Walt Disney Television Animation

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name =Walt Disney Television Animation
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type =Production division
foundation =1985
location_city =Glendale, California
location_country =United States flagicon|USA
key_people =Barbara Ferro
Sharon Morrill
Bill Gross
Maia Mattise
Lenora Hume
industry =Animated shows
divisions =The Walt Disney Company
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Walt Disney Television Animation is the animated television production division of The Walt Disney Company. It was formed in 1985 as Walt Disney Pictures and Television the name was later changed to Walt Disney Television in the middle 80's then its present name in 2004. Tom Ruzicka, now at Universal Animation Studios (owned by
NBC Universal,Inc) , was one of the original executives in charge of this fledgeling group. Other animation executives that worked at Television Animation over the years were Barbara Ferro, Sharon Morrill, Bill Gross (former President of Jumbo Pictures, creators of Doug, now working with Idealab!), Maia Mattise, Lenora Hume.

Noted WDTA series include "DuckTales", "Darkwing Duck", "TaleSpin", and "Gargoyles".

It is headquartered since 1998 in the Frank G. Wells Building on the Studio Lot across from the Team Disney Burbank building (fronted by the Seven Dwarfs). The Frank G. Wells building was specifically designed for Television Animation, and has a film reel and filmstrip across the front of the building facing Team Disney Burbank across the parking lot. Television Animation has a secondary building located in Glendale on Sonora which they moved into in 2002.

Television Animation was formerly headquartered at the Motion Picture and Television Academy in North Hollywood, with a secondary building on Cahuenga. For a short period of time following the 1998 move, the secondary building was the Fairmont building next to Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. Television Animation is now split between the Frank G. Wells Building (third floor), and its first floor location in Glendale at the Sonora Building.

Since 2002, Television Animation is now part of The Disney Channel. The president of Television Animation was Barry Blumberg, who announced his resignation in November 2005. Mike Moon has become the Vice President of Animated Series as of February 2006.

Television series

Original Disney programs

*"Adventures of the Gummi Bears" (1985 - 1991)
*"The Wuzzles" (1985 - 1986)
*"DuckTales" (1987 - 1990)
*"The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1988 - 1991)
*"Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" (1989 - 1990)
*"TaleSpin" (1990 - 1992)
*"Darkwing Duck" (1991 - 1993)
*"Goof Troop" (1992 - 1993)
*"Raw Toonage" (1992 - 1993)
*"The Little Mermaid" (1992 - 1994)
*"Bonkers" (1993 - 1995)
*"Marsupilami" (1993 - 1995)
*"Aladdin" (1994 - 1996)
*"Gargoyles" (1994 - 1997)
*"The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show" (1995 - 1996)
*"The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa" (1995 - 1998)
*"Quack Pack" (1996 - 1997)
*"The Mighty Ducks" (1996 - 1997)
*"Jungle Cubs" (1996 - 1998)
*"Brand Spanking New! Doug" (1996 - 1999)
*"" (1997 - 1998)
*"Recess" (1997 - 2001)
*"Pepper Ann" (1997 - 2001)
*"" (1998 - 1999)
*"Mickey Mouse Works" (1999 - 2001)
*"The Weekenders" (2000 - 2004)
*"Teacher's Pet" (2000 - 2002)
*"Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (2000 - 2001)
*"House of Mouse" (2001 - 2004)
*"Lloyd in Space" (2001 - 2004)
*"The Legend of Tarzan" (2001 - 2002)
*"Teamo Supremo" (2002 - 2004)
*"Fillmore!" (2002 - 2004)

Disney Channel Original Series

*"The Proud Family" (2001 - 2005)
*"Kim Possible" (2002 - 2007)
*"" (2003 - 2006)
*"Dave the Barbarian" (2003 - 2004)
*"Brandy and Mr. Whiskers" (2004 - 2006)
*"" (2005 - 2007)
*"The Buzz on Maggie" (2005 - 2006)
*"The Emperor's New School" (2006 - Present)
*"The Replacements" (2006 - Present)
*"Phineas and Ferb" (2008 - Present)

Jetix Animation Concepts

*"Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!" (2004 - Present)
*"Get Ed" (2005 - 2006)
*"Yin Yang Yo!" (2006 - Present)
*"Robo Crosser" (2009-TBA)

JETIX Europe

*"W.I.T.C.H." (2004 - 2006) (in association with SIP)

Original Playhouse Disney programs

* "Bear in the Big Blue House" (1997 - 2007)
* "Stanley" (2001 - 2004)
* "The Book of Pooh" (2001 - 2002)
* "Little Einsteins" (2005 - Present)
* "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" (2006-Present)
* "Handy Manny" (2006 - Present)
* "My Friends Tigger & Pooh" (2007 - Present)
* " (2008 - Present)
* "Special Agent Oso" (2008 - Present)
* "The Clarabelle Show"(2008 - Present)
* "" (2009 - Present)

See also

*Walt Disney Television
*Walt Disney Animation Australia
*Walt Disney Animation Japan