Bardel Entertainment

Bardel Entertainment
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAnimation
Founded1987; 39 years ago (1987)
FounderBarry Ward
Delna Bhesania
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key peopleTina Chow (CEO)
Richard Grieve (COO)
ParentRainbow (2015–present)
Websitebardel.ca Edit this on Wikidata

Bardel Entertainment (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.

Bardel is involved in the acquisition, development, production and distribution of animated programming. 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, an Italian studio owned by Iginio Straffi and formerly co-owned by Paramount Skydance until January 2023.

In September 2021, Bardel appointed Tina Chow as CEO and Richard Grieve as COO.

Logo used until 2022

Filmography

Television

Show Year(s) Co-production(s) Note
Potato Head Kids 1987 Episodes 16–23
Captain N: The Game Master 1989–1991 DIC Entertainment
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 1989 Walt Disney Television
The Raccoons 1990 Gillis-Wiseman Productions
Evergreen Raccoons Television Productions		 "Black Belt Bentley!" (camera, xeroxing, and opaquing)
The Ren & Stimpy Show Nickelodeon "Big House Blues” (ink and paint)
Britannica's Tales Around the World 1991 Encyclopædia Britannica "The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son" (xeroxing}
Fish Police 1992 Hanna-Barbera
Fievel's American Tails Universal Cartoon Studios
Nelvana		 additional production facility
Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire 1992–1993 DIC Entertainment
Stunt Dawgs
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
Street Sharks 1994–1997 DIC Entertainment
Problem Child 1994 Universal Cartoon Studios storyboards (season 2)
The Magic School Bus 1994–1997 Scholastic
Nelvana		 pre-production
Phantom 2040 1994–1996 Hearst Entertainment
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? 1994–1999 DIC Entertainment
Magic Adventures of Mumfie 1994–1995 The Britt Allcroft Company additional animation (season 1)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 1995–1997 Klasky Csupo
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		 storyboards
Gadget Boy & Heather 1995 DIC Entertainment
Little Bear Nelvana
The Savage Dragon Universal Cartoon Studios
What-a-Mess DIC Entertainment
Stickin' Around 1996–1997 Nelvana storyboards (season 1), animation (season 2)
Flash Gordon Hearst Entertainment storyboards and sheet direction
The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo 1996 pre-production
The Oz Kids Hyperion Pictures storyboards
Bruno the Kid 1996–1997 Film Roman pre-production
Jumanji: The Series 1996–1999 Adelaide Productions
Project G.e.e.K.e.R. 1996
The Mouse and the Monster Saban Entertainment ink and paint
The Prince of Atlantis 1997 Ravensburger Film + TV pre-production
Ivanhoe the King's Knight CINAR
Rugrats Klasky Csupo
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		 storyboards
Cartoon Sushi MTV Animation "Howl", ink and paint on "Man's Best Friend"
Flying Rhino Junior High 1998–2000 Nelvana additional production facility
George and Martha 1999–2000
Milo's Bug Quest 2000 Sunwoo Entertainment pre-production
Marsupilami Marathon Productions
Marsu Productions		 storyboards
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Williams Street additional animation services
Zoog Disney 2000–2002 Disney Channel
Bob and Margaret 2001 Nelvana Season 3
Seven Little Monsters 2001–2002 Nelvana additional production facility
¡Mucha Lucha! 2002–2005 Warner Bros. Animation
Silverwing 2003 Philippine Animation Studio
The Buzz on Maggie 2005 Walt Disney Television Animation
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera 2006 Nickelodeon Animation Studio pilot
Viva Piñata 2006–2009 4Kids Entertainment
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! 2006–2010 Bolder Media
Starz Media
Where My Dogs At? 2006 MTV Animation
6 Point Harness
Chaotic 2006–2008 4Kids Entertainment season 1
WordWorld 2007–2008 WTTW Chicago
Edgar & Ellen Star Farm Productions
Zeke's Pad 2008–2010 Leaping Lizard Productions
Avrill Stark Entertainment
Flying Bark Productions
Pearlie 2009–2010 Nelvana
Neighbors from Hell 2010 MoonBoy Animation
Planet Sheen 2010–2011 Nickelodeon Animation Studio additional animation
Fanboy & Chum Chum 2011–2012 Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		 season 2
Bob's Burgers 2011 Bento Box Entertainment season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012–2017 Nickelodeon Animation Studio
LowBar Productions
Monsters vs. Aliens 2013–2014 DreamWorks Animation
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Teen Titans Go! 2013–present Warner Bros. Animation
Mother Up! 2013–14 Breakthrough Entertainment
Rick and Morty 2013–2025 Williams Street animation (seasons 1–8)
VeggieTales in the House 2014–2016 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 Disney Television Animation season 4
Dinotrux 2015–2018 DreamWorks Animation Television
DC Super Hero Girls Warner Bros. Animation
Dawn of the Croods 2015 DreamWorks Animation Television "The Mean Warts", "School of Hard Rocks", "Garden of Eaten"
Mack & Moxy 2016 Georgia Public Broadcasting
HarmonQuest 2016–2019 Starburns Industries
Universal Content Productions
VeggieTales in the City 2017 DreamWorks Animation Television
Angry Birds Blues Rovio Entertainment
Furze World Wonders 2017 YouTube
44 Cats 2018–2021 Rainbow
The Dragon Prince 2018–2024 Wonderstorm
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty 2019 Funrise
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders 2019–2022 DreamWorks Animation Television
Solar Opposites 2020–2022 20th Television Animation Seasons 1–3
Gen:Lock 2021 Rooster Teeth Studios co-animation; Season 2
SuperKitties 2023 Sony Pictures Television Kids co-animation; Season 1 only
Carol & The End of The World Netflix Animation original Netflix miniseries
Sausage Party: Foodtopia 2024–2025 Sony Pictures Television
Amazon MGM Studios
Annapurna Television
Point Grey Pictures		 co-animation
Mermaid Magic Rainbow animation
Magic: The Gathering TBA Netflix Animation
Hasbro Entertainment
Wizards of the Coast
Moon Lake Heavy Metal Studios
Grounded Xbox Game Studios

