Studio Mooshroom

Studio Mooshroom is a French animation studio founded in 1978 after a duo of female animators left Universal Studios.

1978 to 1991
Studio Mooshroom started out pretty small as they were a studio that was selling animation assets for Disney, Paramount and later, DiC. They wouldn't have their first film until 1983 with the anime film, Yellow Buds. In 1986, They've worked on a series of animated specials based on Video Games for FOX. So far, only six of the fourteen have been found. With those six being: Pitfall, E.T., Galaga, Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and Adventure Island. In 1990, 20th Century Fox obtained the distribution rights for the studio. So in 1991, only five of the six founded specials (E.T. was the only exception due to copyright issues with Universal) were released by Fox Video (Which also released Babar in Phonicland).

1991 to 2003
In 1991, Studio Mooshroom temporary merged with Cinar's television department to distribute their properties to the local channels. But the deal ended in 1996 when Cinar's shows were sold to Disney Channel. Also in 1996, the Studio's distribution Rights were sold to Viz Video and Paramount (Who distributed Madeline at the Time). In 1997, they've produced their first live action film, A live action adaptation of The Busy World of Richard Scarry with Paramount. Also, in 1999, they've also produced their first live-action Animation hybrid: Madeline and the Twisted Worlds. In 2001, a subsidiary opened up: Strawberry Animation. Which produced more girly and cuter films. In 2003, the studio was sold to DiC entertainment.

2003 to Present
In 2005, the studio had a 50% Stake in Nevelana, A 20% stake in Warner bros in 2008 and Universal in 2010. In 2019, the studio later became the major animation studio of WildBrain. LandonToei Co. agreed to purchase Studio Mooshroom and placed it as a subsidiary of HiT Entertainment in 2020.