Jollytoons

***Jollytoons***is a franchise of theatrical shorts and full-length feature films created by Austin Miles and Bill John starting from 1938-1979. Influenced by Walt Disney's *Mickey Mouse*, *Donald Duck* and *Goofy* and Warner Bros' *Looney Tunes*, Austin Miles decided to start producing theatrical cartoons. *Jollytoons* short films were originally released to theaters by Columbia Pictures. Due to the monster success of the shorts, Austin Miles started a franchise that includes characters that are part of the *Jollytoons*. *Laio* the first franchise ever to be created.

The studio that produced the series Austin Miles Productions, founded by Austin Miles, based in Los Angeles, CA, on May 23, 1938. In February 13, 2012, Austin Miles passed away at the age of 94, while Bill John also passed away in August 23, 2016 at the age of 99.

In 1971, they announced that *Jollytoons*would no longer have theatrical short films due to them focusing more on cartoons for television, and also, the Austin Miles Productions was closed its doors on December 31, 1975.  and some of the Austin Miles Productions staff, including Austin Miles and Bill John, went on to join Bear Bones Productions, respectively. *Jollytoons* has since eventually evolved into a media franchise, spawning several television series, feature films, comic books, music albums, video games and amusement park rides.

The *Jollytoons* library was later purchased by ViacomCBS/Paramount.

## History

### Closure of Austin Miles Productions and Columbia Pictures and contract deal with third-party companies

*Coming soon!*

### Paramount/Viacom/CBS Corporation/National Amusements era (1990-present)

The *Jollytoons* library was sold outright by Austin Miles's son and Bear Bones key staff member Sid John to Paramount Pictures.

## Shorts

> *Main article: List of Jollytoons shorts*
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## Characters

This lists all of the characters in the entire franchise.

