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{{Short description|Animation studio}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| caption = 
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| traded_as = 
| defunct = 
| fate = Dormancy
| industry = [[Animation]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1993|04|12}}
| founder = [[Columbia Pictures Television]]
| location_city = [[Sony Pictures Studios|10202 West Washington Boulevard]], [[Culver City, California]], [[United States]]
| products = Animated television series
| predecessor = 
| successor = [[Sony Pictures Animation]] (content production)<br>[[Sony Pictures Television]] (library)
| owner = 
| parent = [[Columbia Pictures Television]] (1993–1994)<br>[[Columbia TriStar Television]] (1994–2002)<br>[[Sony Pictures Television]] (2002–2018)<br>[[Sony Pictures Animation]] (2018–2022)
}}

'''Adelaide Productions Inc.''' (also referred to as '''Columbia TriStar Television Animation''', and later '''Sony Television Animation''') is a television animation division of [[Sony Pictures Television]] that was founded on April 12, 1993 by [[Columbia Pictures Television]].<ref name="Business Profiles">{{cite web|url=https://businessprofiles.com/details/adelaide-productions-inc/DE-2332183|title=Adelaide Productions, Inc.|website=businessprofiles.com|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> Unlike other animation studios, it does not have an official logo of its own, in which the parent company's logo is used instead after credits.

After a period of dormancy, Adelaide Productions became a television production division for [[Sony Pictures Animation]] in 2018.<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V15005D294 / 2022-01-06</ref> In 2022, Adelaide's production capabilities were taken over by Chuck Productions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Animation, while Silvergate Media was rebranded as [[Sony Pictures Television Kids]]. Adelaide Productions remains an active subsidiary of [[Sony Pictures Television]], holding the copyrights to its previous productions.<ref name="Business Profiles"/>

