| Bardel Entertainment, Inc. | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Industry: | Animation |
| Founder: | Delna Bhesania Barry Ward |
| Location City: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Key People: | Tina Chow (CEO) Richard Grieve (COO) |
| Parent: | Rainbow S.p.A. |
Bardel Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Bardel Animation) is a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1987. The studio's name comes from its founders, Barry Ward and his wife Delna Bhesania.[1]
Bardel is involved in the acquisition, development, production and distribution of animated programming.[2] The studio is best known for animating Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Dragon Prince. On October 5, 2015, Bardel was purchased by Rainbow S.p.A.,[3] an Italian studio owned by Iginio Straffi and formerly co-owned by Paramount Global until January 2023. [4]
In September 2021, Bardel appointed Tina Chow as CEO and Richard Grieve as COO.
| Show | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Raccoons | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1990 | Evergreen Raccoons Television Production | "Black Belt Bentley!" (camera, xeroxing, and opaquing) | |
| The Ren & Stimpy Show | Nickelodeon | "Big House Blues" | |||
| Britannica's Tales Around the World | 1991 | Encyclopædia Britannica | "The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son" (xeroxing) | ||
| Fish Police | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1992 | Hanna-Barbera | ||
| Fievel's American Tails | Universal Cartoon Studios | Nelvana | additional production facility | ||
| The Pink Panther | 1993 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | additional pre-production | ||
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | 1993–1994 | Nelvana | production facility | ||
| Dog City | 1993 | The Jim Henson Company | Nelvana | additional production facility | |
| Problem Child | 1994 | Universal Cartoon Studios | storyboards (season 2) | ||
| The Magic School Bus | 1994–1997 | Scholastic | Cinar | pre-production | |
| Phantom 2040 | 1994–1996 | Hearst Entertainment | pre-production | ||
| Magic Adventures of Mumfie | 1994–1995 | The Britt Allcroft Company | additional animation (season 1) | ||
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | 1995–1997 | Klasky Csupo | "align="center" rowspan="2" | storyboards | |
| The Savage Dragon | 1995 | Universal Cartoon Studios | |||
| Stickin' Around | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1996–1997 | Nelvana | storyboards (season 1), animation (season 2) | |
| Flash Gordon | "align="center" rowspan="2" | Hearst Entertainment | storyboards and sheet direction | ||
| The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1996 | pre-production | ||
| The Oz Kids | Hyperion Pictures | storyboards | |||
| Bruno the Kid | 1996–1997 | Film Roman | "align="center" rowspan="3" | pre-production | |
| Jumanji: The Series | 1996–1999 | "align="center" rowspan="2" | Adelaide Productions | ||
| Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1996 | |||
| The Mouse and the Monster | Saban Entertainment | ink and paint | |||
| Prince of Atlantis | "align="center" rowspan="4" | 1997 | Pixibox | "align="center" rowspan="2" | pre-production |
| Ivanhoe the King's Knight | CINAR | ||||
| Rugrats | Klasky Csupo | storyboards | |||
| Cartoon Sushi | MTV Animation | "Howl", ink and paint on "Man's Best Friend" | |||
| Flying Rhino Junior High | 1998–2000 | "align="center" rowspan="2" | Nelvana | "align="center" rowspan="2" | additional production facility |
| George and Martha | 1999–2000 | ||||
| Stories from the Seventh Fire | 1999 | Storytellers Productions | 2D animation | ||
| Milo's Bug Quest | "align="center" rowspan="3" | 2000 | Sunwoo Entertainment | pre-production | |
| Marsupilami | Marathon Media | storyboards | |||
| Williams Street | |||||
| Zoog Disney | 2000–2002 | Disney Channel | |||
| Seven Little Monsters | 2001–2002 | Nelvana | additional production facility | ||
| ¡Mucha Lucha! | 2002–2005 | Warner Bros. Animation | |||
| Silverwing | 2003 | ||||
| The Buzz on Maggie | 2005 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |||
| 2006 | Nickelodeon Animation Studios | pilot | |||
| Viva Piñata | 2006–2009 | 4Kids Entertainment | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | 2006–2010 | Starz Media Nickelodeon | |||
| Where My Dogs At? | 2006 | MTV/MTV2 Music Group | |||
| Chaotic | 2006–2008 | 4Kids Entertainment | season 1 | ||
| Edgar & Ellen | 2007–2008 | Star Farm Productions | |||
| Zeke's Pad | 2008–2009 | Flying Bark Productions | |||
| Pearlie | 2009–2010 | Nelvana | |||
| Neighbors from Hell | 2010 | MoonBoy Animation | |||
| Planet Sheen | 2010–2011 | "align="center" rowspan="2" | Nickelodeon Animation Studios | additional animation | |
| Fanboy & Chum Chum | 2011–2012 | season 2 | |||
| Bob's Burgers | 2011 | Bento Box Entertainment | season 1 | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2012–2017 | Nickelodeon Animation Studios | |||
| Monsters vs. Aliens | 2013–2014 | Nickelodeon | |||
| Teen Titans Go! | 2013–present | Warner Bros. Animation | |||
| Mother Up! | 2013–2014 | Breakthrough Entertainment | |||
| Rick and Morty | 2013–present | Williams Street | |||
| Lah-Lah's Adventures | 2014 | Stella Projects | |||
| VeggieTales in the House | 2014–2016 | "align="center" rowspan="3" | DreamWorks Animation Television | ||
| All Hail King Julien | 2014–2017 | ||||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots | 2015–2018 | ||||
| The Simpsons | 2015 | 20th Television Animation | "Mathlete's Feat" (couch gag) | ||
| Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates | 2015–2016 | Walt Disney Television Animation | season 4 | ||
