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Harvey Entertainment
The Harvey Entertainment Company is one of the most time-tested
names in family entertainment, having developed scores of
characters to classic status over nearly six decades.
Harvey Comics was founded in 1939 in New York City as a comic
book company by brothers Alfred, Leon and Robert Harvey. In
the early 1950s, Harvey acquired the right to publish comic
books based on the popular Paramount Pictures cartoon characters,
including Casper the Friendly Ghost. In 1959, Harvey acquired
from Paramount Pictures the proprietary rights to these cartoon
characters and to the cartoon film library. Throughout the
1950s and 1960s, Harvey was one of the leading comic book
publishers, publishing comic books based on its own family
of characters that now included Richie Rich, Wendy the Good
Little Witch, Hot Stuff, Little Dot, Little Lotta, Little
Audrey, Herman and Katnip, and of course, Casper.
In 1989, Harvey Comics became The Harvey Entertainment Company,
and some of its classic characters began to re-emerge in new
feature films and television shows. In 1995, Casper, the theatrical
motion picture, was produced by Harvey and Steven Spielberg's
Amblin Entertainment and distributed worldwide by Universal
Pictures. The film was an instant box office success, grossing
more than $300 million worldwide. The success of the film
prompted two direct-to-video sequels, including Casper, A
Spirited Beginning and Casper Meets Wendy, collectively selling
more than 8 million video units.
Richie Rich also made his theatrical debut with the Warner
Bros.' release of the feature film in 1995, generating $80
million in worldwide box office receipts and an estimated
$125 million in worldwide retail home video sales. The sequel,
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish was produced by Harvey and Saban
Entertainment and released by Warner Home Video in 1998.
Harvey characters were prolific in television as well. In
1996, the 52 episode animated television series, Casper, premiered
on the Fox Kid's Network and was rated the top children's
series. The Baby Huey Show, which debuted in 1994 was rated
the #1 weekend syndicated children's program in the U.S.,
and the Richie Rich Show was the #2 rated weekend syndicated
children's program in the U.S. for the 1996/97 season. 
Casper's Haunted Christmas is just the beginning of exciting
new film and television projects from Harvey. Wendy the Witch,
an all-new animated series, Richie Rich a live-action series,
and Herman and Katnip, a retro-style animated series are some
of the television shows to keep an eye out for in the future!
Contact Us:
Info@Harvey.com
The Harvey Entertainment Company
11835 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: (310) 444-4100
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