Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group (also known as Sony Family Entertainment Group) was an American and global company that was established in February 1999 by

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and rec ...

that handles all of the family programs and films by Sony Pictures.Sony formalizes Family Entertainment Group
David Kilmer awn.com September 1, 1999, Retrieved on December 9, 2013 It was formalized on September 1, 1999. On January 17, 2001, Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group acquired 3.8% in

BKN International BKN International AG (BKNI) was a German kids TV production and distribution company that formerly operated as the international division of Bohbot Entertainment, BKN, Inc. History BKN International was originally founded as Bohbot Entertainmen ...

.Sony acquires chunk of expanding BKNI
screendaily.com On June 20, 2007,

Sony Wonder Sony Pictures Kids Zone is the kids and family entertainment label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and the former record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Despite the similarity in name, Sony Wonder is not directly related to the fo ...

, the former kids label division of

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout ...

, was moved to

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc. (abbreviated as SPHE) is the home entertainment distribution division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony. Background SPHE is responsible for the distribution of the Sony Pictures libra ...

as the kids and family entertainment label. Steve Okin, the vice president of Sony Wonder, was named vice president of family entertainment.Rick DeMott "Animation World Network
Sony Home Ent. Takes Over Sony Wonder
awn.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013

List of programs

The following series are listed for this group: *'' Jeannie'' (1973–1975) *'' Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' (1974) *''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...

'' (1986–1991) *''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada; developed and produced by DIC Animation City in association with Lightyear Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created b ...

'' (1987) *'' The Karate Kid: The Animated Series'' (1989) *''

Beakman's World ''Beakman's World'' is an American educational children's television program. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip '' You Can with Beakman and Jax'' created by Jok Church. The series premiered on Wednesday, ...

'' (1992–1998) *'' The Adventures of Hyperman'' (1995–1996) *'' Jumanji: The Animated Series'' (1996–1999) *'' Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' (1996) *''

Extreme Ghostbusters ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, based on the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise, which initially aired from September 1 to December 8, 1997. A sequel to '' The Real Ghostbusters'', which aired from 1986 to 1991 on AB ...

'' (1997) *'' Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001) *'' Channel Umptee-3'' (1997) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998–2000) *'' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles'' (1999–2000) *'' Big Guy and the Rusty the Boy Robot'' (1999–2001) *''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational Fantasy fiction, fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker, developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser, and pr ...

'' (1999–2005) *''

Max Steel ''Max Steel'' is a discontinued American media franchise produced and owned by the multinational company Mattel. Originally released as a line of action figures marketed from 1999 to 2022, the Max Steel name has expanded to live-action films, a ...

'' (2000–2002) *''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an animated television series developed by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television), Adelaide Productions, The JC Group and Blue Trai ...

'' (2000–2005) *'' Alienators: Evolution Continues'' (2001–2002) * '' Heavy Gear: The Animated Series'' (2001–2002) *''

Harold and the Purple Crayon ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' is a 1955 Children's literature, children's picture book written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson. Published by HarperCollins Publishers, it is Johnson's most popular book, and has led to a series of other rel ...

'' (2001–2002) *'' Phantom Investigators'' (2002) *'' Stuart Little: The Animated Series'' (2003) *''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 volumes by Akita Shoten. Da ...

'' (2003–2004) *''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' (2008–2009)

References

External links

Official Sony Wonder website
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