DiC Entertainment
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DiC Entertainment (pronounced "deek") is a film production company which was created in 1971 by Jean Chalopin in Paris, France. DiC stands for Diffusion, Information, and Creativity. The United States headquarters, headed by Andy Heyward and Robby London are in Burbank, California. DiC is known for animated programs such as:
- Action Man
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (co-produced with Ted Turner's TBS Productions)
- Dennis the Menace
- Gadget Boy & Heather
- Inspector Gadget
- Liberty's Kids
- Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action
- Sabrina, the Animated Series
- Sailor Moon (English-language version, first 82 episodes)
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
- Sonic the Hedgehog (SATAM)
- Street Sharks
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
- The Real Ghostbusters (co-produced with Columbia Pictures Television in 1987)
For a complete list of properties owned by DiC, see List of DiC Entertainment television shows and specials.
DiC is operated under Bain Capital, but for a time was owned by Disney. Sadly, most of DiC's shows are based off of licensed properties, and much of them have trouble staying true to their source material.
Kid in Bed logo
DiC was well known for their closing logo, which featured a kid in bed who said the company name. (see this page (http://members.fortunecity.com/teamfx2000/Kids_Cartoons/dic.htm)) As of 2001, however, this banner has been replaced by a new one, this time featuring a vortex of colors, but with the child's soundbyte still heard.
External link
- DiC Entertainment (http://www.dicentertainment.com/)
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for DiC Entertainment Cartoons (http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/D/DiC_Entertainment/index.html)
- Watch DiC Online (http://tv.yahooligans.yahoo.com/)fr:Diffusion Information Communication