Warner Bros. Television Distribution
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Warner Bros. Television Distribution is an American television distribution arm of Warner Bros. Television, itself a part of Time Warner formed in the 1960s. In 1989, the company formed Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution after acquiring Lorimar-Telepictures when both distribution arms folded.
The company currently distributes the library from Turner Entertainment Co., Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Ruby Spears Enterprises, Cartoon Network, Lorimar Television, Telepictures, post-1974 Rankin-Bass, HBO, Wolper Productions, Warner Horizon Television, and its own programs.
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[edit] Titles produced and/or distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Not all series were produced by Warner Bros. Television in this unit
[edit] Warner Bros. Television
- Maverick (1957-1962)
- Hawaiian Eye (1959-1963)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958-1964)
- F Troop (1965-1967)
- The F.B.I. (1965-1974) (in association with QM Productions)
- Kung Fu (1972-1975)
- Wonder Woman (1975-1979)
- Alice (1976-1985)
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985)
- Love, Sidney (1981-1983)
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-1987)
- V (1984-1985)
- Night Court (1984-1992)
- Growing Pains (1985-1992)
- Spenser For Hire (1985-1988)
- Head of the Class (1986-1991)
- Freddy's Nightmares (1988-1990)
- Murphy Brown (1988-1998)
- Just the Ten of Us (1988-1990)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
- Life Goes On (1989-1993)
- The Flash (1990-1991)
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1994)
- Animaniacs (1993-1997)
- Living Single (1993-1998)
- Babylon 5 (1993-2000)
- ER (1994-present)
- Friends (1994-2004)
- The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004)
- The Wayans Bros. (1995-2000)
- The Parent 'Hood (1995-2000)
- Pinky and the Brain (1995-1998)
- Two of a Kind (1998-2000)
- Jesse (1998-2000)
- The West Wing (1999-2006)
- Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
- Without a Trace (2002-present)
- What I Like About You (2002-2006)
- Everwood (2002-2006)
- Two and a Half Men (2003-present)
- The O.C. (2003-2007)
- One Tree Hill (2003-present)
- Cold Case (2003-present)
- Joey (2004-2006)
- Twins (2005-2006)
- The War at Home (2005-2007)
- The Class (2006-2007)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007)
- Gossip Girl (TV series) (Co-produced with CBS Paramount Television) (2007-present)
- Aliens in America (Co-produced with CBS Paramount Television) (2007-present)
- Life Is Wild (Co-produced with CBS Paramount Television) (2007-present)
- Pushing Daisies (2007-present)
- Chuck (2007-present)
[edit] Lorimar Television
- The Waltons (1972-1981)
- Eight is Enough (1977-1981)
- Dallas (1978-1991)
- Knots Landing (1979-1993)
- Falcon Crest (1981-1990)
- Flamingo Road (1981-1982)
- Mama's Family (1983-1984, 1986-1990)
- Love Connection (1983-1995)
- The Hogan Family (1986-1991)
- Perfect Strangers (1986-1993)
- Full House (1987-1995)
- Freddy's Nightmares (1988-1990)
- Family Matters (1989-1998)
- Sisters (1991-1996)
- Step By Step (1991-1997)
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992-1997)
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997) (uncredited as series followed on to successor WBTV)
[edit] Telepictures Productions
- Extra (1994-Present) (2001-2003 as Time-Telepictures Television)
- Judge Mathis (1999-Present)
- Street Smarts (2000-2005)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-Present)
- Celebrity Justice (2002-2005) (2002-2003 as Time-Telepictures Television)
- The Tyra Banks Show (2005-2007)
- TMZ on TV (2007-Present) (Co-produced by Harvey Levin Productions)
[edit] Rankin/Bass (1974-1989)
- That Girl in Wonderland (1974) [1]
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
- The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
- The First Christmas (1975)
- The First Easter Rabbit (1976)
- Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
- The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976)
- The Easter Bunny is Comin' To Town (1977)
- The Hobbit (1977)
- Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
- The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
- Jack Frost (1979)
- The Return of the King (1980)
- Pinocchio's Christmas (1980)
- The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold (1981)
- The Coneheads (1983)
- Wind in the Willows (1985)
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
- ThunderCats (1985)
- SilverHawks (1986)
- The Flight of Dragons (1986)
- TigerSharks (1987)
[edit] New World Television
- Crime Story (1986-1988)
- The Wonder Years (1988-1993, originally distributed by Turner)
[edit] HBO
- Martin (1992-1997) (in association with You Go Boy Productions)
- The Ben Stiller Show (1992-1993)
- Sex and the City (1998-2004) (produced by Darren Star Productions) (co-distributor)
[edit] Wolper Productions
- Chico and the Man (1974-1978)
- Welcome Back Kotter (1975-1979)
[edit] Turner Broadcasting System
[edit] Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Note: Not all titles by Hanna-Barbera are owned by Warner Bros.
