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.
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 Raccoons1990 Gillis-Wiseman ProductionsEvergreen 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 Police1992 Hanna-Barbera Fievel's American Tails Universal Cartoon StudiosNelvana 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 CompanyNelvana additional production facility Street Sharks 1994–1997 DIC Entertainment Problem Child 1994 Universal Cartoon Studios storyboards (season 2) The Magic School Bus 1994–1997 ScholasticNelvana 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 CsupoNickelodeon Animation Studiostoryboards Gadget Boy & Heather 1995 DIC Entertainment Little Bear Nelvana The Savage Dragon Universal Cartoon Studios What-a-Mess DIC Entertainment Stickin' Around1996–1997 Nelvana storyboards (season 1), animation (season 2) Flash GordonHearst Entertainment storyboards and sheet direction The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo1996 pre-production The Oz Kids Hyperion Pictures storyboards Bruno the Kid 1996–1997 Film Romanpre-production Jumanji: The Series 1996–1999Adelaide Productions Project G.e.e.K.e.R.1996 The Mouse and the Monster Saban Entertainment ink and paint The Prince of Atlantis1997 Ravensburger Film + TVpre-production Ivanhoe the King's Knight CINAR Rugrats Klasky CsupoNickelodeon Animation Studio storyboards Cartoon Sushi MTV Animation "Howl", ink and paint on "Man's Best Friend" Flying Rhino Junior High 1998–2000Nelvanaadditional production facility George and Martha 1999–2000 Milo's Bug Quest2000 Sunwoo Entertainment pre-production Marsupilami Marathon ProductionsMarsu 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 MediaStarz Media Where My Dogs At? 2006 MTV Animation6 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 ProductionsAvrill Stark EntertainmentFlying 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 StudiosNickelodeon Animation Studio season 2 Bob's Burgers 2011 Bento Box Entertainment season 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012–2017 Nickelodeon Animation StudioLowBar Productions Monsters vs. Aliens 2013–2014 DreamWorks AnimationNickelodeon Animation Studio Teen Titans Go! 2013–present Warner Bros. Animation Mother Up! 2013–14 Breakthrough Entertainment Rick and Morty 2013–2025 Williams Streetanimation (seasons 1–8) VeggieTales in the House 2014–2016DreamWorks 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 Dinotrux2015–2018 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 IndustriesUniversal Content Productions VeggieTales in the City2017 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 SuperKitties2023 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 TelevisionAmazon MGM StudiosAnnapurna TelevisionPoint Grey Pictures co-animation Mermaid Magic Rainbow animation Magic: The GatheringTBA Netflix AnimationHasbro EntertainmentWizards 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 Dangerfield1991 Hyperion Pictures additional animation services Adventures in Dinosaur City Smart Egg Pictures ink and paint Bebe's Kids1992 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 1998DreamWorks Animation animation services The Road to El Dorado2000 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 Cimarron2002 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 Maléfico2005 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 2016Nickelodeon Animation Studio animation Lucky 2019 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2021Walt Disney Pictures20th Century Studios The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild2022 Walt Disney Pictures20th Century Studios20th Century Animation Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesWalt Disney Pictures20th Century Studios Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever 2023 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 2025
Other Show Year(s) Co-production(s) Notes Somewhere in the Arctic... 1987 CalArts ink and paint Lea Press on Limbs1988 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 CalArtsink and paint Performance Art: Starring Chainsaw Bob Thanks for the MammariesCalArts Bulimiator Itsy Bitsy Spider Hyperion Pictures additional animation services Mirabelle and Me 1994 NelvanaTiger 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 Corpse2017 Titmouse, Inc.Williams Street Monster High: Adventures of the Ghoul Squad Mattel Creations
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