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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HiT_Entertainment.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/HiT_Entertainment.png/220px-HiT_Entertainment.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/HiT_Entertainment.png 1.5x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="315" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Henson International Television (1982–1989)<sup id="cite_ref-ind_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Gainbase PLC (1989)</li><li>HIT Communications PLC (1989–1992)</li><li>HIT Entertainment PLC (1992–2005)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Television_show#Production" title="Television show">Television production</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category">Entertainment<br />Children's programming</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessors</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gullane_Entertainment" title="Gullane Entertainment">Gullane Entertainment</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lyrick_Studios" title="Lyrick Studios">Lyrick Studios</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1982<span class="noprint">; 42 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1982</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Orton" title="Peter Orton">Peter Orton</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sophie_Turner_Laing" title="Sophie Turner Laing">Sophie Turner Laing</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">31 March 2016<span class="noprint">; 8 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2016-03-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Absorbed into <a href="/wiki/Mattel_Television" title="Mattel Television">Mattel Creations</a> (now Mattel Television), name currently used for licensing purposes only</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mattel_Television" title="Mattel Television">Mattel Television</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</li><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, U.S.</li><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, U.S.</li></ul></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of locations</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Orton" title="Peter Orton">Peter Orton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_television_series" title="Children's television series">Children's television series</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_film" title="Children's film">Children's films</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Film_distributor" title="Film distributor">Distribution</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/License" title="License">Licensing</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Apax_Partners" title="Apax Partners">Apax Partners</a> (2005–2012)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">188+</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">Jim Henson Productions</a> (1982–1989)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a> (2012–2016)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>HIT Video</li><li>HIT Consumer Products</li><li>HIT Toy Company</li><li>HIT Movies</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>HIT Entertainment USA Inc.</li><li>Ludgate 151 Ltd.</li><li>Entermode Ltd.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>HIT Entertainment Canada Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-awn_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awn-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>HIT Entertainment Limited</b> (stylised as <b>HiT</b>) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as <b>Henson International Television</b>, the international distribution arm of <a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">The Jim Henson Company</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Orton" title="Peter Orton">Peter Orton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sophie_Turner_Laing" title="Sophie Turner Laing">Sophie Turner Laing</a>. Orton alone took over the company in 1989 after learning Henson intended to sell the company to <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a>. HIT owned and distributed <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_television_series" title="Children's television series">children's television series</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends" title="Thomas & Friends">Thomas & Friends</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Fireman_Sam" title="Fireman Sam">Fireman Sam</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bob_the_Builder" title="Bob the Builder">Bob the Builder</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pingu" title="Pingu">Pingu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Angelina_Ballerina_(TV_series)" title="Angelina Ballerina (TV series)">Angelina Ballerina</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>HIT Entertainment was one of several partner companies alongside <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>, <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Sesame Workshop</a> that founded <a href="/wiki/Universal_Kids" title="Universal Kids">PBS Kids Sprout</a>; many of HIT's shows aired on the channel as a result at the time. </p><p>On 1 February 2012, HIT Entertainment was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a>, as Mattel was initially only interested in the <i>Thomas & Friends</i> brand in its acquisition, according to <i><a href="/wiki/Deadline_Hollywood" title="Deadline Hollywood">Deadline Hollywood</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mattel-thomas_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mattel-thomas-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mattel absorbed the company on 31 March 2016 into its then newly created division, <a href="/wiki/Mattel_Television" title="Mattel Television">Mattel Creations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MCDl_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCDl-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1982–1990:_Early_history_as_Henson_Associates_subsidiary"><span id="1982.E2.80.931990:_Early_history_as_Henson_Associates_subsidiary"></span>1982–1990: Early history as Henson Associates subsidiary</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Henson_International_Television.