History Creator / DiCEntertainment

* The ''WesternAnimation/DoubleDragon'' animated series

[=DIC=] worked with Creator/TMSEntertainment early on [[note]]they also worked with other notable animation companies, such as Creator/{{Sunrise}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/AshiProductions, Creator/StudioShaft, Creator/HanhoHeungUp, Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/StudioGallop and Creator/WangFilmProductions during this period[[/note]], switching to studios like Creator/KKCAndDAsia, Creator/Visual80, Creator/MookDLE, Creator/HongYing, Creator/PacificRimAnimation, Creator/{{Saerom}} and Creator/SeiYoung later on as Creator/{{Disney}} and later Creator/WarnerBros were giving TMS more money for their shows. As a result, the higher-quality shows of the company's heyday in TheEighties (including ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', and so on) gave way to cheaper cartoons such as the ones based on the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' video games, some of which have gained a minor cult following since their release. It is also infamous among the anime community for its [[CutAndPasteTranslation dub]] of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', although in that case it is often a subject of {{misblame|d}} since the voices, dub script, and most of the editing was done by Optimum Productions. Voice acting since TheNineties were (mostly) provided by the talent pool of Creator/TheOceanGroup in Vancouver, with some other shows recorded in Toronto, Los Angeles, Ottawa, and Omaha (or some mix thereof).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda''

[=DiC=] remained an independent studio for much of its days under Heyward's watch, until 1993 when it formed a limited partnership with Capital Cities, the then-parent company of the Creator/{{ABC}} network. It became a subsidiary of Creator/{{Disney}} after their takeover of Capital Cities in 1996. Unlike ABC, however, Disney had little interest in [=DiC=], and so, Heyward purchased back [=DiC=] in 2000. In 2008, the studio was acquired by Creator/CookieJarEntertainment, which itself was acquired by Creator/WildBrain (then known as "DHX Media") in 2012. Currently, with certain exceptions, all of [=DiC=]'s programming archive remain controlled by WildBrain.

[=DiC=] remained an independent studio for much of its days under Heyward's watch, until 1993 when it formed a limited partnership with Capital Cities, the then-parent company of the Creator/{{ABC}} network. It became a subsidiary of Creator/{{Disney}} after their takeover of Capital Cities in 1996. Unlike ABC, however, Disney had little interest in [=DiC=], and so, Heyward purchased back [=DiC=] in 2000. In 2008, the studio was acquired by Creator/CookieJarEntertainment, which itself was acquired by Creator/DHXMedia in 2012. Currently, with certain exceptions, all of [=DiC=]'s programming archive remain controlled by DHX.

* Later episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', including the {{Retool}} of Season 8 as ''The Chipmunks Go to the Movies''

[=DIC=] worked with Creator/TMSEntertainment early on [[note]]they also worked with other notable animation companies, such as Creator/{{Sunrise}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/AshiProductions, Creator/StudioShaft, Creator/HanhoHeungUp, Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/StudioGallop and Creator/WangFilmProductions during this period[[/note]], switching to studios like Creator/KKCAndDAsia, Creator/Visual80, Creator/MookDLE, Creator/HongYing, Creator/{{Saerom}} and Creator/SeiYoung later on as Creator/{{Disney}} and later Creator/WarnerBros were giving TMS more money for their shows. As a result, the higher-quality shows of the company's heyday in TheEighties (including ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', and so on) gave way to cheaper cartoons such as the ones based on the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' video games, some of which have gained a minor cult following since their release. It is also infamous among the anime community for its [[CutAndPasteTranslation dub]] of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', although in that case it is often a subject of {{misblame|d}} since the voices, dub script, and most of the editing was done by Optimum Productions. Voice acting since TheNineties were (mostly) provided by the talent pool of Creator/TheOceanGroup in Vancouver, with some other shows recorded in Toronto, Los Angeles, Ottawa, and Omaha (or some mix thereof).

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The famous "Kid in Bed" logo has a 3D star and a 2D photograph of a kid laying in bed.

** ([=DiC=] later won the rights back, and made the ''Oopsy Does It'' movie and ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'' series and specials with American Greetings, before losing the rights again, this time to [=MoonScoop=] Entertainment.)

* ''WesternAnimation/DinoBabies''

* ''WesternAnimation/GrooveSquad''

* ''[[Literature/WheresWally Where's Waldo?]]''

* OnlySoManyCanadianActors: Despite not being a Canadian company (at least until Creator/CookieJarEntertainment bought them out), many of their shows feature Canadian voice actors more typically associated with Toronto's Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Montreal's Creator/{{Cinar}}.

* OnlySoManyCanadianActors: Despite not being a Canadian company (at least until Creator/CookieJarEntertainment bought them out), many of their shows feature Canadian voice actors more typically associated with Toornto's Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Montreal's Creator/{{Cinar}}.

* OffModel: A common criticism of the studio and something that suffered more and more into the late 1980s and 1990s with the likes of ''Sonic Underground'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''New Kids on The Block'' and ''The Wacky World of Tex Avery'' being some of their biggest offenders.

* ''WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries'' (co-produced with Claster Television)

[=DIC=] worked with Creator/TMSEntertainment early on [[note]]they also worked with other notable animation companies, such as Creator/{{Sunrise}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/AshiProductions, Creator/StudioShaft, Creator/HanhoHeungUp, Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/StudioGallop and Creator/WangFilmProductions during this period[[/note]], switching to studios like Creator/KKCAndDAsia, Creator/Visual80, Creator/MookDLE, Creator/HongYing, Creator/{{Saerom}} and Creator/SeiYoung later on as Creator/{{Disney}} and later Creator/WarnerBros were giving TMS more money for their shows. As a result, the higher-quality shows of the company's heyday in TheEighties (including ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', and so on) gave way to cheaper cartoons such as the ones based on the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' video games, some of which have gained a minor cult following since their release. It is also infamous among the anime community for its [[CutAndPasteTranslation dub]] of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', although in that case it is often a subject of {{misblame|d}} since the voices, dub script, and most of the editing was done by Optimum Productions. Voice acting since TheNineties were (mostly) provided by the talent pool of Creator/TheOceanGroup in Vancouver, with some other shows recorded in Toronto, Los Angeles, Ottawa, and Omaha (or some mix thereof).

