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
ShowYearNotes
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels1977–1980credited as Jerry Smith
Laff-A-Lympics1978season 2
Godzilla 1978–1979uncredited
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing 1979uncredited
Super Friends1980–1983credited as James Wang
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang1980–1981credited as James Wang
Laverne & Shirley1981–1982credited as James Wang
The Little Rascals1982–1983credited as James Wang
Shirt Tales1982–1983credited as James Wang
The Dukes1983credited as James Wang
The Biskitts1983credited as James Wang
Monchhichis1983credited as James Wang
The Smurfs1983–1989seasons 3-4; credited as James Wang, seasons 6-9; animation production shared with Toei Animation in season 7
Pac-Man1983season 2; credited as James Wang
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show1983credited as James Wang
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show1984credited as James Wang
Snorks1984–1985season 1; credited as James Wang
Challenge of the GoBots1984–1985season 1; credited as James Wang
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible1985–1992direct-to-video series; 5 episodes: "Samson and Delilah", "Noah's Ark", "Daniel and the Lion's Den", "The Nativity", and "The Creation"
The Jetsons1985season 2; credited as James Wang
Paw Paws1985–1986
Yogi's Treasure Hunt1985–1988
Galtar and the Golden Lance1985–1986
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians1985
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest1986–1987
Wildfire1986
The Flintstone Kids1986–1987
Pound Puppies1986season 1
Foofur1986season 1
Popeye and Son1987
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo1988–1991
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley1988
The Further Adventures of SuperTed 1989
Timeless Tales from Hallmark1990–1991direct-to-video series
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures1990Season 1
Tom & Jerry Kids1990–1993
Gravedale High1990
The Pirates of Dark Water1991–1993
Yo Yogi!1991
Capitol Critters1992
2 Stupid Dogs1993–1995
What a Cartoon!1995"Dino: Stay Out!"

Outsourced from Disney Television Animation
ShowYearNotes
DuckTales1987; 1989–90select episodes
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers1989–9016 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
TaleSpin1990–918 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 Duck19913 episodes: The Darkwing Squad, Inside Binkie's Brain and Slime Okay, You're Okay
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh19915 episodes: "Sorry, Wrong Slusher", "A Pooh Day Afternoon", "Home is Where the Home Is", "The Wise Have It", "To Dream the Impossible Scheme"
Goof Troop1992–938 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 Toonage1992
Bonkers1993–944 episodes
Marsupilami1993–94
The Little Mermaid1993–94
Aladdin199414 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
Gargoyles1995"Enter Macbeth"
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show1995
Timon & Pumbaa1995–1999
Mighty Ducks1996–19972 episodes: "Dungeons and Ducks", "Puck Fiction"
Quack Pack19965 episodes
Jungle Cubs1996–1998
101 Dalmatians: The Series1997–199812 episodes
Hercules: The Animated Series1998–199912 episodes
The Weekenders2000–2001
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command2000–0110 episodes
Teacher's Pet20019 episodes
Tarzan |The Legend of Tarzan]2001–2003
Fillmore!200221 episodes
Lilo & Stitch: The Series2003–0513 episodes
Dave the Barbarian2004–0513 episodes
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers2004–06
W.I.T.C.H.2004–05Season 1
American Dragon: Jake Long2005–0714 episodes
The Emperor's New School2006–0823 episodes
The Replacements2006–0923 episodes
Phineas and Ferb2007–15
The 7D2015–16Season 2
Milo Murphy's Law2016–19with Synergy Animation

Outsourced from Warner Bros. Animation
ShowYearNotes
Tiny Toon Adventures1990–9231 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-Mania1991–95
Animaniacs1993–98
Pinky and the Brain1995–98
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain1998
Histeria!1998–2000
Detention1999–2000
Baby Looney Tunes2002–03
What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002–034 episodes: It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine, Roller Ghoster Ride, A Scooby-Doo Christmas and Pompeii and Circumstance
Ozzy & Drix2002–04

Outsourced from DIC Entertainment
ShowYearNotesClient
Les Aventures de Plume d'Elan 1979–81DIC Audiovisuel
Ulysses 31 1981–82uncreditedDIC Audiovisuel
Inspector Gadget1983season 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 WrittenDIC Entertainment
Kidd Video1984first season onlyDIC Entertainment
Saban Productions
Heathcliff1984 85credited as James WangDIC Entertainment
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling1985–86Animation production shared with Shaft and Hanho Heung-Up DIC Entertainment
Kissyfur1988season 2 onlyDIC Entertainment
Saban Productions
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil1988DIC Entertainment
Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters1988Slimer! segmentsDIC Entertainment
New [Kids on the Block |New Kids on the Block]1990DIC Enterprises
Street Sharks1995season 2 onlyDIC Productions, L.P.