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Henson_International_Television.png/220px-Henson_International_Television.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Henson_International_Television.png/330px-Henson_International_Television.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Henson_International_Television.png/440px-Henson_International_Television.png 2x" data-file-width="465" data-file-height="176" /></a><figcaption>Founded in 1982, this logo was first used in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i> in 1983. The name would be stylized as "hit!".</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Peter_Orton" title="Peter Orton">Peter Orton</a> had met <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a> when he was at the <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Children's Television Workshop</a> handling distribution of <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>. As a result, he became close friends with Henson and went to work with him in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together they set up Henson International Television, which was the international distribution arm of <a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">Jim Henson Productions</a> the following year, with Orton becoming the company's CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-ind_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1989–1999:_Becoming_independent"><span id="1989.E2.80.931999:_Becoming_independent"></span>1989–1999: Becoming independent</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HIT_Communications_PLC.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/HIT_Communications_PLC.png/220px-HIT_Communications_PLC.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/HIT_Communications_PLC.png 1.5x" data-file-width="301" data-file-height="309" /></a><figcaption>In 1989, <a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">Jim Henson Productions</a> spun off Henson International Television and changed its name to HIT Communications PLC.</figcaption></figure> <p>Beginning in the late-1980s, Jim Henson Productions began negotiations with <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> regarding a possible purchase of a merger. Upon hearing these talks, Orton and other employees at HIT! convinced Henson to allow them to spin off the distribution arm as an independent distribution company. Following Henson's approval, in October 1989, Orton led <a href="/wiki/Management_buyout" title="Management buyout">management buyout</a> of Henson International Television and re-incorporated the subsidiary as a standalone company named HIT Communications PLC.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under its new name, HIT no longer held distribution rights to Henson's catalogue, and instead began acquiring other programs for international distribution, including <a href="/wiki/Woodland_Animations" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodland Animations">Woodland Animations</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Postman_Pat" title="Postman Pat">Postman Pat</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Bagdasarian_Productions" title="Bagdasarian Productions">Bagdasarian Productions</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_(1983_TV_series)" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)">Alvin and the Chipmunks</a></i>, and later international acquisitions like <a href="/wiki/Lyrick_Studios" title="Lyrick Studios">Lyrick Studios</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i>. </p><p>Beginning in 1991, HIT would begin to engage in co-producing shows which they would distribute internationally, with the first two as part of this new strategy being <i><a href="/wiki/Where%27s_Wally%3F_(TV_series)" title="Where's Wally? (TV series)">Where's Wally?</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Zed_and_the_Zee_Zone" title="Captain Zed and the Zee Zone">Captain Zed and the Zee Zone</a></i>. The company then began to finance and distribute animated feature films based on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wind_in_the_Willows" title="The Wind in the Willows">The Wind in the Willows</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Rabbit" title="Peter Rabbit">Peter Rabbit</a></i> books. Helping to fund the company was an investment by British satellite and cable television operator <a href="/wiki/Living_TV_Group" title="Living TV Group">Flextech</a> took a 23% share in HIT for about £600,000. </p><p>The HIT Wildlife division was created to produce nature and wildlife programming which provided the company with 35% of its revenue by the mid-1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the success of <i>Barney</i>, HIT began to develop its own programming. In 1996, HIT was listed on the <a href="/wiki/Alternative_Investment_Market" title="Alternative Investment Market">AIM</a> to raise funding; it used the funding to launch HIT Video, which would produce direct-to-video programming in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>. </p><p>A new character came to the company's attention in 1996, when advertising executive and would-be cartoonist <a href="/wiki/Keith_Chapman" title="Keith Chapman">Keith Chapman</a> pitched his idea to HIT Entertainment. Chapman's character was a <a href="/wiki/General_contractor" title="General contractor">general contractor</a> named <a href="/wiki/Bob_the_Builder_(character)" title="Bob the Builder (character)">Bob the Builder</a>. While a number of other producers had turned down the idea, HIT recognized its potential and bought the rights to developing the Bob the Builder character into a television series. The deal saw Chapman retain a share of the copyright and also a contractual clause which sees his name appear on all media & merchandise related to the character. <sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With another offering in 1997, HIT increased its capitalization and move to the primary <a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">London