==Filmography==
===TV series===
All television series are produced and/or distributed by [[Sony Pictures Television]] (formerly [[Columbia TriStar Television]] and [[Columbia Pictures Television]]).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Years
! scope="col" | Title
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Creator(s) /<br>Developer(s)
! scope="col" | Network
! scope="col" | Co-production with
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 1996&ndash;1999
| ''[[Jumanji (TV series)|Jumanji]]''
| {{n/a}}
| {{ubl
  | [[UPN Kids]] (1996&ndash;1998)
  | [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1998&ndash;1999)
  }}
| {{ubl
  | [[Interscope Communications]]
  | Teitler Film
  }}
| Based on the [[Jumanji|1995 film]] by [[TriStar Pictures]] and the [[Jumanji (short story)|book]] by [[Chris Van Allsburg]].
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Project G.e.e.K.e.R.]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Doug TenNapel]]
  | [[Doug Langdale]]
  }}
| [[CBS]]
| Doug²
| 
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Jeff Kline]]
  | [[Richard Raynis]]
  }}
| Syndication
| {{n/a}}
| Based on the [[Ghostbusters (franchise)|films]] by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Sequel to ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''.
|-
| 1997&ndash;2001
| ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Duane Capizzi]]
  | Jeff Kline
  | Richard Raynis
  }}
| rowspan="2" | [[Kids' WB]]
| [[Amblin Entertainment]]
| Based on the [[Men in Black (1997 film)|1997 film]] by Columbia Pictures and the [[The Men in Black (comics)|Malibu comic]] by [[Lowell Cunningham]].
|-
| 1997&ndash;1998
| ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]''
| {{ubl
  | Jim George
  | [[Norman Lear]]
  | [[John Baskin (screenwriter)|John Baskin]]
  }}
| {{ubl
  | [[Act III Communications|Act III Productions]]
  | Enchanté George
}}
| 
|-
| 1998&ndash;2000
| ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Jeff Kline]]
  | [[Richard Raynis]]
  }}
| [[Fox Kids]]
| {{ubl
  | [[Toho]]
  | [[Centropolis Entertainment|Centropolis Television]]
}}
| Based on the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 film]] by TriStar Pictures.
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999&ndash;2000
| ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Scott Adams]]
  | [[Larry Charles]]
  }}
| [[UPN]]
| {{ubl|
  | [[Larry Charles|Idbox]]
  | [[United Media]]
}}
| Animation production; based on the [[Dilbert|comic strip]] by Scott Adams.
|-
| ''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]''
| rowspan="2" | {{ubl
  | Richard Raynis
  | Duane Capizzi
  | Jeff Kline
  }}
| Syndication
| Verhoeven-Marshall
| Based on the [[Starship Troopers (film)|1997 film]] by TriStar Pictures and the novel ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]; also known as ''Starship Troopers: The Series''.
|-
| 1999&ndash;2001
| ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)|Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]''
| Fox Kids
| [[Dark Horse Entertainment]]
| Based on the [[The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot|comic book]] by [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]] and [[Geoff Darrow]].
|-
| 1999&ndash;2005
| ''[[Dragon Tales]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Ron Rodecker]]
  | [[Jim Coane]]
  | Wesley Eure
  | Jeffrey Scott
  | Cliff Ruby
  | Elana Lesser
  }}
| [[PBS Kids]]
| [[Sesame Workshop]]
| Uncredited.
|-
| 2000&ndash;2002
| ''[[Max Steel (2000 TV series)|Max Steel]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Greg Weisman]]
  | Jeff Kline
  }}
| {{ubl
  | Kids' WB (2000&ndash;2001)
  | [[Cartoon Network]] (2001&ndash;2002)
  }}
| [[Mainframe Studios|Mainframe Entertainment]] (season 3)
| Based on the [[Max Steel|toyline]] by [[Mattel]].
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Sammy (TV series)|Sammy]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[David Spade]]
  | [[Drake Sather]]
  }}
| [[NBC]]
| {{ubl
  | [[David Spade|Desert Rat Productions]]
  | [[Brad Grey|Brad Grey Television]]
  | [[Universal Television#NBC Studios (production company)|NBC Studios]]
}}
| Animation production.
|-
| 2000&ndash;2005
| ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[John Rogers (writer)|John Rogers]]
  | Duane Capizzi
  | Jeff Kline
  }}
| Kids' WB
| {{ubl
  | The JC Group
  | Blue Train Entertainment
}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001&ndash;2002
| ''[[Heavy Gear#TV series|Heavy Gear: The Animated Series]]''
| {{ubl
  | Mark Seidenberg
  | Mark Hoffmeier
  | Richard Raynis
  }}
| Syndication
| {{ubl
  | Mainframe Entertainment
  | [[Dream Pod 9]]
  | [[Paradox Entertainment]]
}}
| Based on the [[Heavy Gear|video game]] by Pierre Ouelled and Dream Pod 9 licensed by Paradox Entertainment.
|-
| ''[[Harold and the Purple Crayon#Television series|Harold and the Purple Crayon]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Carin Greenberg Baker]]
  | Jeff Kline
  }}
| [[HBO Family]]
| {{n/a}}
| Based on the [[Harold and the Purple Crayon|book]] by [[Crockett Johnson]].
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Phantom Investigators]]''
| {{ubl
  | Stephen Holman
  | Josephine T. Huang
  }}
| Kids' WB
| (W)Holesome Products, Inc.
| Uncredited.
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Stuart Little (TV series)|Stuart Little]]''
| {{n/a}}
| HBO Family
| Red Wagon Entertainment
| Based on the [[Stuart Little (film series)|films]] by Columbia Pictures and the [[Stuart Little|characters]] by [[E. B. White]].
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Brian Michael Bendis]]
  | Morgan Gendel
  | Marsha Griffin
  }}
| [[MTV]]
| {{ubl
  | Mainframe Entertainment
  | [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel Enterprises]]
}}
| Based on the [[Spider-Man|character]] by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Steve Ditko]].
|-
| 2003&ndash;2004
| ''[[Astro Boy (2003 TV series)|Astro Boy]]''
| {{n/a}}
| {{ubl
  | Kids' WB
  | Cartoon Network
  }}
| {{ubl
  | [[Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan]]
  | [[Tezuka Productions]]
  | [[Dentsu]]
}}
| Uncredited. English dub; based on the [[Astro Boy|characters]] by [[Osamu Tezuka]].
|-
| 2005&ndash;2014
| ''[[The Boondocks (2005 TV series)|The Boondocks]]''
| [[Aaron McGruder]]
| [[Adult Swim]]
| Rebel Base Productions (seasons 1&ndash;3)
| Based on the [[The Boondocks (comic strip)|comic strip]] by Aaron McGruder.
|-
| 2008&ndash;2009
| ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''
| {{ubl
  | Stan Lee
  | Steve Ditko
  | [[Victor Cook]]
  | Greg Weisman
  }}
| {{ubl
  | Kids' WB! (season 1, episodes 1&ndash;9)
  | [[The CW4Kids]] (season 1, episodes 10&ndash;13)
  | [[Disney XD]] (season 2)
  }}
| {{ubl
  | [[Marvel Entertainment]]
  | Culver Entertainment
}}
| Based on the character by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up]]''
| [[Mitchell Hurwitz]]
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| {{ubl
  | Tantamount Studios
  | [[ITV Studios]]
  | [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]]
}}
| Live-action/animated remake of the [[Sit Down, Shut Up (2001 TV series)|original Australian 2001 series of the same name]].
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]''
| {{ubl
  | [[Eric Kripke]]
  | Simon Racioppa
  | [[Seth Rogen]]
  | [[Evan Goldberg]]
  }}
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| {{ubl
  | [[Titmouse, Inc.|Titmouse]]
  | Kripke Enterprises
  | [[Original Film]]
  | [[Point Grey Pictures]]
  | [[Amazon Studios]]
}}
| Uncredited.<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V15018D514 / 2023-09-13</ref> Based on the [[The Boys (TV series)|television series]] and [[The Boys (comics)|comic book series]] ''The Boys'' originally developed by [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Darick Robertson]].
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Years
! scope="col" | Title
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Creator/<br>Developer(s)
! scope="col" | Network
! scope="col" | Co-production with
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl#Animated shorts|Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl]]''
| [[Roman Dirge]]
| ScreenBlast
| [[Sony Pictures Digital|Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment]]
| Based on the [[Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl|comics]] by [[Roman Dirge]] and the [[Lenore (poem)|poem]] by [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
|}

==See also==
* [[Sony Pictures Animation]]
* [[Sony Pictures Television Kids]]
* [[Screen Gems#Animation studio (1921–1946)|Screen Gems (1921–1946)]]
* [[List of animation studios owned by Sony]]

==References==
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