- The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- The Jetsons (1962-1963, 1984-1985, and 1987)
- The Smurfs (1981-1990)
- The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988)
- A Pup Named Scooby Doo (1988-1991)
- The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1989)
- Tom and Jerry Kids (1990-1993) (co-produced by Turner Entertainment Co.)
- The Pirates of Dark Water (1991-1993)
[edit] Turner Entertainment Co.
Note: These are the shows that were originally owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer along with MGM/UA Television.
[edit] MGM Television
- MGM Parade (1955-1956)
- The Thin Man (1957-1959)
- Northwest Passage (1958-1959)
- National Velvet (1960)
- The Best of the Post (1960)
- The Islanders (1960-1961)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
- Cain's Hundred (1961-1962)
- Dr. Kildare (1961-1966)
- Father of the Bride (1961-1962)
- Sam Benedict (1962-1963)
- The Eleventh Hour (1962-1964)
- The Lieutenant (1963-1964)
- Harry's Girls (1963)
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963-1964)
- Mr. Novak (1963-1965)
- Made in America (1964)
- Mickey (1964-1965)
- Many Happy Returns (1964-1965)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968)
- A Man Called Shenandoah (1965-1966)
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965-1967)
- Tom and Jerry (1965-1972)
- Daktari (1966-1969)
- Preview Tonight (1966) (episode "Seven Good Years and Seven Lean")
- The Rounders (1966-1967)
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966-1967)
- Jericho (1966-1967)
- The Forsyte Saga (1967) (mini)
- Off to See the Wizard (1967-1968)
- Hondo (1967)
- Maya (1967-1968)
- Then Came Bronson (1969-1970)
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-1972)
- Medical Center (1969-1976)
- Young Dr. Kildare (1972)
- Assignment Vienna (1972)
- Adam's Rib (1973)
- Hawkins (1973-1974)
- The New Tom & Jerry Show (1975-1977)
- Bronk (1975-1976)
- The Practice (1976-1977)
- Jigsaw John (1976)
- Executive Suite (1976-1977)
- How the West Was Won (1977, 1978, 1979) (mini)
- CHiPs (1977-1983)
- Logan's Run (1977-1978)
- Lucan (1977-1978)
- The French Atlantic Affair (1979) (mini)
- McClain's Law (1981-1982)
- Chicago Story (1982)
- Pandamonium (1982)
- Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982)
- Thicke of the Night (1983)
- We Got It Made (1983-1984)
- The Mighty Orbots(1984)
- Empire (1984)
- Jessie (1984)
[edit] MGM/UA Television
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982-1983)
- Gilligan's Planet (1982-1983) (in association with Filmation Associates)
- Lady Blue (1985)
[edit] United Artists Television
- Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)
[edit] Independent companies
- ALF (Alien Productions, 1986-1990) (WB does not own video rights, as Alien Productions licensed them to Lions Gate Home Entertainment)
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (You And Me Kid Productions, 1987-1991)
- Here's Lucy (Lucille Ball Productions, 1968-1974) (co-produced by Paramount Television 1968-1969. Television distribution rights inherited from Telepictures. WB does not own video rights--such rights are held by Shout! Factory)
- MADtv (Quincy Jones/David Salzman Productions, 1995-present)
- My Favorite Martian (Jack Chertok Television, 1963-1966) (WB owns only the television syndication rights, inherited from Telepictures--all other rights now held by Chertok and Rhino Entertainment, once a sister company to WB until spun off along with affiliate Warner Music Group)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC Productions, 1990-1996)
- The Gumby Show (Clokey Productions/Premavision, 1957-1989 in various incarnations) (Lorimar/Telepictures, later WBTV, inherited the distribution rights when the 1988 version premiered, then in 2003 lost the rights to Classic Media and Premavision. However, Warner Bros. Entertainment has ancillary rights.)
- Will & Grace (NBC Studios, 1998-2006)
