Bento Box Entertainment, formerly known as Bento Box Animation, is an American animation studio and entertainment company located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[2] It was founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara, and Mark McJimsey. It is a subsidiary of Fox Corporation and operates under the Fox Entertainment division. The studio is best known for producing Bob's Burgers for Fox prior to its acquisition in August 2019.
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 Headquarters in North Hollywood | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | |
| Products |
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| Parent | Fox Entertainment (2019–present)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Bento Box Animation Studio Atlanta Bento Box Canada Bento Box Interactive Bento Rights Princess Bento Studio[a] |
| Website | www.bentoboxent.com www.bentoboxatl.com www.princessbento.com |
Bento Box Entertainment has four animation studios — in North Hollywood, Burbank, Bento Box Animation Studio Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bento Box Canada in Toronto, Ontario.[3][4][5] The company also operates Princess Bento Studio, a joint venture with Princess Pictures, in Melbourne, Victoria.
History
editOn October 11, 2016, Bento Box launched a children's division called Sutikki.[6] Sutikki opened an office in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2017.[7]
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Fox Corporation would acquire Bento Box, while still allowing it to operate as an independent production house; Sutikki was not part of the acquisition.[8]
On April 8, 2020, it formed a pact with Australian film company Princess Pictures called Princess Bento Studio.[9][10] Their first series Smiling Friends started airing on Adult Swim on January 10, 2022.[11]
On October 5, 2022, Bento Box's production workers became members of The Animation Guild.[12]
On December 2, 2022, Bento Box signed a multi-year animation service deal with Princess Pictures' newly acquired studio Boulder Media.[13]
On September 12, 2025, founder Joel Kuwahara stepped down from his position as president of production and has left the company.[14]
Productions
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Television series
editBento Box Entertainment
edit| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of seasons |
Network | Co-production company(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As animation service | |||||||
| Neighbors from Hell | Horror-comedy | June 7, 2010 | July 26, 2010 | 1 | TBS | 20th Century Fox Television, Wounded Poodle and MoonBoy Animation | |
| Bob's Burgers | Family comedy | January 9, 2011 | present | 16 | Fox | 20th Television Animation, Wilo Productions (Season 2–present) and Buck & Millie Productions (Seasons 2–10) | |
| Allen Gregory | October 30, 2011 | December 18, 2011 | 1 | 20th Century Fox Television, Jonah Hill Films, a J. Paul/A. Mogel/D. Goodman Piece of Business and Chernin Entertainment | |||
| Brickleberry | Workplace comedy | September 25, 2012 | April 14, 2015 | 3 | Comedy Central | Fox 21 Television Studios, Damn! Show Productions and Black Heart Productions | |
| Out There | Friendship comedy | February 22, 2013 | April 19, 2013 | 1 | IFC | 20th Century Fox Television and Quincy Productions | |
| Perfect Hair Forever | Adventure-comedy | April 1, 2014 | Adult Swim | Williams Street | episodes 8 and 9 only | ||
| Future-Worm! | Science fiction-comedy | May 27, 2015 | June 11, 2015 | Disney XD | Disney Television Animation and Quincy Productions | Shorts only, first children's animated television series animated by the company | |
| Bordertown | Family comedy | January 3, 2016 | May 22, 2016 | Fox | 20th Century Fox Television, Fuzzy Door Productions and Hentemann Films | ||
| The Who Was? Show | Sketch comedy | May 11, 2018 | Netflix | Penguin Random House, FremantleMedia and Matador Content | |||
| Duncanville | Family comedy | February 16, 2020 | June 26, 2022 | 3 | Fox | Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, 20th Television Animation, Fox Entertainment and Universal Television | last six episodes were released on Hulu on October 18, 2022 |
| Central Park | Musical comedy | May 29, 2020 | November 18, 2022 | Apple TV+ | 20th Television Animation, Angry Child Productions, Wilo Productions and Brillstein Entertainment Partners | ||
| Hoops | Workplace comedy | August 21, 2020 | 1 | Netflix | 20th Century Fox Television and Lord Miller Productions | ||
| The Masked Singer | Singing competition | September 23, 2020 | December 16, 2020 | Fox | animated sequences for season 4 | ||
| The Great North | Family comedy | January 3, 2021 | September 14, 2025 | 5 | 20th Television Animation, Double Molyneux Sister Sheux, Wilo Productions and Fox Entertainment | ||
| The Prince | Family comedy | July 29, 2021 | 1 | HBO Max | 20th Television and Nickleby, Inc. | ||
| As production company | |||||||
| The Awesomes | Superhero comedy | August 1, 2013 | November 3, 2015 | 3 | Hulu | Broadway Video and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions | |
| Legends of Chamberlain Heights | Friendship comedy | September 14, 2016 | August 20, 2017 | 2 | Comedy Central | Running with Scissors and TrueStarr Society of Ninjas Incorporated | |