'''[=DiC=] Entertainment''' was a production company that started as a subsidiary of Radio-Television UsefulNotes/{{Luxembourg}} in 1971, that would go on to produce many kids' cartoons, particularly in TheEighties and TheNineties. Its name is an acronym for '''Diffusion, Information et Communication'''. Originally founded by Jean Chalopin, [=DiC=] was acquired in 1986 by Andy Heyward, who continued to head [=DiC=] until its demise in 2008. Heyward is currently the head of Creator/GeniusBrandsInternational, which he bought in 2015.

The company is mostly remembered for its [[VanityPlate closing logos]] that appeared at the very end of its shows. Its most notable was the "Kid in Bed" logo, in which a camera zoomed in above a boy who was sleeping in his bed and through his bedroom window, where the [=DIC=] logo formed outside. A child's voiceover then says the company's name. This closing logo, first used in 1987, went through various variations before being replaced altogether in 2001. More information on this and the other closing logos for [=DIC=] can be found [[http://www.closinglogos.com/page/DiC+Entertainment here]].

They also released [[http://cinemassacre.com/2011/04/01/super-mario-bros-super-show-dvd-menu-screen-review/ EasyPlay]] [=DVDs=] in the early 2000s distributed by Creator/{{Lionsgate}}, in which you can hear Inspector Gadget (who essentially served as the company's mascot and spokesperson) deliver [[ForcedTutorial an extremely long and detailed lecture on how to use them]].

* ''La Lucarne d'Amilcar'' rights currently owned by Disney)

* AmateurCast: Several of the company's series from the late 1990s up until the company's demise, such as WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries, WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake, and WesternAnimation/{{Horseland}} used voice actors based out of Omaha, Nebraska, most of whom had never acted before or at best, had involment in local theater and/or were local/regional radio and/or television personalities. A majority of them have became [[OneBookAuthor One-Book Authors]] and faded into obscurity, with the exception of Andrew Daniels, who became a major star in his own right.

* AmateurCast: Several of the company's series from the late 1990s up until the company's demise, such as WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries, WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake, and WesternAnimation/{{Horseland}} used voice actors based out of Omaha, Nebraska, most of which have little, if any, additional credits.

[=DIC=] worked with Creator/TMSEntertainment early on [[note]]they also worked with other notable animation companies, such as Creator/{{Sunrise}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/AshiProductions, Creator/StudioShaft, Creator/HanhoHeungUp, Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/StudioGallop and Creator/WangFilmProductions during this period[[/note]], switching to studios like Creator/KKCAndDAsia, Creator/Visual80, Creator/MookDLE, Creator/HongYing, Creator/{{Saerom}} and Creator/SeiYoung later on as Creator/{{Disney}} and later Creator/WarnerBros were giving TMS more money for their shows. As a result, the higher-quality shows of the company's heyday in TheEighties (including ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', and so on) gave way to cheaper cartoons such as the ones based on the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' video games, some of which have gained a minor cult following since their release. It is also infamous among the anime community for its [[CutAndPasteTranslation dub]] of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', although in that case it is often a subject of {{misblame|d}} since the voices, dub script, and most of the editing was done by Optimum Productions. Voice acting since TheNineties were (mostly) provided by Creator/TheOceanGroup in Vancouver, with some other shows recorded in Toronto, Los Angeles, Ottawa, and Omaha (or some mix thereof).

** ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsInTheLandWithoutFeelings''
** ''Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine''
** The first season of ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'', before losing the rights to Creator/{{Nelvana}}) (with LBS Communications)

[=DIC=] worked with Creator/TMSEntertainment early on [[note]]they also worked with other notable animation companies, such as Creator/{{Sunrise}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/AshiProductions, Creator/StudioShaft, Creator/HanhoHeungUp, Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/StudioGallop and Creator/WangFilmProductions during this period[[/note]], switching to studios like Creator/KKCAndDAsia, Creator/Visual80, Creator/MookDLE, Creator/HongYing, Creator/{{Saerom}} and Creator/SeiYoung later on as Creator/{{Disney}} and later Creator/WarnerBros were giving TMS more money for their shows. As a result, the higher-quality shows of the company's heyday in TheEighties (including ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', and so on) gave way to cheaper cartoons such as the ones based on the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' video games, some of which have gained a minor cult following since their release. It is also infamous among the anime community for its [[CutAndPasteTranslation dub]] of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', although in that case it is often a subject of {{misblame|d}} since the voices, dub script, and most of the editing was done by Optimum Productions. Voice acting since TheNineties were (mostly) provided by Creator/TheOceanGroup in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some other shows recorded in Toronto, Los Angeles, Ottawa, and Omaha (or some mix thereof).

They also released [[http://cinemassacre.com/2011/04/01/super-mario-bros-super-show-dvd-menu-screen-review/ EasyPlay]] [=DVDs=] in the early 2000s distributed by Creator/{{Lionsgate}}, in which you can hear Inspector Gadget (who essentially served as the company's mascot and spokesperson) deliver [[ForcedTutorial an extremely long and detailed lecture on how to use it]].

* ''The New Archies'' (co-produced with Saban Entertainment)