Stock Exchange</a>, whose funding HIT would use to develop some of its first original series including <i><a href="/wiki/Brambly_Hedge" title="Brambly Hedge">Brambly Hedge</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Percy_the_Park_Keeper" title="Percy the Park Keeper">Percy the Park Keeper</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Kipper_(TV_series)" title="Kipper (TV series)">Kipper</a></i>, which became its first hit on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, HIT formed its own animation production company, <a href="/wiki/HOT_Animation" title="HOT Animation">HOT Animation</a>, and its Consumers Product Division. The <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> agreed to broadcast <i><a href="/wiki/Bob_the_Builder" title="Bob the Builder">Bob the Builder</a></i>. HIT signed a series of American broadcasting deals starting with <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> for <i>Kipper</i> expanding to <a href="/wiki/Starz" title="Starz">Starz</a>/<a href="/wiki/Starz_Encore" title="Starz Encore">Encore</a> for the <i>Brambly Hedge</i> and <i>Percy the Park Keeper</i> television series; <a href="/wiki/HBO#List_of_HBO_channels" title="HBO">HBO Family</a> for the <i><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Ant" title="Anthony Ant">Anthony Ant</a></i> cartoon series, and <a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a> for the <i>Wylands Ocean World</i> wildlife program. <i>Kipper</i> won the 1998 BAFTA Award for Best Children's Animation. At the end of the year, HIT offered another group of shares.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, HIT had 10 first-run television series in the United States and started an American subsidiary. In April, <i>Bob the Builder</i> successfully debuted on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>; in July the company made another public offering of stock. An American deal for <i>Bob the Builder</i> was signed in December with Nickelodeon to start airing in January 2001. <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a> signed a five-year licensing agreement for the development of the <i><a href="/wiki/Angelina_Ballerina" title="Angelina Ballerina">Angelina Ballerina</a></i> television series.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2004:_Bob_the_Builder_to_final_independent_years"><span id="2000.E2.80.932004:_Bob_the_Builder_to_final_independent_years"></span>2000–2004: <i>Bob the Builder</i> to final independent years</h3></div> <p>HIT, which had long been suggesting that it intended to expand its character stable through acquisitions, nearly found a partner in early 2000 when the company held talks with <a href="/wiki/Britt_Allcroft" title="Britt Allcroft">Britt Allcroft</a>, the British company which held the licenses to such popular characters as <a href="/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine" title="Thomas the Tank Engine">Thomas the Tank Engine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captain_Pugwash" title="Captain Pugwash">Captain Pugwash</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sooty" title="Sooty">Sooty</a>. The two sides were unable to agree on a price, however, and the merger fell through.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bob the Builder continued its success with the number one record in December that year.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2000, HIT's US division entered into a home video partnership with <a href="/wiki/Lyrick_Studios" title="Lyrick Studios">Lyrick Studios</a>, home and owner of <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i>, for distribution of <i>Bob the Builder</i> and <i>Kipper</i> releases.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This early partnership was an early plan for that led to HIT purchasing Lyrick for $275 million,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would in turn give HIT a marketing and distribution network that it used to introduce its properties to U.S. audiences. Vice versa, the deal would help expand <i>Barney</i>'s international presence, which was what Lyrick needed at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chief executive of HIT, Rob Lawes, was the driving force of the acquisition.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lyrick acquisition encouraged HIT Entertainment to pursue new acquisitions. </p><p>In May 2001, the first <i>Bob the Builder</i> VHS volumes were released in the United States by HIT/Lyrick, while the company signed a deal with <a href="/wiki/Sears" title="Sears">Sears</a> to have Bob Shops in their retail stores. The Jim Henson Company's owner <a href="/wiki/Sport1_Medien" title="Sport1 Medien">EM.TV</a> was in financial trouble over its purchase of 50% share in <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> racing rights, and HIT joined a number of companies willing to purchase TJHC.<sup id="cite_ref-FU_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2001, HIT's bid for <a href="/wiki/Otmar_Gutmann#The_Pygos_Group" title="Otmar Gutmann">Pingu BV</a> was accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2002, HIT Entertainment sold its wildlife division to the newly formed Parthenon Entertainment, which was owned by the former managing director of HIT Wildlife, Carlos "Carl" Hall, with its 30 hours of programming in production and its 300-hour library was transferred in the <a href="/wiki/Management_buyout" title="Management buyout">management buyout</a> agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The board of <a href="/wiki/Gullane_Entertainment" title="Gullane Entertainment">Gullane Entertainment</a> agreed to have the company be purchased by HIT for £139 million.