The Cookie Jar Company (formerly Cinar Inc. [pronounced seh-NAR]) is a Canadian producer of children's animated television programs. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in Paris, Toronto, and Los Angeles among other places. Image File history File links Cookiejar. ... Image File history File links Cookiejar. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

In its previous incarnation as Cinar, the company enjoyed an illustrious existence that ultimately ended in scandal.^[1] Cinar was an integrated entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and worldwide distribution of family entertainment programming and educational products.

Early History

After their 1976 meeting in New Orleans, future spouses Micheline Charest and Ronald Weinberg organized an event for a women's film festival, and worked at distributing foreign films to US theatres. The couple moved to New York and formed Cinar, then a budding film and television distribution company. NOLA redirects here. ... Micheline Charest (1953 - April 14, 2004) was a successful television producer and founder (and former co-chair) of the Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) television company. ...

In 1984, Cinar changed their focus from media distribution to production, and moved operations to Montreal, where they concentrated on children's television programming (including Animal Crackers, Arthur, Emily of New Moon, Mona the Vampire, and The Wombles). As a production company, Cinar was also involved in the work of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Madeline, Space Cases and Zoboomafoo. The firm became a public company in September, 1993. By 1999, Cinar boasted annual revenues of $150 million (CAD) and owned about $1.5 billion (CAD) of the children's television market. In the late 1990s, Cinar bought the rights to all the shows owned and made by British animation company FilmFair. The company had become known for it's children's programs, broadcast in more than 150 countries. This article needs cleanup. ... Animal Crackers is a Canadian animated series about the wildlife of a fictional jungle, based on the comic strip of the same name. ... Arthur is an American and Canadian educational children’s television series which airs primarily on PBS in the United States; CBC Television, Radio-Canada, Knowledge Network and TVO in Canada; and BBC One in the UK, although it has been syndicated to numerous other stations throughout the world. ... Emily of New Moon was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. ... Mona the Vampire is an animated childrens television based on the series Mona le Vampire, directed by Louise Piche and Jean Caillon, originally based on the short stories by Sonia Halleyman and Hiawyn Oram. ... This article is about the fictional creatures. ... ... The Busy World of Richard Scarry is an animated childrens television series, produced by CINAR Animation (now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment) co-produced by Paramount Television (as seen in the beginning of the opening sequence, the Paramount mountain faded to the mountain used in the show), aired from... For other uses, see Madeleine (disambiguation). ... Space Cases is a science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon for two seasons. ... Zoboomafoo is an educational PBS Kids television program designed to introduce preschoolers to the animal world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “C$” redirects here. ...

Scandal

The success of Charest, Weinberg, and Cinar ended in March 2000, when an internal audit revealed that about $122 million (US) was invested into Bahamian bank accounts without the boardmembers' approval.^[2] Cinar had also paid American screenwriters for work while continuing to accept Canadian federal grants for content. The names of Canadian authors were credited for the work, allowing Cinar to benefit from Canadian tax credits. While the province of Quebec did not file criminal charges, Cinar denied any wrongdoing, choosing instead to pay a settlement to Canadian and Quebec tax authorities of $17.8 million (CAD) and another $2.6 million (CAD) to Telefilm Canada, a Canadian federal funding agency. The value of Cinar stock plummeted, and the company was soon delisted.^[3] The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Screenwriting refers to the art and craft of writing screenplays for film or television. ... Grants are funds given to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations or local governments by foundations, corporations, governments, small business and individuals. ... “Taxes” redirects here. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated primarily to the development and promotion of the Canadian film, television, and new media industries. ... A stock market is a market for the trading of company stock, and derivatives of same; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. ...

In 2001, as part of a settlement agreement with the Societe des Valeures Mobilieres du Quebec (Quebec Securities Commission) Charest and Weinberg agreed to pay $1 million each and were banned from serving in the capacity of directors or officers at any publicly traded Canadian company for five years. There was no admission of guilt and none of the allegations have been proven in court.

Purchase and Rebranding

In March 2004, Cinar was purchased for more than $190 million CAD by a group led by Nelvana founder, Michael Hirsh.^[4] Charest and Weinberg reportedly received $18 million (US) for their company shares. Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company, founded in 1971, that is well-known for its work in childrens animation, among many things. ... Born in Brussels, Belgium, Michael Hirsh was one of the three men who helped found Canadas Nelvana studio in 1971. ...

The Company was subsequently rebranded under new management as Cookie Jar Entertainment.

Television programs

The 1994-2005 former logo as "CINAR" (Note: The 1976-1994 logo had the "N" and "A" connected).

(This list also includes productions by the British company FilmFair) Image File history File links CINAR.PNG‎ Summary Former CINAR logo. ... Image File history File links CINAR.PNG‎ Summary Former CINAR logo. ...