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## Franchises

* Laio - Cartoons about a calm and nice high school student boy at a fictional Atlantic High School. Debuted in 1938.
* Random Color - Debuted in 1939.
* Silly Tunes - A *Silly Symphonies*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1939.
* Dan and Phi - a *Tom & Jerry-*esque cartoon series about a thin orange cat named Phil, who lives in a big peaceful house. His rival is a mischievous red mouse named Dan, who can trick the cat or making friends with the cat. Ike is chasing Dan around the house before it's too late, though his coloration varies in some shorts. Debuted in 1939.
* Johnny Rabbit - a *Bugs Bunny*-esque cartoon series about a Johnny is a 20-years-old tall green rabbit, who lives in a tree house. He is a smart fast-talking rabbit. His best friend, David is a white duck, who is having a same age just like him. But, he is a dimwitted childish duck. The duo can play and work together by going to their own misadventures. Debuted in 1939.
* Dante Dog - The misadventures of dog-likes named Dante, who live many misadventures and outsmart their enemies. Debuted in 1939.
* Duke Fox - Cartoons about a red orange fox named Duke, who lives in his own den. He can make jokes, act funny and outsmart his enemies. But sometimes, Duke is feeling lazy like a hound. He loves to play, dance, talk, run and laugh. Duke's best friend is a chipmunk named Nuttery, who can help him by using plans. He will go on his own misadventures with him. Debuted in 1940.
* Hilda the Mouse - Cartoons about a little girl mouse named Hilda likes to travel around the world, while outsmarting his enemies. Debuted in 1940.
* Jackie Duck - a Daffy Duck-esque Cartoons about a bad duck duck named Jackie. Debuted in 1943
* Kath and Loop - Cartoons about a Loop is a brave, kind-hearted, friendly purple dog, who lives in a peaceful house with his owner Granny. She loves to take care of him every single time. Loop's arch enemy is an alley cat named Kath, who is trying to trick him. He will protect Granny and fight with Kath. Debuted in 1943.
* Losie and Oeo - Cartoons about a happy girl and her dog. Debuted in 1940.
* Screwball Sonnie - Cartoons about a screwball hedgehog named Sonnie. Debuted in 1956.
* Ronald and Cute Kitten - a *Marc Antony & Pussyfoot*-esque cartoon series about a Ronald is a burly Labrador Retriever dog that is usually yellow, though his coloration varies in some shorts. Cute Kitten, in contrast, is a petit and extremely cute, green-eyed black-and-white Tuxedo cat to whom Ronald is utterly devoted with motherly passion.
* Tyra Bell - Cartoons about a female flower-loving girl who lives in a city. Debuted in 1941.
* Crystal Bird - a *Tweety and Sylvester*-esque cartoon series about a Crystal is a 16-years old comical female small bird. She has brown feathers and yellow feet and she is wearing a pink bow and a light pink skirt. She loves to catch cats as her favorite thing. Keith Cat is a hungry large tabby cat. He has tan fur, wolf-like nose, tan snout, white patch on his torso, tan tail end on his tail and black paws. Keith loves to eat bird as his lunch and dinner. He is Crystal's arch enemy. Debuted in 1935.
* E.O. Kango and Ren Tiger - A *Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner*-esque series about a tiger who wants to eat a running kangaroos, but always fails. Debuted in 1953. E.O. Kango is voiced by Mel Blanc (1953-1977), Frank Welker (1977-1994), and Jim Cummings (1994-present). The Ren Tiger is voiced by Bill Thompson (1950-1971), TBA (1971-1994), Jim Cummings (1994-present)
* Little Dino - Cartoons about a young dinosaur boy who lives in a cave. Debuted in 1931.
* Nicky Woodpecker - A *Woody Woodpecker*-esque cartoon series about the antics of woodpecker who likes to pranking everywhere. Debuted in 1939.
* Baby Pen - A *Baby Huey*-esque cartoon series follows a large dimwitted chicken child named Pen, who usually causes trouble to his parents. He can outwit a mean old jaguar in every episode. Debuted in 1941.
* Boo the Ghost Boy - A *Casper the Friendly Ghost*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1940.
* Little Eilia - The misadventures of a mischievious girl named Amanda, who likes to outsmart her enemies. Debuted in 1940.
* Kelly the Good Lady - A *Betty Boop-*esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1940.
* Ricky the Man - A *Popeye the Sailor Man*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1940.
* Hairy Wombat - Cartoon about a generally portrayed as a ferocious, albeit dim-witted, omnivore with a notoriously short temper and little patience. Though he can be very devious, he is also sweet at times. His enormous appetite seems to know no bounds, as he will eat anything in his path. He is best known for his speech consisting mostly of grunts, growls, and rasps (in his earlier appearances, he does speak English with primitive grammar) as well as his ability to spin like a vortex and bite through nearly anything. Haiz does have one weakness: he can be calmed by almost any music. While in this calm state, he can be easily dealt with. Debuted in 1952.
* Raul Le Paw - Raul in pursuit of a female black cat, whom Raul mistakes for a polecat ("la belle femme polecat fatale"). The cat, who was retroactively named Rista Cat, often has a white stripe painted down her back, usually by accident (such as by squeezing under a fence with wet white paint). Rista frantically races to get away from him because of his putrid odour, his overly aggressive manner or both, while Raul hops after her at a leisurely pace.
* The Black Wolf - A *The Pink Panther*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1963.
* Ian and John - A red yak and a yellow bird must break the plans from the President of United States, who wanted to make the duo more hostile, inspired by TBD. Debuted in 1961.
* Edurando - A *Zorro and The Lone Ranger*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1961.
* Drill Snake and the Nile Hyex - A *The Ant and the Aardvark*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1966
* Verty the Cat - A *Felix the Cat*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1964.
* Mr. Drukson - A koala named Mr. Drukson must travel around the world through decades and centuries meeting historical figures and find relics. Debuted in 1964.
* Wellie Penguin - A *Chilly Willy*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1965.
* Hilly Soldier - A *Beetle Bailey-*esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1970.
* Faster the Mexican Rat - A *Speedy Gonzales*-esque cartoon about portrayed as "The Fastest Rat in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast, speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent and also speaking Spanish. He usually wears a yellow *sombrero*, white shirt and trousers (which was a common traditional outfit worn by men and boys of rural Mexican villages), and a red kerchief, similar to that of some traditional Mexican attires. Debuted in 1972.
* Sara the Sorcereress Girl - A teenager lives her career as a witch, while she is in high school. Debuted in 1970.
* The Toto Kids - A *Peanuts and Ed, Edd, and Eddy*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 1964.
* Music Tales - the life and adventures of ten hippie-like animal teens. Debuted in 1964.
* Theo and Lane - A *Kaput and Zosky*-esque cartoon series. Debuted in 2018.
* The Jujus Hamsters - A *The ZhuZhus*-esque cartoon series. It named is Tiffany Jodiey, a young girl who owns six talking hamsters. Debuted in 2018.
* Hi Kit - A *Hello Kitty*-esque cartoon cute-looking cat named Kawa loves to do many things with her family and friends, inspired by TBD. Debuted in 2018.
* Hermie and Dicky - A Bingo and Rolly-esque cartoon dogs named Hermie and Dicky. Debuted in 2020.
* Missy Meow - A Hissy-esque cartoon purple haired female cat named Missy Meow. Debuted in 2020.
* RoboSplish - A Klasky Csupo Robot/Splaat-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2021.
* WashragChris TriangleSweatpants - A SpongeBob SquarePants-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2021.
* Ned, Chris, and Rebecca - A Charlie Barkin, Itchy Itchiford, and Sasha Le Fleur-esuqe cartoon. Debuted in 2021.
* Arnold, Dave, and Jenny - A Yakko, Wakko, and Dot-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2021.
* Sven and Dibby - a Ren Hoek and Stimpy-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2021.
* Nooby Noo and the gang - A Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2022.
* Leia, Lola, and Lily - a Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles-esque cartoon. debuted in 2022.
* Chris White, Noopy, and Lacy van Fleur - a Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Lucy van Pelt-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2022.
* Ted, Tedd, and Teddy - a Ed, Edd, and Eddy-esque cartoon boys. Debuted in 2023.
* Tony Potter, David, and Gwenda - a Timmy Turner, Cosmo, and Wanda-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2023.
* Meow Patrol - the PAW Patrol Pups/SuperKitties-esque cartoon. Debuted in 2024.

