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'' () is a British 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 and T ...

,'' which aired from 1987 to 1994 in the UK. They also produced '' Joshua Jones'', which aired briefly during 1992, '' Star Hill Ponies'', which aired from 1998 to 2002, and '' Rocky Hollow'', which aired from 1983 to 1987. After finishing production on ''Star Hill Ponies'', the company became dormant. A stake in the ''Fireman Sam'' brand was sold by owners

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in December 2001.

List of shows

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