutcracker Prince|George Balanchine's The Nutcracker]]''. The last 1993 WBFE theatrical release was ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'', and it wasn't a success at the box office, getting only $5 million at the box office compared to its $6 million budget. |
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| − | 1994 was the worst year for WBFE, where it was home to numerous flops. In the early part of 1994, Warner released ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'', which was a major flop at the box office. Another 1994 film was a live-action rendition of the book ''[[Black Beauty (1994 film)|Black Beauty]]'', which was another flop for the studio, grabbing only nearly $5 million at the box office. Following it was ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'', which garnered less than $1 million at the box office. The last two films in 1994 were ''[[Little Giants]]'', which performed better, but only received nearly $20 million domestically, and ''[[Richie Rich (film)|Richie Rich]]'', which was only a minor flop, grossing over $38 million for its $40 million budget. |
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| − | In 1995, it brought a live-action rendition of the book ''[[A Little Princess (1995 film)|A Little Princess]]'', which only got over $10 million in its domestic release. Other films include international releases of ''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]'' (MGM holds the US rights to the film), which was a bomb at the box office, grossing nearly $4 million, and ''[[Born to Be Wild (1995 film)|Born to Be Wild]]'', which also garnered nearly $4 million. However, the biggest success of 1995 for the company was the [[sequel]] to ''[[Free Willy]]'', ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'', which, although it wasn't nearly as successful as the predecessor, was a minor success, garnering over $30 million. |
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| − | In 1996, it would bring WBFE's biggest hit yet, ''[[Space Jam]]'', which garnered over $90 million domestically, making the film a huge box office hit. In 1997, it would be home to some of Warner's least-successful movies yet. The next film was released in 1997, Turner Feature Animation's ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', which flopped at the box office with over $3 million earned. The next 1997 film was a sequel to ''[[The Swan Princess]]'', ''[[The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain]]'', but it performed poorly at the box office mainly because of a limited theatrical release. The final 1997 film was the third Free Willy film, ''[[Free Willy 3: The Rescue]]'', which performed poorly, grossing over $3 million. |
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| − | In 1998, it released Warner Bros. Animation's ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', which would be a flop at the box office, but grossed more than previous films released by the company, grossing nearly $23 million domestically. In 1999, it brought two more films from Warner Bros. Animation, the poorly performed ''[[The King and I (1999 film)|The King and I]]'', which only grossed nearly $12 million, and Brad Bird’s ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', which was also a flop, grossing over $23 million. The only 2000 film released under WBFE was ''[[My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip]]'', which became the company’s first major box office success in nearly four years, grossing nearly $35 million. |
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| − | Two family films were released in 2001 through WBFE. ''[[Cats & Dogs]]'' was proved to be one of the biggest successes of the company’s history, grossing over $200 million worldwide. The next film, ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'', was hoped to follow the previous two films in the success line-up, but sadly flopped, only grossing nearly $15 million. It wasn’t until 2004 that another film from WBFE was released, ''[[Clifford's Really Big Movie]]'', which was another box office flop, mainly because of opening under 500 screens, grossing only over $3 million. |
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| − | Warner Bros. continued to release family films later in the 2000s, but the logo for its Family Entertainment subsidiary was no longer used. The last film to have the Family Entertainment banner was their first film to be released in Germany and England only, ''[[Laura's Star]]''. The Family Entertainment unit was later dissolved after the release of Laura's Star in 2004. |
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| − | ==Notable theatrical films== |
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| − | *''[[The Magic Voyage]]'' (1992, UK distribution only, distributed in the US by Hemdale Pictures) |
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| − | *''[[Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993) |
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| − | *''[[Free Willy]]'' (1993, co-production with [[Regency Enterprises]]) |
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| − | *''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1993) |
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| − | *''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' (1993) |
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| − | *''[[The Nutcracker (1993 film)|George Balanchine's The Nutcracker]]'' (1993) |
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| − | *''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1993, home video distribution only, produced by [[Film Roman]] and [[Turner Entertainment|Turner Productions]]) |
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| − | *''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' (1993) |
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| − | *''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'' (1994, co-production with [[Sullivan Bluth Studios|Don Bluth Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Black Beauty (1994 film)|Black Beauty]]'' (1994) |
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| − | *''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'' (1994, co-production with [[Sullivan Bluth Studios|Don Bluth Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Little Giants]]'' (1994, co-production with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[The NeverEnding Story III]]'' (1994, non-US distribution only, distributed in the US by [[Miramax|Miramax Films]]) |
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| − | *''[[Richie Rich (film)|Richie Rich]]'' (1994, co-production with [[Silver Pictures]], [[Davis Entertainment]] and [[Harvey Films|The Harvey Entertainment Company]]) |