| Dinotrux | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 2015–2018 | DreamWorks Animation Television | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls | Warner Bros. Animation | ||||
| Dawn of the Croods | 2015 | DreamWorks Animation | "The Mean Warts", "School of Hard Rocks", "Garden of Eaten" | ||
| LeapFrog Letter Adventures | 2015 | Lionsgate | |||
| Mack & Moxy | 2016 | Georgia Public Broadcasting | |||
| HarmonQuest | 2016–2019 | Starburns Industries | |||
| VeggieTales in the City | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 2017 | DreamWorks Animation Television | ||
| Angry Birds Blues | Rovio Entertainment | ||||
| 44 Cats | 2018–2021 | Rainbow S.r.l. | |||
| The Dragon Prince | 2018–present | Wonderstorm | |||
| 2018–2019 | DreamWorks Animation Television | ||||
| Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty | 2019 | Funrise | |||
| 2019–2022 | DreamWorks Animation Television | ||||
| Solar Opposites | "align="center" | 2020–present | 20th Television Animation | ||
| 2021 | Rooster Teeth Studios | co-animation; Season 2 | |||
| SuperKitties | 2023 | Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Kids Rainbow S.r.l. | co-animation; Season 1 only | ||
| Carol & The End of The World | 2023 | Netflix Animation | original Netflix miniseries | ||
| "align="center" | 2024–present | Sony Pictures Television Amazon MGM Studios Annapurna Television Point Grey Pictures | co-animation | ||
| Magic: The Gathering | "align="center" | TBA | Netflix Animation Hasbro Entertainment Octopie Snowball Studios | created by Jeff Kline | |
| Moon Lake | "align="center" | TBA | Heavy Metal Studios | ||
| Grounded | TBA | Xbox[5] |
| Show | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nutcracker Prince | 1990 | Lacewood Productions | additional opaquing services | |
| Rover Dangerfield | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1991 | Hyperion Pictures | additional animation services |
| Adventures in Dinosaur City | Smart Egg Pictures | ink and paint | ||
| Bebe's Kids | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 1992 | Hyperion Pictures | additional animation services |
| The New Adventures of Little Toot | Strand Home Video | pre-production art services | ||
| Once Upon a Forest | 1993 | Hanna-Barbera | animation | |
| Balto | 1995 | Amblimation | animation, uncredited | |
| Space Jam | 1996 | Warner Bros. Animation | animation | |
| Anastasia | 1997 | Fox Animation Studios | animation | |
| The Prince of Egypt | 1998 | "align="center" rowspan="3" | DreamWorks Animation | animation services |
| The Road to El Dorado | "align="center" rowspan="3" | 2000 | additional final line services and special effects | |
| animation | ||||
| Titan A.E. | Fox Animation Studios | animation, uncredited | ||
| 2001 | The Tooniversal Company | additional animation production | ||
| "align="center" rowspan="2" | 2002 | DreamWorks Animation | additional final line services | |
| Eight Crazy Nights | Columbia Pictures | additional animation | ||
| 2003 | DreamWorks Animation | additional final line services | ||
| 2004 | Mega Bloks | animation | ||
| "align="center" rowspan="2" | 2005 | Warner Bros. Animation | additional animation | |
| Dragons II: The Metal Ages | Mega Bloks | animation | ||
| Happily N'Ever After | 2006 | Vanguard Animation | additional animation | |
| Wubbzy's Big Movie! | 2008 | Starz Media | additional animation | |
| The Prophet | 2014 | Participant Media | CGI animation | |
| Albert | 2016 | Nickelodeon Animation Studios | animation | |
| Lucky | 2019 | animation | ||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | 2021 | Walt Disney Pictures | animation | |
| The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild | 2022 | Walt Disney Pictures 20th Century Studios | animation | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Walt Disney Pictures | animation | ||
| 2023 | animation |
| Show | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhere in the Arctic... | 1987 | CalArts | ink and paint | ||
| Lea Press on Limbs | "align="center" rowspan="3" | 1988 | production services | ||
| The Thing What Lurked in the Tub | ink and paint | ||||
| Black Hula | International Rocketship | trace and paint | |||
| Palm Springs | 1989 | "align="center" rowspan="2" | CalArts | ink and paint | |
| Dogpile | 1991 | ink and paint | |||
| The Wish That Changed Christmas | 1991 | McDonald's | assistant animation | ||
| Whoopass Stew! | "align="center" rowspan="5" | 1992 | CalArts | "align="center" rowspan="4" | ink and paint |
| Performance Art: Starring Chainsaw Bob | |||||
| Thanks for the Mammaries | "align="center" rowspan="2" | CalArts | |||
| Bulimiator | |||||
| Itsy Bitsy Spider | Hyperion Pictures | additional animation services | |||
| Mirabelle and Me | 1994 | Nelvana/Tiger Electronics | key animation | ||
| Wanna Be a Dino Finder | 1995 | Cloud 9 Interactive | video game; animation | ||
| But Where Does It Come From? | "align="center" rowspan="3" | 1996 | Playhouse Pictures | ||
| Gregory and Me | Kideo | ||||
| The Fennels Figure Math | McGraw Hill Home Interactive | video game; animation | |||
| My Party with Barney | 1998 | Kideo | animation | ||
| Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Kindergarten | 2000 | Disney Interactive | video game; animation | ||
| The Christmas Orange | 2002 | ||||
| Def Jam Vendetta | 2003 | EA Canada | video game; additional animation | ||
| SuperFuckers | 2012–2013 | Frederator Studios | |||
| Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program | 2013–2016 | Nickelodeon | "Earmouse and Bottle", "Space Mission: Danger" | ||
| Rick and Morty Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse | "align="center" rowspan="2" | 2017 | Titmouse, Inc./Williams Street | ||
| Monster High Adventures of the Ghoul Squad | Mattel Creations |