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Sunwoo & Company, Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean
animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales ...
located in
Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. It was established as Sunwoo Production Inc. in 1974. It began by producing animation mainly for Disney Afternoon TV series, such as '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'', '' Bonkers'' and '' Darkwing Duck'', and soon expanded by providing animation services for
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shows like '' Rocko's Modern Life'' and ''
Invader Zim ''Invader Zim'' is an American animated science fiction horror comedy television series created by comic book writer and cartoonist Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the titular character Zim (voiced by Richard Steven Ho ...
'', and other series like ''
Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'', commonly known simply as ''Duckman'', is an American adult animated sitcom created and developed by Everett Peck, based on the characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Com ...
'' on
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and ''
Fatherhood A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. A biological fathe ...
'' on
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. Many studios have been " spun off" from Sunwoo; the first to do so was Anivision, which was established in March 1991. Anivision worked on ''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
'', with
AKOM AKOM Production, Ltd. (Animation Korea Movie; ) is a South Korean animation studio in Songpa-gu, Seoul that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. It is most notable for the overseas animation of more than 200 episo ...
and Rough Draft Studios, and '' Rugrats'', replacing
Wang Film Productions Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (also known as Hong Guang Animation (宏廣) and Cuckoos' Nest Studio) is a Taiwanese animation studio that was founded in 1978. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei with offices in Los Angeles, California, is one ...
for its 2nd season in 1992. Grimsaem Animation Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea, which mainly does feature-length work for Nickelodeon, was established in March 1997. In April 1998, Sunwoo Digital International was established, whose most notable work was for the Fox TV series ''
Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
''. In April 2000, all of these spin-off studios were merged under the banner Sunwoo Entertainment, and it has remained that way ever since.


TV series/specials that Sunwoo has worked on

*'' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' (1989–1990, Seasons 2 and 3 only) - Sunwoo, the company's first notable U.S. work; 12 episodes: "Battle of the Bulge", "Ghost of a Chance", "A Case of Stage Blight", "Normie's Science Project", "Shell Shocked", "Mind Your Cheese and Q's", "When You Fish Upon a Star", "Rest Home Rangers", "Gorilla My Dreams", "A Fly in the Ointment", "A Chorus Crime" and "They Shoot Dogs, Don't They" *''
TaleSpin ''TaleSpin'' is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It first aired in 1990 as a preview-run on The Disney Channel before beginning its main run in syndication later that year as part of the pro ...
'' (1990–1991) - 23 episodes. *'' Darkwing Duck'' (1991–1992) - 40 episodes. *''Sri Sairam Films'' (1991) *''
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too ''Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too'' is a 1991 American Christmas television special based on the Disney television series '' The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', originally broadcast on December 14, 1991, on ABC and produced by Walt Disn ...
'' (1991) (ink & paint/camera services) *''
Goof Troop ''Goof Troop'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on the relationship between single father Goofy and his son, Max Goof, Max, as well as their neighbor Pet ...
'' (1992–1993) - 17 episodes. *''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
'' (1991–1999) - 57 episodes (Anivision, seasons 3-10). *'' Rugrats'' (1992–2004) - seasons 2-9 *'' Cro'' (1993–1994) *'' Bonkers'' (1993–1994) - 20 episodes. *'' Rocko's Modern Life'' (1993–1996, animation services only) - 38½ episodes. *''
Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
'' (1994–1995) - 21 episodes. *''
Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'', commonly known simply as ''Duckman'', is an American adult animated sitcom created and developed by Everett Peck, based on the characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Com ...
'' (1994–1997) - 52 episodes. *'' Gargoyles'' (1994–1997) - 61 episodes. *''
Beavis and Butt-Head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, Stupi ...
'' (1995–1997) (overseas animation only) *'' Dumb and Dumber'' (1995–1996) - 13 episodes. *'' Timon & Pumbaa'' (1995–1999) *''
Jumanji ''Jumanji'' is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain, based on the 1981 children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg. The film is the first ins ...
'' (1996–1999) *'' The Mighty Ducks'' (1996–1997) *'' Quack Pack'' (1996) - 20 episodes. *''Spin Kicker'' (1996) *'' 101 Dalmatians: The Animated Series'' (1997–1998) - 7 episodes. *'' The Angry Beavers'' (1997–2001) *'' Johnny Bravo'' (1997) - a few Season 1 episodes. *''
King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that initially aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, with four more episodes airing in First-run syndicati ...
'' (1997–2003, overseas animation only) - 3 episodes. *''
Pepper Ann ''Pepper Ann'' is an American animated television series created by Sue Rose and aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It first premiered on September 13, 1997, and ended on November 30, 2001. It was the f ...
'' (1997–2001) *'' Recess'' (1997–2001) *'' Space Goofs'' (1997–1998) (Season 1 only) *'' Bad Dog'' (1998–1999) *''
Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...
'' (1998–1999) *'' The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (1998–2003) *''
The Wild Thornberrys ''The Wild Thornberrys'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic for Nickelodeon. The series portrays the zany hijinks of a family o ...
'' (1998–2004) - only for 12 episodes. *''
Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
'' (1999–2008) - Grimsaem/Sunwoo Digital in Seasons 1-2, Sunwoo in Seasons 2-6 *'' The New Woody Woodpecker Show'' (1999–2000) - replaced by Mercury Filmworks for Season 3. *''Milo's Bug Quest'' (2000) *'' As Told By Ginger'' (2000–2006) *'' Baby Blues'' (2000–2002) *''
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is a spin-off of Pixar's ''Toy Story'' franchise a ...
'' (2000–2001, animation services only) *''
Invader Zim ''Invader Zim'' is an American animated science fiction horror comedy television series created by comic book writer and cartoonist Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the titular character Zim (voiced by Richard Steven Ho ...
'' (2001, animation services only) *'' The Mummy'' (2001–2003) *'' Lloyd in Space'' (2001–2004) *''Space Hip Hop Duck'' (2002) *'' The Fairly OddParents'' ("Crash Nebula" episode only) *'' Teamo Supremo'' (2002–2004) *'' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'' (2002–2004) *''Big Bear and Nanook'' (2003) *''Mini B'' (2003) *''WAB/Animal Baby'' (2003) *'' All Grown Up!'' (2003–2008) *'' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' (2003–2006) *'' Yakkity Yak'' (2003) *''
Fatherhood A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. A biological fathe ...
'' (2004–2005) *'' American Dragon: Jake Long'' (2005–2007) (season 1 only) *''
American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker (producer), Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the r ...
'' (2005–2007) (Seasons 1 to 3 production order only) *'' Mix Master'' (2005) *''
Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...
'' (2006–2015) (few Season 1 episodes) *'' I Got a Rocket'' (2006-2007) *''Bloody Bunny'' (2006) *''Ovni'' (2007) *'' Metajets'' (2008) *'' Special Agent Oso'' (2009–2012) *'' Kung Fu Dino Posse'' (2010–2011) *''Mix Master Final Force'' (2010) *'' YooHoo and Friends'' (2011) *''Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh'' (2012) *''
Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series created and developed by Craig Gerber (creator), Craig Gerber for Disney Television Animation and Disney Jr. The series follows a young peasant girl named Sofia, ...
'' (2013–2018) - 5 episodes: "The Shy Princess", "Baileywick's Day Off", "Two to Tangu", "The Buttercups", "Tea for Too Many" *'' Xiaolin Chronicles'' (2013–2014) - 7 episodes: "New Monk on the Block", "A Girl Named Willow", "The Fall of the Xiaolin", "Buddy Blu-ray and the Golden Bunnies", "Tokyo Madness", "Magic Stallion and the Wild Wild West", and "Back in the Flesh Again" *'' Muppet Babies'' (2018–2022)