## Spin-offs and medias

### TV Series

* The Laio and Johnny Rabbit Show (1958-1967)
* The Mouse Trapz Show (1961) (1961-1968)
* The Music Tales Show (1972-1988), produced by Austin Miles Inc. from 1972 to 1978, Filmation, from 1978 to 1980, and Hanna-Barbera from 1980-1988
* The Jollytoons Show (1980-1987), co-produced with Hanna-Barbera Productions and Mala M. Productions) It is the last show that Hanna-Barbera produced for the series.
* The Mouse Trapz Kids (1988-1993), produced by DiC Entertainment and Mala M. Productions.
* The New Jollytoons Show (1994-2008), produced by Bear Bones Productions, from 1994 to 2008, DiC Entertainment, from 1994 to 1998 and to Paramount Television Animation from 1994 to 2008)
* Laio! (2001-2003)
* The Tony Wolf and Rooky Show: A Jollytoons Production (2002-2010)
* QuackQuest: A Jollytoons Production (2004-2007)
* Space Duck: A Jollytoons Production (2008-2010)
* Jollytoons Webtoons (2009)
* Small Toons!: A Jollytoons Production (2010-2013)
* Eduardo: Generation E: A Jollytoons Production (2012-2013)
* The Mouse Trapz Show: A Jollytoons Production (2012) (2012-present), produced with Renegade Animation, Paramount Television Animation and Bear Bones Productions)
* Jollytoons: Laff Riot (2018-present), produced with Paramount Television Animation and Bear Bones Productions)
* Jollytitans Unleashed (2019; upcoming), produced by Paramount Television Animation and Bear Bones Productions)
* *The Jollytoon Gang*(2021; upcoming)*,* in collaboration with Bear Bones Productions & Nickelodeon Productions; aired on Nick Jr.