Outsourced from Nelvana
ShowYearNotes
Ewoks1985–86
The [Care Bears Family]1986–88
Madballs: Escape from Orb1986
The Video Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog1988
Beetlejuice1989–91
Eek! The Cat1992–97
Family Dog1993
Tales from the Cryptkeeper1993–94
Free Willy 1994–95
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1995–97seasons 1–2
Stickin' Around1996Season 1
Pippi Longstocking1997–98
The Future Is Wild2007–08

Outsourced from other studios
ShowYearNotesClient
ThunderCats1985–86credited as James C.Y. WangRankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
SilverHawks 1986uncreditedRankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Lazer Tag Academy 1986Saban Productions
Rambo and the Forces of Freedom 1986Ruby-Spears Productions
The Comic Strip1987credited as James C.Y. WangRankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures1987–88Bakshi/Hyde Ventures
Garbage Pail Kids1987–88CBS Entertainment Productions
Wisdom of the Gnomes 1987–88BRB International
The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy1988CBS Entertainment Productions
Garfield and Friends1988–94Film Roman
Police Academy: The Animated Series1988–89Ruby-Spears Productions
Bobobobs 1988–89BRB Internacional
The Return of Dogtanian1989BRB Internacional
Dink, the Little Dinosaur1989–90Ruby-Spears Productions
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1989–92Murakami-Wolf-Swenson
Peter Pan and the Pirates1990–91Fox Children's Productions
Bobby's World1990–98Film Roman
Zazoo U1990Film Roman
Piggsburg Pigs! 1990uncreditedRuby-Spears Productions
Rugrats1990–92pilot and season 1Klasky Csupo
James Bond Jr. 1991Murakami-Wolf-Swenson
Mother Goose and Grimm1991Film Roman
Back to the Future: The Animated Series1991–92Universal Cartoon Studios
Fievel's American Tails1992Universal Cartoon Studios/Nelvana
Sandokan1992BRB International
The Pink Panther1993–95MGM Animation
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa1993Season 2Ruby-Spears Productions
The Itsy Bitsy Spider 1993–95Hyperion Animation
The Ren & Stimpy Show19943 episodesGames Animation
The Busy World of Richard Scarry1994–97seasons 2-5CINAR
Willy Fog 21994–95BRB Internacional
Fantastic Four1994season 1; animation production shared with Kennedy CartoonsMarvel Films
Mort & Phil1994BRB Internacional
Dog Tracer1994Marina Productions
Life with Louie 1994–98Hyperion Animation
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995season 1Hyperion Animation
The Mask: Animated Series1995season 1Film Roman
Littlest Pet Shop1995Sunbow Entertainment
The Little Lulu Show1995–96seasons 1-2CINAR
The Mozart Band1995BRB Internacional
Marathon Productions
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series1996–98Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
Hey Arnold!1996–9713 episodesGames Animation
The Oz Kids1996–97Hyperion Animation
The [Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]1997–99CINAR
France Animation
The Adventures of Paddington Bear1997–2001CINAR
Bibi Blocksberg1997Kiddinx
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor 1998Fred Wolf Films
Troll Tales1999
Chucklewood Critters1999season 2; animated by PT Asiana Wang
Dragon Tales1999–2000season 1 interstitialsAdelaide Productions
Courage the Cowardly Dog1999–2002Stretch Films
Generation O!2000–01Sunbow Entertainment
Poochini's Yard2000Wild Brain
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat2001–02CinéGroupe
Make Way for Noddy2001–06SD Entertainment
ChalkZone2002–05Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Jungledyret Hugo2002–03A. Film Production
Benjamin Blümchen2002–03Kiddinx
The Cartoon Cartoon Show2002"Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order — All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven"Cartoon Network Studios
Stuart Little: The Animated Series2003Adelaide Productions
Lenny & Sid2003Toonacious Family Entertainment
Momo2003
Winx Club2004season 1Rainbow S.p.A.
Stripperella20043 episodesSpike Animation
The Fairytaler2004–05
Alien Racers2005SD Entertainment
Random! Cartoons2006–07Nickelodeon Animation Studio
My Friends Tigger & Pooh2007–10Walt Disney Television Animation
Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot2007–08SD Entertainment
The Land Before Time2007–08Universal Animation Studios
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan2008–11Animation shared with Saerom AnimationNickelodeon Animation Studio
Curious George2018–19seasons 10-11Universal Animation Studios
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!2021additional animationBento Box Entertainment

Television films and specials

Original productions
  • Uncle Niou's Great Adventure
  • Doraemon Robot Wars
  • Funky Space Monkey
  • Fire Ball
  • Lin Wang
Outsourced productions
CGCG, Inc. is a leading CGI computer animation studio based in Taiwan since 1988.

