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Jay Ward Productions

American animation studio

Jay Ward Productions, Inc. (sometimes shortened to Ward Productions) is an American animation studio based in Costa Mesa, California. It was founded in 1958 by American animator Jay Ward. As of 2022, the studio is headed by Ward's daughter, Tiffany Ward, and granddaughter, vice president Amber Ward.2 It ceased to exist in 2002.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1
  • Industryfilm industry1
  • HeadquartersWest Hollywood1

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Jay Ward Productions, Inc. (sometimes shortened to Ward Productions) is an American animation studio based in Costa Mesa, California. It was founded in 1958 by American animator Jay Ward. As of 2022, the studio is headed by Ward's daughter, Tiffany Ward, and granddaughter, vice president Amber Ward.2

The story

Founded by Jay Ward in 1948.1

The company was based on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, across Sunset Boulevard from the Chateau Marmont.

By 2002, Jay Ward Productions had formed Bullwinkle Studios LLC, a joint venture with Classic Media (then an Entertainment Rights subsidiary), to manage the Jay Ward characters. Bullwinkle Studios's first production was George of the Jungle with Studio B Productions, a unit of DHX Media. The series was broadcast on Teletoon, then added to Cartoon Network. Jay Ward's daughter, Tiffany Ward, is the president of Ward Productions and Bullwinkle Studios. Classic Media was acquired in 2012 by DreamWorks Animation, which was later purchased by the Comcast-owned NBCUniversal in 2016.

On February 3, 2022, Jay Ward Productions signed a deal with WildBrain to produce new content based on its portfolio. The agreement also includes distribution rights to the entire Jay Ward Productions library. However, DreamWorks retains the distribution rights to its co-productions.

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Leadership

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Products and brands

Jay Ward Productions (pre-Classic Media)

Rocky and His Friends/The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1964)

Fractured Fairy Tales

Aesop and Son

Bullwinkle's Corner

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Mr. Know-It-All

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Fan Club

Peabody's Improbable History

Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties

Hoppity Hooper (1964–1967)

Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show

The Dudley Do Right Show (1964–1966)

George of the Jungle (1967)

Super Chicken

Tom Slick

Jay Ward Productions (post-2022)

George of the Jungle (reruns only)

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (reruns only)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (reruns only)

Jay Ward Productions (pre-Classic Media)

Snidley's Monster (1961) (short film)

Sleeping Beauty (1961) (short film)

The Phox, The Box, and The Lox (1999) (short film)

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2002Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1948Founded Founded1

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