Wang Film Productions
Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese animation studio that was founded in 1978. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei with offices in Los Angeles, California, is one of the oldest and most prolific animation studios in Taiwan, and has done traditional hand-drawn 2D animation and ink-and-paint for various animated TV shows and films for studios across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
History
Wang Film/Cuckoo's Nest, the studio's original name, was founded by James Chung-Yuan Wang, Hsu Chih-wei and Lu Kuang-chi started the studio in 1978 as a Taiwanese subcontractor for various Japanese animation studios and also an overseas facility for the American animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Hanna-Barbera sent Jerry Smith to help set up the company and eventually owned half the company. Many employees from Chunghwa Cartoon came to work at Cuckoo's Nest Studio along with employees from Ying Ren Cartoon and Shang Shang. Don Patterson was brought on board as a trainer. The company started with about 50 employees but soon had 300.In the company's first year, 17 episodes were produced for Hanna-Barbera. Quickly, they had contracts with Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal.
With increased wages and foreign exchange rates, Cuckoo's was being priced out of the outsourcing market. Thus the CNS began restructuring. A Mainland Chinese subsidiary was opened in 1990 in Zhuhai, southern Guangdong province. In 1991, Cuckoo's Nest had to lay off 200 employees in Taipei. The company began computerization to reduce costs, while training some that would have been laid off to operate the computers. By 1993, the company had capacity to produce 200 half-hour episodes each year. In 1993, a Shanghai unit, possibly a joint venture, was under consideration with Bangkok as an alternative. Also, internal developed and produced material was expected to start hitting the market in mid-1994.
In early 1991, Hanna-Barbera sold its digital ink-and-paint software to the company which was developed by Marc Levoy.
The company is also notable for their work on the overseas production for Nelvana's Care Bears franchise, Film Roman's Garfield and Friends and Bobby's World, Klasky Csupo's Rugrats pilot and first season, Disney's DuckTales and Stretch Films' Courage the Cowardly Dog. They also helped produce effects for the 1982 film Tron and some Peanuts television specials, production ink & paint matting, and animation assistance.
Filmography
TV series
Outsourced from Hanna-Barbera| Show | Year | Notes |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | 1977–1980 | credited as Jerry Smith |
| Laff-A-Lympics | 1978 | season 2 |
| Godzilla | 1978–1979 | uncredited |
| Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | 1979 | uncredited |
| Super Friends | 1980–1983 | credited as James Wang |
| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | 1980–1981 | credited as James Wang |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1981–1982 | credited as James Wang |
| The Little Rascals | 1982–1983 | credited as James Wang |
| Shirt Tales | 1982–1983 | credited as James Wang |
| The Dukes | 1983 | credited as James Wang |
| The Biskitts | 1983 | credited as James Wang |
| Monchhichis | 1983 | credited as James Wang |
| The Smurfs | 1983–1989 | seasons 3-4; credited as James Wang, seasons 6-9; animation production shared with Toei Animation in season 7 |
| Pac-Man | 1983 | season 2; credited as James Wang |
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | 1983 | credited as James Wang |
| Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | 1984 | credited as James Wang |
| Snorks | 1984–1985 | season 1; credited as James Wang |
| Challenge of the GoBots | 1984–1985 | season 1; credited as James Wang |
| The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | 1985–1992 | direct-to-video series; 5 episodes: "Samson and Delilah", "Noah's Ark", "Daniel and the Lion's Den", "The Nativity", and "The Creation" |