• The Adventures of the Little Koala
• Albert the Fifth Musketeer
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• Arthur
• Animal Crackers
• The Babaloos
• The Baskervilles
• Bonjour Timothy
• Bunch of Munsch
• The Busy World of Richard Scarry (co-produced by CBS Paramount Television)
• Caillou
• Cat Tales
• C.L.Y.D.E.
• Country Mouse and City Mouse
• Chris Cross
• Dark Oracle
• The Doodlebops
• The Dreamstone
• Dr Xargle
• Emily of New Moon
• Feature Films for Families
• Flight Squad
• Gerald McBoing-Boing
• Huxley Pig
• The Intrepids
• Ivanhoe
• Ivor the Invisible
• Johnny Test
• Lassie (1997–1999 series)
• The Legends of Treasure Island
• The Little Lulu Show
• Magi-Nation
• Mona the Vampire
• Mumble Bumble
• Paddington Bear
• Papa Beaver's Storytime
• Postcards from Buster
• Potatoes and Dragons
• The Real Story of
• Ripley's Believe It or Not
• Robinson Sucroe
• Sally Marshall is Not an Alien
• Sci-Squad
• Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
• Space Cases
• Spider Riders
• Stop the smoggies
• Thomas's Suit
• Upstairs Downstairs Bears
• White Fang
• Who Gets the House?
• The Whole of the Moon
• Will & Dewitt
• Wimzie's House
• The Wombles
• World of Quest
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• The World of David the Gnome
• Young Robin Hood (with Hanna-Barbera)
• Zoboomafoo

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The Busy World of Richard Scarry is an animated childrens television series, produced by CINAR Animation (now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment) co-produced by Paramount Television (as seen in the beginning of the opening sequence, the Paramount mountain faded to the mountain used in the show), aired from... CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions. ... Caillou is a childrens television show based on the books by Christine LHeureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux. ... Cat Tales Zoological Park is a Class C - Exhibitor that helps rescue and protect big cats. ... The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures is an animated TV series. ... Chris Cross was a childrens sitcom coproduced by Central TV and Cinar, in association with Showtime, in 1993. ... Dark Oracle is a Canadian produced TV series that premiered in 2004 on the popular Canadian channel YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor (Degrassi: the Next Generation), and co-developed by Heather Conkie (Amazon, Road to Avonlea). ... The DoodleBops live in Ottawa, Canada April 2006 The Doodlebops is a Canadian musical pop band for pre-school children. ... The Dreamstone was a British animated television series that ran for four series of 13 episodes between 1990 and 1995. ... Emily of New Moon was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. ... Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated childrens television series based on the original cartoon. ... Huxley Pig was a stop-motion animated childrens television series from the late 1980s. ... Tom and Julie on one of their investigations The Intrepids (also known as Les Intrépides), is a Canadian French speaking tv-series for children, released between 1993 and 1996, that run for 52 episodes (about 30 minutes each). ... For other uses, see Ivanhoe (disambiguation). ... Ivor the Invisible is an animated film made for British televisions Channel Four in 2001. ... Johnny Test is an animated television series on Kids WB. It premiered on September 17, 2005 and airs Saturday mornings at 9:30am. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Legends Of Treasure Island is a 1993 animated cartoon from the UK. It had two seasons of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 30 minutes. ... The Little Lulu Show was an animated television series, based on the Marjorie Henderson Buell comic book character Little Lulu. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Magination. ... Mona the Vampire is an animated childrens television based on the series Mona le Vampire, directed by Louise Piche and Jean Caillon, originally based on the short stories by Sonia Halleyman and Hiawyn Oram. ... Mumble Bumble is a Canadian childrens animated television program broadcast on CBC Television, and made by Radical Sheep Productions and Cookie Jar Entertainment. ... Paddington Station-Bronze of Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in childrens literature. ... Papa Beavers Storytime was a animated television series on Nickelodeons Nick Jr. ... Postcards from Buster, also called Busters Postcards, is a childrens television series, containing both animation and live-action that airs on PBS, and is a spin-off of the Arthur cartoon series. ... Potatoes and Dragons is a 2D animation. ... Ripleys Believe It or Not! deals in the bizarre—events and items so strange and unusual that it is often hard to believe that they actually exist--but they do: believe it. ... Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings was a childrens animated television featurette, featuring the adventures of a young child (Simon), who had a magic chalkboard. ... Space Cases is a science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon for two seasons. ... Spider Riders , Spider Riders ~the Heroes of Oracle~) started as a series of science fiction novels first published in December 2004, published by Newmarket Press which are authored by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron-Anasti, and Stephen D. Sullivan (books 2-3). ... Stop the Smoggies was a 1980s animated childrens series by Cinar. ... This article is about the novel. ... Will and Dewitt is an animated pre-school television series featuring an anthropomorphic frog named Dewitt and a boy named Will as the main characters . ... Wimzies House was a Canadian produced childrens television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996 and in the United States on PBS from 1997 to 2001[1]. The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late-1990s on CBC Television... This article is about the fictional creatures. ... Oz no Mahōtsukai ) is an anime adaption of The Wizard of Oz which ran on the Japanese network TV Tokyo from October 6, 1986–September 28, 1987. ... The World of David the Gnome (Spanish: David el Gnomo) is an animated television series based on the childrens books The Gnomes and The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. ... An animated series made by Cinar. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Zoboomafoo is an educational PBS Kids television program designed to introduce preschoolers to the animal world. ...

See also

• CinéGroupe, another animation studio from Quebec.

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References

1. ^ "Cinar Co-Founders Fined $1 Million Each, Banned From Company For Five Years (by Allan Swift)", Canadian Press Newswire, March 15, 2002. 
2. ^ Swift, Michael. "Cinar Co-Founders Fined $1 Million Each, Banned From Company For Five Years", March 15, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-09-07. 
3. ^ "In Depth: Micheline Charest", CBC News Online, April 14, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-09-07. 
4. ^ "Cinar sold for $143.9 million US; new owner outlines growth strategy", CBC News Online, October 31, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-09-07. 

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External links

• Official site (in English and French)
• Cookie Jar Entertainment at the Internet Movie Database (under former name, Cinar)
• A history of the studio (1998) from the Canadian Encyclopedia