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The television shows owned by Gullane included <i><a href="/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends" title="Thomas & Friends">Thomas & Friends</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Magic_Adventures_of_Mumfie" title="Magic Adventures of Mumfie">Magic Adventures of Mumfie</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Fireman_Sam" title="Fireman Sam">Fireman Sam</a></i>, which a stake of was purchased from <a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a> months before. On 22 August 2002, HIT Entertainment officially opened its Canadian office in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-awn_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awn-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2003, <a href="/wiki/CCI_Entertainment" title="CCI Entertainment">CCI Entertainment</a>, the Canadian affiliate of Gullane who owned a minority stake in CCI's shares prior to the HIT purchase, announced they had ended their partnership with HIT and re-acquired their shares in the company, including all of their programming libraries, which made out half of Gullane's catalogue. The shows CCI reacquired were put into the company's CCI Releasing subsidiary.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> HIT's next television series <i><a href="/wiki/Rubbadubbers" title="Rubbadubbers">Rubbadubbers</a></i> aired in September of the same year. </p><p>On 1 April 2004, HIT and The Jim Henson Company agreed to a five-year global distribution and production deal which included distribution of 440 hours of TJHC's remaining library, including <i><a href="/wiki/Fraggle_Rock" title="Fraggle Rock">Fraggle Rock</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Emmet_Otter%27s_Jug-Band_Christmas" title="Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas">Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hoobs" title="The Hoobs">The Hoobs</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Mother_Goose_Stories" title="Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories">Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories</a></i>. In addition, the agreement also included the production of new properties, including <i>Frances</i>, in which both companies co-produced. Both companies co-owned the copyright to the series.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While firing its chief executive Rob Lawes in October 2004, the company announced its launching of a 24-hour preschool channel known as <a href="/wiki/Universal_Kids" title="Universal Kids">PBS Kids Sprout</a> with <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Sesame Workshop</a>.<i><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005–2011:_Apax_Partners_ownership"><span id="2005.E2.80.932011:_Apax_Partners_ownership"></span>2005–2011: Apax Partners ownership</h3></div> <p>On 22 March 2005, <a href="/wiki/Apax_Partners" title="Apax Partners">Apax Partners</a> purchased HIT for £489.4 million,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> taking it private,<sup id="cite_ref-gnm_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with former BBC director general <a href="/wiki/Greg_Dyke" title="Greg Dyke">Greg Dyke</a> becoming chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-gnm0_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 26 August 2005, HIT announced an agreement with <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>, <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Sesame Workshop</a> to launch the world's first 24-hour preschool television channel entitled <a href="/wiki/Universal_Kids" title="Universal Kids">PBS Kids Sprout</a>, with HIT supplying programming for the channel as a result at the time. </p><p>In February 2006, HIT closed its DVD sales and distribution arm in the U.S. and signed a deal with <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Studios_Home_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Studios Home Entertainment">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment</a> to release their content in the North American market.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal would significantly boost HIT's distribution to over 70,000 retail storefronts.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gnm0_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon the distribution deal ended and was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate#Home_entertainment" title="Lionsgate">Lionsgate Home Entertainment</a> who distributed HIT's videos from May 2008 to 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-gnm0_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> HIT continued to sell and distribute its own DVD output in the UK.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 22 March 2007, <a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a> announced that they had sold their 50% stake in the <i>Fireman Sam</i> property to HIT, taking full ownership in the franchise. S4C would remain an executive producer for upcoming seasons and retain all Welsh-language rights to the property.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September, the company and <a href="/wiki/AMC_Networks_International" title="AMC Networks International">Chellomedia</a> formed a joint venture to run the <a href="/wiki/JimJam" title="JimJam">JimJam</a> children's channel.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> HIT Entertainment opened its own toy company, the HIT Toy Company. </p><p>In October 2007, after failing to supply <a href="/wiki/ITV_(network)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV (network)">ITV</a> a new series of <i><a href="/wiki/Sooty" title="Sooty">Sooty</a></i> the previous year, HIT announced they had put the Sooty Limited/Bridgefilms venture up for sale, consisting of both <i>Sooty</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Magic_Adventures_of_Mumfie" title="Magic Adventures of Mumfie">Magic Adventures of Mumfie</a></i>, an earlier Britt Allcroft creation.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allcroft herself would re-acquire <i>Mumfie</i> in March 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Richard_Cadell" title="Richard Cadell">Richard Cadell</a> would purchase the <a href="/wiki/Sooty" title="Sooty">Sooty</a> franchise and brand in June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, HIT hired former <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> executive, <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_D._Dunn" title="Jeffrey D. Dunn">Jeffrey D. Dunn</a>, as chief executive and moved DVD distribution from 20th Century Fox to Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Dunn drove the company to create new characters, including <a href="/wiki/Mike_the_Knight" title="Mike the Knight">Mike the Knight</a>, and to revitalize existing brands.