Harvey Films (also known as Harvey Entertainment, The Harvey Entertainment Company or simply Harvey) is the production arm of comic book publisher

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by A ...

. It was a family business formed in the 1940s and was founded in 1957. In the early 1960s, they created Harvey Funnies, the original entertainment company to produce ''The New Casper Cartoon Show''. Currently, Harvey Films is owned by

DreamWorks Classics Classic Media, LLC, doing business as DreamWorks Classics, is an American entertainment company owned by DreamWorks Animation, which is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It was founded as Classic Media ...

, formerly Classic Media, which is owned by

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, which is also owned by

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all owned by

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Harvey Films v. Columbia Pictures

On October 28, 1986, Harvey Films had a lawsuit with

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

claiming that the logo for the film ''Ghostbusters'' was similar to the logo for ''

The Ghostly Trio The Ghostly Trio (consisting of Stretch, Fatso, and Stinkie, formerly Fatso, Fusso, and Lazo) are fictional characters appearing in Harvey Comics. They are well known for being the uncles of Casper the Friendly Ghost. Their first animated appeara ...

'', specifically the ghost in the logo was similar to ''Fatso'', and Columbia argued that ''Fatso'' was only a portion of their, at the time, renewed trademark, and there were three ghosts instead of just one. The court argued that the logos are largely dissimilar and that ''The Ghostly Trio'' had only the words of the trademark and the three ghosts while the logo for ''Ghostbusters'' has a sign for

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with only the torso and head of only one ghost. The expressions are different, with their ghosts having mischievous or evil facial expressions, while the other one is bewildered. The court said "''Accordingly, the Court concludes that the claimed likelihood of confusion has no material basis in fact. The sole evidence which Harvey has produced on this issue are excerpts from magazine articles which suggest a general association between the "Ghostbusters" logo and "Casper" comics. It is clear from reading these articles that there was no confusion whatsoever on the part of the authors. A finding of general association, that the "Ghostbusters" logo is reminiscent of "Casper" characters, does not mean that the prospective moviegoer in purchasing a ticket for "Ghostbusters" thinks that he is going to see a "Casper" cartoon. Neither does it mean that he will think that "Ghostbusters" is derived from "Casper" cartoons or that it is sponsored by the same source as "Casper."'' " The court dismissed the case for not violating their trademark.

List of ''Harvey Films'' productions

Theatrical films *'' The Sad Sack'' (1957 film starring

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

) *'' Richie Rich'' (1994 theatrical film) (co-production with Warner Bros. Family Entertainment) *''

Casper Casper may refer to: People * Casper (given name) * Casper (surname) * Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque * Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 * Da ...

'' (1995 theatrical film) (co-production with

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

and

Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment, Inc., formerly named Amblin Productions and Steven Spielberg Productions, is an American film production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg, and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marsha ...

) TV series *'' Matty's Funday Funnies'' (1959–1962) *'' The New Casper Cartoon Show'' (1963–1964) (co-production with Paramount Cartoon Studios) *'' Casper and the Angels'' (1979–1980) (co-production with

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

) **''

Casper's Halloween Special ''Casper's Halloween Special'' (also known as ''Casper Saves Halloween'' and ''Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother'') is a 1979 animated Halloween television special produced by Hanna-Barbera featuring Casper the Friendly G ...

'' (TV special) (1979) (co-production with

) **''

Casper's First Christmas ''Casper's First Christmas'' is a 1979 animated Christmas television special and crossover produced by Hanna-Barbera. It features Casper the Friendly Ghost and his friend Hairy Scarey from the animated series '' Casper and the Angels''. The speci ...

'' (TV special) (1979) (co-production with

) *''

The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show ''The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (And Scrappy Too!)'' is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on ABC from November 8, 1980, to November 7, 1981. The program contained segments of ...

'' (1980–1982) (co-production with

) *''

The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show ''The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show'' is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated package show co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King World Productions and broadcast on ABC from September 25, 1982 to September 3, 1983. The show ...

'' (1982–1984) (co-production with

) *'' Casper and Friends'' (1990–1994) *''Casper: Classics'' (1994–1995) *'' The Baby Huey Show'' (1994–1996) (co-production with Carbunkle Cartoons (season 1) and

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(season 2)) *''

'' (1996–1998) (aka ''

The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper ''The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper'' is an animated television spin-off and a sequel of the feature film ''Casper'', which, in turn, was based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character of Casper the Friendly Ghost. Production At the time ...

'') (co-production with

Amblin Television Amblin Television is the television production division of Amblin Partners. It was established in 1984 by Amblin Entertainment as a small-screen production arm for Steven Spielberg's '' Amazing Stories'' anthology series for NBC. The company h ...

and

Universal Cartoon Studios Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio and a division of Universal Pictures, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels ...

) *'' Richie Rich'' (1996) (co-production with

) *'' The Harveytoons Show'' (1996–2001) *''

Casper's Scare School ''Casper's Scare School'' (also known as ''Casper's Scare School: The Movie'') is a 2006 computer animated television film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. The film premiered on Cartoon Network on October 2 ...

'' (2009) (co-production with The Harvey Entertainment Company) *''

Harvey Girls Forever! ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' (originally titled ''Harvey Street Kids'' in its first season, then retroactively retitled) is an American animated comedy television series produced by Brendan Hay and Aliki Theofilopoulos for DreamWorks Animation Tel ...

'' (2018–2020) (co-production with

DreamWorks Animation Television DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV or simply DAT) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast' ...

) Direct-to-video *'' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'' (1997) (co-production with

Saban Entertainment Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and ...

and

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment (commonly referred to as 20th Home Video, or 20th Home Entertainment, formerly known as 20th Century-Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video, Fox Video, and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) is a home video label of Wa ...

) *''

Casper Meets Wendy ''Casper Meets Wendy'' is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon characters Casper the Friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Little Witch. The film is a sequel to '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'', and is the second ...

'' (1998) (co-production with

and

) *'' Richie Rich's Christmas Wish'' (1998) (co-production with

and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment) *'' Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure'' (1999) (co-production with

Columbia TriStar Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (abbreviated as SPHE) is the home video distribution division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. Background SPHE is responsible for the distribution of the Sony Pictures li ...

) *''

Casper's Haunted Christmas ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'' is a 2000 computer-animated Christmas supernatural dark comedy film produced by Harvey Comics and Mainframe Entertainment, based on the character Casper the Friendly Ghost, and was released by Universal Studios Home ...

'' (2000) (co-production with

Universal Home Entertainment Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc and MCA Videocassette, Inc.) is the home video distribution division of Am ...

and Mainframe Entertainment) *''

'' (2006) (co-production with Philips Filmstudio Inc.)

References

External links

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