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Hyperion Pictures
 Industry
 Founded
 Headquarters
 Key people
Willard Carroll
 Parent
 Subsidiaries
Jambalaya Studios

**Hyperion Pictures** (a.k.a. **Hyperion Films** or **Hyperion Studios**) is an American film production company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite, who had previously been the head of motion picture and television produced for and owned by Walt Disney Productions, and writer/director Willard Carroll. The company produces both live-action and animated productions such as *The Brave Little Toaster* and *The Runestone*.

A subsidiary of the company is its animation division, Hyperion Animation Company, Inc. which has produced animated feature films and television series, including its three most successful media franchises *The Brave Little Toaster*, *The Itsy Bitsy Spider* and *The Oz Kids*.

The studio has been dormant since 2007 but their website was recently updated in 2019 in where it was under construction. It then returned in 2020.

The company's mascot was Leslie McGroarty from *Itsy Bitsy Spider*, who appears in its production logo.

## Contents

* 1List of notable Hyperion features and television productions
	+ 1.1Feature films
	+ 1.2Short films
	+ 1.3Television series
* 2List of Hyperion Animation productions
	+ 2.1Feature films
	+ 2.2Short films
	+ 2.3Television series
	+ 2.4Television specials
* 3References
* 4External links

## List of notable Hyperion features and television productions[edit]

### Feature films[edit]

* *Nutcracker: The Motion Picture* (1986, with The Kushner-Locke Company)
* *The Runestone* (1990)
* *Playing by Heart* (1998)
* *Tom's Midnight Garden* (1999)
* *My Louisiana Sky* (2001)
* *Three Way* (2004, Brainstorm Media)
* *Marigold* (2007)
* *The Brave Little Toaster* (TBA, with The Kushner-Locke Company)
* *Rover Dangerfield* (TBA)
* *Robin Harris' Bébé's Kids* (TBA, with Jambalaya Studios)

### Short films[edit]

* *Chunks of Life* (1994, with MTV)
* *The Need* (2006)

### Television series[edit]

* *Amazing Stories* (1985–1987) - Season 2, Episode 16: "**Family Dog**" (1987, with NBC, Universal Television, Amblin Entertainment and The Kushner-Locke Company)
* *Bone Chillers* (1996, with ABC)
* *ARK, the Adventures of Animal Rescue Kids* (1997–1998, with Discovery Kids)

## List of Hyperion Animation productions[edit]

### Feature films[edit]

**(TV)** - Television film

**(DTV)** - Direct-to-video

* *The Brave Little Toaster* (1987, with The Kushner-Locke Company)
* *Rover Dangerfield* (1991)
* *Robin Harris' Bébé's Kids* (1992, with Jambalaya Studios)
* *The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue* (1997) (DTV)
* *The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars* (1998) (DTV)
* *The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!* (2000) (DTV)
* *The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina* (2002, with Miramax Films) (DTV)
* *The Proud Family Movie* (2005, with Jambalaya Studios and Disney Channel) (TV)
* *The Brave Little Toaster* (TBA, with The Kushner-Locke Company)
* *Rover Dangerfield* (TBA)
* *Robin Harris' Bébé's Kids* (TBA, with Jambalaya Studios)
* *The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue* (TBA) (DTV)
* *The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars* (TBA) (DTV)
* *The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!* (TBA) (DTV)
* *The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina* (TBA, with Miramax Films) (DTV)
* *The Proud Family Movie* (TBA, with Jambalaya Studios and Disney Channel) (TV)

### Short films[edit]

* *Itsy Bitsy Spider* (1992)
* *1001 Nights: An Animation Symphony* (1998, with Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra)

### Television series[edit]

* *Itsy Bitsy Spider* (1993–1996, with USA Network)
* *Life with Louie* (1994–1998, with Fox Kids)
* *The Adventures of Hyperman* (1995–1996, with CBS)
* *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995–2000, with HBO)
* *The Oz Kids* (1996, with ABC)
* *The Proud Family* (2001–2005, with Jambalaya Studios and Disney Channel)
* *Da Boom Crew* (2004–2005, with Jambalaya Studios and Kids' WB!)

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Hyperion Pictures on IMDb
* *Hyperion Pictures* at the Big Cartoon DataBase

Categories:

* Hyperion Pictures
* 1984 establishments in California
* American companies established in 1984
* Mass media companies established in 1984
* Companies based in Los Angeles
* Film production companies of the United States
* American film company stubs