<sup id="cite_ref-gnm0_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February, HIT sold the <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a></i> brand, acquired through HIT's acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Gullane_Entertainment" title="Gullane Entertainment">Gullane Entertainment</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ripley_Entertainment" title="Ripley Entertainment">Ripley Entertainment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="HiT_Movies"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1242257876"><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">HIT Movies</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HiT_Movies_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/HiT_Movies_logo.png/220px-HiT_Movies_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/HiT_Movies_logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="261" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Division</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Filmmaking#Production" title="Filmmaking">Film production</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">March 2009<span class="noprint">; 15 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2009-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Julia Pistor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">2010<span class="noprint">; 14 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2010</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Closed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mattel_Films" title="Mattel Films">Mattel Films</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">HIT Entertainment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">HIT Entertainment</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In March 2009, HIT Entertainment started its HIT Movies division in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> with Julia Pistor as division head, to create films based on the company's franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-ksn_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ksn-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The division's first planned film adaptation was a live-action <i><a href="/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends_(franchise)" title="Thomas & Friends (franchise)">Thomas & Friends</a></i> film, scheduled for late 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2010, HIT licensed <i>Thomas & Friends</i> to <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a> for toys.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By August, the company withdrew from the JimJam joint venture, but agreed to continue providing programming for the channel until the absorption into Mattel.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2011, Apax put HIT up for sale, with the option to sell the company in two parts: <i>Thomas & Friends</i> franchise and the other HIT characters with its PBS Kids Sprout stake, with either parts or separately. Several bidders came forward, including <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a>, <a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Classics" title="DreamWorks Classics">Classic Media</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chorion_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chorion (company)">Chorion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saban_Capital_Group#Saban_Brands" title="Saban Capital Group">Saban Brands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gnm_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By April 2011, Fireman Sam was a Top 10 UK best-selling character toy according to <a href="/wiki/The_NPD_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="The NPD Group">NPD Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gnm0_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their next program <i>Mike the Knight</i>, a co-production between <a href="/wiki/Nelvana" title="Nelvana">Nelvana</a> aired on <a href="/wiki/Treehouse_TV" title="Treehouse TV">Treehouse TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/CBeebies" title="CBeebies">CBeebies</a> later in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-gnm0_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnm0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012–2016:_Mattel_subsidiary"><span id="2012.E2.80.932016:_Mattel_subsidiary"></span>2012–2016: Mattel subsidiary</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mattel_Television" title="Mattel Television">Mattel Television</a></div> <p>Apax Partners agreed to sell HIT Entertainment to Mattel on 24 October 2011 for $680 million<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> excluding its share of the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Kids" title="Universal Kids">PBS Kids Sprout</a> television channel.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sale/merger was completed on 1 February 2012, and HIT Entertainment became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was managed under its <a href="/wiki/Fisher-Price" title="Fisher-Price">Fisher-Price</a> unit.<sup id="cite_ref-lgm_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lgm-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the success of the <i>Thomas & Friends</i> brand, which accounted for 80% of HIT's revenues, there was talks of Mattel only wanting to purchase that franchise rather than the entire HIT library.<sup id="cite_ref-mattel-thomas_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mattel-thomas-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mattel had already worked alongside HIT Entertainment and handled marketing for <i>Thomas & Friends</i> toys.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 July 2012, it was reported that Mattel considered selling and sought a buyer for <i>Barney</i> and <i>Angelina Ballerina</i>, but they eventually kept them.