Harvey Films
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Harvey Films (also known as Harvey Entertainment, The Harvey Entertainment Company or simply Harvey) was the
In the early 1960s, they created Harvey Funnies, the original entertainment company to produce The New Casper Cartoon Show.[3]
Currently, Harvey Films is owned by DreamWorks Classics, formerly Classic Media, which is owned by DreamWorks Animation, which is also owned by NBCUniversal (which owns Universal Pictures, the distributor of the 1995 theatrical film Casper) all owned by Comcast.
Harvey Films v. Columbia Pictures
On October 28, 1986, Harvey Films had a lawsuit with
Accordingly, the Court concludes that the claimed likelihood of confusion has no material basis in fact. The sole evidence which Harvey has produced on this issue are excerpts from magazine articles which suggest a general association between the "Ghostbusters" logo and "Casper" comics. It is clear from reading these articles that there was no confusion whatsoever on the part of the authors. A finding of general association, that the "Ghostbusters" logo is reminiscent of "Casper" characters, does not mean that the prospective moviegoer in purchasing a ticket for "Ghostbusters" thinks that he is going to see a "Casper" cartoon. Neither does it mean that he will think that "Ghostbusters" is derived from "Casper" cartoons or that it is sponsored by the same source as "Casper".
The court dismissed the case for not violating their trademark.[2]
List of Harvey Films productions
Theatrical films
- The Sad Sack (1957 film starring Jerry Lewis)
- Richie Rich (1994 theatrical film) (co-production with Warner Bros. Family Entertainment)
- Casper (1995 theatrical film) (co-production with Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
TV series
- Matty's Funday Funnies (1959–1962)
- The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963–1964) (co-production with Paramount Cartoon Studios)
- Casper and the Angels (1979–1980) (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)
- Casper's Halloween Special (TV special) (1979) (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)
- Casper's First Christmas (TV special) (1979) (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)
- The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1982) (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)
- The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show (1982–1984) (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)
- Casper and Friends (1990–1994)
- Casper: Classics (1994–1995)
- The Baby Huey Show (1994–1996) (co-production with Carbunkle Cartoons (season 1) and Film Roman (season 2))
- Casper (1996–1998) (aka The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper) (co-production with Amblin Television and Universal Cartoon Studios)
- Richie Rich (1996) (co-production with Film Roman)
- The Harveytoons Show (1996–2001)
- MoonScoop Groupand DQ Entertainment)
- Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020) (co-production with DreamWorks Animation Television)
Direct-to-video
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
- Saban Entertainment and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment)
- Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999) (co-production with Columbia TriStar Home Video)
- Mainframe Entertainment)
- Classic Media and Philips Filmstudio Inc.)
References
- ISBN 978-0470560587.
- ^ a b "Harvey Cartoons v. Columbia Pictures Industries, 645 F. Supp. 1564 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)". Justia US Law. 1986-10-28. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ISBN 9781497633902. Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2020-11-01.