| Paradise PD | Workplace comedy | August 31, 2018 | December 16, 2022 | 4 | Netflix | Damn! Show Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment | |
| Alien News Desk | Science fiction-comedy | February 27, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | 1 | Syfy | Broadway Video | |
| Lazor Wulf | April 8, 2019 | January 11, 2021 | 2 | Adult Swim | Williams Street | season 1 only; season 2 animated by Six Point Harness | |
| HouseBroken | Friendship comedy | May 31, 2021 | August 6, 2023 | Fox | Kapital Entertainment, Merman and AllenDen | ||
| Wolfboy and the Everything Factory | Fantasy | September 24, 2021 | September 30, 2022 | Apple TV+ | HitRecord and Toff's Tiny Universe | First children's animated series produced by the company | |
| Saturday Morning All Star Hits! | Sketch comedy | December 10, 2021 | 1 | Netflix | Broadway Video and Universal Television | live action/animated series | |
| Farzar | Science fiction-comedy | July 15, 2022 | Netflix Animation, Damn! Show Productions and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment | ||||
| Koala Man | Superhero comedy | January 9, 2023 | Hulu Disney+ (Australia) | Cusack Creatures, Hermit House, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!, Princess Pictures and 20th Television Animation | |||
| Mulligan | Science fiction-comedy | May 12, 2023 | May 24, 2024 | Netflix | Little Stranger, Inc., Bevel Gears, Means End Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television | ||
| Krapopolis | Fantasy-comedy | September 24, 2023 | present | 3 | Fox | Fox Entertainment Studios and Harmonious Claptrap | |
| Grimsburg | Action-comedy | January 7, 2024 | 2 | Gizmotech Industries, The Jackal Group and Fox Entertainment Studios | |||
| Hazbin Hotel | Musical comedy | January 19, 2024 | YouTube (Pilot) Amazon Prime Video (Series) | SpindleHorse, A24 and Amazon MGM Studios | Pilot released on October 28, 2019 | ||
| Universal Basic Guys | Situation comedy | September 8, 2024 | Fox | Mutsack, One Man Canoe, Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios | Currently distributed by Sony Pictures Television | ||
| Dad's House[15] | Family comedy | 2027 | Netflix | Cusack Creatures and Princess Pictures | |||
| Daddy Issues[16] | Friendship comedy | Fox | Fox Entertainment | Based on the podcast of the same name | |||
| Elfquest[17] | Fantasy drama | Modern Magic | based on the comic book of the same name | ||||
| Gumby[18] | Comedy | TBA | Based on the franchise of the same name | ||||
| Gumby Kids[19] | Comedy | Second children's animated series produced by the company; Based on the franchise of the same name | |||||
| HAVOC![20] | Superhero comedy | Fox | CRE84U Entertainment | ||||
| Taskmasters[21] | Workplace comedy | Fox | |||||
| Zoo P.D.[22] | Kapital Entertainment | ||||||
Sutikki
edit| Title | First air date | Last air date | No. of seasons |
Network | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon and Me[23] | February 3, 2019 | January 27, 2020 | 2 | CBeebies | First and only Sutikki series |
Short form series
edit| Title | Years | Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glove and Boots[24] | 2010–2018 | YouTube | Show originally a local production in New York from 2004 until 2006.[citation needed] The show was acquired by Moonbug Entertainment in 2019.[25] |
| Kuroba | 2018–2019 | co-production with WildBrain[26] | |
| Dogs Playing Poker | 2021 | Fox | co-production with Fox Entertainment[27] |
| Best Fiends Shorts | 2021–2022 | YouTube | co-production with Seriously[28] |
| Aquadonk Side Pieces | 2022 | co-production with Williams Street[29] |
Direct-to-video animated films
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2014 | Achmed Saves America | co-production with Levity Entertainment Group |
| January 20, 2015 | Madea's Tough Love | co-production with Tyler Perry Studios |
| November 8, 2022 | Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm | co-production with Williams Street |
Specials
edit| Release date | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special | NBC | co-production with Universal Television, SNL Studios and Broadway Video |
| February 1, 2023 | Yenor (pilot) | Adult Swim | co-production with Williams Street |
| May 30, 2025 | Lulu Is a Rhinoceros | Apple TV+ | co-production with Propagate Content; First children's animated special produced by the company[30] |
Theatrical films
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | First theatrical film co-production with 20th Century Animation |
Streaming films
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2023 | Pastacolypse | First streaming film co-production with Fox Entertainment Studios[31] |
| August 13, 2023 | Millennial Hunter | [31] |
| November 12, 2023 | Big Bruh | [31] |
Music videos
editBento Box Interactive
editBento Box Interactive is an entertainment-based technology company launched in 2012 by Bento Box Entertainment. In October 2012, Bento Box Interactive partnered with Alicia Keys to create an education mobile application entitled "The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" for iOS devices.[32] The application tells the story of the relationship between a young New York City girl and her wise grandmother and features two original songs by Keys, "Follow the Moon" and "Unlock Yourself".[33] In 2012 Bento Box Interactive acquired the rights to the Sweet Pickles books and rereleased them as ebooks with sound effects, narration and character voices by voice actors.