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>HIT announced a DVD distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures_Home_Entertainment" title="Universal Pictures Home Entertainment">Universal Pictures Home Entertainment</a> on 2 May 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which Universal began distributing their catalogue for Blu-ray and DVD electronic sell-through and VOD platforms in the United States and Canada. In early summer 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Edaville_Railroad" title="Edaville Railroad">Edaville USA</a> amusement park in <a href="/wiki/South_Carver,_Massachusetts" title="South Carver, Massachusetts">South Carver, Massachusetts</a> opened a licensed Thomas Land theme area based on <i>Thomas & Friends</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-lgm_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lgm-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 6 October 2015, HIT Entertainment announced a long-term partnership with <a href="/wiki/9_Story_Media_Group" title="9 Story Media Group">9 Story Media Group</a> to relaunch <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Angelina_Ballerina" title="Angelina Ballerina">Angelina Ballerina</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" 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(1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Labyrinth_(1986_film)" title="Labyrinth (1986 film)">Labyrinth</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witches_(1990_film)" title="The Witches (1990 film)">The Witches</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buddy_(1997_film)" title="Buddy (1997 film)">Buddy</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rat_(film)" title="Rat (film)">Rat</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Boy!" title="Good Boy!">Good Boy!</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Five_Children_and_It_(film)" title="Five Children and It (film)">Five Children and It</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MirrorMask" title="MirrorMask">MirrorMask</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander_and_the_Terrible,_Horrible,_No_Good,_Very_Bad_Day_(film)" title="Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film)">Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Star_(2017_film)" title="The Star (2017 film)">The Star</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i> (1976–1981) <small>†</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fraggle_Rock" title="Fraggle Rock">Fraggle Rock</a></i> (1983–1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fraggle_Rock:_The_Animated_Series" title="Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series">Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series</a></i> (1987–1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_StoryTeller_(TV_series)" title="The StoryTeller (TV series)">The StoryTeller</a></i> (1988–1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Hour" title="The Jim Henson Hour">The Jim Henson Hour</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Faffner_Hall" title="The Ghost of Faffner Hall">The Ghost of Faffner Hall</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Mother_Goose_Stories" title="Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories">Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories</a></i> (1990–1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaurs_(TV_series)" title="Dinosaurs (TV series)">Dinosaurs</a></i> (1991–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dog_City" title="Dog City">Dog City</a></i> (1992–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CityKids" title="CityKids">CityKids</a></i> (1993–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Life_of_Toys" title="Secret Life of Toys">Secret Life of Toys</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Animal_Show" title="Jim Henson's Animal Show">Jim Henson's Animal Show</a></i> (1994–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aliens_in_the_Family" title="Aliens in the Family">Aliens in the Family</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss" title="The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss">The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss</a></i> (1996–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House" title="Bear in the Big Blue House">Bear in the Big Blue House</a></i> <small>†</small> (1997–2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brats_of_the_Lost_Nebula" title="Brats of the Lost Nebula">Brats of the Lost Nebula</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Farscape" title="Farscape">Farscape</a></i> (1998–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Construction_Site_(TV_series)" title="Construction Site (TV series)">Construction Site</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Rules_(American_TV_series)" title="Family Rules (American TV series)">Family Rules</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mopatop%27s_Shop" title="Mopatop's Shop">Mopatop's Shop</a></i> (1999–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fearing_Mind" title="The Fearing Mind">The Fearing Mind</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hoobs" title="The Hoobs">The Hoobs</a></i> (2001–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Telling_Stories_with_Tomie_dePaola" title="Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola">Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Jam_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal Jam (TV series)">Animal Jam</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bambaloo" title="Bambaloo">Bambaloo</a></i> (2003–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pajanimals" title="Pajanimals">Pajanimals</a></i> (2008, 2011–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sid_the_Science_Kid" title="Sid the Science Kid">Sid the Science Kid</a></i> (2008–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaur_Train" title="Dinosaur Train">Dinosaur Train</a></i> (2009–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Me_and_My_Monsters" title="Me and My Monsters">Me and My Monsters</a></i> (2010–2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show" title="That Puppet Game Show">That Puppet Game Show</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Creature_Shop_Challenge" title="Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge">Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Doozers" title="The Doozers">The Doozers</a></i> (2014–2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hi_Opie!" title="Hi Opie!">Hi Opie!