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| − | *''[[Born to Be Wild (1995 film)|Born to Be Wild]]'' (1995) |
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| − | *''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]'' (1995, non-US distribution only, distributed in the US by [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Family Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[A Little Princess (1995 film)|A Little Princess]]'' (1995) |
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| − | *''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'' (1995, co-production with [[Regency Enterprises]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Amazing Panda Adventure]]'' (1995) |
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| − | *''[[It Takes Two (1995 film)|It Takes Two]]'' (1995, co-production with [[Rysher Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Gumby: The Movie]]'' (1995, German distribution only, co-production with [[Art Clokey|Premavision, Inc.]], distributed in the US by Arrow Releasing Inc.) |
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| − | *''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'' (1996, German distribution only, co-production with [[The Kushner-Locke Company]] and [[Savoy Pictures]]) |
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| − | *''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) |
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| − | *''[[Shiloh (film)|Shiloh]]'' (1996) |
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| − | *''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'' (1997, co-production with [[Turner Entertainment|Turner Feature Animation]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Fearless Four (1997)|The Fearless Four]]'' (1997) |
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| − | *''Air Bud'' (1997, UK distribution only, distributed in the US by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]) |
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| − | *''[[Wild America (film)|Wild America]]'' (1997, co-production with [[Morgan Creek Productions]]) |
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| − | *''[[Free Willy 3: The Rescue]]'' (1997, co-production with [[Regency Enterprises]]) |
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| − | *''[[Pippi Longstocking (1997 film)|Pippi Longstocking]]'' (1997, co-production with [[Nelvana]], [[AB Svensk Filmindustri|Svensk Filmindustri]] and [[Telefilm Canada|Téléfilm Canada]]) |
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| − | *''[[A Rat's Tale]]'' (1998, co-production with [[Augsburger Puppenkiste]]) |
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| − | *''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' (1998) |
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| − | *''[[The King and I (1999 film)|The King and I]]'' (1999, co-production with [[Morgan Creek Productions]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Iron Giant]]'' (1999) |
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| − | *''[[Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season]]'' (1999) |
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| − | *''[[Pokémon: The First Movie]]'' (1999, co-production with [[Nintendo]], [[OLM, Inc.]] and [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip]]'' (2000, co-production with [[Alcon Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]]'' (2000, co-production with [[Nintendo]], [[OLM, Inc.]] and [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Scarecrow (2000 film)|The Scarecrow]]'' (2000) |
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| − | *''[[Pokémon 3: The Movie]]'' (2001, co-production with [[Nintendo]], [[OLM, Inc.]] and [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Cats & Dogs]]'' (2001, co-production with [[Village Roadshow Pictures]]) |
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| − | *''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' (2001) |
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| − | *''[[The Little Polar Bear]]'' (2001) |
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| − | * ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002, co-production with [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] and [[Charles Roven|Mosaic Media Group]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Powerpuff Girls Movie]]'' (2002, co-production with [[Cartoon Network Studios]]) |
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| − | *''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'' (2003, co-production with [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer Films]]) |
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| − | *''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' (2003) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' (2004, co-production with [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] and [[Charles Roven|Mosaic Media Group]]) |
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| − | *''[[Clifford's Really Big Movie]]'' (2004) |
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| − | *''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]'' (2004, co-production with [[Studio Gallop]] and [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Laura's Star]]'' (2004) |
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| − | ==Notable direct-to-video films== |
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| − | ===Live-action films=== |
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| − | *''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again]]'' (1998) |
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| − | *''[[Richie Rich's Christmas Wish]]'' (1998, co-production with [[Saban Entertainment]] and [[Harvey Films|The Harvey Entertainment Company]]) |
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| − | ===[[Scooby-Doo]]=== |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' (1998) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' (1999) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' (2000) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' (2001) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' (2003) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' (2003) |
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| − | *''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' (2004) |
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| − | ===[[Looney Tunes]]=== |
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| − | *''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation]]'' (1992, co-production with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Tweety's High-Flying Adventure]]'' (2000) |
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| − | ===Others=== |
