Associated Artists Productions was a distributor of theatrical features and short subjects for television founded in 1953 and headed by Elliott Hyman. In 1956, AAP purchased the pre-1948Warner Bros film library which included the Merrie Melodies and color Looney Tunes. Also in 1956, AAP bought the black and white Popeye theatrical cartoons from Paramount Pictures through Popeye owner King Features which were produced by the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios. The following year in 1957, AAP also acquired the color Popeye cartoons. The company was acquired by United Artists in 1958. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the AAP library when it bought United Artists in 1981. Turner Broadcasting took over the library in 1986. The Warner film libraries were reunited when Warner Bros' parent company Time Warner bought Turner in 1996. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers cartoon series that preceded the Merrie Melodies series, and is both WBs first animated theatrical series and the second longest continuous animated series in any medium. ... Popeye from an opening still from a 1950s Famous Studios cartoon short, with his characteristic corncob pipe and single good eye. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... King Features Syndicate is a syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation; it distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to thousands of newspapers around the world. ... Fleischer Studios, Inc. ... Famous Studio was the animation studio owned by Paramount Pictures after the company foreclosed on Fleischer Studios and ousted Max and David Flesicher in 1942. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Artists Corporation (aka United Artists Associated, United Artists Pictures, and United Artists Films) was formed on February 5, 1919 by five Hollywood greats: Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, William S. Hart (who left soon after) and D. W. Griffith. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Time Warner subsidiaries ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time Warner Inc. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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The Popeye series continued production, although a marked change was seen in the Florida-produced shorts: they were brighter and less detailed in their artwork, with attempts to bring the character animation closer to a Disney style.
AAP was bought out by United Artists and later merged with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which itself purchased by Turner Entertainment in 1986.
It was an hour-long animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which tried its best to retain the style of the original comic strip (Popeye returned to his original costume and Brutus to his original name of Bluto), while complying with the prevailing content restrictions on violence.
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