### Games

* Jollytoons: The Game (1987, NES)
* E.O. Rango: The Great Chase (1992, NES, SNES, Genesis, Atari Lynx, Master System, TurboGrapx 16, Amiga and DOS)
* Baby Ronald & Dan and Friends(1997) - (Relesed for PC) a series of educational CD-ROM game for ages 2-7 featuring the Mouse Trapz & Jollytoons characters portraying as babies. It is produced by Fox Toons Interactive.
* Jollytoons: The 3D Adventure (1999) (Released for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Gear Millennium and Game Boy Color)
* Jollytoons: Time Madness (2002, PS2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Sega Crystal, Game Boy Advance and Game Gear Neo)
* Laio's School Games (2013, Wii U, PS4, PS3,  PSVita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS)
* Jollytoons + Looney Tunes: Toons Power (2018, PS4, PSVita, Dreamcast T23, Dreamcast Lighter, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo 3DS)
* Lego Jollytoons and Friends: Unite! (2018, PS4, PS3, PSVita, Dreamcast T23, Dreamcast Lighter, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and PC)

### Films

#### Theatrical

* *Jollytoons: The Cartoony Movie Ever* (1999)
* *Home-Run in the Space!* (2002)
* *Jollytoons: In the Real World* (2008)

#### Direct-to-video/DVD/Blu-ray

* *Jollytoons Adaptation Series*series (2003-present)
* *Crystal Bird: High-Sky Adventures* (2010)
* Jollytoons*: The Five Musketeers* (2016)
* *Jollytoons: Toon Run (2020)*

### Specials

* ***Happy Birthday, Laio!*** (1978) (aired on CBS) - the first *Jollytoons* TV special. It is the joint production between Columbia Cartoon Studios and Chuck Jones Enterprises.

*Coming soon!*

### Crossover media

* Mala Miles & Hanna-Barbera: Cartoon Role-Unite! (arcade; 1988, made with Hanna-Barbera)
* Jollytoons: Mouse Trapz in War of the Whiskers (2002, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Sega Crystal and Nintendo GameCube)
* Jollytoons + Looney Tunes: Toons Power (2018, PS4, PSVita, Xbox One, Sega T23, Sega Lighter, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo 3DS)

### Publications

* Jollytoons: To The Comics! (1981-2001, 2018-present)

### Home entertainment titles

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## Trivia

* Unlike other classic cartoons during that era, Jollytoons dose not carry any blackface jokes
* *Jollytoons*is mostly inspired by Walt Disney's *Mickey Mouse*, *Donald Duck* and *Goofy* and Warner Bros' *Looney Tunes*.

## Promotions

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### Food promotions

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## Toys

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## Home media releases

* Worldvision Home Video (1983-1990)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (1990-present)

## TV channels

### USA

* Syndication (1950s-present)
* ABC (1959-1980)
* NBC (1960-1991)
* CBS (1960-1990)
* Fox (1990)
	+ Fox Kids (1990)
* Nickelodeon (1994-2006; 2018-present)
* Nick@Nite (2018-present)
* Nick Jr. (2018-present)
* Nicktoons (2018-present)
* TeenNick (2018-present)
* TV Land (2018-present)
* Fox Family Channel (1997-1999)
* Cartoon Network (1994-2005)
* Boomerang (2000-2014)
* The Hub Network/Discovery Family (2011-2018)
* Kawaii Box (2015-present)

**Canada**

* CBC (1980s-present)
* YTV (1999-present)
* Nickelodeon (2009-present)
* Teletoon (2005-present)

## Licensing deals

### Comics

* St. John Publications (1948-1952)
* Golden Key
* Marvel Comics
* Harvey Comics
* Archie Comics
* Dark Horse Comics
* IDW

### Theme parks

#### USA

* Cedar Point (1979-1993)
* Universal Studios Hollywood (1999-2002)

### Toys

* Ideal Toys
* Mattel
* Hasbro
* LEGO
* Kender

### Restaurants

* McDonald's
* Burger King
* Wendy's
* Hardee's