Lee Gunther

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Lee Gunther (May 30, 1935 – August 25, 1998) was a co-founder of

In late 1987, he co-founded Gunther-Wahl Productions with Michael Wahl. Their first task was taking over production of Alvin and the Chipmunks from Ruby-Spears Productions in 1988, including the Go To the Movies series. He then served as executive producer of the animated series The Angry Beavers for Nickelodeon from 1997 to 2001 and Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa for Greengrass Productions on ABC in 1992. He and Wahl also created The Adventures of T-Rex in 1992-1993, shortly after the Mattel Flutter Faeries lawsuit in which his partner Wahl and his wife were involved.

Other productions by Gunther-Wahl included the animated adaptation of Karate Kid for Coca-Cola Telecommunications (now Sony Pictures Television) on NBC in 1989, and also the short-lived G.I. Joe animated series from 1990 to 1992 (the preceding Operation Dragonfire five-part mini-series was produced by DIC Entertainment), as well as G.I. Joe Extreme (with Sunbow Entertainment and Graz Entertainment from 1995 to 1997), and the cartoon Red Planet in 1994.

In his lifetime, Gunther earned four

Gunther died of a stroke on August 25, 1998, at age 63. Long-time friend and colleague George Conte, who worked for Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Fred Wolf Films, and who first met Gunther at DePatie–Freleng, said, "Lee's dedication to quality filmmaking, both technically and creatively placed him at the top of his profession. Because of his strong character and gentle ways, he was respected and loved by all who knew him. He will be missed."^{[citation needed]}

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