</a></i> (2014–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Word_Party" title="Word Party">Word Party</a></i> (2016–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Splash_and_Bubbles" title="Splash and Bubbles">Splash and Bubbles</a></i> (2016–2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dot." title="Dot.">Dot.</a></i> (2016–2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Julie%27s_Greenroom" title="Julie's Greenroom">Julie's Greenroom</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance" title="The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance">The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth_to_Ned" title="Earth to Ned">Earth to Ned</a></i> (2020–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duff%27s_Happy_Fun_Bake_Time" title="Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time">Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harriet_the_Spy_(TV_series)" title="Harriet the Spy (TV series)">Harriet the Spy</a></i> (2021–2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fraggle_Rock:_Back_to_the_Rock" title="Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock">Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock</a></i> (2022–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slumberkins" title="Slumberkins">Slumberkins</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Santa_Claus_Switch" title="The Great Santa Claus Switch">The Great Santa Claus Switch</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Emmet_Otter%27s_Jug-Band_Christmas" title="Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas">Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bunny_Picnic" title="The Tale of the Bunny Picnic">The Tale of the Bunny Picnic</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Toy" title="The Christmas Toy">The Christmas Toy</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Maker" title="Monster Maker">Monster Maker</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Willowby%27s_Christmas_Tree" title="Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree">Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree</a></i> (1995)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other<br />projects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_Piece" title="Time Piece">Time Piece</a></i> (1965, short film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cube_(film)" title="The Cube (film)">The Cube</a></i> (1969, teleplay)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels_(miniseries)" title="Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)">Gulliver's Travels</a></i> (1996, miniseries)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk:_The_Real_Story" title="Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story">Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story</a></i> (2001, miniseries)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Farscape:_The_Peacekeeper_Wars" title="Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars">Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars</a></i> (2004, miniseries)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sam_Plenty_Cavalcade_of_Action_Show_Plus_Singing!" title="The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!">The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!</a></i> (2008, web series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unstable_Fables" title="Unstable Fables">Unstable Fables</a></i> (2008, <a href="/wiki/Direct-to-video" title="Direct-to-video">DTV</a> film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tale_of_Sand" title="Tale of Sand">Tale of Sand</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oscar%27s_Hotel_for_Fantastical_Creatures" title="Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures">Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures</a></i> (2015, web series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Hollow" title="Turkey Hollow">Turkey Hollow</a></i> (2015, TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro%27s_Pinocchio" title="Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio">Pinocchio</a></i> (2022, <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Portable_Door" title="The Portable Door">The Portable Door</a></i> (2023, <a href="/wiki/Stan_(service)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stan (service)">Stan</a> film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson_Idea_Man" title="Jim Henson Idea Man">Jim Henson Idea Man</a></i> (2024, <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> documentary)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander_and_the_Terrible,_Horrible,_No_Good,_Very_Bad_Road_Trip" title="Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip">Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip</a></i> (TBA, <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> film)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Henson<br />Alternative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Puppet_Up!" title="Puppet Up!">Puppet Up!</a></i> (2006–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Late_Night_Liars" title="Late Night Liars">Late Night Liars</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Simian_Undercover_Detective_Squad" title="Simian Undercover Detective Squad">Simian Undercover Detective Squad</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Neil%27s_Puppet_Dreams" title="Neil's Puppet Dreams">Neil's Puppet Dreams</a></i> (2012–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up!" title="No, You Shut Up!">No, You Shut Up!</a></i> (2013–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Morning_Today" title="Good Morning Today">Good Morning Today</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Happytime_Murders" title="The Happytime Murders">The Happytime Murders</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Curious_Creations_of_Christine_McConnell" title="The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell">The 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