Paws, Inc.
Type | Privately held company (1981–2019) Subsidiary (2019–present) |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1981 Albany, Indiana |
Founder | Jim Davis |
Headquarters | One Astor Plaza, Manhattan , New York City, New York United States |
Products | Film production, television production, comics, films |
Owner | Jim Davis (1981–2019) ViacomCBS (2019–present) |
Number of employees | 50 (2015) |
Paws Incorporated, legally known as Paws, Inc., is an American comic studio and production company founded by American cartoonist Jim Davis in 1981[1] to support the Garfield comic strips and its licensing. The company was originally located in Davis' home state of Indiana. Its building was established in Albany in 1989, relocated from Davis' own farm.[2]
In 1994, the company purchased all rights to the classic Garfield comic strips from 1978 to 1993 from United Feature Syndicate, although United still holds the original black-and-white daily strips and original color Sunday strips. The full-color daily strips and recolored Sunday strips are copyrighted to Paws as they are considered a different product. The strip is currently distributed by Universal Uclick, while rights for the strip remain with Paws, Inc. By 2015, the company employed almost fifty artists and administrators.[3]
In 2019, ViacomCBS acquired Paws, Inc., including global merchandising and existing licensees and put it under its Nickelodeon banner (which itself is part of Viacom's Kids & Family division).[4] The deal excluded the rights to the five Garfield feature films from 2004 to 2009, which are still owned by The Walt Disney Company through its 20th Century Studios label.[4] Although Paws, Inc. is now effectively located in Manhattan, Davis will continue to draw the comic strips in Indiana for newspapers and Universal Uclick.[5]
Filmography[]
Television specials[]
Work | Original release | Studio | Network |
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Here Comes Garfield | 1982 | Bill Melendez Productions Lee Mendelson Productions United Media |
CBS |
Garfield on the Town | 1983 | ||
Garfield in the Rough | 1984 | Film Roman United Media | |
Garfield's Halloween Adventure | 1985 | ||
Garfield in Paradise | 1986 | ||
Garfield Goes Hollywood | 1987 | ||
A Garfield Christmas | |||
Happy Birthday, Garfield | 1988 | ||
Garfield: His 9 Lives | |||
Garfield's Babes and Bullets | 1989 | ||
Garfield's Thanksgiving | |||
Garfield's Feline Fantasies | 1990 | ||
Garfield Gets a Life | 1991 |
Television series[]
Work | Original release | Studio | Network |
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Garfield and Friends | 1988-1994 | Film Roman | CBS |
The Garfield Show | 2008-2016 | Dargaud | France 3 Cartoon Network Boomerang |
Garfield Originals | 2019-2020 | France 3 | |
Untitled Garfield television series | TBA | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Nickelodeon |
Feature films[]
Work | Original release | Studio | Notes |
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Garfield: The Movie | 2004 | 20th Century Fox Davis Entertainment |
Live-action/CGI Hybrid |
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | 2006 | ||
Garfield Gets Real | 2007 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Davis Entertainment The Animation Picture Company |
Fully computer-animated, direct-to-video feature |
Garfield's Fun Fest | 2008 | ||
Garfield's Pet Force | 2009 | ||
Untitled Garfield animated reboot[citation needed] | TBA | Paramount Pictures Paramount Animation |
GC computer-animated |
References[]
- ^ Audrey J. Kirby (June 4, 2019). "Garfield HQ up for sale, proceeds to support Ball State Foundation". The Star Press.
- ^ Shuey, Mickey (June 19, 2018). "On the prowl: Behind the scenes at Garfield HQ". The Star Press. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Today in Comics History: A Celebration of Garfield". Comics Alliance. June 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mullin, Benjamin (August 6, 2019). "Viacom, Hungry For Hits, Gobbles Garfield". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Porter, Rick (August 6, 2019). "New 'Garfield' Series Set at Nickelodeon". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- 1981 establishments in Indiana
- Publishing companies established in 1981
- Comic book publishing companies of the United States
- Garfield
- Publishing companies based in New York City
- American companies established in 1981
- Jim Davis (cartoonist)
- ViacomCBS subsidiaries
- 2019 mergers and acquisitions
- Nickelodeon
- Comics company stubs