Bardel Entertainment
Show Year ( s ) Co-production ( s ) Notes
The Wish That Changed Christmas 1991 McDonald 's assistant animation
Itsy Bitsy Spider 1992 Hyperion Pictures additional animation services
Wan na Be a Dino Finder 1995 Cloud 9 Interactive video game ; animation
But Where Does It Come From ? 1996 Playhouse Pictures
Gregory and Me 1996 Kideo
The Christmas Orange 2002
Def Jam Vendetta 2003 EA Canada video game ; additional animation
SuperFuckers 2012-2013 Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program 2013-2016 Nickelodeon Earmouse and Bottle , Space Mission : Danger
Albert 2016 Nickelodeon Animation Studios animation
Rick and Morty : Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse 2017 Titmouse , Inc. / Williams Street
Monster High : The Adventures of The Ghoul Squad 2017 Mattel Creations
Produced works -- Specials/shorts/other
Bardel Entertainment, Inc. is a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1987. The word Bardel comes from the names of its founders, Barry Ward and Delna Bhesania, who are a married couple. It is involved in the acquisition, development, production and distribution of animated programming. It is led by CEO Rick Mischel, previously a producer at Sony Pictures Animation. Bardel has 500 employees, with a studio in Vancouver and Kelowna. They have provided animation services for many organizations: Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Funrise and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim. Bardel has a rolling slate of projects in production. The current roster includes Rick and Morty (Adult Swim), The Dragon Prince (Wonderstorm), Teen Titans Go! and DC Super Hero Girls (Warner Bros.), and 44 Cats (Rainbow SpA). On October 5, 2015, Bardel Entertainment was purchased by Rainbow SpA, an Italian animation studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Viacom. Later recent work includes award-winning series such as Angry Birds Blues, All Hail King Julien, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Dinotrux, Rick and Morty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, HarmonQuest and Teen Titans Go!. In 2015, Bardel won an Emmy Award for King Julien for Outstanding Childrens Animated Program, and in 2016, Bardel won an Emmy Award for Dinotrux for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried Award).