Rankin/Bass Productions was founded by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass in the early 1960s as Videocraft International. The company is well known for its Christmas television specials, particularly its work which used "Animagic", a stop motion animation process using figurines.
One of Videocraft's first projects was an independently produced series based on the character Pinocchio (1960). This was followed by another independently produced series using more traditional cel animation and based on already established characters, Tales of the Wizard of Oz in 1961. Rankin/Bass Productions is best known for it's Christmas television specials:
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Feature Films:
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Animated TV specials (non-Christmas):
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Animated Series:
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Episodes of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie:
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