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Princess Bento Studio is co-owned by Bento Box Entertainment and Australian film and television production company Princess Pictures.
References
edit- ↑ California Secretary of State business registration
- ↑ "Bento Box Entertainment". bentoboxent.
- ↑ "New Animation Studio Opens in Atlanta". ajc.com. September 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Bento Box Canada launches in cahoots with Corus Entertainment". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ "About Bento Box Entertainment". bentoboxent.
- ↑ "Ex-Nelvana execs helm Bento Box's new kids division". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Bento Box's Sutikki opens UK office". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ Flint, Joe (August 6, 2019). "Fox to Buy Bento Box, the Animation House Behind 'Bob's Burgers'". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 8, 2020). "Bento Box & Princess Pictures Form First-Look Animation Pact". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ Drummond, Catriona. "Catriona Drummond - Head of Design - Yolo Crystal Fantasy - Princess Bento Studio". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Trailer: 'Smiling Friends' Deliver Happiness to Adult Swim". December 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Bento Box Production Workers Unionize with TAG". October 5, 2022.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (December 1, 2022). "FOX's Bento Box and Boulder Media Forge Multi-Year Animation Pact". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ↑ Zahed, Ramin (September 13, 2025). "Bento Box Co-Founder Joel Kuwahara Steps Down After 16 Years". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (April 29, 2026). "Netflix Orders 'Dad's House' Adult Animated Series From Michael Cusack, Dario Russo & David Ashby". Deadline. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ White, Peter (June 14, 2023). "Joe Buck & Oliver Hudson Podcast Daddy Issues In The Works At Fox As Animated Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (January 11, 2024). "'Elfquest' Animated Series Based On Comics In Works At Fox From Modern Magic; Susan Hurwitz Arneson To Pen Adaptation, Showrun & EP". Deadline.
- ↑ White, Peter (June 6, 2024). "'Gumby Kids' In The Works With Fox's Bento Box Alongside Adult Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ↑ White, Peter (June 6, 2024). "'Gumby Kids' In The Works With Fox's Bento Box Alongside Adult Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (March 22, 2023). "Fox Entertainment Developing Animated Comedy HAVOC! From Michael Glouberman, CRE84U". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (December 4, 2023). "'Taskmasters' Animated Workplace Comedy From Brian Keith Etheridge, Brendon Walsh, Johnny Ryan In Works At Fox". Deadline.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 5, 2023). "'Zoo P.D.' Animated Comedy In Works At Fox From 'Family Guy's Alex Carter, Kapital & Bento Box". Deadline.
- ↑ "Andrew Davenport, Sutikki score CBeebies order". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ Weiss, Geoff (May 3, 2017). "YouTube Puppet Series 'Glove And Boots' Kicks Off Season 7, Launches Gaming Channel". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "A Message from the Glove and Boots Creators". Reddit. February 9, 2019.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (October 21, 2018). "WildBrain to Unbox Sutikki's 'Kuroba!' for Global YT Audience".
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (January 8, 2021). "Watch: Fox Debuts Denis Leary's 'Dogs Playing Poker'". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Slug Swap - A Best Fiends Animation". YouTube. May 29, 2021.
- ↑ Schwarz, John (November 16, 2021). "Adult Swim Shows Off First-Look At 'AQUADONK SIDE PIECES'". Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 16, 2025). "Apple TV+ Unleashes 'Lulu Is a Rhinoceros' Animated Special on May 30". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Rosario, Alexandra Del (May 16, 2022). "Bento Box Original Animated Movies 'Pastacolypse,' Millenial Hunter' & 'Big Bruh' Set At Tubi – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Alicia Keys Launches New Animated App". Rap-Up.com. October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Alicia Keys Launches Interactive App for Kids | Music News". Rolling Stone. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2012.