Terrytoons

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Terrytoons, Inc. was an American animation studio headquartered in New Rochelle, New York, which was active from 1929 until its closure on December 29, 1972 (and returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in name only). Founded by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, it operated out of the "K" Building in downtown New Rochelle and later nearby at 38 Centre Avenue. The studio created many cartoon characters including Fanny Zilch, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose, Sourpuss, Dinky Duck, Little Roquefort, the Terry Bears, Dimwit, and Luno; Terry's pre-existing character Farmer Al Falfa was also often featured in the series. The "New Terrytoons" period of the late 1950s through the mid-1960s produced new characters such as Clint Clobber, Tom Terrific, Deputy Dawg, Hector Heathcote, Hashimoto-san, Sidney the Elephant, Possible Possum, James Hound, Astronut, Sad Cat, The Mighty Heroes, and Sally Sargent. Also during that time, Ralph Bakshi got his start as an animator, and eventually as a director, at Terrytoons. Terrytoons shorts were originally released to theaters by 20th Century Fox from 1935 until 1973. After Terry retired in 1956, CBS bought the studio, then later obtained the library. The enactment of the FCC's Financial Interest and Syndication Rules resulted in CBS selling Terrytoons to Viacom, who would suspend the studio's operations. The Terrytoons distribution rights were transferred to Paramount Pictures in 1994 when they were purchased by Viacom, at the same time television syndication for the classic shorts ended until 2025. Viacom went on to purchase CBS in 2000 and claimed ownership until the start of 2006, when CBS claimed ownership again. Throughout these times, numerous attempts were made to reboot the characters, but none got the green light. As of 2019, Paramount has re-owned the rights to the studio and its library following the re-merger...