Gamma Productions, or officially Producciones Animades Gamma SA, was a Mexican animation studio founded in 1957 as Val-Mar Productions by Gustavo Valdez and Jesus Martinez Gracia. It is notable as being one of the first animation studios in Mexico to accept work from American production companies.[1]
Native name | Producciones Animades Gamma SA |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Val-Mar Productions |
| Industry | Animation studio and production enterprise |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founders |
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| Defunct | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
Output edit
The studio would not begin production work until March 1959, when it entered into a contract with Producers Associates of TV (also known as PAT). As a part of this contract, Gamma Productions would begin work on Rocky and His Friends, as well as many other Jay Ward Productions titles. This was also when the studio changed its name from Val-Mar Productions to Gamma Productions.[1][2]
While Ward and his associates complained regularly about the quality of work produced by Gamma Productions,[1][2][3][4] the studio continued to produce animated series from not only Jay Ward Productions, but also Total Television. This work would continue until the studio's unexpected closure in 1967.[1]
Animated programs edit
Gamma Productions worked on many notable series for both Jay Ward Productions and Total Television; their portfolio includes:
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (1959 - 1964)
- King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1961 - 1963)
- Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963 - 1966)
- Go Go Gophers (1966 - 1967)
- Klondike Kat (1966 - 1967)
- Underdog (1964 - 1967)
- Hoppity Hooper (1964 - 1967)
- The Beagles (1966 - 1967)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Vargas Martínez, María Celeste; Sánchez, Daniel Lara (1 December 2011). "Un cuento de hadas fracturado: historia de la "maquila" animada en México". Cinémas d'Amérique latine (19): 53–58. doi:10.4000/cinelatino.1004.
- ^ a b Arnold, Mark (11 June 2009). Created and Produced by Total Television Productions (1st ed.). BearManor Media. ISBN 9781593933456.
- ^ Scott, Keith (20 November 2001). The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose (1st ed.). St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312283834.
- ^ Cawley, John; Korkis, Jim. "Rocky & Bullwinkle". cataroo.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.