Productions

CGCG
ShowYearNotesClient
Xcalibur2001–02Ellipsanime
Make Way for Noddy2001–03SD Entertainment
Bionicle2003–05; 2009film seriesLego
Tonka Tough Truck Adventures: The Biggest Show on Wheels2004SD Entertainment
Alien Racers2005SD Entertainment
D.I.C.E.2005CGXebec
My Friends Tigger & Pooh2007–10Walt Disney Television Animation
The Future Is Wild2007–08Nelvana
Tak and the Power of Juju2007–09six episodesNickelodeon Animation Studio
Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008–14Lucasfilm Animation
The Penguins of Madagascar2008–09"Popcorn Panic", "Launchtime", "Happy King Julien Day!", "Kingdom Come"Nickelodeon Animation Studio
DreamWorks Animation Television
Bob the Builder2009–12HIT Entertainment
SD Entertainment
Fanboy & Chum Chum2009–12Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Hero Factory2010–13Lego
Green Lantern: The Animated Series2012–13Warner Bros. Animation
Dragons: Riders of Berk2012–13layoutsDreamWorks Animation Television
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out2012
Beware the Batman2013–14Warner Bros. Animation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014–17Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Star Wars Rebels2014–18Lucasfilm Animation
Thunderbirds Are Go2015–20ITV Studios
Dragons: Race to the Edge2015–18animation for most episodes; layouts for a few episodesDreamWorks Animation Television
Netflix
Tales of Arcadia2016–21layouts and animationDreamWorks Animation Television
Netflix
Star Wars Resistance2018Lucasfilm Animation
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers2019–21asset creation and riggingDreamWorks Animation Television
Universal Pictures
Netflix
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous2020–2022DreamWorks Animation Television
Amblin Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Netflix
Doug Unplugs2020–2022DreamWorks Animation Television
Apple TV+
Star Wars: The Bad Batch2021–2024production servicesLucasfilm Animation
Disney+
Gabby's Dollhouse2021–presentproduction servicesDreamWorks Animation Television
Netflix
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2021–2022Mattel Television
Netflix
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms2021–2023DreamWorks Animation Television
Hulu
Peacock
Abominable and the Invisible City2022–2023DreamWorks Animation Television
Hulu
Peacock
Curses!2023–2024DreamWorks Animation Television
Sunday Night Productions
Apple TV+
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory2024–2025DreamWorks Animation Television
Amblin Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Netflix
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man2025–presentwith Polygon PicturesMarvel Studios Animation
Disney+
Bearbrick2025–presentDreamWorks Animation Television
Dentsu Entertainment
Apple TV+

CGCG
ShowYearNotesClient
Pet Alien2006–07Taffy Entertainment

CGCG Studio
ShowYearNotesClient
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO2004"The Howl that Dyed the Setting Sun"Sunrise
Genki Genki Nontan2004
Zoids: Genesis2005–06CGShoPro
Rockman.EXE Beast2006Xebec
Saru Get You -On Air-2006–07Xebec
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars2007"Bian's Final Will"OLM, Inc.
Abunai Sisters Koko & Mika2009CGI modeling
Appleseed XIII2011motion-capture; production coordinationProduction I.G
Blade & Soul2014ending animation motion captureGonzo
Schwarzesmarken2016ixtl/Liden Films
Ajin: Demi-Human2016motion-capture assistancePolygon Pictures
Aikatsu Stars!2016–18CGI cooperationBandai Namco Pictures
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar2018EMT Squared
The Magnificent Kotobuki2019CGI cooperation for episodes 11 and 12Digital Frontier
Ultraman2019–2023rigging assistanceProduction I.G
Netflix
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_20452020–presentriggingProduction I.G
Netflix
Eden2021Qubic Pictures
Netflix

Continuations

CGCG
ShowYearNotesClient
Donkey Kong Country 1999–2000Nelvana

Thai Wang Film Productions

Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. is a division of Wang Film Productions located in Bangkok, Thailand.

Productions

Hong Guang Animation Co., Ltd. is a division of Wang Film Productions located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Productions