| The Jetsons | 1985 | season 2; credited as James Wang |
| Paw Paws | 1985–1986 | |
| Yogi's Treasure Hunt | 1985–1988 | |
| Galtar and the Golden Lance | 1985–1986 | |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | 1985 | |
| The New Adventures of Jonny Quest | 1986–1987 | |
| Wildfire | 1986 | |
| The Flintstone Kids | 1986–1987 | |
| Pound Puppies | 1986 | season 1 |
| Foofur | 1986 | season 1 |
| Popeye and Son | 1987 | |
| A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | 1988–1991 | |
| The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | 1988 | |
| The Further Adventures of SuperTed | 1989 | |
| Timeless Tales from Hallmark | 1990–1991 | direct-to-video series |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | 1990 | Season 1 |
| Tom & Jerry Kids | 1990–1993 | |
| Gravedale High | 1990 | |
| The Pirates of Dark Water | 1991–1993 | |
| Yo Yogi! | 1991 | |
| Capitol Critters | 1992 | |
| 2 Stupid Dogs | 1993–1995 | |
| What a Cartoon! | 1995 | "Dino: Stay Out!" |
Outsourced from Disney Television Animation
| Show | Year | Notes |
| DuckTales | 1987; 1989–90 | select episodes |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | 1989–90 | 16 Season 2 episodes: The Luck Stops Here, An Elephant Never Suspects, Fake Me to Your Leader, Last Train to Cashville, The Case of the Cola Cult, Throw Mummy from the Train, A Wolf in Cheap Clothing, Robocat, Does Pavlov Ring a Bell, Seer No Evil, Chocolate Chips, The Last Leprechaun, Double 'O Chipmunk, It's a Bird, It's Insane, It's Dale!, Short Order Crooks and Out of Scale |
| TaleSpin | 1990–91 | 8 episodes: The Bigger They Are, the Louder the Oink, Bearly Alive, On a Wing and Bear, The Old Man and the SeaDuck, Sheepskin Deep, Waiders of the Wost Tweasure, Mach One for the Gipper and A Jolly Molly Christmas |
| Darkwing Duck | 1991 | 3 episodes: The Darkwing Squad, Inside Binkie's Brain and Slime Okay, You're Okay |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | 1991 | 5 episodes: "Sorry, Wrong Slusher", "A Pooh Day Afternoon", "Home is Where the Home Is", "The Wise Have It", "To Dream the Impossible Scheme" |
| Goof Troop | 1992–93 | 8 episodes: Buddy Building, Where There's a Will, There's a Goof, Terminal Pete, Rally Round the Goof, Frankengoof, Calling All Goofs, Pistolgeist and Tee for Two |
| Raw Toonage | 1992 | |
| Bonkers | 1993–94 | 4 episodes |
| Marsupilami | 1993–94 | |
| The Little Mermaid | 1993–94 | |
| Aladdin | 1994 | 14 episodes: Elemental, My Dear Jasmine, To Cure a Thief, My Fair Aladdin, Web of Fear, Seems Like Old Crimes: Part 1, Seems Like Old Crimes: Part 2, The Love Bug, The Vapor Chase, The Day the Bird Stood Still, Smells Like Trouble, Armored and Dangerous, Dune Quixote, The Prophet Motive and Sea No Evil |
| Gargoyles | 1995 | "Enter Macbeth" |
| The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show | 1995 | |
| Timon & Pumbaa | 1995–1999 | |
| Mighty Ducks | 1996–1997 | 2 episodes: "Dungeons and Ducks", "Puck Fiction" |
| Quack Pack | 1996 | 5 episodes |
| Jungle Cubs | 1996–1998 | |
| 101 Dalmatians: The Series | 1997–1998 | 12 episodes |
| Hercules: The Animated Series | 1998–1999 | 12 episodes |
| The Weekenders | 2000–2001 | |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | 2000–01 | 10 episodes |
| Teacher's Pet | 2001 | 9 episodes |
| The Legend of Tarzan | 2001–2003 | |
| Fillmore! | 2002 | 21 episodes |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | 2003–05 | 13 episodes |
| Dave the Barbarian | 2004–05 | 13 episodes |
| Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | 2004–06 | |
| W.I.T.C.H. | 2004–05 | Season 1 |
| American Dragon: Jake Long | 2005–07 | 14 episodes |
| The Emperor's New School | 2006–08 | 23 episodes |
| The Replacements | 2006–09 | 23 episodes |
| Phineas and Ferb | 2007–15 | |
| The 7D | 2015–16 | Season 2 |
| Milo Murphy's Law | 2016–19 | with Synergy Animation |
Outsourced from Warner Bros. Animation