Licensed content

*'' Paul's Miraculous Adventure'' (1976–1977) for
Tatsunoko Production and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko Production was e ...
*''Colorful Crayon'' (2008) *''Petit Petit Muse'' (2008) for Seoul Movie (succeeded by Soul Creative) *'' Transformers: Cybertron'' (2005–2006, with Gonzo)


OVA

*''Dooly's Journey to the World'' (1995) *''Mulk & Swank's Music Show'' (1996, Co-Produced with
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*''My Friend Kommy'' (1997) *''Curious Ping & Pong'' (2002) *''The Night B4 Christmas'' (2003)


Flash animation

*''Mouth'' (2000) *''Gold Fish'' (2000) *''The Dunk/Dunk Shot'' (2000) *''Twig & Reek'' (2000) *''Heem-Man/Power Man'' (2000) *''Secret of Penis Island'' (2000) *''Click Click Rap/CLICK CLICK'' (2000) *''Diving Contest'' (2001) *''Whiteday'' (2001) *''Mini B'' (2001) *''GRASMAN'' (2001) *''Subway 999'' (2001) *''PUFF'' (2001) *''Hamilton's Cafe'' (2002) *''Bizarre Dentist'' (2002) *''K-diary'' (2002) *''Boom Sisters'' (2002) *''The Third Eye'' (2002) *''Love Plus'' (2002) *''Rangkas'' (2002) * (2003) *''Taxi Squadron'' (2003) *''Dashing & Rushing JJang'' (2003) *''Warys Parody'' (2003)


Films including work by Sunwoo

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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' is a 1996 American adult animation, adult animated comedy film, comedy road movie, road film based on the MTV animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. The film was co-written and directed by series ...
'' (overseas production) *'' The Rugrats Movie'' (animation and digital production services) *'' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' (digital production services) *'' Recess: School's Out'' (animation production, Sunwoo Animation Co., Inc.) *'' Rugrats Go Wild'' (animation production) *'' The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' (animation production) *'' Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year'' (ink & paint/camera services) *'' Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story'' *'' Inside the CIA'' *''
Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...
'' (2006) *'' Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox'' / ''Cubby the Fox Yeu Woo Bi'' (2007) *'' The Illusionist'' *''Dreamland Cartoon Theater'' **' (; 1979) **''Time Machine 001'' (; 1980) **' (15소년 우주표류기; 1980) **''
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the Italian novel ''Heart'' (') created by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e., a monthly tale (''racconto mensile'') ''From ...
'' (; 1981) *''The Siren'' (2000) (produced by Pass21 Entertainment) *'' Wild Card'' (2003) (produced by C&Film / Yoojin E&C) *'' Liar'' (2004) (produced by Sunwoo Entertainment) *'' R-Point'' (2004) (produced by C&Film) *'' Some'' (2004) (produced by C&Film) *'' The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury'' (animated and directed by Peter Chung) *'' Van Helsing: The London Assignment'' (produced by Universal Cartoon Studios)


See also

* Anivision


References


Homepage


Sunwoo Entertainment Homepage
(in Korean)
Sunwoo Entertainment Another Homepage
{{Animation industry in South Korea South Korean animation studios Entertainment companies of South Korea Mass media companies established in 1974 South Korean companies established in 1974 Companies based in Seoul