Bumper Films, Inc. was a children's

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animation studio based in

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. They were best known for producing the original series of ''

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' (Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...

,'' which aired from 1987 to 1994 in the UK. They also produced '' Joshua Jones'', which aired briefly during 1992, ''

Starhill Ponies Star Hill Ponies is a British children's stop-motion animation series co-produced by Mike Young Productions and Bumper Films for S4C. It was the last production by Bumper Films before they shut down in February 2002. The voice actors are Jos ...

'', which aired from 1998 until 2002, and '' Rocky Hollow'', which aired from 1983 to 1987. After finishing production on ''Starhill Ponies'', the company became

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. A stake in the ''Fireman Sam'' brand was sold by owners

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in December 2001.

List of shows

References

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