| Show | Year | Notes |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990–92 | 31 episodes: The Looney Beginning, You Asked for It, Rock 'n' Roar, Career Oppor-Toon-ities, Dating, Acme Acres Style, Hare Raising Night, Citizen Max, Prom-ise Her Anything, The Acme Acres Zone, Starting from Scratch, Looking Out for the Little Guy, Spring in Acme Acres, Ask Mr. Popular, Europe in 30 Minutes, Fairy Tales for the 90's, Here's Hamton, No Toon Is An Island, Return to the Acme Acres Zone, Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool!, Viewer Mail Day, New Character Day, K-ACME TV, High Toon, Going Places, Best of Buster Day, Toon TV, New Class Day, Flea for Your Life, Weekday Afternoon Live, Buster's Directorial Debut and The Horror of Slumber Party Mountain |
| Taz-Mania | 1991–95 | |
| Animaniacs | 1993–98 | |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1995–98 | |
| Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain | 1998 | |
| Histeria! | 1998–2000 | |
| Detention | 1999–2000 | |
| Baby Looney Tunes | 2002–03 | |
| What's New, Scooby-Doo? | 2002–03 | 4 episodes: It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine, Roller Ghoster Ride, A Scooby-Doo Christmas and Pompeii and Circumstance |
| Ozzy & Drix | 2002–04 |
Outsourced from DIC Entertainment
| Show | Year | Notes | Client |
| Les Aventures de Plume d'Elan | 1979–81 | DIC Audiovisuel | |
| Ulysses 31 | 1981–82 | uncredited | DIC Audiovisuel |
| Inspector Gadget | 1983 | season 1 only, 12 episodes: Down on the Farm, Gadget at the Circus, The Amazon, Movie Set, Amusement Park, Art Heist, M.A.D. Trap, Eye of the Dragon, King Wrong, Pirate Island, Smeldorado and So It Is Written | DIC Entertainment |
| Kidd Video | 1984 | first season only | DIC Entertainment Saban Productions |
| Heathcliff | 1984 85 | credited as James Wang | DIC Entertainment |
| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | 1985–86 | Animation production shared with Shaft and Hanho Heung-Up | DIC Entertainment |
| Kissyfur | 1988 | season 2 only | DIC Entertainment Saban Productions |
| The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil | 1988 | DIC Entertainment | |
| Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters | 1988 | Slimer! segments | DIC Entertainment |
| New Kids on the Block | 1990 | DIC Enterprises | |
| Street Sharks | 1995 | season 2 only | DIC Productions, L.P. |
Outsourced from Nelvana
| Show | Year | Notes |
| Ewoks | 1985–86 | |
| The Care Bears Family | 1986–88 | |
| Madballs: Escape from Orb | 1986 | |
| The Video Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog | 1988 | |
| Beetlejuice | 1989–91 | |
| Eek! The Cat | 1992–97 | |
| Family Dog | 1993 | |
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | 1993–94 | |
| Free Willy | 1994–95 | |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | 1995–97 | seasons 1–2 |
| Stickin' Around | 1996 | Season 1 |
| Pippi Longstocking | 1997–98 | |
| The Future Is Wild | 2007–08 |
Outsourced from other studios
Television films and specials
The Betty Boop Movie Mystery The Bug Hunt Care Bears Nutcracker Suite Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Christmas in Tattertown Dieter: Der Film The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special Garfield's Feline Fantasies and Garfield Gets a Life Hägar the Horrible: Hägar Knows Best Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 TV movies Peanuts Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights Tiny Toon Spring Break The Town Santa Forgot The Wind in the WillowsFeature films
Original productionsUncle Niou's Great Adventure Doraemon Robot Wars Funky Space MonkeyFire Ball Lin WangOutsourced productionsThe Adventures of Brer Rabbit Aladdin An All Dogs Christmas Carol All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Annabelle's Wish Babes in Toyland Balto II: Wolf Quest Balto III: Wings of Change Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Bebe's Kids Bionicle: Mask of Light Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows The Brave Little Toaster Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland The Care Bears Movie Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure Curious George The Emperor's New Groove Felidae FernGully: The Last Rainforest FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Hercules: Zero to Hero Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever How to Hook Up Your Home Theater Jetsons: The Movie Joseph: King of Dreams The Land Before Time The Lion King Leroy & Stitch Lilo & Stitch The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical Mulan Mulan II My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds My Little Pony: Friends are Never Far Away My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure My Scene Goes Hollywood Once Upon a Forest The Pagemaster Phineas and Ferb
- * Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown
- * Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation
- * Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted by Kelly Osbourne
- * Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
- * Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
- * Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- * Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
- * Tales from the Resistance: Back to the 2nd Dimension
- * Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
- * Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Pippi Longstocking Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw The Prince and the Pauper The Pumpkin of Nyefar Rover Dangerfield The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico Tarzan & Jane Tarzan The Thief and the Cobbler Tom and Jerry: The Movie Tom Sawyer Tron Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie
- ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain''
Others
- ''MGM Sing Alongs''
CGCG
CGCG, Inc. is a leading CGI computer animation studio based in Taiwan since 1988.Productions
CGCGCGCG
| Show | Year | Notes | Client |
| Pet Alien | 2006–07 | Taffy Entertainment |
CGCG Studio
| Show | Year | Notes | Client |
| Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO | 2004 | "The Howl that Dyed the Setting Sun" | Sunrise |
| Genki Genki Nontan | 2004 | ||
| Zoids: Genesis | 2005–06 | CG | ShoPro |
| Rockman.EXE Beast | 2006 | Xebec | |
| Saru Get You -On Air- | 2006–07 | Xebec | |
| Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars | 2007 | "Bian's Final Will" | OLM, Inc. |
| Abunai Sisters Koko & Mika | 2009 | CGI modeling | |
| Appleseed XIII | 2011 | motion-capture; production coordination | Production I.G |
| Blade & Soul | 2014 | ending animation motion capture | Gonzo |
| Schwarzesmarken | 2016 | ixtl/Liden Films | |
| Ajin: Demi-Human | 2016 | motion-capture assistance | Polygon Pictures |
| Aikatsu Stars! | 2016–18 | CGI cooperation | Bandai Namco Pictures |
| The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar | 2018 | EMT Squared | |
| The Magnificent Kotobuki | 2019 | CGI cooperation for episodes 11 and 12 | Digital Frontier |
| Ultraman | 2019–2023 | rigging assistance | Production I.G Netflix |
| Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | 2020–present | rigging | Production I.G Netflix |
| Eden | 2021 | Qubic Pictures Netflix |
Continuations
CGCG| Show | Year | Notes | Client |
| Donkey Kong Country | 1999–2000 | Nelvana |
Thai Wang Film Productions
Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. is a division of Wang Film Productions located in Bangkok, Thailand.Productions
Goof Troop - ink & paint for 6 episodesThe Thief and the Cobbler Gargoyles - "Awakening, Part 2"Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken Timon & Pumbaa Road Rovers Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series Quack Pack - 2 episodesJungle Cubs 101 Dalmatians: The Series - 13 episodesBabes in Toyland The Adventures of Paddington Bear Belle's Magical World Hercules: The Animated Series - 5 episodesAn All Dogs Christmas Carol Max und Moritz Hercules: Zero to Hero Detention Dragon Tales Courage the Cowardly Dog Poochini's Yard Heavy Metal 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command What's New, Scooby-Doo? Franklin's Magic Christmas Back to School with Franklin Stuart Little: The Animated Series The Pumpkin of Nyefar- ''Leroy & Stitch''