Bardel Entertainment

Bardel Entertainment, Inc. is a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1987. The studio's name comes from its founders, Barry Ward and Delna Bhesania, who are a married couple. 
Bardel is involved in the acquisition, development, production and distribution of animated programming. The studio is best known for animating Rick and Morty and Teen Titans Go!. On October 5, 2015, Bardel was purchased by Rainbow SpA, an Italian animation studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and ViacomCBS.
==Produced works==
===Television===
Show 	Year(s) 	Co-production(s) 	Notes
The Raccoons 	1990 	Evergreen Raccoons Television Production 	"Black Belt Bentley!" (camera, xeroxing, and opaquing)
The Ren & Stimpy Show 	Nickelodeon 	"Big House Blues" 	
Britannica's Tales Around the World 	1991 	Encyclopædia Britannica 	"The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son" (xeroxing)
Fish Police 	1992 	Hanna-Barbera 	
Fievel's American Tails 	Universal Cartoon Studios	additional production facility 	
The Pink Panther 	1993 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation 	additional pre-production
Tales from the Cryptkeeper 	1993–1994 	Nelvana 	production facility
Dog City 	1993 	The Jim Henson Company 	additional production facility
Problem Child 	1994 	Universal Cartoon Studios 	storyboards (season 2)
The Magic School Bus 	1994–1997 	Scholastic 	pre-production
Phantom 2040 	Hearst Entertainment 	pre-production 	
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 	1995–1997 	Klasky Csupo 	storyboards
The Savage Dragon 	1995 	Universal Cartoon Studios 	
Stickin' Around 	1996–1997 	Nelvana 	storyboards (season 1), animation (season 2)
Flash Gordon 	Hearst Entertainment 	storyboards and sheet direction 	
The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo 	1996 	pre-production 	
The Oz Kids 	Hyperion Pictures 	storyboards 	
Bruno the Kid 	1996–1997 	Film Roman 	pre-production
Jumanji: The Series 	1996–1999 	Adelaide Productions 	
Project G.e.e.K.e.R. 	1996 	 	
Prince of Atlantis 	1997 	Pixibox 	
Ivanhoe The King's Knight 	CINAR 	 	
Rugrats 	Klasky Csupo 	storyboards 	
Cartoon Sushi 	MTV Animation 	"Howl", "Man's Best Friend" 	
Flying Rhino Junior High 	1998–2000 	Nelvana 	additional production facility
George and Martha 	1999–2000 	 	
Milo's Bug Quest 	2000 	Sunwoo Entertainment 	pre-production
Marsupilami 	Marathon Media 	storyboards 	
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law 	Williams Street 	 	
Zoog Disney 	2001–2002 	Disney Channel 	
Seven Little Monsters 	Nelvana 	additional production facility 	
¡Mucha Lucha! 	2002–2005 	Warner Bros. Animation 	
The Mr. Dink Show 	2002 	 	
The Paz Show 	2003–2006 	Telescreen TV, Egmont Imagination, King Rollo Films, Open Mind Productions and Discovery Kids	
Silverwing 	2003 	 	
The Buzz on Maggie 	2005 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	2006 	Nickelodeon Animation Studios 	pilot
Viva Piñata 	2006–2009 	4Kids Entertainment 	
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! 	2006–2010 	Starz Media 	
Where My Dogs At? 	2006 	MTV/MTV2 Music Group 	
Chaotic 	2006–2008 	4Kids Entertainment 	season 1
Edgar & Ellen 	2007–2008 	Star Farm Productions 	
Zeke's Pad 	2008–2009 	Flying Bark Productions 	
Pearlie 	2009–2010 	Nelvana 	
Neighbors from Hell 	2010 	MoonBoy Animation 	
Planet Sheen 	2010–2011 	Nickelodeon Animation Studios 	additional animation
Fanboy & Chum Chum 	2011–2012 	season 2 	
Bob's Burgers 	2011 	Bento Box Entertainment 	season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 	2012–2017 	Nickelodeon Animation Studios 	
Monsters vs. Aliens 	2013–2014 	Nickelodeon 	
Teen Titans Go! 	2013–present 	Warner Bros. Animation 	
Mother Up! 	2013–2014 	Breakthrough Entertainment 	
Rick and Morty 	2013–present 	Williams Street 	
Lah-Lah's Adventures 	2014 	Stella Projects 	
VeggieTales in the House 	2014–2016 	DreamWorks Animation 	
All Hail King Julien 	2014–2017 	 	
The Adventures of Puss in Boots 	2015–2018 	 	
The Simpsons 	2015 	20th Century Fox Television 	"Mathlete's Feat" (couch gag)
Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates 	2015–2016 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	season 4
Dinotrux 	2015–present 	DreamWorks Animation 	
DC Super Hero Girls 	Warner Bros. Animation 	 	
Dawn of the Croods 	2015 	DreamWorks Animation 	"The Mean Warts", "School of Hard Rocks", "Garden of Eaten"
