Fred Wolf Films

Fred Wolf Films
FormerlyMurakami-Wolf Productions (1967–1978)
Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1978–1992)
IndustryAnimation
Founded1967
FounderJimmy T. Murakami
Fred Wolf
HeadquartersBurbank, California, U.S.
Dublin, Ireland
Key people
Chairman & CEO:
Fred Wolf
ProductsTelevision shows
Feature films
Websitehttp://www.fredwolffilms.com/

Fred Wolf Films is an American animation studio founded in 1967 by Fred Wolf and Jimmy T. Murakami.[1] It was founded as MW (Murakami-Wolf) and later became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (MWS) when Charles Swenson became a full partner in 1978. From 1989 to 2000, they also operated a subsidiary, Fred Wolf Films Dublin, located in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3] It adopted its current name in 1992 following a reorganization.

The studio produced The Point, the first American animated special to air in prime time (on the ABC network in 1971).[4] It was also responsible for Free to Be... You and Me, the Puff, the Magic Dragon specials, and television series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toxic Crusaders, James Bond Jr., The New Adventures of Speed Racer, and Sarah Ferguson's Budgie the Little Helicopter.

Film

  • Catalina Caper (main titles only) (1967)
  • The Box (Academy Award winner) (1967)
  • The Magic Pear Tree (Academy Award nominee) (1968)
  • 200 Motels (produced by; Charles Swenson - animation director) (1971)
  • Down and Dirty Duck (produced by; Charles Swenson - director) (1974)
  • The Mouse and His Child (1977)
  • The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
  • Snow White and the Magic Mirror (1994)
  • Young Pocahontas (1995)

TV

TV films and specials

  • The Point! (Murakami-Wolf Production; Fred Wolf - director) (1971), part of ABC Movie of the Week anthology series
  • Free to Be... You and Me (select animated segments)
  • Puff the Magic Dragon (1978)
    • Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979)
    • Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982)
  • The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979)
  • Strawberry Shortcake TV specials (1st[4] and 3rd ones only)
  • Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
  • Carlton Your Doorman (1980)
  • Peter and the Magic Egg (1983)
  • Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
  • Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)
  • Monster Bash (1993) (for USA Cartoon Express)

TV series

Fred Wolf Films Dublin

TV

References

  1. ^ Dyess, Phil (19 February 2014). "R.I.P. Jimmy Murakami, animator of When The Wind Blows and The Snowman · Newswire · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ "About Us". Fred Wolf Films. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ Flynn, Roderick; Brereton, Patrick (30 July 2007). Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-8108-6435-1. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b Slide, Anthony (1991). The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. p. 181. ISBN 0-313-25634-9. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  5. ^ Solomon, Charles (28 December 1987). "'Ninja Turtles' Crawls Out, Lands on Back". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  6. ^ Eadie, Alison (4 December 1993). "Fergie's Budgie Coming To U.s." Sun Sentinel. London. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. ^ Zorro Episode Guide-Fred Wolf Film|BCDB
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