Jay Ward Productions, or simply Ward Productions, is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1948 by American animator Jay Ward, and was most notable for the Rocky and Bullwinkle franchise.
The Jay Ward Productions library and rights are managed Bullwinkle Studios, a joint venture between Jay Ward Productions and Comcast.
The company was based on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, across Sunset Boulevard from the Chateau Marmont hotel.
Jay Ward Productions was an independent studio from 1948 to 1959. It was part of Dancer Fitzgerald Sample (1959-1979), which originally brokered advertising for, and through its Gamma Productions subsidiary, animated Ward's productions. The Program Exchange acquired broadcast rights in 1979.
The successor Jay Ward Production Inc., managed by members of his family, is based in Costa Mesa, California.
By 2007, Jay Ward Productions had formed Bullwinkle Studios LLC, a joint venture with Classic Media (then a Entertainment Rights subsidiary), to manage the Jay Ward characters. Bullwinkle Studios's first productions was “George of the Jungle” with Studio B Productions, a unit of DHX Media broadcast on Teletoon then added Cartoon Network. Tiffany Ward serves as president of Ward Productions and Bullwinkle Studios. Classic Media was acquired by Comcast in 2016.
Crusader Rabbit (1950–1952)The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (1959–1964)Rocky and His FriendsThe Bullwinkle ShowFractured Fairy TalesAesop and SonBullwinkle's CornerMr. Know-It-AllRocky and Bullwinkle Fan ClubPeabody's Improbable HistoryDudley Do-Right of the MountiesHoppity Hooper (1961–1966)Uncle Waldo's Cartoon ShowThe Dudley Do-Right Show (1964–1966)George of the Jungle (1967–1970)Super ChickenTom Slick, RacerThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015–present)George of the Jungle (2006–2008, 2015–present)Cheerios, characters used by Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), Boris Badenov (1959–1970), Aesop and Son (1960–1970), Dudley Do-Right (1961–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)Trix, characters used by Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)Cocoa Puffs, characters used by Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)Jets, characters used by Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)Wheat Hearts, characters used by Mr. Peabody and Sherman (1959–1970)Frosty O's, characters used by Dudley Do-Right (1961–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1961–1972)Lucky Charms, characters used by Boris and Natasha (1964–1970), and Hoppity Hooper (1964–1972)Cap'n Crunch (1963–1984)Quisp and Quake (1965–1973)Monster Munch (1966)Aunt Jemima (1968–1973)Captain Vitaman (1968)Frosted Oat Flakes (1968–1969)Fudge Town Cookies (1968)Mr. Chips Cookies (1968–1969)Scooter Pie Cookies (1968)Cinnamon Bear Cereal (1969)Cinnamon Flakes (1969)Crackles (1969)Gauchos Cookies (1969)Mister E (1969)Pronto (1969)Scooter Pies (1969)Vitaman the Great (1969)King Vitaman (1970–1971)Halfsies (1979–1982)Hi-Lo's (1980)Fractured Flickers (1962–1964)Boris and Natasha (1992) (released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)George of the Jungle (1997) (released by Walt Disney Pictures)Dudley Do-Right (1999) (released by Universal Studios)George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (released by Walt Disney Pictures)The Phox, The Box, and The Lox (1999) (released by Universal Studios)Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) (distributed by 20th Century Fox)Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) (distributed by 20th Century Fox)The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) (released by Universal Studios)
