Fred Wolf (born September 13, 1932) is an American

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and director. His works include the 1967 short subject '' The Box'', for which he won an

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; television specials such as '' The Point!'' and '' Free to Be...You and Me'', and television series such as ''

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'', '' James Bond Jr.'', and Sarah Ferguson’s '' Budgie the Little Helicopter''. Wolf was also responsible for the famous Tootsie Pops “How Many Licks” commercial. In the 1960s, Wolf set up a studio in

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with Japanese-American animator Jimmy T. Murakami (later of '' The Snowman''). The studio was called Murakami-Wolf Films. In 1978, animator

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became a partner, and the company became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. Both Murakami and Swenson eventually left the company, and in 1992, it became

Fred Wolf Films Fred Wolf Films is an American animation studio founded in 1967 by Fred Wolf and Jimmy T. Murakami. It was founded as MW (Murakami-Wolf). It later became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (MWS) when Charles Swenson became a full partner in 1978 ...

. In 1989, MWS established a satellite studio in

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, known as Murakami-Wolf Dublin before eventually adopting its current name (Fred Wolf Films Dublin). In this studio, each project is produced by a dedicated Irish crew.

Productions

Among the various series produced by or involving Fred Wolf: * ''

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'' (1988, 11 episodes on NBC) * '' Barnyard Commandos'' (1990, 13 episodes in syndication) * '' The California Raisin Show'' (1989, 13 episodes on CBS) * ''

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'' (1987–1988, 30 episodes in syndication) * ''

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'' (1960–1965, 102 episodes on ABC) * ''Hollywood Dogs'' (1989, 13 episodes in syndication) * '' James Bond Jr.'' (1991, 13 episodes in syndication) * '' The Little Clowns of Happytown'' (1987, 13 episodes on ABC) * '' The New Adventures of Speed Racer'' (1993–1994, 26 episodes in syndication) * ''

'' (1987–1989, 80 episodes in syndication, and 1990–1996, 113 episodes on CBS) * '' The Wuzzles'' (1985, 13 episodes on CBS) Movies produced/directed/animated by Fred Wolf: * '' Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' (1964) (animator) * '' The Box'' (1967) * '' The Point!'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Down and Dirty Duck'' (1974) (as Bill Wolf) (assistant animator only) * '' The Mouse and His Child'' (1977) * '' Puff the Magic Dragon'' (1978, on CBS) * '' Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies'' (1979, on CBS) * '' The Little Rascals Christmas Special'' (1979 on NBC) * '' The World of Strawberry Shortcake'' (1980, in syndication) * '' Carlton Your Doorman'' (1980 on CBS) * '' Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz'' (1980, on CBS) * '' Strawberry Shortcake: Big Apple City'' (1981, in syndication) * '' Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade'' (1982, in syndication) * '' Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody'' (1982, on CBS) * '' Peter and the Magic Egg'' (1983, in syndication) * '' The Adventures of the American Rabbit'' (1986) * '' Be My Valentine'' (1989, in syndication) * '' Fluppy Dogs'' (1986, on ABC) * '' Mickey's 60th Birthday'' (1988, on NBC)

References

External links

Fred Wolf Films Official Website
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