DIC crossover

[dumbfoolkid5]

Got to imagine if DIC had their own cinematic universe like DC and Marvel. All DIC shows combined in one universe. Except Real Ghostbusters, Sonic, Captain N, Captain Planet, Mario and Zelda. Unless it's permitted.

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[dumbfoolkid5]

And I know about the Robot Chicken skit with Tiger Woods.

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[Zorak Masaki]

They kind of did one on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show when they had (a live action version of) Inspector Gadget show up. You could also claim the Sgt. Slaughter episode (at the time, DIC had the GI Joe cartoon license, and Slaughter was a character in that incarnation).

 

[Neo Ultra Mike]

The Thing is DIC as a company didn't really have their own original animated series that they fully owned the rights to for the most part. Like 90% of their series are based on existing properties where obviously other companies and studios would own a majority of characters and locations of those series they would have to pay out major money to use anything of due to licensing rights. It's not just stuff like Ghostbusters and Sonic and Mario that have that but like... EVERYTHING. Inspector Gadget, Rainbow Brite, Care Bears, Dennis the Menace, Teddy Ruxpin, Dinosaucers, The New Archies, The Karate Kid, Camp Candy etc etc ETC. Like DC and Marvel and hell even Hasbro have cinematic universes because they have their most well known material all owned by a specific source (or at least a majority of it as seen with some of the earlier Marvel stuff) so it makes sense to have all of those under one giant umbrella. Not to mention a lot of these shows are from properties no longer relevant or from franchises who have outgrown the DICification from these shows, or are from celeberties who wouldn't want ties anymore to these probably especially to them embarassing cartoons. Seriously DIC made cartoons of MC Hammer, New Kids on the Block and Mary kate and Ashley Olsen; no way would any of them sign on to have those associated cartoons onto some new mega franchise crossover deal so yeah it's a very niche idea that won't ever happen.

 

[dumbfoolkid5]

The Thing is DIC as a company didn't really have their own original animated series that they fully owned the rights to for the most part. Like 90% of their series are based on existing properties where obviously other companies and studios would own a majority of characters and locations of those series they would have to pay out major money to use anything of due to licensing rights. It's not just stuff like Ghostbusters and Sonic and Mario that have that but like... EVERYTHING. Inspector Gadget, Rainbow Brite, Care Bears, Dennis the Menace, Teddy Ruxpin, Dinosaucers, The New Archies, The Karate Kid, Camp Candy etc etc ETC. Like DC and Marvel and hell even Hasbro have cinematic universes because they have their most well known material all owned by a specific source (or at least a majority of it as seen with some of the earlier Marvel stuff) so it makes sense to have all of those under one giant umbrella. Not to mention a lot of these shows are from properties no longer relevant or from franchises who have outgrown the DICification from these shows, or are from celeberties who wouldn't want ties anymore to these probably especially to them embarassing cartoons. Seriously DIC made cartoons of MC Hammer, New Kids on the Block and Mary kate and Ashley Olsen; no way would any of them sign on to have those associated cartoons onto some new mega franchise crossover deal so yeah it's a very niche idea that won't ever happen.

A shame, but makes sense I guess.

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[Pooky]

I believe Inspector Gadget was actually a character DIC owned outright, thus they were always pretty keen to do revivals or reimaginings (Gadget Boy, Gadgetinins etc). But yes, for the most part they made shows based on licenced property of one kind or another.

 

[Two Two's]

I believe Inspector Gadget was actually a character DIC owned outright, thus they were always pretty keen to do revivals or reimaginings (Gadget Boy, Gadgetinins etc). But yes, for the most part they made shows based on licenced property of one kind or another.

Inspector Gadget was not just owned by DIC, he was the face of the brand for a lengthy while. Sure they lost the rights to him in some regions throughout the late 90s and early 2000s but since then. DIC and later Cookie Jar (Wildbrain) tried to make an effort to make him as succesful as possible.

 

[Goldstar!]

The thing is, except for Inspector Gadget, The Cadillac Cats and Beverly Hills Teens, which were created in-house, DiC didn't own most of those IPs, despite producing the series.

 

[Pooky]

They did have the occasional original show, but their business model was very much to try to tap into things that were going on outside of the realm of animation, for example Beverly Hills Teens was inspired by what Andy Hayward saw as an increasing international fascination with the Beverly Hills area, e.g. Beverly Hills Cop, Down & Out in Beverly Hills (this was a couple of years before 90210, so he had a point), and Mummies Alive! was inspired by a high-profile touring Egyptian artefact exhibit, but the majority of their work was based off a pre-existing IP or real life figure.

With that said, while it's obvious Wild Brain could not just up and make a new Mario or Sonic, I personally don't really know what exactly would happen if they suddenly decided they wanted to make a new Hammerman or Camp Candy, though I'm guessing it wouldn't be wise to try.

 

[Zorak Masaki]

The thing is, except for Inspector Gadget, The Cadillac Cats and Beverly Hills Teens, which were created in-house, DiC didn't own most of those IPs, despite producing the series.

And Cadillac Cats is now in canon with the Heathcliff comic strip (they've appeared in several strips), so they may no longer own that IP.

 

[Pooky]

I think the very brief Catillac Cats appearances in recent(ish) Heathcliff comic strips would probably come under fair use.