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Cookie Jar

Final logo, 2004-2014.

Cookie Jar Group (formerly known as CINAR, CINAR Films Inc., CINAR Corporation and Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc.) was a Canadian media production, animation studio and distribution company originally founded in 1976 by Micheline Charest and Ronald A. Weinberg.

History[]

The company started out in New York City, New York, United States as a distribution company at June 1976, but later moved operations to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the mid-1980s, where they also became a media production company.

CINAR produced several children's series from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Some of their most notable works include The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Wimzie's House, Caillou, Zoboomafoo, and seasons 1-8 of Arthur.

On March 15, 2004, following a 2000 tax scandal, CINAR was bought by Birch Hill Equity Partners and industry veteran Michael Hirsh. The company rebranded as Cookie Jar Entertainment, Inc. two weeks later on March 29, 2004 and relocated operations to Toronto, Ontario, Canada shortly thereafter. [1]

As Cookie Jar Entertainment, the company continued to make several children's series, including Caillou, Johnny Test, The Doodlebops, Will and Dewitt, Hurray for Huckle!, season 1 of Postcards from Buster, and seasons 9-15 of Arthur.

In September 2011, it was announced that 9 Story Media Group would take over co-producing, animating, and distributing new seasons of Arthur starting with season 16, with Cookie Jar Group continuing to distribute the previous 15 seasons.[2]

In late 2012, Cookie Jar was acquired by fellow Canadian company DHX Media (now known as WildBrain) and changed its name to "DHX Cookie Jar."[3][4] As a result, the distribution rights to the first 15 seasons of Arthur, as well as its first two specials and the first season of Postcards from Buster, were transferred from Cookie Jar to DHX Media.

On December 25, 2014, DHX Cookie Jar was folded into DHX Media after the final episode of Johnny Test's sixth season aired.

Trivia[]

  • In addition to Arthur and Postcards from Buster, PBS aired some of CINAR's other shows, such as the above-mentioned Wimzie's House, Zoboomafoo and Caillou.

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