Mack & Moxy 	2016 	Georgia Public Broadcasting 	
HarmonQuest 	2016–present 	Starburns Industries 	
VeggieTales in the City 	2017 	DreamWorks Animation 	
Angry Birds Blues 	Rovio Entertainment 	 	
44 Cats 	2017–present 	Rainbow S.r.l. 	
The Dragon Prince 	2018–present 	Wonderstorm 	
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny 	DreamWorks Animation 	 	
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty 	2019–present 	Funrise 	
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders 	DreamWorks Animation 	 	
Solar Opposites 	2020–present 	20th Century Fox Television 	
Magic: The Gathering 	TBA 	Netflix Animation 	Executive produced by Anthony and Joe Russo
===Films===
Show 	Year(s) 	Co-production(s) 	Notes
The Nutcracker Prince 	1990 	Lacewood Productions 	additional opaquing services
Rover Dangerfield 	1991 	Hyperion Pictures 	additional animation services
Bébé's Kids 	1992 	 	
The New Adventures of Little Toot 	Strand Home Video 	pre-production art services 	
Once Upon a Forest 	1993 	Hanna-Barbera 	animation
Balto 	1995 	Amblimation 	animation, uncredited
Space Jam 	1996 	Warner Bros. Animation 	animation
Anastasia 	1997 	Fox Animation Studios 	animation
The Prince of Egypt 	1998 	DreamWorks Animation 	animation services
The Road to El Dorado 	2000 	additional final line services and special effects	
Joseph: King of Dreams 	animation 	 	
Titan A.E. 	Fox Animation Studios	animation, uncredited 	
Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu 	2001 	The Tooniversal Company 	additional animation production
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 	2002 	DreamWorks Animation 	additional final line services
Eight Crazy Nights 	Columbia Pictures 	additional animation 	
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 	2003 	DreamWorks Animation 	additional final line services
Dragons: Fire and Ice 	2004 	Mega Bloks 	animation
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico 	2005 	Warner Bros. Animation 	additional animation
Dragons II: The Metal Ages 	Mega Bloks 	animation 	
Happily N'Ever After 	2006 	Vanguard Animation 	additional animation
Wubbzy's Big Movie! 	2008 	Starz Media 	additional animation
The Prophet 	2014 	Participant Media 	CGI animation
Albert 	2016 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	animation
Lucky 	2019 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 	2021 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild 	2022 	Walt Disney Pictures20th Century Studios 	
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 	Walt Disney Pictures 	 	
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever	Walt Disney Pictures 	2023 	
===Specials/shorts/other===
Show 	Year(s) 	Co-production(s) 	Notes
The Wish That Changed Christmas 	1991 	McDonald's 	assistant animation
Itsy Bitsy Spider 	1992 	Hyperion Pictures 	additional animation services
Wanna Be a Dino Finder 	1995 	Cloud 9 Interactive 	video game; animation
But Where Does It Come From? 	1996 	Playhouse Pictures 	
Gregory and Me 	Kideo 	 	
The Christmas Orange 	2002 	 	
Def Jam Vendetta 	2003 	EA Canada 	video game; additional animation
SuperFuckers 	2012–2013 	Frederator Studios 	
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program 	2013–2016 	Nickelodeon 	"Earmouse and Bottle", "Space Mission: Danger"
Albert 	2016 	Nickelodeon Animation Studios 	animation
Rick and Morty: Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse	2017 	Titmouse, Inc./Williams Street	
Monster High: The Adventures of The Ghoul Squad	Mattel Creations	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Official site
*Bardel Entertainment on IMDb
*Bardel Entertainment on LinkedIn
Category:Canadian animation studios
Category:Companies based in Vancouver
Category:Entertainment companies established in 1987