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Rankin/Bass also produced non-holiday [[Animated Shows]]. Best known is probably ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|Thundercats]]''; its other series included ''King Kong'', ''[[The Jackson 5 ive]]'' and ''The Osmonds''. The popularity of ''Thundercats'' resulted in two follow-up series, ''[[Silverhawks (Animation)|Silverhawks]]'' and ''Tigersharks'' (the third appearing along with three other shows as ''[[The Comic Strip]]''. |
Rankin/Bass also produced non-holiday [[Animated Shows]]. Best known is probably ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|Thundercats]]''; its other series included ''King Kong'', ''[[The Jackson 5 ive]]'' and ''The Osmonds''. The popularity of ''Thundercats'' resulted in two follow-up series, ''[[Silverhawks (Animation)|Silverhawks]]'' and ''Tigersharks'' (the third appearing along with three other shows as ''[[The Comic Strip]]''. |
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Its most ambitious projects were animated adaptations of [[JRR Tolkien (Creator)|JRR Tolkien]]'s books, with ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[Lord of the Rings|Return of the King]]''. (Not to be confused with [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s [[So Bad |
Its most ambitious projects were animated adaptations of [[JRR Tolkien (Creator)|JRR Tolkien]]'s books, with ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[Lord of the Rings|Return of the King]]''. (Not to be confused with [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s [[So Bad It's Good|ill-fated]] [[Lord of the Rings|attempt]], which bridged the series.) |
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Along with ''[[The Last Unicorn (Film)|The Last Unicorn]]'' and ''[[The Flight of Dragons]]'', these films were the first major [[Animesque|U.S.-Japanese]] animation production crossovers. Many of the animators of ''The Hobbit'' went on to work for [[Studio Ghibli]]. |
Along with ''[[The Last Unicorn (Film)|The Last Unicorn]]'' and ''[[The Flight of Dragons]]'', these films were the first major [[Animesque|U.S.-Japanese]] animation production crossovers. Many of the animators of ''The Hobbit'' went on to work for [[Studio Ghibli]]. |
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