List of Ruby-Spears productions
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Ruby-Spears productions, including television series in animation
and live-action.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
and live-action.
Television series
- FangfaceFangfaceFangface was a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for ABC which aired from September 9, 1978 to September 8, 1979...
(1978-1979)- Fangface and Fangpuss
- The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure ShowThe Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure ShowThe Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man...
(1979-1981)- FangfaceFangfaceFangface was a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for ABC which aired from September 9, 1978 to September 8, 1979...
- Mighty Man & YukkMighty Man & YukkMighty Man & Yukk! is an animated series created by Ruby-Spears Productions. It was aired as part of The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show.-Plot:...
- Rickety RocketRickety RocketRickety Rocket was an animated television series, produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, and ran from 1979 to 1980 as a segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show.-Plot:...
- Fangface
- Thundarr the BarbarianThundarr the BarbarianThundarr the Barbarian is a Saturday morning animated television series, created by Steve Gerber and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. The series ran 2 seasons, 1980-1981 and 1981-1982...
(1980-1982) - Heathcliff and Dingbat (1980-1981)
- Heathcliff and Marmaduke (1981-1982)
- Goldie Gold and Action JackGoldie Gold and Action JackGoldie Gold and Action Jack was a 1981 animated series produced by Ruby-Spears that aired for one season on ABC. It followed the random adventures of wealthy teenager girl Goldie Gold, who owned the Gold Street Journal, and her ace reporter companion, Action Jack Travis, who worked under Goldie...
(1981-1982) - The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy HourThe Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy HourThe Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour was a 60-minute package show, a Hanna-Barbera/Ruby-Spears co-production in 1982 for ABC Saturday mornings...
(1982-1983) (Season 1 of The Puppy's Further AdventuresThe Puppy's Further AdventuresThe Puppy’s Further Adventures was an animated television show based on The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, a children's book by Catherine Woolley about Petey, a young dog who attached himself to a lonely orphan boy named Tommy.-Production background:...
, as under the title The Puppy's New Adventures) (co-production with Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
) - The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz HourThe Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz HourMork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour is a 1982 cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears Productions, featuring animated versions of characters from Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days...
(1982-1983) (co-production with Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
) - The Pac-ManPac-Man (TV series)Pac-Man is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera based on the video game Pac-Man by Namco, which premiered on ABC and ran from 1982 to 1983. During the first airing of the show, the large number of advertisers sponsoring it caused commercial breaks to be double their normal length...
/Rubik the Amazing Cube Hour (1983-1984) (co-production with Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
) - The Puppy's Further AdventuresThe Puppy's Further AdventuresThe Puppy’s Further Adventures was an animated television show based on The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, a children's book by Catherine Woolley about Petey, a young dog who attached himself to a lonely orphan boy named Tommy.-Production background:...
(1983-1984) - Mister TMister T (TV series)Mister T was an animated series that aired on NBC from 1983 to 1986. A total of 30 episodes were produced during the first two seasons, with the final season consisting entirely of reruns...
(1983-1985) - Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin and the Chipmunks (TV series)Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated television series featuring The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises from 1983–87, and DIC Entertainment from 1988-90....
(1983-1987) (Seasons 1-5 only, Seasons 6-8 were produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, and then eventually by DiC EntertainmentDiC EntertainmentDIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
) (co-production with Bagdasarian ProductionsBagdasarian ProductionsBagdasarian Productions is an American production company which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and related intellectual property assets. It is owned and operated by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman...
) - Saturday SupercadeSaturday SupercadeSaturday Supercade is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS beginning in 1983...
(1983-1985)- Donkey KongDonkey Kong (video game)is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In the game, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a...
- Donkey Kong, Jr.
- KangarooKangaroo (arcade game)is an arcade game that was released in 1982. It was manufactured by Sun Electronics but distributed by Atari. The game bears a strong resemblance in terms of gameplay and plot to Donkey Kong as well as the Popeye video game. The player takes the role of a mother kangaroo who is trying to rescue...
- Pitfall Harry
- Q*bert
- FroggerFroggerFrogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of...
- Space Ace
- Donkey Kong
- The Puppy's Greatest Adventures (1984-1986) (Repackaging/merger of The Puppy's New Adventures and The Puppy's Further AdventuresThe Puppy's Further AdventuresThe Puppy’s Further Adventures was an animated television show based on The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, a children's book by Catherine Woolley about Petey, a young dog who attached himself to a lonely orphan boy named Tommy.-Production background:...
into one series) - Dragon's LairDragon's Lair (TV series)Dragon's Lair is a short-lived television cartoon series by Ruby-Spears Productions based on the 1983 video game of the same name. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced from 1984-1985, airing on ABC...
(1984-1985) - Turbo TeenTurbo TeenTurbo Teen was an animated series about a teenager with the ability to literally transform into a sports car. It aired Saturday mornings on the ABC Network for twelve episodes between 1984 and 1985...
(1984-1985) - SectaursSectaursSectaurs: Warriors of Symbion was a line of action figures released by Coleco in 1985.The premise was that "somewhere in space, somewhere in time," exists a planet called Symbion, where a genetic experiment fails. Frightening changes take place that cannot be stopped. The result? A world where...
