Nelvana

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Image:Nelvana logo.jpg Image:Nelvana1985.gif Nelvana is a Canadian company that produces children's animation and other series. It is named after a Canadian superheroine. It is now part of Corus Entertainment.

The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1971 by the three men who would go on to produce many of its highly-acclaimed franchises: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive Smith. It has locations in Toronto, Hollywood, and London.

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List of films, TV shows, and specials

6teen
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Adventures of Tintin
Anatole
The Ark
Babar
The Backyardigans
Being Ian
Beetlejuice
The Berenstain Bears
Beyblade
Birdz
Blake & Mortimer
Blaster's Universe
Blazing Dragons
Bob & Margaret
Braceface
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Cardcaptors
Care Bears
The Care Bears Movie
The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clone High
Committed
Corduroy
Cyberchase
Danny Phantom
Delta State
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
Dog City
Donkey Kong Country
Dumb Bunnies
Eek! The Cat
Elliott Moose
The Fairly OddParents
Fievel's American Tails
Flying Rhino Junior High
Franklin
Franklin and the Green Knight
Free Willy
George & Martha
George Shrinks
Intergalactic Thanksgiving
Jacob Two-Two
Klutter
Little Bear
Little Critter
Little Rosey
The Loudness of Sam
Madballs
The Magic School Bus
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Max & Ruby
Medabots
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch & Friends (television series)
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (television special)
Moville Mysteries
My Dad the Rock Star
My Pet Monster
Mystic Warriors
Ned's Newt
The Neverending Story
Pecola
Pelswick
Pippi Longstocking
Quads
Redwall
Rescue Heroes
Robin
Rock & Rule
Rolie Polie Olie
Romie-0 and Julie-8
Rupert
Sam & Max
Santa Claus Bros.
Seven Little Monsters
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Ewoks
Stickin' Around
Strawberry Shortcake
T and T
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Timothy Goes to School
Wayside
What's Buggin, Becky
Wildcats

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Trivia

Nelvana had a planet named after it in the Star Wars series, for which it did all of the animation projects through 2003. In the Expanded Universe cartoon series Star Wars: Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker goes to planet "Nelvana" in Chapters 23-25. This is most likely to pay homage to their Star Wars animation predecessors.
The company also had a planet named after it in the Star Trek universe. On the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Defector, a planet named Nelvana III is mentioned.