Film

Show Year(s) Co-production(s) Notes
The Nutcracker Prince 1990 Lacewood Productions additional opaquing services
Rover Dangerfield 1991 Hyperion Pictures additional animation services
Adventures in Dinosaur City Smart Egg Pictures ink and paint
Bebe's Kids 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
The Prince of Egypt 1998 DreamWorks Animation animation services
The Road to El Dorado 2000 additional final line services and special effects
Joseph: King of Dreams animation
Titan A.E. Fox Animation Studios animation, uncredited
Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu 2001 The Tooniversal Company additional animation production
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 2002 DreamWorks Animation additional final line services
Eight Crazy Nights Columbia Pictures additional animation
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 DreamWorks Animation additional final line services
Dragons: Fire and Ice 2004 Mega Bloks animation
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico 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
The Prophet 2014 Participant Media CGI animation
Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas 2015 Aardman Animations animation production
Albert 2016 Nickelodeon Animation Studio animation
Lucky 2019
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2021 Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild 2022 Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever 2023
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 2025
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway 2026

Other

Show Year(s) Co-production(s) Notes
Somewhere in the Arctic... 1987 CalArts ink and paint
Lea Press on Limbs 1988 production services
The Thing What Lurked in the Tub ink and paint
Black Hula International Rocketship trace and paint
Palm Springs 1989 CalArts ink and paint
Dogpile 1991 ink and paint
The Wish That Changed Christmas 1991 McDonald's assistant animation
Whoopass Stew! 1992 CalArts ink and paint
Performance Art: Starring Chainsaw Bob
Thanks for the Mammaries 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? 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 2017 Titmouse, Inc.
Williams Street
Monster High: Adventures of the Ghoul Squad Mattel Creations

References

  1. ↑ Hetherington, Janet (February 18, 2004). "Bardel Entertainment: Success Painted in Broad Strokes". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Company – Bardel Entertainment". Bardel.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  3. ↑ Getzler, Wendey (October 5, 2015). "Rainbow buys Canadian animation studio Bardel". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bianchi, Nicole (24 January 2023). "Good Morning, Cinecittà!". Cinecittà News (in Italian).
  5. ↑ Wit, Alex Dudok de (2021-10-05). "'Rick And Morty' Studio Bardel Entertainment Names New CEO, COO". www.cartoonbrew.com. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  6. ↑ White, Peter (2022-07-18). "Xbox Video Game 'Grounded' In The Works As Animated Series From 'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Brent Friedman". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2022-10-05.