(1985) - It's Punky BrewsterIt's Punky BrewsterIt's Punky Brewster is an animated spin off of the live action television show Punky Brewster. The show was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions.-Synopsis:...
(1985-1986) - Rambo and the Forces of FreedomRambo and the Forces of FreedomRambo: The Force of Freedom is an animated series based on the character of John Rambo, from David Morrell's book First Blood, and the subsequent films First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II and adapted for television by story editor/head writer Michael Chain. The cartoon ran for 65 episodes,...
(1986) - Chuck Norris' Karate KommandosKarate KommandosChuck Norris: Karate Kommandos is an American animated television series from the 1980s. It originally aired in 1986 as a syndicated five episode mini-series...
(1986) (mini) - Lazer Tag AcademyLazer Tag AcademyLazer Tag Academy was an animated television series inspired by Worlds of Wonder's Lazer Tag that was created by Ruby-Spears Productions.-Synposis:...
(1986-1987) - The CenturionsThe Centurions (TV series)The Centurions is a syndicated 30 minute American science fiction animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears and animated in Japan by Sunrise. Comic book legends Jack Kirby and Gil Kane contributed to the design and concepts of the show....
(1985 (mini), 1986-1987) (co-production with Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
) - Superman (1988)
- Police AcademyPolice Academy (TV series)Police Academy, also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series, is a 1988 American animated television series based on the Police Academy series of films. The show was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for Warner Bros. Television. It aired on Saturday mornings and lasted two seasons for a...
(1988-1989) - Dink, the Little DinosaurDink, the Little DinosaurDink, the Little Dinosaur is an animated series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. The series originally aired on the CBS Kids block on CBS from 1989 to 1991. The series was developed for television by Karen Willson and Chris Weber....
(1989-1991) (co-production with Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
) - Piggsburg Pigs!Piggsburg Pigs!Piggsburg Pigs! was a Fox Kids animated comedy series from Ruby-Spears Productions, which aired in 1990.On July 23rd, 2001, Piggsburg Pigs! and other properties of Saban Entertainment were sold to The Walt Disney Company.-Plot:...
(1990-1991) (co-production with The Fred Silverman Company and Fox Children's ProductionsFox KidsFox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
) - Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo MesaWild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo MesaWild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa is an American animated television series created by comic book artist Ryan Brown, known for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The show was produced by King World and ABC's Greengrass Productions and animated by Gunther-Wahl Productions for its first season...
(1993-1994) - Mega ManMega Man (TV series)Mega Man, known in Japan as , is a Japanese-American animated television series multi-produced by Capcom Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, Ashi Productions and Ocean Group and is based on the game series of the same name. The TV series began in 1994 and ended in 1995, and was aired on many...
(1994-1995) (Distributed by Bohbot ProductionsBKNBohbot Kids Network was a syndicated animation block created and distributed by Bohbot Entertainment, an animation production company founded by Allen J...
, co-production with Ashi ProductionsAshi Productionsis a Japanese anime studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, known for its four magical-girl anime, especially Magical Princess Minky Momo. It was established by Toshihiko Sato and other artists on December 24, 1975 as...
) - Skysurfer Strike ForceSKYSURFER Strike ForceSkysurfer Strike Force is an animated series that was featured on the BKN cartoon block and was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions. The show lasted two seasons in the mid 1990s. The first episode aired on September 10, 1995 and the last episode was on October 26, 1996...
(1995-1996) (Distributed by Bohbot ProductionsBKNBohbot Kids Network was a syndicated animation block created and distributed by Bohbot Entertainment, an animation production company founded by Allen J...
, co-production with Ashi ProductionsAshi Productionsis a Japanese anime studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, known for its four magical-girl anime, especially Magical Princess Minky Momo. It was established by Toshihiko Sato and other artists on December 24, 1975 as...
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The Puppy series
- The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (1978)
- The Puppy's Great Adventure (1979)
- The Puppy's Amazing Rescue (1980)
- The Puppy Saves the Circus (1981)
Miss Switch series
- The Trouble with Miss SwitchThe Trouble with Miss SwitchThe Trouble with Miss Switch is an animated television special based on a children's book by Barbara Brooks Wallace.The story centers on two students, Rupert and Amelia, who find out that their substitute teacher is a witch. When she is around animals they possess the ability to talk. This also...
(1980) - Miss Switch to the Rescue (1982)
Other standalone specials
- Weep No More, My Lady (1979)
- The Horse That Played Centerfield (1979)
- The Incredible Detectives (1979)
- Scruffy (1980)
- Bunnicula, the Vampire RabbitBunniculaBunnicula is a children's book series written by James Howe about a vampire bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables. It is also the name of the first book in the series, published 1979 .The story is centered on the Monroe family and their pets and is told from the perspective of their dog...
(1982) - Beauty and the Beast (1983)
- Bad Cat (1984)
- Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar (1984)
- The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas (1984)
- Rose Petal PlaceRose Petal PlaceRose Petal Place was an American-produced animated film from 1984, with a corresponding line of toy dolls made by Kenner. The concept for Rose Petal Place was created by David Kirschner and the film was written by Mal Marmorstein....
(1984) - The Magic FluteThe Magic FluteThe Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
(1994) - Jirimpimbira: An African Folktale (1995)