Splash Entertainment LLC, formerly known as Mike Young Productions LLC, MoonScoop Entertainment LLC and Taffy Entertainment, is an American animation studio that produces children's TV series.
Splash owns 100% of Kabillion.[1]
History
The studio was originally owned and operated by three animation producers, husband and wife Mike and Liz Young,[1] and Bill Schultz (6 seasons of The Simpsons, Garfield and Friends, Bobby's World).[2] The studio makes both traditional 2D and 3D computer animation.[3] Mike Young Productions became a fully owned subsidiary of MoonScoop Group in 2006,[4] with Mike Young becoming COO US Producer of MoonScoop Group in 2009.[5]
Moonscoop Entertainment's parent company MoonScoop entered administration in Paris courts in July 2013, but this did not affect the operations of the US company.[6] Ellipsanime (through Jokebox), purchased MoonScoop France's 51% ownership in MoonScoop Entertainment.[7]
MoonScoop Entertainment renamed itself Splash Entertainment with the purchasing of the controlling interest by Mike and Liz Young in February 2013.[1]
On June 13, 2022, it was announced Splash Entertainment merged with French studio Cyber Group Studios to form CyberSplash Entertainment.[8]
Productions
Television series- Bratz (2005-2008)
- Butt-Ugly Martians (2001)
- Care Bears and Cousins (2015-2016, Animation only)
- Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot (2012, Animation only)
- Chloe's Closet (2009-2013)
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000-2003, animation only)
- Clifford's Puppy Days (2003-2006, animation only)
- Cosmic Quantum Ray (2006-2007)
- Code Lyoko (2003-2007, 2D and 3D animation)
- Code Lyoko: Evolution (2013, live-action and 3D animation)
- Dive Olly Dive! (2005)
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006-2007)
- Funky Cops
- Gasp!
- Geronimo Stilton
- Growing Up Creepie
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) (remake)[9]
- Hero: 108
- Horrible Histories (2001)
- The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats (with Dave Edwards Studio and Scottish Television, 1995)
- I Got a Rocket
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
- Kulipari: Dream Walker
- Lalaloopsy
- Mix Master
- My Phone Genie
- Peep and the Big Wide World
- Pet Alien
- Catscratch
- The Prince of Atlantis (co-production with BBC and Ravensburger Film & TV, 1997)
- Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch (2014; canceled)
- SamSam (2007-2011)
- Starhill Ponies (with S4C, Bumper Films, and the BBC, 1998)
- Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures
- Super Sportlets
- Tara Duncan (2010-2011; cancelled)
- The Big Knights
- ToddWorld
- The Twisted Whiskers Show
- The DaVincibles (2011)
- Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998)
- We're Lalaloopsy
- Wild Grinders
- Woody Woodpecker (2018) (web series)
- Zevo-3
Feature films and specials:
Taffy Entertainment
Taffy Entertainment was founded in 2004 to help Mike Young Productions to distribute their animated programs worldwide and to improve brand management.
In March 2009, MYP sold their 51% in the company to MoonScoop Group[2] and is now known as MoonScoop, LLC.[10]
In 2009, Taffy Entertainment took on the MoonScoop name and it continues to represent the company's brands worldwide, in addition to third-party properties from some of the largest producers worldwide.
Taffy Entertainment represents brands from animation producers, including Mike Young Productions, its French parent company, MoonScoop Group, and some programs from third party producers. Taffy's library for distribution includes such programs as “ToddWorld,” “Pet Alien,” “Titeuf”, “Growing Up Creepie,” “Mix Master,” “Fantastic Four,” “Bobby's World” and “Code Lyoko”. The full library includes over 1500 hours of animation.
Taffy now handles the distribution for the animated series based on the book series Geronimo Stilton.[11]
Awards
- Distributor of the Year for 2007[12]
- Nominated for a second year in 2008[13]