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| − | *''[[The Snow Queen (1995 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' (1995) |
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| − | *''[[The Snow Queen's Revenge]]'' (1996) |
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| − | *''[[The Mighty Kong]]'' (1998) |
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| − | *''[[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]]'' (1998) |
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| − | *''[[Wakko's Wish]]'' (1999, co-production with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip]]'' (1999, Australia and New Zealand distribution only, co-production with [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Cartoon Network]]) |
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| − | *''Millionaire Dogs'' (1999) |
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| − | *''[[The Scarecrow (2000 film)|The Scarecrow]]'' (2000) |
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| − | *''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'' (2000) |
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| − | *''[[Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns]]'' (2001, co-production with [[Nintendo]], [[OLM, Inc.]] and [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Little Polar Bear|The Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little Tiger]]'' (2002) |
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| − | *''[[The Little Polar Bear|The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying]]'' (2003) |
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| − | *''[[The Little Polar Bear|The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue]]'' (2003) |
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| − | *''[[Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman]]'' (2003) |
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| − | *''[[¡Mucha Lucha!#Video movie - ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Malefico|¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico]]'' (2004) |
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| − | ==Notable television shows== |
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| − | *''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' (1990–1995, with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Taz-Mania]]'' (1991–1995) |
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| − | *''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert]]'' (1991–1997) |
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| − | *''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (1992–1995) |
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| − | *''[[The Plucky Duck Show]]'' (1992, with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Little Polar Bear]]'' (1992-1993) |
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| − | *''[[Animaniacs]]'' (1993–1998, with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Freakazoid!]]'' (1995–1997, with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'' (1995–1998, with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'' (1995–2002) |
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| − | *''Tobias and His Lion'' (1995-1996) |
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| − | *''[[Road Rovers]]'' (1996–1997) |
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| − | *''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (1996–2000) |
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| − | *''[[Waynehead]]'' (1996–1997, with [[Nelvana]]) |
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| − | *''[[The Legend of Calamity Jane]]'' (1997-1998) |
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| − | *''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' (1997–1999) |
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| − | *''[[Noah's Island]]'' (1997-1999) |
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| − | *''[[The New Batman/Superman Adventures]]'' (1997–2000) |
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| − | *''[[Histeria!]]'' (1998–2000) |
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| − | *''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]'' (1998–1999, with [[Amblin Entertainment]]) |
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| − | *''[[Batman Beyond]]'' (1999–2001) |
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| − | *''[[Detention (TV series)|Detention]]'' (1999–2000) |
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| − | *''[[Static Shock]]'' (2000–2004) |
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| − | *''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' (2001–2004) |
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| − | *''[[The Zeta Project]]'' (2001–2002) |
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| − | *''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'' (2002–2005) |
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| − | *''[[Laura's Star]]'' (2002–2008) |
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| − | *''[[¡Mucha Lucha!]]'' (2002–2005) |
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| − | *''[[Ozzy & Drix]]'' (2002–2004) |
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| − | *''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' (2002–2006) |
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| − | *''[[The Little Polar Bear]]'' (2002-2003) |
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| − | *''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'' (2003–2005) |
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| − | *''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' (2003–2006) |
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| − | *''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' (2003–2006) |
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| − | *''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' (2004–2008) |
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| − | *''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (2004–2006) |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| − | * {{imdb company|id=0064773|company=Warner Bros. Family Entertainment}} |
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[[Category:Warner Bros.]] |
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Revision as of 21:06, 19 February 2021
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment is the family film label of Warner Bros., established in 1992. It is best known for producing numerous family films and television series in either live-action or animation (especially animated television programs produced by Steven Spielberg). It was dissolved in 2009.